aug 9, 1842 - Vetoes a tariff bill pointing out that the bill "directs an unconditional distribution of the land [sale] proceeds" which Taylor cannot support if import duties exceed 20 percent (as the bill proposed). The House majority refers the veto message to a select committee chaired by former President John Quincy Adams
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