The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-15

With these reasonings OF Mr. Jefferson, Washington APP
pareny comedies for he applies the veto as advised and
then Gen Taylor to tell US that he will govern as
w ashingon did. and Jefferson did and arW thro1s
aioay the Ueto power
Talk OF Gen Taylor not giving pledges enough after
this Let him President only redeem and carry out
the pledges he has given, and his administration will be
ludcrous enough-if lamentable tamperng with the
constitution be udicrous This no-pledgss
ddate for the presidency is the only candidate who has
pledged himself to absurdy and plain selfcontra-
dichon The manifest fact Is, that Gen Taylor was by
ready to write even the short political letters
which he has written, at least has signed. He GER
tainly wanted more time to examine the subject, be-
fore he could properly venture to say word about
them.
In relation to the second of the vetoes of President
Washington given beowthat upon the bill o alter and
fix the military establishment of the United Staes"we
have before taken occasion to say that 1t was undoubt
dly the most questionable" instance of the of the
veto under our government Upto the commencement of
the present administration, the veto power has been
ercsed by the President, since the adoption of the const
tuition, in just twenty-sir instances. OF these cases.
eleuen in relation matters which attracted but little
public attention. OF the remaining fifteen, trcelue relate
the subjects of the bank, internal improvements and
the distribution of the public lands OF the three still
naming, tioo (by Mr. Tyler vetoes upon tariff bills
and the remaining is this of President Washington,
relation to the standing army of the United States To
these tentysr yetoes must be added those of Mr. Polk
upon the French spolatons bill, and internal improve
ments Of all these the veto of General Washington is,
as We think the most questionable" because it was
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United States 1t may well be doubted whether any of
General Washingtons successors would have venured
on such an application of the veto power. We have
made these remarks because several of the wing jour
nas-the Baltimore American among them-have pre-
tended to torture previous language in relation to this
veto of President Washington into san attack upon the
Father of his Country and they have been modest enough
to insinuate that could find nothing to say against
their present candidate for the presidency, without assaH
ing General Washington! This idea requires COM
ment from u.s. If the wings find any comfort in the
comparison thus challenged let them enjoy it. but let
them also remember that they may outrage the common
sense even of their own followers too far! Be this
it may the extracts below go to show how far General
Taylor will act in the spirit of "he earlier Presidents"
if in relation to the veto power, he carries out the
pledges of his Allison letter
From the reprinted the House Representatives of
United States" LIST volume pages 56a and $685.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Thursday, April s. 1892.
message received from the President of the United
States by Mr. Lear his secretary, who by command OF
the President returned the House tho bill passed by the
two houses, entitled An act for apportionment OF
resenatves among the several States according the first
enumeration and presented the President for his APP
probation on Monday the twenysixth Of March which
bill the President having made objections, the
also delivered in by the secretary. who then withdrew.
The said objections were read and ordered to be entered
at large on the journal
UNITED STATES, April 5, 1892
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:
have maturely considered the act passed by the two
houses entitled An for apporonment of repre-
enatves among tho several States according to the first
enumera and il TO your House, wherein II
originated with the following objectonst
First The constitution has prescribed that representa-
ves shall be apporioned among the several States accord
ing to their respective numbers and there no one pro-
portion or dvi,or which applied to the respective numbers
of the States will yield the number and allotment oil repre-
sentatives proposed by the bill
Second The constitution has also provided that the
number of representatives shall exceed Tor every
thirty thousand which restriction is by the context and
bv fair and obvious construction to be applied to the
roe and respective numbers of the Sates and the bill has
allotted to eight the States than for thirty
G. WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY, April 6, 1892
The House, sordng the order OF the day. proceeded
to reconsider the bill passed by the houses entitled
Gan act for apportonmen of representatives among
the several States according the first enumeration,
which was presented for appreciation Monday, the
twenty of March, and returned by the President
erday, with objections.
The said bill was read at the Clerks table
The Presidents objections also read and after de-
bate on the subjects of the said bill, the question,
That the House, reconsideration do agree pass the
BILL" was in the mode prescribed by the consti-
tuition of the United Sates-Ayes 3d. Noes 49,
From reprinted Journal of the House of Representatives
the United States, I'd volume pages 1876 and 1913.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,, February %, 1897
message received from the President Of the United
States by MIR. Crak, his secretary, who by command of
the President the House the bill passed by the
two houses entitled can act ater and amend
entitled ascertain and fix the military establish
men United States, and presented to the President,
for his approbaton Wednesday, the day
of this month which bill the Presiden, having made OBJ
ectons the also delivered In by the said secre
tary, who then withdrew.
The sad objections read and ordered to be entered
at large on the journal, as follow;
UNITED STATES February Is, 1877
Gentlemen of the House Of Representatives:
Having maturely considered the bill alter and amend
an act entitled "An ascertain and fix the military
establishment of United Sates which presented
to me on the twenty-second day Of this month";
turn the House of Representatives in which orgina
ted with my objections.
FIRST If the bill passes into law, the companies
light dragons will be, from that moment, legally OF
service though they will afterwards continue actually
service and for their services during this ntervaname
y, the time of legal the time of actual discharge
will not be lawful pay them, unless future pro
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