The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-15

that interruption has been dsordsrly and unp ,rs-
CH.s. To whom docs the ssnator apply his remark
Is 1t to the Chair
Mr. BENTos-Y Yes sir
CHAiR-Thsn the Senator Is out OF order aud his
state ement Is incorrect.
stated that to n.roduos the bill Wa, ta
liamentary law 1t having been once rejected The
rules Of the Senate had no such thing Ia them The
Chair was to enforce the rules and parA Law
for the Senate TO upon The Chair interrupted
mo becaure Of pariam entsry law; therefore, IL was
say. disorderly and unparlism .ntsry
The CHAIR repeated its decision that whom the sttsu-
tion Of the Chair was called to violation Of psrlia
done 90 stating at the time that the ssnste could
grant the Leave The Senate have done So The re-
mark marks o. the Senator from Missouri to,srds the
Mr. bsNToS-That's your opinion. Other Senators
have different opinion.
been granted to him TO show why his bill should be
introduced He not ut liberty to discuss points
The CHAM again repeated that the Senator from Mis-
souri, must oOnnne himselfto tho leave granted him
Senate for consider able time Ia defence Of the bill
and in reply to speech made BY Mr.. Clay, when the
IN Mr. clAY Az briefly replied
The question xss then taken on granting leave to
introduce the bill aud nesAsiyed-ysas la, nays 81
EXECUTIVE SESSION,
The Senate proceeded to consider executive business
and, after short time, the doors we're opened.
The bill from the House, regulating the mode Of
taking evidence In cases Of contested elections was
taken up, and ordered to be engrossed.
The Senate then adjourned,
House Or Representatives,.
BY BANs KLECTRo-CHRMrcAL TELEGRAPH.
WAsHIsoroN, Feb. IA, 1851.
ATTEMPT TO TAKE ur THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. DANIEL. (dem.) Of N. O., moved that the House
60 into committee the private calendar; and that
gentlemen might have oppertuaity Of evinong their
n ha kad tha
nays, which being taken, resulted in vote Of ton
jority against going Into committee.
BILL.
Mr.. McLASE, (demlJ Of Md, offered 9 resolution to
close the debate the River and Hsrbor bill
row. at two O'Clock.
Mr.. FEArHERsros, (dsm.) Of Miss, moved to lay It
on the table Nesstived By yeas 70; nays, ia
The resolution amended to close the debate to.
morrow, at four o'clock, the River and Harbor bill
md the House then went into committee on that
measure
Mr.. McLASE, Of Md. resumed his remarks from yes
terday and with reference to the question asked By
Mr. Holmes, What Is democracy 2" he said 1t I'm
pertinent, and that he had either to tell the truth
deal with in the temper and spirit which It merited
He therefore thought proper to present such view
South Carolina himself. Mr.. Mel then spoke Of the
principles on which the bill was framed and gave no.
Mr. MoRsE (dsm) Of La, said that the decided vote
by which tho necessary appropriation bills to carry
on the principles Of the government were laid sside
indicative OF the foregone conclusion that this
bill s to pass without leaving to its opponents the
poer privilege to be heard against some Of the nqui
the Of Mr. McLane fn supporting this
measure after having voted differently in lsis, and
asssap b ar n Sa7 Tbs & IKE .an reSnIsa
Mr.. McLASr explained that he voted to sustain the
veto mcssase because he thought that the reasons
assigned we're satisfactory. He voted against the
pediency Of the question until the termination OF the
Mexican war; and looking TO the condition OF the trea
Mr.. MoS.r said Mr.. MeLane wa, in the con-
dition Of politician who had turned his coat.
He not any mans man III what the gentle
man dsaiAlsa WAS dsmocrscy-f projecting the iron
cry an interference with State rights he did
belong to that GLASS. lie was anything but that lie
went Tor ,uostance he could not Be brought to the
different frem his own. lie was for the Union under
the constitution, and protested By tne constitution
and he for no union which overridss and breaks
down State rights, Of which internal Improvements
we're worse than the slavery question His ancestors
common defence Whenever 1. Is used by the majority
for OPPRESSION he was opposed TO it No party ties
would ever make him I'M ssy 70 ,5Sn ons eoa.1ry ne
induce genleme to for It, and characterized IL
~ lun ping tystem of corruption lie was opposed.
no. only to the Improvement OF rivers aud hsroors
and light hou,es the lake, but also to those the
.soosrd VISIT proper at the close OF ths session,
TO bring In this bill which detasnd. research, at this
In uiu.nt danger Of losing the appropriation bills?
He ssked whether, at this late day the bill TO bs
forced through without an opportunity Of beias amply
discr ssd?
M Frrcu. DENY OF Indiana, replied to Mr.. Morse,
whc housht that the friends of the bill wsntc! TO
fore IL through with indecent haste The gentleman
frIr. Louisana must be oblivous else he would not
haze INDUCED in sueh remarks This bill was report
ed during the first session OF tho present Congress;
AMI II Gentlemen are not familiar With the details az
ter the lapse of year they themselves are to blame
Tire friends Of the m.a,ure have given notice, from
time TO time that they would attempt TO take IL up
IL he did not choose to square bis profession with
theirs, thry may build their hses.esds to suit them
selves but he was not 10 be cut oil when his legs
TOO long and not to be stretched out whom they
are too short, lie referred TO the opinions of Madison
Jack,on Polk and other eminent men on the subject
before them As to tho question ssked yetterdsy,
What IL democracy :" the answer OF Mr.: McLane
was that I'm ist4 Il was Polk and Dallas, ana = In
1548. Cars and Butler.p II this IVES meant ths
catch words of the dsmocrstic party, the gentleman
eerrect. But II 1t was intended TO ray the demo-
cracy went for and not 10 not csrrest
Tip and rye" and Rough and Ready" were mere
bsits by the whigs 20 catch gu1geons lie asksd,
whether tne shjss knoy what their prin 'iples ar.
greysn whose prnciples are ss opposite as tho poles
Then II becomes not one OF them 90 ask what de-
mocrscy L.. In conclusion he advocated the bill as
Of q national character, and defended the democracy
who supported It lie claimed ite passage as due 20
the Wet If they submit to thi, spoliation said he
while some secticn better united tha1 the West
claim. the and also to b. tauuied with the
cowsrdly weakness which division b-gets
Mr.. sPsLpiHo, (whig) Of New York, made speech
In favor Of the bill, and went Into a history OF the
commencement under the edministrstioi of Wash
ipgton This thouli not be party question. In
stead Of destroying the Union, az supposed by Mr..
MoIse, IL would perpetual ate it.
The COMMITTEES. at four O'Clock, took recess
rHE ~ kssESuttNGas SrIFvGIrivE srELcH AND REFtr
rHrREro
Seven o'cleck was the time fred for re ASSEMBLING,
but a. twenty minutes past there we're but nne mem
bers present. Al about twenty spectators In the gnl.
leriee At hall past ssven o'clock tFsnty Mise msm-
b.rs pres, n aud the chairman called the COM
mittee to order
Mr.. CoSags, (whig) Of New York, said he had been
charged by an inscriptions newspaper Ia his dts-
triet with having lodged the vote on the Fugitive
Slave bill last session and IL has been repeated until
II may be that these whose good opinion he values
may believe true, unless II Is noticed lie said that
after the Texas boundary bill was passed he lett the
CITY hnsin.l. q nriHa.a natmrn. and it was OF