Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-22


the matter With few exceptions, they voted agans
taking up these bills pressing forward the other which
known would lead debate and opposition and sir amongs
those who debated with the and tn
most length were be found the friends Of the bill itself
Was that the for gentlemen TO pursue who
anxious carry through the measureto get Il through witt
little loss of time possible Surely not. believe,
should take pains to compute the time and ascertain wh
spoke most upon would be found that the friends Of the bill
themselves spoke most in relation to But submit 4
the Senate to say whether they will take up this BILL and thu
defea, the general appropriation bills. whether shall de
the little time have yet let to US, that the las
sands Of the session fastening away FAST to the cons
deraon of the general appropriation bills Sir, matte
what may be the decision of the senats. shall submit
bow with all Difference and respect TO IT, have done m,
duty and far concerned, am to be absolyed from
all responsibility If extra session should become
in consequence of the and action Of the Senate
Mr.. ATCHISON As one Of the minority Of the Senate
opposed to this BILL will with its friends take it up
and they may have fair action upon I'll but they may take thu
responsibility will not rest upon whether the bill shou
pass or fail
Mr. FOOTE. Mr.. President, trust feel as much libe
raity any else here much inclined to
modate honorable gentlemen any member of this body
There IL no member of this body whom am more inclined
accommodate than the honorable Senator from Kentucky
He those persons with whom always wish agree
but this occasion cannot harmonze with him in the views
he has taken. with him IN the desire hs
expresses that this bill shall be taken up in preference to al
other business for the substantial reasons stated by the hon.
oabe Senator for Vignia have for the last three
days soemny urged upon this body with much sincerity
could possibly feel the high national importance o.
acting upon three treaties which have been recently negotiated
with foreign Powers which must be ratified at the present
session of Congress they will become utilities, by which
important national interests will become sacrificed.
| Mr.. BUTLER. l wish to know whether we who are
charged with reports discharged from duty II is
the general understanding that this debate TO go on for
| one shall be disposed to leave the Senate.
One remark 10 reply to what said by the honorable Sc
nator from Kentucky He has said with great confidence
tka Al. 81. IL
take issue with him that point. My deliberate opinion
that this bill would have passed it had been brought
forward early part Of the session that would not
passed had been discussed and that it only be passed
by being brought forward the close Of the session. when
amendments be offered do not undertake to say
that some bill of the kind would have passed. but it is
very obvious that this bill nonline would have passed
without important notifications and amendments.
Mr. PEARCE. Mr.. President the three principal appro-
pration bills upon which the support of the Government
pend yet to be acted upon the Senate The civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill has been reported the Senate
and acted as in Committee of the Whole, and fifty
been reported to the Senate and the navy Jill not yet
been referred to the Committee Finance although they
have been examining its provisions To that bill several,
and some OF them very important, amendments Of compi-
Gated character have been made the committee, which they
have deemed absolutely necessary Now, il do not inn
mediatey take appropriation bills and upon them
once, how possible that the House Of Representatives
will he allowed any time not to say fair m for that they
cannot have, to consider to any extent the various amend
mens to the civil and diplomatic and navy BILL unless they
take them the faith of the Senate and that the
Senate did what right and proper and that their bills
they went to the Senate improper Il absolutely
cessary that we should give them at least that modcum of
time which is left consider these bills understand that
the House OF Representatives waiting for them 1t
to that risk very greatly the passage of these
bills, and therefore throw the Government into inextrcabe
confusion and difficulty, unless upon them at
desire those bills acted on promptly as possible
and when they shall be disposed Of will go with the friends
of the river and habor BILL and help keep that before the
Senate until the last hours Of the session.
Mr.. RUSk. Mr.. President, desire to say only very
few words and not with view Of DELAYING action upon this
BILL If within the last hour of the session. instead
of within the last twenty -four believing, do that there
msjory of the Senate in favor of this BILL would not
obstruct its passage Four years ago laid down the pnc
pies upon which intend to act When find that there
clear and express majority in favor of any measure how
much may condemn and by the way, the objects Of
this bill do not Condemn will do Indirectly
what cannot constituionay do directly. If the majority
chose the responsibility of passing what conceive
to be miscellaneous measure, upon them let it But
must say with great Difference older Senators who have
moved in this natter that think they have taken the wrong
course. >~# r.
Mr.. CLAY. ut least will not be guilty Of losing this or
any other measure by speaking to-day. have risen simply
to call for the yeas and nays the notion and if there be
really majority against the bill in its present shape, hope
they will lay il on the table, .'# p
The yeas and nays ordered.
After further debate the question taken by yeas
and nays posponng all prior orders for the purpose of
taking up the bill, it was carried, as follows:
IEAS-Nlessrs. Atchson Badger Baldwin, Bell, Borand
Bright Cass, Chase Clay, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts,
Dickinson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa, Ewing,
Felch, Greene, Jones, Mangum, Miller, Pratt, Seward
Walker, and Whitcomb-30.
NAYS-Messrs Berrien, Bradbury, Butler, Clarke Gle
mems, Davis, OF Msssspp Dawson, Downs, Fooe, Gwin
Hale, Hamlin Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton,
Norris Pearce, Rhet Ruk, Soue, Sturgeon Tuney, and
Yulee-25 sa.so.i. '9 IS. I'm,
So the bill making appropriations for the improvement Of
certain rivers and hbos taken up for consideration the
question pending being the amendment offered by Mr..
FooTE TO increase the appropriation for the Illinois and Ten
nessee rivers from $50, 900 to 500, 900 each.
Mr. NORRIS called for the yeas and nays and they were
ordered and being taken, resulted:
;, fEAS-Messrs Atchison, Berrien, Clemens, Dawson,
Fooe, Houston, Rusk and Turney-S.
NA1s-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Borland, Brad
bury Bright Cas Chase, Clarke Clay, Cooper, Davis Of
Massachusetts, Davis Of Mississippi Dickinson Dodge
Wisconsin, Dodge ofIowa, Douglas, Ewing Felch Greene,
Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, jones' Maneum Miller, Morton
Pratt Seward Shields. Smith, spruasce, Sturgeon, Under.
wood, Uphsm, Wales, Walker and Whitcomb-SS.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. NORTON. The Legislature of Forida at its last
session. adopted resolutions nstrucng the Senators and
questng the Representatives Of that State procure ap
preparation for the improvement Of the Chepoa river in the
State OF Florida In obedience these instructions
TO amend the bill by inserting, after line 139, For the
movai OF distractions TO the navigation Of the Chepola river
below the town Of Marianna in the State OF Florida,
$4,000" Without any discussion on the merits Of the
amendment simply ask the yeas and nays on s adoption.
The yeas and nays ordered f5l s
Mr. BALDWIN. would inquire Of the Senator from
Florida whether there has been estimate made by the
per department for this work
Nr. MORTON. Not that know. While Florida was