Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-18
VOL ~. NO. 81.

motion, to lay the motion TO most
pone the previous business ON the table and |
II was negatived, yeas II, nays 20.
The question then recurring OH the mo-
ton TO postpone the previous business; al d
take mp the House bill entitled, IAN aci
making appropriations for certain improve.
ments on The western shore of Lake Mich,
gan"
Mr.. hvANs hoped he motion would
not prevail. As he had remarked before,
The House bills could be passed any limo
they could all be disposed of within The
las, three days of the session. Not so with
regard to the Senate bills, which have not
only 10 be considered, and probably many
debated and amended, but TO go 10 the
House, and if there amended. returned 10
the Senate. 1t was best TO go OH with the
Senate bills on the calender first.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON wished it to be UNDER
stood that his motion was made with view
OF carrying out what had been begun by
the prompt action of the Senate on the two
harbor bills, of which the two small bulls
now to lie disposed Of formed a Fart, but
being territorial bills they have been sepa-
rated from the large harhor bills. The
same reasons which were urged in favor
oil speedy action on the harbor bills, APP
piled with equal force TO these small bills
Whatever was TO be done should be COM
menced early IN the season, SO as to be
completed before the winter sets in; and al
this advanced period Of the year, there was
not day TO be lost
Mr.. ARCHER thought there was great
force and propriety in the suggestion Of
the senator from Maine, as to the necess-
ty which exists for proceeding first with
the Senate bills on the calender; and he
should at once acquiesce in that suggestion,
If, in the present instance, there would not
be at least some show of dscourtesy after
the vote Just taken, in refusing to the sena-
tor from Connecticut the indulgence which
had heretofore been accorded 10 every sem
ator who had asked it, He should vote for
the senator's motion now, but with this no.
tce, that hereafter he would invariably, at
l O'Clock, move to go into executive scs-
sion, and should not yield to any requcs,
TO waive thatmotion, no matter from whom
it came, or for what object it was made
He gave this notice tina; his refusal should
not IN future be deemed d;scourtesy.
Mr.. CRrrrENDEN asked what necessity
there was for this haste about these harbor
bills! Did not one of those already passed
contain appropriations for those lakes!
Mr.. HUNTINGTON said, not for the terri
tory on the Lake Mich gan.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN could see no rea-
son why his subject should claim precedence
above all other public businessmen bust
certainly thought there were many bills Oh
the calendar of more importance-bilis thai
probably would demand time to dispose of
Now, if these two little bills are so perfect
ly plain and reasonable that they will pas:
the moment they are read, there can be nc
danger whatever in letting them stand o..
the calendar till they are reached in then
proper order. Without some systematic
mode of proceeding, it would be mpossi
bic oget through the business in time, par
tlcularly if these incessant appeals were
yielded to for setting aside the general or
ders, with a view of taking up every little
favorlte measure of this kind. He should
vote against the motion. And he would
now give notice that, every day till the bu-
siness i'll hand in executive session is dispo-
sed OF, he would, tho moment the journal
was read at i O'clock, move TO &c into ex-
executive session, with view of expcdi-
ting the public business.
Mr.. BATES, although favorable to those
two bills, would vote against the motion 10
take them up now, for he was averse TO any
interference with the business to be dispo-
SGD of in executive Observation-Disclosures of
vastly more Importance than these little har-
Dor bills.
Mr.. TALLMADGE had INDUCED hopes
that there would be no sor: of objection to
passing these bills as part of the measu; G
adopted in the two general harLor bills al
ready passed. They were separated from
them because they were territorial bills and
he thought it was the understanding that,
as soon as the bart or bills were disposed o.,
these little bills would be .lken up, and al
so disposed of at once, and for the same
reasons. They were of much consequence
To- the commerce of the lakes, AMI ought to
be acted upon without dchy.
The question was then taken and the
motion to postpone the previous bus: IS
was negatived--aycs l 3, n eS liz