Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05
MORSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

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., !, most roui. iron, Chrs,iansburg tlsse.
also. = ncon from Joseph w DAVIS and twenty
~. ,,,crs citizens Of Smyth county, Virginia. reiioh
sra,nr AGAINST the removal oil the district couf' u ~
II : from Wythevillc In Abingdon
NJ ADAMS called up his resolution on The sub
ion, NJ tb Presidents signature 10 the Appor,ionment
III SPEAKER said that the resolution being the
unfinished business that was taken ~ by general cen
cont would be the FIRST business N The regular order
and that the gentleman from heh'ucAy I'm " 'J
was entitled In tie floor
n, .NDRTWS having Welded The floor
r, consideration of the Presidents message in rela
,;on 70 the Apporllonment bill was then resumed-'he
question pending being The motion oil Mr Ana"'s 70
as- the message select committee, WIN power 10
s,d FAR pcrsons and papers, so that the House inght
,.;, ,ossesson of the reasons which had been hled
in the State Department, by the President Tor signing
the bill ,..
-. ,io reascus would become part of the law, be-
o,a ,le. would be assumed as rule Tor It's consruc
to, Ne addressed the House at considerable length
- ,,,nrt Of the resolution, conend'ng that thf lres
DON, nv filing in the Stale Department his reasons or
snu,r.t The bill, had violated The Constitution and The
l.s NJ The country. lie alluded 10 the fact that one
S,,te had already refused 10 comply with the pror-
SONS If ,hc law The House Of Representatives OF
Nrw Hampshire had, by large majority, declared II
TO district the State The Senate, how
oyer os he understood, BY unanimous vote, refused
- cnncnr with the House in this proceeding.
MIR ATUERTON SAID that the disagreement alluded
n bv the gentleman from Massachusetts, of the Senate
10 Ito resolutions passed this subject by the House
or Representatives of New Hampshire, indicated no
d;ssen, from the main purpor o the resolutions The
Senate substituted for the resolutions OF the House, ny
way of amendment, other resolutions, the wording oil
which they preferred. The two Houses having been
unable to agree and each prefrrrng their own method
of reaching the same object the Senate passed resoo
,ous equally strong with those of the House, declining
10 district the State for the election of Representatives
10 Congress- and expressing hcr opinion OF the uncon
s,i,utonay Of any law OF Congress requiring the Lee
yislaure thus TO district the State
Mr. ADAMS said he WIS sorry to hear the statement
from the gentleman from New Hampshire lie regret
ted the action of the Senate had not been such as he
had heard But that fact only fortified hrs argument
II was probable that other States would refuse 10 dis-
trct themselves and then THIS protest or paper from me
President would stand among The archives oi Tue u"
vernment, Justify them in their course lie spoke
for some time in opposition The President and the po-
Icy of his Administration. Under such captain as
the present. he thought the post OF honor would soon
be the private station.
Mr. ANDREWS of Kentucky obtaining the floor,
after remarking that enough had been sand on the sub
iect moved the previous question.
/ Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay the whole sub
iect on the table He withdrew his motion, but 1t
vas afterwards renewed and ected by vote oil VI
TO l01
Tia, norton oc the resolution of Mr. Adams referring
the message to a select committee, wcs agreed to-and
the part authorizing the committee to send oT persons
and papers, was ncgatived.
The Indian Appotilonment bill was read th'rd
time.
Mr GWIN moved its Te.commitment, with insruc-
tons to amend it by section putting further resirc'
tons on the mode OF discussing the public money IN tie
Indian Department. Various notifications to The re-
solutions were offered, and, after proracied discus
slon by Messrs Cooper of Pennsylvania Mckay, Gil
mcr Cave Johnson, Thompson Of Mississippi, Thomp-
II rdin iEp
he bill was ordered, and he bill was passed
The Veto Message from the President had some
time before been brought by his private Secretary and
The reading of it was called for; when II was read
Mir CT SIZING offered resolution that the Message
he entered on the Journal that ii be printed for the use
OF the House and that the vote Of the House oil The
bill be al once re- considered.
Mr.. CUSHING then suggested that the House pro
cd consider the message OF The President, and nc
objection having been made, the Clerk read the mes
sage.
Mr W. COST JOHNSON then obtained the floor
and SAID he did propose 10 enter into an elaborate
discussion o.! the message He wished 10 be printed
and then lie could examine II at leisure.
/ MIR CUSHING here SAID he wished 10 submit the
ordinary motion that the message be entered on th'
Journal end printed: and that the House now proceed
TO reconsider the BILL according 10 the Constitution
alr. W. COST JOHNSON presumed the message
would, as matter OF course, 20 on the journal tie
was one of those who thought 1t mmaerla whether th'
measure which had thus been vetoed by the President
passed the present session or not lie ioresaw tina
4, The sutect.matter of the Tariff aud the Distributor
law would up for final discussion during the pre-
sent or ut any rate al the next Congress It's obJec
in rising, al this tme was merely to state that AT TN
mportan; c!isis-ts great luncture IN the aiialrs
the nalon-b he was ANXIOUS 10 introduce Il system o
measures which would carry relief TO the Government
and rcaova,e and reinvigorate the whole country Ill
gave notice that he would take the earliest coca
sion bring forward that system OF measures, and
stch, u,ru cS Ia II
al; opinion upon their merits.
III should not, as he had said, discuss the documen
sent in fron The President He was wiling to let tina
officer 20 and The powers ntrustedt TO hn by In
Constitution in hIs own way. But, at the same Tune
using those rin hts which belonged TO him a Repre-
sentative oflle people, he should lay before the lous
a SYSTEM OF measures which he thought was calculate
10 relieve the embarrassments OF The people, ana pre-
serve the faith Of the Government and the States IL
took occasion 10 his object at the present Tune
because as he bad formerly said the rules Of the lous
were such as To prevent free discussion, except b.
mere chance He should present his project in ih
form of BILL of the shape rs that brought Tor
ward IN 1920, when law was passed comprising a
entire system Of revenue legislation, and adopting
large class Of the Stale debts. lie should bring for
ward such measure pedgng the proceeds Of the pub
lie lands a SINKING fund for the liquidation oil III
debts assumed.
Here Mr. CARUTilERS rose to question Of order
and commended that Tie gentleman could not argue tn
question o( assumption on the present subject beior
the House.
Mr.. WM COST JOHNSON said he could find
tex, IN the message whereon TO hang all he had 10 say
The SPEAKER decided the question TO be til
passage of the bill vetoed by the President, and tina
lhe gentleman from Maryland [Mr, WIN. Cost Johnson
had righ, 10 suggest other modes Of accomPlshn!
tie Object sought after in bill before the House.
Considerable conversation here took place hetwee
Mcssrs BARNARD, CUSHING, and the SPEAK Err
10 the subject actually before the House whether
was the print the Presidents message, til
passage OF The bill, notwithstanding the objections
the President.
MIR WIN COST JOHNSON continued lie sal
he should prefer 10 have the reconsideration postpone
until To- morrow and let the message be printed III tn
mean lime. He believed the subject would open vas
field Ter discussion But his object mainly to con
vince gentlemen that hrs scheme for the assumption
the State debts not so visionary as was imagined
He thought that the best consequences would resul
from H. When our country embarrassed,
large number Of articles entering her ports uyree
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