The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-19
THE UNION.
So Mr.. Rvsx was not excused

] The VICE PRESIDENT inquired whether the power
vacancies; be supposed il was not
Mr. DICKINSON moved that the resolution be 50 ex-
The The VICE PRESIDENT. Ii can only be done BY
Mr. KING expressed the hope that no objection would
be made lie supposed that as the original resolution
CURED seven members. the Chair could without such
No objection being made, it was ordered that the Chair
have power @ NIL The vacancy occasoned BY the decna-
sLAyERY-sELEcT coMMrTEE.
] Mr. BENTON moved TO postpone all the previous Or
ders OF the day. IN order to take up Senate bill No l69,
being bill Tor the admission Of The State OF California
into the Unon and upon that motion demanded the yeas
and nays which were ordered
MI FOOTE, would simply suggest to the Senate
that il is obvious that several gentlemen who acted to-
gether yesterday in support Of the proposition then under
consideration are now absent twoud certainly be i'm
proper to take up this question at the present moment
that being the case think the Senate would hardly aci
before them, IN the absence OF several senator's who will
soon be here
Mr. YULEE | would ask whether, the morning
business being over the unfinished business OF Yesterday
does not proceed, as matter Of coursel
| The VICE PRESIDENT 1t proceeds, as matter OF
course, upon motion 10 proceed with the orders Of the
| Mr. YULEE When the Senate adjourned a subject
was under discussion, and supposed that was the first
business in 2 order today
and passed proceed to the orders Of the day. the
unfinished business takes precedence but it does moi
come up without such motion.
from Mississippi was addressing he Chair was an appeal
upon point Of order; and the appeal Withdrawn by
the rs senator a 9l,, from ON x Ke.ntacky
drawn, because the senator from Mississippi entitled
e the aoo and no motion could be in order until he
Welded the floor.
ported mt n the papers this morning
MIR. YULEE Would motion to proceed to the con-
sidsation Of the unfinished business have precedence
| The VICE PRESIDENT The Chair supposes that il
would not There is no priority in such motion. The
present motion can be voted down. and then that motion
would be IN order
teday with unfinished business and with the senator from
Mississippi Mr. Fo0TE] upon the floor It seems TO me
that necessarily comes up as the first business and you
cannot get rid Of the speech the senator making,
without motion 10 Law The unfinished business upon the
| table,
Mr.. BENTON. That is not before the Senate. |
make the motion postpone everything before the SEN
Mr.. KING. The Senate will recollect, as stated by
the senator from Kentucky that we adjourned upon un
finished business Whenever that is taken up, then il
will be in order for the senator TO to postpone with
view 10 act upon any other subject which he may wish
to accomplish but the moment the morning business is
through the unfinished business up matter Of
course and cannot get clear of it by motion TO post
pone all the orders resolutions, bills and every descrp
ton OF business have never known instance since
ing. When the unfinished business is taken up it is
right and proper should have the precedence Of every
thing, then it will be in the power Of the senator from
Me- BESN N MI President III know mo- that ae perfectly
well; but know also that involves double motion
one to lay upon the table, and the other to take up the
other subject Therefore, determined TO make the mo-
ton singly this morning, when could have direct
vote upon the question OF taking up the question OF Cali
fornia As for this thing of unfinished business, APP
prehend il is not the first time the Senate has adjourned
when business unnished-not the first time by up.
wards Of considerable. [Laughter] And on the next
day. the Senate proceeded precisely as i pleased My
motion is in ORDER sir; and now ask the vote upon IL
All that proposed to say was TO make the motion, and
ask the yeas and nays upon i.
TO the rules OF the Senate. The 3oth rule provides
that
The special order. Of the day shall not DO called by the
Chair before one o'clock unless otherwise directed by the
Then the 18th rule provides that
The unfinished bushes. in which the Senate was en-
gagged at the last preceding adjournment shall have the
preferences In the special orders Of the day
WISH them to submit to the Chair that as the special
orders cannot be called until o'clock and the unnsh
ed business has the pefeen in the special ORDERS il is
in order for the senator from Missouri to make his motion
The VICE PRESIDENT The Chair may be mis-
taken and il IL is doubtless Tor OF experience in
this body. The Chair supposes the rule to be this :
When any subject is properly under consideration it is
properly in order TO postpone H. The Chair does not
dersiand how anything which is not under consideration
can be postponed
Mr.. BENTON will restate my motion which was,
that all previous orders should be postponed for the pur
pose OF taking up the California bill
Mr.. CLAY. understand the course OF proceeding TO
be- TO that the order OF the day be taken up and
then, when il is taken up, 10 to lay the
BILE You cannot postpone business which is not yet
reached. When we adjourned yesterday. gentleman
occupying the floor, and adjourned with the un.
Outstanding that he retained the floor 10 proceed with
his speech Now. sir. will you postpone, along with
Bile senator tMr. FooTE He has the right 10 the floor
whenever The orders OF the day regularly taken up
Mr.. YULEE. | will ask that the unfinished business
OF yesterday as the special orders OF the day. be now
taken up, and will refer the Chair the 18th rule OF
the Senate:
The unfinished business In which the Senate was en-
gagged the Inst preceding adjournment shall have the
preference in The special orders Of the day.
will refer the Senate also to the o0th page OF the
Manual, which has the following:
When any member moves therefore, for the orders Of
the day TO be read NO further debate permitted the
question be fore the House for the debate might proceed
L might proceed through day, and defeat the order
Now sir take that the unfinished business OF yes
terday is the order OF today and that il motion il
made proceed with that, will be the duty OF the
Chair to the order TO be read and when the mo-
lion is made and the business taken up, then and not
before, motion TO postpone will be in order
move sir, that the unfinished business OF the day be
The VICE PRESIDENT II appears to me tina, the
first rule which bears upon the subject is the 3oh which
says;
The special orders Of the Senate shall no, be called by
the Chair before o'clock, unless otherwise directed by
the Senate.
The Chair supposes, under that rule, the motion.
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