Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-08-07


olu,lon, aud the motion was therefore lost
yeas 80, NAYS 81
The veto of The River AMI 1Iorbor Bill was
received az noon, and soon sead by general
call from the House. The President SAYS ne
has gwen the bill the attention its importance
demands. and and that he returns it with his
objections. The bill appropnatcs 81 .36o, 100
Tor more than forty distinct works.
Mr.. Folk claims, in vindica,ioR wi his We
To, that the people decided against works OF
Internal improl emcnt. and proceeds 10 argue
mat the 6oNernmeut l. one ol liRIted pow
crs, and thai Congress has no power To pass
such bill -,hat it would imply the power oi
consolidation, aud that consolidation would
le q To monarchy. All the iunclionar.cs ol
the Federal Government it is said, should alb
STAN rom questionable o. doubtful powers
| IL - then Said that there II no power tor
general works-that some ut those in the bill
are local-that they have nothing TO do with
giving shelter u om Navy and nothing to do
with foreign commerce. Sc. IL they had. in
consideration ol what had been done by hi,
| predecessors. ne might have been persuaded
tn approve this Bull No. Polk then cites
some oi tbs objections ot his predecessors.
MIR. 7. without naming them. states that
one hall oi the items la the Bill are against
I
would be equivalent to cngrelting new provis-
Ions UPON the Constitution. Should such an
act become a law. 1t would give amy success
sive Congress power to pass iavorably upon
any works ol Internal improvements
II * also said To b. unjust To the States of
the Union who have paid their own money Tor
their own public works. Mr.. Folk SAYS the
irani'rs Of The Constitution taught him all this.
AMI that time shows the wisdom of their con
ii -. A. 4
vail, vast sums of the public money would be-
expended Tor local purposes. MIR. Polk then
states that TIC might feel himself called upon
To- approve this bill with only the Consiitu-
ional provisions IN II, but these are not given |
MIR. Folk then shelters himself under the |
foreign war aud the large sum appropriated |
and he hopes thu hill will not become law. !
When the message had been read, the Speak |
CT stated the question before the House to- b. |
Shall this Bill become a law, the veto to |
tho contrary Notwithstanding
Mr.. Boyd ol Nv. said he would take This \
occasion publicly Ia express his thanks for
this veto. MIR u. moved the Previous Cues. |
ton, which the House did not second, yeas |
50, NAYS I05.
Mr.. Dromgoole said he should not discuss |
the message OF the President or the various |
feelings OF APPRECIATION oI disappruhltion
winch characterized the reception of this mos |
sage. lie moved that the House now proceed
TO the consideration OF tho message.
Mr.. Douglass, OF H., appeared anxious to |
sustain both the veto ant the bill also lie |
liked what the President said about the con |
s,itution, bat upon being questioned as to the |
reasons, lac did not approve them.
Mr.. ID. was questioned By some Of his col |
leagues, and in conclusion spoke strongly a.
Cainst the Presidents opinious-ihe distmc-
lion between foreign commerce aud inland
commerce, fresh water and salt water, &c.
Mr.. Nilmot OF Pa, the solitary member
from that State who voted Tor the tariff, was
also now with the President. Ill. rose, he
sad, merely To applaud the Presidents Veto
inl tokens OF approval met him from the
southern wing OF The Democracy.
MIR. Broddhead OF Pd. gave a novel reason !
OF approving the Veto. The principles of ii !
nc did not like, but he should vote to sustain ,
I because Western gentlemen had voted To
sustain tariff which - crippled the Treasu-
" that the appropriations could not be inade. !
MIR. Tibbats ol Nv. was Opposed to- the We
to, and Disappointed that il had been received.
Ills opposition, lac Contcndcd, was one of
principle, and hc was amazed that there should
have been veto of this Bill, when all the j.
tens in il had been recommended by the Pres
licnts own Secretary al War That this was
true was shown by Mr.. T. ia reading extracts
from the rcpor, ot the Secretary OF War
lie was smprised~ioo, that his colleague
(Mr. Boyd) had approved the veto. lie had
shown that - far a. the West was concerned.
hc was thsklul Tor very small Iavors.
MIR. Briukerhoil of Ohio sail il the Tariff
Bill had been postponed Tor tcr, DAYS, this Bill
would have become law The President was
guilty oi a subterluge in opposing this bill at.
ter II had been recommended by the Secretary
ol War. lie had not supposed that Mr. Polk
was opposed Ia works of internal Improve
meut, hut when told before his constituents
that hc was, he contradictcd IL, and felt
authorised 10 do 81, because Mr. Polk himself
had not denied his friendship for Internal
Works, AMI because he was a follower Of
General Jackson aud Martin Van Buren,. who
had approved all the works which were now
opposed by the Executive
Mr. Rhctt OF S. e, continued the discussion
IN defence oiihe Executive, and his Veto. The
Veto he trusted, was 10 give new lease of life +
70 the pcmocatic party, and lac hoped that
Western men would submit to the sound doc 7
TIMES oI the veto messtge.
Mr Ba ileyof Va obtained the floor. and az
terra struggle to postpone the question, the
House Adjourned.