The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-01

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The PRESIDENT The Chair would not feel himself
at liberty 10 qualify the senator senator OF this Con-
gress He is already in a senator OF this Con
gress and has discharged his duties as such Unh the
next Congress meets he will not be entitled to take the
oath When this Congress adlourns and new Congress
meels if the President keeps here by calling upon
the Senate meet for executive business or calls Con-
gress together. then. and not till then, will the senator
| from Mississippi be entitled to qualify #
/ Mr. HALE | object to the senator's appearing.
The PRESIDENT The senator from New Hampshire
Mr. IT, HALE Hal Object to that decision. The senator
admits as we all know that the term for which he was
elected has expired have just been TO the Secretarys
office, and have looked over The credentials OF members
whose terms expire at this time found, upon looking
at the CT edentals OF the senator from Name Mr HAM
j that he elected for six years, commencing the
18th of March, ls45 The lh OF March has already oc-
Cured times; and ii he continues TO be senator un
der that commission he count seven OF them IN SIX
years. II is the 4th OF March, 1881 and six years
have expired therefore object to the senator from
Mississippi appearing. think il is question OF privi-
ege. He has no right to vote here
The PRESIDENT. II the senator succeeds the Chair
will adjourn the Senate s de- because no other senator
has greater right to remain here.
Mr.. HALE / am aware of that but cannot raise
the point upon the whole sixtywo at once. II raise II
upon one, it will settle the question :,
IA message was received from the House OF Represent
a,ives by MIR Young, their Clerk, announcing that they
had CONQUERED with the Senate in agreeing to suspend the
7h Joint rule far relates TO certain bills OF the Sen
~ Mr.. BRADBURY Allow me to suggest convenient
mode to settle the question which has been raised We
shall soon have occasion to vote by the yeas and nays
and objection being made any senator's voting, it will
raise the whole question whether he has right to vote
That is the convenient mode.
MT FOOTE The next question would be whether
the senator Directing has, right to object
Mr.. DAVIS. A question will arise equally involving
the senator from New Hampshire and myself II the
session be end my term OF office has closed and il
it be at an end, he has right to object He has no
more right to object than TO object to himnot
particle We must meet the question face 10 facets the
at an III
Mr. FOOTE. How can this difficulty suggested by
the honorable senator be gotten over am perfectly
willing to be guided by vote OF the majority. But is II
not fact that if we should now 10 adjourn 10 meet
at 10 o'clock morrow, the adourning order would re-
fer TO 10 o'clock, m, OF the Alb of March, is true,
to be signed on the Sd OF March, have to import to be
signed on the Sd of March, in order to be vad for il
signed the 4h Of March, they would be null and void
Now, have right to sit the 4th OF March it the
bills themselves purporng 10 be signed upon that day,
would become nully' Is il necessary, or are we
horzed TO commit grave act OF falsifcaon, IN the
The PRESIDENT With the permission Of the Sem
ate, the Chair will state that he has received from the
President of the United States notification in the follow
ing words;
SIR. Whereas divers and weighty causes, connected
with executive business necessary be transacted, create
extraordinary occasion requiring that the Senate be con-
body to attend meeting thereof. be holden the
Capitol in the city OF Washington the lsh day OF March
instant.
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1851
The President also requests me TO state that similar
notifications will be each senator as they
can be made out They now preparing
MI DICKINSON. hope the President Of the United
States will also send commissions TO those who have
moi got them [Great laushterl ..-r
Mr. HALE | undertook 10 raise the question Of the
right Of the senator from Mississippi to appear and be
qualified know that the same objection lies TO every
uay for the purpose OF raising the question did no,
originally intend TO the question upon the senator
from Mississippi but had prepared myself TO raise upon
another member of the Senate am not particular as
10 The mode in which the question is raised think it
ought TO be raised in order TO be met 10 meet the
question: move that the Senate adjourn sine die and
ask the yeas and nays upon 1t.
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. RHETT. beg leave to make an inquiry OF the
Presiden, if il is in his power to answer H. under
stand all the commissions of senators that are on
file are given TO the from the fourth of March OF
such time until the fourth of March at another time.
Those who have received, like myself, appointments for
out until the fourth of March Now, | wish to know
if that is the fact II so, the commission OF every sen
ato upon this floor has designated TO HIM the time OF The
fourth OF March," which think would be until the be-
ginning of the fourth of March. | wish TO inquire
whether this is the fact
the commissions are filled up.
Mr.. EWING | fancy there is no great difficulty
about it, The Senate meets at IL o'clock on the fourth
day OF March. Then the term commences al IL O'Clock
the fourth day OF March and the term must end SIX
years from ,ha, time The Presden, is inauguraed at
that time, also
Mr.. RHETT. How can that explain the commits
sion, the commission until the fourth OF March
Does into through it, the senator from Texas
| Mr.. Housrosl just said'
The PRESIDENT, The question is not debatable. II
is proposition that the Senate adjourn, and upon tina,
question the yeas and nays ordered.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi. | rise to a privileged
question have endeavored 10 get the Senate 10 decide
the principle now object to permitting my friend from
Indiana, Mr., BRIoHTl whose term has expired il it be
the end of the session, TO vote upon the adjournment
Mr.. ATCHlSON. object TO the Senates entertaining
the motion coming from the senator from Mississippi,
whose term has expired II the senator from ndi-
ana is no, entitled 10 vote most assuredly the senator
Mr.. DAVIS. That is the question TO be settled. ID
comes after b, and until you settle the for him my
case open. IL the session be at end. have the
right TO obec, the senator from Missouri has TO
speak If the closed at 10 o'clock. he has no
right TO address the Chair; or IL be does, may.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts,. | wish to say not
than two or three words. The day, as we ordi-
nary reckon il, commences AT ~ o'clock at night.
think in the practice and usage OF this government the
political day commences al IL O'Clock at noon. There
are two modes OF computing time. That for ordinary
purposes, according 10 the practice and of the
government, commences at IA o'clock at noon II tina,
IS not 80, there has been within your knowledge and
mine, and that of other gentlemen great deal OF illegal
legislation.
ton TO adjourn debatable
The PRESIDENT. IL is not
Mr.. BRIGHT Then insist upon the question being
The question having been stated on the motion to adj
ourn die,
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll and Mr.
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