The daily union., 1852-08-08

and other received three votes less
The PRESIDENT announced the committee 10 consist
OF the following members Messrs HousTos, BoRLAsD,
UsDERwoop, MERIwETHER, and BROOKE.
After a few moments,
The PRESIDENT said Upon looking over the lis,
again, the Chair perceives that Messrs BAYARD and
BROOKE have precisely the number OF votes each.
viz. votes. The Chair announced that MIR. Books
was one Of the committee, but Messrs- BAYARD and
BRooKE have equal number of votes. t tr
Mr.. BAYARD. should prefer not 10 serve upon that
committee do not know what the precise object is for
which the committee was raised and therefore hope
the unanimous consent OF the Senate will be given TO
place the OF the honorable from Missssippi
Mr.. BRooKE1 upon that committee instead OF my own.
No objection being made, Mr.. BRooKE was ordered TO
be placed on the committee
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The PRESIDENT. The hour OF one O'Clock having
arrived, the special order is the private calendar.
Mr. BRIGHT | move to suspend the prior order,
which the private CALENDAR Tor the purpose OF taking
up the Indian appropriation bill
Mr.. HAMLlN. would ask my friend from Indiana
[Mr BRIeHTl to allow to submit motion for the
purpose OF having il sent TO the Committee on Printing
II is simply print additional number OF copies OF
document which ordered 10 be printed on yesterday
The PRESIDENT. That motion can be received but
by unanimous consent
Mr. HAMLIN. Then ask the unanimous consent Of
the Senate 10 enable me to submit that motion.
MIR. BRIGHT ! withdraw my motion Tor that pur-
Mr. HAMLIN. ask the unanimous consen, OF the
Senate to submit motion to print 1000 additional Of the
Presidents message in relation TO the fisheries. which
was ordered 10 be printed on yesterday
No objection being made the motion was received and
referred 10 the Committee on Printing.
Mr. BRIGHT. now my motion TO postpone
all prior ORDERS for the parpose Of taking mp the Indian
appropriation bill.
Mr. PRATT, hope tha, motion will not be adopted.
II is rather surprising that about every Friday,
matter what may be the business before the Senae IL
considered Of sufficient importance to authorize the post
ponement OF private bills. Day before yesterday the
Senate was occupied daring the whole day in de-
batng the question whether certain officer shall receive
a salary OF ga 500 or 80 900. Yesterday had very
able speech from the senator from Maine Mr. HAmlIs
After that the senator from Indiana Mt BRleHr would
have moved TO take up this appropriation bill But to-
day being Friday and private bills being the order OF this
day under rule OF this body is, matter of course,
now moved TO postpone private bs and proceed TO the
oi some other business hope that motion
will not prevail; and win ask. at any rate. for The
yeas and nays upon that question: so that my consult
uent. may that have done all can for their IN
terests
The yeas and nays accordingly ordered.
Mr. BRIGHT. | have no disposition 10 waste the
time of the Senate in discussing the proposition OF the
senator from Maryland, IMr. PaArr.l But wish 10
state that he is lite mistaken IN regard 10 one fact
The Indian appropriation bill was before 6e senate yes
teday and engaged the attention of the Senate all day
have made this motion for the reason that think the