The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-24
In CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
FRIDAY. JANUARY %. 1852.
ORDER OF BUsINrs


The PRESIDENT. Immediately after the reading OF
yesterdays journal had been finished the first
business in order TO be the bill Is 0s) for the relief OF
Mr.. UNDERWOOD asked il the motion TO reconsider
the vote passing the bill granting pension Sally
T. Floyd would not have priority.
The PRESIDENT Il is private bill day, TO the ex-
Mr. UNDERWOOD said that the bill he alluded to
The PRESIDENT That motion was laid upon the
table, and OF course will not come up without motion
Mr. UNDERWOOD move 10 take up that subject,
The PRESIDENT That does not relate to the calen
Mr. UNDERWOOD. It's private bill. sir
The PRESIDENT II is a motion to reconsider, and
therefore does not come up without suspension OF the
rule adopted by the Senate in relation devoting FRI
days to the consideration Of private bills in the order in
which they stand upon the calendar.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. MALLORY. Mr. President, rise for the purpose
Of making private personal explanation In the reports
OF yesterday find this passage Mr. HALE said that he
had looked the speech Of the honorable from
Florida on the subject OF corpoea punishment in the
navy. with care 10 find remark in to which be
had replied but he could not find word of it in the
speech printed And he said he did not complain OF
any one. situated the honorable senators from
California Mr. GwN] and Michigan, (Mr. CAss,1 for
making the report comect-o read they did say; but
sometimes read in the reports of things being said that
were not said and find that that has been omitted which
was said" This remark was made yesterday during my
temporary absence in OF the committee rooms. am
perfectly sensible that the honorable from New
Hampshire had no intention OF thus alludng to me in my
Absence and had my absence been known to him the
mark would not have been made He simply wished TO
illustrate that according to existing usages for
ators to correct their speeches. and doing to with
draw that has been said and insert that which
has been said All object TO is being held up here
as an example OF what is deemed reprehensible prac-
ce INDUCED in by members OF this body Ii the practice
be improper in the old senator's they and not the
members, should be held up illustrations Of it. Had
adopted this course it would have been sanctioned by ex
mvsPf
no such course was adopted desired 10 revise
merely the phraseology Of that speech. but did not
porter's notes exceedingly accurate. In order to
vndcate my recollection, called upon the foreman
OF the printing Office who states that he observed those
notes when they returned TO him, and that he
in his life had notes returned with few verbal correc
tons There was nothing expunged from the report
cept perhaps occasional Pathological word. | will
also say that the passage which the honorable senator
alluded TO which he could not find he has since
discovered and told me that it was by accident he
Mr. HALE. The Senate will bear witness that
did not refer TO the honorable senator from Florida
his % hen
erred to the speech OF the honorable senator from Flor
ida and stated that had looked for certain remark in
that speech and could not find it, having upon the spur
of the moment overlooked it, as told him since. | sup
pose that TO be my misiorlune for have since exam
acknowiedgment But while make this acknowe,g
ment with regard TO this particular instance, must in
sist upon II that the statement which made in relation
unfortunate in selecting the instance that did 10 prove
it. As illustration which occurs to me, will men,
Princess Dulcnea the beautiful princess in the
world, and went through Spain challenging everybody
to dispute it, One denied the assertion. and upon
that issue they fought, and Don Quxole overcome.
Ii then expected that he would give up the point;
but he still said that the Princess Dulcnea the most
beautiful, only Don Quixoie was unfortunate. So
say that my statement in general correct, only my
illustration was unfortunate.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Mr. WHfTCOMB. | ask the unanimous consent of
the Senate 10 make report upon private bill
., The PkEslpENT I; % will be necessary to suspend
pended until one o'clock
The PRESIDENT II il is the pleasure OF the Senate,
they suspend the order until any particular hour but
the Chair bound according the order adopted by the
Senate oiake up the private calendar TO the exclusion of
Mr.. WHITCOMB. I move that the order in relation
to the consideration OF private bills be suspended until
The question being put this motion, il was not
agreed 10.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa. believe have never. on any
OCCASION asked the indulgence Of the Senate in relation
TO any case. rise now 10 ask the Senate 10 grant me
the personal favor TO dispense with the order OF the day.
for the purpose oil taking up and considering the bill
Seny under OF on Yesterday M y ana m M iowa
10 construct two railroads In State from Dubuque the
western terminus OF the Illinois central railroad, TO keo.
kuk the foot OF the Des Mones river rapids and from
Davenport the Mississippi river TO the Council Bluffs
the Missouri continuation oil The great line oil
railroads. which from the New England States,
through northern New York, Pennsylvania Ohio. In
diana and Illinois, to Rock island in the latter State,
which is Immediately opposite 10 Davenport, in Iowa.
ask this indulgence OF the Senate this time, nowilh
standing the rigid observance which has followed the
adoption OF the resolution setting apart this day specially
for the consideration OF private bills, because OF the
great importance OF the bill to my State and the anxiety
which felt by my constituents every part OF the State
OF Iowa. who have often and so urgently through large
public meetings and joint resolutions OF the State leglsa
lure, memoralized Congress for these grants think II
was the understanding yesterday when the Senate ad
ourned that the consideration OF this bill should be
sumed to-day, and | therefore beg that II may now be
done. move that the bill be now taken up. Oh no.,
from all sides of the Senate
The PRESIDENT said that the motion to suspend the
rule until o'clock, having just been made and rejected,
could not be renewed until there had been some inter-
venng business, when IL would be in order TO ask for
reconsideration OF the vote He would therefore, go on
with the private calendar and If desired the mo-
ton could subsequently be renewed
CHARLES A. RELLETT.
The Senate then proceeded, in committee OF the
whole to the consideration OF the bill (S 6S) for the
lief OF Charles A. keett.
No amendment being made, IL reported 10 the SEN
ate.
planation of the bill he would give it, otherwise, he
would not detain the Senate.
verbal amendment having been proposed and adopted
ii ordered TO be eDgrossed for third reading.
THEODORE orFUTr.
The Senate then proceeded, as in committee OF the
whole, the consideration OF the bill Is 5d) for the
lief OF Theodore OHutt The bill had been reported from
the Committee Of Claims with verbal amendment; /;
which agreed when the hill the