, 1842-09-17
CONGRESS.

bill appropriales the suiil vi 9oo'ooU
for this object. After debate, the bill
was passed with three amendments,
appropriatlng the sun Of 1852 Tor
interest due the Indians for invest
ments in the State stocks. Fifteen
thousand dollars were appropriated
70, the Sioux treaty, and a hundred
thousand for deficiency in the sum
necessary to pay the expenses OF this
branch Of the public service. The
bill, as amended, was passed and sent
to the House.
TIE Fortifycation Bill vas taken
up, and alter being amended, was
passed. 1t was also passed in the
House. The Senate spent the rest OF
the day in executive session.
In the House, the bill for the or
ganization Of the Navy was passed.
The "Contested Election Bill" was
reported to the House by the Com
mi,tee of Conference, with amend
ments. which were concurred in.
The bill, as it now Stands, eSempts
from the operation of the mandamus
clause Of the Apportionment Act
those States which hold elections be-
fore a session of their respective L.
gislatures. The President returned
the event bill, with his signature.
1t is now n law. The President sent
in his Protest against the action OF
the House on his Veto Message, which
was read by the Clerk. Mr.. Adams
made a few remarks, saying he should
answer the protest elsewhere, not IN
the House. Mr.. Bolts then read Mr..
Webster's speech delivered in the
Senate in 1884. against Gen. Jack
sons protest. instead of making ii
speech for himself. He concluded
by offering the following resolutions.
upon which he moved the previous
question. and refused TO withdraw it
to give any one a chance to reply:
/. Resolred. That while this House
is and ever will be ready to receive
from the President all such messages
and communications as the Constltu-
ton and lawsand the Usual course of
pubic hns kborize him TO trans
nit to it. mot recognise any
right in II 2 a formal protest
against ve{ proceedings of this
House. declaring such votes and pro-
ceedings TO be Illegal aud unconstitu-
sional, and requesting the House to
ter such protest on It's Journal.
2. Resolrea. That the aforesaid
protest Is a breach Of the privileges
OF this House, andN lhat il be not en-
tered on the Journal.
s. RESOLVED. That the President Of
the United States has no right to send
4 protest 10 this House against any
Of its proceedings.
4. ReSolued, That the Clerk Of this
House be directed to return the mes
sage and protest 10 its author.
The first resolution was passed by
a vote of 81 &c; the second BY a
vote of Sc to 48; the third by a vote
Of Sc TO So. The fourth resolution
was rejected by a vote Of 60 ayes,
to 60 noes.
In the Senate, on the 3lst, the bill
from the House limiting the sale of
public stock and authorizing the issue
of six millions Of Treasury notes was
taken up and passed-ayes 10, noes
g.. Mr.. Bayard submitted a resolu-
ton to restore the Senate Journal to
what If was before the censure on
Gen. Jackson was expunged, which,
with the substitute offered by Mr..
Benton, was laid over until the next
session.
Mr.. Linn, from the Select Commit
tee on the subject of the Oregon
Territory, asked leave to be discharg-
ed from its further consideration. He
stated that the Committee had report
ed a bill declaring the title Of the
United States as perfect, &C., but
they had not urged its passage in
consequence of the recent pending
negotiations between this country
and Great Britain. The motion Of
MIR. Linn was agreed to.
Mr.. Preston submitted a Joint reso-
luton, making an appropriation to
pay the expenses of the legation to
Mexico with regard 10 the Santa Fe
traders, which was passed, and sub
sequently concurred in by the House.
A Committee on the part of the Sem
ate was appointed TO wait upon the
President, and inform him that Con-
gress was ready TO adjourn, if he had
no further communications to make.
The Committee returned and inform
ed the Senate, that the President
wished to send in a few nominations.
which had become necessary in con
sequence Of the passage Of the bill