New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-24
MESSAGE from PRESIDENT JOHNSON,


THE DISTRICT EQUAL KlbHIS BILL
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 23.-The President
to-day sent the following message TO the Senate but
has not yet been formally laid bcfoac that body:
To the Senate ofhe United states: have received the
following preamble and resolution adopted by the Senate
Wieea The bin numbered ~ aud entitled Az act for tho
further security Of equal fgh 10 ne D.ine Of Columbia a5s
December 100 duly presented to the President Of The
GsS Nor, tssh Ten dsrs exclusive Sundays have since elapsed
10 this session without said b having been returned either approved
,ogsd President Of the United States he requested 10
TIE Secretary provided by the second section OF the act the
As which the section mentions has no relevancy
IN the subect undor inquiry il j. presumed that
the Intention Of refer TO the law Of the 18th
september 1882 the second section OF which pescihs
that whenever BILL order resolution. or vote or the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives having been approved
and signed by the President OF the United states or not
having been returned By him with objections, shall
become law or take effect II shall forthwith there after
be received by the said Secretary from the President ana
whenever bin order resolution, vote shall be
turned by the President with his objections, and
SHALL being Teconsidered. he agreed 10, be passed
and be approved by two-tnirds Of both Houses
OF Congress. and thereby become law or take
effect, il shall in such case he received by the said
Secretary from the President Of the Senate, or the
Speaker of the House Of Representatives. in which
soeyer House IL shall last have been SO approved
Inasmuch the bill for the further security OF
equal rights the District Of Columbia has not become
law in either the modes designated III the section above
quoted, IL has not been delivered 10 The secretary OF
State record and PRONUNCIATION The Constitution OK
pressy declares that if any bill shall not be returned by
the President within ten days, sundays excepted alc
it shall have been presented 10 him. The same shal
be a law like II he has signed II, unless
the Congress by their adjournment prevent ITS return III
which IT shall not be Jaw As stated in the pre-
amblc the resolution the bill 10 which II refers was
presented my approval the 18th day OF December
1861 On the 10th OF the same month"; and before the eX
praon OF the 10 days after the presentation OF the bill
TO the President, the Houses accordance with
a concurrent resolution adopted the third OF
December adjourned until the 9th OF January 1863 Con
gress, by their adjournment, thus prevented the return
of the bill within the time prescribed by the Consu
ton, and IL was, therefore, left in the precise con
1 diuon in which that instrument positively de
| elares a bill shall not be n law. U the adjourn
| ment in December did not the failure OF
this bill because not such adjournment as IS cOntem
plated by the Constitution in the clause which have
cited. II must follow that such the naare Of the ad
lonrnment during the past on the 3oth OF March
| iast until the first Wednesday of July, and from
the 10Th OF July until the 2lst OF NOyem
per-, other bills will therefore be affected by
the decision woich may be rendered this case among
| them one having the same title that named
! IN the resolution, and containing similar pro
| visions, which passed by both Houses in the
month OF July last, failed to become a law
by reason OF the adjournment Of Congress before days
for ITS consideration had been allowed the Executive
ANDREW JOHNSON