The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-20

The PRESIDENT The Chair is exceedingly sorry
that he 's Obliged 10 repeat his decision and
again The rule is positive that when is called
TO order, he must take his until the Chair decides
II The decision is Unsatisfactory TO the senator he can
take an appeal but II he does not take appeal any
further discussion which takes place will be out OF order
The Chair will repeat that The senator from Arkansas
must confne himself in this discussion the question
before the Senaie-o the amendment offered By the
aior from Alabama, which is TO coane the appropria
ton for the Tennessee river between Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, and Decatur, Alabama.
Mr. FOOfE take an appeal from the decision Of
The Char and upon that appeal wish TO make remark
| Mr. BADGER. What ~ the decision OF the Char?
Mr.. FOOfE. understand the decision perfectly well
laughter My remark is now upon that appeal
Nothing Is clearer 10 my mind than this that the
Tor from Arkansas IN undertaking 10 reply he did just
now, 10 the honorable senator from Georgia, Mr. DAw
soNl-to the allegation Of the senator from Georgia, to
wit: that small portion OF this measure, certain ea
ture OF this bill being objectionable The whole
was oblectlonablene intended to apply his
marks 10 the whoie a4i ths4cose
| speaking upon the general merits Of the bill
Now Mr.. President. having made my remark rather
IN support OF the decision OF the Chair than against it,
| Mr.. BORLAND, | will endeavor 10 keep myself in
order will say that | intending 10 follow for
very little while what has been the current and character
OF the discussion which has arisen during the whole
day But II il be the decision Of the Chair that such
remarks would not be in order, will submit to that de-
cison most cheerully will not, therefore, press my
remarks now, but will them for the time when
the bill comes up upon its general merits being unwilling
as friend OF the bill 10 allow It's enemes--those who
desire IFS defeat accomplish their purpose through me-
by interfering with my course OF remark, and thus
! suInIDg The time OF the Senate
| Mr.. BADGER That is right
| The PRESIDENT. The Chair will here take occasion
to that much to his regret the debate has To-day taken
very wide range. But he would have called SEN
aor 10 order unless the question OF order had been raised
by senator for II very usual to admit OF wide ati
tude OF debate under circumstances like these The
Chair felt due to state This, and TO express hope that
hereafter senators will conne themselves strictly
10 the matter under consideration.
Mr.. MASON called for the reading OF the amendment
II was accordingly read
Mr.. CASS. | would inquire whether without this
amendment the Improvement contemplated by this appro
pralion would be carried TO the very OF the river
itself
Mr.. CLEMENS There is no telling where it would go
The question being TAX en- upon the amendment BY yeas
and nays, was adopted-yeas 81 nays 23as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archison, Beuien, Borland, Bradbury
Bnsut Bqer cass Clarke Clemens Davis Of Mississippi,
.er, King, Mason, Morton, Morris. Rhe Rusk, Surgeon
Tumey, Whncomb and Yulse-27.
| NaYS-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell Chase, Clay,
Cooper, DAVIS Massachusetts, Dayton Dodge of Wis.
sGnsn, D'dse % Of Iowa, ps E~ms feeh Greene Jones
Shields, smith, and Waies-23
Mr.. BORLAND Now that the amendment, has been
disposed OF, presume it will be in order speak upon
the general features Of the bill.
! The PRESIDENT Certainly.
Mr. BoRLAND; As, then, can now proceed IN or.
der, will occupy The tine of the Senate for few
ments-ayery lew, assure them.
And, hrst, few words to the senator from Georgia
mir. DAWSON | understood him 10 the position
that when bill presented TO The Senate, if il
found to contain one or more objectionable features il
must be rejected, no matter how and proper might
! be IN other respects.
! Mr. DAWSON. The senator will allow me to state
my position correctly SAID that the declaration that
gentlemen would pass this bill, although had obec
tionabe features, without amendment, ohlecona-
able; II not good legislation; that the body ought 10
strike out that which bad and put in that which
was good, which anybody might propose. That Sthe
position occupy
MIR. BORLAND | do not think either misunier-
hl.
His position substantially, and is he states
it, that Objectionable features IN BILL other
wise good II II could not be amended constituted proper
ground for its rejection Now, 10 that say that II does
not fairly lie in the mouth OF that senator TO that
position nor become him al this day 10 urge such
sument We all well reme;nber that upon this floor,
within less than atwelyemonth past his position and his
argument the very opposite OF this refer To his
course upon the we-known measure, batch OF
ures called lndflereny 'the omnibus" 'the adjust.
men" "the compromise" OF last year. Sir, all re.
member how earnestly and Zeaously he sustained that
Yet, were there objectionable features in that Did
not the senator himself and nearly all who advocated
that notable scheme, admit that 1t contained seriously
objectionable features! Indeed he did sir think they
all did How does such tnat square with the
position which he now assumesl But he did not stop
a simple advocacy OF the alluded to he did
merely say that, while he regretted their bad features,
he compelled 10 vote for them because OF the pre-
ponderang good he found IN their provisions No. sir,
lac further than that he actually refused TO make
amendments refused aid in getting clear OF the oh
lectonable features, and insisted that he would, and all
Il
good Now. MIR. President much the honorable
complains OF the friends OF the present bill, OF
ua that know of-certalny not l-have gone far
that Tn the contrary not only admit the existence
of defects in the bthe presence the prominence,
OF Objectionable features but certainly, and doubt not
many others willing, desirous, and anxious 10 rem
edy deiecsto get clear OF those Objectionable fea
\ tures-to perfect the bull, far can, by suitable
amendments before have to vote upon It's final pass
age II succeed IN this, shall be gTatifed But
we fail VI cannot make the bill any better than II
now is, do not hesitate to repeat, what said this morn
ing that rather Than lose its manifest and manifold ad
vantages, will vote for II Is Until the senator
from Georgia can say as much OF his upon the
"Compromse, think, instead oi arragning the conduct
Of others, he may be prohabIy employed in looking after
his own justification
next turn for moment to my honorable friend from
Mississippi, Mr. DAyis,l who, in the OF his
marks this morning, IN very summary manner, read
myself, and those democrats who act with this
OCCASION out OF the democratic party lie undertook to
lay down the democratic platform, upon which he planted
himself IN regard 10 tins and the inference
very natural that those who did not stand upon il with
him cut OF the party
| Mr DAVIS, Of Mississippi My friend from Atkan.
will permit to say that did not pretend 10 lay
down the platform, but merely to state my understand
ing OF IT. as It existed before my time NCr lid presume
TO read anybody out Of the party shall do pretty well
to keep IN myself
| MIR BORLAND ! acquit the senator of all intention
to read out Yet, following closely upon what had
SAID in the morning., the effect Of hs remarks (and what
he says without lnhuence) could hardly fail
impress those who heard may read them with The
same Interpretation have suggested deemed passing
notice OF them therefore, TO be due to myself 1t will be
recoected that my friend, III aludng TO the congraua
ton offered TO the whg parry by the senator from Ken
lucky [Mr CtAY,l upon the liberal spirit this
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