The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-07

we have passed some City private bills this session,
while we have scarcely touched the general calendar
This business be disposed of it mus, be acted upon
have TO provide for this printing and do hope that
we shall take up this morning therefore make that
motion.
Mr.. BADGER. | hope this motion will not be agreed
TO. This day has been se apart by the Senate for The
consideration OF private claims il the Senate will recol.
lec, by order We certain 10 pass these public
bills there is no difficulty about that But j we allow
these private claims TO be postponed from week TO week.
the session will adjourn without ever dsposng OF these
applications of private citizens for justice from the gov
eminent hope we shall adhere 10 the private caen'
\ dar
! Mr.. GWIN. | wish to make single remark Never
! IN the history OF the government were many private
bills passed at this period OF the session have already
been passed by the Senate while we have not passed
half dozen bills of public nature The calendar OF
private bills is almost entirely clear. We have passed
more bills already than will be reported back from
favor Of acting upon all these bills ! am much in
favor OF dsposng OF the private calendar the senator
but we have not yet disposed Of many public bills and
floor with unfinished speeches, which are 10 be de-
liyered upon various questions
Mr.. BADGER, lin his seat.) am one of them; and
would give up altogether rather than have II interfere
with the private calendar.
Mr.. GWIN The senator from North Carolina is one
OF them the senator from Tennessee Mr BELLl is an
other. The senator from Rhode Island [Mr. CARKEl is
to speak upon the kossuh resolutions. as well as the
senator from Michigan, Mr. CAss.l The senator from
Illinois Mr. snIELDs is to speak upon the IRISH, exile a
reso uuon. And all Of these questions will occupy the
whole OF the next week. As we are lar IN advance IN
our private calendar, appeal TO the honorable senator
from North Carolina TO allow to take up the joint res
oution upon the census printing and dispose Of it to-
day; for we cannot touch bill upon the public calendar
next week.
Mr. HALE would suggest that we can avoid all
this difficulty. It strikes me that this bill ought to be
put upon the private calendar and be entitled "a bill
for the relief Of Donelson Armstrong; and then we
can take it up to. day. That is where il belongs.
Mr.. GWlN, Tin his seat) SO that we get it up, /
do not care how y comes up
/ MIR PEARCE There is evidently no necessity for
pressing this resolution upon us to-day for if it should
pass both houses to day. the matter not ready for the
public printers. 1t seems to me that this is sufficient
reason for not pressing It,
Mr.. DOWNS The Senate all know that am very
apt TO urge the taking up OF private bills but, dis
like 10 kill good thing by making too much OF it. We
have certainly done great deal for private bills this
session; and think that now, since We have so many
debates coming up, one after another we can, without
much injustice to private bills, take up this other subject
Let us get clear OF something. We have some half
dozen important subjects before us. We take up one
and talk about II, and then lay II down and go on with
subject up again the debate has all to be repeated
We have got pretty deeply into this printing matter
We merely got to the merits OF yesterday and hope,
for one that will 60 with il 10 day, for If il is put
of until next week everything which said yesterday
will have 10 be said again therefore hope that
the motion will be az reed 10.
Mr. BUTLER Thope that il we have rules we shall
observe them. | came here to-day TO attend to some
private claims none from my own State, that appeal to
attended to- and claims founded far in justice than
the urged now under the pretext OF being public
measure, while in fact ii is private bill do not in
tend by my vote TO give preference to this bill TO appo.
pirate money over applicants now at the door, whom
just left there asking Tor the justice OF the Senate
peat that hope if have rules we shall observe them
The PRESIDENT. IL is not a rule 1t is merely an
order.
Mr. BORLAND desire TO call the attention of the
Senate TO a fact urged upon them time ago. when
similar proposition before the Senate that such
discussion have here to-day is the strongest
argument we could have for observing the order OF
business upon the calendar II the general understand
that should take the calendar and consider the
business in the order in which il appeared there stated
then that II was almost invariably the case that when
proposition OF this sort Is made more Time Is consumed IN
discussing the question whether will disregard the
rules and take up business out oil its order than would
be consumed in passing the measures themselves do
hope that will follow the calendar according TO the
rule that has been adopted, and then shall do justice
all parles and advance much more rapidly the business
/ OF the body.
| Mr. ATCHISON trust that the order Of the Senate
will be adhered TO- The senator from Louisiana is not
unsoPhstcated he charged no, long since with
being think, perhaps, that senator not present
the last privaleb bill day, we may have disposed Of
most OF the private bills in which he interested,
cep one, and am told that that looks little squally
whether il will pass not | do not pretend TO make
any charge know that the senator from Louisiana is
generous know that he OF all the least injured
| By sel6shness But still, sir, without knowing how this
may be, know how these things do operate even upon
senator's the Oldest and the most grave and honest have
felt these little anxetes myself. sir, when there were
private bills or public bills which was anxious to
reach Why, sir, without paying regard 10 the conve.
nence or The wishes of my fellow members OF the Sen
ate, willing TO make special order TO give prece
dence to my own business over all others And, SIR,
when the business that have had especially under my
care, or in which felt special interest, has been dis
posed Of, felt the utmost indifference 10 what was the
course OF business thereafter
We made an order at the beginning OF the session, al
the instance OF my friend Immediately at my left, MIR.
PRArT,1 and the senator from Louisiana, [Mr. Downs
They the principal advocates OF this order and
the senator from Louisiana is one OF the first men
willing to dispense with H. has been well observed by
the senator from South Carolina Mr. BUTLER,1 for the
purpose OF taking up mixed matter partly private and
partly public. The printing OF the census is matter of
public consideration but who shall do II, what gentle
shall be named in the resolution, is certainly apvae
matter think II has been demonstrated that there ~
necessity for hurrying this matter II may well be
done next week, six weeks hence, now Tor aught
| that hear
I Mr. DOWNS The senator may rest assured that am
not actuaed by the motives the gentleman suggests, be-
cause it happened that tie last Frdayand il does
usually happen was absent when ought TO be here,
postponed in consequence OF my absence that ii from
interested motives TO urge any action they would
4 lead me now TO urge that go on with the calen-
dar in order that may do what would have been done
but for my negligence last Friday. But thought the
reasons stated before sufficient TO induce TO take
up this resolution, and TO dispose OF IT, There is
gency in the private bills No gentleman has pointed out
any particular which requires action at this partcu
| lar moment. We have already done as much that way
il will take the House months do But, Mr. Prcsi.
dent, want this question of the census printing dis
posed Of Let vote upon il at once. Let us not be
/ fighting and showing it of in this way. We have had
talk enough upon 1t already and want gentlemen to