The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-29
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
FRIDAY, May %, 1876,
In SENATE.
The journal having been read
pKrIrIoNs.

u Winston nrayiag the reimbursement Of the
amount Of judgment obtained against him by the
United States and paid into the treasury; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and Or
deyed 20 be printed,
Mr.. CALHOUN presented petition Of citizens
of Philadelphia, praying that the duties on Watches
jewellery and precious stones may not be lncreased
which was referred TO the COMMITTEES on Finance
Mr.. UPHAM presented the petition OF Elias
Burnell and Nahum z. Jenison, praying the repay
ment Of certain duties paid by them under protest
on quantity Of raw-hides brought into the United
States from Canada which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. ATcHlSON presented additional documents
in relation to the petitions Of George Ramey and
Thos. Il. Januaryj which were referred 10 the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. CORWlN presented a petition Of citizens OF
Ohio praying the establishment ofa mail route from
Lebanon to Wilmington, in that State; which was
referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Pos,
Roads
Mr.. WEBSTER presented the petition of Boomer
Graves, 81 Co., and other merchants in New York,
praying that amount Of duties paid by them on
Java and Sumatra coffee, may be RENTED; which
was referred to the COMMITTEES on Finance.
The PRESIDENT presented the petition OF Rezin
Lewis, a seJeant-nsjor in the last war, with Great
Britain, praying an increase Of pension and an
allowance Of bounty land; which referred to the
Committee on Pensions.
On motion, II was
Rs,0irsd That when the Senate SAjOurns shall be to
Monday next
IA message was received from the House Of Rep
resentatiyes, announcing that said House had
unanimously passed a Joint resolution Of thanks to
General Zachary Taylor and the officers and men
under his command. Also joint resolution APP
poing committee of examination OF the West Point
Academy Also that said House had passed the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
A message IN writing was received from the
President Of the United States. Also verbal an
nunciaton that he had signed and approved bill
for the relief Of Peter German.
ADJOURNMENT OF cosGREss.
The following resolution submitted yesterday by
Mr.. HANNEGAN, was taken up for considera-
ton:
tres That the President Of the senate aud the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives close the present session Of
Monday the 20th day OF July next
Mr. DAYTON observed thai il appeared to him
that every thing which was necessary to be done
could be accomplished within a much less space OF
time than that proposed by the resolution for the
continuance of the present session of Congress- He
would move to amend the resolution by inserting
the Goth of June, instead Of the Goth fully.
Mr.. HANNEGAN replied, that for himself he
would prefer the day proposed by the honorable
senator from New Jersey, Mr.. DAYTON but from
conversations which he had had with members OF
the House Of Representatives. he had ascertained
FIX an earlier day for an adjournment than the one
proposed by the resolution. II was considered inn
possible TO get through the business in shorter
time and there would, therefore, be no hope Of OBJ
tanning the concurrence Of the House in the amend
ment proposed by the senator from New Jersey.
Mr.. SEWER expressed the hope that the ques-
ton would not be taken at the present time. He
not disposed TO fix the day Of adjournment I'M
al vote had been taken upon the subject of the ia
riff. For one, he was not willing to tie his hands in
that way; neither was 1t proper for Congress to do
so. This Congress was pledged to the country up.
on this question, and II was necessary that ample
time should be afforded for proper legislation in re-
lation to the tariff For the purpose LAS he said) Of
testing the que tion, he then moved that the resou
o ton be laid upon the table.
Mr.. HANNEGAN called for the yeas and nays
upon this motion; which were ordered, and, being
taken, resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Ashley. Atherton Bagby,
Breese Cslhoun Cas-. Chalmers, Dickinson, Dix, nay
SEWER speight, and westcott-IS
NAYsMessrs, Allen, Atchison, Barrow, Berrien Bright
Dayton, Fairfield, Greene, flanagan, Houston, Hunting
Jenness Johnson ola Miller Morehead, Niles Rusk
Sc nps, Simmons Sturgeon, Upham, Webster, and Wood
brdge-27
So the motion to lay on the table was mega
lived.
Mr.. ALLEN suggested to the senator from In.
diana Mr.. HANNEGAN] the propriety Of allowing
the resolution to be passed informally for the
transact and finish all the necessary public business
before the proposition fix the time of adjourn- |
ment should be entertained. There were very i'm |
pornnt measures to be acted upon and the present
position Of relations with Mexico rendered it |
highly improper at the present time to determine
upon the precise time of adjournment, as it was i'm.
possible to tell what action might be demanded on
the part of Congress. Individually he was IN favor
ofan ad journment at as early period con- |
sisent with the public interests, but good could
arise from fixing upon the day of adjournment |
at this times and he expressed the hope that the SEN
ator from Indiana would allow the resolution to be |
passed over informally |
Mr.. HANNEGAN replied that he would be hap |
ry to oblige his honorable friend from Ohio but he
could see no difference between passing the resolu-
ton by informally and ayiag it on the table, which
the Senate had just refused to do Had it been laid
the table; it could be taken therefrom at any |
time, and acted upon. He had not the slightest
wish to interfere with the proper performance of
the public business; and he had named day about
two months in advance, in order that there might
be ample time allowed for the transaction of all the
business that was TO be done. 1t was the sixth
month of the session, and he certainly thought it
nothing more than what was entirely right and
proper that one branch the other Of Congress
should indicate day on which Congress should
adjourn, unless some occurrence should arise, re-
curing that Congress should continue in session,
IN which case it would be very easy matter to re-
peal or rescnd the resolution It was a well known
fact, that there always disposition to procras-
innate the business of Congress until the day of ad
lournment was fixed, and that when such had been
fixed, both houses always worked up to it.
Mr. MANGUM remarked that his experience
was--and he thought the experience Of other
gentlemen IN relation to the proceedings of that
body, must have taught them--that difficulty had
often arisen from the adoption of resolutions Of this
kind, which could not afterwards be altered except
by concurrence of both houses; and he hoped that
the senator would consent to the postponement of
the further consideration of the resolution for few
days. Ia conclusion, he moved that its further con-
sideratlon be postponed until next Monday week.
Mr.. ARCHER expressed the hope that neither of
the propositions would prevail. The two houses
Of Congress should never, in his opinion, commit
themselves in relation TO the period Of adjournment
for longer time than two weeks in advance. 1t
ought to be clearly ascerained that there will be
impediment in the way Of adjournment, before
resolution fixing the day adopted 1t was not
in the power, at the present time, for any member
Of either house Of Congress to decide upon the pre-
else time when il would be proper for Congress to