New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-17
Preaidenr,s Message.
WASHINGTON, Deceaber l.

To tae House of Representatives.;
Two bs presented the last session OF Con-
gress, which org naIcd The House II Representatives
neither OF ich signed by and both hav1ns oeeu
presented win Gays close OF the scSsion ne
ther has become lave
The hrst OF tsese was bin entitled An act 10 repeal
The rovs Of the skin sssoa q: the act eted an act 70
appropriate the proceeds Of the sales 81 ;he public ans
aGd grant pre- rights approved September ALL
one .nousanI eiglr hundred and iorty-nne'
TIis Dill IVES presented 90 Tuesday, The sob AZ
gust twenty minutes aiter !cur O'Clock 10 TIE afe
noon. Foraiy opinions reiase 10 LIE pssssons Contained
Ii ts oil II : only necessary hat sheud rse! 10 pre-
WOES commemorative made ey 6ie 10 ibe house OF Repre-
sSa3tves
Tse DINER bill entitled 40 regulating the taking
u ;le testimony 81 eed elections, aud io
Other parposes-" This b presented 10 al quar-
ter pat clock "Wednesday, The Sist day OF August
The BoC.es, concnre,; votr hal al eady a9eIu
10 terminate The sesoa oy ajournErn az ,wo O'Clock on
ha day that is 10 say in lhIee qoerers OF an hour
inis TIE bit placed il hands. Ii vas
Oil containing twenty seven sections, and aeed not say
OF 40 irnporiAat nature
On Us D. eeentuen 10 me- It's reading was Immediately
conmrLeed, but interrupted By many communca-
from Senate, and many other operating
lie last hour OF The seSsoA ,kaI impossible read
the bill understannlngiy and with proper deliberaon be-
tore the tour hxrd for the adjournment OF The "o houses
this, presume, sufficient for neither sign
Tag The bill nor eturning il with my objections
Tic l7th nia rule OF The two houses of Congress de-
cares that bill resolution shall have passed the
House O Representatives aud the SeaS shall be presented
President the United States his appreciation on
the last DAY OF the sess0n"
Tas rule evidently designed TO give the President
areasonao!c opportunity OF efusns Important acts OF Con
gress and giving ,hem degree OF Consideration before
signing or retu' ming The same.
ills true that the Two Houses have been ia the habit
uspendlg his rule ard the close OF the session. IN re-
laton particular bills and II appears by the printed
journal concurrent OF the Houses passed
Ire ast day OF the session, the rule was agreed TO be
suspended 20 fer the should relate TO al such bills
should have been passed by the Houses al O'Clock
day. IL exceedingly be regretted
cessy should Tor such suspeson in the Gaze oil
bills OF great importance AM therefore demanding careful
coDsi teratiVn.
As he hill has failed under The provisions oflhe Consti-
tuition become law abstain from expressing any opn-
COMMITTEES MY ultimate action similar measure,
should House Thick proper 10 originate De
cept far my opinion OF the unqualified power each
House decide for itself the election returns and quail
ca,ions OF lis members has been expressed by in
pa per lodged in the Department OF State the time
signGg entitled An Ac! for the Apportonmen o.
Representatives among the several States according the
Sixth Census approved June the twenty second eighteen
hundred and fortywo'a copy Of hicl in possession
OF the House JOHN TYLER