The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-15
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CONGRESSIONAL BUSINESS.
Excitement in the Senate Relative TO Missouri
and the Two Per Cent Fund.
Debate in the House on the River
and Harbor Bill.
PROCEEDINGS OF The NJ y. LEGISLATURE
MOVEMENTS or THE POLITICIANS.

MOvEMENTS OF THE POLITICIANS.
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Fires, Steamboat Disasters, the Weather
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TuIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
sKooNb SESSION
Senate.
B1 N0RAEs MAGNETIC TxLBeRAPH,
OFFICE coRNER OF BEAVER HANOVER srnExrs.
wAsH,roroN, Feb IL, 1851
DIPLOMATIC coRREsrospEscE SPAIN.
The Chair laid before tho Senate message from the
President, transnitting called for BY the Senate,
the correspondence between Spain and the United
States. relating to the Amstad claims The printing
was ordered.
THE PATENT REPORTS.
The Chair also laid before the Senate ehe report of
tho patent office commissioner The usual number
of copies ordered to be printed.
AsTI-sLAvERY PETITIONS.
Mr.. HAsLIS presented petition for the repeal Of
The fugitive slave law.
MT sEwARD presented petition for trial by jury to
Fugitive slaves.
STEAMERS.
Mr. souLE reported . bill for line Of monthly
steamers from Norfolk to Now Orleans.
MISSOURI THE TWO CENT FUND.
MT BENTON, pursuant to notice, asked leave to In
sroduce bill to mako good to Missouri the two per
cent fund heretofore reserved from her, the sales
of public lands in that State being the same bill that
was rejected some two weeks ago. Mr.. b. said he
knew the bill b ad been rejected, and that under par
iamentary law he could not introduce 1t again, 1t
having been rejected at this session but when
the bill up before, Senator spsks against 1t
who had before, as Mr.. would chow, made good
speeches In favor Of the bill He would also show
sons why the bill should be again considered He
then commenced reading extracts from Mr.. Clsy's
epeech In lS25 upon the duty Of the government to
construct road to Missouri as q compact not to be
'disregsrded
Mr.. FoorE raised point OF order and observed that
1t not In order to discuss the merits Of PROPOSE
rion on question Of leave to istroduce it.
The CHAM replied there be doubt Of the rule
that the merits OF bill cannot be discussed till leave
TO introdu oe IL b ss been granted.
decided by the s.nst. on ssysrsl oces,ions The r..
verse was the decision when introduced my bill
occasion made Q most elaborate speech against the
On the question of asking lesv. the Chair said he
had decided according to the rule The SENATOR be-
.ore leave lie granted must conf himself to state
ment Of tho substance OF the BILL In order to enable
the Senate to know its contents and then whom leave
Is granted TO introduce It's merits the question is open
20 discussion
tion that the Senator be allowed to proceed.
Mr.. PoorE-I must object to that, as speech can
be made on side and NO response can be given on
The UmMr said the rule was perativ. that, until
leave Is granted no bill was before tbs Senate Rs
marks must be osndned to . statement of the sub
Of the bin lie cannot argue the question that
she bill should or should not be introduced.
Mr. BINIos said he would do TO day what he had
done bsfor.-whst every body has done-and what hs
had done this session half dozen times lie would
do all this he would do nothing lie would have the
privilege OF the senate or nothng His rights should
Mr. WALErn thought the motion he hsd suggested
In ords ike moi 10 ha1 bee mad
The CHAH, said that rs objection had been made the
rules must be enforced
Mr.. FooTE said he objected to speech, because no
Mr. waLKnn again urged his motion. As the bill
lad been rejected not the Senator from MIS-
eouri entitled TO his why the bill should
again be introduced
a bill is once r~jectes It cannot again be introduced
during the same session. II objected TO
MT WALxsR objected TO ms introducing tns ohi ana
desired to hear his reasons why 10 should bs intro
duced.
The CH.IR read the parliamentary Law on the point
chat when q bill has been rejected, IL cannot be
introduced again during the sauv session.
Mr.. BsrToS-The chsiE hs, read parliamentary LAG,
but not the rules OF the Senate The rules are bind
sng and the Chair must sniorce them; but psriisnen
tary Law the control OF the Senate, and not
The Cmsrr said Il was his duty to enforse parlis-
faentsry Law we'll as the rules, vhen vioatsn OF
81 was brought to bis notiee :,
Mr. JgrrrHsoN DAVIS asked N II was In tbs power oil
The CnA,a said the Senate could give leave to intro.
granted however not Ia order to speak on tho
merits oi tho bin but remarks must DO confined TO
statement OF the object OF she bill No argument or
speech could be made on the III I'LL u was bsfors the
senate
leave to the Senator from Missouri 70 prossed.
Mr.. UrHsA would oppose the motion nos, because
this was the day for private bills.
Mr. BsNros said it vas the duty OF the Chair TO en-
force the rules Of the Senate Parliamentary Law was
for the Chair but for the body TO coaro sndregu
late He had stated that hi. bill was the one rejsctd
the other day. and that would give Why the
psriams Law should not 30 enforced 10 this ss'e
Mr. JHFTKEsoS DAVIS moved that the Senator from
Missouri be allowed to proceed
The CHAiR-rhe Senator rom Mississippi has moved
that the ssuator from Mssoari be allowed to proceed
IN iating his reasons -hy parliamentary lav should
not be enforced In this instance
Mr.. DAWSON do not understand the senstor from
missouri wishing ta suspend or repeal psrlaneps
ry Law. II 80, must offer an amendment to the mo-
tion Of Mr. Davis
moved that he be allowed to prosced. -
CHam-rhs Senator from Mississippi will reduce his
ooi. D.,s then reduced his motion to writing, as
ollova - -
] Tbs. The ssn,'; tS% s,.sIs - S,,. 'sy' y TO
;resSss the Siii q which so has syea notice.
Mr. DswsoS moved TO add to the resolution As
And that every other Senator hare the right of being
Mr.. Bspcfs moved TO lay the whole subject on the
MT Dopes, OF lows hoped the amer ndment would be
Withdrawn. Nobody would object TO a reply by the
esnator from Ksntucky, lhr. clsyl u desired. lie
vas sorry that the senasor from Mississippi had raised
the question. Hs thought that the Mississippi 5sna-
tor, during the discussions on ns Cslfornis Oregon,
and Texas hills had passed the rules OF order aud Of
parlismeptary Law to th.is utmost limit. lie might
have sllo~ed this case 10 have passed
Mr. Foorr said he was willing 20 ALLOW spesches 70
he made n others had opportunity for reply III
Mr. Olay vas allowed TO respond he bad no eajscton.
The ousstton vas taken on Mt Dswsons amen Giment
10 Mr. bavi,is resolution, and agreed to-ayss 81
Mr.. UNprRvoop moved to lay the resolution os the
table. -, 80 :, :
bill to the table with u. -,
The Cuafa raid ~ Il prevailed the melton 70 sio =
che senator from Missouri to procesd would be tabled
only the question Of leave TO Introduce the oi Wouo
etill stand. -, -.
MIR UsprRwooD vas proceeding to state his reasons
or wing the MOTION on the table. when
hr ArcHiso- called him to order.
Mr.. Underwood sst down. =
Mr. AroulsoN was showing Why debate was out o
s-d.r, when
Mr. UrorRwoop, In turn, called him TO order.
Tbs auestiop taken aud the motion to lay I'M