The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-28

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press it's considers move V postpone II I'LL to-
morrow or that il be LAID on the table Till tomorrow with
b view to act upon II then.
y MIR TCRNEiY,lA there, /, . ,ge neral understanding
that we will ael upon TO morow,l VIII not press HE
consideration wifi barely occasion to say
word IN reply to the senator from Maryland on yesIeI
day He sf1eqfo Ihinklhs i had been me I'ac
lcs u pass lb3k q this sou II would say that PIE
esey such bill this passed al the las, session oil
The PRESIDENT The question is to lay the bill on
M TURN Ely, i / thought the motion was not to lay
gu The table, but TO postpone I'LL tomorrow.
The PRESIDENT. The motion 10 reconsider having
been carried the question up on the motion which
was pending yesterday, 10 lay i. on The table
Mr. RUSk Withdraw The notion M II is III my power
The PRESIDENT. 1t is not in the senator's power,
the yeas aud having been ordered on The question 10
lay ON the table.
then the queslos will be taken postponing l to-mor-
row. #Nsr s.a tU-a EaA
Mr. DICKINSON. / would suggest that, although
the motion have carried monon 10 reconsider,
It's effect is to take up the BILL and the question IS on the
The PRESIDENT The question of laying on the
table having been Ieconsdered the vote to lay On the
table up again, and the question now 10 post
pone the reconsderaoaof that motion I'LL Tomorrow
BER dd None the SS. s1a viii b H.. s
Senate will postpone the reconsideration Of Tue OH W
tomorrow, L wiz afford the opportunity required oy
the senator from Maryland for the assembling OF those
Mr.. HALE. ! rise 10 question Of order Is it in
table, A motion to lay on the table is not deba,eable.
while motion TO postpone Is debateable -, j,
Mr. GWIN | hope the senator from Texas will with
III The PREslDENT The senator from Texas has not
the power 10 withdraw the motion. the yeas and nays
having been ordered The Chair has already stated that
course the whole question will stand exactly where II
was. the question now is on laying the bill on the
Nh M. DAYTON. Mus, we Of necessity take that ques-
ton now understand the Senate have agreed TO re-
consider that vote and the question now is, whether we
will reconsider and act upon IT. or whether having
considered IT, II may 90 over TIL or any oRer
| MIR BERRIEN The single question is, whether The
motion to lay the table be affected by motion 10
postpone The question before the Senate is shall
this bill lie upon the table That is motion which is 10
be decided without debate II it can be affected by mo-
ton TO postpone it I'LL Tomorrow; that motion, as s,s
gested BY the senator from New Hampshire is debate
The PRESIDENT The Chair has already decided
he had listened to It. The question is to lay the bill on
the liable and the yeas and nays having been taken on
that motion yesterday, they must be taken to-day on the
motion before the Senate can take any further ac-
M MIR. BERKIEN My suggestion was made in answer
to remark of the senator from New Jersey VT DAY
TON My belief is that the question must be taken now
on the motion 10 lay en- the table,
The yeas and Rays being taken the motion to lay
the bill on the table, they stood as follows: ... .
YEAs-Msssrs Cass. Clay. Dayton. Ewing, Felch; Mil.
er Pearce, Pratt, Smith. Spruance, and Sturgeon-l
NAYS-Mes-rs Atchson, Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Der
riep Borand, Bright, Butler. Clarke, Cemeus Davis OF
M-s,ssIpp Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Ds S s sws D sSa Taasy %s s4s
Winthrop and Yuies-2S.
SO the motion to lay the bill on the table was moi
| agreed 10.
The bill being NOW before the Senate.
| MIR DAYTON moved to postpone It's consideration I'LL
to morrow
| Mr. TURNEY. have objection TO that motion, II
it is The general unders anding that then lake II ~
and dispose OF II
| Mr.. DAYTON. will make no objection to that my.
| self "
! So the bill was postponed till the following day