Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29

assured, but expressed
with whom am associated. Those who agree with me that
if the friends of this Administration willing to emhaHass
IT. if they willing parayze for the future II they
willing to drive ii the call of extra session. mea-
which sacrifices every Administration brought to that ne
cessityet them do it. If must sacrifice our constitutional
opinions in order prevent them from involving the country
and embarrassing the Government, intelligent people will
assign to each the just share Of the responsibility for whatever
results may Let the Government top, if thus only
the constitution live. They with whom Il 10 measure
Of local benefit. they with whom It is question OF ex-
pediency they have the power desst from this struggle
We, with whom it matter OF principle, have not will
not fevery appropriation bill should fail viii not, though
the functions of the Government should be suspended though
the navy have be ordered home and the army dsbande
and the ships and Qualifications disman,led. will
der the sacred principles involved according to my belief in
The It is made 10 the Senate. 1t is time that
speculation based the supposon that the minority
alarmed the weight Of their responsibility should cease and
that members should ask themselves whether not they
willing to close the session without providing the means to
carry on the Government
said of this bill last Saturday what believed TO be its
true character. To-day wished TO be silent. pre-
pared TO vote promptly amendments. But not be-
who are not willing 70 let pass report
As stated Saturday, believe that this bill presents the
question which has long divided counymen into two
great political parties consider that stand upon
the grouRd marked from the foundation of this Union by po-
ca se the opposing theories Of atitndnous and strict
construction Moreover that to meet the propo-
stion whether in time of profound peace and unexampled
commercial prosperity we shall lay the foundation Of ma
tiona debt with all its corrupng influences, until we follow
the steps Of Of Great Britain, and load the la
boring with oppressive taxation to support favored
class.
Mr.. PEARCE. II the Senator from Mississippi will with
draw his appeal will move to lay the bill upon the table,
Nh. MANGUM. Can it be withdrawn
The PRESIDENT. The yeas and nays have been ordet-
ed, and without general consent cannot be Withdrawn
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. was quite willing to with
draw the appeal for the purpose of permitting the Senator to
move 10 lay the bill upon the table, am anxious that the
of supporting this Government shall be supplied with
out the extraordinary expense Of extra session. am
anxious 50 far as within me e to pass the regular
prtauou pills embarrassment TO the Administration
Political relations subordinate in my mind to the duty OF
station, and intend that the responsibility shall rest upon
those to whom belongs. l. for one, will not bear single
atom of that odum which attach those who defeat the
appropriation bills in order that they may carry the heads
ofhose who have constitutional objections measure which
will appropriate dollars and cents to the local party interests
with which they most closely connected. prepared
at any time to waive this question Of appeal if the Senate is
prepared proceed its legitimate busness- prepared
from the discussion of disputed power and exercise
that conferred upon them by preexis'ng laws hold that
long this river and harbor bill is forced upon con
deraton that have right discuss il fully those
have done whoa its peculiar friends That have right
to present fairly before the country, and to exhibit
those who responsible for the defeat Of the appropriation
bills n their true light. Il is question, and must
have been oreseen when the eleventh hour Of this session
the bill introduced that the Sate-rgh Democrats of the
Senate would resist this assumption power BY the Federal
Government Foreseeng this ask why It forced upon
when only two days left and all the important ap
preparation bills yet be considered Are they who
resist they who force to resistance, responsible for the
consequences that may follow am willing to risk the judg
ment Of my constituents and of the whole country on that
issue.
Mr. PHELPS feel bound to apologize 10 the Senate for
having involved them in this debate Permit say that
my only object was to put end to the proceedings which
thought tedious to the whole Senate admit that have
haov
much longer think should he extremely careful how at
tempted the time of the Senate. Permit TO say,
and think may say with truth, that something like an
hour spent in the reading of that document and human
being that Of, in this chamber, listening to t.
Well sir when this sort o-I will not call i, dscourtesy,
because it would not be parliamentary il d;dbut when
have the reading Of documents which occupy hour and
half two hours gentleman because he chooses TO ask
that the reading may be dispensed WITH TO be charged with
interfering with the freedom of debate do not know that
the Senator from Mississippi will hear me- but should be very
much gratfed he will tell whether he listened to the
reading of that document at all
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. No. sir, could not hearit !;
the talking great could not hear concede much
the Senator from Vermont. But with the deep interest
have in the subject if had not read myself BEFORE should
have drawn up to the Secretary aud heard it, had
Mr.. PHELPS The Senator is very frank in answering
my question be did hear it, did choose to lis
ten, why should he object my motion to suspend the
reading
not read it should know what there in it. took it for
granted that the honorable Senator Vermont had
that interest in the mouth Of the Mississippi which would lead
him to read the report of the engineer who there
and wanted him to hear before be caliedto the
amendment.
Mr.. PHELPS. I want to know sgain, can the Senator
tell me Of any body that did listen
Mr.. F0OTE. did, and was very much interested |
have stated that before.
After further debate the question was taken upon the
appeal from the decision Of the Chair upon the motion Of the
Senator from Vermont to suspend the further reading Of the
report, with the following result:
YEAS-Messrs Atchisqk Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Bor-
land Bright, Cass Chase Clarke Clay. Cooper Davis of
Massachusetts Dodge. Of Wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa. Doug
Morton, Norris Pearce, Phelps, Pratt Rantoul Seward
Shields Smith spruance, Underwood, Upham Walker, and
Whi'eomb-36.
NAYS-Me,r. Berrien Butler Clemens. Davis, of Mis-.
sspp Dawson, Downs Houston Rhett, Rusk soule, Tur
ney, and Yuiee-i2.
So the decision was sustained.
The question then upon the motion to suspend the
further reading Of the report.
M. CLEMENS ask the yeas and nays that question.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. PEARCE Before the vote is taken by yeas and
nays, think will be 10 order for lay the bill
upon the table. We have long been engaged in uless
struggle. That must be apparent to every The ma
delay defeat which they defeat by any
other means The minority exasperated with the ma
joriiy because they persist in pressing bill which the
minority by Of delay, have in their power to de-
feat II is evident tha, the result Of this strife Of parties will
be that the ordinary and necessary business Of the session
he neglected. the machinery Of the Government must
stopped those bills upon which the Government depends
for support he thrown out and the President Of the
United States after few short months must either disband
and