The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-07


would vote for the posponement He suggested that it be
postponed TO this day week
Mr. CLINGMAN accepted the amendment
Mr. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, supposed there was not
member OF the House who would be influenced either one
way or the other by message from the President This
subject was familiar to everybody 1t had been agated
ever since the foundation of the government and proclaim
ed on every political stump throughout the country Such
being the case he did not know why the vote upon the
veto message could not be taken So far as his action
here was concerned he knew Notwithstanding but
the people whom he left behind He was here to carry
the will of his constituents and he presumed that every
member of the House here to carry out the will of the
people
Mr.. TAYLOR of Ohio wished to know whether the bill
contained appropriations for the Improvement of river
or harbor in this country which had been already com
menced and which had heretofore been recommended by
the proper department of the government
Mr. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, moved the previous
question
motion f0S a moment
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, thought the merits OF
the bill could not be discussed but he would yield the
foor moment if the gentleman wished simply 10 make an
explanation.
MIR. CAMPBELL This was a measure which very deep
interested not only the whole valley OF the Mississippi
but interested the whole country lie concurred In the
suggestion OF his friend from Louisiana Mr. DUNBAR that
proper respect for the Executive required al least sus-
pension OF the consideration Of this matter until the Pres-
dents views should be made known There circum
stances connected with the which rendered it peculiar
proper that the House should suspend its action this
bill for the present The President of the United States
had approved of bill for the improvement of Cape Fear
river.
The SPEAKER. This debate cannot be continued un-
less the gentleman from Illinois Mr. WENTwoRrHl with
draws his motion for the previous question
After few inquiries made as to the nature OF the
question before the House. the previous question or
dered
The SPEAKER. The question now is, Shall the bill
pass the objections of the President to the contrary not
outstanding 2
On this question the yeas and nays were ordered
The question being then taken by yeas and nays result
ed-yeas 95, nays 80--as follows
YEAS-Messrs: Appleton Ball. Banks, Bennett, Bliss,
Bristow Campbell Carpenter Caruther Chandler, Chase
3. Eliot, Ellison, English, Etheridge, Eyerhart, Farley,
Greenwood, Grey Aaron Harlan, Harrison Haven, Henn
Hester Hill, Howe, Hughes; Hunt Johnson, Knox Lind
Meacham niddieswarh, Morgan, Noble, Mordcca Oliver
Parker Peck, Peckham, Pennington, Preston Pringle
Seymour, Shower, Simmons Frederick r. Stanton, Hesor
l. Stevens Andrew Stuart, David Stuart John L. Taylor,
VALLEY, EIhu B. Ws.hbnrns Israel Washbarn, John Went
worth Tappan Wentworth Wheeler, and zoSolierns5
cock boyoe, BrecLnrdgs Bridges casRe 6hasain chri,
Davis, Disney, Dowdel, Edmundson, Faulkner, Fuller
Goode Grow Hamilton Sampson {,;sn Harris Harris Wiley r.
nssrss e1 5ones eeo go'1 5aaes sansy
Jones, Kittredge Kurtz, Lamb, Latham Letcher Lewis
Smith Miller, Nilsson, Murray, oid Orr, bishop Perkins
John Perkins, Phelps Phillips, Powell Pratt Reese Rowe
Ruin Shannon Shaw Singleton, SHELTON, w lillian Smith
William X. Smith, George W. Smyth Richard H. Stanton
Stratton, straub John Taylor, Wabridge, Walsh War
rem, and Hendrick b. Wright-SO.
SOFAS the constitution of the United States requires
twohrds vote pass bills which have been vetoed by the
Presdent-he passage of the bill was not agreed to.
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr. SELLERS introduced bill providing for the pur
chase of much of the turnpike road as lies within thu
limits of the District of Columbia, and making the same
free which read the first and second time and refer
| red to the Committee on the District of Columbia.
| On motion, the House adjourned.