Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-19

for third reading; the yeas ana nays were 'e''a"''
and ordered. ,,.,,,, l.,,r
,rd ,o,ca ,r il, repeal His mind had undergone 10
chance rs 10 Inc proplicy oil those votes; ana ne eo
himself pledged 10 VOC AGAIN Tor ~ repeal VI W.
amendment lie believed. before Nc law was III y
Ron on year the country would demand us repeal o,
from ibe expression of opinion b. the senate oil the m
- rrnea that law. he did not believe sEch motion
con,d nreva a, this session even bill TO postpone
was Passed nasnuch its repea onl not be effect e,
ed be was opposed to kec NJ up ~, ~: d,nonc
Sbic, and would therefore VOC againsk its postpone
mcnt -, ,,s -, ~
The question was then taken By yeas nays, on or
iering The bill be ensrosSsd Tor nia d'h al" "e
cided in the negative, as in.iowS' ,., .,.u
Fnl,on. Graham, King, Linn, McRuberls, Pisreel Sc
vier. smith Of Conn Sturgeon Toppan WICKER,
Woodbury., Wright, and Yeuug-'S. a. :,
.Naps~Siessr, Barrow, Bates, 1rien 'h4e' Clay,
Clayton, Evans, Henderson, Hun ng,OS Mr., iMlan
ann Merck Miller Morehead, phelps, Potter 3Pres
s 9a" R Ms''S smith Intssa, aFd' f"ladse
White. and Woodbr;dge-iA
So ,he bill was rejected.
On motion of Mr. CLAY, Senate took up the joint
resolutions submitted by to AMEND the Const'tu'
ton of the u S. in the fol ring particulars, viz;
e a9s: ss @
for which they are eiecea' :,
while he submitted few observa The resolutions
submitted by his distinguished colleague some time ago,
and now called up for further consideration. lie had
listened at.entyey to the comnen's OF the Senator
on his right. Mr. Preston,] aud Of the senaor TO his
left 1Mr Buchanan when the subject was under dis.
cussion on two previous occasGrs and while he ac-
knowledred the ability and eoqnsnce with which both
opposed the resolutions, he was forced 10 say that they
had failed 10 convince him that they were right He
regretted that the very eloquent speech of his dis
toni had not been reported; but the very eoqucn, re-
marks of the Senator from pennsylvania, which he had
read atentivey in print covered the Whole ground he
believed taken by both Seo's; and in replying to il,
he conceived he would be kplsng to the arguments Of
his from South Carolina, as well rs TO those OF the
Senator from Pennsylvania.
He found in the reported speech OF the latter that the
three main grounds OF opposition To the resolutions were
First because the veto power is purely Democratic
power and ought not be touched oil that account
condv because it is nothing more than an appeal 10 The
people occasioning no iuithcr Inconvenience than 4
short DELAY iii the passage Of law, thu law should
prove have the assent OF The people and thirdly, be-
cause it effect much good nv arre>tng rash, hasty
immature and improper legSlauon y.le il cannot be
dangerous inasmuch thc people vi ultimately de
eide and control The action 1.-The Exc uive
To these three points, the psnzpai ar. Of Mr. More
heads arguments directed, Ne referred 10 the
Republics of antiquity, and 10 The history of modern
Governments, TO show that the veto power was moi
purely Democratic, and that lis feet however its oh
ect might have been intended, conservative ofExe
cuiiye power. In relation 10 the second position, tina
it was only appeal TO the peooe, ln argued that the
possession Of power by the Executive with NIL the emo
lumens aud patronage of Office at his DISPOSAL drew
around him artificial support which counteracted the
popular WILL and that, therefore the real voice of the
majority of the people against Tie exercise of the
could be obtained and If could, would be lost
the shadow of personal popu!arilyas in the instance
| of Gen. Jackson
al. a., d., q.
feet much good and could not be dangerous he
the converse from the experience Of every Republic
which The veto power had existed TO it he attribute.
the downfall of all the Republics Of the ancient an,
modern world. He argued that in It's infancy, feeble
and harmless as it seemed its endenok to ncreas
in strength with years. TIL hnally il overthrow all re
strainis and nsurped all other powefs
After an argument OF nely TO ho'S, enforcing thes
views, Mr. N concluded and,
On motion of Mr.. BEnRiiS the Senate went into Exc
cuive session, and shortly altes ,douiAed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After the reading OF the mini es ofyestenlay,
resolution:
Resoirsd, That 1900 extra copies of The report
the Commissioner Of Patents be printed for the ofth
| House.
Mr. WM SMITH said he should like TO hear one sngl
reason for the motion.
| Mr.. McCLELL.S replied that the report was valu
able document and contained much interesting nfor
nation relation to the agTiculFral productions
the several States of ihis Union, compiled from tn
recent census and from oheI of information
II would be read with great hcierest by the people
the country and he trusted noobection would be mad
| TO furnishing them the Information contained in tn
report For his own part, he should prefer twice tn
number.
Mr. Tuoarsos Of Indiana moved 10 amend the reso
luton by striking out FIVE and inserting ten.
Mr.. hlcCLELLAS accepted the amendment, and il
| that form the resolution adopted
/ Mr. LixS of New York, al his solicitation, was ex
cused from fur her service on the COMMITTEE tn
Expenditures of the War Department.
/ Mr. USDEnwooD asked tho ousc TO give him per
mission to state two facts, and TO base motion there
on. On and after the lst of March, the banks of tn
District prohibited issuing the notes of non.spe
cie-paying banks, SO that every dollar due must b
converted into specie demand: now there it'll
bill 10 postpone the time for thc operation of this pro
vision 10 the ls of March, ls43 and he asked the Hous
/ now to take il up.
The honorable gentleman was informed that the mo
ton could not be received without suspension Of III
/ rules.
i MIR. UxpEKwooD then moved suspension of tn
rules, for certainly the House would not throw Il,
banks into the condition which he had described
Mr.. SUMMERS hoped the House would proceed 10 tb
regular business of the day.
| Mr. SMITH called for the and noes on the me
ton TO suspend the rules. and they were ordered
Mr.. UNDERWOOD said they could act upon the bill i
the time il would require TO take the ayes and noe.
and therefore to The time Of the House. he woul
withdraw his motion; but he hoped the House woul
act upon il before the ls of March
/ The House then proceeded to the consideration Of III
report Of the Select Committee on rerenchmcnt.
MIR. SUMMERS spoke in explanation Of the report.
The frs, question taken up was in relation 10 III
number of assistant clerks employed by the Clerk
the House, and the authority by which they EN-
ployed-it discussed by Messrs. GoRnox, Fill
MORE, w. &. JOHNSON, WISE, SUMMERS, BRtcGs, an
CUSHING, who spoke until the expiration of the morn
ing hour.
Mr.. EVERETT then renewed his motion TO make III
apporonmcnt bill The special order Tor each day Of tn
ensuing week, commencing Thursday instead c
Tuesday, the day mentioned in his previous resolu
ton.
Mr.. WISE called for the orders of the day.
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman from Yirgini
that it was not proposed TO consider the resolution
| the present time.
Mr.. EVERETT said he should call it up omorrow
Mr.. WISE inquired fit would not require a vote c
twohir,lS when il came up
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
| Mr.. FILLMORE then moved That the House resolve il
ip,n ('ornmittoa Whole nm tlo c,.,o c IL,