The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-13
IN CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
Thirty-seoond oongress-First session.
FRIDAY, JUNE ii, 1859.



SENATE
CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.
Mr. DAWSON presented the credentials, Of the Hon.
ROBERT M CHARLTON, appointed senator by the execu
tive OF the State OF Georgia. oil the vacancy occasioned
BY the resignation Of the Hon John Macpherson Berrien
The Credentials were read and the oath prescribed by the
constitution having been administered TO Mr. CHARLroE
he took his seat IN tue Senate.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr. HUNTER. MIR President / move that the order
considered to-day be suspended for hourun;i half
MIR PRATT. hope that will not be done. II will
be borne mind by the Senate that II has been six
weeks since the private calendar has been taken up by
the Senaie-I mean when those private bills which
would involve debate have been considered There have
been six weeks ia which one could discuss any OF
these private claims Now why should we postpone the
private calendar for one hour The design seems 10
be that we shall not act upon single case OF tins
kind think it is due 10 our fellow-citizens who
have claims against the general government that we
should act according to The rule which the Senate has
adopted, and which they have not yet acted upon
at all that should act according to this resolution,
and go at once into The consideration OF these claims
There be reason, Mr. President, why these
private claims against the government should be post
ponei for everybody else and for all other business
Some of these claims have been pending 1917
and 1914 against the government Of the United States
they have been presented session after session, from that
lime 10 The present and they have been delayed day alter
day. and year after year, while we have taken up other
business OF much ess importance than this / do hope,
Mr. President, that in single instance at least, the res
i oiutlOn VIII be adhered TO. Inc resolution upon your
table is that upon Friday no other business shall be
done. Now there has not been single Friday when this
rule has been suspended for half hour or an hour,
and then other business has frequently been taken
ap, by which the whole day has been occupied. The re-
suit OF this is, that OF these claims against the
general government which any senator wished to dis,
cuss has been considered Tor several weeks past ana
acted upon by the Senate.
MIR, ATChSON. Iii be in order, propose to amend
the motion made by the senator from Virginia, that
The rule shall be suspended for the entire day desire
| to have an executive session
| The PRESIDENT. The first motion will have TO be
Mr.. ATCHISON. desire to say, in response to what
has fallen from the honorable senator from Maryland,
that if the calendar journal of the Senate
shall find that the Senate has acted upon and passed
private bills during the present session than at any
previous session up to this time Well, sir there Is
another proposition that will lay down. think il will
be admitted by the himself that private business
must and ought 10 weld to public considerations and TO
public business. Now believe the business OF the ex-
ecuve TO be OF importance than any private
bill upon the calendar, even than OF all OF them put to-
gether; and if it be in order would make motion that
herue be suspended and that the Senate proceed 10
the consideration OF executive busness.
/ The PRESIDENT. AS there is mo,ioa pending, il
will not be in orcer The motion is 10 postpone the order
requiring private bills 10 be taken up to The exclusion OIL
all other business, for one hour.
Mr.. HUNTER. will modify The notion and say un-
Ill O'clock that will leave only half an hour Tor the
Mr. MANGUM / rose for the purpose OF nqurng
what was the inoioa pending but will avail myself
OF this opportunity say, II may be permitted that the
business TO be discussed in executive session is of
vast Importance Certain matters may be done to-day
which cannot be done at any future period and there
fore think there is Indispensable necessity under these
circumstances that should go INTO executive session
The PRESIDENT. That is not the question pending;
the lnotlonl 10 suspend the order unih one o'clock
Mr.. GEYER wsh to inquire, before give my
vote, whether THE is what is called objection day.
The PRESDEN I stated that il not,
The question being then taken suspendng the order
until oRe o'clock, upon division there were-ayes 10,
noes l5 50 IT was agreed TO-
i MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC
i Mr.. STOCKTON presented the petition OF Isaac Bge
How seama on board the United States steamer MIS-
sour at The time OF her destruction by FIRE, praying
muneraiion for the loss of clothing which referred
10 the Committee on Pensions
Mr. ). also presented the petition OF Isaac Bgelow,
praying pension account OF loss OF health incurred
IN the naval service during the late war with Mexico
which referred TO the Committee on Pensions.
MrWALkER presented petition OF citizens OF New
York. praying that public lands mag be granted in limited
quantities to actual settlers possessed OF other lands
which referred TO the Committee Public Lands
MIR w. also presented the petition OF f w A. Grain nd
others citizens OF New YORK, praying that the bill now
pending before Congress- granting TO every citizen OF the
United States who is the head OF family 100 acres OF
Hand, may become law; which was reieired TO the
Committee Public Lands
Mr. CHASE presented five petitions OF citizens OF Ohio.
prayng that the bill pending before Congress- grant
ing TO every citizen OF the United States who is the head
OF family 100 OF land may become law; which
were referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. GEYER presented the petition OF L. c. Easton,
assistant quaerraser in The army, praying that he may
be credited with an amount Of public money Of which
he defrauded by his clerk which referred 10
the Committee Military Affairs
MI RUSk presented memorial OF Samuel A. Belden
and others, citizens OF Texas praying increase OF the
military force The frontiers OF that State, for the pro-
eciion OF lis citizens against Mexican aud Indian incu-
sons which was referred 10 the COMMITTEES on Military
Afsirs.
| Mr. CHASE presented petition OF j. l.. Fuller and
Others praying that the bill commonly known as the
homestead bill may become law; which was referred
TO the Committee on Public Lands.
| Mr. WALKER presented two petitions oil citizens OF
Wisconsin, praying that the bill commonly known the
homestead bill may become law which were referred
to the Committee on Public Lands.
NOTICE or BILL.
| Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that he should to morrow, or
on early day thereafter. ask leave TO introduce bill
to increase the compensation Of the Assistant Postmaster
General and provide for their fature appointment by
and with the advice and consent OF the Senate.
4 REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
i Mr. DODGE OF Iowa, from the Committee on Public
Lands, to whom referred the bill Is 435) granting
the right Of way and making grant OF land to the State
of Louisiana tor Che construction OF railroad IRON oppo-
site New Orleans, thence the Sabine river, reported
back the same, with amendments, aud recommended its
passage.
i Mr. HUNTER. Mr. President J am instructed by
the Committee on Finance TO report back two appropria.
ton bills which were sent up from the House. The
first is bill making appropriation for the payment of
navy pensions for the fiscal year ending the Goth OF June
1859 report without amendment; and IL is strictly
according to estimate, ask that il may be acted upon
now.
No objection being male. the bin was taken up and