The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-08-01
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.
hirty-seoond Congress-First Session.



yale bulls were postponed tall one o'clock. that hour
having arrived the motion must be still further post
pone them.
Mr. HUNTER | make that notion
Nr. CLEMENS. hope that motion will not prevail.
We have upon our table number OF private bills which,
if passed at all, be passed to-day. Ii is matter oil
very little Importance whether this Indian appropriation
bill gets through this week, next week, the week
alter. Nobody will be affected by il njuriousy il ii does
ge, through until the end OF the But claim
ants who have just claims upon the we
know will be deprived OF them until another session, at
least, ii these private bills not taken up .dayae
here demanding justice at our hands hope il will be
granted TO them.
Besides, there other why this appropriation
bill should not be taken up 10 day The chairman of the
Committee Indian Affairs has not concluded the exam
inalion he has been making in relation 10 The very
amendment to that bill which up for consideration.
There is also amendment to be offered by the Commit.
tee on Indian Affairs in which the senator from Georgia
Mr. DAwsoN] feels great interest, who detained To-
day by the sickness OF his and if the bill is taken up,
when ii tina, amendment will be necessary 10
postpone it, and will refuse postpone il for
that purpose 1t is impossible to get through with it TO-
day. at any rate and il alike immaeral II could DO
It's not necessary; there is pressing necessity Tor
i there is great demand for the passage OF that bill
and we know that if private bills postponed now they
are gone for the remainder OF the session. hope the
Senate will consider private claims.
Mr.. w WELLER. have only one remark to make. |
think there would not have been many private bills
the calendar undsposed OF if the Senate had agreed
TO sit upon Saturday recollect that last Friday my
friend from Alabama Mr.. CLEMENS made motion to
adjourn over, and am not but what he has made
tnat nOOn upon more luan one occasion. FOT myself
have thought would have been better for sit
Saturday for the very purpose OF dsposing of private
CLAIMS for every one must see that unless these bills
are acted upon now, there probability whatever
that they will pass the House OF Representatives at the
present session. In order, therefore, despatch hem
particularly that portion OF them that has been
iating hands, think il would be better for the
Senate TO SIT on Saturday and go with the public bus
siness To-day.
Mr.. HUNTER suspec, we have passed as many
private bills, and them to the House, that body
will be likely to act upon at this session. aud shall
have time enough 10 act on any private bills which The
House have TO us Time devoted therefore, TO the
consideration of the private bills of the Senate would
fear, be lime thrown away. Nor do agree with the
senator from Alabama [Mr CLEMENs,l that ii matter
OF no Importance whether this Indian appropriation bill
is settled this week next week We have prop
ostion TO the House 10 adjourn on The 3lst of August
and If we do II will require 10 occupy ourselves in
dustriousy mean 10 discharge the public business
of the country There other things 10 do--here are
public to be attended to besides the appropa
ton bills.
Nor does il follow that we could do nothing in relation
the Indian appropriation bill If should have TO post
poDe the very amendment 10 order 1t is there
is an amendment which the chairman of the Committee
Indian Affairs wishes further time examine but that
could be laid over. But there other amendments OF
the Committee Finance, and other amendments which
the Committee on Indian Affairs prepared, as | un
derstand TO ofer the Senate through with
the amendments proposed 10y the Committee on Finance
hope, therefore, the committee will proceed 10 the
siderauon OF The indian appropriation bill,
MIR. BORLAND. | do hope We will go with
the private bills To-day. Al early period OF The
son we recognised The proprey OF giving these private
bills fair consideration We have, time after tme
pended that rule and put of private blls-somemes for
as many three Fridays in succession Now, al the
close o the session, we know there number ot bills
the justice aud pressing necessity OF which viii
deny which cannot be acted at all, perhaps,
gesed by the from Alabama, [Mr CLEAEssl al
this session, unless acted upon to-day think, there
lore ought not justice, to refuse to consider them
Mr. HUM TER | will state to the senator from Ar
kansas a fact, am informed by the Secretary OF the
Senate that we have never passed as many private bills
In al byfO vp
that the Senate has not done injustice to private
claims.
Mr. RUSK. However many of these bills we have
passed, am very have passed half many
ought 70 have done. They the table reported
upon and fercponed uponpassed and epasscd and we
have passed few OF them, its effect has been 10 make
iavores Of few OF the claimants against the govern.
ment and 70 postpone others
Mr. CLEMENS. wish to say word 10 reply 10 a
remark OF the senator from California, Mr. WELLER
lie says that las, Friday made mouon TO adjourn
and thereby defeated the action OF the Senate upon
private bills Saturday Why sir does not that
know that II we had met Saturday, solitary
private bill would have been touched Does not that
senator know that, by standing rule OF the Senate,
take up private bills Friday, and after tha, day had
been consumed with the consideration OF other mattes
that had taken precedence, the next day would not have
been devoted TO private bills
Mr. WELLER The senator is under some mi,appre-
henson as to what did say. | did not say that these
bills would necessarily have up Saturday. II we
bad sat on that day said might have sat Satur.
day. and occupied il in passing these private bills which
opinion still
Mr.. CLEMENS We have never spen, any day. ex-
cept this SPECIAL dag apart for that purpose the con
sIderaon OF private bills and we never would il we
10 stay here TIL the beginning oil next session
did make the motion u adiourn ovef and think shall
make IL again to-day and my opinion is that the senator
from California voted with me-cerianly not against IT,
Mr. WELLER. The senator s mistaken; I never voted
for il.
Mr. CLEMENS The senator did not vote against it,
There were no heatd against the motion Senators
willing have It done, but dad not want to help do
il.
The question being taken posponng the consideta-
ton OF private bills for the purpose OF taking up the In
dian appropriation bill, II lostayes IS, noes 20.
JOSEPH H. pr powMAR.
Mr.. DOWNS. There is private bill, Mr.. President,
which laid on The table some weeks ago. which !
should be glad to have taken up and disposed Of II
was laid the table under peculiar circumstances The
senator from Michigan, Mr. FrLcH,l chairman OF the
COMMITTEE on Public Lands, and myself differed about
bht on the table have since examined that fact, and
we both Of understand it. believe now. IL is bill
to1 ,he relIet OF Joseph IA. De Bowman.
ne ol was accordingly taken up and considered as 10
committee OF the whole
;, lea,es 70 the granting OF patent Tor iracuonai
secnon Oh land tll5 10 100 acres) in Louisiana.
MT shLIH called for the reading OF the report; which
wac read
Mr. r, then said This bill was reached in its order
some hme ago and upon my motion, believe, was lad
on lne 'aos nave looked of the facts IN rela
700 20 y SINCE mat time, though have my memoan.
dnm mere now not supposing that the bill would be called
up again out OF us order My recollection is not very
sure in regard to IT, | was satisfied howe YER from an
of the ma hat, ,k,. a. *, to