The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-03-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday. March. 8.

| SdtuTudy. MHTcn. D.
! VETO OF THE ocEAN NAIL STEAMER BILL.
| A message was received from the President.
informing the House that he had signed cor-
tain bill. and retaining The Ocean Mail Stea mer
bill. with his objecrinns. (Sensaiion.)
Th Sneaker asked if il was the pleasure OF
the House that the message should be read.
Several objections, and impatient cries OF
"Read," Read
Thu message was read by the Clerk.
Immediately after reading til, message.
| Mr. Hunt. of La rose, saying-Veto follows
veto I'm rapid march
| Much excitement and confusion, with cries
OF "Ordrr:" and "TIear him"
Mr. Hunt, (warmly)-I am in order. 7
should feel unworthy of holding pace on this
fnor il l did not give uiteranco to tho feelings
Of my hesrt Ve,o fllow- veto follows veto
in rapid h,arch of tyranny over the liberties
of our country. This ahom nable vetn just
brought nto Tho House j. the very height of
TYRANNY and usuroation, unknown to our an
cestors and without procrden'. Id"sirc gentle
men 10 remember who they nre--ihis Repre-
senrativea of independen, people. the Paria-
mpnr sent here 10 express their minds--nen
met Cor grave. ennccniions ard patriotic pur.
poses and not slavps--thc medium for recnr-
ding tho will of the Exrcniive. who seems bout
entirely on doing awav with The legislation of
the country. Thctmes arc melancholy INDEED
when The President dictates laws to the people
without allowing members the exercise of
their Individual Judgment. This is n power
never conferred bv the Consi ulion. and If
permitted or tolerated for no inst nt.-wi prove
tho "vcrlrroS of he liberties of the country.
When nur fathers put an end to Monarchy.
they thought thnv had es'ahi-hed "a free coun.
try. hui Franklin Pierce by accident President
n =. A i. II. Il a
in the making oflaw-. Sono gon lemnn nvor
the way smiling cornplqcen'v. NJ doubt they
w"nld feel rather ovcr"h helmed with grief and
sorrow at tyran, striking down the will ofthe
people.
MIR Kcitt. of s. C, moved the previous
question. Amid excitemont
Mr.. Campbell. If Ohio loudly an exctinglv
proclaimed. This is the day ofthe rev,lutinn."
The remainder of Inc sentence was drowned
in cries of Order"
Mr.. Wheeler. of n. Y, moved that the
House adjourn.
Mr. Breckenridge. ofKy.. vanly strove for
the floor 10 express his unqualified appreciation
Of The veto
Gentlemen standing in all parts Of q hall
were calling for question on tho adjournment.
Mr. Ashe, OF N. C-If we adjourn now,
when will we meet again?
'T''s VI aNtNtE. HtNtE.
The Spcaker-It is not for the Chair to de-
termine.
Mr. Ashe--If we adjourn, wo can't meet to-
morrow.
Cries Of Order in startling tones.
The House refused TO adjourn
The Speaker stated that the question was,
shall the Ocean vail Steamer bill pass, tho
Presidents objections to tho contrary notwith-
standing Decded IN tho negative by vote
of 9S AGAINST 70 Tho Constitution requires
two thirds vote.
The Speaker laid before tho Houso vast
pile of manuscript from 'he State Department
containing letters ofinsiruction {" or Foreign
Ministers relative t. the affairs of Europe
which led to tho Os'cnd Conference.
Several in"f'ctual attempts were made to
co.. slider the Harbor bills.
M. Houston remarked that tho Civil and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill has been re-.
TUNED fron the Senate with one hundred and
thirty-fvc amendments A. il was too late To
ref them. no moved the House go into Com
mittce on them. Agreed to, when recess
was taken to o'clock.
The House re-as-embled st o'clock and
went into committee on the Civil and DiDlo-
matte Approximation hill. An amendment ap.
pronriating S25O,000 for c,niinuing the Wash
ington Aqueduct was concarrcd in by a ma
jority of 8, The galleries. az we'll as the
members gave wont to their delight by the
clapping of hands. Great confusion.
Az midnight there wero fifty amendments
TO tho bill to he acted on.
The House then agreed to the Senate's a.
mendmon' to the Civil and Diplomatic Appro-
priation Bill, striking out tho rar'f bill there
from. by a vote Of 70 against so. and ore
hundred and fve Other amendoents having
hmm acted IN fba coro p,itfaa M Al
arosr.
The Honse then concurred. en- masse. in
nearly all the amendments reported from tho
committee. reserving several, however for sop
arate votes.
The Sennte's amendment. appropriatins
o2so.ooo Tor continuing the Washington Aqus-