The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-31
THE DAILY UNION
TUESDAY,, March 81, 1876.
IN SEN ATE,
The journal having been read


PETITIONS,
Mr. SPEIGIT presented the petition Of Abram
Adams, PRAYING permission TO relocate military
bounty land warrant issued TO him for his services
ia the last war between the United States and Grea
Britain; which was referred 10 the Committee on
Private Land Claims. .-......
NATIONAL ARMoRY.
Mr.. SEMPLE presented the petition of citizens
of Illinois, praying the establishment of national
armory at Fort Massac, on the ONO river, IN that
State; which was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. CoRWIN presented the petition OF citizens
of Ohio, PRAYING the establishment OF msil-route
from Lebanon to Wilmington, and the discontinue
ance of the route between Waynesville and VIII
mington, in that Statei which was referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. DAYTON presented a resolution passed by
the Legislature of the State Of New Jersey, in favor
Of the removal Of certain distractions to the navga-
ton OF the Delaware river; which was referred 10
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. WESTC0TT presented the petition OF JON
athan Smith, an officer in the revolutionary army,
was referred TO the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims.
Mr.. DICKINSON presented remonstranee of
citizens of the State Of New York, against the re-
newsl Of patent heretofore granted to Jethro
Wood; which was laid upon the table.
RrRopucrIos OF BILL.
Mr.. II. JOHNSON, pursuant TO notice, asked
and obtained leave to introduce bill for giving eff
feet to the eighth article of the treaty with SPAN;
which passed first and second reading, was refer
red to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and
ordered to be printed.
GENERAL Orders OF THE DAY.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill
authorize the clerk Of the county court Of Bates
county, Illinois, to enter certain quarter section OF
land, for a county seat; which read third time,
and passed.
message was received from the President Of
the United States, announcing that he had signed
and approved an act, authorizing the Secretary Of
the Navy to contract for American water-rotted
hemp for the use Of the navy of the United States.
Mr.. BREESE remarked that he yesterday gave
notice Of his intention to call up for action this
morning the report in relatino TO ahordng add
tional accommodations in the Senate chamber to the
public; the hour being nearly expired, he would not
do so to-day, but he renewed the notice for to-mor
row morning.
After some further conversation on the subject
between senators MOREHEAD, ARCHER, and
BREESE,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the res
olution submitted by MIR. JOHN NJ. CLAYTON,
in relation to Oregon correspondence, when, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. c., 1t was informally passed by.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
folio wing resolution, submitted several days since
by Mr.. BAGBY:
Rssolp,d That after Monday next the Senate will meet
at III o'clock, an
Mr.. ALLEN proposed an amendment TO the res.
olution, to take effect tomorrow.
Mr.. BAGBY accepted the amendment.
Mr.. SEWER expressed his willingness TO sit on
Fridays and Saturdays, rather than TO meet at | |
o'clock in the morning. He found that the de-
mands Of business fully occupied his time in the
morning, and II was in his judgment too early in
thaa To nat nj arlx hon
Mr.. ALIENS object in making his suggestion,
was to give as much time during this week pos
sbe for the discussion Of the subject before the
Senate. II afterwards it would be found proper
to recur to the old practice, very well. But il was,
he thought, desirable to give another hour daily to
the discussion of the special order, which it was
highly desirable to bring as soon possible to a
close. ...'. ed
Mr.. BERRlEN concurred with the senator from
Arkansas tMr. SEuER.l The duties devolving up
on the members Of the Senate was Of such nature
rendered il impossible to meet at early hour
az IL o'clock, and discharge them adequately. The
industry Of senators-their attention to business
the amount of labor performed by them--were not
to be determined by the length OF time they sat in
that chamber. Their constituents understood that
perfectly well. They had good reason to know that
The fact was he had stated. With respect to the
amendment, it peculiarly objectionable, and es-
pecally when viewed in connection with the object
which prompted the mover, which was stated to
be afford more time for the discussion Of the spe-
cial order at present before the Senate That was
very grave and important question before the Sem
ate, which members had been heard at their leis-
ure others desired to be heard and it was certainly,
in his judgment, asking little much that any of
them should be subjected to the disad vantage Of ad-
dressing the Senate after its patience had been ex.
hausted by listening previously to long and eabo-
rate discussion Of the question. He could conceive
of nothing that would Justify that on the purt of
those who had already spoken. 1t appeared to him,
departure from the courtesy Of the SEN
ate, with regard to all its members.
Mr.. BREESE also concurred with the senator from
Arkansas. If the rule were confined to the present
week, very well; but to any extension of it he was
decidedly opposed. 1t was certainly at a much ear
lier period Of the session than that at which the
Senate had been accustomed to change its hour of
meeting, reference to the journal would show
Any limitation at present Of the time allotted for the
discharge of the important duties devolving upon
senator's in attention to committee business would
greatly embarrass them.
Mr.. BAGBY remarked that four months of the
session had passed away, and he wished it to be
distinctly understood that his sole object was to
economic time and expedite the public business.
Mr. SEWER made few remarks inaudble in
the gallery.
Mr.. WESTCOTT was opposed to both PROPOSE
tons. He was opposed to meeting at ii O'Clock,
and to sitting on Fridays and Saturdays He
found it necessary to visit the departments in the
morning on business of his constituents, and could
not get to the Senate chamber before IL o'clock; on
Fridays and Saturdays they all had public business
to perform more important than making speeches.
As for the censure or ratings of newspaper editors
or others, he paid no attention to them
Mr.. HANNEGAN was opposed to the resou-
ton. He had been afforded ample opportunity Of
the Senate, and he desired the same
privilege in all it's extent to be given to others.
Mr.. MANGUM hoped the resolution would not
pass He had no disposition to proract this dis
cussion unreasonably.
The question was then put and negatived.
A division was called for, and resulted as fol-
lows--ayes I3, noes 81.
The resolution was therefore rejected.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
resolution, submitted several days since
by Mr.. BREEsE:
Resop That the Secretary OF the Treasury be- and he
10 hereby authorized and directed to the maps
of the runlic Senate
and complied from the actual surveys finished so as
render them useful for the purposes for which they
originally intended: Proudd f the same cannot he finish
ed with the force at the disposal Of the said
the General Land Office, then and in that case additional
force be employed for that purpose.
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