The daily union., 1852-12-24


a view OF ascertaning the sense OF the body. know
thai we take for granted that members always 40 Their
duty and that they labor hard and as aeh as ne ca.
eumsIanees VIII luss1y pu my haoe @ rnng,.ss
eonhning itself subjects which are intended Tor legs
laye action and concerning seif with distractions
in which much OF the time has been consumed hereto
fore The time contemplated by this provision VIII be
amply sufficient for the Transaction oil all the pubic ous
ness and do not conceive that by such provision we
should be degrading the body OF which we have lhe hon
or 10 be members but should be making reasonable
oompe and obvating the pubhe clamor OF whieh
my friend from North Carolina has complained,
differ from my honorable friend from Delaware, VINO
moves 10 strike the third section OF this bill lie says
that the supervision OF the constituency - the oes esu
alor OF The conduct OF members Perhaps that is uue
az general pIoposton but the plan OF my inehu hoh
is that members shall be paid certain sun ioi
their services and that If they have ohef business oe
important TO them than their attendance mere, she P1'
diem shall not be paid Is there aDything unfeasohaoe
in that2 Ia there anything degrading IN ~ ~ u hot
right and honest before the country that should Dc so
If gentleman has private business OF any character
which is more important 20 him Than his attendance upen
This body let him deduct his per diem lor that tHe from
his compensation. What there be degrading or I'M
proper in that ! acknowledge J am totally unable q
see either Improperly degradation In not allowing ic
Yourself compensation Tor services that you nave never
rendered Is there anything degrading IN being homes
aud doing what is right! II there s u is rule ei aes
radiation which have studied II the services io
which tie per diem compensation IS gwen Dy law nave
never been rendered. what is there wrong IN mol paying
for them? | acknowledge tha, am unable TO see IT. l
strikes me being right and proper that such provs
ion should be made and therefore shall feel constfaih
ed to vote against the proposition OF the sanaoi IRON
Delaware 10 strike the third section oi the bill
Mr.. BAYARD. The motion TO postpone indennitei!
has precedence of all the other motions made, believe
4 The PRESIDENT That il the case
Mr. HALE. hope the motion will prevail according
to the spirit OF the law ior our guidance here IN when
s said that when motion is made to strike out, li
friends of the measure shall frs, have opportunity
perfect it, know that the rule in those words does no
cover this case, but it is within the spirit OF ~ and
hone that the Senate will vote against the indehnit
pos,ponement give the friends OF the measure al
opportunity to amend before that question is taken
| MIR DAVIS You amend II now.
| alr HALE. NV honorable friend from biassechuselt
lTMr DAysl suggests that on motion 10 indehniiel
postpone the bill is open to amendment
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will read the lih rule
which is as follows:
i" When a question is under debate, motion shall b
received but adourn to lie on the table, to posfDon
indie ateiy postpone day certain, to commit. or
amend which several motions shall have precedene
in the order they stand arranged and the moon Tor nd
ournmen shall always be Ia o!dsr, and be decided win
out debate
Mr. HALE. Then, the indefinite postponeneGi tex e
precedence here.
The PRESIDENT. Certainly
The question being then taken upon the indefinite post
ponemen upon division ~ voted IN the affirmative
but before the negative vote was taken,
| Mr.. BORLAkD called for the yeas and nays whicl
were ordered accordingly.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays, th
motion 10 indefinitely postpone agreed toyeas 81
nays l9-as follows:
/ YEAS-Messrs. Atchson, Badger Borland, Charlton
Clarke Clemens, Dodge Wisconsin. Dodge OF Iowa
Geyer, Gwin, Hunter. Jones of Tennessee, Mangum
Miller. Rnsk Shields, Soule, Spruance, Stockton, UP
| NAYS-Messrs. Adams Bayard. Brooke, Butler, Chase
Desaussure. Dixon Fish, Hale, Hamlin, Mason, Norris
Wnlker-l9.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned.