The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-07

! transmit 10 the Senate report OF The Secretary !,
State, relative TO the persons belonging 10 the expedi
OF Lopez who were taken prisoners 10 Cuba, aad alter
wards seat 10 Spain, and who have now been rarl,4
and released BY her Catholic Majesty. The appros,;
ton, the eXpediency OF which Is suggested in the rar
cordially commend 10 the consideration of Congtss
win The single additional suggestion that to be ayaIaS,
Il should be promptly made
WAsHNGroS, January 5, 1852.
The message was read and
On motion by Mr. SMITH il was referred y I
Committee on Finance We
BILL INTRODUCED
MT SiiELDo, "a pursuance OF notice, asked and Il
tanned leave 10 introduce a bill Is 9D Ia ncraass N
efficiency OF Inc army by retired lis! for disabled oS
which was read the first ana second times BIZ NM
lmous consent, and referred 10 the Committee on NM
iiary Affairs. ~
SEVENTH CENSUS.
The Senate resumed, as il committee OF the whole i.
OF the joint resolution in relation h r w
ing the returns OF the seventh census. ~"
long debate ensued, portion Of which il witbha
for revision, "@
Mr. ArCHISON. As the day is pretty well aIy,n,..
and rs the senator from Connecticut MIR SMITH, -.
poses to go AT length into this matter ~
Mr.. SMITH. II the senator will allow me- / -,
about 10 suggest that ! have some views desire IA ~
sent 10 The Senate IN regard 10 this subject which ,rd
be very likely 10 occupy time than remains Al NV
emit according 10 The Ordinary practice OF the Sonata
would be very glad, therefore, 10 have the onssaa
postponed until tomorrow and win move II Il ms
OF The resolution be postponed until o'clock TO- mn
row, and that il be made the special order for thai b
in order that we may now proceed 10 the consderaan
OF executive business.
The question being taken, the motion was agraa3 !,
upon dvlson-ayes 81 noes Is. -
RELIEF or WILLIAM DARBY
Mr.. DOWNS. There was private bill taken IN vss
terday, and which was interrupted, as the Senate Nil
recollect, being laid upon the table on my motion
will take but very short time and therefore move tb,
the Senate proceed 10 the consideration Of lhe bill for I
relief Of William Darby
The PRESIDENT The Chair will take occasion /,
call the attention OF the Senate 70 a resolution atop,el
by the Senate short time since, which he will read
ResoiUed That, after the Isl day of January next Fd,
of each week shalt be aside for the consdeatonal
private claims and HAT on those days private bills shall
have priority over all other bills.
The Chair brings The bject 10 The consideration
the Senate in consequence OIL different constructm
being put upon lhls resolution by different senator's
order 10 ascertain whether il was the intention Of ii,
Senate, in setting apart that day tor the considerations
private business, that they should be taken up on h
other day, that they should 20 regularly upon the call
endar, and be acted upon when reached, still having en-
tire preference on Friday. The Chair is unwilling h
give construction to il, inasmuch as is for the S1as
TO decide whether they intended, al the time the resOu
ton was adopted, that the private bills should have he
advantages during the week with other bills bulol
Friday have The advantage OF being considered 10 bp
exclusion OF all other business.
Mr.. DOWNS. think, sir, that the Senate has Itself
repeatedly given construct ION TO that rule, or 10 SINH
lar TeCOlect lNd session or TWO when
rule prevailed, the construction given 10 ii was thai
when private bills reached in their regular order
upon the calendar, II il not upon the day fixed
they were taken up matter OF course consider the
Senate having already adopted that construction Of
this rule; for yesterday, il ecoec rightly, they took
up several private bills and acted upon them
The PRESIDENT. The Chair, under the circum
stances, allowed tie bills yesterday to be ordered to
third reading without raising the question; bar he came
to the determination not 10 read them to-day uHl The
Senate should decide whether they could ptopsry Nc
acted upon each day OF the week or only upon Friday
Ar DOWNS. Well SIR, IL certainly was my con
structon, and supposed to be The construction OF he
Senate, tGat by dXng this particular day, should Rs
prevent private bill from being acted upon when reached
upon the calendar. II might yery well happen, il The
rule - otherwise 10 be construed, that would operate
injury TO that very class oil bills which IL designed
benefit, because ID the early part OF the session ire
quently do not SIT upon Friday, and sometimes may pre-
vent action upon them al all u by hXing this rule they
he acted upon n no other time. 1t might for tine
cut them OF altogether hope, therefore, that the Sen
ale viii concur with me that the construction shouldb be
hal when reached upon the calendar in the ordinary way
they shall be taken up, and that IN addition 10 that they
shall be taken up upon Friday, the exclusion Of other
business think that Is the general understanding oil
the Senate, and that any other construction might operate
an injury 10 private claimants think also thar such
is the construction which las prevailed hitherto.
The PRESIDENT II such IS the sense oil the Senae,
the Char will be governed accordingly
Mr.. HUN TER. | reCoIect distinctly, sir, that oP
posed this rule al the time, and that The ground look
u
ants because ii we devoted Friday 10 them they wond
lose the place upon the calendar which they would other
wise enjoy thought II certainly could not be the inen
ton OF the Senate 10 give private bills The precedence
over public bills and yet this would be the eject II We
should not only allow them equal opportunities upon
olher days, but assigned day specially 10 them. lhs
would give them 4 precedence over public bulls whcA
ought not % be given them under he rules Of me Sen
ate believe that the rule has been hitherto con
sirued that Friday Saturday should be devoted 70
them and no other days. THIS seems 10 be The iaif con-
sequence OF the establishment oil such rae, and
think Il will turn out ii devote Friday 10 them, that
would have been much better that the Senate should re-
turn ls ancient rule Surely shall not amend iht
matter BY giving private bills such an advantage a. L
now claimed for them. We ought 10 c0nsifue he Iae
as il IL construed IN the House OF Representatives
bills, they will be confined t6#those days and vii
have the other days for the Transaction OF public business
under this rule.
Mr.. BADGER. There Il nothing In the role assigning
Friday OF each week Tor the consideration 81 private h,
which either expresses or implies that those bills sal
not be N order upon any other day OF the week Than ~
day. The resolution stmpy declares that upon fndal
they shall have priority. On other days they lsw
no priority, There is nothing IN The rule whca
says they shall have priority upon Friday, but sbaI
not be considered al al on any other day-tha thg
shall have priority npon Friday 5nt when reached upol
the calendar on Monday Tuesday shall DC nasseu
over. Not word. sir More HtH that; Ihlsts "o ihs
first instance IN which The Senate has passed esogu2h
setting apart Friday Tor the consideration OF puVae sn
" mas uttl zone upon FORMER OtIa.Vh7' wv :.
never heard suggested heretofore that ~ conselue"
of setting apart Friday for their especial consideration,
will not be IN order to take them UP when reached upon
the calendar upon any other day u may be az uhipu
nate rule to set apart Friday; hnt think that uodouht
edy there " nothing in the resolution or ~ me pa,I
OF the Senate which sanctions The conclusion tha' "
having Friday given 10 them they lose Their chan'e ~
every other day ~ the week.
Mr.. BRADBURY. I voted for the rule setting aIan
Friday for the consideration Of private bills believe
thar, by assigning particular day for their general NV.