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FRIDAY, APRIL Q, 1852.
SENATE.

Mr.. HUNTER moved that the execution OF the order
OF the Senate, assigning Friday OF each week for the
elusive consideration OF private claims, be suspended until
half past O'Clock this day.
Mr. PRATT. What is the object OF that motioni
MIR. HUNTER. [ wish to ask the general consent oi
the Senate during this hour to take the bill for the
tension Of the Capitol.
The question being taken, the motion agreed 10.
EXTENSION THE CAPITOL
Mr. HUNTER. now ask that, by general consent
during this hour the bill have mentioned may be taken
up. Ii we do not take il up now, do not know when
we shall act upon it, We ought 10 have action
upon IL one way or the othereither pass the bill or
ieci it.
Mr. BORLAND Mr. President, am opposed TO
taking up this bill at this time for certain reasons; but
think cannot properly take il up on any other day
than Friday According 10 the view which take Of this
extension Of the Capitol, and the purpose which il will
serve think can very properly be taken up on private
bill day. and other. think that to all practical
purposes private bill, and for the benefit oil private
individuals and therefore do not think it is at all
cessary 10 suspend the rule Of the Senate in order 10 take
Il np-it comes up very properly private bill
But Mr. President, my reason for not desiring TO take
II up to-day this One reason, al least that there is
but one member OF the Committee Public Buildings
present. The chairman OF that committee Mr.. WHIT
coMp s not here, and probably will not be here for
time. The other member OF the committee tMr CLARKE
was here the other day. but is not now ia his seat
1t Is re that member of the committee agreed that the
report should be made; but sir, think The honorable
senator from Virginia. Mr. HUSTER,l who reported
the bill, sadat least very the honorable
aior from Rhode Island inlmaed-that, although be
agreed that the report should be made he did not concur
in the views OF the report iisef The committee
divided, and we have report with the full concurrence
OF the committee.
not authorized 10 say tha, the honorable senator
from Rhode Island the other member OF the committee,
would make any strenuous opposition 10 the passage OF
this bill il he were here But, sir, IL is well known that
he is decidedly opposed TO IL and IN my opinion, he
were here be would offer his for his opposition
TO H. and such as have satisfied my mind that the
bill ought not to pass believe, also, that these reasons.
laid before the Senate, would satisfy the majority Of
hfa hadv pT tha han hot hn
did ask that this matter should be postponed until he
back He declined to ask that but, at the same
time, he expressed his opposition to the bill and am
perfectly satisfied, II he here he would offer such
would be conclusive against the bill
Mr. HUNTER will only say that, II the honorable
senator from Rhode Island bad asked 10 postpone
this bill until his return, never should have pressed IT,
asked him TO allow me TO make the report although
il "a true, he is opposed the bill in order that
might take II up; for the season Is passing away, and II
an early day hope il will be the general pleasure OF
the Senate TO take il up this morning
Mr.. RUSK. desire TO make an inquiry OF the honor
able he intends that this shall go
on after the hour OF shall have arrived should like
be informed upon this point before IL is taken up. Ev
erybody must have seen from the previous indications
that would probably be debated all day and the result
will be, we can judge of the future by the past that
we shall be able 10 do nothing else know, air. that
there are other bills which are very mporant--cases
upon the private calendars and there in partc-
nar TO which wished to ask the attention OF The Senate
Mr. HUNTER will give way after the hour sha
expire, il the bill is not disposed Of
The question being then tsken the motion agreed
10 and the Senate proceeded the consideration OF the
joint resolution providing for the continuance OF the work
on the Two wings Of the Capitol, which had been re-
turned from the House OF Representatives with an
amendment
The amendment Of the House was read
"a long debate ensoed, which we are compelled TO
! The amendment Of the House having been amended
and adoped,