The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-16
INTERESTING PRocEE pINes.
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THE CLOSING SCENES
OF THE
First Session Of the Thirtieth Congress.
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WAsHrScros, Monday, Aug. IL, IS4s.
Senate.
ING UP or THE LONG PARLIAMENT.

WINDING or PARLIAMENT.
=, Senate met at nine o'clock. MIR. Atchison in
the chair Day lowering and overcast with clouds with
occasional intervals Of rain and sunshine.
Rev. HENRy SLIcERchaplain of the Senate delivered
A motion was made to dispense with the reading of
the journal.
Mr.. TuENEY objected.
The reading was prosecuted for nome nts,
when
MIR. YuLEE rose and asked correction of the jour-
nal.
This might have led to delay, had not Mr.
BENTON proposed to admit the correction without
question
GRAVE QUESTION
Mr. MILLERs resolution, offered yesterday, came up,
be sent to the mt on the last day of the SEES
sion, be suspended.
Motion made to apply it to all other bills las well
the Oregon billy not yet passed up to the President
Mr.. TURNEy rose, and proceeded to speak in sppo-
siion to the resolution but suspicion being awake,
session remaining and thus prevent the Oregon bill
being passed up 70 the President for his signature
Mr. WEBSTER called the Senator to order and inti-
mated that the object of the Senator from Tennessee
as understood was not consistent with the closing
hours Of toe session, and the pressing business upon
them. 1.-THE object Of the Senator from Tennessee
was to defeat the Oregon bill.
Mr. TURNEr raid that after the action Of the House
upon the Sepate compromises the slavery question:
he felt authorized to sacrifice every thing to defeat
the Oregon bin, and prevent its becoming alaw
Mr.. WEBSTER insisting upon his point Of order
MIR TuRsEv desired him TO write it down.
Write down the words.
MIR WEBSTER sat down and wrote out his point of
order, which was passed up to the Secretary, and
read to the effect that the Senator from Tennessee,
in the wide range Of debate he taking under the
pressing necessities of the business of the day was
out of order.
Mr.. TURKEY said there was no specification in the
charge Of any violation Of order.
MIR. CALHouS--The Senator from Massachusetts,
has not stated his point of order
Mr. Johnson, of Md, submitted that IL was in order
to appeal
The CHAIR-It is in order.
MIR. CALHOUN argued that there was no point Of
order indicated being violated by the Senator from
Tennessee.
MIR WrasrrR-I shall not debate the question for
in doing So the Senator from South Carolina will
fully accomplish his purpose, as by any other mode.
NV object is to consummste the business of Congress
At the closing hours Of the session, think 1t q de-
partue from the usages oil the body to consume the
time in useless discussion.
MIR TuRyEY did not consider IL any n violation
of the rules to discuss question at the close Of the
session, than at the beginning.
MIR. FooTE submitted that Senator from Massachu-
retts Mr Davis) had defeated very important bill,
by TALKING down the last hour the session 1.-THE Three
Million billy The objection in this comes with q
bad grace from Massachusetts,
Mr.. TURNEy and MIR. WEBSTER further prolonged the
talk for some minutes.
Mr.. RusK here came in mediator He had opposed
this Oregon bill in its present shape as earnestly As
any Southern Senator. But 10 had now passed, ana
he would not arrest the operation OF the law. He
would no pafame ntary obstacles to the de-
csion of the Senate Let the bill go to the President
There are some thirty odd bills in the situation
this bill fer Oregon 80,
Mr. ArusRroN-Tbe Army bill.
Mr. RrsN-I was coming to that. The bill establish
ing not has not yet bee sent to the executive
and that bl in which my constituents are deeply
INTEREST," a.. then there Is the Army bill, ana the de-
rartrc. NJ cannot y, ssibiy get along withoutit.
Itl,re the Clerk Of the II >use came ia. and "A
uounc,d that trtr Speaker hal signed the Army bu'
he Post Route bhl aud he Oregon bill Great pre.-
sane 81 ItoI" Va tie galleries a"d on the hoor o'ioS