Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-23

of the gentlemen who compose the commit
tees, and from the statement which has ial-
len from the Senator from Wisconsin, that
there is quite number Of Senators, Both
upon the committees and not upon them,
who have not been at all consulted as to
their organization. If | understood tho
representation Of the Senator from Indiana.
FMr. Bright, as to the organization OF the
committees it is this the party having the
majority IN the Senate have met in a eau
Gus, aud they have selected for themselves
majority Of members upon all or nearly
all committees Of the Senate. The list
thus made up was given to Senator asso-
ciated with the political party forming
minority in the Senate, or rather one OF the
mnorites, who, upon consultation with his
political friends, has completed the commit
tees, by selections from the Wing party
Now, the principle upon which the Senator
from Indiana has said that these two have
proceeded in constituting these committees,
is to exclHde those who, in their Judgment,
stand outside of the heaIthiul political or
CARNATIONS of the country.
Mg,. President, my position is well known,
at,least to the constituents whom have tile
Honor to represent 1t is that of demo
Graf, by the grace Of God free and indie
pendent--a Democrat holding in good
faith, and with fixed purpose to carry into
practical application, all the principles OF
the Democratic faith, whether they respect
the rights Of persons, the rights Of the
States, or the rights Of nations repeat.
fsr, am ready, accordtifr 10 my ability ~
give to those principles the fullest practical
application which our Constitutions and the
principles of our Government will admit.
Well, sir, if there is anything in holding
this falkland | challenge anybody to point
out any part Of my political action which IS
in conflict with this decIaratioa-to mark
me as outside of the healthy political or
ganizaiion in It's country, must be content
to endure whatever reproach infleXibe adj
hesion to this position may bring upon me-
| wish, however, to test the sense OF the
Senate on this matter; and inasmuch as it
is quite apparent that number Of Sena-
tors have not been consulted at all, and that
, tlere is only practical arrangement of the
committees, which is unj Just to some OF the
great States Of the West, move to post
pone the further consideration Of this reso-
, lution until tomorrow, that the Senate and
} the country may see how the committees
= are composed make that motion, and
upon that ask for the yeas and nays.
! The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question being taken by yeas and
D nays, on the motion to postpone, resulted
yeas 6, nays 80.
$ So the motion was not agreed to. The
t list of committees was agreed to.
Mr.. BRIGHT.-There are several vacan
n cies on the committees which it is impol
n tant should be filled. move that they bC
t filled by the presiding officer.
h Mr.. HALE presume that require
- unanimous consent.
o The Presiding Officer. The Chair think
il not.
4 Mr.. HALE.-The rule requires that mem
n bers Of committees be chosen by ballot, an
It it requires unanimous consent to dlspens
s. with the rule object TO the Senator
T. motion,
| Mr.. BRIGnT.-I do not think the rnl
a prevents my mott on being made beiiey
"a The rule provides that vacancies may o.
If filled as the Senate shaI % direct lTTea me l. t Is
u to fill a vacancy.
c Mr.. HALE presume that it is 50 afte
II the committees have been once filled Whef
d if vacancy occurs the Senate may direc
the Chair to fill it; but these are not Strict
y vacancies, because the committees are
not yet full Only a part of the member,
OF the committees have been chosen.
, object to the motion of the Senator from
. Indiana for this reason: do it solely tc
relieve the Chair. The committees are
" mostly filled up. All the members of the
Senate, believe, have been provided with
places on them cept those who stand EN-
= llrely out Of the healthy political organi.
zatlons." Those gentleman who have Ia
ken the responsibility of filling up the com.
mltees, have used up the "healthy" malerial
and now they want you, sir, to use up the
= unhealthy stock. do not want any such
= responsibility thrown upon the Chair
=. want those who have undertaken this bust
hess to do it entirely.
Mr., WELLER,-Thc Chair can do it as
:, well at any man in the Senate.
The Presiding Officer The Chair is Of
the opinion tlat these are not strictly va.
t. cancles, for committees are not organized.
. Mr.. BRlGHT-l understand the Senator
: from New Hampshire to object to the Chair
= filling the places left vacant upon the paper
which has been read. He does not object
: believe TO the Chair filing the vacancies
y created by the resignation of the Senator
: from Wisconsin.
= Mr.. BADGER.-There was no resignation
} Mr.. iiRIGHT.-r There are three vacancies
: created by the resignation Of the Senator
{ from Wisconsin. He has been excused
' from serving on those committees where his
) name appears on the list. have no par.
> cnIar choice as to whether these vacancies
be filled by ballot or by the Chair | made
: the motion with the view of saving time
: hut if he Senator persists | suppose we
J shall have TO ballot
Mr. HALE.-There are, strictly speaking
N no vacancies to be filled The committees
O are incomplete as it regards those on which
p the Senator from Wisconsin stood. as wei
!. as those upon which it was designed to
i. place unhealthy" members.
+ The Presiding Officer. Objection being
|, knade to the course suggested by the Sena-
!. for from Indiana, the opinion of the Chair
n is that the Senate will have to complete the
committees by ballot
!. After some further running debate on
i points of order, &c, this course was pro.
ceeded with, but without success, as a quo
/ rum was not present to vote, and the mat.
Ter was postponed till the next day During
The incidental debate. remarks were made