The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-22

as 10 feieve me from The necessity OF urging II. Th
valley oi The Missssippi has uniformly been negece
heretofore and Is time that full justice should be don
10 her II this bill is 10 become law trust that wi
pass 10 such form as TO do justice 10 all sections d
not commit myself absolutely TO the bill by any means il
making this notion but shall take time to consider il
and hereafter TO determine whether can give il nv vote
But certain II Is. that # this amendment should prevail
would strongly recommend The bill TO me. by Iemovn,
one OF It's defects and by doing Justice 10 the section
! the Union in which | reside
Mr. SEWARD demanded the yeas and nays; which
Mr. CLEMENS We have reached the time whe,
we had a tacit understanding that should adjourn
(half-past ten) move, therefore, that we do now al
MI. BADGER demanded the yeas and nays; which
MIR. DICKINSON win the Senate permit me 10 la,
Mr.. TURNEY What is it, wish to know wha
llMI DICKINSON i, il one Of form merely-,he mo
lion made 10 the former part OF the session regard
suspendng the rules.
MIR. FOOTE. ! hope the motion 10 adjourn will BE-
Withdrawn upon the suggestion am now about to make
wish to make the motion that when ad journ, il be
TO meet tomorrow There are precedents for it.
The PRESIDENT. The question is not debatabe
MI FOOIE hope il wal be done. understand
heres important and indispensable business to be done
Tomorrow. - " 6|
The question being then taken upon the motion TO ad
Journ II was reected--yeas 22 nays 32-as follows:
YEAS-Messfs. Atchson, Bericn, Bradbury, Bright
Clemens Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson Dickinson Downs
NAY;s-Me,srs Badger, BALDWIN, Bell Bodand, Cass,
Iowa. Douglas Ewing, Fetch, Foo.s Greene, Gwin, liam
I'm, Hunter Jones. Mangum. Miller Pratt, Ranou Sebas-
ham, w aes, and Walker-32
The question recurred on the amendment moved by
Mr. FoorE =
y Mr.. RUSK called for division OF the question
Ihe question was then stated upon the first branch
on nd insnr
"4OO."
Mr.. CLEMENS II will be in ORDER suppose, if
that amendment prevails, to move TO strike "Arkan-
sas"
The PRESIDENT 1t will be in order, whether the
other prevails or not
Z Mr.. DICKINSON | wish 10 say word upon this
amendment, and incidentally upon the business before
the Senate. have had some experience upon commit
tees, and have watched the operation OF the last days
me in my Judgment to complete the whole of the bust
ness and vote upon every principle of this bill That is
to be obtained. not by struggle between bills here
by trial Of muscle, endurance and patience but by ad
ourning at an early hour this evening, meeting an
early hour Monday morning----
A SENATOR. Sunday morning.
Mr.. DICKINSON. Ii would be scandalous in nv
judgment, to meet here on the Sabbath in time OF
peace; and will not do il, for Let early
Monday morning, and content ourselves with brief, prac
teal statements upon the questions, without speech ma
king and we can vote upon every bill before I2 O'Clock
on Monday night. am anxious to aot upon all these
measures. and vote AS shall deem best when the ques-
siderable portion OF il. in struggle of this kind between
bills Tor the precedence and between different sections
or interests, or feelings in the Se0tc for the mastery
then OF the important bills 0f the session must be
lost There is no doubt about that at all Hence voted
Tor an adjournment and will vote again for an adjourn
ment deem the time unprod,aby spent in struggles of
this sort,
MIR. FOOTE. concur in nearly all that the bonora
Bile senator has said. But wish to remark he says
u would be scandalous for TO sit here the Sab
bath day, that, lnasmucb there important treaties
Tor our action, which must be acted upon
perhaps not at all, and there is important business
upon our table, should certainly vote in favor OF
proposition TO meet temofrow. and believe should moi
be acting an unehrisan part to do for know that
we read in the Scripture that if fall into the mire
lawful to pull him out upon The Sabbath day and the
Saviour himself plucked the ears OF corn upon the Sab
bath day, aad declared that the Sabbath made for
man, and not man for the Sabbath
MIR. ATCRlSON called the attention OF the Senate to
the tact that this appropriation was Tor the Mississippi
and Ohio well for the Missouri and Arkansas
rivers.
Mr., BORLAND. Before the question is taken, | wish
TO make remark, that my vote upon this may not be
misunderstood The proposition is 10 increase the ap
preparation, il from the House of Representatives,
IRON S2o,ooo 10 100000 The eec, of this, if adopted,
lis very well understood What the purpose is in Wing
1T, do not undertake 10 says but the appropriation is
made 100000, we know very well that II cannot pass
the other House. s2ioooO Is as much as we can get
then and there consider that liberal Appropriation The
friends of the appropriation satisfied with il and in
voting against the motion TO increase IL, II is not because
do not think ough, to have
N.
OF the bill The short time have been here there have
been upwards Of one thousand lives lost upon the Mis-
sssppl river The amount Of property which has been
destroyed is incalculahle 1t is 10 argument that
the bill Is Ia be lost the House IL passed the House
beore II came here; and are we bound, whether
scienonsly in favor OF not, 10 swallow Just IL
Isl So far as am concerned, Intend 10 act ndepend-
emily and upon my own Judgment We cannot act with
out the estimate of some officer. We must go by the
Judgment OF officer in the first place and then
must surrender judgments and opinions because
the judgment OF gentlemen, the House will reject
H. II we are to entet into improvements the Mlssis
spp demands the attenion of the country II is not
appendix, TO be thrown in to carry The bill and to
get appropriations elsewhere, II treat properly
larger of lies upon the Mississippi than
prove. More human life is daily exposed there, and
there is more necessity for Improvement there. than
any other section Of the country, In general bill for
internal improvements, to include tho Mississippi and
while the bill appropriaes " 100000. is equality
with vengeance, Places that nobody knows any thing
about, and that scarcely be found upon the map
ceive large appropriations, while the Mississippi receives
S240 900 out of upwards Of million and told that
we must take that we shall get nothing better, sir,
to get nothing Vastly better for the present get moth
ing at all than to enter into this scramble, and surrender
the rights OF the Mississippi tor the conve-
nience Of carrying through the bill
MIR FOOrE. | am very sorry my amendment has
been unkindly viewed by the senator from Arkansas,
who suppose that he represents more lhan one
takes TO tell that the particular friends OF this appro-
priaon do not desye the amendment to prevail Why,
air, the amendment relates to several rivers one Of
which flows entirely and exclusively through The State
s ,err,orlay speaking The amendment, relates to the
Missouri as well as 10 the Arkansas. Now, should like
to know who has authorized the senator from Arkansas
TO represent The local interests connected with the Mis-