The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-01

Mr. MASON only desire The question to be settled
to have i submitted to the Judgment OF The Senate
Several SENATORS. Let us take the question
Mr. HAMLIN. offer the following amendment TO
the resolution "to wit the 4th Of March. at one
means When the journal Of to,days proceedings is
made up, II will all bear date OF the 30 OF March
Now. let US do justice to history Let the resolution say
upon lis face what the actual date so that The record
OF the Senate, when il is made up shat show when the
resolution ofered-io wit al one O'Clock OF The 4ih
Ma'in tss si aosora"s hs 1S
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. This is but question OF
the computation of time. l endeavored TO Obtain from
mated or not | stated my own opinon-an OPINION
worth very little is true but going to the conclusion
that the session had not closed and claiming IRON sne
Senate decision that question II has not yet been
obtained Now, whether the 4th OF March is to begin al
~ o'clock to night or IL o'clock OF this day coming de
ponds upon whether you take calendar day or whether
you take an astronomical day. IL is question OF con-
puia,on and the Senate being the Judge OF the qualin
caon 81 Us members NJ i = competent tor s 20
tonight or twelve o'clock Of the day following The
astronomical day would till twelve O'Clock to-mor-
at night. Now, ask the Senate whether they will de-
eide the question: in order that We may know who are
bers holding over BY the fact Of their being reelected
shall be sworn in and whether members elected for the
first time shall come in, and the present occupants Of
those places go outwhether, in short this session shall
continue. do trust the Senate will not avoid the issue,
but meet face to face, and settle 1t at onceno as
done AT the last session OF the last Congress- as has
been referred in hs of the debate when mem
after member abandoned the body and the last trans
actions Of the Senate occurred without quorumaer
the had risen upon them, and no one was able 10 say
whether il was regular session or not.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. will accept the amendment, in order
to have the discussion ended and the question settled
/ "a message received from the President OF the
United States informing the Senate that he had this day
approved and signed bill for the relief Of the admins
traitor OF Major Fred d. Mills. deceased. and various
other bills of which list was sent to the Presidents
desk.
MI BADGER II the object Of this proposition is to
whether the session OF the Senate has closed
be asceraned otherwise than by getting the opn-
ion of the Senate upon it, Well. the opinion OF the
Senate is worth anything, that opinion has already been
given because, if the session OF the Senate bad termi-
nated the only thing this body could do to adjourn
sine die It seems to me- then, Mr. President that we
called upon determine whether this session will
terminate al IL O'Clock tomorrow, or at oclock-an
intermediate houro at IL to-day Ii is sufficient that
the Senate has decided that the session did not terminate
gain nothing by this resolution, and move TO lay it on
| the table.
Mr. SEWARD demanded the yeas and nays; which
The question being then taken on the motion TO lay the
resolution the table, il caredyeas 81, nays IL
as follows:
dDg Bs G psds:
Of Iowa. Ewing Fech Gwin Jones' Miller, Pesrce, Pratt.
Wss snd
NAYs-MessIs Borsnd. Chase, Clemens Douglas
Downs Fooe. Hamln Houston, King Norris. and Sebas
TAMIL.
| la message was received from the House OF Repre-.
sentatives, BY Mr. Young, their Clerk, announcing to
the Senate tina! the had notified the House that
he had day signed various bills and joint resolutions
which originated there, of which list was Transmitted
Mr. Mr. S YGhEE rise to privileged question. think
il desirable that this matter should be denitvely settled,
as i, may be, by simple resolution which send 10 The
Chair Many gentlemen. like myself, feel dellcacy
about participating in the proceedings OF the Senate and
think vote can be taken without dissatisfaction every
gentleman has no doubt made up his mind upon The
subject-and the question may be decided finally The
/ pl.,t,a - IN
R,psd That in the opinion of the Senate, the present
| Ill the meridian Of the 4th Of March
| MIR. PEARCE. ! ask how that proposition can be en-
tertaned understand the question before the Senate
still is the river and harbor bill
The PRESIDENT. The question before the Senate is
the river and harbor BILL with proposition to lay on
the table bat this proposition is brought forward as
privileged question, consequence OF senator's declaring
that they were unwilling TO exercise the rights that ap
pertain to them senators until the question be
settled when their term expires.
Mr.. PEARCE. Do understand it, then, TO be ques-
H The U PRESiBEST T1a, is The object The senator
from Florida says he doubts his power OF voting mas
much il is declared by other senators that the term ex
Mr. DAWSON do not Consider this as privileged
question. have submitted motion to lay the river and
haIbor bill on the table and insist upon its being put
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. This is not a consttu-
tiona question IT is a conventional thing You can fix
the day to begin at hour another The polt
ica day has not been fixed 1t is purely conventional.
put their construction upon II.
| The PRESIDENT. The Chair considers il apper-
tanning the discharge OF duties the part OF the
tor who makes the point, that this question should be
| settled.
The question being then taken the resolution offered
by Mr.. YULEE, II was adopted.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs,
The question then REQUIRED the motion OF Mr..
DAWSON lay the bill on the table and upon this ques
ton The yeas and nays ordered.
MIR MASON. The Senate having decided that this
Congress does not expire until IL o'clock Tuesday, the
4th Of March, shall vote upon this question, and shall
consider myself entitled TO vote all other questions
until this Congress expires.
The question being taken laying the bill on the ia
BILE, il was losi-yeas Is. nays 2s-as follows
YEAS-Me.sp. Bradbury, Clemens, Davis Of Msss-
sippi. Dawson, Downs, Gwin, Hale, Hamla, Houston,
Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Norris Peafoe, Rusk
| Soue. and Yuee-ls.
NAYS-Messrs, Atchison, Badger. Baldwin, Bell Dor.
sets Dickinson, Dodge of lows Ewing, Greene, Jones'
Mle Pratt Rantoui, Sebastian Seward, Shields, Smith,
sppance, Underwood, UPhsm Wales, Walker. and
Whitcomb-2s.
| MIR. SOULE. | have an amendment to propose,
which will send 10 the Chair;
Ind be IL further s~aced, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be required to have prepared the Treasury and
published within ninety days after the of
each session of Congress, in the papers which print the
public laws OF the United States tabular
tanning the following items OF information the OF
money appropriated during the said session OF Con.
to each State Territory or the citizens thereof to
wits
First For or,i6caons arsenals, hospitals, naval
| military. and magazines.
"Second. For clearing out bsrbors and rivers, build
ing lghthouses piers, beakwster, or dredging ma
chimes.
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