The daily union., 1852-05-08

reported 10 the Senate as amended and the amendments
were concured when the bill was ordered 70 be en-
crossed Tor thrd readingJ iai 8 81 lsats8s ssta.
MESSAGE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, .aIs
message received from The House OF Representa-
uyes BY Mr Foney. their Clerk. announcing TO the
Senate That the Speaker OF the House had signed two
Ioea ois ana an enrolled Joni resoiuuon ana nat ne
had brought them to the Senate for the signature OF lis
4 President. e H
The President Of the Senate then signed the bills and
JOINT resolution just brought from the House OF Repre-
senativesbeng bill concerning the sessions OF the
courts OF the United States in the district OF Delaware
bill for the relief OF Anna Norton and Louis Tosket, a
Joit resolution authorizing the purchase OF the 9th
volume of the Laws OF The United States and they
were delivered TO the committee TO be presented TO the
President OF the United States. .a'08 th' 'i-
! PASSENGERS IN STEAM yEssELs.g
! Mr. GEYER submitted some amendments which he
intended 10 propose TO Senate bill 223 10 amend act
entitled An ACT toproyide Tor the better security OF the
ys Of on board 5,s Of vessels propelled in
formally and ordered TO be printed ws u..
/ .. aa .4. ADJOURNMENT OVER.
On motion. it was ossig c aG ,s,tr 'a7.
Ordered Tha. when the Senate adjourn, II be TO meet
on Monday next, ,t.s g,#
RULES SENATE.
/ On motion by Mr.. BADGER, The Senate then pro.
teeded TO the consideration OF the resolutions submitted
by him onhe Goth ut in relation to amending the rules
OF the Senate. ftss v4sr si.f a5.a. ,se ~r, ..
The resolutions were read as follow X wv /. Il
Resoutd, That the soh rule for conducting The bust.
ness OF e Senate De amended by inserting AFTER the word
"or moved by direction of standing committee of the
Rssousd further. Tha, tho following be added to the
rules OF the Senate; tr
House suspend 10 and 18th rules, either OF
them shall always be IN order and shall be decided with
Mr.. BADGER moved to amend the second resolution
by striking out the words rules OF the Senate" and in
serting the words twenty sixth rule OF the Senate SO
that i will read Resolved further that the following
4 ha adj tn tha fuuenf civ aof fhnS
lcMr. b. also moved 10 modify the proposed rule by
striking out " and shall be decided without debate" and
inserting in lieu thereof, "shall be Immediately
sidered, and decided without debate" sas ea
i NIB. said will explain the effect of this amend
ment The 30h rule is the rule which was adopted
meni making an appropriation shall be moved upon any
general appropriation BILL unless is to carry out some
existing law or founded upon estimate by depart,
ment, &c. II is proposed to add to that "or moved
q by direction OF standing committee OF the Senate"
The object Of the amendment is allow standing
sideraon oil the various subjects relating TO war, the
navy, &c, when they deem amendment proper TO an
appropriation BILL to direct some senator 10 move 1t
that is all .5Lt taHh i1ztt l...,7. "
AS TO the other amendment, presume every senator
will understand the effect OF it, The 6h and 18th joint
rules prevent the sending OF any bill from one house OF
Congress 10 the other the three last days of
sion, and also the sending of any bill to the President
Tor approval on the three last days Of session The
US who have been here for two three years past
4 that have got into the position that all The
important business of the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatIves passed The last three days OF the
session. The consequence OF that is, that when a
bill has been very well considered and maured under
the present state OF the rule, and has been passed on
the last three days oil session, we cannot get 1t 10
The House OF Representatives, in order that II may
ceve their action upon it, Or if bill. however weh
he President of the United States for his approval be-
cause motion TO suspend the rule of the body being Of
the nature OF resolution, has 10 lie over day, and be-
cause II motion subject debate and if any gentle
man thinks proper to do he prevent bill from
going to the President the last days OF the session
by consuming the time in debate Is ae- ,.,..
i Mr.. HALE. Mr. President, want TO ask the honor
able from North Carolina if il has practi
cay led any such results whether there has
tca, been any dicnity N getting bill passed on ac-
Mr., BADGER. There was difficulty Of tha, kind a,
! Mr.. UNDERWOOD. II my friend from North Caro-
lima will allow me. can give a case in point We
passed bill for the American Colonization Society
believe that bill passed the last day of the last
sion; and motion made suspend the rule. in
der 10 send 10 the President OF the United States for
his signature but i was objected 10 by senator from
Mississippi. Mr.. DAvIsJ no longer member oil this
body BY some means or other, however the bill got to
The President, and he signed it, il having passed both
houses Of Congress But the question has since come
up whether 1t is law, in consequence OF It's having
gone TO the President improperly and iIregulay sup
pose is having been approved by both houses OF Con-
gress and the President But still The bill got to The Pres
dent against the rule, and the question still exists
whether that bill sa law ofthe land not These are
the facts OF the case and this answers the question OF the
eral proposition is perfectly reasonable and right.
recollect another thing, which will mention. We had
the and harbor bill here and that bill had been
passed in the latter days OF the session. the rules would
have been suspended allow tito go TO the
House the President. Ii was debated night alter
and last laid ASIDE by it's friends because
impossible even il il had passed this branch OF Congress
get before the President hope, therefore, there will
objection TO amending the rules according TO the
suggestion OF the honorable senator from North Caro-
lima. .saI1s.. Z. g#Frr .....s
E Mr. HUNTER. Upon which branch is the question 10
be takenl a 14t ~ f.a
The PRESIDENT, They are two separate subjects
Mr. HUNTER proposed to modify The rule by adding
provision 10 the effect tina, motion for appropriation
should not be received unless accompanied by
mendation from the department from which the
innate comes, M ..
Mr.. BADGER signifed his acquiescence in The pro-
posed change. y a3 u. IHE CT IU q. .H#lE. a.s..
The PRESIDENT stated that il could not be adopted
without vote; whereupon,
Mr. HUN TER Withdrew the proposition until the other
qpesuon disposed OF.
Mr. BRIGHT Mr.. President am very unwilling TO
any innovation made upon the rules OF this body
without understanding what the operation and effect OF
will be upon the other rules for II seems 10 me that
the harmony Of our rules IL preserved by their depend.
ence upon another Tbere cases where changes
have heretofore been proposed be made, and The mat
brought before Congress at the last session, and
referred TO select committee OF which the honorable
senator from North Carolina one of the members
and 4 thiDk that committee has never acted,
II Mt BADGER, The honorable senator IS mistaken
There was no com ntee raised for general revision o
the rules The amendment which proposed TO pariic.
ular rule referred TO a committee OF which the sena-
tor from Indiana the senator from Massachusetts, lNr