The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-12

Mr. UNDERWOOD. beg the gentleman
draw certain papers.
Mr.. BRADBURY Icannot give way There
will be time afterwards for that business
The question being taken on the motion to
90 into executive session, no quorum voted
Mr. BADGER. | appeal to the senator from
Maine to withdraw his motion.
Mr. BRADBURY | have been requested
from various quarters TO do so, but must de-
cline
Mr.. HALE hope the Senate will vote this
motion down, simply to enable one or two gen.
tlemen to offer papers-make reports--so that
we can get through with the morning business,
and particularly in order that some action may
be taken upon the communication of Messrs.
Gales a. Seaton in relation to the printing OF
the debates of the Senate. We may dispose of
that matter this morning, and obyiate the neces-
sty OF another DAVIS session.
Mr. BRADBURY. We were three hours
day before yesterday attending to what is called
the morning business and inasmuch as this Is
n called session for the special transaction of
executive business, ] must insist OH my motion.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. very seldom ask any
favors; but appraised the gentleman over the
way that wanted to ask leave to withdraw some
papers, and he did not see fit to grant me thaf
favor Now, will state as my reason for wish
ing to withdraw those papers, that Congress has
done nothing in relation to them. They have
not been acted upon; and it appears TO me
rather discourteOus to refuse to let the morning
business be taken up, but to insist on its post
ponement merely for the purpose of going lit
tie sooner into executive session.
The question being taken again upon the mo-
ton to go into executive session, it YVES lost
ayes Is, noes 30.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. now ask leave to
withdraw the papers of M. J. Deplagne
Mr.. PEARCE wished to know for what rea-
son the gentleman wanted to withdraw the pa
pers. He thought the Senate had better keep to
the old practice
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Because they had not
been acted upon in any shape or manner No
report has been made, and no attention paid to
them whatever, and the attorney wishes to get
them back.
Mr.. PEARCE did not think that sufficient
reason. Papers should not be withdrawn upon
general reason like that. The papers ought
to be preserved as evidence of the character of
the claim, in the form in which it came before
Congress.
MIR. UNDERWOOD. Suppose gentleman
wishes to amend his claim: ought he not to have
the privilege of doing it?
Mr.. PEARCE. Let him file supplementary
one.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Suppose there are
documents he wishes to sustain by proof: ought
he not to have the privilege of doing so! Now,
here is case not acted upon, and not even
looked into and the party says, " Return me
the papers, if you please" What reason can be
assigned why we should not? And when he
comes before Congress, let him come, as he will
have to come, with his case anew from the be-
ginning.
The motion to grant leave to withdraw the
papers was agreed to.
CALIFORNIA MILEAGE.
Mr.. COOPER, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, to whom was submitted the resolu-
ton in relation to the proper amount of mile
age to be paid to senators from California, sub
mitted report stating, that, in the opinion of
the committee, that portion of the act of Sep
TENDER 30, 1850, which provides " that the
mileage Of the senators and representatives
from California, and the delegates from Oregon,
be computed and paid according to the most
usually travelled route within the limits of the
United States" is permanent, and that the mile
age of the senators from the State of California
ohO"tu pS "SSSi ttihCu ulu pau III puTSuulCe Vi
this provision.
REPORTS OF CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES
The PRESIDENT pro fe,apore laid before
the Senate letter addressed to the Secretary
of the Senate by Gales & Seaton, the publishers
OF the National lnteligencer, stating that they
are under the necessity of terminating the exist
ing engagement for the daily report and publica-
ton of the debates of the Senate which was
read and ordered to be referred to the Commit
tee on Printing.
CREDENTIALS.
Mr. WALKER presented the credentials of
the Hon. HENRY DoDGE, elected senator by the
Legislature of the State of Wisconsin for the
term of six years, from and after the 4th of
March, 1851; which were read.
On motion, the Senate proceeded to the con-
sderaton Of executive business and, after some
time spent therein, the doors ware reopened, and
The Senate adjourned.
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