The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-17
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY H. 1850.

Mr. CLAY Mr. President, l have received | an
sue al least twenty sets OF resolutions from my own State
expressive OF their opinion IN favor OF this COMPROMISE
but none OF them requesting that they should be laid be
,9Ie tue Senate and have therefore declined 10 DO !
Unless this meeting made such request as the officers
have no right 10 substitute themselves for the meeting,
wish to know. uader the rules. whether upon request
from them after the meeting has been dissolved, such
The PRESIDENT There can be no e question ] in re-
gard to the rule, it is rgdy enorcedthat senator
is at liberty to present resolutions which simply sent
| TO himself or his colleague, without there ID request
accompanying them to lay them before the body. Ii
such request is sent they assume the form OF memo
rial and considered as SUCH they properly 20 before the
body But without such request contained in them. it
is not proper that they should be presented unless by
unanimous consent OF the body, all objection to their
cepion is waived
Mr.. CLAY. As they have been read, hope they will
be laid on the table made the point simply that il might
! Mr.. DICKINSON. have nothing to say in regard to
these resoutons but in regard meetings that held
without distinction of party" I would remark that
tney have become very customary and frequent ever
since the Buffalo meeting OF s4s and they all tend to the
same end have in my possession petition addressed
10 the senators from New York, by and style of
ohce, and TO the local representatives OF the city and
county OF New York, bearing about 10000 signatures,
embracing the most responsible and respectable of
ing their residences. have orborne present this
petition to the Senate, for the that il not ad
dressed to this body and therefore would not be strictly
IN order to present it here II other papers of like
character shall be presented TO the Senate and it is deter
mined that is suitable to do so, shall under that
yse bring them before the Senate M 2. at some sunss
bill, so called. in strong and decided terms.
Mr. HALE; have paper, Mr.. President, which is
addressed to the honorable Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatves in Congress assembled
MIR. FOOTE. Cnterposing.) suppose the honorable
senator from New Hampshire will not occupy the Senate
this pr6posion which understand is not yet disposed
OF.
Mr.. HALE. Is there any proposition now before the
The PRESIDENT. There is none. There was no OBJ
ecton made to the reception OF the papers offered by the
senator from New York. The proposition TO lay
them the table, and, if objection is made they will
be SO disposed O
Mr.. FOOTE I make objection sir and for this rea-
son simply consider all such propositions brought here
TO have originated IN purposes OF malignant and unprn
clPed mischief tired and sick OF such proceedings
The country n thoroughly nauseaed with them, and
shape or form to the continuance OF the horrible nuisance
under which have been long suffering from things
Of that character. therefore, the strongest and
decided manner object to the least consideration being
given to these resolutions.
| Mr.. HALE rose, but gave way to
| Mr.. SEWARD. who said: These proceedings, as |
have already stated addressed to the senators from
New York. did not deem that of itself sufficient TO
warrant me IN presenting them TO the Senate When
they were again transmitted to in writing, authenti
Gated by the officers with the request that should do SO,
deemed that sufficient aud accordingly presented them
respectfully think my proceeding was IN order. can
consent, Mr. President withdraw the proceedings
They abide at the pleasure of the Senate will only
observe that all resolutions OF instructions which
sent to senators and from the States
generally couched IN the same language the resolution
directing them TO be transmitted to the senators and rep
resentatves in Congress That has been understood 10
be equivalent TO or to imply request TO present them
Under these circumstances, whether not the Senate
shall consent to receive them, shall have discharged
my duty.
tor TO be right in his statement that these resolutions
now al the mercy of the Senate a corporate body
understand by the decision Of the Chair that they
al my mercy individual member of the Senate
and as individual am willing TO the respon-
sibity, and am proud to do it. am happy to have il
in my power to suppress the most Objectionable political
nuisance IN all the land and will not give my consent
TO the least consideration OF those resolutions.
Mr.. HALE. wish 10 inquire ii II ia not too late to
make the obecuon 70 thoreceplon OF the resolutions
The PRESIDENT. The question raised by The
senator from Kentucky AS 10 the rule concerning such
papers, and the resolutions presented by the from
New York being under consideration the senator from
Kentucky said he would not object; but objection
made afterwards by the senator from Mississippi The
Chair will repeat that the strict rule is, that paper
be laid before the Senate without the consent OF the
body, that contains merely instructions given by constu
enis To senator's and representatives here such norma
ton being furnished for the regulation Of the conduct of
those senators and representatives but IN order that such
papers be presented 10 this body, they contain
request that they be presented TO the body Therefore
although there has been great regulay in the past
ton OF the Senate this respect the Chair feels himself
bound in future, when bis attention is called to the sub
Iec To enforce the rule and the point s raised now
the Char would give notice TO the Senate that IN future,
he will direct to be returned TO senators all papers that
not 10 this body or directed to be ad be-
lore IT.
Mr.. HALE. hope the same rule will be observed in
regard papers that have been presented 10 the Senate
this morning. | think, SIR, IL will be found that New
York the only State from which resolutions have
been presented here this morning which do no, come
within the rule Resolutions presented here from
the State OF Iowa, under similar circumstances with those
from New York.
The PRESIDENT. Doe. the senator object to the de-
cisIon OF the Chair
| Mr. HALE No. air huf rish IN hav ve the rule
forced, to make II apply TO all the resolutions pre-
sented this morning
The PRESIDENT. The Chair supposed, when the
resolutions presented TO the Senate this morning by
the senator from Iowa. Mr. JosEs,1 that they ad
dresaed 10 this body and he was not o the TACT
until after they presented he would prob
ably have made objection himself The question
being made. he feels bound, the presiding officer, TO
enforce the rule without reference TO where such papers
come from, because the Chair has feeling in the mat
ter.
MIR. SEWARD | desire 10 say that. while cannot
consent To withdraw the proceedings am perfectly sat
s6ed with the integrity purpose and the correctness of
the decision OF the Chair on the subject
Mr.. HALE. Mr.. President, l have now paper that
want ~ present, which "a addressed TO the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the United States md do
not mean to be very long stating its contedM The
petition comes from class Of citizens who have but
right, and that is the right of petition II from the
coored people OF Allegheny county in Pennsy and
IL very Dumerousy signed They represent that by the
provisions OF the law OF 1893, stands. they
in the free States. aad of dark color of skim they have
not the required proof Of their freedom and subject
great harassment They state that whenever they are
claimed, they left without any protection by law and