The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-25

the want of timer These great measures, for one,
he was prepared, and was indeed anxious TO meet
| He was not one Of those who wished To give them
the go-by. His sentiments upon those great ques
lions were not unknown, and he would be glad OF
an opportunity to carry out and consummate his
views by his vote. He could perceive no reason,
viewed in any light in which senators chose TO place
it, why this session should be prolonged beyond
the day he had named. He had the honor OF seat
in the other branch of Congress for four years ana
he had during that period made Il his lnyarlable
rule TO vote for the earliest day of ad journmenI,
we'll knowing that, as soon as the day should be
fixed the business would at once adapt itself to thai
time. The grest business OF the session was TO be
doae-eyerybody understood that; and whether we
had two three or four weeks TO do 1t in, Il you'd be
done When was Congress ever found willing to
assume the responsibility Of leaving unpassed any
of the great measures necessary for the proper ad-
ministration Of the government, on the ground Of
want of timei Never. What was necessary and
proper to be done always was done, and perhaps
the better done for the that there sur
plus time for long speeches. Again, he hoped he
should be pardoned for saying that, IN his esma-
ton the arguments of senator's against this resolu
llon derived no force from the circumstance that
they were always found voting against meeting at
an earlier hour, and always IN favor Of adjournlng
over Fridays and Saturdays, thereby throwing
away two days in the week II they were really
favor of the great measures alluded to, and were
ANXIOUS TO have time TO act upon them, why not
avail themselves Of the present ume' Why fruer
this away in the expectation that the day Of adj
iournmsnt is TO be constantly pushed of 10 an IN
definite, or TO a late perlod' But he was not dis
posed to proIong the discussion OF this question: and
, would close with a motion to amend the resolution
by inserting the 9Th day Of July, fully believing
that this would afford ample time for the proper con-
alteration and determination Of every important
, measure before the present Congress.
| Mr. LEWIS asked the senator from Maine, when
, had a bill been delayed by the Committee on
Finance for months and when had he been APP
pealed to by senators TO report any measure 80 de-
layedl
Mr. FAIRFIELD referred to the independent
treasury bill. The senator from Alabama would
, remember among others, that the senator from In
diana had made inquiries about It, as well as other
senator's.
Mr. LEWIS continued. No in his senses
would 90 for an ad tournament In July, without in
tending to give the go'by to the great measures OF
the session. Whoever went for such proposition
must be opposed to repeal Of the tariff. He had
D delayed no great measure. He had stated and
you'd state again. that when the warehousing bill
{ Is DISPOSED Of he would be ready 10 report the
( measures committed TO his The appropriation
, bills yet remain before us. We have no rules for
c shortening debate in the other house. We can
not get through with the ordinary business before the
9th OF July The warehousing bill, the treasury
Y bill the Oregon bill, will then remain. Congress
has been in session six seven months, and bust
ness is not in forward state The other House has
i found il necessary to insert in Of the appro-
Il priatlon bills subjects that should be passed by
II special In short, we hear Of nothing but zap
organizations" One administration goes out and an
other comes in but it is still the old song Of zap
d propri ltions;" and when members get the appro
- pratlons, they ready TO go home and leave the
e great measures which the people trusted to them
h untouched. Surely this should not be the way in
n which Congress celebrates for the country.
d Mr.. BAGBY said he always diligent in at
8 tendance here. IL we have spent seven months II
e mas not been wasted. We have been involved in
o one war and 1t is said have just ayerted another
e This has been the most important session Of Con
Al sress since the adoption Of the constitution Thes
seven months have not been oolishly wasted. Othe
J. measures, postponed by these extraordinary meas
e ures now come up. Above ALL the question of tax
Y alton demands attention Surely this is too early
N day for adjournment. Ii we have devoted sever
Of months to foreign affairs, ought TO devote SOM
F. time to our own. If we are we'll employed, W
nt need not fear that the people will sustain us in
lie long session.
IN Mr.. SPEIGIIT had come from a sick he'd to re
e. cord his vote against this resolution. The TART
o. bill will not be received by the Committee on Fl
nd nance till within fortnight Of the day mentioned
or Will two weeks be sufficient for that committee I
n ntonJI 49, aud rC the Senate to act upon III Is
toned IN 10 ns give this bill the go-by' If is moi
Mr. CLAYTON said, the gentlemen on the othe
u, side would hnd him very obliging but il was har
q TO find out what they wanted. "Who can decid
o. when doctors disagree" One senator on the onno
site side wants the 9th of July fixed as the day 70
X adjournment Another wants the Sd of August
* He was willIngto grant them all they asked, AM
ne would therefore adAsa1to the Sd of August Th
it day, whatever it is, 81 ud be fixed The same ar
t. guments would alwaysbe used against any dav 70
lg adjournment If the bill be laid on the table ali ,h
2Oh OF July, the same reasons will be urged then Al
or now. He would give them any time they asked
but 1t not fair toask that they should name som
IS time?
Y, MIR. DICKINSON would not be dictated to- Fl,
would sustain the sub.treasury law, the modification
IF of the tariff and other great measures but he mus
n be permitted to say that he thought it was time n
y hx day for adjournment He was happy to hea,
lie he senator from Arkansas Mr.. SEvIERl saw that h
was in the majority. He (Mr. d. was anxiou,
h and willing to act on all the matters before Con
e sress Other gentlemen have their responsibilities
he had his; but he believed that the people of his
o State thought it time to adjourn. We had been
long enough here. If we wait for steamers, thew
# Will be coming every month. There will be another
c one the l9h OF August we wait on in this way,
we will sit through the whole year Unless we
c mean to do this, we had better go home.
Mr.. COLQUITT thought # we were very pa.
trlot'c we could wor without any day being fixed
e lie would fix the day of adjournment as that day
? on which we could get though with our work. No
one wants to sit here when there is nothing to do;
j but while work remains to be done the people ex.
pec us to remain at our posts We were elected to
discharge certain duties; let us boldly meet them
t We can adjourn when the work is DONE We
should not ad ourn sooner. He was in favor of law
ing the resolution on the table.
Mr.. BEN TON said in reply to the senator from
, New York, Mr.. DICKINSON, that he Mr.. d knew
very well there was but steamer to which he
could refer, which was expected to bring us any
particular news of importance. As for making US
, work slower or faster by fixing day for adjourn
mcnt he always worked the same way. He was a
working man; and working men needed no extra
neous application to make them do their dnty
Why can we not adjourn without giving ourselves
thirty days. notice. He wanted the work done !;
then he would go home
Mr.. DICKINSON replied that the steamer Of the
18th of July might or might not bring out the in.
teIgence expected As for the genteman's care
for Oregon, new converts were generally the most
enthusiastic. He might bring in his bill for ex-
tending our laws over all Oregon, if he chose though
that would be rather difficult now. He did not care
how others voted he would give his vote to fix 4
day for adjournment