The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-07
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So the bill was not considered
HOUR OF MEETING VUt0
Alr BADGER, II there is no business before the Sen
ate wish TO call up my resolution offered yesterday III
relation To the hour OF meeting OF the Senate.
Mr. HALE hoped that the rules OF the Senate 10 rela
ton TO the order Of business would be adhered 10.
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that the motion OF ~
senator from North Carolina (Mr. BADoERlw was in ord
Mr. CLAY asked the yeas and nays which were OF
Nh DAVIS, Of mississippi just now presented
bill for the action OF the Senate, for increasing the pro-
tecting force on the frontier IN my opinlon. providing
for saving the lives OF women ana cphuien ehuahgeie
hy ncursions oil the sayages, more important buslne
than determining the hour al which the Senate shall
consider that as comparatively Of very little Importance
All that this Senate has done, during the whole Of lh
session. has been 10 scatter the seeds Oh ds
sion That is the sort Of labor we do The Senate re
fused to take up the bill which ] reported, as under
stood, to take up this resolution - II
Mr. HALE Mr. President, | will also stale that N:
lust offered report upon bill tor the payment 10 the or
phaa children OF deceased soldier OF which wadu.
to him from the treasury OF the United States ma was
also laid aside for the purpose OF taking up ts fese
ton For that purpose, injustice is done TO the orphan
children OF soldier
Mr. RUSK. There are great many other bills 10 pre-
esey the same condition a. hi. ere y ne nono
bills upon the table which il IS matter Of great m. |
porance 10 get and there is not the slghtesl prohab
Ivy OF our getting at ana dlsposs o. lnem uul ais mat
been-n session some six months; and never since The
foundation OF the government. has so little Legislative
business been done during ihat eneth OF ums; The
whole time is consumed III making speeches. There
scarcely vote taken. Unless II was on yesterday, We
have not got hall dozen votes upon any subject during
any day OF the session. Bills OF all descriptions are
the same circumstances OF delay and we cannot reach
them, or get any action in relation to them. We have
tried meeting at II o'clock and nothing on earth is done
Let try, then, meeting at IL o'clock, and see II we
! not gel tired OF talking, and so ITO work:
i Mr. CLAY. Ii the senator who sits before me I'M
HALEl is really anxious Tor the despatch OF the business
OF the country he ought to vote Tor this very resolution
as means oil attaining his object What is the objected
this resolutions II is enlarge the time OF Legislative
action That will give nore time and better oppota
nifty Tor despatchng the public business Now, with M
gard TO the proposition OF the report made By the Commit
tee on Military Affairs-I believe its-over which The
/ honorable senator from Mississippi has charge-wha
was It'll He stated that he made report without recon
incubation. because there was an equal division % The
subject in the committee. Now he wishes, IN order U
lake the subject up and consider il in the Senate that We
should postpone the most important business which o.
can well be before the country and yet ne tells us that
was not matter OF such obvious importance as TO com
4 mand anything like unanimity IN his own committee
know nothing at all, very little, about the measure 10
which he refers; and should act very much, 10 rea
ton to it, from the confidence entertain IN the honorable
senator from Mississippi himself But cannot but an
tcpate when he tells that the COMMITTEES does net
agee that there would be division discussion and pro
Ilongation of debate in the Senate on the subject
4 Mr.. President, have been six months IN session
What have we done' The whole country are looking
upon with intense interest and anxiety, that we should
before me Mr.. HALE] compare In Importance his bill
interesting it may be to the particular parties concern
el-io the great subject which engrosses The public
mind and attention everywhere' Sir, IS not IN an un
friendly spirit towards any that desire the pas
sage OF this resolution directly the opposite II is 10
give time 10 do something for them. ! think that BY
meeting al Ii o'clock until dispose OF this business
which stands SO directly in the way and prevents the DE-
spaich of the public business OF the counlry-nn we
dispose OF this ncumbrance, which renders it impossible
for US TO do anything else we can go on with more ac
ltV fn~a xuaut mr. m W pspn
O'Clock again. and adjourn over on Thursday, as We did
at the commencement OF the session II only to NEE
the crisis, the exgency the necessity Tor action, and TO-
decision of this vital subject not only arising out o
the public soctude and the nature oil the but als
on account OF the necessity which we al feel who know
anyth ing about the condition either OF this House or ih
II Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. The senator has fallen
into an error about the bill which reported did moi
report bill from the committee or bring IN any new
measure Ii bill which the Senate had CONSIDERED
and passed. and which bad gone to the House, and pass
there, and come back with an amendment The ques
lion now is upon the amendment only The honorable
senator seems suppose that original measure
Il Mr. CLAY. understood there was division in ID
committee.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi On the amendment only
II Mr. CLAY All, on the amendment
i Mr. HALE The honorable senator from Kentucky
tells me what ought to do Perhaps ought to listen
Mr. ATCHISON rise 10 make an inquiry Of ih
Chair whether the discussion OF the merits Of this
luton be in order before IL is taken up
The VICE PRESIDENT ruled that the simple ques
ton before the Senate was whether the resolution shou
be considered and before that had been decided, II wa
not in order 10 discuss IL.
Mr. ATCHISON Then, | consider nearly all the dis
cusson thus far having been out OF order.
Mr.. HALE. Then, shall conhne myself TO the rea
sons which occur 10 my mind why should not TAX
il up; and in doing 80, shall ne compelled TO reply
the OF the senator from Kentucky why we shou
take il up. II understood him. the reason he assgne
why we should take il up, and come here at Il O'Clock
and sit Friday and Saturday, II possible, to get
vote through the Senate before the vote is taken In tn
House OF Representatives on similar measure pendln
there That understand to be the reason assigned %
not know how FART with parliamentary usage
to alude 10 facts Transporting in the other House, out
am opposed taking up the resolution, for the very a
sons assigned by him for IT, do not want 10 be drive
and long, in order TO pass vote in anticipation OF U
vote in the House OF Representatives. l do not kno
what the OF il may be but think the Object TO bs
their action My impression s, that when the hou'
speaks they will speak louder and 10 more purpose tina
any speech TO be delivered here during these three day
And think they will do TO quiet the country tina
any vote taken here could do. Why, cir, II Il had nc
been for this famous repor, of the Committee OF Thu
teen which has occupied ne-tenhs oil the Senate
long we should have been able 10 accomplish az muc
business ordinarily But is this extraordinary atteml
OF the Committee OF Thirteen TO tack together these bill
has been the origin OF the attempt made. But PEI
eeve that the Chair seems TO think that am somewb'
out Of order, and 40 will sit down. Laughter
The question being then taken upon the motion 10 TAX
up the resolution, il was decided in the amatveyea
30, nays 10, as follows:
Il YEAS-Messrs Atchson, Badger. Bradbury, Bdgh
Butler, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, ckinson, dodge OF Wiz
jones' King, Mangum, Mason Miller, Norton Norris Pat
Rusk, Shields smith, Spruance. Sturgeon, Turney, Unde