The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-08

whole expenditure for the army and navy, including
the volunteers was one handrsd and SIR thousand dol
l@rs sday-instead Of half million. Mr. B. en-
| iorced his previous argument against RAihs any
day for an adlounment al this stage OF the session,
and added lhsl hs was his friend from Indiana
would be the last man " desire an adjournment,
| leaving the tariff untouched.
| Mr. WEBSTER remarked that when he said the
other day that he supposed that the present expenses
incurred by the government were half a million Of
dollars day he had not spoken on his own author.
| ny. His spoke on very good authority. He did
not mean IN that estimate what might be called the
expenses proper of the army and navy, nor did he
mean TO say that that was to be the rate Of expendi
TURF for any length Of time. Hut he did mean TO
say that he eredibly informed, that including
The vast charge for transportation, and adding that
10 the other charges OF the army and navy the daily
expenses approached nearly TO half million Of dol
lars. One word on the subject before them. There
was great deal Of truth in what was said by the
senator from Arkansas, Mr.. SEVER, that there
were important measures 10 be ted on. Very
well. IL was not 10 their power TO prescribe any
1 time which might comport with the sense Of duty
actuating the other house and the proper discharge
OF the public duty deVolvlng upon It. The measures
Of the tariff and VI the must originate IN that
/ branch of the legislature. Now, all that they de !
sired was to make proposal TO the House OF KEEP
resentaIyes, Il they considered q consistent with the
proper discharge OF the duties incumbent upon them,
that they and the Senate should agree TO bring the
session TO a close on the 2Oth Of July II the pro-
posal were inconsistent with the Of duty OF the
House. it would reject 1t or defer its consideration,
and in the meantime 90 on with the business OF the
country. If the proposal mad been To NIX the day
without consulting the other house, every word
| of the argument Of the senator Mr.. sewer would
have had force.
Mr. SEWER. Let the other House make the
/ n oD 1sal
| Mr. WEBSTER. No inference is to be drawn
/ from that--the Senate might Just as well make the
first move the other house. Ii was as common for
the Senate 10 Introduce the proposition as the House
Again; did they know that Il had been tried Ia
| the other house-that the will Of a very decisive
| majority Of that house had been defeated by the
cOmplexity Of It's rules! lie was unwilling any
one on personal considerations TO sit there; and as
willing on public considerations. tie repeated, there
fore, that this was but proposition TO go before
the House where the man mass of public business
was TO be originated not already done and II seemed
70 him that no possible harm could result from in.
curing Of that house, whether 1t prepared or
not TO fix a day for the adjournment Of Con.
gess.
Mr.. DAYTON made few remarks in eXplana-
ton Of previous observations. He said that the
country was governed 10 much, =" and he wished to
diminish the plethora
Mr.. TURNEY was opposed to the resolution;
and made some pertinent remarks, showing the alb
solute necessity OF making suitable provision for
the expenses of The government before fixing day
for ad journment
Mr. J. NJ. CLAYTON said that he concurred en-
rirely ia the opinion expressed by the senator from
Kentucky, that by fixing a day for the adiourn.
ment Of Congress the transaction Of the public busl
ness would be expedited. The Goth of July ap-
peared to him 10 be very proper period upon which
70 fix But what he had heard in the latter part of
the debate had induced him to suffer gentlemen on
"A. do NJ H., 10, al.
time. IL had been minated that if Congress should
by the votes OF senator's his (Mr c. s) side OF
The chamber he compelled to adjourn at an early
period, and some of the measures which were ne
oessary for the supply Of articles for the army and
carrying on the war, should fail the responsibility
Of all that would be thrown upon them. Now he
did not mean to 10 take any part Of that responsible
ity. The whole oft should rest with gentlemen on
the other side. He would not fix the day Of adj
jpurnment FOR them. Let them take their own time
That was fair, and he thought they would then have
no reason IN complain.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he was sure that no member |
of that body could be more anxious than he was to
adjourn They had been in session for a consider
able time, and lie dcsrou6 10 return home.
But he must say, that looking at the state Of their
business without reference TO any particular meas.
ira, he was convinced that it in a condition
to warrant an early adjournment. And even If the
state OF their business admitted early ad ourn-
rnen he entirely concurrcd in the opinion that the
House OF Representatives was the proper body 10
originate such a motion. He did not think that ii
vas proper for the Senate to fix any day for the
House. He hoped that they would proceed as ex
peditiously as possible-as much so as if the day
we're fixed.
Mr.. BERRlEN remarked that if the suggestion
Of the senator from South Carolina were taken in
connection with that Of the senator from Massachu-
sets, there would seem to be peculiar propriety in
adopting the resolution. He thought that it had
been conceded by the senator from South Carolina
that the business of this branch Of the legislature
might be concluded within the time specified; and
adj that was sought was to give the other house
that opportunity of expressing their views on the
subject which their rules did not permit.
Mr.. CALHOUN corrected the msapprehenslon
of his remarks into which the from Georgia
had fallen.
On motion the question then taken by yeas
and nays, with the following result:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Archer, Ashley, Atherton Bag.
by Benton Breese Calhoun Chalmers, John NJ Clay ton
Jenness. Johnson, OF Nd Lewis NcDufi.. Mangum Pen.
nybacker, Rusk, Sewer Speigh Turney and Yulee
NAYs-Messrs Atchison. Barrow, Berien, Thoma
Clayton, Corwn, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton Greene
flanagan, Huntington, Johnson OF Louisiana. Miller.
ster, and Woodbridge-2l
So the consideration of the resolution was post
poned ill Monday next.
FRENCH sPoLIATIoN CLAIMS.
The bill providing for the ascertainment of claims
OF American citizens for spoliatons prior to July
3lst, 1901, was read third time; when
Mr.. HANNEGAN called for the yeas and nays
upon the passage of the bill; which were ordered,
and being taken, resulted as follows:
fEAs-Messrs. Archer Ashley, Baghy, Barrow Ber
ricn, Thomas Clayton, John NJ Clayton. Corwn Critten.
den Davis Dayton, Greene. Houston Iu ntington Jarna
gin, johnson OF Maryland, Johnson of louisiana Miller
Morehead Niles, Pearce, SEWER Simmons, Upham. Web
ster, Westcott, and Woolbridge-27.
NAfS-Messrs, Allen Atchson, Atherton, Benton,
Breese, Calhoun, Cass Chalmers Colquitt Dickinson Dix
Hannegan, Haywood, Jenness, Lewis, McDufe, Maugum,
pennybacker Ruk Semple speight, Turney, and Yulee
So the bill was passed; and the question upon the
title being taken, 1t was agreed to as above.
GEN. GAINEs's CALL FOR TROOPS.
The following message was received from the
President Of the United States; which was read:
To the Senate Of The United States:
/ communicate herewith report from the Sccre-
tary of War, transmitting the correspondence called
for by the resolution of the Senate Of the 5h inst
with General Edmund p. Gaines and General Winfield
Scott OF the army of the United States.