The daily union., 1852-03-12

and make this motion with view to have the SEN
ale 30 INTO The consideration OF executive business.
The PRESIDENT. IL is not necessary for the sen.
ator to move TO postpone the special Order the SEN
ale has not yet proceeded 10 consider H. The senator
can move TO go inlo the consideration OF executive
Mr.. MASON. Then | move that The Senate now go
into executive session.
Mr. JONES. OF Iowa | hope the Senate will not
gina, MI MAsos The senator from Michigan Mr.,
CAssl has The floor to-day, and does not intend TO
speak more than bali an hour so after which time
we, VIII have ample time TO 80 into executive session.
and attend 10 what business we may have before US
Mr.. BADGER. We will not have a quorum then.
Mr. JONES. OF Iowa. Yes, we will; hope the
aior from Michigan (Mr CAssl will not occupy the at
tenon OF the Senate much more than half an hour.
and then we will have time 10 consider our executive
business.
Mr. CASS, II is matter OF the most perfect indier-
ence 10 me whether 60 now or not
Mr.. JONES, OF Iowa. IL is not TO me.
Mr.. CASS. am prepared 10 make my remarks now,
and do not intend 10 occupy much time.
Mr. B0RLAND. | hope the motion Of the senator
from Virginia Mr. MAsoEl will not be adopted The
senator from Michigan Mr. CAssl is prepared and viii
ling 10 80 to-day, though he says he is perfectly ndf
eren whether he goes on not This bill calls upon
the Senate for immediate and prompt consideration, and
II possible vote al this time do hope therefore, that
the Senate is full now, and will probably be for
hour or two to come and the senator from Michigan
Mr. CAsl does not propose TO occupy the ATTENTION Of
the Senate Tor long while, his remarks may I've delivered
now, and them perhaps, may bring the bill 10 de-
cision this afternoon
Mr.. MASON. There is an urgent necessity why the
business in executive session should be acted upon al
once The senators who present in executive ses-
sion yesterday know that TO be the
Several SENATORS. That is
Mr.. MASON. know that the senator from Mich-
gan Mr. CAss wishes TO occupy the floor, but he has
just said that other day would do just well for
him. As we have but remnant of the day left, had
better employ il in executive session.
Mr.. JONES, OF Iowa. II has been heretofore agreed
in this body that to here Tuesday next
prepared 10 take vote upon this bill. Now, know
there three, four five gentlemen who wish 10
speak upon this question before the vote is taken and
that will necessarily consume the whole OF Monday, if
not OF Tuesday, and will not be able to take vote
on Tuesday at the usual hour of adjournment.
Mr. BADGER. Then take it on Wednesday.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa. II take the vote on Tues
day, we will have to sit late in the evening to do So
Now if the balance of this day is permitted 10 be
will not occupy the Senate longer than ill 10 Is min
uies past O'Clock, we will then have more time than
the Senate usually devo,es to executive business.
therefore hope the Iowa bill will not be postponed
The PRESIDENT. The question is not upon the post.
poncmen OF the bill, but upon the motion 10 proceed to
executive business The Chair called for the special or
der but the Senate had not proceeded 10 consider it,
when the senator from Virginia hr. MAsoNl moved to
go into executive
Mr.. JONES, OF iowa. hope that motion will not be
agreed 10.
The question being then taken upon the motion pro-
coed to the consideration OF executive business upon
division it was agreed follows ayes 10, Is.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of
executive business and after time spent therein, the
doors were reopened Whereupon,
The Senate adourned.