The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-10

doing nothing but what the emergency of the case re
CURED and just vindicaton OF its own Responsibility
and authority demanded at their hands Therefore
he should be perfectly willing, and also, as IA
as he knew, would every gentleman on that side
Of the House be willing, that the resolution should
lie over until tomorrow But he could not consent &c
withdraw the appeal for the properly avoweC
by the honorable senator from Virginia. If the decision
which had been made by the presiding ocey Of the body
might be dangerous to the power OF selfprotecon IN tina
body. ''All resolutions shall lie day" Well
if these words TO be understood having uniyer-
sal application they were to be understood as exhibit
ing all the principles of parliamentary law by which par
iamenary bodies protect themselves from aggression
was it not obvious il there riot in the passages
leading TO that chamber- there open and gross
suit offered to the Senate whilst sitting there which de-
manded its immediate interpositon, the body would be
in the power OF any mob- single member objected the
resolution must Gle over till tomorrow, and not till
then should they consider whether they should punish
the offence committed today-they must wait till to-
morrow. to relieve themselves from an obstruction Of
business which existed only to-day. They must either
give up this day to rioters, Immediately show that there
power in the body to protect itself from injury and
insult He did not say, he did not believe that there
any gentleman who occupied that floor, who, in
the circumstances which he had described, would be
found to object to such proceeding He knew full well
vndicate the responsibility OF that body any member
on the floor He knew that he would. in shape or
FORM lend acquiescence to any such proceeding But still
it ndenaby followed that ii the proposition maintained
the other side were true in its extentf the decision
OF the chair well founded for the given by
the chair. Then, in the circumstances which he had
mentioned they should stand in the poweess and con-
tempble attituleall agreeing bat member TO the
removal of mpedments to the discharge Of its duty
OF being unable to protect themselves and necessarily
obliged to yield TO the assalant Such being then, the
principle which questions Of privilege took precedence
OF all ohers-that questions OF privilege always in
order-it was question for the Senate, not for an nd
vdua member Of the Senate to decide, whether par
tcular resolution OF that nature required immediate
ton might be postponed He had any disposition.
therefore, that the question should be hastily decided
Mr. DID nat nfor fho 40, he ~
the accuracy OF the view taken by the honorable
in relation to question of privilege taking precedence of
all others He had suggested the proprety Of withdraw
ing the appeal in order that the resolution might be al
lowed to lie for further deberaton But if the
Senate thought that dangerous precedent might be
tablished certainly he (Nr c. had objections to the
| Mr.. DAVIS believed that parliamentary usage in re-
gard to questions OF privilege, at all times and in all cir
cumstanees as far as his knowledge extended had esab
shed the principle that these questions might be made
the subject of immediate consideration Parliamentary
practice that point had been exceedingly well settled
Well now if it true, that the rule upon which the
chair relied, did extend to- and control that provision
of parliamentary law, then he apprehe that the rule
had obtained place in their book inadvertently, and he
had very decided impression that when the rules
to be examined, it would be found that questions of priv
ege constituted exception. He rose, however merely
to if he could not relieve the Senate from the predc
ament in which they were All concurred that this
subject might well be deferred until tomorrow and he
would, therefore, that the appeal and the resolution
be both postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. WESTCOTT expressed himself in favor of de-
ferrng the consideration until omorrow, in order that
all might have an opportunity OF reading the article which
was alluded to IN the resolution.
The question was then taken upon the motion of the
senator from Massachusetts postponing the further
consideration of the whole subject until and
decided in the affirmative divisionyeas 49, nays 49,
WAR STEAMERS.
On motion by Mr.. FAIRFIELD, the Senate proceeded
the consideration of the bill providing for the building
and equipment Of four naval steamships which had been
made the special order for this day, and it then
postponed and made the special order for Friday next
half past twelve o'clock.
THREE MILLION BILL.
On motion by Mr.. SEWER, the Senate proceeded to
committee Of the whole Of the bill making further APP
preparation to bring the existing with Mexico to
speedy and honorable conclusion
Mr. CASS, who was entitled g the floor, rose and ad-
dressed the Senate at length upon the BILL and the var
GUS topics connected with the subject
IA full report of the remarks Of the honorable SENATOR
together with the 1ebate which followed is in the course
Of preparation, and will be given in next publica
Mr. CORWIN then obtained the floor. and moved that
the bill be passed by informally until tomorrow which
was agreed to:
THE ARMY BILL.
Mr. DICKINSON, from the committee on the bill Of the
House to raise for limited time additional military
force and for other purposes, made the following re-
port:
NTnE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February TO- 1917.
Senate the dsagreeng of the two houses the
bill entitled An act to raise, for limited time, add
onal military force and for other purposes, report
That they have met the conierees on the part of the
House of Representatives and after full and free discussion
and conference the subject of the disagrceing votes
have agreed ecomnend and do recommend to the
pective houses follows:
That the Senate recede from its amendment proposed to
the first section of the BILL striking the the
bill after the word war in the 18th line, and agree that
said section stand as originally passed by the House with
words sin the OF the Senate" and inserting in the
said 18th line after the words " United Sates the word
sert the words below grade field officers and also
strike the residue of said Section after the word sses
son' in the 10Th line.
d. s. DICKINSON
JOHN NJ. NILES,
Conferees on the part Of the Senate.
A. G. NIvEN,
]. J. MCKAY,
S. +. VINTON,
Conierees on the part of the House.
After debate, in which Messrs. HUNTINGTON,
DICKINSON, BUTLER, CASS, DAYTON, BREESE,
CALHOUN, NILES, COLQUITT, BERRiEN, ATHER-
TON, and YULEE participated, the report of the COM
mittee concurred in, and
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal having been read
THE TEXAN NAVY.
Mr.. STANTON, from the Committee Naval Affairs,
reported back the bill to authorize the President to in
crease the naval establishment of the United States with
out amendment
Mr.. KAUFMAN moved that the said bill be referred
the Committee of the Whole the state OF the Union
and made the special order for Monday next
division of the question being demanded, il put
first upon committing the BILL and decided in the affma-
| tive.
The question being then taken upon making the bill
the special order Tor Monday next was decided in the