The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-12

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session Of Congress be employed during the in
lore made private claims with other duties the
COMMITTEES may require at the usual rate OF compensation
INTRODUCED.
Mr. DOWNS, in pursuance of notice, asked and OBJ
aimed leave to introduce bill Is soll granting the right
o. way aud skng grant OF laad the States Of Louis
ANA ana Arkansas IA aid OF the construction Of rail
.osa IRON providence. or some other point ON the Mis-.
sisspp usef, 10 Fulton, some other point on Red
nssr;w read the and second times by unsn-
Lands. 81 aR1
FRIeArs PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. MASON. desired on Yesterday. il could have
bad an opportunity, to make motion which ask the
Senate TO permit me now 10 make. vote was taken by
the Senate Saturday 10 reject the bill for he relief Of
The eaptors OF The irigate Philadelphia. voted in the
majority AT the request Of several members and among
others OF senator who not then in his seat but who
was obliged 10 leave his seal, as he informed me- on &C
count OF ndisposon, not knowing that the would
be laken move that the Senate reconsider the vote re-
ecting that bill do not mean TO get up debate upon
The bill did not before participate in the debate. But
the Senate was very tina. ! make the motion with
pleasure deserving my own Judgment as to the merits Of
the bill III The motion 10 reconsider should prevail, the
bill will be allowed 10 lie upon the table until 10 called
up by lis particular friends. se&e e tHf9a q
Mr. CLAY. hope the Senate will reconsider the
vote, not with the expectation upon my part that the
subject should be taken up now this late period OF tho
session, TO be again discussed think the vote ought
TO he reeonsideIed under the circumstance for you will
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quorum pesenl-and the decision TO which they came
was by or two only. Under all these crcum-
stances, II Is due TO the memory OF the gallant officer
Commodore Decatur, who. while he lived take pleas
ure IN saying was my iavofie. al least in the navy OF
the United Statesi Is due 10 a the parties concerned
10 give II full and air consideration, with something
like full Senate J. hope, therefore, that the recon-
sderaon will prevail, and the bill may then be laid
upon the table, to be taken up this session if there
should be time and If not at this session, at another,
without any prejudice arising from adverse action upon
the subject .,
senator from Kentucky has been saying; and have
myself nothing 10 say except tina, | hope the Senate
will not reconsider the vote. ttN
MIR. FOOTE hope the Senate will reconsider.
wished very much vote for the BILL but happened TO be
ou OF the Senate at the time.
The question being taken upon the motion 10 recon
sder resultedayes 81 noes 3D. SO the motion 10
Mr. CLAY moved that the bill be laid upon the table
The motion was agreed TO- tt
PATENT LAWS.
Mr. NORRIS offered an amendment, informally, to
the Senate bill No 300 promote the progress OF the
useful arts, in order that it be printed
ACTS CONGRESS. PIG
The Senate proceeded the consideration OF the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted by Mr.. RUsk on the sth
inst t5o4aas 4i a4a asaess
procure the The Ssnac four hundred copies of
the Of The last and succeeding session Of Congress-
Mr.. RUSK | hope that resolution will he adopted.
ct present from the State Department all the
copies OF the acts OF Congress that receive ut all The
consequence always is, that have here tha4
refer TO immediately and they frequently not to
be found IN the commtee-rooms. We print other
documents These documents important to De.
alterations here There fewer acts of Congress pub
shed for the use Of The Senate aan OF any other doca
menl we publish at all
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts notice that there are
two editions OF these laws printed At the close of each
session One Is very badly execued but printed ~
der of the Senate. The other edition conforms 10 the
general edition OF the printed BY Little Brown
and has good index IT, so that is an edition which
/ W refp w mt atAfAc l hOD II ~
aeto have copies Tor our use here they will DO OF his
edition. lg e L&5A H.3jIa sseal. Ay & JSAAaS
ought to be adopted The number is too great intend
ed for our own use, and too s0c.ll II intended Tor
distribution think We are hardly prsrstsd 70 az
The statutes published already hope The sssolasn VII
not be adopted and that il be laid upon the table
/ The motion agreed to, and The resolution Lies upon
the table. 81 aa .al~Q w ~
RELIEF OF INDECENT INSANE. .s1'e,s.e.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the sps
cal order of the day, being Senate bill No. $40. making
for the relief and support of INDECENT insane persons
A long debate ensued, which is postponed-a portion
OF il being withheld for revision. .a sf agn9f %
! FEES or oyyIcxRs COURTS. 40 ~
! Mr. BERRIEN desire to Say 10 the Senate that the
bill to regulate the fees OF district attorneys clerks
marsha. and other persons connected with The edins-
traon OF justice made special order for Monday
last but. having been returned BY the pniet wes
unable 10 ask the Senate to lake il up. AJAX thai il
may now be taken up for the purpose OF making spe7
cia order for tomorrow. want 10 postpone the psev
Gus orders for that purpose, s.5gl az
Ibeg to say that it's bill OF great importance no
merely to the officers whose costs are the object OF ITS
regulation but to the government with view to dimn-
ISL the expenses Of the judiciary department Under these
circumstances hope the Senate will indulge me by Ia
king il mp. and making il a special order g4Il 4lf
I The PRESIDENT. 1t will not have the precedence
even then for will lie behind all the other special or
| ders 81 4... ..sa. .tflfi ff.ai 81
! MIR. BERRlEN viii then give notice to the Senate
that will tomorrow morning move 10 postpone All the
previous orders for the purpose OF taking up this bill ana
| hope they will proceed to its consideration. Fs
On motion the Senate adjourned. 5.H Ha tt sM
After the reading OF the journal as,q sa satss