New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-13

intimAtion of another veto. In this view, and this
alone be had sought the floor TIL, morning. az be
certainly was willing 10 admit thsi the opinions
Of the President from bis elevated station A. the
Chief Magistrate OF the nation. likely 10 have
their Influence; he va. endeavoriu. to show Why
he ought 10 veto this bill, or. IN oth'r words,
why 1t should b- approved by all the departments
Il the Government. well ~ the people and no
regretted extremely 10 hear ary thing tlat could
be construed into a ihreatof Executive disFlcasurc,
a- bearing on measures before thi' House. He
wa. glad hi. colleague had spoken p. he said, OIL
FOR himself, and had now told Ms what would be-
hi, own cour-e.
viii. in pursuing the subject To tie point at
which was interrupted, ak the attention of the
House to part of the message which ile Pp-si-
dent transmitted 20 Coneies. AZ 10 commence
neut Of the lat session. TO the sentiments {" which
or most OF them. ! may say. there was Hearty
response from all the friends ol distribution 10 both
branches of oueres,-s~utiment- reiterated again
and again before his election, AID repeated since
also A ,inslccx !. all thai will Trouble the
House with al this time. II says:
AS one sincerely devoted to tie tax OF PRESERVE. a,t
balance Ia our system OF Government ny 10" maintenance
OF tie states IN condition tie mot rec ad f-speciabt'
and the u esoH oi all Their power can 10 other
than iet tsOus 1g the emanc patton from ilr ~
ua'on 10 which ihe pressure on Their tiaucf DON ,litf'
thers. AID. whe Unjust repudmir, Is nc.suFe founded
10 error and waning c'rsiutona '"n' on the s-iifst
approach 10 assumption by is Govefnnt NJ o TIE iegs
oi lbe states vet the dstr bn'Ou adVrrsi TO,
much recommend IT, The couracis between he propr-
states and thi, Government upre5sy any 70 he
Stafes All the Je-,f's t-aici f,om Tie ,pe
The mode ~ which Tx 20 Pee effected adres Itself To-
the discretion o. Congress- Is The trustee '0 TIE >tai's; aud
exercise, after tie mo.t beneficial manner. reftlDc
By noting ~ the grars o. te Copsfien, 80 ln A. Con
gItss stall c00sJ that equality N tie distribution which
the compact. require H. fte Pre- corcu Of some oi
e State. tie question OF distribution may De regarded rs
Substantially qufon Jeiseo decf and iHduct Ifs''9H
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necessity VIII become sore urgent viii te debtor State Tor
credit ami es,arN their Po~er aud iadUerce. vii 30
Greatly Gi.a bed The payment o axe, aiiHf tue mott
nron.eneui and oppre.,e mode y 20 be- cxac,d u place
oi con,r.u Tor The mo., part Noanally made, and
therefore Comparatively unpi Ifs.iff Tie states en-
phaticav lhe constituent, 81 ,kis Government, and
them in tie creation Oi tbs Government We could b- M
different to their good TIE happy effects Of sucs ne.-
sure upon all hc -alrs vouI mucd itey hr mani e.sd
wt tie debtor states would eject ne ftHet 10 great
extent OF citizens from heavy surdeu Of direct taxation,
which presses yin severity tie ahorng cisse', and
rmncntiy ASST IN restoring Tie general pro'i~tiy' N
State securities md he attitude ~ the state would hecome
Alorps under 10 extreme pressure from debit ihe fund
which they would derive from tbs ,ource would enable
them TO improve Their condition in 40 eminent degree
This position Of tie President was one. repeat
IT, which at the time gave satisfaction 10 his friends
on this particular qros,ion; and accordingly, Ia
carry out his views and those of the country. the
land bill oi tie last session was pissed. II did
not, hoWt' Ci, 10 tir extent llhl h'~itttl US
it passed on cosliSg from the Senate and no
doubt in that provision rciatia- 10 rs repcal IA
certain contingency, it was Objectionable with a
majority of the friend, of distribution. az least in
tli' branch Of Congress. They, however, were /
finally willing to yield somewhat 10 What they CON
cei,ed to be a peculiar picpossession of their coli /
leagues, IL favor OF particular phraseology rather
than to any well-iOunded claim Of right they, /
therefore. voted did To core AK in tie amend |
inents of the Senate. This amendment only re- |
pcaled or suspended the land bill, when two facts |
combined: tha: Is. when duties were laid /
"iuconsiNten' with the provisions OF the act Of
I'd March, 1888, ami beyond twenty per cent.
duty beng land over IVY per cent. does not /
Of itself suspend the distributlU'. ill. 1t must
also be Inconsistent - with the act OF 1893: and
no duty is inconsistent with that act after the sum
of this month. that is laid in conformity with that
section which declare, that after tie 3o'h OF Jure
1912 " such dnfies staH be iaid for re purpose /
IF raising sucl rercEre rs mag IL ncces'qry 10 !
an economical dissatisfaction + me ro0cfR- |
5qe,k" duty laid for protection, without ic1ars 7
d, the wants of the Treasury. ! admit, would ol O. +
rate n Suspension of tho land bib and ia view 81
this possibility the amendment vas perhaps M
troduccd But to The President, tins CONCESSION
va. not considered, by me at least a. applying
for he had already gone farther than he VINO was
foremost in maintaining the most HnqEalyIed risht
# tho Sietc. to tl.i4 fund Mountaineering All
,,, Ilv~e yct ia the brief .Pacc OF SIX months from
the passage of bis own bill, he comes in with
message recommending It, repeal ors suspension
In doing thi>. however. he alludcs - the e ur-
cencvr with which hr had, d" on more than one &C
cason, felt 1t his duty to press upon Congress the
necessity of providing the Government with the
means OF d,chargng il debts, and he notices the
'increGsi,ig cmbarrassments ct the treasury -
He tells Us that few of the hgren- 80. which pro-
vision Is now required to be made have been brought
uron lbe country during (his) short administration
Of i,s affairs" Mars that. In the sqme message
recommending the repeal OF ihc land olll, his own
bill he declares when tie dl''rhutlon law was
passed. there was reason 20 anicipat" thht te'r
would be a real surplus to distribute - But ho"
could he have supposed tbs nj that time' more
than a, the present Repeatedly he hadurced the
importance ofproyine mcaN-. rs be- admits. The
"bUrlcn. for which provision ! required 10 be
made" existed hcp according to bis own showing,
and be treated "ttcn as Jlcts. Under ms adj
mini.tration they had become 20 be iacreosiNe
cmharra..rncu,s. If any doubt The assertion, 1T
them look al hi, message az The extra session IL
told ID. Il en- there would brfor the yer 80 proha-
lie deficit Of Sll 100000 80 " To meet this, ('ad
Le.) ".omc temporary provision Is necessary W.
ri the amour; can be absorbed by the csr'ss Of
revenues which anticipated to accrue al no as
TON, dav | olofr. sr. tie very language ol the
message itself, from which It will be seen that
Notwithstanding the state Of the Treasury, the Pre-
.idest. anxious a. be declared h. then was -
guarantee to the States al tAe benefits which may
arise from the sales Of ,he lands, soemnly recon-
mendedtle measure to Congress. Heidi not .ook
to the money arising from the land 'ale' a. part
Of the revenue that was 10 be- appropriated 20 les
cnins the burdens left him by Mr. Vas BlFen-he
recommended the measure a. permanent system.
H. regard 20 the dest left by hi' predecessor TO
be paid by him. he knew II, extent NE bad 'crl-
,inilcd the account he had examined INFO the
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