New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-11

SIR:-In your article of Friday, 9TH ut., in regard
to the IllrOis ApportiOnment BILL you state as follows:
In fact the GoyeO bad resolved TO veto the BILL and bad
prepared ms.se on, .ns afs Of naa pun
sly signed this bill and back signed % the
House bis mistake be sent message to the House
stating thai fact ard veto ne.ssg. along with il
House Gaining that the bill hd been already guei 10 due
form by the Governor and that he fact had entered
tL MINUTES without TAXING notice Of the
Iii, wal avery curious sIn and one OF which
s s0n''quer'e' may be pretty 'ou' Is tho bill Ia" OF
This is al eor go far sending the blu back to the
House. The bi never passed out Of his possession
Until his veto Was attached to it. When it came back
to the House there was appended to II his negative
The oh cunstsncts of tie are briefly as fvlogI
The session was drawing low ard close, but a day
reu.s..d, hL- BY the score were thrown before
Il Governor for Lis signature. He bad already male
up bis mind TO veto tie Aspoftionment bill hs hed
tai er fitm the pile of bill. before him, pu' i
into his pocket Some time after ward he took il out Of
bic pocket ard threw it bis deck, and while giving
bis elton to p,rcel Of other bills, inadvertently
sigr ed bis name 70 IT,
The Governors Private Sc netary-Johnsoa-c
into ire room as was his custom, ard gathered up all
the bile e found Approved took them to his desk,
and entered their titles upon his 4" Message book.
He then pr, ettd 10 u Hal OF the House, ana read
from bis Messste book" the tides of the bills APP
proved by the Governor which are next catered upon
the minutes OF the House
While this was going on the Cover In his Of
n(e Lreperrg he rtfO OF tne appOrtiOnmtnl Oul lu
a few IN, uens afeiSard sRepublcan member OF the
House came rushirg ialo the Governors preseace =
il quire what had caused him to tign 30 inquitous
ard uncoDs'itutiC nal BILL contrary 20 all anticpa
" tors Of bis ffients' The Governor was thunder
struck at TIE news ne declared that he had done no
such thing; that the m .mber mu be mist ikeu Blt
when convinced o. his error bis surprise and chagin
e1ees dtd this, of bis party friends Ii did not take the
Governor loog 10 write the word " not befors zap
prcvtd sid then to strike out The whole lire, sad
be sieDaiurs from The bottom of the bull. lie imnedl-
aely sent written message to tie House, informing II
that be had signed the bill in mistake; that
be had crossed his name from it ths' 1t
had not yet pss,ed out of his possession that he dis
approved oftbe bill. believing to be unconstitutional
and that the bill with bis veto appended would 10
few houIs he sent into tie House The original con-
sterbation of the Republicans was now changed 70
10y Willie The Black Democracy took on aSful TO
behold. 10 the Of an hour and half the bi',
' ith the veto message alta bed, came back 70 the
House wbsnce il originated. Bot the Border K1tlsn
majority rdused 10 permit his objections, 10 90 spread
upon II records as the Constitution spec ay orders
There Is ~ law requiring the Jsernors secretary -
announce hat bills have been sis ned has been done
merely as , after of form, and CONVENIENCE 10 the
House OF 81 nate Clerks for the purpose Of e1pedog
their lsboii The Constitution provides thai, IL Tue
"GoyerI0 does not approve Of 81 ne shall return
" ii BILL With bis objections, 10 The House 10 ~hcn
SIT oigiL ssd and the said House shall enter the oo
poceed TO reconsider it," Tbs Governor did not
verbally dnec; biz - cre'sry 10 aVnolnee 70 Ias
II, tbs hs "sppr1 we'd II the BILL nor did be te
byiEg creature Il at he intended 10 sA nis
TO The IL famous Appor,ienm. ut BILL The Governor DID
"Ie;rIh e bill 10 the proper House, with his o.
iettCbs but The House did not enter theu upon III
Journal ts the Constitution dr.cs.
Tie intake Of the Governor REGARDED by the best
awy oCur State 10 have 10 more oihci log force lah
that ,f sttrg deed. bond, receipt, agreement or
o'h.r Lstnmenf in intake ard then era,lcg the 's
nature wen the err is GiscOveitd before me 10
st IN a fsves n pos.ession OF The 'lgner.
CheGgo. Mach J. 1851 'i'DEN-