The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-17
In SENATE OF THE U. STATES.
THURSDAY, MARCH is, 1919.

Mr. TURNKEY moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration OF the resolution offered yesterday BY tbs
<uaor from New Hampshire, IMr. HALE.l insracdns
the Char 10 inform the executive Of Illinois that Genera
SHIELDS lad resigned his seat in the Senate Of the uEet
States
Mr WALKER Mr. President. there are two rssolu
tons your table. both OF which relate to subject
and rise simply to Inquire if we had betlsr Ake them
up their ORDER and in that way dispose of then One Of
the resolutions to which refer s that reported from the
ed BY the senator from South Carolina [Mr CALHOUN
1t appears to 10 be proper that the Senate should rsi
that resolution, and then the resolution of the
order, For one. prefer this course, prefer that we
should proceed to consder the resolutions the order
in which they stand and hope the Senate will concur
Mr. IURNEY. made my motion, sir, because, il
the Senate dispose OF the motion of the from
New Hampshire fsyorsbly. il seems TO shall put
end 70 the whole question do not see what further
we shall have to do with the report and resolution OF
the committee. The resignation of General Shields has
been received, there vacancy in the representa-
ton Of the State OF illinois this floor will appear
BY examination OF The journal and why, then, should
stand before the public Senate passing resolu-
ton to vacae seat which is already vacated? II APP
pears to TO be perfectly useless therefore, to take up
the resolution and the report of the COMMITTEES for any
purpose whatever My object is take up resolution,
which usual one when vacancy in this body
notify the executive OF the State OF the fact that there
such vacancy whether that vacancy has been occa-
stoned by eecton by death The motion Of
the senator from New Hampshire proposes to give that
notice. and that motion desire the Senate take up for
consideration cannot why the senator from Wis
desires 60 further than that Surely, there
be nothing personal TO prompt the taking up OF the report
OF the committee and acting upon It. There is nobody
here claiming seat which has been vacated and |
should think there could be difference OF opinion as to
the course which IT is proper to pursue.
Mr. FOOTE. | must confess, Sir, that participate
very decidedly in the feelings Of surprise expressed by
the senator from Tennessee fAfr TURNEYl that there
should be any opposition 10 a motion certainly dictated
by generous feelings, but as much, in my opinion,
prompted BY sound judgment BY generous feelings
burely this motion must be held have precedence
all other notions because il is based upon ccum
stances which disclose TO most clearly and nconies,
bly, the fact that have lost the jurisdiction of the
that have been considering 1t is not for me 10
say word in reefence 10 the senator from Wisconsin
Mr. WAIKER and TO others; but | must be allowed
say the Senate that the highest tribunal OF the land
the Supreme Court of the United States, in one noted
case and many other less noted. has decided
that when that tribunal shall ascertain, In any mode
whatsoever either upon the face OF the pleading col
aeraiy, that they have right to entertain jurisdiction
the before Them that they will dismiss the par
ties from the court at once.
Now. that is the case here. decidedly We had iuris-
dcton over the case II IS true, at time We lost it
BY the resignation OF the party concerned The htigani
the party instuting the suit before US, the plaintiff claim
ant, or by whatever you may call him, ha. dis
missed the SUIT, as he had night TO do. And shall
not under such circumstances, when we have lost urs-
dcon in the matter, pursue the course which not only
duty senators requires us to pursue but which
courtesy and generous feeling and all magnanimy mpe-
nousiy demand that we shall pursue Unless, indeed
there are persons-I would not intimate thar there
any snch persons here-bu unless there are persons
who feeling that there s som. l,tIe chance ~ n,kn
victim aaa feeling thai the ,aoas Of The yuture have
been thrust into thai victim are unwilling N ii - ~
hoi that has thus been CHAINED nntij fsj narsvraor
shall have been contaminated
MI. WALKER Tyiew This matter in . d;e.rec, min,
OF view from thai which has been thus considered hp
senator IRON Mississippi, [ Mr.. FooTEl do not know
to whom he would alude being the vuture who has
fastened his talons in the victim nor does II d;surb me
greatly TO know
Mr. FOOTE Will my honorable friend allow m., 7
thought spoke very rYeIicv fhnnch, he yrouId he
wholly undisturbeJ r. NAV be tha, s5oks lt,I rno,e
strongly than intended m, ,hoppht d;s.,ncv s,;d
thai made no aJhIsion 10 anv senator h.rs Hal bra
been snch An alusion nresnme Il xrnuId have ors ~
less discompoeed him but If ne has the eas,
that anv ajlus:o, ~ h;rn Nil ss.,ra L. ~ -,
did not intend The mos, distant anson " ,,r Tr;ena
from Wscons;n " s N
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imply am Therefore gralifed 10 know The fart ana
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moi intended IN aIlude 10 nv no.;t;on in this maize
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ji.ran, no;n, ~ v;nur to- d., i; h;ch ,ba sn.or
has inst rewad II .vnn.,h;,s Nth ,ho f..l;nr
by N. honorary. senator from Illinois mir nouoI s
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which he has not with great Seal ~ 7.ai md Al rpv
promnar shn,vn h;s Ja,a,mn .,;on - dafand b 1890;
and 10 defend those who ave HIM he an,hnry II s
rigb, He docs this with ahIitv a.. far :, have tnon
him and h,va tnoa-n nm gooJ rn.nvy.a-s + haIs,-a
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NAV offer him an observation which am snre he viii
receive as "a d;dv snS .s L;ndiv =, ~ i; Sn,endsd
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