The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-12

this bill
| Mr.. CHASE It's not al all unusual to make appro.
piauohs lof such objects in bills Of this character 1
submit The amendment 10 n after the clauses
king appropriations for lighthouses.
Tae PRESIDENT, The senator from Ohio proposes
to amend The bill by inserting several sections, consisting
Mr GWlN Is that motion in ORDER
The question was taken. and the decision announced
against The adoption OF the amendment
Mr.. CHASE. The amendment has not been read
Mr. WALKER was on the floor before the decision
was ANNOUNCED, and called for the yeas and nays:
Mr. RoSk Inc decision was announced before the
Mi. HUNTER. call order. The decision has been
The PRESIDENT. The yeas and nays were moi,
called for until the Chair had announced the decision.
Mr.; WALKER. called for the yeas and nays before
'hs &c Char np Pa. sE ,nsN.r the @ption %
tor Did the senator from Wisconsin call for the yeas
!, AZ NJ, " WAdKER All f... ". The floor and
The PRESIDENT, If the senator says he was on the
floor and asked for the yeas and nays, the Chair bound
Sui III RRHT HGHfTTon afan Sans will no,..d Ds
other amendments to the civil and diplomatic bill, that
they may be engrossed a.#.
Mr.. CHASE. must saya word As soon as had
submitted my amendment, the from North Caro-
lima Mr.. BADGERl called my attention to particular
item In IT, and while my attention thus momentarlly
and nays; and. before had time turn round, the ques
on was propounded, and decided without even reading
the amendment.
The PRESIDENT The senator from Ohio did not
ask have the amendment read The Chair stated that
there various sections in the amendment consisting
OF nine pages The Chair did not hear the from
Wisconsin call for the yeas and nays.
Mr. CHASE. hope The Chair will allow to have
the vote. had addressed the CHAIR and having my at
,ention turned for moment by the senator from North
Carolina, the of my asking for the reading
OF the amendment before the vote was taken.
The PRESIDENT The Chair has no disposition to
prevent the question from being taken by yeas and nays
tha
them before the question was put, the Chair will feel
bound to call for them. a.. #..
Mr.. RUsK. | hope the decision OF the Chair will
stand as II was announced. If we squabble this
question: we shall never pass this bill on earth.
The PRESIDENT The Chair has decided
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. ATCHlSON. 1t is true that the senator from Ohio
was not party to the understandings will not say the
conlract-by which the river and harbor bill was laid
aside temporarily bu, il 10 that he is violating
the spirit of that understanding This river and harbor
bill was to be laid aside until o'clock.
Mr.. CHASE; This is not the sane bill at all.
Mr.. ATCHlSON. 1t amounts to the thing. |
hope the senators from Kentucky and Tennessee who
were parties to that understanding, will vote against this
amendment.
MIR. SMITH We will all go against it,
Mr.. FOOTE Mr.. President-
Mr. DAWSON Let us have the question
Mr.. FOOIE Mr. President, will be heard. have
been calling for time, and before been able
to get the ear OF the Chair intend to be heard upon
this floor. This will be henous violation OF the laws
OF good faith the amendment be agreed to- We have
a Il
deem violation OF good faith il this attempt shall
ceed 10 take il up before that hour.
Mr. CHASE. protest against any insnuaton tina,
there has been any violation OF good faith my part
have been no party TO any coatrac made this floor.
stand here individual senator independent OF all your
compacs. stand here 10 represent, the interests OF my
State, deeply involved the late OF the amendment which
have submitted Sir, II was objected 10 the nver and
harbor bill the table. and by none more stIenu-
ousy than BY The senator from Mississippi that there
estimates for many OF the items contained, and
that some were not national IN their character The pas
sage OF bill containing such items denounced as
inconsistent with the national democratic platform. |
great admrer OF the Baltimore platform, OF any
other platform which will not permit the exercise OF the
constitutional powers OF Congress Tor the Improvement
oil great inland channels OF commerce and
But my amendment Mr. President, is liable none OF
those objections, on the score OF want OF estimates and
want OF nationality, which were so strongly insisted on
by several senators this side OF the chamber against
the bill on the table Ii is merely the House bill origi.
naliy reported last summer by The House Committee
Commerce, which was submitted to the typographical
bureau scrunZed item by item, and made the subject
the report OF Colonel Albert laid before the House of
Representatives last fall said, when introduced it,
that had examined II with the aid of the chairman OF
the Committee on Commerce, Mt HAMLIs, j and had
compared with that report, item by item, aud that
contained object and no appropriation for which there
not an estimate from the department Every work
provided for in IT s important Every appropriation is
properly sanctioned and recommended Most OF the ap
preparations not for new works, but Tor the prsserva
ton and repair OF works long since begun, which, from
the of the government have gone into decay and
ruin. 1 cannot SIT still when think OF the enormous
waste OF human life, the destruction OF property,
and the ncaculable inconvenencies of every which
experienced upon the rivers and lakes OF the West
through this criminal neglect So long as have a
on this ioo mean TO be heard until the claims of the
West in this respect shall be acknowledged and responded
to-
Mr. SHIELDS. stood by the river and harbor bill as
long could stand by ii without endangerng the other
bills. The senator IRON Ohio, think, IN offering
this amendment, oilers one which, 1t adopted, will not
only destroy the river and hsrbo bill, but this bill also.
therefore cannot vote for the amendment
Mr. EWING. As | shall not vote for the amendment
OF my colleague, wish to state my reason for not doing
So do not know what his amendment is have never
read il heard It read have not time to read, and do
not know whether | could vote Tor II or not | must
vote upon my Judgment, or upon the Judgment at
least ol committee OF the Senate but ~ this
have neither, and can have neither. do not know, there
FORE whether 1t is thing for which could vote not
II I could have an opportunity TO examine IT, will
not vote bndioded upon the faith Of single indl.
yidua shall, therefore, vote against il for that reason
shall also vote against IT for another ! am
perfectly satisfied that the attachment OF the amendment
10 this bill would do evil and good, II II the
best possible upon the face oil the earth Tor en-
der the circumstances in which pacedthe temper
Of the Senate and the temper OF the House being what
they are-it is utterly impossible that the bill could get
through with such an amendment as this attached TO IT,
II the situation OF things different, then might be
able TO vote for 1t, but cannot do so now
MIR FOOTE / have only this remark to make IN re-
py 10 what was said by the senator from Oaio, Mr..
C9,srl ala not intend to suggest any bad faith on
his part spoke only OF what would be the acton oil
this body il we sanctioned this proposition. knew as
well as anybody that that senator belonged TO no party
that nobody claimed any responsibility Tor hln, and am
very glad Of IT, did intend TO throw any portion OF
the responsibility upon him, for he not then in my
mind that personality Just distant idea to my
mind as any gentleman could imagine. | have not an
other word to say in regard to it.