The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-17
SENATE.-May 4th.
THE VETO MESSAGE.


The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
message of the President Of the United States
communicating his objections TO the bill grant
ing lands to the several States of the Union for
| the benefit ofindigent insane persons; the pend.
ing ques ion being the motion Of Mr.. Hunter, TO
print ten thousand additional copies of the mes.
| sage.
The question being taken, the motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. GWlN then moved that the further con.
sideration Of the message be postponed until
Monday week, in order that in the mean time
the Pacific railroad bill might be disposed
of.
Mr. SHIELDS hoped that it would be post
poned for a longer period, as he desired that
before that bill was finally acted upon, the
homestead bill might be taken up and acted
upon. He thought that they were kindred
measure, and should be discussed in come xion
with each other.
Mr.. HUNTER aad Mr.. CLAYTON thought
it would be more respectful to the President,
and in conformity with the usual practice OF
Congress as well as the language Of the consti
tn ion, to have bill which might have been re-
turned by the President, with his objections,
considered at as early a day practicable, and
that it Should have priority other legislative
propositions
Mr.. CHASE and Mr.. BAYARD concurred in
the same general vie VS., and hoped that Monday
ext would be assigned for the consideration Of
the indigent insane bill
Mr.. WALKER hoped that the proposition Of
the senator from Illinois would be agreed to,
and that the Senate would not proceed to the
consideration Of the bill which had been return.
ed BY the President until after the Senate had
considered the Homestead . BIZ.
Mr.. BADGER thought the language of the
constitution was not directory ueon the Senate,
but that they had the same power to decide when
they would reconsider bill that might be re-
turned by the President that they had tc de-
eide when they would consider it before its pas
sage.
Mr.. DAWSON thought that while the lands
were being given away in such large quantities
for railroads, that was a commendable policy
which would secure to the old States some share
in their common domain; ard he remarked that
discreet land proprietor, if he had one or two
insane children in his family, would be very
likely to make some provision for them, instead
Of giving away all his lands to his other children
who were better able to take care of themselves
II the friends Of the homestead bill thought
there was a connexion between The two mea-
sures, he was willing TO vote for the postpone
ment of this until the homestead bill should be
acted upon.
OODOE, OF iowa, declared nlmSeH
friend of the homestead bill, no matter whether
the President was or not He was ready to
vote, at any time, to sustain the president IN his
veto Of the INDECENT insane bill and expressed
his concurrence in every word. phrase, and sen
te1ce Of the message. He thought the Presi
dent would have been false to the party who
elected him if he had not done as he had; and he
hoped the subject would be taken up at the
earliest practicable day.
Mr.. PERTH gave notice that he should, when
the bill should be under consideration, defend
the veto, and demonstrate that the bill is uncon-
stitutional; and show that even If il were con-
stitutional 1t would have been the duty of the
President TO veto il, because of its inexpediency
and improperly in making the general govern
ment usurp the Offices of charity properly
belonging to the States.
Hr. WELLER was in favor Of the immediate
consideration of the bill, and urged that it would
not only be unnecessary, but worse than ueeless
to postpone it.
Mr.. GwIN withdrew his motion, in order to
enable the discussion to 60 on without postpone
ment.
Mr.. MALLoR, moved that the bill should be
postponed until Monday next.
Mr.. SEWARD f,vored the motion to POSTPONE
until Monday next.
The question being taken, the motion was
agreed to-yeas %, nays 10.
Mr. '6wIS moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of the Pacific railroad bill.
Mr.. HUNTER called for the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. G~1S's motion was rejected-yeas 20.
nays o.
The Indian appropriation bill was then 'aken
up, and Mr.. Walker concluded his speech upon
his amendment to pay $500, 900 as indemnity to
the friendly Greeks.
The further consideration Of the bill was then
postponed until to morrow; and, after an execu-
tive session,
The Senate adjourned.