The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-03
TUESDAY, AUGUST l. 1913.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The journal having been read
Mr. GREEN asked the unanimous consent OF Inc
House TO take up the bill establish an additional land
Office in the State of Missouri objected TO-
THE OREGON
On mo,;on of Mr.. SMITH of Indiana, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole on the state OF
the Union, tMr MoREHEAp in the chnlr) and resumed
the consideration of the bill to establish the Territorial
The question pending when the committee rose yeser-
day. was on agreeing to the amendment moved by Mr..
Roosevelt of Connecticut to the st section, to confirm
10 the missionaries at the several stations land
ceeding in quantity in each case $40 acres.
The question was now put, and the amendment was
agreed to
The question was then put striking out the LIST
ton; asd II was rejected
Mr. KAUFMAN moved the following as a new Sec
ton, to come in between the I'd and Sd sections
And BE- il further enacted, That all that portion territory
delineaed as California and New Mexico on Distune's
treaty Of Guadalupe daso Ss u"sd states and
Mexico shall be divided by and west line, and
portion said territory shall Be- known and styled North
and styled soa Of hs Sg b
tween them shall be the parallel OF S6 degrees OF north lat
known as the Missouri compromise line. In said Territory
OF North California slavery or involuntary seyitnde Eek
South California shall stand in all respects in regard TO
slavery, footing did the Territory of Lonisi
sand Ten,ories Of North and South California shall
ganzed in other respect the Territory OF Oregon is
provided to be organized by this act
This amendment was ruled out of order.
MI. BOYD Mr. Chairman, be good enough to state
The CHAIRMAN The bill before the committee is
bill provide Territorial government for the Territory
OF Oregon and the proposition Of the gentleman from
Texas is to organize Territorial governments for New
Mexico and California The Chair rules the amendment
out of ORDER and the question is Shall the decision of
Mr. essed for ees and bev
ordered and reported SIS In the Affirmative and 60 in the
negative. The decision of the Chair therefore sus
Mr.. BOYDEN moved TO strike out the words "and
shall approve of all laws passed by the legislative
bly, before they shall take effect in the second section
hands of the governor the power OF approval disar
proval of the laws Of the legislature
MIR: b. said that for one, he had great objections to
this clause and he convinced that if it once
thoroughly understood it, never could be agreed to- All
Legislative power was, by the constitution granted to
Congress Congress had delegated it to the territorial
Legislature, and Congress could veto any laws made by
that legislature Here was governor appointed by the
President of the United States; and the bill gave him
bill pass with this feature in it, the power of virtually
making laws for the Territory would effectualy be
cured to the President. And the result would come to
would be draughted in the White House. and his gov
ernor would negative the acts Of the Legislature unless
whgs the friends of freedom the determined enemies OF
Executive encroachqent, were going TO pass bill like
this giving the appointee OF the President absolute
veto? He trusted not He could conceive how any
rejecting man. any possessing single right idea of
civil liberty could consent to transfer the legislative pow.
err indirectly from Congress to the President lie trusted
in God they not going to strengthen power which
already threatened to swallow up all the powers and de-
partmens OF government, and destroy all remains OF ber
ty Gentlemen for taking good care of the appoint
ing power they would not trust that to this governor
that reserved to the President; but il pro-
posed that they should surrender the power of Congress
and agree to give the President absolute all
the legislation Of the Territories,
Mr.. CLARKE, OF Kentucky, moved TO amend the
amendment by striking out before the words gran par
dons &C., the words he may He remarked that at the las
Congress territorial bill passed granting power te
the governor to arrest by his veto, the legislation Of thu
Territory He said the provision contained in the bill IL
which he referred and which received the sanction o
this branch of the government, was identical with thu
an from North Carolina M Boyprs He we Would es
press opinion favorable to that clause in the presen
bl but he would say that the opposition manifested
is denominated ga high conservative power" of com
paratively recent origin He was aware that years
ago an attempt was made to effect a change in tina
sacred instrument in constitutional way, and by
direct appeal to the people upon tangible proposition
but never, unit, the appearance of the celebrated cali
letter." the attempt openly made to do that in
directly, which had been unequvocally condemned b.
the people when attempted directly; From whenc
springs this opposition TO the constitution of the Unite
ty all this In what instance has the veto power bee
exercised by the Executive against the appreciation OF tn
American people, On the 10th day Of January, ls47 tn
Oregon bin was pending in this hall. Upon the subec
Of the powers of the governor of that Territory was tn
following clause And shall approve of all laws passe
by The legislative assembly before they shall take effect
There were sixty odd wings in that Congress- The yea
and nays demanded upon the passage the foego
ing b and SO wings voted for the bill with the claus
aforesaid, and but IL against it.
He said, the very gentlemen who now defended tn
principles contained in the Allison letter, and tn
gentlemen who but few hours since voted to adopt it
the Taylor wing platform, had but eighteen short month
ago, by yeas and nays voted for bill comforting at
solue and unqualified negative or vetopower upon tn
governor of Territory all the legislation Thereof
The present Speaker of this House, the gentleman fror
Indiana, Mr.. SMITH who very eloquenty advocates
the Allison letter few days since together with Messrs
Order, j. Fl. McHenry, Trumbo, and B. r. Young, the
members from the State of Kentucky voted for that bill
But now different doctrine is maintained, and one ex
IRENE is abandoned but for another Then, governo
should possess an unqualified negative; now, the hg
conservative principle of constitution be dc
stroyed
The CHAIR here reminded Mr. c. that the rule of tn
House required gentleman offering amendment,
speak during his five minutes TO the amendment he ha
offered.
Mr.. CLARKE said he was discussing the power whc
this bill conferred on the governor of Oregon He woul
refer the House to the journal of the second session
the last Congress-, page 49, and there they would fin
that this provision had been voted for by yeas
nays and that SO wings out of sixty odd had voted for
to say what he had, then withdrew it.
After further discussion of Mr. BoyDEN's motion b.
Mr.. VlNTON, Mr. McLANE, Mr.. GREEN and 9th
ers, it was agreed to.
Upon motion by Mr.. SMITH of Indiana, 10 insert
qualified veto, the debate continued by Mr. GREEN
Mr.. COLLAMER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Nj
ROOT Mr.. SCHENCK, and others The motion wa
rejected.
Further discussions ensued upon Mr. BRDsALL's proE
osltion 10 make the Office of governor elective; whic
was rejected
Mr. r,,u, Al,