The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-06


dcred the galleries to be cleared.
MIR. BADGER desired to lay resolution on the
table.
The CHAIR decided the Senate could not transact
any business with open doors.
MIR, BADGER appealed.
Along debate ensucd, in which Messrs. BRIGHT
and WALKER sustained the decision OF the Chair;
and Messrs. CLAY, MANGUM. ATCHISON,
RHETT, and others, opposed it, After which the
resolution was Withdrawn.
The Journal of yesterday was read.
MIR. BADGER then renewed the resolution.
MIR. BRIGHT objected to the resolution.
The CHAIR decided the resolution could be re-
ccived.
Mr.. BRIGHT appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
And on division the decision of the Chair was
sustained-yeas Al, nays 3-as follows
YEAS.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bayard, her
rien, Borland, Bradbury, Brodhead, Butler, Cass,
Chase, Clarke, Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis of
Massachusetts,, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Fetch, Footc, Gwin, Hale, Hunter, Jones,
Mangum, Mason, Miller, Morton, Norris, Pearce,
Rhett, Rusk. Sebastian, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Soule. and Underwood-4l.
NAYS.-Messrs. Bright, Walker, and Whit
combs.
The following is the resolution which was read
Resolved. That each member of the Senate be
supplied with twelve additional copies of the Con-
gressonal Globe and Appendix of the first and sec
rotary cause the same to be bound.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were submitted for con-
sideration; and lie over one day under the roles
BY Mr.. CLARKE
RESOLVED, That the President of the United States
be requested to communicate to the Senate in ad-
dtion to the information called for by resolution
OF the Senate passed on the Sd of January, l849,
statement Of the navigation and commerce between
foreign countries, with whom we have treaties
of reciprocity, and the United States, since the
year 1921, particularly with France Spain, and
Portugal, and the dependencies of EACH and with
the republics OF Mexico and Hayt.
Resolved, That whenever the information called
for by the said resolution of January 3, lSl9 to-
gether with the information called for by the fore
going resolution, shall have been fully prepared,
the Secretary of the Treasury be hereby directed to
cause the same to be printed in proper form, and
bound, and that two thousand copies of the same
be published, to be disposed of hereafter by the
Senate.
BY Mr. FoOTE:
Resoired, That the opinions of the Supreme
Court, ordered to be printed by the Senate in Exec
utive session of lS49, be referred TO the Attorney
General. along with the contracts for the printing
of the thirty Congress; and that the Sec rotary
OF the Senate be and he is hereby authorized to pay
the printer of the said opinions out of the contin-
gent fund OF the Senate, the sum which the Attor-
ney General may adjudge to be the price of the
sa me under the contract first deducting therefrom
the sum heretofore paid in that behalf; provided
tn at the said printer will first enter into agree
nent to expend the difference between the amount
adJudged to be due by the Attorney General and
the amount heretofore received, in the Attor-
ney General should fix the price of the said print
ing lower than that heretofore received.
RssolUed, That the Secretary of the Senate be and
the thirty first Congress, which has been or
may be executed by order of the Senate, except
the opinions of the Supreme Court, of the con-
ungent fund OF the Senate, at e-half the rates
est int linton ,of1
heretofore paid under the contracts being consid-
cred as part payment
BY Mr.. BORLAND
Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate pur-
pies Of the first part and - thousand copies Of
the second part of the report of the Commissioner
OF the Patent Office for 1850, from the printer who
shall print the same document under the order of
the last session Of the House Of Representatives,
price not exceeding the rate at which said docu-
mcnts shall be paid for under said order of the
House.
BY Mr. SEWARD:
Resoiped, That the Senate is not restricted at
this session to the consideration Ct matters purely
Executive, and that such consideration may be
extended to all matters proper to be transacted by
the Senate without the corporation of the House Of
Representatives.
BY Mr.. CLAY
Resolued, That there be paid out Of the contin-
gent fund OF the Senate, TO each of tho officers
clerks, messengers, pages, and laborers in the
PlOyment OF the SENATE, inc same amount OF COM
pensation allowed them Mt the last session of the
thirtieth Congress-; and that the messengers and
pages be continued for tho period of two months
from the termination of the present session. for the
purpose of folding and transmitting documents or
dcred to be printed for the of the Senate.
BY Mr.. NORRIS:
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Committee on
Claims, appointed by said committee under resolu-
ton OF the Senate of january 1850, be continued
through the vacation, and that he be employed in
completing classified index and digest Of their re-
ports heretofore made.
BY Mr.. DAVIS, of NIassac husetts:
Resolced, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
instructed to report to The Senate at the corn mence
mcnt of the next session of Congress- the number Of
steamers in each collection district, their tonnage
the number OF officers, crew. and other persons EN-
ployed on board the same annually, the average
distance each passenger is carried arranging ocean
steamers in one class, propelers in another ferry
boats in another, and ordinary steamers in another
stating the number propelled by high pressure, and
the number by low-pressure engines.
Mr.. PEARCE submitted the following. which
was agreed to-
Resoped, That the President of the Senate fill the
vacancy in the Board of Regents OF the Smithso.
man Institution, occasioned by the expiration on
the Sd day of March, 1851, of the term of the Hon
JErFERsoN DAVIS. member in the said Board.
MIR. DOWNS submitted the following resolution,
which lies over one day under the rules:
Rssolced, That the Secretary of War furnish the
Senate at ts next session with all the reports which
accompanied the survey of the mouth of the Mis-
sfsppi in 1898, which have not yet been furnished
or printed, with reduced map Of the same.
Mr.. MANGUM submitted the following rcsolu-
ton for consideration:
RESOLVED by The Senate, That two thousand of the
extra numbers of Professor Espy's report on me-
teorology, ordered to be printed by the Senate be
placed at the disposal of Professor Espy, to enable
him to supply his meteorological correspondents
each with copy.
The Senate then, motion by Mr.. MILLER,
proceeded to the consideration of exec tive buei
And shortly afterwards adjourned.
FLoATrso CorFISs.-The mortality on board
some of the emigrant ships arriving at this port is
fearful. On Sunday the packet ship Shannon,
from Liverpool, cast anchor at quarantine, and the
bcn nfIir h,ar