The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-21
THE DAILY UNION.

10 the second reading.
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. DIX moved to postpone the prior ORDERS and
hatthe Senate take up the bill TO amend an act entitled
" An act 70 provide revenue from imports, and TO
change and modify existing laws imposing duties
on imports and for other purposes" which motion
was agreed To, and the bill being considered as in
committee Of the whole,
Mr.. ID. stated that he would be under the necessity
Of leaving the city the 2Sth Of the present month
for few days, and It was probably that the bill
might be reached in its regular order on the calendar
before his return. Being DESTROYS Of being present
when the bill was taken up, he moved that II be
made the special order of the day for Monday, the
llth OF May which motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, pursuant to no.
tce, asked and obtained leave 10 introduce bill 10
confirm 70 the heirs and legal representatives of
of Pierre Dufresne, the title TO a certain tract of
land; which was read first and second time, and
referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr.. MoREHEAD moved to postpone the prior
orders Of the day, in order TO take up the ball for
the relief Of John p, Skinner, and the legal rep
resentauyes Of Isaac Greene; which was agreed to.
The bill was taken up, read a second time,
and considered in committee of the whole.
Mr.. SEWER called for the reading of the report
OF the committee reporting the bill, which was or
dered and after some conversation IN relation there
to between senator's PHELPS and NILES, the bill
was laid on the table.
THE MESSAGE. fhoh THE HOusk.
The hour of o'clock having arrived
Mr.. ALLEN rose and moved that the Senate
now proceed TO take up the message from the House
Of Representatives.
Mr.. HAYWOOD then said that when called to
order he was about TO submit TO the Senate that the
question before il whether il would consent to
the appointment Of a committee Of conference with
that appointed by the House. A committee Of con-
ference was a committee raised under the joint rules
by the concurrent action Of the two bodies; and a
proposition refer question that committee was
motion 10 refer the main subject and motion TO
refer had precedence OF the settlement Of the main
question. That, therefore, was the only motion
then in order unless il the intention OF the sem
from Ohio TO refuse the concurrence and 10 pro-
coed at once TO dispose Of the question. He (Mr
H. did not suppose that that was the intention of
the senator. lie submitted the question TO the de-
cison Of the chair. Considerations Of polteness and
courtesy, it seemed TO him, alone sufficient to
induce the Senate TO give precedence TO the motion
TO raise a committee OF conference II the Senate
entertained a proposition to recede, it would be
equally in order 10 entertain proposition to insist
and then to adhere, thus completely oyerruling the
message Of the other house as to the conference
They would have decided the question as to which
they disagreed before comforting, He submitted to
the chair whether the appointment ola committee Of
conference was not first in order.
Mr.. ALLEN remarked, that it seemed to him
that the question made by him had precedence of
that submitted by the senator from North Carolina.
He (Mr. A made the question which related solely
to their own action 1.-THE Senate receded from what
il had DONE then the House had no Difference with it,
and ofcourse there was nothing on which to appoint
committee Of conference. That, therefore, in the ma
tura order of things appeared TO be the proper
question. Ii the Senate refused to recede, then
would arise the case in which il would be proper to
consider whether or not a committee of conference
should be appointed. But the question then was
hta A AZ pnnH hath tbaS ap "a
would agree TO undo the thing which il had done,
and by doing which the difference between the two
houses had originated IL the Senate should recede
the difference would be at once ended and no com.
mttee could be necessary 1.-THE Senate refused to
recede, then, and then alone, would the question Of
appointing committee necessarily and properly
arse. He submitted, then, without at all pretend
ing TO be deeply skilled in the knowledge Of the rules
on this subject, whether the view he had presented
was not the common-sense view, if he might be al
lowed to designate it,
Mr.. HAYWOOD replied that he did not feel any
particular inseress N the matter proposition for
| a conference was motion to refer disputed ques-
ton between the two houses to a committee OF con-
ference; and motion to refer had expressly, by
the rules, precedence Of the main question II was
proposed however that they should decide the main
question first, and then settle the other afterwards;
for although the senator from Ohio well remark
ed if the Senate receded there would be nothing to
REFER yet how much would there be to confer about
in the spirit of concession and settlement after the
Senate by deliberate vote had refused to recede
How much better would their conferees be off, with
the exception that they went to the conference with
the solemn vote Of the body refusing recede and
then when they came back, supposing that they
moved as the result of their conference recession,
| how absurd, when the question had been previously
decided, and the motion would be accordingly out of
ORDER As he had observed, however, he had no
particular interest in the matter one way or the
9th hnte an n IN he Virp
| Mr.. ALLEN had but remark to offer. 1.-THE
Senate refused to recede, and appointed committee
of conference, they would do exactly what the
House had done-that is, they would declare their
determination to stand by their own act, and then
to appeal to sort of ntermediatory tribunal for the
settlement of the question between the two houses
Now, he (Mr. A. answered the senator from North
Carolina by saying, that after the Senate refused to
recede, they could do precisely what the House had
done when they refused to concur but the House
did another thing after that-they appointed a
committee. Very well. Then it would be in
order for the Senate to appoint committee,
and the two houses would occupy precisely sim
liar grounds, and the two committees occupy pre-
csey the same position. That was all. He was
about to say that another degree might he attained.
The House Of Representatives might take another
step, but the Senate could not having appointed a
committee, there was a final action of the body. II
the Senate refused to recede, and appointed COM
mittee that put end to the controversy far as
the two houses concerned, until the result, Of
the meeting of the committees should be known.
In that case, the Senate, as he had already re-
marked, would do precisely what the House did
take another vote on the question of standing by
what it had done before the appointment of a COM
mittee.
Mr. CALHOUN did not regard the question of
order that had been raised as matter of much con-
sequence. If the motion of the senator from Ohio
prevailed it would be exactly reversing the vote
givep yeeterdav. and from the LARGE mnioritv then
that was result not very likely to happen, as it
would be tantaInount to a reconsideration. As TO
the mere point Of order, he regarded the view Of the
senator from North Carolina Mr.. HArwooDl as
the correct one. The motion for reference was a
privileged question and overruled any other.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN inquired if the result of the
motion that had been made be not to recede, would
the subject still remain before the Senate for a
further affirmative question for "inssting" cad
heringi"-or was the motion now made equivalent
to one or other ofthese questlons1
[Several SENATORS. at is not."l
The DpESJnENT aaid n wa the orinion of the