The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-14
MESSAGE PROM TIE HOUSE.

message received from the House OF Represent
ahves, by Mr. Young. their Clerk, announcing TO the
SENATE ana, 'hs House OF agree 70 The
appropriations for the naval for the year ending
the 3oih OF June. 1852
They have also passed resolution for the appointment
OF committee, jointly with such committee may be
appointed by The Senate. to wait upon the President of
the United States and inform him that unless he has any
further communications TO make the two houses oil
Congress ready to close their session, and have
pointed Mr. JACOB THOMPSON, Mr.. ScBENoK, and MI.
McDowEIL. the COMMITTEES on their part
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | move that the Senate concur
in the solution Just received from the House
The PRESIDENT. 1t is twelve o'clock. The Chair
will adjourn the Senate.
Mr.. WALKER | ask the Clerk to read resolution
which send up to the table.
The PRESIDENT. It cannot now be done
The resolution from the House, in relation to waiting
upon the President, was agreed 10,
On motion by Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Ordered That the committee be appointed by the Chair
The PRESIDENT pro TEN. appointed Messrs. UN-
DERwooD MASON. and SouLE as the committee on the
him ha, the Senate had finished their business and were
| MI. HAMLiN move to suspend the nth joint rule
in relation TO the light house bill.
Mr.. RUSK; There is resolution upon The table from
the House, which suspends it for all bills that have been
or may be Be pa passed nSNT day. .,u o.,. c.;
Mr.. HAMLIN. ! think the clock is 100 fast Some
allowance ought TO to be made for time.
u
Of March until the fourth and think il is also twelve
0gst ss Ts i hs Ehsl is under the mpre.
sior that the clock may be few minutes too fast
On motion by Mr.. BRADBURY, the seventeenth joint
rule suspended in relation to bills passed The Senate
Mr.. BADGER. My friend from the Committee on
Contingent Expenses has resolution for paying some
little extra compensation to officers think there
will be no objection to that.
Mr.. RUSK. hope the resolution will be adopted.
Mr. WHlTCOMB. 1t is with a great deal OF pain
that make any objection TO this resolution. But it is
well known from the grounds that occupied on that sub
ject at the last Sc sion, that cannot, consistently with
nay opinions, suffer that resolution to pass. Ii our
poyees have not pay enough, 60 for increasing their
salaries This mode OF paying additional compensation
able, and cannot consent TO vote for this resolution II
it was to come out OF my own pocket would be another
matter; but when is to OF the pocket OF the
public treasury, cannot consent to it.
Mr. HALE, calling one OF the pages up to him Mr.
President, wish these boys could speak for themselves
but as they cannot hope the Senate will answer for
them.
Mr.. WHITCoMB | wish to make a few more
marks.
Mr.. WHTCoMB. Does the Chair decide ,ha, it is
p"f The .s PREsfDING OFFICER. tMr. BALDWIN in the
chair 1t lacks five minutes of It now by my watch.
Mr.. BERRIEN. ask the unanimous consent of the
Senate to consider a, this time resolution which will
send to the Chair.
The resolution is as follows:
and the hereby, rendered to the Hon. WILLIAM
r. KING for the very able, digniied. and impartial
Senate during the session now about 10 terminate.
The question being taken upon the resolution it was
unsnlnonsl}y sp ssreeG NO. TO- Co. ,h hov. han. s u
Mr. WHlTCOMB. have the floor only gave way
for the consideration of the resolution which has Just been
The PRESIDING OFFICER The senator from In
diana tMr WHITcomBl IS entitled TO the floor.
Mr.. WHITCOMB. II had no inducements except
far regards my personal feelings in this matter IT
would be let this resolution pass know II is an un.
grateful position Tor me TO occupy, and nothing could
reconcile me to but sense OF duty have ever made
it rule OF my life to follow where duty calls me.
Here the honorable senator gave way 10
Mr. UNDERWOOD. have report 10 make from
the joint committee.
Mr. President. the join, committee appointed by the
two Houses upon the President have performed
that duty We have informed him that we have hnished
our legislative labors, and were now ready to adjourn
he had further communication TO make to either
house. He informed that might say TO our re-
spectve houses that he had further communication to
make.
MIR CLAY. Before the Senate adjourns, allow me to
say that hope the resolution we have under consdea
,on will be adopted
The PRESIDENT The hour Of twelve having arrived,
the Chair feels himsel bound to adjourn the Senate.
Previous to doing IL would be doing injustice to him
self with the feelings which actuate him. if he did not
return ms sincere thanks TO the senators generally for
their Kindness and the courtesy and the uniform man
which they have treated him since he has presided
over this body He is that on many occasions he
may not have discharged his duties in such manner as
to give entire satisfaction. But TO err is human The
Char can only say that upon all occasions he has en-
deavored to act far he could with fairness hoResty
and impartiality that occasion has he departed
from that rule in his towards senators on either
side OF the house.
We are now about to part, fellow aod trust
and hope that when return to our respective homes
shall safely enjoy the recess and that we shall again
here to discharge our duties, to protect the liberty
freedom and the interests OF the country and TO restore,
a. far practicable, harmony and fratenal relations
throug hou this boadspread land Senators, bid you
| all farewell.
The Senate stands adjourned sine die