New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-28

the President TO give his for veto. He on
former occasion had appealed in vsn 10 postpone sc
ton The returned River end Uarbor tiil. II ras
but courteous 10 the President 20 desy sc.ion ia
order hat lis reasons might be placed UPON to-
journal.
hr. BOCOCK wished to know tie ressous n CON
mcn for vi-hifS f1r me promised " Va - l.n -.h
Did they tifE the McfsG z Hol ifd1ce those rb1
voted again 81 HI bin 90 vote for ifor dfl they wsnt
to sv,il the vote by which il w. RI. ci.d
III. CAM BEL Eepied J. Wa cue . a. I.Escr-
tive; he lad 10 ides tie Me.sa,e would 70 lis
mind.
NJ. HAVEN repeated. Biz 5osire was 70 o1'r;a the
yiCws Of Tie President, which he4 been prarns- }.
Mr. BA1 Ii. VA exDftsted b. euEp.is- ~ tie
views taken By NJ. il wen. IT, late ias W..
OF The came Soi", proprly ionS h. f0un1 vie s. tIli
every internal Improvement bin should stand .'s
own meIlif. lie was against eyeYy menb iutr )eue-
rrg feTtIute BIN, for they ROuit nltU ally be
BLENDED tyo system Of clubbing. They wil get 70.
gether nnc Craze in the same pssture H. il. . tie
example OF sshinaton; whfn the veto Of the first
tsDk bill vas prepared the Fatber Of bis Country
confined himself 30 the constitutional requirement Of
merely giving bi. objections without argument. He
would be sorry 10 zee this departed from. lie then
defended the Presidents veto
Mr: WAS1Bl RN ODE said az The late Siias
Wright aid Mr.. Bayly were opposed 90 ilternai i'm
prOvements il natural they should have pursued
he course best calculated 10 dfeathe npprop ,toos
for that purpose. Did the geltl man kno. TIA, las
Wright ever voted for spprepri .ons for tho improve
nent Of Rivers and Harbors
Mr.. BAYLY-UpquesfonA
Mr.. WASHBURN-At what da.e and year.
Mr.. BAYLY-I will refer the gentleman 70 the
year. but not 10 the date If be disputes the fact.
Mr. WASHBURN-My impression was. the gentle
man had reference TO bin not Of general Character.
Mr.. BAYLY-He voted for q bill tbst was vetoed.
Mr.. WASHBCkN said he wanted the reasons Of
tie President for the late veto. The River aud II II
Dor bill was as Constitutional as the bill for moving
the obstructions ct the mooth Of Cape Fear Rive,
which the President approx d.
Vi oh ha al
ehcud take place, as Government Lad placed the
obstruction there.
Mr.. OPR ssid there has never been an unpopular
Veto They have alvoys been sustsinod By The cOun.
Try. The CESSATION 10 which Mr. Haven referred
would produce full grown Hercu'es 10 batter do Fn
the fetble arguments me6e TO the s,tutionali'y
Of the bill vetoed by the President. TLey rould get
the Presidents in good time; Of that gentle
men might Te-t assured
NJ. HAVEN-Then, it appears that by some ex.
tra0roinary feat Of midwifery we viii procure the
Message within short tine. Laughter He fur
ther replied TO Mr.. Orr, saving that gentleman must
have seen behind the vail 10 be able 70 make
such communication.
Mr.. LETCHER thought all the debate "much
ado about nothing" The Preaidents Message will
not tnrn single vote. lie hoped the WAigs wOull
let this sutject remain quiet
Mr. GREENWOOD explained the circumstances
under which tha bill, Che Red River Raft WAS
passed.
Mr.. MOBILES bin was referred to tie Committee
Oh Commerce.
On motion Of Mr.. MAY, it was resolved, that the
President communicate TO the House auy information
be may possess regarding sut in Minnesota, by, or
in the rame Of, the United States against Minnesota
and Northwestern Railroad.
Mr.. WHEELER introduced bills for the erection
Of public buildings in Kansas providing for the
strOction of roads aud bridges and the Improvement
of rivers in that Territory and for geological survey
to exempt certain town sites FROM sale presumption,
ard for the establishment Of post roads. All were APP
pTopriately referred.
The House adjourned to Saturday.