Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-07
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APPORTiONMENT BILL sc.
SECOND SESSION.


In Senate, Thursday, june % nothing OF pariicuat
interest occurred
In the House. The unfinished business Of saturday be-
ing motion Of Mr.. Adams 10 refer the Presidents Mes
sage on ihc Apporiionmcnt Bill, to committee Of ive
with power 10 send for persons and papers, was taken up
Mr.. Adams spoke an hour and with great interest; but
few OF his remarks. however, could DO heard by any Of
the Reporters MIR. com nented at some length upon
the message Of General Jackson referred to bv fir.
Wise Saturday. lie pointed ou the derenee between
tho action Of the present Executive and that of Gen.
Jackson the had returned the bill the House With
his objections To certain clause. rather his construc
ton o tho law aud the other had kept his from
the House, and construed the law. for aught thu House
knew. in manner different from its meaning. | de-
mand a, message. said Mr. Adams, member oithis
House. and demand its production before il shall bo
published with the law
Tho action Of the President. Mr.. Adams contended.
violation OF the Constitutions. lie had but three
ways pointed out tn him for action. lie bound, is
he approved the Bill to sign it, and he had no right to
give reasons accompanying the law, with his SIGNATURE
Mr. A. commented with much feeling and earnestncss
upon the act OF the President In the first place he had
M right 10 do this. He had no power To send any
thing than his signature 10 the Department Of
State 10 send the bill TO the State Department with
out his signature after keeping il ten days. Whacve'
was more than this an Interpolation the law. II
was snrrcptitiousy putting his forward for sign
ing the law. lie had no right TO do this
The President might have conscience upon this mat
ter. But what had conscience TO do with the letter of
Ia law! lie had right 10 sign not 10 sign.--But
his conscience could 90 further lie did not
think lightly of conscience. and would go far any
man to and the President IN preserving his. No man
could 60 further. But there power liable
to abuse than that of conscience One of the greatest
women of the world. Isabella of Spain, had sacrificed
Pedestrians and Jews in the discharge of what she
garded conscientious duty. Louis the XIV. had
done the thing. But the President should
member, continued Mr. Adams, that every member
Of this House has conscience. lie presumed that
many members OF this House had voted conscentorsly.
He knew not what the of the President might
he which had been filed in the Department of State but
it was due to the House that they be received
MIR. Adams closed with motion to refer the Message
to Select Committee of five members, with power tn
send for persons and papers.
Mr.. ANDREWS Of Ky. got the floor. and in
respect to the importance of time and the extent of the
debate. moved the previous question. There was
second.
Mr.. PROFIT moved to lay the resolution up
an the table, and the yeas and nays callod.-Ibe
motion negatyed by vote of l07 to 81.
The II solutions then divided and the first part
adopted. referring the message Select Committee of
five members and the last giving power 10 send for per-
sons and papers rejected.
Ia the midst of a debate on the Indian Bill the House
made as silent as death by the announcement OF a
message from the President which. according to appre-
henson, proved to be veto, as follows:
VETO MESSAGE.
10 the House Of Representatives.
return the bill which originated in the House Of
Representatives entitled "An to extend for limit
ed period the present laws for LAYING and collecting du-
ties on mposts." with the following objections:
Il suspends--in other WORDS abUgaes fr the time,
the provision of the acof s3 commonly called the Com
promise Act The only ground which this departure
from the solemn Juslmcnt OF great and affiliated q!ea