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~ The number OF those books which he had hand.
showing that 10 supply 10 me osnaie is nuosl o.
leave hun with large surplus OF copies OF the Two pre-
csdinx SESSIONS and thereby his sci would be entirely
sroken without his being able hereafter to accompany
the sets oil the Thirty first Congress with corresponding
number OF the OF the fhireth Congress Deeming
matter OF Importance and thinking that il would be un-
just break these SETS preferred introducing the
luton for copies OF the Globe for three sessions rather
than not to be supplied all have desire TO dis
cuss The mailer, butt wish TO have vote of the Senate
Mr. CHASE. hope, Mr.. President that we shall
transact as lille business possible al this session
which is not strictly of an executive character II is
very obvious, that il resolutions OF this character in
troduced and adopted and all subjects in which particular
gentlemen feel interest shall receive the degree OF
sderaon TO which they may deem III sm entitled. will
proong the session indefinitely. am against this
luton for that reason; am also against it for another
reason: object TO the continuance Of this system OF
purchasing books. ! thought that IT had received its
quletus time ago. but II seems 10 be like the heads
OF the hydra-cu one OIL and another rises up in its
place
Mr. BADGER wish TO say one word as to this being
executive session. The honorable Senator from Mich
igan Mr. CAssl well remarked just now that the const
tuition recognises such thing executive session Of
this body tits special session called by the President
OF the United States, and the precedents will show that
at such sessions II has been usual for the Senate 10
order the purchase OF books The senator from Ohio
[Mr. CHAsrl says that if every subject in which any
gentleman may feel a particular interest shall be in
troduced and considered shall protract this session
very unnecessarily think the Chair recoects and
every member of this body recoects, that al least three
weeks before the expiration of the late session OF Con
gress, laid resolution the table for this very pur
pose Ii postponed and did not think il decent or
becoming in me- the last night or two OF the session, to
undertake to arrest the attention OF the Senate from the
important national business before them-the appTopria-
bills, and other matters OF high concern to the country
to press the resolution have therefore submitted IT
now However, sir only want a vote on it.
Mr.. CHASE. II is true this is special session. and
not an executive session ! concur fully with the
honorable senator from North Carolina in that view OF
IN h,t;t heca hava
the power transact every description OF business which
does not require the OF the other House,
should therefore engage N the OF that business
1t is question Of expedency, and, in my judgment, it is
extend the business OF the session beyond
the transaction OF business purely executive. and such
little matters the Withdrawing OF papers and things OF
that description. AS to this special resolution, il am
mistaken, the senator from North Carolina did intro
duce il at the last session; but then the resolution
simply Tor the purchase OF an extra number Of copies Of
the debates of the OF the Thirty FIRST Congress-
and if recoect rightly he withdrew himself, stating
a that time that he informed the resolu
ton could not be satisfied if adopted
Mr. BADGER. | did not withdraw it
Mr.. CHASE. 1t was laid on the table. believe. For
the purpose OF terminating this debate, and testing the
sense OF the Senate move to lay the resolution on the
Mr.. MANGUM. Will the senator withdraw his mo-
lion for m0mentl
Mr. CHASE. Certainly.
Mr. MANGUM Though | am generally dsinclined
to make these purchases OF books Tor the OF senators,
and think IT has gone to an extent decidedly obJecona
Die yet, Inc resolution were DEBATES
Of the first session of the last Congress- should have
material objection, because deem the questions then
DISCUSSED OF vast consequence to the country But when
records and speeches of preceding Congresses are in
cluded decidedly opposed TO the resolution for this
This has been represented here as The most re-
liable and accurate account OF the proceedings OF both
Houses of Congress. Now, undertake to say that dur
ing the OF 1s4s for the presidency not scnlla
OF OF the most elaborate efforts that were made in
this branch OF Congress to be found in that work Sir,
the late Secretary OF State Mr. Clayon amongst others,
mi a mr. al npech W. a
coexenslve with the whole Unon and yet net syllable
OF it reported in the Globe. might refer, il chose,
TO little private grief OF my own in relation 10 the same
subject, unwilling, therefore. to circulate speeches
so Gesided in an interesting canvass, when think gen
temen have much reason to complain. This Is rep
Teseated being the reliable and faithful organ OF
the debates OF the Houses and yet the most elabo
rate debates in this branch OF Congress the wing side
of the question not TO be found in H. am therefore,
opposed to il for this Besides am opposed TO
growing and increasing desire manifested the part
OF the Senate TO purchase books for our own use. re-
the motos OF the honorable senator from Oaio that
the resolution be laid the table, and on that question
ask the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and being ,aken
suited as follows:
YEAS-Messrs AIchson, Bright, Brodhead. Cas-, Chase,
Clay, DAVIS of Massachusetts, Dawson, Dodge OF Iowa,
Douglas Downs, fech Fooie OF Mississippi, Foot OF Yer
mont, Hunter, King Mangnm, Mason, Norris, Penree,
Rhett kosk, Unaerwooj, upham, Walker, nnd Whit.
combs.
XAYsaMss'. Badger, Bel, polans Clarke paw, Of
Seward, Shields, Smith, aud Soule-li
So the motion was agreed to.
EXTRA COMPENSATION TO OFFICERS.
The Senate proceeded TO consider the resolution making
extra allowances 10 officers in the of The Senate
debate ensued, which will be published hereafter. The
resolution finally amended, read third time, and
passed.
TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Mr. CLARKE. | ask the Senate, as a special favor 10
myself TO take up resolution which laid upon the Ia
BILE on Wednesday last, calling on the department for
some Information in relation 10 intercourse with some
countries with which we have reciprocal treaties.
The motion AZ reed TO, and the resolution TAX
up for consideration IL is as follows:
Reoiptd, That the President OF the United States be
quesed communicate the Senate, addition 10 the
Information called for by resolution OF the Senate passed
on the III OF January lSas abatement oil The navigation
and commerce between lofegn countries with whom we
have treaties OF reciprocity and the United Safes since
the year 1921, particularly with France Spain, and Pou
gull and the dependencies OF EACH aud with republics
OF Mexico and HnytL
Reotped, That whenever the inform ton called for by
the said resolution OF Jsnpay g. 1919, together with the
Information called for by the foregoing resolution shall have
been ny prepared tue Secretary OF the Treasury be here
by directed TO the to be printed IN proper form
and bound and that thousand copies OF the be
published to be disposed OF hereafter by the Senate
Mr.. c. said: | will explain the object OF the reso-
luton in moment, and then think the Senate will
understand it, Two years sncel think the Sd January
fs49afer conversation with the then Secretary OF State
Mr.. Buchanan, | introduced a resolution very much in
the form OF this That resolution before il was coned-
cred by the Senate submitted to the inspection oil
the present Secretary of State, Mr. Webster, and by him
amended The resolution then passed and according TO
the request of tina, resolution the Secretary of the Treas
mece and navigation and tonnage between the United
States and those foreign with which