The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-08

The PRESIDENT. The Sergeant Arms will ascsr-
tsn whether there u q quorum -.
The Sergeant al Arms having made count Iepot.eu
10 the President who announced that quorum was now
M YULEE. Do understand the Chair that there is
fhs PRESIDENCY Ii Is 80 stated by the Sergeant.st-
Arms
The PRESIDENT. There IS no quorum within the
After another count the Chair stated that there were 81
MI. YULEE resumed. and had completed the reading
Mr.. SOULE, (interposDg,) said We are without a
quorum and shall object any business being trans
Mr.. FOOTE Is il not rule of the Senate that no
me nbsr shall be interrupted while speaking
Mr.. SOULE do it with the consent OF the senator
from Forida so that even il there was such rule, am
- The PRESIDENT. When the attention Of the chair
is called TO the fact. he must notice il. IS
Mr. FOOTE. Can that be doae when senator is
The PRESIDENT. /, is in the power Of any genile
TODD So There is no quorum present. as the Chair
isinormed by the Sergeant AHas.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. | suggested that thought call
OF the Hose was proceeding recognised by the usages
OF the Senate. think /, within my recollection that
such proceeding has been had
The PRESIDENT. The senator is certainly under a
mistake The Chair has had thirty years experience OF
the proceedings Of the Senate, which am certain ought
to give some acquaintance with the usages OF the
happened during that time. There is call OF the House
the other chamber but nothing OF the kind here There
penalty attached to the absence ct senator's. and they
can be summoned 10 attend by the Sergeant al Arms
will read the rule upon the subject X follows
No shall absent himself IRON the OF the
Senate without leave Of the Senate Is first Obtained And
in less number hu quorum Of the Sinae shall
ey heeby authorized 10 send the Sergeant
A.. :, any 0 s,, :, % BY as ~
me bers shall at the expense oi such aben
sa u 4 hs seaaa when q, eo
vened adge sufcent and IN that case the expense
shall apply as we'll to The first Convention Of the senate q
the legal time Of meeting as 10 each day OF the session, at
Ter me hour has arrived 70 which the Senate stands ad
Mr.. DOUGLAS Well, that is precisely what mean
bya call of the House You can direct the Sergeant-a
Arms 10 60 for the absent members.
Mr.. YULEE. suppose il is in the power Of a mi
The PRESIDENT. Certainly
Mr.. DOUGLAS. l know OF no other way by which
we can obtain the attendance Of members.
Mr.. SOULE. move that the Senate do now adjourn
Mr. DOUGLAS ! call for the yeas and nays
The question being taken upon the motion TO adjourn
was decided In the negatye--yeas 2, nays 23--as
follows
YEAs-Messrs Bell. Foote Houston, King. Psarce,
NAYS-Messrs Baldwin, Benton. Bradbury, Bright,
Clake Davis Of Massachusetts. Daynu Dcknsoa Dodge OF
ill., Jones MOTIFS sewssd Shields, Smith, spruaaee Up.
ham, Wales, and Winthrcp-2s
Several SESAroas. No quorom voting.
Arms be sent TO summon the absent senators
their seats.
The question being taken upon the motion to send the
Sergeant at Arms to summon The absenees, II agreed
to. Ht@ --tf
The PRESIDENT ordered the Sergeant alarms to
proceed to notify the absentees 10 attend IN the Senate
and that officer left the chamber perform the duty
signed him.
Mr.. SOULE. Will the senators present allow me to
remind them
Mr. DAYTON. call the senator 10 order There is
not quorum present. and il is ont OF order 10 proceed
Tue PRESIDING OFFICER. The senator Is out Of
order.
Alter considerable delay, and various counts
tain whether there aqaorum present. Ia quorum being
wanting each tme) H1ls
Mr. DOUGLAS said: Mr. President, there is, I believe,
motion which is in order; and inasmuch large
Runber Of the trends OF California who pledged to
stand by have deserted the chamber and left with
quorum, will. in order 10 bring a close.
that the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being taken on the motion TO adjourn,
agreed to; and
The Senate, at O'Clock, p. m, adjourned.