The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-17


is worse-the act, or the words which describe the
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act. hs ts here ny 20 e hs
will we not have the public judgment upon the question.
Which is worae-ths act. or The words in which i s
stated viii reproduce what said yesterday. sir
will put the knife into the nerve again. and l viii
whether the gentleman will touch it-whsther ! can
bring him up to it;
Whom the filling up Of that mysterious blank.
carefully guarded. may be able demonstrate that the
effect 81 this congomerstoa OF bills and that reservation
blank % be filed =, the as j. 70 osn s an a sac Co.
carry through the omnibus bill, with all Us muilarioas
dsSsop the so tbs. the of tao1ns and he
establishment Of governments for Two Iertorles may de-
4 Is do R. win present the highest evidence d the fla
grant snomiy OF lacking 6s together which
hibtsd
There is where the u.s. sir He says the bill is
caught. | went on TO say
The bin is caught Essra~ts dsi.efo-taken the act
seized BY the throat. and held up public view, (and
here Mr. b grappsd blu and held il up)-[s did so
see him, sr-in the act OF perpetang crnein
the very ACT Of auctoneetng for pass itself /
.nd ae 70 BE- aaOs aa %
warning against all future oonanctons of incongaous
Now, the senator from Kentucky carefully picked
out that sentence which lies between the two parts of
this nerve-the two ends OF this nerve. In the FORE
part pointed out the lacking OF incongruous measures
and the making the fate of these depend upon
the amount Of money voted to Texas instead OF depend
Ans n ss Of
lrecnrred to that enormity constituting the crime
the bill and adhere to it. have nothing to do with
to draw themselves up here six feet high and proclaim
the great responsibility OF those who have drawn up q
bill and SGrxh H. s have ' p 70 az with hi
measure that comes before And the language which
Ihave used s parliamentary adhere to the language.
viii TAKE an issue upon that. now give him the Ian.
guage in writing, sir and let him cali me to order and
Let i be passed upon give it in writing let anybody
have the judgment Of the Senate and OF the American
M1 clay Ga i / call the senator to ORDER Mr. Presi
Mr. BENTON. will write down the words
Mr.. CLAY; It is for me to write down the words.
Mr.. BENTON. Write them down; will sign them.
MI. CLAY ! call the senator order for the words
this BILL framed by the committee. is bill Of auction
ssRs 81 ys's1 y Prss Tss from
called the senator from Missouri 10 order for having made
abatement upon the floor OF the Senate
Mi. CLAY: beg leave to add TO this expression the
previous one by the senator-the crime Of the bill
The PRESIDENT The Chair will read the words
he understands the senator from Kentucky have called
the senator froul Missouri 10 order for having used
Tho bill is caught fagrams delicto--taken in the
seized by the throat and held up public view-in the
act Of perpeuating its crlmein the very of
tioneering for votes to pass itself
Mr.. BENTON. | demand that the previous and the
concluding sentenceebe added:
willing they should be added.
Mr.. BENTON, Tin his seat) 1t all comes in from the
mystsri0us blank. Dont be afraid OF the nerve
The PRESIDENT. The words follows:
The filling Of the blank may develop the fact, thar the
admission OF California, and the establishment OF govern
mont 70! two Ter,'tos' may depend upon the amount Of
me the I'M
congrnous bills together which the history Of American
British legation has exhibited The bill is caught
Eagra~ts deiietoaken in The act-sezed BY the throat
ana held up 10 public vew-(and here Mr.. y grappled
orimen the very &c, Of Tor votes to pas. it.
self seize II IN the act and hold up to public oppro
stand warning anst all future conjunctions Of in
oongEuous measures.
When the remarks were made by the honorable sena-
tor from Missouri the Chair did not nterpose, because he
had supposed until the conclusion Of the remarks that
the senator would disclaim any intention of impung
such motives to honorable senator's 1t is in the power
Of any senator At any time TO characterize
improper one, and calculated to produce injurious
suits But in doing, he must be exceedingly careful
not to impute any motives 10 those that introduced it,
who bad any agency IN its introduction, improper
themselves. For if he does it, either directly or by init
nation which cannot be misunderstood he is out of or
der. The Chair, therefore, laborng under difficult
~ in the matter. only say that if it the intention
OF the senator from Missouri TO cast any impuzon upon
the author Of the having introduced it, be
was decidedly out OF order; but it such was not his
intention, and ii he merely intended to characterize
the measure improper he would be in order At the
time the Chair mus, be permitted TO say, that the
language used il OF such nature would generally
BE- understood casting impuaton upon the senator
from Kentucky, the members of the committee and
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such language might lead to such construction when
take it tor granted that he could have had such in
tenion
MIR BENTON. The words are explicit have con-
sdered every word have spoken; and knew the
rules OF the Senate well the rules OF decom which
not wrltten in the books The words explicit
confined to the bill and its effect; and have night to
speak OF the effect OF measure in whatever terms
choose. have nothing TO do with the committee sir II
IT TO be made question between gentlemen of the
committee and the member who s speaking, every time
that senator charactezes by its effects and
attributes to injurious vicious effects IL be made
queson between there end OF all freedom OF
discussion, end Of all freedom Of debate upon
know perfectly we'll what said knew that had moth
ing 70 do with the committee, with their intentions
and knew that had right epeak OF the effect OF their
bill took their bill not it concerns Texas. but
~ concerns other measures which bound In the
same bill with Texas, and whose fate depend upon
the fats Of Texas.
The senator from Kentucky has read the bill which
introduced proposing fifteen millions OF dollars TO Texas
Sir, Was that bill mixed up with any other measure
Was anything tackled TO that bill Were any coose-
Texas herself from the which were to be siven
upon that bill Sir, we know that in voting on that bill
BY itsstf the senators from Texas would vote, aud
ought 70 vote, according to what the interest OF their
6sais They ought TO vote for what they thought would
b rikh and proper TO give TO Tens. II is bill by it.
ss Involving other consideration but here is bill
in which the life OF Caornia-ber admission "a Stale
into thu Union-is made dependent upon what happens
TsxaA Here Territories whose fate hangs on the
vote Of TexAs Now, sir. the moment that this Texas
bill 10 mixed up with those other blsfrom the moment
that sum Of money IL proposed, and blank left in
which to insert thai ut the last stage OF the bill
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