Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-07-01

decision is had ask for the yeas and nays on my mo-
M. HALE. Mr.. President, hope the yeas and nays
may be taken on this motion l have risen simply to
say that for one, shall vote against it.
Mr. CLAY. supposed so.
MT HALE. want order preserved when address
the chair Sir, want to call the attention of the Sc
naator 70 the authority which the honorable Senator
from kentucky brings to example for our imi-
tationthe proceedings in the French Chamber chan
gng the organic law regulating the right of suffrage
winch has Just passed that body. That is the example
which is brought up and the course that that body
pursued upon that subject is held up as stimuant to
US 10 come early and sit Late and drive this bill through
We'll sir, hope that will not be very quick to fol-
low any such example. think it would have been
better for the French people and better for the world
that chamber had kept that bill under consideration
five times as long have had this before they pass
ed it. And hope that that Infamous measure (or it
deserves no othername that DISTINGUISHES hre e-ourtts
OF the voters OF France is not to commend itself SO ia
voraby to our consideration as to be adopted as mo-
deto govern us in the course that ought to pursue
IN the treatment that we to give this bill.
Sir suggestions of this have been made so often
that do not want to vindcate myself from any part of
the reproach which endeavored to be thrown on those
VINO Is said have delayed the progress Of this bill in
the Senate. leave the country to settle the question
who is guilty OF this delay If the common and ordi-
nary course OF legislation had been taken upon this sub
Ject without attempting to force the judgments of midi
Vduas TO take measures which they looked upon as re-
prehensbe, for the purpose of obtaining Others which
they deem proper, would have had none Of this de-
we should have passed upon these measures months
and months ago. The fact is the delay has been Great
ca out OF the very attempt 10 avoid it, and reproach
should De administered to those who have resisted an
extraordinary course upon this occasion.
But the delay and the blame (and no sophsry can
conceal ~ Will be laid by the country and by every bo-
dy that appreciates situation those who have re-
sorted to this extraordinary mode of forcing unpaatabe
measures upon the Senate and upon the country by
mixing them up with questions that commended them
selves 10 the Judgments OF than -fouths of
the Senate It's for these reasons that am opposed
to pursuing any extraordinary course beyond what we
nave heretofore pursued.
Mr.. CLAY. Mr.. President, the Senator from New
Hampshire is in his usual vocation. There has not
oeen proposition tor dia.ory proceedings in relation
10 THIS DILL since its origin to this moment to which he
has not lent his aid, his countenance and his
He is IN his accustomed vocation.
Sir did cite the proceeding in France for the pur-
pose OF approving the prvation of the right of surface
from two thirds Of the people? 1.-THE Senator saws
great perverson OF the purpose for which cited
1t. l cited it to show that upon great national mea-
sure involving the rights OF thousands upon thousands
the French Chamber of Deputies, in about ten davs
came 10 final decision
you go 10 the other side ofthe channel. you will find
that 1t not common in the British House of Commons
10 extend the discussion any measure whatever NAV
be Its object or character than week or ten DAYS
And yet here nearly two months have been exhausted
I'D the consideration OF this The Senator tells
us that this has resulted from the fact of the connection
together OF measures contrary to the usual parliament
tary proceedings deny the fact This conjunction is
not contrary to parliamentary law. | vindcated the
conjunction of the measures manner which no one
has yet ventured to answer.
1t depends upon the discretion, the sound discretion
OF the Senate, whether will mix one or more measures
together and upon the final passage OF any such COM
bned measure every man must decide for himself and
according to his conscientious convictions whe-
her he will vote tor the combined measure or not; Just
as IN the case OF tariff combining thousands of items
with some OF which he is satisfied, and to others of
which he isopposed, he votes for or against the tariff
according to the in which he supposes there is
contained IN 1t distribution OF good or evil But even
supposng the objection TO hold good that this measure
is composed OF ncongruous parts, is it be de-
clded? Why, sir, the week before last it was hoped it
was believed by every body that should arrive at
decision by the last of this week Now no man thinks
OF any such thing When ! ask, are we to come to a
decision of it 2?
Sill can 60 before the country without fear, without
tsenabing sle svies III he l5. 5,D
upon the course Of action pursued by the Senate d lie
United States Let the country decide, and decide it
by the yeas and nays upon propositions for adjournment
winch mas procrasnated this measure. And does the
honorable Senator expect by delay by procrastnation
to prevent finally and ultimately, upon this mea-
sure! Ii not, why not come to the vote2 Why not
accelerate arrival at that vote by meeting earlier
sitting longer, and sitting every working day in the
week II necessary?
Mr.. President, regret this opposition. am not
however, surprised at it, because has bsen
IN every stage OF the progress of this measure But in
spite OF that opposition, trust that majority large
majority of the Senate will be found in favor of resto-
nng the II O'Clock hour for meeting and going on with
this business until we arrive at conclusion
Mr.. HALE. Mr. President, should not have said
word this had been the first time we have been lectured
IN TINS way am mistaken if it is few as the second
Entertaining very different views of the subject have
not hesltated to express my opinions, and | am not
afraid to go before the country the issue who is the
cause OF this delay and only who is the cause of
tins delay, but who IS the cause OF this excitement
This excitement was manufactured here in the first
place, and then remedy had to be found to cure the dis
ease which was thus created here. That is the whole
of it.
do not exactly understand the Senator when he
says L hut I
tell the honorable Senator, when he tells me that am
in my usual VOCATION" that if he thinks that by any
course OF admonltion, reproo lecture, or any thing
else, except argument addressed what understanding
have an 10 be driven the thousandth part of
hair sbreadth from my course here his vocation is gone
Twill not DO It. l think this whole scheme mis-
chevous, and will vote against in every shape and
form in which it can be presented and | am anxious
for that vote. 1t the Senate will agree to it will sit
here now, without adourning, until the 4h of March
have sat here all night on more occasions than one
Tor the purpose OF having avoe taken and am will
ling to be begin again now and not leave the Senate
chamber until final vote is taken on this measure
am anxious that the vote should be taken but I am
not willing 10 have these lectures, reproo, oradmon-
tons delvefed to On the course we are pursu ng
here and be driven here early and kept late, with no
possible object except the purpose OF producing ap
parent haste in the passage Of this bill Whenever the
! friends OF this BILL whether they constitute majority
or mnorlty-for there is some doubt on that pc nj
will come here and agree sit it out and take vote
it, they will find that will come first and 90
last, because think that could sleep better the next
night after sitting up night to vote against this
bill
The yeas and nays were then ordered on Mr.. Clays
n otion.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Missssippi.-I think those who have
no large amount OF committee labor TO perform should
allow such have it to perform the intervening hours
between breakfast and twelve O'clock 1t is very easy
thing tor those who have nothing TO do but 10 pass
| from their chambers to the Senate to come at IL
| o'clock. They might even come at 10 O'clock, But
think it will be remembered by such persons that
there other members OF this body who have abors
and important abors, to perform elsewhere than in the
Senate chamber
The question being then taken on Mr.. CIays motion
by yeas and nays, it resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell Bright,
Cass, Chase, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson,
Dodge OF Winconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Douglas
Downs, Foote, Houston, Jones' King, Mason, Miller,
Morton. ons, Pratt, Smith. Sturgeon, Underwood,
Wales. Walker, Webster, Whitcomb-3O.
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Benien, Butler,
Clark, Clemens, Corwin, Davis Of Massachusetts,
Davis OF Mississippi, Dayton, Greene, Hale, Phelps,
Soule, Turney, Upham, Yulee-l7.
So the motion was agreed TO-