The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-02

OF attending 10 tie matter, but vain Besides that
have three important tresirr 10 attend 10 in executive
land announced that would move To go into
executive session for that not ratified II
this session will become nuty These are all important
matters; and cannot understand why ls th's measure
up out e. The
country, and causing such confusion in our legislation
Mr. HUNTER Perhaps IT 10 my duty to infosm the
perier ced members Of the House OF Representatives that
unless the civil and diplomatic appropriation h, gels
down to that body this morAng, there Is some aouo. =
to its passage II we get thai up, we Gould 20 thfouxh
in hour two, and then 60 into executive session
ON the business referred 10 by my friend IRON Mlsss
spp Perhaps could better accommodate all parties
by going 10 work Immediately upon the cvil ana dpio-
MIR R6Sk Mr. President shall vote against the
proposition take up this BILL not with reference to the
bill itself. but because have report to make, from the
Committee The Post Office and Post Roads, OF posi-,
route bill UnessI can get il acted on io-day-unless
get il 10 pass the Senate todayit will be lost u
will not draw up any discussion But the other bill will
provoke Ills idle to suppose iha! we can get
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts | apprehend that il
will turn gu, thus il We pass the bill through. There
will be much discussion upon this bill. i Is bil OF
There but days remaining, and this is one OF
them 4 J. . 20, taken .R shall have little hope
Mr. BUTLER / wish to say one word. There are
many rising, thatif the bill up, will break 1t down,
So lar am concerned, am not 10 be forced 70 par
take OF discussion, whatever others s,ay do. II they
Mr. FOOTE. Mr. President. feel bound TO say. ia
addition what the honorable senators have said, that
although the main features OF that bill are in conformity
with my views, and il is measure which is OF some
considerable Importance, yet there are features whicn
may not be satisfactory to ten members OF this body
Therefore il il certain that controversy will ensue 10
greater or less extent II the friends Of the bill could
show that il had any peculiar and special claims to our
immediate attention--could show any good reason why
they should urge it upon us with such peTtlnaciy-it
would certainly be likely 70 receive that consideration
which might merit but, sir, under the present state OF
things, does not to me TO be expedent to delay
other matters OF much or more prominence 10 take
up at this time, when it comes in so unseasona6y II
they choose however, to make such modification IN II as
its passage at the present tme there might not
be strong objection Bnt will say. in addition,
does seem that il the honorable senator who moved
this matter will but listen to me moments he must be
satisfied with the suggestion am now about to make
Let the morning business be got through with; LEI the
senator from Virginia mr. HUNrERl get the civil and
Diplomatic bill through which will only take short
time lei the post route bill be acted uPon which IL
matter Of interest. understand this will occupy some
little ,me when we take up this bill of my honora-
BILE friend and do all doall unite to put on Its
passage There Is no better way that can suggest 10
suit all parties
Mr. TURNEY. Mr. President, shall vote against
this motion. because at this time there are upon your
table several bills upon theft third reading, some OF
which have been amended rendering necessary that
they should 60 back 10 the House; and measures Of
great importance that have been passed by this body will
be lost greatly endangered by taking up this bill For
purpose thereo. OF testing the sense OF the Senate
and put the whole matter beyond debate upon the mo-
10 take the bill, move TO lay that motion on the
table.
Mr.. WALKER called for the yea. and nays on that
motion; which ordered.
The question being then stated upon the motion 10 lay
the motion take up the river and habor bill upon the
table, by yeas and nays was not agreed oyea' 49, nays
YEAS.Me..rs. A,chison,, Borand. Bradbury, Butler,
Foo, e Gwin Hale Hamliu. Hantsr, King Mason Nor
TON N9r. Rns, s;k s0as ramey H.. and r Yn.ss
Bss D,S Dodge
toul. sebastian. sewsd. Smith, Underwood. Wae.. Walk
M apa BRADBnRY The chairman Of III. Committee
Finance (Mr HusTrRl has informed us that this
bill is taken up to-day will endanger the passage OF the
other appropriation BILLS This bill can be taken up on
Monday, because ii passes will not have to return
TO the House. is necessary however. that the other
appropriation bills should go 10 the House II. them
ne p
lion BILL those who do il will be responsible for tina, de-
Mr. BADGER Certainly; every will have his
Mr. HUNTER. am sorry TO have to be go urgent
spon the Senate but really unless we can get through
cannot forele the result There must OF necessity be
committees OF conference upon that bill, and il ought 10
be passed in time to enable that committee to act upon il
tomorrow 1t 10 bill which am afraid will give rise
to much dispute between the two houses and il does
TO me that il Is very important that we should act
upon at once do hope then. the senator from North
So'ome DA~-~I "'' "os P~'S''N -" N'@ "'o"o"
until this bill be passed. na fe#
| Mr. BADGER | am obliged to insist upon my
ton As TO the proprey OF passing the civil and dpo
matte bill. if had remained here last night but two
hours LATER the bill would have been passed. and there
would have been end to IT, We adjourned yester.
day before seven o'clock.
| Mr. FOOTE. That good reason why we should
not finish the bill to-day. We ali know that there
considerable number of the members OF this body who
will not stay here and keep up quorum, and we may
expect that to-day. and during every day oil the session
il Of great regret to me, and has been since
have been member of this body But il is so. and
accommodate ourselves TO the circumstances oil the
II the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill is
taken up this morning, in my opinion IL may be safely
prophesed that il will be defeated; and hak The
man. or any Of gentlemen, to them selves
AT any rate, has been well said by the senator from
Maine, [ Mr. BRADpURY,l some OF will be relieved
from the responsibility OF defeating that bill after
have done all TO have II taken up pos
| sibie.
Mr.. BADGER As to the remark in regard 10 the
subject OF responsibility, every member must lake the
sponsbily ri those motions tina, he made and will
willingly take my share Of responsibility for this mo-
ton.
| MIR DICKINSON, Ivo,ed against laying this motion
upon the table; but wish now 10 say that CONSIDER.
able portion OF the time OF the Senate is obviously spent
in a struggle between particular measures. Now,
think the best way to dispose OF business 10 dispose OF
that which We have hand. Nov, let us take up the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. We nearly I'M.
ished ], yesterday know. from my experiences upon
the Committee Finance. that il is very important, on
account OF the likelihood OF struggles between the two
houses we should mature the bill as soon pees,be
! does foilovv matter course the