The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-28

Senate should stop Secretary when his TASK z 90 ., s
preaching its end.
csio O he Chair that the motion dispense with the
her reading Of the report was IN order by yeas ma ys
rosuIted-yeas &c. noga R-as follows
YEAssA!sssss A,shIsen, Badges BALDWIN, Ben, Bor
Hassaehuselt,, Do5se Of W.seohs,,n, pdge q lows.
Sswatd, Slield', smllb sprnance, Underwood, Uphan
NAYS-Messrs Berren Batter Clemens. Davis Of Mis-
.ssppi, Dawson, Downs, Houston. Aiett. Eask Soat.
tu-ueY, and luee-is
So The decision Of the Chair was sustained.
The question then required upon the motion OF Mr..
PnELrs dispense with the further reading of the repo't
called for by Mr.. SUgLE.
Mr CLEMENS called for the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered accordingly.
Nf PEARCE Before vote is taken upon the yeas and
nays viii be in order ma to move to lay this bill upon the
table Vow, we have long been engaged IN iIuless sug-
gle: that must be apparent every The majority
. exssperaei with The minority because they sssk to de-
feat by delay hat they defeat By other
means The minority is exaspe,ated with the usiSvily
because they persist 10 the discusso the attempt
pass bl which The minority by ce'sy hsvs ~sw@sher
power deaat And in the midst Of all this exasperatioo
and this strife of party the result will be that the ordinary
business Of the government must be neglected and the
ciaery of the government must stop those bills upon
which the depends for supplies must be thrown
out and the President of the United States, after few
short months, either disband the army and navy turn
out OF employment many of our civil officers, and cnfnc
himself 10 the collection of revenue at our places Of Inn
port or he must subject the country to the expense,
baassment, and Inconvenience attending
If Congress- and the legislatures of the Saien must be called
together at irregular period elect nnd
bers and who tell how many evils this may bring upon
the country Upon whom will rest the responsibility Il
will be in vain for the minority attempt to throw the
whole responsibility upon the maority and feat will bs
equally idle for the majority to insist that the whole
hiiiy shall fall upon the minority. am not that the
country will hold all responsible in greater less
degrcesome in greater degree and others In less de-
gree and all responsible for the consequences
Of this strife, useless and which result in
evil which will result in exhibiting spectaccnot that Of
governmen republican government selfpoiscd and regu-
lar carrying ou, the will OF the pcopebut the spectacle Of
anarchy--a spectacle which will almost make one inclined
to think that We have made some mistake in tho adoption
of that form of government Of which have boasted
long us being the best that exists on the earth.
know the personal responsibility that incur when
say all his bu afraid of it. Let it come from
what quarter may, am not afraid of the responsibility
incur with the people, however much may regret the
sponsbiiy of my political friends But do entrcat the
Senate pause and this strife utterly useless and
Improbable and proceed the regular business Of Con-
gress. Let now, during the few waning hours that
left US, do that which is dny to do. We have
done enough to asen responsibility t be fixed upon
party the other Each has done enough forthat,
and vnllcaie itself Let discharge remaining
duties the country, and keep the government in motion.
move to lay this bill on the table.
Mr.. WALKER. | ask the yeas and nays that mo-
ton.
The yeas and nays were then ordered.
MIR. BERRIEN. | advised the Senate to-day that the
senator from New Jersey Mr. DArros] being called
home by telegraph, had agreed TO abstain from voting on
any vital question.
The question being taken upon the motion lay the bill
the table by yeas and nays, not agreed toyeas
20, nays 33-as follows:
yEAsIMessrs h,shisoa, BSadbury,, Bude., Clemens.
lin, Hon.on Hnais King Mason, Morton, Norris Pe.1Oe,
Rhe,t Ru's soule s9rgegn TaTney "a sn1 Yaiee-S g,
Cas Chu,c Clarke ~ Cooper Davis OF fMassach
D ckinon Dodge OF Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa, Ewing
iaaioul, sebs stan Seward Shields smith, Spru.nce,
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, and Whi,comb--33
Messages received from the House Of Representa-
ye announcing that the House had the changing
the time of holding the district court in the State of Ohio
and that the House had coneured in the amendment Of the
Senate the joint resolution relating TO widows pensions
Also that the House had passed Senate bill divide the
State OF Arkansas into two Judicial DISTRICTS and bill to
authorize the payment Of interest upon advances made by
the State Of Maine for the of the United States govern
ment, in the decuce of the northeastern frontier.
Mr. CLEMENS. | suppose the question now il, (per-
mission having been granted the senator from Louisiana
have the report read shall the further reading be dis
The PRESIDENT. That is the question.
Mr.. FO0TE wish to make single observation. II
has been stated in the most emphatic manner that the
minority were struggling with the majority Now, wish
that have scrutinzed this matter closely have
conferred with honorable senators who sit and they
give their opinion that the majority opposed
this bill wish this matter TO out TO the country in
its true form. Ii struggle between nsccrainsd
majority and ascertancd minority, but IS struggle
upon the part of amend bill that they believe to
be vicious defective against those who insist upon cum
ming it down throas whether VIC have any stomach
for II or not.
The question being taken upon the motion to dispense
with further reading OF the report by and nays It
resutod-ycas 81, nays l9-as follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell Chase, Clay,
Cooper, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Dodge Of Iowa, Ewing, Felch, Greene Hsmin, Jones,
Miller, Phsps, Pratt, Rantoul, Sebastian, Seward, Smith,
Spuance, Underwood Uphaun, Wales, Walker, and Whit
comb--2.
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mis-
Fissipp, Dtwsont Downs, Fooe, Gwn, Houston, King,
Mas Marion, Norris, Rheu, Rosk, Soule Surgeon Tur
ney, and Nuee-ls
SO the reading dispensed with.
message received from the House OF Representa-
tves, announcing that the Speaker had signed enrolled
bill TO ascertain and settle private land claims IN the Sntc
OF California act to amend act allowing compensation
to members othe Senate and House of Representatives
limit the Liabilities OF shpowners and for other Pur-
poses Joint resolution for the rcefo Louis kossuth and
his associates eyes from Hungary joint resolution in
lation to the of John De Ncuflc a. Sons and
Joint resolution in relation widows pensions all which
we're presented Senate for the signature OF IL Pres
dent They respectively signed by the President and
the Senate conccd with tho House suspendng the 18th
Joint rule that they might be sent to the President
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr.. pre-dent--
The PRESIDENT. The senator from Louisiana has
the floor.
Mr.. BUTLER. hope he will allow me to make psr-
sonal explanation.
Mr.. SOULE. Certainly.
Mr.. BUTLER. In the remarks made little while ago
imputed to the senator from North Carolina the motion to
suspend the reading OF tho paper sscc learn that he did
make the motion, but suggested originally that should
be made My remarks, therefore, not strictly applt
cable to him. inasmuch the motion was not maze py
him, but by the from Vermont lMr farLrsJ
Sul as the suggestion originally from INC snsor
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