The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-23

ieeL eoansctsd with he sgssing oussons 81 ,hs dsy.
would b taken up in IL absence; and. indeed ndspsn
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$780, ~ @c aosence Of portion Of s body, depused
y seu upon ~ own service. 70 take up subject ~
winch mai committee must feel lively interest Well
srs there other really do not know
how the Senate stands constituted presentwhat the
scnnl composon - have nor counted nor looked upon
this matter but sir, this state OF things might happen
majority Of the Senate has declared that il viii give
no Instructions 10 that committee majority OF this
Senate has declared that il will give instructions, gen.
eral Or specific majority OF the Senate has de-
clared, when number Of amendments instructions TO
the number Of nine, specific instructions, were Of
tered ~ na. .nsy w4 S svs 20 Such
Of considerable portion OF that majority, il is
propossd 70 take up this very subject perhaps in the
re S Z pon
upon i again, Well, sir what might not RESULT IL
might happen and that depends upon the character Of
majority who constitute this committee. and who have
refused 70 give any Instructions the minority, 10
quence 81 their ABSENCE. may Be able to do what that
right under these circumstances to take up the motion
OF the honorable senator from Missouri, and therefore
MI BE n NSlSe' Mr. President, on Friday when
these six-when everybody was here, endeavored to
have this motion taken up but could not getit done To-
and is objected that these gentlemen are absent Now
sir 90 not ask for vote in the absence Of that commit
tee ask to take fup merely Tor discussion and do not
laid upon the table, only the twenty hours that
gentlemen wanted but three times tweniyfour hours
az . e. e 90 away With
Senate will do do not ask to have vote upon this
motion, but only 90 on with ID now that il has laid
the twenyfcur hours that were required hope that
Mr. CLAY Mr. President. in regard 10 the motion not
being taken up on Friday, why, there is no reproach
justly TO be made to the Senate anybody else The
honorable senator submitted motion which, accord
ing TO the rules Of the Senate could not be taken up
that day. and was therefore laid upon the table Now
in regard to the severance of the subjects, which, in the
opinion of any senator, may be supposed 70 be improperly
united. when the case arises before the Senate, submit
TO the honorable senator from Missouri # that would
not be appropriate time to argue the question Of
uniting them Now understand the honorable senator
proposes to take up this motion, not with view OF
taking vote upon it at all but to it merely peg
to hang speech upon Well. have always been in
senator from Missouri and i IL only wants an oppoItu
do 30 with the respectful and profound attention.
he will be content afterwards to let il lie upon the
With regard to making speech myself after that ire
mendons display of four quao volumes. and which the
honorable senator has threatened to read from beginning
IL on
the question in the absence Of the committee deputed to
South Carolina. shall be content to hear him, and for
one waive my objections, and Listen to his speech
The question being taken upon proceeding to the
sideration OF the motion, It was agreed to. |
hs S ssSl9SS being under psonsSdsrahGn
in:tructa committee against lacking bills. joining in
coherent or incongruous matter in the same bill. Il is
new motion in this chambers but expect to show that
tits parliamentary motion, founded in parliamentary law
and that the present occasion proper one for making
and enforcing The word itseli-the leading word in
s o . nd s IL hs ;ass
recolec to have heard before but il is parliamentary
phrase, and has place. and in the in which use
and language Hatses collection Of parliamentary pre-
cedents q the highest authority in parliamentary law
known either in Great Britain the United States and
10 chiefly compiled and that high authority not only has
the word but has indexed head Of parIian aiary
law and long list Of references given under i H. Here
II 10. volume third of the latest London quarto edition.
and at page 565 Of the index Twill read the references
and Afterwards use q part oil them:
TAoKs Bills tackled bills of supply 2Is-225 instance
II. T pos seP lord.
IL, 2i9j and speeches of Sir g. Downing, 2ls 22i ~
regarding lacks, 2ls occasional conformity biI aao-
IA appointment OF commissioners inquire
but MOI psrmIsd no Limitation Of the number Of officer.
In he House Of Commons proposed 10 be tackled 70
TAcrs Alleged malt bin ca. p. 1901 and new bill
Ordered a Irish c y. ocs S aSh alsssS FL
mot Si q ,ppR and nd therefore not within the standing
TAcrs Is irregular and inconvenient the statute book
nl-x2 1; and when with view TO force the House OF
anpsriismsnssy. and even snconsa,ions ass; reason
Ing Of the lords against incontroyerbe 223 danger Of
.as 0 ca
ing that even good end ought not to be arrived by
bad means, IA. See excise, commissioners Of
These are the references in the third volume--the
whole Of them. read them all to bring the whole law
fully before the Senate, though all applicable to the
precise before The parliamentary law recog
misses two classes OF abuses BY the tack Of bills both
be condemned and avoided but resting upon still
higher principle than the other. The classes are il
fra, bills for the support Of the government, usually
called supply bills in Great Britain called tax bills and
appropriation bills with To tack anything TO sup
ply bill in Great Britain held breach OF the const.
tuon and dangerous to the kingdom because the Com
having constitutional right 10 originate such bills
the Numbering defeating them by lacking foreign
matter impeachment TO the constitution, and
breach OF it, and might be detrimental to the kingdom BY
preventing the supplies which the government needed
The second class comprehended the whole field ordi
nary legislation and the objection lacking in these
binary bulls rested upon the manifest injustice. and posi-
BILE corruption. and moral duresse. Of uniting dssimlar
measures, IN order TO make good measure carry bad
one, be Lost itself under the weight OF the bad one
Against the first class the House OF Lords the year
1702, adopted resolution, and ordered TO be added to
their roll Of standing orders, that tack OF any foreign
matter 10 supply bill /" is unpariiamentary and tends 10
the dssf1ucfion Of the constitution of the government !"
with respect TO the other class rule was adopted
against H. but il condemned by the whole body OF
parliamentary law vicious and improper. and to be
avoided in every bill
preparation bill il il was the British argument OF uncon
shtutonality and danger to the country would equally
apply for, BY constitution, the House OF Representa-
lives has the exclusive constitutional right to originate
such bills and 10 thwart impede Them by lacking
extraneous amendments in this body, would be impede
the free working OF the constitution and, in OF dis