Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29

have occ0sn t0take vote byyess and nays. Then
on gentleman offering to VOTE objection being made the
question will ae whether he has the right That is the
convenient mode.
Mr. POOTE. think the FIRST question would be as Il
the right ofthe Senator objeeting to object. IN
Mr. DAVIS. Of Mississippi The question equay involves
sion be end, my term Of Office has closed il be at
end he has right to act He hssno power
than have over him m relation TO the matter You
question fairly face TO face. Is the session
FOR not Z hsl s9l9s.5 t.sa.a21
Mr. HOOTE. Is il not fact that Il this body were to
adjourn at 10 o'clock tomorrow, It would adjourn ths
All Of March It 10 trus, the Senator from Michigan
sey that these bills must be signed on the 3D. of March
they have import be Of the Sd Of March, If they
signed the Ain Of March. they would be invalid Ar
authorized 10 commit an act OF alsication to on
legislation II e.at5FNa s 3F sbti
was received from the President Of the Unite,
Staes t3l tase ttii4R ,93a4.ssqs - s.dt 4giGa
The PRESIDENT. With the permission Of the Senate
the Chair will state that he has received from the Presden
Of the United States ofcaton in the following words
TO HE Hon. ----- Sc nator from $3.50: is
Sir Whereas divers and weighty connected witt
Executive business nese,. AIRY transacted create an ex
aordnury OCCASION regu ng that Senate be convened
are therefore regEestes q member q na, Doay % ssn
WILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON MAHcHS, 1851. 7r# . .. ~. M
The President requested to state that notification
would be each Senate as they were prepared
Mr.. DICKINSON Thoi % the President will send com
missions to those Of us whcha We not got them Lsughter
The PRESIDENT VIVA 10 the question the Senate
from New Hampshire wishes to be submitted to the Senate
as privileged question n @
Mr.. HALE raise alse sion as to the right Of th'
Senator from Mississippi n DAvIs) to participate in thu
The PikEsDENr He Ia. the same rish, as any
Senator. ~ g .....,i
Nh. HALE. am aware or that; but some individual
case must be selected ibid tend to raise the point in
the of the Senator from Mss spp but as to another
hof
in which the question isTase think ought TO be rails
ed and To meet de question, move that the Senate
a5ourn de- that motion ask the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered. tf- %Y
Mr.. RHETT.- beg leave 10 make an inquiry OF the
President if be- his power to answer it. understand
that all the commissions Of Senators that file state that
their is from the 4h day of March of such year until
ths4h day Of March of another year, and those who have
received, like myself. appointments for limited time to fill
vacancy have their commissions filed ",t the 4.h Of
March" know that is the with my nmisson If
3d. commission Of every Senator this fl or has desig
mated him the time Of the expiration Of his ervee, and it
is until t 4th Of March, which take to be the begin
ming Of the 4h of March, that is the fact, the Pre-
sident communicate il to the Senate : FL
The PRESIDENTf The presiding officer is unable to
say how the commissions Of Senators filed up in that
Mr.. EWING have never had any great diff cuty about
this point The Senate at IL o'clock THE 4th day
Of March Then the term commences and at Is. O'Clock
the 4h March it ends because it must consist Of six years
l2@oclo&. t
Mr. JAWS, of Mississippi rise question Of pri-
ege, md wish the Senate decide the subject Inow
object my friend from Indiana (Mr BRIGHT) voting
this question. He will be tho first Senator called whose
term has expired, and object to his voting. -.5r
Tht PRESIDENT. Objection is made to the Senator
from Indiana voting the motion to adjourn SINE d;e on
the ground that his commission expired at y o'clock this
M. ATCHIsON. object to entertaining the mo.ion,
putting the question: coming does from the Senator
from Mississippi If the Senator from Indiana is not entitled
vote, most assuedy the Senator from Mississippi is not
s0titled to make the motion to exclude him.
Mr.. 1AYIS, Of Mississippi That is question yet to
Do settled. comes after 81 and until you settle the ques
ton in my case, is open question therefore have the
right to object the Senator from Missouri has TO speak,
the session is at end he has right to address the
Chair :..g...t4
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts The day, as we ordina-
ly term it, commences at L. o'clock midnight, but think
in the practice Of the Government the political day
nences at IL o'clock There two modes of
putting time one, for ordinary purposes makes the day begin
at at nights that for political purposes, according
to the practice and OF the Government, at IL o'clock
noon Hthat not there has been within your know
lsdge sir and within mine, great deal Of illegal legislation
Mr.. UNDERWOOD L wish to know whether the mo-.
ton to adjourn sine die is not debaable :a
The PRESIDENT. Certainly not. ,g.. HIN.
The sscRETARr proceeded to call the roll, and when he
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi said= object to the sena-
tors voting. s
Mr.. BRIGHT. certainly have right TO vote either,
under my old commission, under my new one II can
not vote under my old commission, ask to be in
Mr.. BRADBURY. move that the Senator be permitted
to vote. l
Mr.. DOUGLAS. suggest that in order TO get an OPP
potuniy Of deciding that question, the question be taken be-
fore the result is announced to whether my friend from
Indiana is is not entitled to vote submit that he hasa
right tovote a, sa@.treai Is
Mr. BADGER dss;re 10 ask whether it is the right Of
member Of this body to raise the question that gentle
man is not member whose namGis on the roll If it can
be done this day. it edone any day Of the session. and
call Of the yeas and nays may be embarrassed with
questions whether Senators hare right to vote aad it
may be raised every member Of the body take it that
gentleman can raise this question. Gentlemen who
here have been recognised members Of this body and
it applies one it applies to all the Senator from In
diana has right vote have and the session
ha9 closed. t 0t lgsFsa.F Fl t.,5ss .ts
Mr.. FOOTE. The honorable Senator must be greatly
mistaken that points Nothing be certain than
the right of mehee chaesge individual who attemps
to to his authority to do Otherwise this hall
might be filed wha multi,uds ofsrangers, and fraudulent
list be thrown the table, and question could b made,
objection raised to the right Of any to vote the
Senate Of the United States might be converted into large
assembly Of unauthorized persons There must be
medy for this mode Of meeting It, The proper point
when gentleman ID called and he attempts TO vote
that the popen time to challenge him. exactly asyou would
challenge juror and ascertain whether he Is competent to
try the Hou might well 90 and the whole
jury in excepting the individual challenged 60 and
call the ROLL unit, the right Of Senator to vote is decided
Mr. DICKINSON. ! wish to suggest that time IL too
precious to be wasted in Mis- way. 49,, sF 4
The PRESIDENT. The Chair docs not feel at liberty.
TO decide any such question. It does come within his
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