New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-04

The asnstor from Michigan, and there is no doubt
Of itr paternity. There was not so much noise
and confusion" but what the author would be
held responsible. Laughter
Mr. CAss-There IL not so much noise and con-
fusion" here but what a Senator can demand facts
10 be stated correctly.
Mr. EwtsG-I did state them correctly.
TBE CHAIR-Order, order.
Mr. CAss-You did not
CHAIR Order, order.
Mr. EwIsG-I did, sir.
The CHAIR-The Senator from Ohio will take
his seat
Mr.. CAss had no desire to avoid the RESPONSE
bity of voting for this amendment, bat be did not
offer the amendment He would have offered il,
but it passed from his hands.
Mr. EWING followed in opposition to the amend.
meBt 1t would defeat this bill or any other bill
to which it might be attached.
Mr.. FOOTE was anxious oil day to have vote
on this bill, Laughter, but the opponents Of the
bill would have freedom of debate. They were
rot to be overawed by the eloquent and thunder
ing tones of the Senator from Ohio. Since the
Senator spoke he had been in a shivering agony
of fear. Laughter and applause
1t was now three o'clock
continued the debate in favor OF the amendments
and Mr.. Underwood opposed.
Mr. Hale moved to amend the amendment oy
placing the appropriations for this Dill before tue
Army and NAVY appropriations. He was carry
ing out all the peace measures Lost II cas- 4,
Nays5.
The question was taken on the Cass amend
ment, and il was rejected as follows;
YEAs-W Atchsou, BenieD, Bradbury, BrtgAf, Batter,
Cos Clemens JEFF. Davis, Dawson, DekensoH, DSHgsds
Downs, FeIeA, Foote, Gpfn Hd"an, houstoo, hus.er'
aeon Furney Whitcsn6 and Yulee, % eleven Of whom
NSys~Bsdeer, Baldwin, Bel, Borlsnd, Chase, Clarke,
s-i., Lob (WiscOnetQl Dodge,
(Io~s) Ewing. Greene, Hale, Jones, Msngum, .uier'
Pearce, Pratt Rsnroul Sebastian, Sew ard Shields Sm'n
sprusnce Underwood, Upkam, Wales, and Walker, ~.
Much anxiety was expressed during the calling
the roll as the fate of the bill depended on the re-
lection of Csss's amendment;
Mr. FOoTE moved that the bill be postponed TIL
o'clock. Debated and lost Yeas 20 Nays 50.
Mr. BUTLER moved the Senate take recess:
The CHAIR decided the motion not IN order
while bill was before the Senate.
Mr. BUTLER appealed from the decision.
The Senate sustained the decision Of the CHAR;
Mr. YULEE offered an amendment that none OF
the money appropriated by this bill snal % urawn
from the Treasury until all the bonds Tor the puo
lie debt shall be paid and Cancelled. Deoated ana
rejected; Yeas 10; Nays 81.
Mr. FooTE renewed the amendment In modr
fed FORM Lost. Yeas H. Nays 30.
Mr.. DICKINSON of N. Y. hoped the Senate
would take recess.
Mr.. CLAY objected.
Mr.. FoorE renewed bis motion to postpone the
hill till O'Clock. Lost by the same vote.
Mr.. MASON offered an amendment restricting
the Improvement Of the Rio Grsnde to the part OF
that river lying within the United States, which,
after debate, was reiected-Yeas o. Nays 80.
Mr. FooTE moved to amend by requiring the
consent of Mexico to be first had and obtained for
the improvement of the Rio Grande. Debated and
lost
Mr.. BRIGHT moved to reconsider the vote re-
=. 49,, dia0uaaIOn fOlIOWed
whether the improvement of the Bio Grande,
without the mutual consent by Mexico and the
United States was not forbidden by the 7sh article
of the Treaty of Hidalgo
The motion to reconsider was rejected-Yem
l9, Nays32.
Several proposed amendments were rejected.
Az o'clock MIR. HUNTER said that bat five
hours of the Session remained and with the view
of making one more effort TO have the ApPro:
pration B i'll taken up, he moved this Bill be LAID
on the table. Lost. Yeas Is, Nays 49,
Mr. RUsK moved an amendment aPProPrietlng
$4,000 for certain improvements In Texas: Alter
a long debate the motion was lost. Yeas Z,
Nays 80.
MIR. SoUi.E moved an amendment approprlatlng
$3.50 900 for deepening the mouths OF the Mlssis
sippi and sustained his amendment, ana as part
of bis speech sent printed report on the subject
lately laid before Congress by the w ar Depart
ment to be read as part OF his speech.
MI JOHN DAVIS of Mass. objected to the read
ing.
Nr. soULE insisted. -,
Mr.. JoHk DAVIS moved to dispense with the
reading.
Question taken by Yeas and Nays whether re.
port should be read or not, and decided tnas IL
should be read-Yeas 90, Nays %.
It is now 81 O'Clock, and the report is being read
The Secretary read 10 out OF the 10 pages oil the
report when, at minutes past SIX,
Mr.. PHELPS suggested that nobody was listen
ing TO the report and perhaps it would be better
to dispense with the further reading TIL alter tne
Session He moved the further reading be dis
pensed with. MI
Mr. FooTE raised the question Of order. The
Senate had already decided by triumphant ma
iority that the paper should be read, and it was
not in order now to move to stop the reading OF
that which the Senate bad ordered TO be read.
Moreover he for one was anxious to hear the rest
of the Report. IL was an exceedingly delightful
and entertaining work. Laughter
The CHAIR decided the motion to be In order
Mr. JEFF. DAVIS appealed, and argued the APP
peal
Mr. FooTE followed on the appeal.
The AYES and NAYS were ordered on the appeal.
Mr.. JEFF. DAVIS contended that the Senate
having ordered the Paper to be read It was not In
order to move to dispense with it. Such decls'
ion was supplementary.
Mr.. CLAY said it was Parliamentary decision.
More than one hour of the most precious time
deiberative assembly ever had, had been wasted
by the readiDg 9th Report.
Mr. FoOTE said that if it had consumed that
time it was one of the most entertaining Papers
he ever heard.
Messra JEFF. DAVIS and CLAY continued the
debate on the question whether the majority or
minority were responsible for the delay -. mr. 1en
Davis aid that he would resist this bill BY the
exercise Of every Constitutional means. II ne
stood alone and be had the power ne ~ousI 10
sist il and, even if that thunderbolt OF indigna-
lion were aimed at bis head, he would court 1t as
the steeple courts the storm. If the friends OF
the Administrstion determined to break 1t down,
let them do il, and bring an extra session If the
Appropriation Bills be lost, If wheels OF 9oyesn'
ment be stopped, the Navy called home and the
Army diSbanded, he would stand hrm ana ylelu
not one inch of his Constitutional rights Messrs.
Butler, Phelps, Clay and sOule continued the de-