New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-22

appropriation bis dc not reach the Senate TIL ths last
hours OF the session, when no II ne 10 sfs for examns
soo or even ~ bear the bills read Tue Seusts wss
Nv MADE mere register OF the decree, Of the House.
goo Without the privilege Of knowing WHIST tho
SeV.Fs are. lie was tor correcting all this and foe
laying the resolution The table Ill ta House sands
| the Appropriation bils 49, ~ r
MI. BUTLER was in favor of adiourninc
% e osy nAeu oy tne House and 10. the responsibility
Ior tne cons quences resi- hsre belong. liz had 40
fear oil the GOyerDmen suffering because Of the flrs
Of the Appropriation biis-he did not bslIsvs ,h, n
Congress should not meet for ten wears thar anv go,
injury would epsue,-he thought the evil cJmpsnsa Of
the result Of debating at len 9Th subjects which We
not properly within the jurisdiction Of either House
Mr.. HAMLIN said the House had not vet
thought proper 20 act the resolution Of the Senate
requiring the Apr pration bills 10 be sent up avs
before the a. jOuumeut The course Of proceeding On
the bills appruprating S20OO00O0 and $50 OOO 600 for
the last few years 10 the Senate, but a solemn
mockery OF legislation. lie was opposed to any action
at present
Mr.. GwIN was opposed TO the Senate
acting on the resolution at present.
Mr.. DAVIS was also opposed 10 pre-
tent action. He opposed tn any measure interded
n force legislation let the House act for Itself and
upon lie own responsibility. LET tn. Senate lay this
matter over and when the public business 10 advance
far enough 10 justify an sdjourOmen Is can be taken up
and acted on.
Mr.. Mason said that last week be had
voted for the adjournment on the Both He would now
vote for the day fixed by the House. He Of the i'm
precision then that the House would take up the Appro
prisOn bills and act them blt they had chosen
20 prefer other bills g. then, az TOR aJjourning
the day liked by the House, and lee the responsibility
Tor the consequences rest up4n tnem.
Mr.. BELL said he never knew any ses-
sion bet the most important bills - ~ disposed
OF az the close OF the session tie for p0sJpDuing
the resolution now Siuce the resolution was taken up
last week the House had Ected diligently upon several
bills, but II objected that they d deferred
the Appropriation bills and taken up the River auf Tar.
Dor bill lie Thought this bill. an important one and
approaching the character of appropriation bill He
thought the House had scted well IL taking tup. He
Ia favor ~ postponing this resolution one week
logger, and thought such postponement would have a
salutaIy effect on the house
Mr.. PKATT said the Senate ought 10
mainisn rs dignity lie ia favor of adjou nnent
upon tire day fixed by the House and If tae rejection Of
the Appropriation bills the consequence because Of
their not being sent here In per tine the Dons
bty would not rect with the Senate II the bills were
not sent here in time for alton let them be
jected public stieu:ion will then be called 70 the evil
and public opinion would correctit
Mr. DOUGLAS hoped discussion would
II this resolution debated I'LL the 10th
August certainly public business could not be dis
posed Of
Mr.. GwIN asked the Senator from Ten
nessee why he, when passing esloyy the House
for taking the River and Haroor bill did tell tas
SeDsto why the House had not taken |; up five months
ego when time could have been given Tor its consider
alton.
Mr.. CLEMENS said he supposed the SEN
Ator from Maryland, and every other Wnis would be
perfectly vingt adjourn without passing tia Appro
priston Bills, for then they would throw the rrspoHsi'
bily the Democratic majority and 90 oefjre ths
people try eiecl their Presden, with that fact He
Informed the House could get through With
ts business by the 10th, and he moved lay
luton on the table. Lost-Yoas 10; Nays, 80
Mr.. CHASE said he voted last week
against the 3O,h but would now vote for il because he
holt Cd fha luEra puld YOl he dann haflr NJ
ilms,-he differed from Sir Butler however, that IL
would be rs well If Congress did not NEE, osDer than
once In twenty years. he agreed with the French
civilians who said that every departure from Annual
Legislation was an approach vi despotism. He believed
sLch length Of time between the meeting Of cha Legs
lauIe would tend 10 consolidate the GOyernmen! and
make de5pOtsm.
Mr.. BUTLER denied having said that
Congress ought not 10 assemble oftensr than In
twenty year,. He believed If there were less depen.
d.nce on the Federal Government and on Congress,
whose sole business now WAS to distribute the public
money this would be Union far more elegant Ia Qua
than the one torn and oistrs ced BY the agsng
speeches of the Senator In Congress.
The Military Academy bill was here re-
ceved from the House an referred to the Finance
Cormtee
Mr.. DAWSON followed, denying that the
Wings wto we're ia minority could have combined to
keep back the Appropriation bills tie charged neither
perry win H. ard spoke at length In favor OF an early
Adjournment
MIR. CLEMENS, in reply, said that there
were measures pending for the amendment OF the Tar
IN which be DESTROYS of voting for because he be-
lieved The Tariff required amendment This, 1t An
early dnv was fixed could not be acted on, and then
every Wing orator would go into Pennsylvania and
charge the Democratic majority mere with having re-
fused to do anything with IT, So with the River md
Harbor BILL he snxsus of voting for proper bill.
but he would not vote for one ondly and without OK
amin alton
Mr.. RUsK was in favor of the 10th. He
thought there was fear Of the appropriation bills
passing.
Mr.. STOCKTON was in favor Of keeping
this resolution in the Senate till something done
for the free white aboTers Of the North, who were ru
ned In consequence Of the neglect OF Congress on the
Tariff He then made speech In favor OF amending
the tariff on iron, during which he was repeatedly
called TO order.
Messrs. BORLAND and Downs advocated
the 3lst rs the day of adjournment; and the amend
mept OF Mr. Smith, fixing that day, was agreed TO as
follows:
Chase Clarke Clemens Deaussure Dodge OF Wise nsin,
Downs Fetch Foot Geyer Hunter James Iores OF Iowa,
Mt1rwether Miller, Pearce, Sebastian. Seward, Shelds
smith spruance Stockton. Upbsm Weller-@
NAys-nesus Adams, Atchson Bayard, Bell Butler
CbaIlton. Davis Dawson Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas Fish
Gwn Hamin Houston. King, Mason, Norris Pratt, Rlsk
Soule, Sumner Toucey, Wade -LI
Mr.. GwIN moved TO postpone the reso-
luton week-lOst cas- 10, Nays 80. The resolu-
ton was then passed.
The bill concerning the payment for sur
veys of private land claims in California, was taken up,
debated and the question being taken on an amend
ment 10 Senators only voted and this being no quo
rum, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. JOHNSON, Tenn, asked Leave to
offer resolution that the Secretary of War and the