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29
Month
August
Year
1842
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ie report of the committee of thirteen on the ve message. Mr. Ingersoll, of Pa., presented a ,C linority report, and Mr Gilmer, of Va. art indiidtnl report. The last two concluded with no " )ecial recominendation of action to ihe House. The first report, signed by ten Whigs, reviews "" ie course of the President in reference lo the es at lengih, and concludes with proposing a 'int resolution of the two housos, ë ïg an nmendment of the Constitution by the :tion of the Legislaturesof the several States so a' 3 to require but a majority to pnss a bilí alter its Ci 2iurn by ihe President. This amendment can al ;come a part of the Constitution. only when bl ed by the Legislatures of three fourths of the tates- a resiilt not likely to take place soon. Aug. 17, the bill returned by'the President was Ul iken up. and the previous question having been '" i!!ed. the resul t was yeas 91- nays 87-so the Ci riffbill was not passed, two-thirds not voting in n ie affirmative. w Mr. McKennan. ot Pa., proposed a resolution nc at the committee on Ways and Mer.ns be m -ucted to report a bilí similar to that just votoed he the President, but wifh the distribution clause, 'I the tax on tea and cofl'ee struck out. The m solution was not taken up - nyes 122, n;ys 72. o thirds being nc-cessary to suspend the rules. Jams, Botts. Arnold. and some twenty other ra whigs voted against it, and thus scured its 1 reat. .-■ August 18. Mr. Adam's report on the veto sadopted, ayes 100. nays S(X The vote on t resolutions modifying the veto power was y, n taken and lost - ayes 93-noea iiO- 'two rda not vo'ing therefor. roa VTr. Fillmore. from the committee of Ways rP Metins. offjreda resolution. instruction them Fo nediately to bring in the tarirfbill just vetocd, ter !i the land seciion and the 20 per cent , m tea and cofl-je stricken out. He moved yeas and nnys, and asked the previouj ques1. The folio wins; is ihe VOTE BY SECTIÖ-NS. For resolution. Aguinst. _i tv Englanrd Statss, 24 7 ldle do 40 18 - ithern, do 1 42 uh-western, do 3 20 stern, do 17 Q rp P5 7Í3 Jj Adams was the only whig member from New An jland who voted against the resolution. r"■he letter wriwra say that this vote is decisive "e he whole question - that there will be of I without .t distríbuíion, anJ that Consress cat; nld nrr.)n!)lv adourn on the 221 nst. Ple -o- - nai- - - - - MM tau

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