New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-18
MR.. ADAMS'S REPORT.

In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. en-
Tuesday, the Report of the Select Com
mit.ee appointed to consider the Veto Mes
sage being called for,
Mr. Adams then rose, and, in firm and dis
tinct tone of voice, audible in every part Of the
Hall, read his Report, as follows:
The Select Committee, to whom referred the Mes
sage OF the President OF the United States returning to this
House the act which originated in IL ITO provide revenue
imports, aad change and modify existing laws i'm
posing duties imports, and toy other purposes With his
objections 10 it, with instructions to report thereon 10 Tie
House. have attended to that service, and respectfully re-
port:
the result OF which has beer defeat and nnify the whole
action the Legislative authority OF 1t Union upon thu
most important interests of The nation.
At the accession OF the late President Harrison by cleo
ton OF the people, to the Executive chair the finances the
dhou greatly disodered and lansnsing, that the
first act of his administration TO call special session OF
the great body polite. II even then disease Of no
sudden occurrence and OF no ordinary nalgnity -Four
years before the immediate OF General Har
had been to resort TO The sane eIpedlen
special session Of Congress- the result OF which had only
proved the first of succession of paliatves. purchasing
momenay relief al the expense OF deeper seated disease
and aggravated symptoms growing daily more intense
through the whole four of that Administration II
had expended from TO from eshtio ten millions
dollars beyond its income absorbing in that period
ly nens pledged for deposite with the States eight
millions of stock in the Bank the United States, vc
six millions OF trust funds, and much Treasury notes
and sinking under the weight of its own mProvidence
and nconpetency.
The sentence Of suffering People had commanded
change in the Administration and the coniemporaneons
elections throughout the Union had placed in both Houses
Congress maore. the natural opponents OF the prRr
Piles which was the will of the People should be substu
those which hak brought the country condition of such
wretchedness and shame. There perfect harmony Of
principle between the chosen President Sf the People and
this majority, thrs constituted in both Houses OF Congress
and the first OF his Administration call special
session Of Congress for their deiberaon and action upon
the measures ndpensaby necessary fer relief 10 the public
distress and to retrieve the prosperity Of the great comu
pity of the aaiion-
On the Sis, day of May 1884, within three mon.hs after
the inauguration OF President Harrison the congress as
sembed his call. But the reins of the Executive
were already in other bands By an nseruabe decree OF
with whose principles the msortes of both Houses had
been constituted, laid low in death. The President
who bad called The meeting of Congress was no longer The
President when the Congress the OF:
fee had assumed the title with totally different principles
though protesting the same al the time OF his election,
which, far rsm harmonizing, ike these Of his immediate
predecessor with the majority Of both Houses Of Congress-
were soon disclosed in dametrica opposition TO them
condition of the General Government manifested by
the failure once and again. OF the first gres; in
the establishment OF National Rank-a failure caused eI
casvey by the operation of the power by the Pres
the Executive not only separated from the Legislative
power bat made dependent upon and responsible IT,
either House of Congress TO The opinions or wishes OF The
rre.oen seasin TO any Subject IN deliberaton before
toc asrearCed as an outrage upon the deb
erave body among the fist OF whose duties il ssurn
The influence OF the dispenser of patronage and power
Until very recently, sufficient greatly to impair The
Miuence o. any member be suspected OF personal
servency 10 The Executives and any alpon 10 his wishes
in debate was deemed departure less from deeency
than from order An anxious desire acenmmodate the
action Of Congress 10 the opinions and wishes Of Mr. Tyler
has led to notifications of the first bill for the establishment
OF, National Bank, presented hin, for his approval
widely differing from the opinions entertained of their
pedsney by The majority Of both Houses of Congress but
which tailed TO obtain that approval for the sake of which
anfiy ado ed
secono attempt ens1ed, under sense OF the ndspens
aoie necessity OF fiscal corporation 10 the revenues and
sed OF me cation TO prepare an act to which an Informal
intercourse and communication between member Of the
ou chea with the duty OF preparing the bill and the
PRESIDENT oil The uaited States himself might by
compliance with his opinions pledge in advance of his
proval OF The bill, when should be presented 10 him
That pledge obtained The bill presented TO hin,
N The very terms which he had prescribed necessary to
OBTAIN aus SANCTION and il the same tate with prede-
Sessor and il IS remarkable that The reasons assigned for
e refesa TO approve the second bill direct and inn
refusal to sign the Rrst
Thus the measure fst among those deemed By The Lee
OF The union indipensaby necessary or The saliva
on rs Interests and fer the res,o atom OF is Gre
dr. is honor lis prosperity prosrated defeated an.
luisd by the weak AID wsvey!ag ohsdnacy Of man.
accidentally aud 10, by the viii u the People, invested