The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-04
THE OREGON TREATY.
THE NAVIGATION OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
The Passage Of the Warehouse Bill
IN THE SENATE,
THE VETO OF THE HARBoR BILL.
&C., &c., &c.
rElEGRAPHIC REPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
wAsHfsoros, August s, 1876.
In Senate.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, August 5, 1876.
In Senate.
REVENUE
communication was received from the Treasury
Department relative to the alleged in the importa
ton Of syrups, which was ordered to be printed
RELIEF OF srocKBRIpoE INDIANS.
A bill from the House to repeal act 3D. March lsSs
for relief Of Sockbrdge Indians then taken up and
passed
EXPORTS rr.
Mr.. HUNTINGDON offered resolution which was adopt
ed directing the Secretary of the Treasury TO report
at next session. statement of exports to Santa Fs
AMENDMENTS BILLS.
The Judiciary Committee reported tho bill from the
House to protect the rights of American citizens in Ore
gon with amendment. The amendment of the Homo
to the title of the Warehousing Bill agreed 10 Tho
amendment of the House to the bill for the pay m.nt of
stolen Treasury notes disagreed to- on the grounds
that il would open the door to frauds.
APPROPRIATIONS BILL
new Committee of Conference ordered on the
army appropriation bill
PRICE OF ruBLIo LANDs.
The bill to reduce and graduate the price of public
lands was then taken up and after discussion tho
amendment OF the House was amended and then agreed
to.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROXIMATIONS BILL.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was then
taken up, and number Of amendments reported from
the Finance Committee considered and adopted Sc
veral amendments from other remain TO acted
upon
the Senate at O'Clock went into Executive Session.
and soon after adjourned.
House or Representatives.
AMENDMENT CONSTITUTION
Mr. HUNT moved to suspend the rules to offer resoIu
ton to amend the constitution to make the Prcsi
dent ineligible to reelection and that no member of
Congress shall be appointed to Office during the term for
which he was elected Rules not suspended.
rAr OFFICERS OF THE Housx.
Mr. DoDoE offered resolution to pay the officers Of
the House the usual extra compensation Los-ysas7s
nays II.
rRKAsURY DRAFTS
Mr. GARRETT DAVIS offered resolution calling on tho
PRESIDENT to state whether any Treasury drafts have
been issued and il So the amount Of their denomination
The motion to suspend tho rules this rsso
luton was lost-yeas 80, nays 81, not two thirds.
BOOKS roR MrMsEns.
Mr. MARTIN, Of Wisconsin, offered resolution to give
the same batch Of books" to members Of this Congress
that members Of tho last received.
Mr. DRoMeooLE moved to lay the resolution on the a.
be Lost yeas 81, nays o6 The resolution then passed
yeas 80, nays 70.
VETO AND HAaboR puL
The Presidents Veto Message the river and bsrbor
bill was received and read His had vetoed
similar billshey had given sufficient reasons for so do
ing. He would add but few He says the power TO
make such appropriations contained the river
and hsrbor BILL is both unconstitutional and nexpede
He argues the question length recouns the evils that
would follow tho carrying out of the principles of the
bill and from constitutional objections there are others
the bill appropriated between and two millions Of
money wanted to carry on the war
The SrEAxrn now put the queson-Shau this bill be-
como law the Presidents objections to the contrary
notwith standng1
Mr.. BoyD moved the previous question Not sustained
Yeas SO; nays los.
Mr.. DRoMeooLE cited precodents and moved to pro-
coed by motion to reconsider the bill
Mr. DOUGLASS discussed the BILL and approved OF most
that the President had laid down. but not the Presidents
distinction between salt and fresh water.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, disapproved and de-
nounced the veto and its doctrines. Ho asked Messrs.
Mcclellan and Constable they had with
President Polk the items of the BILL and il he did not
give them to understand before the tariff bill was passed
that he would sign it If Col Polk intended to veto
such bill, why did he allow his friends to frame /,
without telling them what he could not approve why
did he and his Secretary recommend all these improve
ments and now veto them For one, he (Mr Thomp.
SOM condemned this duplicity Of the Executive.
Mr. WLMor sustained the President, and condemned
the bill as Q log-rollsg concern.
Mr. BRopHEAp would sustain the Veto not for the r~s
sons contained but because there no m asy in the
Treasury to make internal improvements and there
would be none now that the Tariff had been repealed
Mr. HoLMEs made speech in support Of the veto and
ironically cited the Baltimore Convention In support of
his creed on this subject
Mr.. TBBArs condemned the Veto and cited the Ex
ecuves annual message as proof Of his inconsistency
in this matter
Mr. BRINKEnHorr opposed the veto In some energetic
remarks and said that his advice had been followed on
the Tariff Bill, the veto could have come He de-
scrbed the works commenced In the West which this
veto would cause to wash and tumble away.
Mr.. RHKrr followed and sustained the veto and tho
principles upon which it based At the conclusion
Of his speech,
Mr. BAILEY got the floor when on motion, the House
adjourned
The nomination OF Judge 0rier Of PittsburR 10 the
vacant bench Of the Supreme Court was sent into the
Senate to-day, and referred the Judiciary Committee
IN executive session.
The Southern mail 10 in and brings nothing south OF
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