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ton of Wing principles before being in power,

Mr. WISE followed. He said the points at
issue were, Shall the Constitution be preserved2
Shall the Compromise act and the Distribution
proviso be retained The extent of the Veto
power had been misrepresenled Some said
that the meaning of the word was, II forbid,n
but, IN the sense of our Constitution il means
| 40 more than II submit 10 you for re-conside-
ration" Some had represented il as para
mount 10 the power Of both Houses
slight consideration, very brief calculation
would manifest that il was equivalent TO a very
small number Of votes in both Houses. The
arguments against the Veto urge that il is a
tyranny TO be exercised over the House of Re
representatives.. But its decision was moi final.
and therefore not as effective as the check pos
sessed by the Senate. AT all events the Veto
power was IN the Constitution, and the Presi-
dent was obliged 10 exercise il with respect 10
any bill which he did not approve-whether his
dlsapproval was based on Constitutional grounds
| or not The plan of attack on the exercise of
the power had become a system of attack
| on the Constitution itself. He then went
into an examination of the bill, showing its
ambiguity of meaning, and deriving from that
alone the necessity Of the Veto.
| When he concluded, Mr.. UNDERWOOD obtain
ed the floor, amid cries of adjourn" and
question" However, he occupied his hour on
the Wing side of the question, of course
Mr. HUNTER of Virginia obtained the floor,
and the House adjourned till Monday next.
In the Senate, Saturday, Mr.. EVANS, from
the Committee on Finance, reported, without
amendment, the bill making appropriation for
the current and contingent expenses of the In.
dian Department and treaty spulations for the
year 1912
Mr. BUCHANAN presented memorial from
Pennsylvania asking Congress to distribute
among the several States and Territories stock
to the amount of two hundred millions of dol
lars, TO be based upon the public lands ETC. for
the purpose of aflording sound currency TO
the country; also, petition from Lancaster
county, Pennsy lvania, praying for protective
| tariff
MI YOUNG presented petition from num-
Der of miners and citizens of Wisconsin and
Illinois, demonstrating against the sale of lead
mines in that State and Territory.
! On motion of Mr.. LINN, it was
Resolped That committee of three persons be ID
pointed ny the President pro ten to confer and con-
tract with Professor EsPy, for the ventilation of the
| Senate Chamber.
Mr.. BAGBY submitted a resolution which lies
over, directing the Secretary of the Navy 10
cause scientific examination to be made 9f~tile
second invention of Mr. Easton for the proven
ton of explosion of steam boilers, and report
the result of the examination to the Senate.
| Mr.. BAGBY asked the Senate to take up the
resolution, submitted by him few days ago,
directing the Committee on Indian Affairs TO
inquire whether any, and if so, vast amount of
money has been paid TO John Ross, beyond the
contract price, for the removal of the Cherokees
beyond the west of the Mississippi and he
called for the yeas and nays, which were or
dered.
Mr.. PHELPS remarked that as the Chairman
of the Committee (Mr. Morehead) was absent
from the Chamber, he would suggest the pro-
priety of letting the resolution lie over until
Monday.
Mr.. BAGBY replied that he could not acqui-
esce in the suggestion, and that he would call
for The consideration of the resolution every day
until it shall have been disposed Of
The question was then taken on the motion
of Mr.. Bagby, and it was decided in the mega
tive-yeas l6, nays IL.
Mr.. WOODBURY. offered the following resou
ton, which lies over, viz:
Resoired, That the Secretary of War be requested
to submit to the Senate much OF the report OF the
survey Of the straits of Detroit will exhibit the inn
pedments to the entrance of said straits from Lake
Erie; and also copy Of the report in relation TO the
impediments to the navigation on Lake s.. Clair.
| Mr.. CRITTENDEN gave notice that he would,
on the next day of the meeting of the Senate,
ask leave to introduce bill to authorize the So
citor of the Treasury to compromise with the
sureties of Thomas Triplett.
| The bill to refund the balance due to Massa-
chuseus for disbursements during the late war
with Great Britain occasioned lengthy discus
sion, and was finally read third time and
pas .ed.
| The bill to authorize the commissioners of
Linn county, in the Territory of Iowa, to en-
ter by legal subdivisions, quarter section of
land upon which the county seat of said county
has been located the bill for the settlement ofthe
contingent expenses Of the Territory of Iowa;
the bill to confirm TO the State of Indiana the
lands selected by her inlieu of the lands covered
| by reservations in the treaties OF 1887 and 1889,
with the Miami Indians and the bill TO regulate
the value 10 be affixed to the pound sterling by
the Treasury Department (4.S4); were several
" engrossed for a third reading.
Bills for the relief of the following named
persons were ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading, viz: Zachariah Jellison; Obed F.
Lacy, Elisha Bryson; Peter Sky an Onondaga
Indian Burnett Burdsal; " illiam K. Davis;
Lieut. John l.. Kline; and Francis p. Nc
Cauly.
The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday
next.