Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-23

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cd N nils af spprl, tene,, sir that we have n,
srcb ,l,r a that t,cti,, r,,csss m this eeunry And
vb,7 Decause although tsx ball. and ether no7e,
hills originate IN the House Il Rspres.ntsiives and BY
,he c,rsstp arc REGARDED ,e originate there the Sen
,,e hiss ,ght IN apepd Ia aat ans ei,us- 10 r.
dne the tax AZ 10 make any additions OF amendment
which they please The scaais is under IA such re-
s,fsInt a. = the II use Of flrls in England Heaee
we have 10 such thing 50 taekny IN the English pafli
amen sty sense II the ierm Bul lacking even in Eng-
land Is conhned IN what are considered incuugrons
measures. Now. SIR the question Is. whether there Is
anY iae anguity in hese measures bill COT Inc admis-
son Of Callraia bill establishing Territorial CIV.
ernment in Utah; bill establish ~ Territorial Gov
ernuea ia, New Mexca; and. what Is udisp 'nsable.
L eve her .serameni bill providing what sh N
be her Boundary. pfIvtded Texas shall accade to the
ideal PruPassl mad. t. hef7 l. here any hing ask
inoongfuous IN al ihs7 Where Is - What Is he
iaconltai;yf Ma i the indrnlt,7 ff have head
me AZ me hat IL IS undgnl6ed q that II Is IL
treating CalGraa to auseh her 10 these p rans Of ter
rtafy soQufed fr1n Meyi-n iurludel IN Itah and
New Melieo. What is the indruity7 admit that
genoa for The SAKE Of simplicity If business It is
hfttr ubl "a make any one bill campfx at even 10 en-
5,see Lon great vsnesy II susacts Of cnoemous ma
t1fe Bot ih,' the sound discretion Congress
II IN tie PLEASURE uf Congress Slr has been
said lhai ca fafna has set us very good example by
providing by he constitution that Ia tsp SUBJECTS are o
be mi "a IN the same bill Louisiana hos done the
thing in her eansil uiIen AK she Senator from
Louisiana ash an h5norabe member Of het Leg sla
iuto. who had psi afrYed here um Baton Rouge nd
hey WI tell yau 10 what vast Inconvenience legislative
acion expos a. consequence Of this constitutional
restriction. What are inconrluous subjects what are
dt.tIHrf suf al, nIzslutaly
tam II any thlGq which Is thought iurnngruaus Is IN
corp1aicd IN bill IN that Legsafure 1t Is sent 10 the
lUdc afy ard II the judiciary thinks thu subjects arc IN
coneraous, the law be constitutional. because in
the opinion Of The Jndges. II was in violation uf the
sututon hch declared hat thc Legislature should pass
only conGrnous bills. have been told, and the Senator
from Louisiana can ate whether have been correctly in
formed OF not h1t IN two or three instances laws which
have been passed by the Legislature Of Louisiana have
bocn declared unconstitutional, in consequence Of this
constitutional resltic ion upon legislative action and the
courts would mol enforce them
think have stated what think ought TO satisfy cv-
cry dy without dwelling uponl further. Now. sir.
Will show You what has been done by Congress from
me Ia ilme IN he annexation Of different subjects IN
ne same hlll Iiere. s is volume sec md, page 5JD.
chapter i've. ni The United States Statutes al Large. in
~ which md An act 10 regulate and fix compensation
"t clerks and 10 dpuofte me myhg od ~ pnbhc roads
anu iof o'heI purposes. lie VERY ale shows the N
c'nerdily 81 the sniecis treated IT, You will fnd in
tine ot The etlement oi psva'e land claims on the
Territory ol Florida. IN povde Tor the preservation of the
public archives IN sad Ieriofv, and for The reIet N
j IN johnson lAnJhtef Here the name ri the In
dtNdual came Us, hui have case before III which
the individual came first II Is 10 be found in the Statutes
al large pirhc dcis volume SIX. page Sl3, chapter 80
entitled An act oT The relc ii Chasleoln and Pouyer
and iot Other purposes And whit do yon suppose
those other purposes 10 have been2 Abmt fifty appfo
Wlaons io variety Of SUBJECTS which can be supposed
To atise under such Government SOUS. VIII my
friend read The extinct Tor me
Mr. Underwood accordingly read the extract as fol
lows
AN act for the relief of Chascan and pouver. and for
other purposes
BE il enacted Sc That the collector of the port of
New York IS hereby authorized To deduct from the n
mount of bond given by Chaselan & Pouvert for du-
ties on merchandise imported IN the schooner General
jackson. ilawfs, MASTER from Nuevas IN the island of
Cuba, such dnll,s as may have been charged that
rorilon OF said merchandise which not landed in the
United States. having beeu DESTROYED by IRE in the har.
Dor OF New York upon Their produ Hg proo to the col
lector OF New York OF the destruction of said merchan-
disc.
Ind be II further enacted, That the following sums to
pay the balance OF accounts for which nonppropraiions
nav exist and which have been passed upon and allow
ed by the proper accounting ufirers of the Government
NOW before them ior audit and for the paympn,
of which appropriations are recommended by the heads
Of the proper Departments be and tho same are arnr
prlatod VIZ For award made by the proper acconnt
ing officer Of The Treasury in favor of ihe owners # the
steamboat Sasca and DAYTON for services rendered. nm
der agreement with Major Charles Thomas quarter
master ia, tho tonsn,,t,l,,n ,T .,,,,l,,. ii
oiher things Tor he use Of the WORKS a, Fort SINH Ar
kansas. in the year 1898. Sl335O For pavment ~