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4, BADGER. Then / make that motion.


make motion TO amend the proposition
Mr. DAWSON | did SO. by adding ..thst the like
uyiloge be- allowed 10 amy oihes member Of the Sem
The PRESIDENT, The senator from Mississippi will
,sdncs his motion To writing
Mr. BADGER Al The desire OF several friends around
~. withdraw the motion 10 lay the subject on the
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi having reduced his motion
10 writing, submitted II as follows
. That die senator from Missouri have leave proceed
btl Of which he has given notice"
Mr.. DAWSON To that motion move as an amend.
ment and that the same privilege be granted to every
The PRESIDENT The privilege moved to be granted
to the from Missouri is simply 10 show cause.
Mr. DODGE, Of Iowa. Mr. President. is it in order
.ay ANYTHING upon this subject now
The PRESIDENT An amendment is being prepared
by the senator from Georgia.
Mr. DODGE | understood the senator from North
Carolina 10 make motion TO lay the subject the
The PRESIDENT That is withdrawn.
Mr. DODGE. Then appeal 10 the senator from Geor-
Ria 10 withdraw his amendment. evidently designed
smbarrass the proposition OF the senator from Mississp-
pi, MT DAvIs.l wish 10 say speaking Tor the gentle.
certainly be accorded the senator from Kentucky There
is no take any advantage in reference to this
matter regret exceedingly that my friend from Mssis-
spp [Mr FOorE] has raised this question. think he
ought to remember the courtesy extended at the last
son. when he and struggling for the passage of
certain measures hope the senator from Missouri will
have leave to proceed order, and that
will be allowed to reply when he has done.
Mr.. FOOTE. II was with the utmost pain that made
the point OF order. applied 10 other members, to
some extent similarly situated with Myseli to do IL and
hnding willing to make the point OF ORDER
ceivng the public time to be uselessy expended and
ing that private bills and bills of public character. in
which my constituents interested, likely TO be
delayed. and perhaps ultimately defeated, felt it my
duty member OF this body to raise the point of order
nct understanding OF this body that when one speech
made another speech may be made in response TO ita
single speech even from the senator from Kentucky,
indicating himself in his public course and indicating
all OF who voted with him the other day this bill
Of the senator from Missouri shall be entirely
tent. But do not know Of any such general under
standing. My generous-minded friend from Iowa says
that himself and his friends around him would willingly
accord TO any senator an opportunity to reply but it
not certain that majority Of the Senate would, and
have thought that the most certain mode OF securing that
privilege would be TO amend the proposition. Them
tell my friend that will vote for it in its amended form
and will do it on the simple principle of courtesy, not
whstanding great public interests may suffer
rally in consequence. | will stand alone for the
rigid enforcement Of the rules of the Senate, when, by
dong 81 exns the appearance o. peculiar
| Mr. DAWSON having reduced his amendment TO wri-
Ting. submitted it in the following words;
And that every other senator have the right being
heard IN reply support OF the motion"
The question being taken the amendment of Mr.
DAWSON, It was agreed toayes 49, noes not counted.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved to lay the motion on the
Mr.. SOULE demanded the yeas and nays on the mo
ton; which were ordered.
The Clerk proceeded 10 call the name Of Mr. ArcHI
SON. who a a. 10 the call.
Mr. BENTON Does that carry the motion to intro.
duce the bill with il $50
The PRESIDENT Il is possible the Senate will moi
understand the operation of the motion Il is the motion
Of the senator from mississippi amended by the senator
from Georgia, that i i proposed to lay on the table.
That motion being laid the table, precudes the SEN
from assigning the reasons. proposed in the mo-
ton oil the senator from Mississippi, but goes no fur
Mr.. HAMLIN do not know what the design of
the senator from Kentucky tMr. UkDERwooDl was in
making the motion he did; but insist that that motion
cannot sas Be Submitted Ts to The Senate and will state
the senator iron Missouri be permitted TO proceed
certain way. That motion is amended and the Senate,
The PRESiDENT 7 The be- senator ns Is entirely mistaken
| in regard to that vote
Nj HAhiLIN / understood the vote 10 be on the
The PRESl6ENT Il wa. on iSs amendment, of the
MI UNDERWOOD. My object, will inform tn.
ton 10 lay this matter the table, 10 gel rid OF
the whole subject. from beginning end, in order TO
proceed to other business. .us 97 .lal5 FL alt- e
Mr. BORLAND. | would quire if the motion 10 lay
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. | am not debating it,. | was
going to ask aqueson, Will my motion have the effect
OF getting clear OF the whole aubjecti sd ttF
The PRESIDENT. The motion will simply lay upon
NE table the proposition 10 grant leave 10 the from
Missouri to assign why be shall be permitted
introduce the bill. II that motion is laid the table,
hsn the senator will still be permitted to introduce his
oIl oal must conhne himself to simple statement, OF
the substance Of it, .fs .ta falal 81 a.fl. IS r
Mr. UNDERWOOD Can that motion be laid upon
The table by motion
Mr.. ATCHISON. call the senator from kentucky
70 order My name called upon the yeas and nays,
and answered to il and take il 10 be settled rule, if
there be any rule settled in the Senate that when we
progress thus far, all debate stops. s,.4 H
The PRESIDENT. Most assuredIy; but il is in the
power OF any senator 10 ask for information in
gard 10 'he effect OF the vote he will give II is always
any discussion II NJ. s5ETE lsl1. -. = ts
The call Of the yeas and nays having been completed.
.o YEhAs.Mes,. Badger, B.rieo Botana Burler Daw-
p u layton Downs Ewing. Fooe, King, Morton, Pearcc
iSWelps Spioance, Underwood, and upham-I6.
ca ~ a-hessrs Aichison, Baldwin,, Benton, Bradbury,
obase Davis OF Massachusetts, DAVIS OF Mi.ss ppi,
seeh, Gwin, Hamln. Houston. Hsn,et, Jones. Mssoc,
ssotti', Hheu Knsk. Seward, Snied., Smith, Sooc,
iasc so, lurney Wales, Walker. Wbi'comb, and Yu-
- The motion was not laid upon the table.
MI BuTLER / would be very glad to allow the
senator Tom Missouri go on, and would not resist il
nany way would not, by any vote that could con
sehuy give, refuse him what is asked now. Bat you
e nov dolng-what Why, dispensing with What seems
ht, Isgas1ed--lf am not mistaken in what have
.n,s norn,ng-as the fixed parliamentary law.
are or Inc occasion repeating that awto do what
az ~, give Two DISTINGUISHED gentlemen upon this floor
whenever law violated il is BY wsages Of this kind
an soI,y lhat with this conviction, cannot vote 10
u"e 70 tne senator from Missouri thai courlesy thai 1
would otherwise have done II 80 ,,'s.1'"y
n,rni i DAVIS, OF Mississippi We have every day de-
sna, 'm 'ne Parliamentary law in the course of the
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