The daily union., 1852-12-14

csely the same difficulty which has occurred II may be
quite possible that quorum has voted or il not quo
rum mfhl nave voted and ye precisely the result
De exhioied as mas been exhibited. | think that If we
proceed TO fill the vacancies by one we shall com.
msnd quorum IN the vote and get through sooner.
upon hlling up The vacancies in the committees
MIR. CHASE wish 10 make one other remark; ; and
Thai s that ~ The state OF things made known 10 us here
inns morning have felt il due 10 the State that repre-
this occasion.
The question being then taken the motion for separate
The PRESIDING OFFICER stated the first ballot to
DC io member 10 li The vacancy upon the Committee
on Agriculture,
Pending the preparation Of ballots for that purpose
Mr.. BAfARD rose and said. would suggest that,
as understand the rule OF the Senate in relation TO the
appointment OF standing committees, il requires thar we
shall elect the chamen OF the committees first and then
The other members Now The chairman OF The Commit
M ,ee On hevoutlonary Claims has not been elected. !
'nnK .hat according 10 the rule should proceed To
elect The chairman OF that committee before proceeding
10 MI the other vacancies
| The PRESIDING OFFICER The senator from Del
aware Mr. BAYARDl suggests that The Senate should
proceed TO the election of the chairman OF The Committee
on Revolutionary Claims before proceeding to fill the
u.he vacancies mat Is the rule OF The Senate, viz
lhat the chalrmen OF the several committees be first
eecea ana then the Senate proceed the election
tte resi- OF the members
Mr. BRADBURY | hope that the motion of the
senator from Delaware [Mr. BAYARpl will be per-
Sisted ~, az the ballots for the member Gil the va,
partially given hope that by general consent we
will proceed as we have begun No''"' ~
M. BAfARD. shall certainly persist in my motion,
iof rule Is worth making at all it is worth adheng
Mr.. DAVIS; would inquire Of the Chair who are
ne members already upon the Committee Revolution.
The PRESIDING OFFICER stated them to be Messrs
BaoDHEAD, FooT, and BRooKE. nm -T'~
Mr. HALE wish 10 inquire, merely for information
would not De IN order, In voting for chairman of that
committee, to vote for any gentleman who has already
oeen assigned subordinate position upon that commit
tee 2
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Tba, vooIa certainIv
be in order. The difficulty presented to The Senate il
this: BY rule of the Senate the charmen OF the
committees must be first elected. Now, whether the gen
teman ilrst mentioned upon the Committee on Reyolu
tonary Claims shall stand as the chairman of that COM
mlttee or not the Chair will not undertake to decide
very certain that under the rule chairman has been
/ MIR. BRIGHT think that we are in error in this
mailer and that arose from the Chair deciding that af
ter the rule had been suspended upon my notion rea
noh 70 tie appointment OF these committees majority OF
SENATE might not make any order they thought proper
IN reference 10 The filling OF any vacancies that might ex.
ISL MY motion was to suspend the rule in relation TO
the appointment OF committees that required unanimous
consent and that consent was given and The rule sus
pended The Senate then proceeded TO adopt the list OF
me committees as presented by me, leaving, be sure
some i've or six vacancies think that the rule being
suspended, was entirely in order for majority of the
Senate TO order that the Chair might fill those vacancies
Inc rule having been suspended by unanimous consent,
do not think that any fair Interpretation of requires
now TO ballot for members all these vacancies be-
eve that majority OF the Senate have the right 10 order
the Chair 10 perform that duty.
Mr. BADGER suppose it ia too late now TO raise
mat quesion as we have partially proceeded in the bal
The PRESIDiNG OFFICER. 1t is now TOO late for
Chairman oil The Revolutionary Committee
Inc Senate then proceeded 10 ballot for chairman oil
me Conmlliee on Revolutionary claims and the ballots
The PRESIDING OFFICER declared the result to be
as follows