The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-11

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They were ordered and the question to lay on the
table decided in the negatve-ysas 70, nays %.
Just before the result was announced Mr. AsHMUN
said that the President had vetoed the French spoa-
ton bill he would vote nay.
Several gentlemen lit cigars and retired to the win
dows, and took a refreshing smoke
message was received from the President informing
the House that he had signed sunary bils-among them
one making appropriations for the support OF the army
AN ssUE-sLAvERY AND FREEDOM
The bill was read-l Prepared by preamble setting
shall be terminated just and honorable terms etc
Thirty thousand dollars appropriated to enter the
treaty beng concluded and, 4. There shall be no
slavery or involuntary servtue in the territory which
may De occurred, unless Tor crime on due conviction
reason. Voices" State t"l He was friendly to the
appropriation but was opposed to the other parts of the
BILL which ndiscreety and indeceAty declared, in et
feet, to our own people, the Mexican people, and the
world, that there was end of the war; and that
design was to acquire an extensive portion Of the Next
territory,
Mr.. BARKINoER asked to be excused from voting He
sincerely DESTROYS OF voting the passage the
BILL his political friends were aware lie was glad to
ind one occasion which he could express confidence
IN the President But the original purpose was changed
ton was raised but the Speaker said he had right to
explain lie repeated that the bill had undergone
territory not yet our own.
MIR. ORDER asked to be excused from voting He
with hope to secure peace. He wanted the term
mated but he objected to the provso with regard to
That would be a subject Of treaty
The hon. gentleman called to order twice. but at
last he concluded his remarks, when
The question was taken, and the House. by yeas IS,
nays 49, ordered the bill to be read third time
MIR. WiNrHRor-As, he said, the bill had been consi.
deraby altered, he would vote lay" tLaughterl
The bill accordingly read third time and passed.
after the House had refused the yeas and nays, and
teers
The SPEAKER counted by rising vote--ayes 81,
"a.
This was at ten minutes past ten.
Mr. BRINKERHorr moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the bill passed And the yeas and nays
being taken the question decided in the negative
yeas 10 nays 50.
Mr. SIMS of South Carolina called tho attention of the
House to the 10th joint rule Of the two Housesno bill
that shall have passed House shall be for
to the other either of the last three days of
the session"
motion made to suspend this rule that the bill
giving the President two millions might be sent to the
Senate And it was decided in the afirmativeayes 70,
nays 81.
THE auditors in the galleries began to thin off; it
lacked twent, five minutes to eleven o'clock.
The SPEAKER signed sundry bills.
QUESTION III
Mr.. AsHMUN asked leave to make a report from the
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. M'CLERNANp asked that the bill be read
The cLEH. read the bill BY its tile "A bill to dispose
fore the committee
MIR. AsHMuN responded, it had
Mr.. MCLERNAND said-It is false.
Cries of Orderly
Both these gentlemen entered into explanations and
Mr. Mckay made an earnest appeal to gentlemen not
on Monday Hthey did many of the important bills
may be defeated, and the government come to a STOP
tain bills but he could not do consequence the
executive sessions; and he had made agreement to
meet them tomorrow.
Mr. DRoMoooLE endeavored to 60 into committee to
take up the bill to purchase the Madison papers.
There were many loud obections)
motion was made to take up the private calendar
was to adjourn till Monday, at eight o'clock which, at
five minutes to eleven, p. NJ, prevailed
Veto Of the French spoliation Bill.
To the Senate Of the United States
return to the Senate, in which it originated the Bill
entitled IAN act to provide for the ascertanment and
isacton Of claims of American citizens for spolaons
which was presented to on the 9th instant with nv
objections to its becoming law.
ton requires difficulties presented tbemseves IN ths
outset from the remeteness of the period to which the
claims belong the complicated nature of the transactions
in which they originated and the proracted
to which they led between France the United States
The short time intervening between the passage of the
sion well the pressure of other official duties have
not permitted me to extend my examination of the sub
ject into its minute details But the consideration
which have been able give to it, find objections Of
q grave character to its provisions.
For the satisfaction Of the claims provided for by the
BILL is proposed to appropriate five millions of dollars
car pere GIVE no legal equitable ground upon which
this large appropriation portion of the claims
have been more than half century Lefore the Gov
eminent in its executive legislative departments and
all OF them had their origin in events which occurred
Since 1902 they have been from time to time before
Congress No greater necessity propriety exists for
providing for these claims at this time than has existed
for near half century during all which period the
questionable measure has until now received the
favorable consideration of Congress 1t is scarcely pro-
bable II the claim had been regarded obligatory upon
the government, or constituting equitable demand
upon the Treasury, that those who were conempora.
with the which gave rise to it, should not
long since have done justice to the claimants The Trea
sury has often been in condition enable the govern.
been considered just
Mr.. Jefferson who fully conversant with the early
discussions between the governments of the United
States and France out of which the claims arose. in his
annual message in 1905 adveIed to the large surplus
then in the Treasury, and its probable accumulation
Tic. vaults and yet these claims though then before
Congress, were not recognized paid Since that time
The pubic debt OF the Revolution and of the of 1884,
nas been exnguished and several periods since the
treasury has been in possession Of large SURPRISES
many millions dollars and for want Of proper objects
70 which apply IT, it was directed by Congress to be
During this extended course of time, embracing peri
DDS emnenty favorable for satisfying Ill Just demands
upon the government the claims in this b met with no
favor IN Congress hey reports of Committees in
or the other branch. These circumstances alone are
calculated to raise strong doubts respect to these
claims more especially all the information
to correct judgment concerning them has been long
before the public These doubts are strengthened in
my mind by the examination have been enabled to give
to the transactions in which they originated
The bill assumes that the United States have become
liable in those ancient tranactons make reparaon to
the claimants for injuries committed by France. No
thing was obtained for the claimants by negotiation and
the bill assumes that the has become in any
way responsible for these claims. The limited time al
ioued me before your adjournment precudes the posi-
by OF reiterating the facts and arguments by which,
in preceding Congresses, these claims have been sue
cessfuily resisted
The present period particularly unfavorabls for the
satisfaction OF claims, OF large amount and to say
the least OF them of so doubtful character There
surplus in the Treasury Apublic debt Of several mil
Lions has been created within the last few hours We
are engaged in foreign war; uncertain to its dura
ton and involving heavy expenditures, to prosecute
further loan So that in fact the government should
this bill become law, borrows money and increases
the public debt to pay these claims II ia true that by
the provisions of the bill yment is directed be made
in land instead Of money but the effect upon the reasu
~ will be the same The public lands constitute Of
the Of public revenue and ii these claims be paid
in land SCRIP will from the date Of the ssue to great