New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-16
xxxIIn CONGRESS. $500 FIRST SESSION.

SENATE WASHINGTON THURSDAY June Is 1854
Mr. TMNFR presented the credentials OF Mr.. Julius
Rockwell. appointed To- ill the vacancy caused by the
res graon OF Mr.. Everett. Mr. Rockwell appeared and
MrIEARCE from the Finance Committee reported
lin for The settlement OF the claims % Ten credors
The nr,t section provides that the Secretary Of the
Ii, asry shall pay 10 those creditors OF Texas who hold
bonds or other licences Of debt @ which the receivers
pledged and conin within ne act oil SetenoF''
1870 g. 500 600 To be divided among them pro-raia
Section 2-ln MI dos where me state OF leAss has pau
SoumbOr 1890 the Secretary Of The Treasury Is to refund
he s,re to her provided the same does not exceed the
po-rota proportion which such debt would nave received
section third provides that no payment is t. be rnade
under this act unless receipt be gwen renquishns all
claims hy the creditors against the | nited states
Section provides that before any payment be made tie
Secretary of the Treasury 10 give SIXTY d!s NOTICE. ana
claims not presented within the prescribed time Shan not
section appropria'es 800 for the purpose, of the
section e. The hill T.. not to take effect until Texas by
an act Of her Legislature, releases the United States fom
al, liabilities of = 200 900 OF stock reserved
under the act OF September 1870.
S,ctn provides that ii the State Of Texas shall mol,
bt tore the LIST January 1850, either release the United
States procure from the creditors OF Texas releases of
all claims canst the United States account Of such
eydtrces OF debt and the same to b. filed in the
Treasury al interest 10 coos" from thar time upon the
5000 900 OF five per cent stock reserved by the act Of
September I-5o.
tioreh il the only the Committee could agree
uIon. II would. however. furnish tine senate with the
giorrdwoIh which proper BIZ. could be constructed.
Mr.. JOHNSON said flat by The act Of l.J2 known ~
The River and Harbor bill appropriation wade for the
removal of Red River raft, bur was coupled with the
oOnCiou that II should De done by contract wth the low
1T bidder who would agree % keep hr river open for the
Longest time. No person had bid Tor such a contract
and the had been expended and would
unless that condition removed. he now asked leave
introduce joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
Var to eXp1d that appropriation ne best possible man
for improving that river. The resolution was intro
cuced ana passed.
The joint solution giving tle consent Of Congress to
Lieut. MeuIy acceptance OF a gold medal rendered him
by She Ming Of Sweden, WIS pissed.
Bile Tor the relief OF Rc0occa Bifdsal andWilam Duer
VIC passed. ,,..,,.
Mr. CLAYTON sad he did not agrcc with the Senator
from Georci. ,hat the President mas the right and
power vested in him by the Constitution. In passing
mon legislative nets, that vested IN any senate
voting tor or against q measure. The Constitution vested
ali legislative power n Cougr and the President hal
such POWER. The President had powor 20 veto BILL bd,
when the President exercised that power merely defeat
certain legislation, he violated the spirit of ms authority.
ii tie veto power be used only keep legislative action
within the limit. prescribed 10 1t BY the Constitution, then
his right and hs duty 10 exercise his power. JhD
trainers Of lie Constitution mover designed tht The Presi
dent should inquire into the expodeucy Of every measure
PASSED Nv Congress. Congress with all Us machinery of
committees and means of investigating every subject
before T. designed alone to be the judge OF the oAPe-
dierry of every measure within It's constitutional powers.
Tie design was 10 give the President the power 10 check
the legislature when encroachcd on the other branches
Of the Government and not make him third house Of tno
legislature The Pr, silcnt could only rghuily cxeres0
tie VETO power whenever he shouldregad me Constitution
violated by Congress. He then elaboratey DISCUSS
cd the cons;uionay OF this BILL and quotcdthe many acts
of CONGRESS Granting land for educational and ohar pur-
poses all Of which had received the support and approval Of
strict ConsuotonisiS and State Rights Democrats Among
other acts be referred to the act of $50 deposng with the
several States the surplus This act be argued at
length though disguised under the name OF deposit AMI
loan pure gift Of the public money and naked
distribution ofhe revenue among the several States Yet
that received in the House the of Messrs Linn
Boyd Caleb Gushing, Richard NJ johnson, Dixon II.
Lewis John Y Mason Franklin Pierce and Isaac rOucey
besides other distinguished Democrats In the Senate
there but five votes against It, He quoted largely
from THE Feder0lt 10 show the absolute power of Con-
gress the disposition Of the public lands. He read
from Message of Jefferson 10 Congress, wherein hs
recommended the establishment and endowment Of
onG university. In making this accommodation, JET
eIson 'ad could not be done by grant Of money,
tecaue that would require amendment of the Const
tuition; but 1t could De done by granting land without
amending the Constitution orihe power OF Congress
The dspoion of the public lands was plenary. II wcro
constitutional 10 grant land to endow college, Why not
constitutional To grant land % endOw insane lun
He said Jacksons veto Of the land bin much reilel
by the President and those who opposed tls BILL lio
knew well the circumstances Of that veto. A!er long
struggle the Tariff the South who opposed -
the land BILL were sOrely driven on the Farm. he a0i 9th
.,rs determined relieve her and Tor la )oi by
her and Effected the far compromi 81 %. The passage
of that compromise such r. lief % southern that
Immediately great change took place among them upon
the land bil lie felt deep interest that bl, and
though before the passage OF the Tariff thoro
possibility for the passage, il then taken up ali
passed the House by Of 95 20 TO- II psssot tho
Senate Saturday, March =, and sent President
jackson in the anterOom of the Senate. After hal been
sent there he noticed Mr. Benton leave the Senate Cham
Der and knew he had gone the President. He expected
veto, and therefore with list Of the Senators in hand 70
went round the chamber and felt satisfied from acn,l
enumeration of the Senator's that If the bill was returned
by the President tho would be vetoed by more than
two-thrd The Senate remained in Session TIL mo
sun had risen high in the heavens on sunday morning,
waiting for the President return that bill, but was
yOcketed and the delivered AZ the next Ss
sion He then read from NJ. Bentons book 10 show that
he was right in supposng that the bill not returned %
tbs Senate then for would pass notwithstanding tho
veto. Yet this of Gen. Jackson now the man
authority on which the opponents OF this bill relied In
Mr. Polk time Congrt coded 70 Tenn thirteen
thousand acres of public land condition that she would
Appropriate four thousand dollars To endow a college
II this were CONSTITUTIONAL why is it not con-
,titutional 10 vote 10 I'll the States land on
condition that they would endow a iunetic asylum. lie
then contraed the arguments Mr.. Cas- and Mr.. Hunt
err the former that this veto would apply the Home
stead and tho latter that il would. He feared hs the
President would agree with the Senator from Michigan
and find in the prudent proprietor doctrine that con-
stuiona to give away half Of the public lsud 70
hertby increase the value Of the other half He made
most eloquent and touching appeal in behalf Of the usera