The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-20

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the navy and The other oars TO be a. posis
~ y The Treasury 70 be ~ him disposed
is no objection to IT. i is resolution and hope there
will be no objection to lis Immediate consideration, i
Mt huSk; fear il will draw out discussion
MT GWlN. IL IL does. shall not press H.
Mr.. RUSK. understand il will bring ON dis
cussion II Il is taken up II come up in the
morning ! am very anxious that we should get through
with the bill We have now under consideration.
ObJecllon being thus made II lies under the rule
MT HAMLlN, from the Committee on Commerce. 10
whom was referred message oil The President and res
reported bull Is 472) concerning the intercourse and
trade OF vessels OF the United States with certain places
purposes; which was read and passed 10 second read
ing,
FROM THE
message received from the House OF Represent
atiyes BY Mr.. Young. their Clerk. announcing to the
Senate hat the House had passed the following bills, and
asking the concurrence OF the Senate therein:
H. 49, An act TO amend the act entitled An act TO
provide Tor me payment OF horses and other properly lost
or destroyed IN the military service OF the United States
approved Sd March, lS4y.
H. r. 34s. An act making appropriations for the i'm
provemenl OF certain harbors and rivers
BUSINESS.
Mr.. FOOTE. MIR President move to dispense with
the further consideration OF the morning business for the
purpose OF going into executive session may add thai
can the Senate have delayed making this mo-
matters; but it is Indispensable, conceive, to go
into executive session Tor about fifteen minutes. II
will only occupy about fifteen minutes, and matters in
come xion with the committee with which | am asso-
claed render il OF the utmost urgency. trust, under
these circumstances the Senate will 20 into executive
msSe. T no oeeqRy than ee"
ladies' ~! d de gallery ~ "s' 's'' - ''|'
from Mississippi there was any urgent necessity which
would require the doors being closed at the present mo-
ment, and whether il would not well later
period of the session. ' " m
Mr.. FOOTE | will state, sir, that | have expert
mented upon the plan suggested by the honorable sena
tor but il always turned out that we were unable to
obtain executive session. should be entirely hope
less OF obtaining H. except at the present moment as
the honorable senator that the business is of
Iemely urgent character, or would not make the mo-
! Mr.. RUSK. hope not. We can 60 on with the bust
ness two three hours, and then close and
go into executive session just as well not The fact
is, we getting down to the very end OF the session,
having less than two weeks 10 60 on or not more than
ten working days, and amount of bills upon
our table. ..G. #m...u.
| Mr. BERRlEN. am no, aware of the object Of the
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, MT
FooTEl | should hope the senator having stated the
immediate necessity Tor this action by the Senate
| ecutive business, it will not be opposed. I.
The question being taken, resulted on division-ayes
MIR. CHASE called for the yeas and NAYS which were
accordingly ordered;
| Mr.. c. | would merely state, reason for this
action, that we go INTO the consideration OF execu-
1--we business, we necessarily postpone the action upon the
postage bill through the entire day
Mr., BADGER, tin his seat) Not at all
Mr.. CHASE. We can do no business afterwards. II
to 10 be equivalent TO resolution to put that
bill of until future day, when every day import
Mr.. FOOTE Mr. President. the senator did not hear
me, certainly stated TO him, with knowledge of the
business that he cannot have that II impossible that
1t could occupy more than fifteen or twenty minutes;
nothing would be presented which could cause discus
la hpl dav uil ho
How he can indulge in such presumption after my ex
PLANTATION, cannot imagine. Other persons here
ANXIOUS TO have cheap postage. | have thrown as few
difficulties in the way OF the measure he aludes to with
SO much paralily as any member Of this body
Mr.. CHASE. MIR. President the reason that has been
assigned the very reason why ought not to break
the morning business and to have the galleries cleared
which would deiain the Senate for time and then
go into executive session for the transaction OF business
for merely fifteen minutes, when obtain the de-
sired result well al the close OF the day.
| Mr.. DODGE. of Iowa. think, sir, the senator from
Mississippi Mr. FooTE has lost sight OF his usual cour
tesy upon this occasion. utterly asonshed and
founded the zeal with which he presses this notion
certain, sir, he has not looked up the galleries.
he would not have done it.
| Mr. FOOTE must make a remark in reply Surely
did look up the galleries, and did lament most pro-
foundry [Iaughterl But did feel il TO be my mperi
and to perform my duty public man in this body.
[Laughterl hope this will be looked upon, not as I'M
civil but proof of the extreme necessity OF the
| Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa trust there will be general
agreement TO have an executive session of fifteen or
twenty minutes at the close of the day
! Mr.. GWlN. | have heard that agreement about
dozen times when have tried TO get into executive
session, but the Senate have always failed 10 comply
with IT, hope will 60 into throw,
Mr.. BORLAND | do think, sir stbe views suggested
by the senator from Ohio Mr. CHAsEl and from Iowa
Mr. DoDcEl are wegbly ones-that we should not go
into executive session at this Time when fifteen minutes
at the close of the day will answer all the purposes which
the senator from Mississippi Mr. FooTs seems TO have
in view. session of fifteen minutes will answer and
fifteen minutes be obtained II the business be of i'm.
porianoe, at The close OF our session.
Mr.. FOOTE, lin his seat There will not be quo
rum.
Mr. BORLAND. II he says a crisis has arrived in
public affairs and that the safety Of the Union absolutely
depends upon this session. will vote with him to go into
executive session now. Unless il be urgent however,
sruness II he something that cannot be postponed until
the close OF the day. shall vote agains, the motion.
The question being taken by yeas and nays resulted
yeas 90, nays 26-as follows;
YEAS-NesHs Atchison, Badger, Bell Berren But.
Ter, Clay Clemens, Cooper Davis OF Massachusetts, Dick
nson, Ewing, Fech Foote Gwin, Mason Miller, Pesrce,
Phelps, Seward, Smith, rurney, Underwood, Upham,
Wales, Whitcomb, and Yulee-9
NAYS-Messr,, Baldwin, Benton, Boland, Bradbury,
Cnss Chase, Davis Of Mississippi Dawson Dayton, Dodge
Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas, Downs Hsmlin,
Jones King Norris, Pra, Rhe, kusk, Sebastian Shields,
Soue, Spruauce, Surgeon and Walker-8
So the motion TO go into executive session not
carried
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED.
Mr. MASON submitted the following resolution
which lies over under the rule
Rsoired That the Secretary OF War be directed 10 com
mnncae 10 the Senate copy OF general order No "a
dated 9Th December 1850, by which Bfevet Colonel j.
Pympton lieutenant colonel Of the TN infantry was as
signed duty according TO his brevet rank, whilst
oued Jefferson barracks, and under winch he