The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-06


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s was honoIed BY the receipt Of your note Of ,ss -.
s bssss d shas change q which Great Britain has
adopted BY the recent q ne, s
srnmsns with the decision Of the Presidents Of the United
eS%SsSs and
ss Sssss .h e vessels shall be Admired
po.,s 81 he United STATES. whether vessels Of British
register are BY the President proper sub
jsc for iss isstive consideration and will be submitted
myss q us occasion 10 renew TO you the assn
rance Of my distinguished o0n'id1 I ,s,C9 II
Ri. Hon. Sir II. L. BuLwER, &c, Nc.. &c
Mr. BADGER moved that the message and documents
be laid on the table and printed.
Mr. KING said he presumed the correspondence was
sent TO the Senate with view to having action
upon II He would suggest reference to the COMMITTEES
Mr. BADGER said he had moved to lay il on the table
for the present. with view to ascertain what course
would be proper with reference TO it.
to the Senate for their action upon IL and that the most
direct well as the most respectful course would be to
give j reference TO committee who would examine
II and put the Senate in possession OF the facts, with
some appropriate Recommendation.
Mr. BADGER thought there was no immediate neces-
Nj SEWARD expressed the opinion that it ought to
III. BSDcER withdrew his motion to lay /, on the
Mr. KING then made his motion to refer the document
to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD wished to divide that motion. Il
seemed to him that the first letter would properly go to
the Committee Commerce, but that the second letter
in relation to the impostonof duties iron, would 60
more properly before the Committee OF Ways and
Means, or perhaps some other committee. For this
reason, il seemed 10 him that there ought to be
division. He understood that both letters sent
y h en he
this government the action Of this government in rea
ton to certain class of British interests and the SUBJ
ecs DISTINCT the matter seemed to divide ITSELF and
to require different reference The whole procedure
struck him as something quite new; but # the British
minister could Be tolerated. making suggestions 70 this
government in relation to matters OF legislation, which
not only matters Of interest but OF feeling amongst
US be thought very desirable that there should be
a. IN the practice ior bis part he thought that
minister would Il be lakes upon himself % conduct this
come modcsion 81 he duties on tobacco Il would Be
very beneficial to his constituents
Mr. u concluded by moving that the second letter be
referred to the Committee Finance and the first TO the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts. preferred the propo-
stion to lay the document the table, not with view
70 have it remain there's but it was altogether somewhat
extraordinary in its character and would be well for
the Senate to look it little, before making any final
disposition Of IT, in order that when disposed Of might
be done in udcious manner II might be best to give
il finally the different directions indicated by the senator
from kentucky, lMr UNDERwooD;1 but at present, he
should much prefer that should go upon the table, with
directions to print
The question being then taken the motion to lay upon
the table was agreed 10.
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that the motion to print
would be referred to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, hoped that the Com.
mittee on Printing would report Immediately.
Mr.. BORLAND and said that so far as the Com
mitiee Printing concerned, they reported favor
of printing.
The question being then taken upon the motion to
print, il was agreed to-
On motion, the Senate adjourned