The daily union., 1852-12-10


report OF the Secretary Of The Interior, communicating,
n obedience to The act OF Congress- approved May Ist,
1920 statement Of appropriations for The service OF that
department from July 1st, 1851, TO June 30h, 1852;
which was read and, motion by Mr., GWiN, il was
ordered 10 lie on the table.
COMMITTEE on ENROLLED ELLIS,
Mr. HAMLlN MIR. President, il will be reeollected
hal two bills passed the Senate yestedsyone author
i1na the Secretary oi the Treasury TO issue register in
certain case, and the other bill TO provide for the pay
men Of the of the electoral colleges These
hills cannot now be enrolled we have no committee
N compare the bills with the committee the part OF
he House II is desirable that the bills should be finally
acted upon and therefore submit the motion that tue
Committee on Enoed Bills at the last session shall be
authorized 10 act until committee shall be appoint
al on the par, Of the Senate for the present session
The motion was agreed TO-
PRINTING DOCUMENTS.
Mr. DOWNS Br President. see that there
nor seat By the Secretary OF the Interior on yesteF-
day containing report OF the land eommssoner az Mon
roe louisiana, on certain iand claims ~ me baslIop
ha referred 10 The Committee on Private Land Claims.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will inform The senator
that there is Committee on Pnvale Land Galms; no
reerenca can take place until the commiltees are ap-
p0r,sD Mr. DOWNS will move, then, that tho report be
pnel and ha, thousand extra copies be printed ior
NV The he PRESIDENT That cannot be done until we
have Committee on Printing.
MIR DOWNS Not the ordinary number
The PRESIDENT The ordinary number may be or
dsred TO be printed, but noi The extra copies.
Mr. DOWNS / will j then. SIMPLY move that the re-
mort be printed for the use of the Senale
The motion agreed to.
HoNoRs TO THE DEAD.
The Senate then proct elei consider the following
resolution, which was submitted by Mr. HALE yeser-
day:
R,sopsd That the resolution Of Senate PASSED the
2sl day OF Mach, lSjo-whlch is in these words, IKE
solved that future, wnen member OF Congress dies
andhas been bafed II me vacation, ho Snase s WI W., not not
feel itself called upon 70 extend 70 the emory OF the de-
the honors aud the ceremonies which have been o
late years usually awarded bns w ,estici ise
TO cases Of the death Of members during The session oil
Congressh-be reicnded
Mr. HALE Mr. President, I want to say single
word with regard TO That resolution hope, SIR, IT
will be rescnded and ask the attention OF the senate
tothe fact that it has beentwo years upon The orders o
the Senate, while different rule has prevailed IN lhe
House; and we present ourselves in the anomalous
condition of branch o the national legis taxing
the customary notice OF the death oil one OF lis members,
and notifying the other branch OF the fact and The other
rnch taking 10 notice at all of it. The Chair mis-
taken Yesterday in the suggestion that this resolution
passed unanimously find, upon reference to the reports
OF The proceedings of the Senate that there were but three
or four who spoke on that OCCASION one OF whom
was Mr. Clay, who introduced The resolution; anoihe
was Mr. Dicknson,s Of New York; another was Mf.
Davis Of Mississippi, (neiher OF whom IS now mem
her al The Senate aud also myself-a of whom with
the exception Of MT Clay, decidedly opposed 10 the
adoption of the resolution The remarks OF Mr. Davis,
of Mississippi on that occasion very bfef and eX-
ceeingly pertinent; aud instead Of sending them 10 the
Chair II the Senate will indulge me- VIII read them
myself:
al, sorry st" Mr. Davis says that no one else
offered any objection this resolution look upon these
Ceremonies outward exhibition OF respect, costing us
!, davs dnrnu session. and interfering very ltue
Win be ransaction Of public business look upon the
custom sign Of thai paternity winch should exi :
among members OF Congress- Where there is so much
strife and schsm like 70 preserve the last siga OF that
fraternity We here as tue representatives oil States
as agents OF the federal government Whether member
dies day after the ADJOURNMENT Of the session OF Congress
OF day befo. It's meeung-whether member should d'e
he
would be shame to feel and do think the njnry
10 the public small that u - well TO preserve
this outward show OF respect to his memory
There can be but two three OF these occasions hap
pen, ordinarily, during vacation The announcement
will ordinarily, be made during the first week OF the ses-
SION when the Senate has little or nothing to do, and
when they usually alourn over from THURSDAY, or Fri.
day, until Monday. There are bat sxty-lwo men-
bes OF the ,enate IN The whole Union and y seems
10 me that when one two OF those who have
been associated with IN The discharge OF those
high duties to the people which devove upon US, should
fall from our midst, though they might not be SIT
ting by our side the time, II s due TO that Iaetna re-.
gard which the OF this body ought 10 hold and TO
entertain for another, that should take some bei
passing notice OF an event so well calculated 70 arrest
our attention Sir, il is The great object OF the teachers
az our religion Il endeayor impress upon the heart and
mud 81 man The great lesson oi mortality that such an
event is calculated teach II seems TO me thaIt ~ DC.
comes the American Senate, by formal resolve placed
upon Journal say that the great teacher may come
and knock at doors and take from our midst one OF
MEMBERS and we resolve TO take no notice oil Il ",
III,
10 The admonlion oil DeathIf could BY such course
induce the grim messenger to turn aside and not pay his
Customary visits here, account OF the Senate resolve
that they will pay attention 10 hm--thefs mlght be
some wisdom ahd some proprey IN such course. For
myself without affecting any great degree OF sympathy
above that Of hose by whom an surrounded, and with
whom am associated confess that the fact OF an ndl.
vidua with whom have been associated here ~ the dis
charge OF my duiics falling BY the hand OF death, al.
though might not be Immediately present with hia, u
one that is calculated impress most seriously and so
emny upon my heart and upon my mind grea, lesson
aud do not feel that il is proper for me deliberately to
resolve that will disregard custom which has been
coeyal with the history OF the Senate. thought, sir,
when the resolution was adopted that II was Imed
and nexpedent and DO hope that We will return to the
Old and honored custom, and will tender 10 the surviving
relatives OF deceased brethren those very slight test
monials OF the respect which we entertained Tor them
while living, and oil the affection with which we cherish
their memories when they are dead
dent thought the resolution very wise and proper
one when il adopted; nor has anything occurred
since that time TO change my opinion When death comes
here in the midst oil session, and takes away one OF
our coaboers in the public service, il 10 altogether
proper that we should pause in our aborsit is lesson
which ought 10 pass away without leaving its salu-
lary impression our minds but when death has la
ken place in the vacation, when we are all engaged IN
the ordinary business and dnes Of lie, 1t me II
would be more IDLE and useless ceremony Than any
hing else TO suspend onr debeetons On receiving an
remains OF our colleague have been consigned 10 the
grave. II seems TO that we could cherish an equal
yeneraon Tor him and regard the admonltior without
gong through this vague and unmeanlng ceremony. /
approved OF The resolution when introduced by
oar deceased colleague lMr Clay,l that most eminent