The republic., 1851-01-01
THIRTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
TUESDAY, DEcEmBER 81, 1850.
SENATE

SENATE.
large number oi petitions and memorials were
presented and appropriately referred
JAMES RoBERTsos.
Mr. WHITCoMB from the Committee of Claims,
10 which had been referred the memorial OF James
Robertson, praying compensation for illegal i'm
prisonment by the officers OF the Senate, reported
the same back; and, ON motion, the committee was
discharged from the further consideration thereof.
BiNplso cosGR EssIoNAL DOCUMENTS.
MIR WALKER submitted resolution, which
was laid over under the rules, suspending any bind
ing of Congressional docuurnts for the Senate till
such time Congress sha make some further
provision with respect TO that matter.
AhENDAKsT OF THE RULES
The Senate then proceeded To the consideration
of the following resolutions, heretofore submitted
by Mr.. BADGER:
Resolued, That the tenth rule of the Senate be
amended by adding thereto the following words:
"And every motion may b. Withdrawn by the
mover at any time before decision or amendment
except motion To reconsider which shall not be
Withdrawn without leave OF the Senate"
Resolved That the following be added to the
rules of the Senate:
"Al motions To take up a bill, resolution, or
other subject which shall have been laid on the "a.
ble; all motions to proceed To the consideration OF
any subject, and all questions to the priority o
business, shall be decided without debate"
Mr.. BRIGHT opposed the resolutions, and moved
they be refer red TO a select committee of three.
Mr. BADGER said he was eriectly content thai
they should take that course.
And the motion To refer wac agreed to.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs, BADGER, BuIGHT
and DAVIS, OF Massachusetts, the select committee
RECESS.
Mr. BADGER moved that when the Senate ad-
journ to day, il adjourn to meet on Friday.
MIR. WALKER opposed the motion and moved
to substitute a. Thursday for "Friday;" and the
amendment was agreed to-yeas 10, nays II.
The notion us amended, was then agreed to
yeas l9, nays l3.
RgeIsTRATIoN AND ENROLMENT VESSELS.
The following resolution, submitted yesterday
by Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,, was taken up and
agreed to
Resolved That the Committee on Commerce be
Iuced to inquire into the cxpedicncy OF amcud-
ing the provisions OF the law in relation to grant
ing registers, enrolmens, and licenses TO vesscs.
THE COAST SURVEY.
The following resolution submitted yesterday
by MIR. BENTON, was taken up fer consideration.
Resoioed, That the Secretary of the Navy be di
rect,d to report TO the Senate what advantages 10
the public service would be derived from transfer.
ring the survey of the from the Treasury 10
the Navy Department, and what additional le gisla-
tion, If any, would be necessary
This resolution was debated by Messrs. BEN
TON, CASS, BADGER, and DAVIS, OF Nlassachu.
sets, in favor OF its adoption; and by Messts DA-
Wis, OF Mississippi, DOWNS. and HAMLiN, in
opposition to II.
Air DAVIS, Of Mississippi. moved to amend the
resolution by adding thereto the following
"And tbat the Secretary OF the Treasury commu-
nicatc To the Senate Why in his opinion, the survey
o. tic coast should not be transferred from the ae
nuistration OF the Treasury Department -
The amendment agreed to, and then the re-
solution as amended was adopred-yeas ~, nays
lb, as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Badger, Bell, Benton, Bradbury
Bright Butler, Cass, Chase, Clemens, Davis of Mas
sacIiusetts. Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa
Douglas, Ewing, Feich, Jones, Mangum, Shields,
Smith, Turney, Upham, Wales, Walker, and
Whtcomb-24.
NAYS-NIessrs Baldwin, Berrien CLAY, Davis.
Of win
King Mason, Norris, Pratt, Rusk SouIe, Stur geon,
and Underwood-lo.
cogsEsPoSpENcE WITH AUSTRIAN CHARGE D'AF-
FARES.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved that the vote of ycster
day 10y which the Senate refused to print extra
copies Of the correspondence between the Secretary
Estate and the Austrian charge d'aiiaires, be re
considered.
Mr.. WALKER opposed the reconsideration, and
moved that the Senate adjourn; which was not
agreed to.
The question then taken on the motion to
reconsider and decided in the affrmative--yeas
20, nays l3-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bright, Clarke
Clemens, Davis, Of Massachusetts, Dawson, Dodge
of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Ewing, Felch, Jones
Mangum, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields
Smith, soule, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham,
Wales and Whitcomb-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Butler Chase
Clay, Davis of Mississippi, Dodge, Of Wisconsin
Hainlin, King, Mason, Norris, Turner, and Walk
er-l3.
The question recurring the motion to print
ten thousand extra copies OF the correspondence
Mr.. WALKER again addressed the Senate in op-
position thei cto. He moved the Senate adjourn;
which motion was not agreed to-ayes II, not
counted.
Mr. WALKER asked for the yeas and nays on
che motion print, but, a sufficient number OF
Senators did not second the call, they not
dered.
Mr. WALKER resumed his remarks in opposi-
ton to the system oi extra printing.
Mr. TURNEY moved To amend the motion by
striking out ten thousand" and inserting g five
thousi,nd;'' which amendment was agreed to, and
the motion to PRINT as amended, was also agreed
lo-ayes %, noes 5.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.