The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-03

enity, 70 feouke hef io nei nhumahi,{ ~. ny
honorable friend from Virginia Mr. HUNTER mignt 70
gard such resolution as this also as interfering WIN Ins
domestic concerns Of Ausra but am allowed 70 nops
for his support Of IT, oythe Tact hat wns. ne mSs @1s
has uttered not single word OF censure IN %
the haIsher proposition Of the honorable senator lIom
Kentucky though really 4 seems to me tnsl ne would
have been far more jnsihabe IN attacking tna man ne
has been In his assauupon the resolution OF the nonora
BILE senator from Michigan must again regret inc ne
eessy which has arisen for occupying the ume o. .ns
Senate with hasty and desuory remarks upon great
national question, in reply to Of the most formal de-
iberate, and able speeches Of the session.
Mr. SMITH dO not rise e dssa ss hs ssnss toI
suggestions upon this subject 1t is Mr. President. some
what difficult for me conceive what Is really intended
By this oas " Of the re Ss ~.
duty OF inquiling tbe expedent to suspend diplomatic
relations with Auslria According to the particular Ian
guage Of this resolution they are 10 inquire INTO sne ex-
but also into the exredency OF Diminishing the minister or
charge now residing here as the diplomatic agent q
Austria in this country; lot dipomac rea.ons WIN @
government to have its representative here
This resolution, therefore, goes the length OF inquiry
into the expediency not only OF recalling our own charge
but also into the expediency OF the Dismissal OF the pio
desire now therefore, to ask honorable senators what
Congress has TO- do with that SUBJECT y nGt tne recai
tran minister here mere executive duty! by an act
passed at the last Congress- we made an appropnauon Io
the support Of charge at Vienna for ae current nscal
year; and this, permit me to remark, Mr. President 10
the method, the only method, in which Congress has
anything to do with creating missions OF susPendng them
We do not pass law saying that the President may send
minister TO foreign cour-o Paris. TO London, or to
Vienna. We simply make an appropriation for the cur
ana sgs The xa q P.sdsn
for the current year; and whether the charge is or
Is not to be recalled question with which neither
~. tba Souot have vuha evQr
to do Is II expected that the Committee on Foreign
Relations shall bring before the Senate joint reso
luton imposing upon the President q Inc ~ United
70 Austria And what sort OF legislation would tnat De
Il is obviously mere question for the Executive: Or s
the object Of gentlemen TO charge ihs C?mm.se M on
pediency Of repeang the appropriation already made at
the last session OF Congiess, when sir the current fiscal
year s more than half elapsed and about thirds o.
der Of the period may epse before this measure can De
carried through for il Is not the Senate alone that is to
act We are not now acting in our executive but IN our
ward any measure, il must be joint resolution requiring
the action Of both houses There be other propo
son Of which we can iaks coghizance except law to
year
Now. I doubt exceedingly, taking into consideration
that such law cannot be got through both houses until
after the lapse OF considerable me-for the committee
has 10 deliberate the law to be brought into the Senate
chamber and here debated and considered, then il Is to
be the House OF Representatives,, ana 10 20 pass
that body and ultimately 70 receive the approval OF the
PRESIDENT doubt exceedingly that It would become
law But suppose it did become law in April, May.
June before you can communicate the information o.
the result 70 our minister at Vienna the whole fscal
year would have elapsed. II is therefore proposition
- Do alF nVgztory thing trust the Senate are not
about 10 assdG3 ~ execu5ve tphes q
the President ofthe United States There PLAIN isw
upon the etq1osrQ0k Of the country saying tnsf TINS
mission shall EXT 1of the present current ana ne
Is TO Judge whether the honor and interest OF tne coun
try require that diplomatic intercourse snail OF snail mol
be maintained with Austria Does the honorable senator
vote for this resolution, he does not contemplate e re-
peal OF the appropriation Does he contemplate wnener
we shall make an appropriation for the next nsca year.
Here, sir take leave TO remark tnat tnis Is the only
way in which the Senate can take ursdction OF TINS
subject Il question OF appropnston and see tnst
the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations have already cnae
Of that subject Under the rules Of the Senate when me
pass in review all OF our diplomatic nblishments and
10 say which il, and which is not neessay and expe-
dent Why, then. is this proposition introduced nere
say that under the rules Oh the Senate tue on
Foreign Relations is charged with THIS very duty 20 lar as
the next fiscal year concerned peg esve say mere
that consider this resolution upon his subject as some
what peculiar and extraordinary-wnoiy uncaiied ior
totally unnecessary-for maintain the commttee can
only properly have before them instances OF TINS cnaace
when they come to the conslderauon oi tne appppmoh
bill, aud then wond be competent ior !he senator ron m
Michigan TO rise in his place. and move 70 sike out ne
appropns alton for our minister 70 Austna' ana ta -
the only dignhed, proper, ana sensible way anssc'
the business, II might De permued 70 max sucn re- G
mark as that II s me on'y uue, ps.nsne"y s a anu
congressional way IN wncn n's ,ha,