Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-18
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rvENTY-EIGIITH CONGRESS-. LIST SEES
THURSDAY, JrSE H. 1914.
IN SENATE.
Mr.. Choate presentcdthree memorials from lit
State of Pennsylvania praying that the hal.'raii
zaiion laws NAV be so changed as To require O
foreigners n residence OF lwcniy-one years before
comforting upon them the rights of cilzehshllf IT,
lerred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Wright presented a tpetltlon from nun, ~
her oflhe inhabitants OF the county ol Albany y
York. PRAYING that the bill which has come VI
from the House fixing uniform day Tor Inc eiec
lion of members of Congress and President anc
Vice President of The United States, be MADE ap
nlcahle n the election of S4i; ordered 10 lie upuT
the table ~.
MIR. Woodbury. said il was within The rccollec'
ton of the Senate, that when the unfortunate ac
cident on boar! the Princeton took place, The re
sidept communicated the fact 10 the TWO flouSe'
of Congress. upon which thciWo Houses aploI'"
ed a committee of arrangements 10 take chaiSe "
the funeral Afterwards, the coinmil'ee recon-
nended that each House should pay molcly o
tho eypenscs of that funeral out othcir contingent
funds. TIE House Yesterday adopted rcSoi''-
lion directing their part 10 be paid oul OF their con
,inrcn, fund. |, has been proposed by The same
committee of arrangements of The Senate, tha He
same course be pursued here. He would there
fore submit the following resolution, VIZ:
Rcsolicd That The Secretary OF the Senate ne
directed TO examine the accounts, and seuie
and pay one half of the same, ont OF the con-
linocn, fund of the Senate, OF the funeral expense,
Of those who were killed by The explosion on boaf
the steamer Princeton: Pr0ridcd, That the nan
to be paid by the Secretary shall moi exceed Tue
sum of seven hundred and seventy I'VE dollais.
The resolution lies over one day, uhder lhe
rule.
ANNEXATION or TEXAS.
On motion Of Mr.. Benton, the previous onlerS
olthc day were postponed; and the Senate TOOK up
for consideration, as i'll committee OF the Whole,
the bill for the annexation Of Texas 10 the United
States
Mr. Benton spoke for more than lwohourS upon
the subject.
Mr. Evans moved 10 Law The bill on the table.
Mr. McDuilic expressed Il wish 10 say some
thing. He thought il was but Just tina, The ques-
ton should be kept open 10 enable some reply 10
The remarks of the Senator from Missouri.
Mr.. Evans said such was the condition OF The
business that he must persist IN ms NOTION
Some other opportunity might occur, alter me ap-
proprialion bills were disposed oil, TO enable Sc
na,ors 10 reply.
Mr.. McDunc demanded the yeas and nays oh
The motion 10 lav ON the table. which were order
ed and The bill was laid OH The table by--yeas
-. nays 30, as follows
YgAs-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bay
ard. Bencn. Choaie Clayton, Crttenden, Day
Ton. Evans. Francis, Hanncgan, Henderson, Hun
ringon, Jamagin, Johnson, Menick. Miller
Morehead, Pearce. Porler, RiveS. Simmons, Up
ham and Woodblidge-2J.
NAys-Mcssrs Allen, Atchison, Anterior
Bagbv, Benton, Buchanan, Coquiu, Fairfield
Fulton. Haywood, Lewis. McDullie, Niles
Scmple Sturgeon, Tallmadge. Tappan Walker
Woodbury. and Wrigh,-20.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
\ numbero OF amendments proposed by the Com.
mittee on Finance were agreed To-, and The bill
was still under consideration when We CLOSED
Our report.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. jameson asked leave 10 offer resolution
providing for {. recess Tor the remainder of the
session from half past two I'LL i o'clock.
Mr. Winthrop hoped the gentleman would mo-
diiy his resolution So as 10 provide Tor recess
tor,o-day only This being the only day in which
bills can be sent from one Ilonse 10 the other.
recess would be necessary but there Wsuld DE- III
occasion for it on any other day.
Several members Directing,
Mr. jameson moved suspension OF the rules
which was carried-ayes &c, noes 50.
Mr.. jameson then moved the previous question
under the operation OF which the resolution was
agreed TO-
Mr. j. Thompson made an appeal 10 the House
10 take up bill on the Speakers table. this Ne
ing the last day on which il could be sent TO th'
Senate.
The Chair said the first business before Tie
tIuu-v "ee tise aiI""i -, - 7""''c'"an IRON
Massachusetts. from the decision OF the Chair
against the motion 10 reconsider The vote on th'
Eastern Harbor Bill
Mr. Adams claimed the floor and refused Il
Weld IL and then proceeded 10 explain The rea
SOILS which induced him 10 appeal from the dcci
sion of the Chair, quoting al the commencement
Of his remarks the following clause in The Cons'i
tuition of the u. States:
every bill which shall have passed the Hons'
of Representatives and the Senate, shall. beiol,
it become law, be presented 10 the President o
the United States: If he approve, he shall sign i,
but il not, he shall return it, with his objections
TO that House in which il shall have originated
who shall enter the objections al large on thei
Journal and proceed TO reconsider il. II, aiie
such reconsideration, two-thirls Of that HouS,
shall agree to pass The bill, it shall be sent. logc
thcr with the objections 10 the other Elousc b,
which il shall likewise he rcconsdered; ana ii ap
proved nv two-thirds OF that House, it shall be
come law. But in all such cases the votes q
both Houses shall be determined by yeas an
nays, and the names of the persons voting toran
against the bill shall be entered on the journal o
each House respectively"
There (said Mr.. A. was provision that whel
bill is returned by The President, with his oblcc
tons, the objections, together with the bill, sha
I,,ft nd
House shall proceed 10 reconsider il. To recon
slider what? TO reconsider the BILL with the Presi
dents objections. Now, in the present instance
he maintained there had been no reconsideration
of the bill and objections b. Tie House. Recon
sileralion implies dciberalion, and The directio
that the Presidents objections shall I've entered 0
the journal, implies that reconsideration shall b
had with reference 10 The objections III the Pres
dent The members of the House could not hay
been prepared, on the reading that was had {
this message few days ago, to vote with rclel
cnce TO any of the objections contained in III
message Of the President returning this bill to tn
House. He, himself had very imperfect unde
standing of the message, upon hearing it read irol
the Clerks table and it was not till this mornin
that he had had an opportunity of reading it,
The message was Eot even ordered TO be prin
cd. We were (sad Mr. AZ forced 10 take ii
! question on the bill itself under the operation
the previous question, without any reference
the Presidents objections and without any cons
| deration whatever
/ When this veto message was read, n mernht
moved to postpone the whole subject till to-da,
and then The previous question being moved an
seconded, The gentleman who occupied the chat
decided tina, the main question would he upon I'll
po>tponcment-but the Speaker coming in, r,
verSed that decision, and decided that the mai
question would be upon The bill itself, cutting o
The motion for posiponemenl. Such being the dc
clsum vi Tie Chair, :. member from Maine move
10 reconsider the vote by which the main queslio
had been ordered-tor, the member who move
the previous question did SO under the mistake
idea tina, the question would lie on the postpone
meni. and that, therefore, the debate on this sui