The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-09

for any other article appearing in the Republic" beg
leave to say here that The pape IN the NAN, so lar as
which the senator has referred is conducted with deco
and with proper respect for the two houses OF Con-
qess. and perfectly willing that the public shall
matter. and put them IN contrast with the ealunny and
abuse which daily and necessarily appear in another
Rs soo4E sE ss1sd 3 aaMsf d
senator proceed "a tat strain would suggest thai il
gans Of the Senate. lLaughterl We ought 10 main
tain the dignity OF our organs However Mr. President,
i the honorable senator's tastes different, win not
Mr. SMITH The honorable senator from Missis.
spp is but seldom heard in the Senate. He is not much
n The habit Of making speeches and suppose. there.
tion in the speeches Of others. Laughter i am
quite willing. therefore, that he should interrupt
that the honorable senator from Arkansas the char.
man OF the Committee on Printing, should have
hought necessary to do anything more than 70 state the
stated by him, that one week ago-I believe at the
expiration Of one month alter this document was
sen. to the senats-hs attention Of the Committee on
Immediately. Il was at my instance, believe; at any
rate, concurred in the suggestion, with the other mem
put in hand and printed soon possible for was
very apprehensve that should be called upon to set
tie all pending questions before these documests Of the
very highest importance and proper for the consideration
Congress- could be printed and put into the hands OF
| the members Of the two houses.
This is ALL Mr. President, which Ideem it necessaryto
say upon this subject except to express further surprise
and regret that the honorable senator in repeng this i'm
pntaon upon the majority here which is considered un
Just and unfounded, should have deemed II necessary
to make an attack upon the administration for sending
papers which, he says were unnecessarily v0lumi.
nous desire that my honorable friend would inform
the Senate how he knows this Has ne examined those
papers, Does he know what is material and what Is
immateria' certainly do not. believe that the ad-
mnsration has made the communication IN good faith,
that i, hQ
1t may have communicated much matter, which IN its
judgment was unnecessary; but how could know what
Congress would consider material and what mmaterlals
Pains taken, therefore, TO communicate everything
which by possibility might within the call made
by Congress Nothing less than this could with propre-
The truth is Mr. President that the real dfRcultyis
with the system that have adopted for the public
printing / i vieou. system y Z i n not the fault q
the two houses of Congress II is not the fault OF the
Executive. but ii is the fault Of the system. a$
i Mr. FOOTE, (interposng) am very unwilling, MIR.
President, to interrupt the honorable senator DO not
wish speak myself but feel it my duty TO call him to
order There subject now before the Senate and
do not think that speech upon the subject Of the public
printing is now properly listened to- hope that the
Mr. SMITH The honorable senator from Mississippi
listened very patiently TO the senator from Afkansas
BoRLAsD in speech in which ne was making charges
to which am now simply replying
SMITH know nser sery WeI WSa ina, Ii. oaoab
from Mississippi would not intentionally deprive
me Of the opportunity 70 reply TO unfounded mputstons
Connecticut that should cali the stseion Of the hon
orabe from Mississippi to the fact that the oor
had been given to the former to reply to the honorable
senator from Arkansas and that he is now speaking
Mr.. FooTE intended making an importan. motion
Mr. SMITH do not wish to occupy the time of the
Senate, especially when the floor is due to another gem
tleman Mr. WALKER] for this hour Ihave only now to
add that il is totally impossible that should have the
public documents printed and placed in hands at
early day under the existing system, and that intend at
earliest convenience TO bring the subject Of the pub
lie printing TO the attention OF the Senate with view to
i'm mportant notifications
arose simply 10 say that there has been no fault in
81 s no espousbs for The article referred TO-
nor for any other articles which may appear in the "Re
publc and that the fault with the present imperfect
edied by the action Of the Senate itself.
Mr. BORLAND. | wish to ask the honorable senator
from Connecticut one question simply wish 70 know
nies that the Republic" is the organ Of the admnisa
tionl
Mr.. SMITH The administration has no organ, and is
no more responsible for matter appearing IN t1s Re
public" than IN other papers wnch render CORDIAL sup
port
SELECT COMMITTEE. sa
Mr.. FoOTE Mr. President, do not rise for the pur.
pose Of addressing the Senate The business which
am going introduce be disposed OF Immediately,
though i is important am desrous to bring II forward
at this tme because before several senators who
not always here wish, slr, 10 call up tne resou-
utions of the from Tennessee, lMr BEL with
view to refer them to committee, as stated IN the
writing which bold in my hand u is, in fact, com;
mttee 70 be organized precisely in the manner proposed
by me the other day.
Mr. SEWARD. | have no objection TO the honorable
senator's calling up his resolution it is not to interfere
with the order Of the day; but il il is to raise debate,
must object the floor to-day belongs 10 the senator
from Wisconsin. st.' t,.s.. .fit
Mr. FOOTE I do not intend that The whole matter
may be disposed Of in few minutes. esf
| Mr. WALKER Does the senator expect that the
string OF resolutions OF the senator from Tennessee
be brought up here and any action be taken upon them
without exciting discussion Such suppositon is not at
all probable ~ ..e.ss5y
| Mr. F0OTE. simply move 10 take up the resoln-
tons for the purpose OF referring them viii state IN
addition, that have not done without consulting with
nearly every leading member OF this body have Their
assent am extremely anxious 10 refer this whole mat
ter TO a committee now, in the hope that they may De
able TO concur in some pan early Monday next for
the amicabe adjustment OF all the difficulties which en-
compass the question of slavery.
4 Mr BALDWIN object to the consideration OF that
resolution al this time, because know that no such
resolution AZ that be adopted in this body without
discussion II should certainly be the privlege OF the
senator from Wisconsin to occupy the nocr this morning
according 10 understanding He has courteousy
Welded 10 the wishes Of the Senate heretofore, and the
/ same courtesy is now due 10 him.
i Mr. FOOTE I will not squabble about uiRes. have
said distinctly that my object interfere with the
rights of the senator from Wisconsin; and now since
find that an endless discussion to arise about my prop
ositoo, TO be participated in by everybody, win with
draw for the present, giving notice 70 the Senate.
however, that will. al the very earliest moment re-