The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-23


positive assurance that the President will certainly con
yene us tomorrow, shall feel bound to move that the
further consideration OF the bill be postponed al his ume
Tor the purpose OF going into executive session ana CON
| sldering the three treaties have alluded 10 50 Often
The treaties will be nullihed il not acted upon move
therefore that the further consideration OF TINS subject
be postponed for the purpose oil gong INTO executive
Session ,ah;.h
| Mr. EWING demanded the yeas and nays; which
were ordered and, being taken resued-yeas 20 nays
| 32-as follows
Wis Of Mississippi Dawson, Downs, Foote, Gwin Hale
am Houston Has n a Ma'oa and MG,es soi''
>'NAYs~Messp. Alehson, Badger, Baldwin, Bel. Boz
land Bright Chase Gay Cooper Oa of Of
~ Esb S, n Mang% rt%,s
Upham, Wales aud Walker-s2
So the motion TO postpone rejected
The question required upon the amendment proposed
by Mr. BRADBURY.
ment will be adopted The question directly presented
TO whether we will commence national debt Tor
the purpose OF internal Improvement or not whelhef IN
time OF profound peace with amount oil revenue ex
ceeding any collected before IN oar history, and
with general prosperity throughout the whole United
States, will lay the foundation OF na,ohai aeol, ~
stead OF following the wise doctrine OF Mr. Jefferson 10
contract debts in and TO pay them IN peace seems
that we are about 10 begin a praclice winch VIII
accumulate additional debt with additional years, and
which can only end in bankruptcy, or IN suc system
OF oppression exists in Great Britain hope The
amendment will prevail.
debt debt; N'N - =
Mr. NORRIS demanded the yeas and nays; which
Mr. MASON | think that the country-or at any rate
that part of it from which come-will hold itself in
debted to the honorable senator from Maine Mr. BRAD
BuRYl for the amendment he has moved 10 this bill,
because will enable them 10 know, in the federal
pendture who do and who do advocate the policy OF
mourning debt for the purpose OF these internal i'm
provements Now, sir, we have been admonshed more
than by the honorable gentleman who at the head
of the Committee Finance, and by other gentlemen
uho belong to that committee, that 1t Is necessary, IN
order 10 avoid an increase Of the burden upon the peo-
Pile by taxation 10 cut down the proposed expenditure
Tor the ordinary purposes OF the government We were
informed days ago by the senator al the head OF
the Committee on Finance that the Secretary OF the
Treasury asked the power to issue five millions OF treas
ury scrip in the form OF loan, TO meet the expenses
and in This state OF the finances OF the country what do
we find We find that a bill is introduced to incur an
expenditure of two and half millions TOR purposes OF
internal improvements, the great mass OF which senators
upon this floor who are friendly 10 the bill repudate
improper and that such bill is TO be pressed through
the Senate the risk OF losing the appropriation bills OF
The session On Saturday last when the civil and dplo
matte appropriation bill the unfinished business and
the first special order, the from Kentucky [Mr
CLAY urged that be land aside IN order to lake up this
measure A majority OF the Senate sustained the motion,
and the whole day OF Saturday up to midnight
sumed in the discussion And now again, on the last
day of the session. the measure brought up and tho
who are opposed TO the bill have it thrown upon their
shoulders that il involves the responsibility OF defeating
The measures making appropriations to meet the expend
OF the government, II they continue further to OPP
pose the bill II that is my position, am ready to main
tain il before the country. perfectly prepared for
any part OF the responsibility that may devove upon
will never agree that This bill shall De taken, as
the senator from Kentucky expresses II, the good
aud bad togelher-that ii shall be forced upon the
couay at The risk OF losing the appropriation bills in
the Senate have taken part IN he deliberations.
My oppositonto the bill il every part Is fixed and stead
FAST and will not yield either the night hold a
aor the duty owe 10 my constituents, 10 make every
objection and every objection 10 this bill that
think susainable lest should be passed This amend
men that will test the question whether the
try TO in debt in order to carry these improve
mens II that be The policy of the country, lei my
s,ituents understand it; for whether right or
wrong the southern part OF this country entertain
the fixed opinion that undue share OF the conrbu.
tons OF the public treasury from that quarter OF the
country and not to be expended there Is 1t the poll
cy then, OF this country 10 incur debt Tor the pur
pose OF carrying these improvements! Let II be de-
cided by the vote OF the Senate.
! MI BRADBURY suggested that the amendment offer
ed by the senator from Rhode island could be offered
after the should be taken upon his and he should
prefer 10 have his amendment voted upon by itself.
| Mr. CLARKE, with the unanimous consent OF the
Senate, withdrew his amendment,
| The question was then taken upon the amendment
moved by Mr. Bradbury, and resul,ed-yeas 81, nays
29-aSioows:
| sYEAS-Messrs. Atchsou. Beuien, Bradbury, Bright
Butler, Clemens DAVIS OF Mississippi, Dawson, Dckn.on
Downs, Foote, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, KING, Mason
Morton, Norris, Pearce kheti, Rusk, roulr, Sturgeon
| Tuney, Walker Wbitcomb, and Yulee-H
| NAYS-hlessts Badger, Baldwin, Bel, B1rand, Cas-,
aas Of Ga w,coo.S Dodge iowa o. kwns Fse
Greene, Hale, Jones Maugum, Miller, Pau. Rantoul
Sebastian, seward. Shields Smith, sprusnee, Underwood
| Upham, and Waes-9.
| So the amendment rejected
[ro Continued
| A. GREEN, Aue,to.eer