The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-20
House OF Representatives.


Mr.. WHEELER (dem of N. Y, presented petitions from
the Messrs Meehag shpbuiers, and Others connected
with the OF New York. in favor of the bill
Iatng to the carrying of passengers by steam and other
vessels. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
PRESIDENTS VETO MESSAGE
The Speaker announced the first business to be the
consideration OF the Presidents message on the veto OF
the French Spoliation bill.
Mr.. BAyLY, (dem of Va, in consequence of indispo.
sition, desired posponemen until Thursday wishing
to rp ak on the subject.
Mr. ORR (dem )of s. c., presumed, il the House should
now dispose Of the Message, Mr.. Bayly would not
slider discourteous and urged the passage public bills
as a reason for doing so
Mr. BAyLy said he wished 20 speak Of the character OF
the veto power thinking he would be able to show this
was not case for the application OF II.
Mr. BREcKENRIpGE GEM of Ky, feared If discussion
was INDUCED in on the message, important appropra.
Mr. OLIVER. whis) Of No, would have no objections
to debate If good could result there.rom. There
only twelve working days remaining of this session. and
we should transact public business. Gentlemen who
want to denounce the exercise of the veto power
usurpatiop, could select some other time.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, free s0l) OF Ohio, withdrew his mo
ton to postpone the consideration OF the message until
the ID Of March, but he said he would II Il Mr..
0rr's motive to cut oil debate with the view Of
bringing the House to vote the fimsey and uusub
stsntiai arguments Of the message
MIR. ORR replied that Mr.. Campbell should be the last
man 10 complain considering he wanted to postpone the
message 10 Gay, when 1t could not be debated.
The previous question then called, seconded, and
carried by vote of H. against IL
Several members said this was gag
The question then at,d-''shall the French spo
liation bill pass the Prsidents objections to the coura
ny notwitb standing" Decided negatively by vote of
1l3 against sonot two thirds, required BY the con-
ct tuition.
On the previous question cutting of the debate the
veto, the vote stood as follows
YrAs-Mcssrs Akin James Allen Of Illinois Willis Allen
ofIiinos Ashc Barksdae, Barry, Belcher Benton, Bo
cock Boyse Breekenridse ridge carsth.r casse Chan
Island psTsoS, Dowasii DSnn Dunbar DaqS,m EDDY ia
a.allneT FULLER eGSas Green Grssny1Sd c5sw a% I,
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Tennetsee Jones y Pennsyiyani. Jones Of LOusans,
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Sssn.oS S.Tp Disney Es%sn famsna Gos Of M
Etherasss Farley rsnsn r:ssr Florsnss Ga%S; CD
s9s Isi,s, Hove Hunt ki,,rdss kao.. La.s.m Lyon,
sa S Pesssm MSrss" Perkins o
NY, P,insIs ruryesr, Ready Reese Riddle Russell
Team Tfasy GpSs% wade wsSsiss ws.SSsrnsss III,
sssurry q me- q w Wentworth Of Mass
The following Is tine vote on passing the bill, noxth
standing the Preeidents ohlrctionss-
YrAs-Messrs. Abercromhie, Aiken, Willis Allen Of Ill,
Appleton Bayly OF Va, BALL Banks, Belcher Bennett,
Benson Bliss Bridges Brstow, Brooks, Campbell, Car
penter Caruthers Chamberlain, Chandler, Chase, Cling
man cook, Corwin, croekcr Cullum, Curtis, cutting
gertop Edmunds Eliot Of KY. Everhar Farley, Fenton
flor, nee Fuller Gamble Gidding Goodrich, Goodwin
Harrison Hastings Haven Uil Howe, Hunt, ligerson,
Zones OF Pa Kett Kerr Kitredge Knox lindley Of Mo-
NeCuiioch Macdonald, McDousall Macy Matteson, Mas
we'll May Mayall. Meseham. Middleswarth Morsan Nor.
ton Packer Parker Peck Peckhsm, Pennington Perkins
ofE r. Phillips, Pratt, Pringie, Peryear, Ready Reese,
Riddle Ritche OF Pa. Robbins, RUSSELL Sabin' seymour
shower Simmons Smith Of Va Sellers, stanton OF Tenn,
Stanton OF Ky Taylor OF Ohio, Taylor OF Tenn Teller
Tisnrston Tracy, Trout, Tweed, Uphsm Vsnsaat Waie
WAibrdee Walker, Wsrhburne o. ILL., " ashburn o. We
Wentworth Of III Wentworth OF Mass, Westbrook,
wheeler. Yates Zoiliconer-Totai, lib -, :,
NAv.,Janss Allen Of III Ashs Bailey o. a. =:
Csskie, Cbss,an, chri.m.n clark Cobb, Coz. Crsise "a
undson Elliott OF KY, Ellison, EnsIsh Etheridge, Faux
Harlan Of Ind, Hendriet HEM. bbsrd Houston Hughes
Johnson Jones Of Y Jones Of Tenn Jones Of La Kurt
Lamb Lane Latham etcher Ihey, Lindsey OF Ohio, Nc
Mulsu MeNair McQueen, Miller Of Ind, Mlson, Morrison
Guyray Nichols Noble 0ds, Oliver Of Mo- Orr Perkins OF
Rs POWELL Richsr dson Ritchey OF Ohio, Rowe, RUM,
sru Seward Shannon, Shaw Singleton, SHELTON smith Of
Tsrp smith Of Ala, Smyth Of Texas, strAtton Sraub
Stuart or Oho Taylor Of N r., Warren Wnts Wright Of
Mo- Wrirht OF Ps.-Totai 60.
@".' CHANGE or HOUR or nunxo.
The House thea resolved 70 meet for the balance Of the
session - III A. NJ