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


The honorable gentleman proceeded read at great length
various extracts from the message of President Polk veong
the bill for the improvement Of rivers and hafbors
A message received from the House Of Representa-
ves by Mr. You've, their Clerk announcing that the Houe
bad passed Senate bill No A. entitled for the relief Of
the American Colonization Society," without amendment
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. | ask the unsninous to
suspendthe 18th joint rule for the purpose Of allow
ing that bill to be sent TO the President.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. object.
Mr.. TURNEY. l object
Mr.. FOOTE. object to sending any bills unless
they are appropriation bills.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Very well we can object to every
thing else. !
MT. CLEMENS. Mr. President, have consumed now
something like hour and half Of the time of the Senate
and take upon assert that better doctrine has
been promulgated here have another speech Of about the
length make but for the purpose resting my voice,
believe will make until the bill shall be reported
the Senate, when shall make it, containing the doe
trnes but quite well expressed Before take my
wish to notice very significant avowal made by the Sens
tor from Kentucky.
He told that this morning be sought an avowa from %
whether it purpose TO defeat this bill. did
happen 10 he in at the moment and do not know what Ian
guage he used and take bis last declaration that be sought
avowa For what purpose that avowal sought Was
it for the purpose Of asceainng whether this bill would be
resisted, and if to lay on the table His subsequent
conduct has indicated very clearly that the purpose
For what purpose then did he seek the ayowa suppose
the usual and phrase in which to put Is that he
however, would call it eectioneerng ISSUE He sought
them electioneerng issue upon this bill So far am
concerned he may have it. II he wishes TO 80 TO the coun-
try upon the issue, willing that be shall do So intend
to the country upon it, and when this bill Is taken up
and examined by the people, when its deformies exposed
they will be, when the determination Of Senators
down every amendment is seen, would like the part
Of the country in which will be sustained by the honest
yeomanry Of the land We had an avowaI early in the day.
or avowal indications that every amendment was
to be voted down. and that has been offered
has been voted down. For the purpose Of saving myself the
trouble Of making explanation hereafter will state that
when this determination was manifested when it clear
and certain that the friends of the bill intended to force upon
in this shape and resisted the passage ofevery amendment
voted for every that offered, and in doing 50 did
mean commit myself them for il every OF them
had been adopted should still have voted against the b
perfectly willing to take little rest until this bill is re-
ported TO the Senate, when shall have another hour and
half speech to make. give way to the Senator from
Virginia #.. .t..
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Then / obectl
Mr. RUSK With the consent Of the Senator from Ala
baa ask The unanimous consent OF the Senate now to take
the amendments of the House to the cheap postage BILL
The unanimous being granted the Senate proceed
ID to consider the above bill Use amendments Of the House
o the amendments Of the Senate were motion of Mr.
2UsK, concurIed in.
There being no objection, the motion was agreed to-
Mr.. CLEMENS. gave notice before commenced resd-
ng that had several amendments propose this river
nd harbor bill and first move strike of the following
ause, for the improvement Of the Mississippi river below
RAPIDS the Ohio river below the falls at Louisville the
fissou and Arkansas rivers, S24C000, the words ond
arkansas" Upon that amendment ask for the yeas and
avs. wish how many Democrats will stand on ths
baltimore platform. wish to whether those Democrats
tho think they Mr.. Cahouns platform will vote TO
stain that river in this BILL Iwant know what is national
its character. i.
The yeas and nays were ordered. ...."a r@%t 4:
Mr. BORLAND simply desire to call the attention OF
,e Senate to the vote about to he taken do not deem
all necessary 60 into defence of this appropriation
he ntnffho "A hash
bect Of public attention, and Congress has SO frequently
lade appropriations for this purpose, that is not requisite
ow to state its character defend its merits.
The question being taken the amendment by yeas and
avs, resulted ..s /.
YEAs-Messrs. Bright, Clemens, Davis of Mssissipp,
lawson, Dickinson Downs Hamln, Hunter King, Mason,
iorton, Norris soue, Sturgeon, Turney, Whitcomb and
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger Baldwin, Bell, Ber-
len Borand, Chase Clarke Clay Cooper Davis Of Massa-
% Tng shed
mith Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker-29
So the amendment rejected. .
Mr. DICKINSON My impression, has been from the ]
Of this struggle, that the appropriation bills
pom should bold it to be great misfortune well as
rea shame, if the very Congress who quoted the ag
on which lately existed all the country, by the pas
OF the compromise measures, should contribute to break
own the very Government which boasts of having esab
shed Eser basis think sdne 10 the occasion 10
bills necessary carry the Government, and then we
lay take up this bill have been exceedingly anxious that
portion of this bill should pass, and although contains
sveal provisions which Objectionable to receive my
ote have deemed proper keep this bill before the Sc
ate in order if it could not be placed in shape in
hich could for it. have therefore, voted against
very motion lay the table, and against every motion
postpone it. because wished whether could not
put in shape that could vote for it. But it is perfectly
vdent every who knows any thing of the temper
the Senate that the bill pass Why this struggle
Why this boyish-ess than boysh-,hs childish struggle
this bill We may as we'll this resistance. Let US
the bill aside by consent and not proong the
rovesy to who "kled cock robin Let take up and
eft Of my Of official existence, shall be happy to taks
up this BILL and try dispose Of it. regretted to hear the
Senator from California call for the yeas and nays his
on because long they they Called just long
this bill will kept up Let lay the bill aside and take
The appropriation bills. @
Mr.. UNDERWOOD The Senator from New York tells
Us that this bill cannot pass. He tells that is manifest
every body that be passed Now how does he
know that until come 10 the vote How does he know
that until the third reading of the bill
1t prescence which do concede that gentlemen,
much admire his sagacty. He cannot tell until
whether it will pass not Then the object isnever
come the test We have been waiting here for
hours apply that to this b and because
emen the other side that cannot get the applied
They will allow to to vote, but they fight off,
and as they have made the ISSUE that has been their
policy from the beginning, they have placed themselves
that position and have been ready and anxious
desrious and willing now, when they have wasted
the time Of the Senate for meeting them before the
country the issue which they themselves have made.
is their proposal they have submitted it they have taken
their course when have been mostly silent, ready
ou and DESTROYS voe and they wish to the
effects Of their own conduct by telling that
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