The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-31
MR. HAVEN, OF NEW YORK.

in the House OF Representatives has not added his repu
taton straightforward and candid by his
Wednesday last in regard the Presidents veto
of the river and harbor BILL With all Difference there
strainng after unfrendly comment
such few but partisans TO- II seemed
if Mr. Haven eager and tired of waiting for opport
nifty for fair and honorable attack upon President
Pierce had seized upon the of the last river and har
Dor bill the best that could be offered But his remarks
much ELECTED by the doctrines ,at message
by the alleged delay sending these doctrines forth In
order to let Mr. Haven speak for Mr. Haven copy from
his remarks Wednesday last reported in the Globe Of
Thursday
The Executive has promised send his objections the
river and harbor BILL he had the right to do. But
told when the bill returned at the close of the last
session. that he had deferred sending them
for want of time to give the bill proper consideration
There Is suggestion, however which desire shall to
the country in that connection. will be recoeeted that
the message into this House Friday the 4h OF
August being the day originally fixed for the final adjourn
men of the last session. but until after both houses Of
Congress had passed resolution extend the session until
the Monday following thereby giving the President fur
her opportunity af considering the bill before returning it
the House, and Of stating Lis objections to it,
Mr.. ORR. want to correct tine r.neman rs to the mis-
apprehension which he has fallen in e,.nce to the
tension of the session FROM Friday to Monday iA~ hiec
was to enable the engrossng committee report the bills
that had been passed. not the gentleman states to
give the President time to consider the river p
before returning it.
y. Haven. The gentleman need feel no uneasiness upon
ona Meet He will remember that when we agreed to ex-
,Sgsion IL was resolved that should not transact
ri ton in The Ecpt of particular and very limited descrp
Ell Mr.. CRAIGE, Vne. m ., g. ~
York need have no Trnptng) Inc gentleman rom New
of this side of the or uneasness upon the part
other side make misstatemH. "nehe'e
consideration we shall correct ac's upon ie
n he Homo tn VIC
of enabling the President bring Wy az
fact is that the extension to allow tim Cor the hill 70 b0
engrossed and signed
D Mr.. HAVEN. My friend from North Carolisa ~, 49,.
saved himself the necessity of making the yer, l,s
nation he has given if he had only waited a moment ~
sir, the facts as recollec them, these: Weareed
upon Friday that would extend the time for the M al
journment until the Monday following II was also agr,,
that in the time, nothing but certain notions should
be in order. 1t true that obec-an perhaps bs
express object the House had in view il extending the
to enable the engrossing clerks Transact their
portion of the business But, at the time, WANT to in
quire of the gentleman from North Carolina it, Wien we adj
journed from Friday until Monday the purpose o.
other bills properly engrossed by clerks did
the President also until Monday consider the river, md
harbor BILL and present his objections it that time
understand that Monday morning messages rcceve
from the President announcing that he had signed
other bills and the receipt of these executive messages
the only species of business which transacted in tn
House.
/
press purpose of accommodating the President but do
desand that there just much time for the Executive
from two o'clock Friday until O'Clock Monda
morning. to consider and his objections to tina
bill there for the engrossng clerks for the mem
bers Of the House, to transact any business that egmate
belonged to them to perform
Now, let the report of the proceedings of tb
House of Friday, the 4h Of August days before tn
actual adjournment of the first session of the present Con
gress, and there find Mr. Haven, so inpatient TO
the elaborate message of President Pierce The river ant
harbor bill, openly attempting prevent the first mes
sage that subject from being read 10 ne House and
the country We copy
1.-THE SPEAKER. If it be the pleasure Of the House tn
! Chair will present the message.
4 "Mr. HAVEN. very DESTROYS of hearing the mess.ge
whatever it may be; bit do hear except usd
such circumstances that oct upon after hare hore
| H."
i And again:
"Mr. HAVEN But want action upon the message If We
have it read, and do hear it unless can nc
| upon it,"
/ So the message was not read
The facts of the and the contradictory attitude
Mr.. Haven powerfully and clearly stated by Col
Orr of South Carolina in his reply to Mr. Haven, that
| use his language instead Of our own.
1t will be remembered that Friday the August
the day fixed upon for the final adjournment of Congress
cOrding recollection, the committee of conference
which committed the disagreeng of the house,
upon this river and habor BILL did report until after
ten O'Clock Friday morning and that the House ad
ourn at four O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t will also b
remembered that there various propositions made
tend the time for adjournment and that these proposition
were all voted down, until the member from Ohio [M
Green, member of the Engrossing Committee for
ward and stated upon the floor of the House. that would
be utterly impossible for the enrolling clerks all The
bills that had been passed by the which had xet
al
cessity for extension of the tme and till then sucl
| extension carried.
Now, sir, the bill could have been enrolled belor,
twelve O'clock and the President his message return
ing it within two hours of that time and what became
that message Sir, here, and other genemer
who hear in the hall at the time; and what
say became of the Presidents veto MESSAGE IL wa
read to the House The President not allowed
at that time to set forth his for Withholding his
signature to the bill. Why? Who objected? The gen
eman from New York himself The gentleman from New
York the very who prevented the Of the
President from going forth to the country that time And
upon what ground? What the pretext for his obecon
1t that there quorum present He would
allow the message to be read because there u
cent number of members present to act then upon the bill
Now, sir, the President knew well the gentleman
from New York that the question must again be presented
the House upon the of the BILL after he had vetoed
and sent it back and that the House could still pass il il
spite of his objections if vote of wo-thirds could be Oh
tanned in its favor But the President returned the bill
medaey not having had time to prepare in full detail h
objections the BILL that the majority here might be6r,
the adjournment of the session. upon the question a
the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Pre
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