The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-04
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Der 10 100 each Did the bill provide that they should
continue on the basis OF "a
Mr. VINTON had already been endeavoring to explain
that point This bill contained clause repeating the
act oil the 18th of May 1885, the effect of which would
be to reduce the army to the basis on which stood before
under the act of 1872 viz 10 AZ in each company
so that the army would stand in all respects stood
before the war with Mexico, excepting the addition OF
the regiment OF mounted rlfemen, and the company OF
Mr. BOYD. The bill reduces the companies from "a
to AZ men
Mr. VINTON. Yes: that is the peace establishment OF
Mr. GOTT said, by the act of 1912 we had fourteen
regimentstwo regiments OF dragons fifty men in the
company four of artillery and eight of infantry, forty
two the company. By the act OF 18th May 1916, the
President authorized TO increase the number of pri
Yates TO 100 in each company, and TO reduce them to
nit By the act of the 10Th OF May, the Oregon regiment
of rihemen raised. BY the act of si7, the provision
of the act of the 18th May was made applicable TO the
Oregon regiment By the act of ls47 ALSO there were
added eight companies of artery-two to each regiment
If the ACT of 18th of May repealed, would leave
the army a little above 10 900 men,
Mr. VlNTON accepted this explanation. The money
estimates above included also the three months
pay-the actual expenses of the army for the year being
but ST 595 600
Mi JOHNSON of Tennessee succeeded to the floor
which, he said he had been endeayoring to gain for
several days, for purpose similar as he supposed to
that for which sought with much eagerness by
others And he had succeeded, he gave notice that
he expected to discuss almost everything except the sub
ect under consideration. He would, at all events, make
one hour was but short time for speech, and as he
had much ground to travel he would at march
up to the subjects OF which was his purpose TO speak
for he felt that he should only have time to present the
merest outline OF his topics.
Mr.. j. notified the committee that he intended to dis
the question: and the subject of the veto power
He confessed that he had himself, at one time, some
doubts upon the question of the veo but from the
amnaons which he had been able to give the subject he
now entertained hesitation TO the doctrine
which might expose him 70 the charge of ultrasm
The power originated with the people, IN the year OF
the world 1900 The people of Rome were driven TO it
order to sustain themselves against the usurpatons
and expressions of the Roman Senate The thing was
done at convocaton of the people in the mountains,
three miles from the city The people of Rome then
who should sit in the door of the Senate, to whom the
of the Senate 70 be presented and when they
approved them, they became the law of Rome; and
when they said veto, forbd) the acts fell This veto
power abused until it became united with the
royalty of Rome The trbunes continued after this
time, the day of Constantine; but their authority
was gone.
He next traced the history of the exercise of this power
in England where it had been acknowledged since the
year 1894 had been SAID that the King OF Great BRIT
ain hardly permitted to exercise this power. The
of this was, that he rarely disposed to exer
else it, except in opposition to the will OF the people.
The made the exercise of this power unpop
uar in France, in 179s, and in Norway time after
wards.
He next came to its history in the United States. When
the people here government for themselves they
set up also the authority of the old Roman trbunes and
placed their power IN the hand OF their beloved Washing
ton. The President of the United States is the only Off
Ger of this government elected by the whole people
Washington the first to exercise this power. Who
better knew more ardenty sought his countrys well
fare than Washington? The first occasion of the ex-
ercise of the veto this government upon army
bl-a question OF economy; and the next occasion
was on an apportionment bill. Both Washington and
Jefferson in favor of setting up and exercising this
power.
The exercise of the veto power was next resorted to
by Mr. Madison. He resored to it six times and under
the administration of Mr. Monroe the President of all
mari jackson
cised this power-Gen. Jackson, who also lived in the
times of the revolution, he exercised the veto nine times
Mr. Tyler four times, and the present incumbent OF the
presidential chair three times. Since the origin OF the
government, this power had been exercised but twenty
five times.
This power was complained of only when it
cised by hands fresh clothed with the power of the people
notwithstanding there was appeal to the source OF pow
again every four years But there was another veto
power in this government, from which there
appeal it confded to the Supreme Court The SUI
preme Court might declare statute void, and there was
no appeal from that decisions but that all right with
our modern denouncers of the veto power
Mr. J. then proceeded to show where rested the re-
sponsibiy for this desiring, however, that 1t might
be distinctly understood that the democratic party shrank
from no responsibility which nghtfuly belonged TO them
in this respect 1t had been assumed by the opposition
that the annexation OF Texas the origin of the
Well if this be the fact, he would show where the
sponsbiity rested He did not regard it himself; but
he argued from wing premises He went back to the
excemens, the success, and the fall of the wing cause
in $780, which made Mr.. Tyler President of the United
States. 1t by the second Congress under Tylers
administration that the annexation resolutions adopt
ed He showed that the democratic propositions
all laid on the table. When the democracy de-
feated in all their propositions to attain that object Mil
ton Brown forward with proposition for the
nexaon of Texas, and joined with Mr.. Brown
with five wing members from Tennessee, and passed It.
The wings of Tennessee directly responsible for
this He went mnutey into the history of these
ouons, showing by the declaration of Mr. Brown him
SELF that can original wing proposition demanding
and obtaining the reluctant aid OF the friends of its demo
cratic rival" Upon whose skirts then, should rest the
responsibility for the consequences of this war? MIR.
then invoked the wings to talk about suerings
and blood split, and money expended In the Mexican
Mr. J. proceeded to show the cupable duplicty of the
wing party, first voting and money here in Con-
gress for the support of the war; and then going abroad
with their eloquence to operate the moral of the
country and raise up sympathy with the enemy-deca-
ring that it unnecessarily and unconsttutionay be-
gun by the President of the United States and therefore
unjust, unholy, damnabe.
| He showed Also their inconsistency in taking General
Taylor their candidate for the presidency Could Gen
| TAYLOR prosecute unconstitutional war; without vo-
latng his oath to support the constitution And should
he be made President after such disregard of his solemn
oath
Mr. MARSH next obtained the floor; but gave way
for motion that the committee rise; which agreed to-
| Mr. VlNTON moved resolution 10 terminate debate
the army bill in Committee of the Whole the state
| of the Union on Friday next, at noon.
| Mr.. DANIEL suggested Saturday.
Mr.. VINTON moved the previous question, and there
was second.
The first question being on Mr. DANIELS amendment,
it was rejected.
The original resolution was then adopted.
And the House then adjourned.
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