The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-14
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
THURSDAY, JUNE ID, 1874.
SENATE.
FIRST SESSION.

SENATE.
Mr. CHOATE presented three memorials, ask
ing an amendment of the naturalization law.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE, one from Tecumseh
county, Michigan, demonstrating against the
Texas scheme
Mr. WRIGHT, petition from Albany, that
the bill from the House assigning uniform day
for the election of President and Vice President,
be made to apply to the next election.
Mr. JARNAGIN, from the Committee on Pen
sons, made several adverse reports.
* Mr. BUCHANAN found fault with the de-
cision of the committee in one of these cases, and
expressed determination to try for its reversal.
Mr. BERRIEN, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported, without amendment, the House bills,
regulating arrests on mesne process in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and for the relief of --
Cazeau.
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported adversely on the House bill ma
king Chicago port of entry
Mr., MILLER, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported the several Dis
trict bills that have passed the House, recon-
mending their passage.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on
Commerce, asked to be discharged from memo
rial concerning the Drummond Light
Also, reported House bill making Bangor,
Maine, port of entry, with an amendment.
Also, reported House bills Nos. 06, 81, 127,
1913, l79, $50. 1872, 2s3, 1884, and 3l6, without
amendment, and recommended their indefinite
postponement.
MIR. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance,
reported the Navy Appropriation bill, and the
Naval Pension bill, from the House, without
amendment. . a
Mr.. BENTON moved postponement of the
previous orders to take up the bill for the annex
alton of Texas to the United States. The mo-
ton prevailed, and Mr.. B. occupied more than
two hours in close and powerful review of the
lately rejected Treaty, and followed up and ex-
posed the various turnings and dubbngs OF its
projectors. The President, he said, had taken an
appeal from the decision of the Senate to the
House, and put the Treaty (Which was now no.
thing but blank piece of paper) before that body
for its approval This he had done, assuming that
he was not satisfied with the reasons of the Senate.
What right has he to know any thing about the
reasons Of the Senate-the Senate assigns no rea-
sons-its recorded vote stands as the expression
of its 1oill and there is an end Of the matter tie
commented with great severity, after reading
some Articles of our Treaty with Mexico, upon
the conduct of the Administration in detaching
the Army and Navy to fight Texan BATTLES; for,
being on the field, if they did notfight, it would
only be because they had more discretion THAI
those who sent them. The very persons had
done this who had charged General Jackson with
seizing the "purse and sword"--those were fac
ttious charges--this was real. The Admlnlstra-
tion had made war upon Mexico
When Mr.. b. had finished, Mr.. McDUF-
FIE desired to make some remarks but Mr.
EVANS, abiding to the indispensable necessity
of acting on the business OF the Senate, moved
to lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. d. H. LEWIS asked the yeas and nays,
and Mr. Els motion prevailed-25 to 20.
The Senate then took up the Civil and Diplc-
matte bill, and considered the amendments made
bv the Committee on Finance until the hour Of
recess, half past 2 o'clock.
FIVE o'cLocL, P. NJ.
The Senate convened again, and resumed the
consideration of the Civil and Diplomatic bill;
and when we closed our report, an amendment
was pending making an appropriation of $4,000
for the National Institute.
Mr.. TAPPAN ridculed the idea of giving the
sum of $4,000 to take care of parcel OF bugs,
shells, and trumpery, which was not, altogether,
worth $l00
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A resolution was submitted that the House
take recess each day, for the remainder of the
session, from half past 2 until o'clock The
resolution was adopted.
THE VETOED BILL
Mr.. ADAMS addressed the House this morn
ing in defence Of their right to have this bill re-
considered, Nth the Presidents objections, which
he urged had not been done, and in emitting it
the House were guilty Of neglect Of constitutional
duty. The Constitution requires that the Presl-
dents objections shall be spread on the journal,
and that the House shall then proceed, &c. Now,
the House voted upon the bill before these OBJ
Elections had been recorded.
lie wished members who had voted for the one
10 FIR nj
other and he wished to hear the reasons Of the
President for signing of these bills and reject
ing the other, when both stood upon the same
footing, reconciled.
When Mr.. A. got through, the SPEAKER de-
fended himself from some animadversions upon
his conduct, in reference to the decision, made by
Mr.. A.
Mr.. HOLMES, of S. c., asked if the constitu-
tional requsition had been complied with! was
the message spread on the journal before the
House proceeded to reconsider the bill?
The SPEAKER said that the action of the