The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-18

som John NJ Elliott Ellison Etherdge Faulkner eiadngs
sampson W Harris, Wiley r. Harris, Haven Hendricks
HEM Hibbard, Johnson George Jones' Roland 5onss
Nav smith Miller, MIlson, Morrison Murray hordse1i
Oliver, orr Packer Parker John Perkins, Phelps; PM
moar, shaw, singleton shelton Samuel A. Smith Wm.
Z smith, George W s%yth sgat,on strsao' Andrew
Stuart John J. Taylor, Tracy, and Sansant-sS
So the amendment agreed to.
The reporter requested TO state that Mr. kiowE wa
unayodably absent when the above vote was taken Ao
be been present be would have voted no.
MESSAGE IRON rHE PAKslpKsr UNITED STATES
Al this point message was received from the President
OF the United States by Mr. Sidney Webster ms private
secretary announcing the return OF the french spoa
BILL and transmitting the reasons o. ,e
holding from that bin his signature which Is Necessary
under the constitution, before IL can become "a" q e
Mr. ORR proposed that the message be read ordered TO
be rnd ana BE made the special order for Monday next
Mr. BAYLY, Of Virginia. suggested Tuesday
Mr. HAVEN understood that the message was Eegulat!
before the House Without meaning disrespeei what
ever 10 the President of the United States he woaa sus
ges in consideration of the great pressure OF business
upon the House that the reading OF the message oe Po
Mr. ORR believed chat the constitution requires that
executive messages shall be Immediately read
Mr. JONES OF Tennessee Oh no. Entered upon Inc
journal; not read submit the question to the CHAIR hnt
we must first dispose of the bill under consideration the
main question having been ordered. Our rules made
in accordance with the constitution and under consutu
tional provisions
The SPEAKER read the rule of the House in relation 10
the House 10 consider the message at that moment
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee. | hope that we will dispose
Of the bill under consideration first and then dispose OF
the message.
Mr. ORR have no objection TO that.
MAIL-srEAaER
The House then resumed the consideration OF the mail
steamer bill. The amendments reported by the COMMITTEE
OF WAYS and Means supply Deficiencies for the cur
rent year severally concurred in, and the bill as
amended read third time and passedyeas So nays
So.
he should voted against the amendment OF Mr. oLDs
Mr.. WASHBURN, Of Maine, moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed. and then moved to lay
the question of reconsideration the table which motion
agreed to--yeas los, nays II.
VETO MESSAGE.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
sage of the President vetoing the French spoation bill
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia Considering, sir, that this is
the exercise upon the part of the President OF high con-
sttuonal perogatve which was never designed to be
used except upon extraordinary occasions considering the
number of persons interested in this BILL and considering
the number OF representatives OF the two houses OF Con-
gress who voted for it, do not think that we ought to
proceed reconsider upon that question until the
message has been printed think that the spirit of the
constitution bearing upon such questions as this requires
much larger latitude of judgment than we can have from
simply hearing the message read As little impressed
as am with the reasoning Of the veto message,
think is yet due to the President that should have
an opportunity of deliberately studying that docu-
ment because desire myself but because think
il is due to the occasion friend Of the adminstra
the House 10 have opportunity to consider this question
have indicated and therefore move to postpone the fur
ther consideration of this subject until Wednesday next
A Voice Say Monday] Oh, no; shall not be well by
that time.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee. 1 regret very much sir that
there is so short time remaining of this session to
necessarily preclude any lengthy or elaborate discussion of
the paper which has just been read would be much
graifed any here TO give every member who de-
principles the bill and of the duty of the President
which has required him to return the bill with his objec
tons But we nave tnc enre business q TINS session upon
days left and convinced rs that there is not time to
give it that consideration and discussion which gentlemen
would be glad to give it,
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia. (interrupting.) | win say
my friend that it is not my purpose to ask the House TO
spend than day in the consideration Of this subject
Considering the magnitude of the question involved, do
not think that this is asking too much
Mr. HUNT lin his seat) Certainly not
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia. wish to say further that
did not know whether this message to come in al
though have been anticipating it, and my object in
naming day is that the representatives of the Amer-
people may have opportunity of knowing when the
question is 70 come up so that we can have fair and i'm
partial vote upon ii.
Mr. RICHARDSON. ! hope my friend win give the
gentleman chance to all he can in favor of the bill
think he ought be able satisfy himself that the veto
is right
Mr. JONES of Tennessee Ifthc House shall determine
postpone it, and we should appropriate to its consider
alton only one day, the gentleman from Virginia sug
gests there but very few Of the 230 members of this
House be heard upon it, With a of the pressing
Of the public business and the importance of dsposing
of it possible hope that majority Will
determine what they will do in relation to this subject
and for the purpose of testing the of the majority
see whether they prepared to vote upon the BILL
demand the previous question.
The previous question ordered-ayes so, noes
30.
Mr. LETCHER hoped that the consideration of this
would be postponed until Wednesday evening"
O'clock and be made the special order from night
night until it shall be disposed Of
Mr.. HUNT. Daylight and fair play.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. move to postpone this measure in
definitely.
Ovcrruled by the SPEAKER
Mr.. g. then move to postpone this measure until the
18th day of March next
Mr. PRESTON. That win be on Sunday.
Mr.. z. modified his motion ms to make ii the Sd of
March next He said they had already egislated upon
this measure, and il must be evident every gentleman
that this spoiaon bill cannot be carried into law under
the provision of the constitution requiring a twohirds
vote. He wanted to show to the through the
journal of the House that he would the one
hundredth part of red of the treasury of the
people give circulation such present
ed in that document of the President He had high de-
gree of respect for the station which the President fills but
he had respect whatever for that principle avowed and
practically carried by him the chief Executive of
this nation independent of constitutional considerations
of striking down the viii of the people
The SPEAKER The gentleman will confne himself to
the motion under consideration.
Mr.. CAMPBELL could not recognise the right of the
President to veto bills upon the of expedency
The principles contained in the message could be
discussed without prejudice and hence he in favor of
such postponemen would carry the document and its
discussion into the next Congress Of the United States He
did not believe in the principle of legsatng in favor
against proposition in accordance with the whsng