The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-14


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THIRTY.sECOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION
Senate.
WAsHNGror, Dec. Is, 1882
Messrs Norris, soule and Underwood appeared, and
took their seats.
ILLNESS OF HON. W n. KING.
The Secretary read letter from President King who
is ILL., suggesting that Senator Atchson take the chair
Agreed to
THE REFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. BRIGHr, (dem) Of la gave notice that to
he would the reference Of the Presidents message
to the several committees.
THE SENATE coMsnTTEEs-LTvELY pEBArE-Mn.
OUT OF THE POLITICAL CHURCH, ETC.
Mr. BRIGHT moved to suspend the rules requiring COM
mittees to be chosen by ballot.
Mr. HALE (freesoi) of N H., said he understood that
the Senator from Indiana held list Of committees in
his hand with view Of nominating them. He would
like to have it stated for the information of the Senate
and country, how and by whom that list prepared.
Mr. BRIGHT said he had list Of committees which he
intended to submit the Senate The committees would
be nearly the those OF last year. Their
three vacancies caued by change of members The
bers Of the political party having the majority had met
together named three persons each committee Of
FIVE and two each committee OF three. The list
handed to Senator Pearce the wings named the
remaining members of the commttees-in this way
the list prepared The Senator from New Hampshire
not on any committee, bsoaass the deuoe,ati' ma
ioity believed that the Senator was outside of any
healthy political organization UIaushter
HALE said he glad TO be relieved from the abors
of committees. He proud Of the given for his
exclusion Last year the Senate, with due appres alton
of bis IL arnirg and pursuits IN lfe placed him the
committee on private land claims lie appealed to every
member OF the committee to say whether had
CHARGED the duty imposed him Blu. the from
Indiana with his usual iraLkuess had announced that
the appointments on utees we're not made 80 muoh
from the qualification OF members from The fidelity
with which they adhered to certain political orgauza
tons. His party he knew. was email one, for 1t had
tai it had obtained in lSiS; but all of the party
naming good men and true. There were only two
parties The democrats had annihated the whis
party The democratic party big that hs thought
the gentleman would fnd even befoie this session was
that it would require an outside pressure to Keep 1t
from breaking few days ago its ergan, the Union in
alludng to the democratic party said IT swollen.
Now as been spoken Of he did thiak being
swoeu was any indie s,ion OF healthy vigorous
.eeee homo aught.r lie thought it rather indicated
o eased state requiring perha2s depletion or otner
remedy Having now obtaned the n'ornaion as to the
MODE in which committees appointed he would
make objection to suspending the rule but would
sent that the Senate should IL thought proper
Mr. BRIcHr offered a list OF mu,itteos which he
moved be adopted the committees of the senate
The list read
MIR. WAlnrK (dem) Of Wisconsin, said that he oh.
served that his on three committees which
he bad served long as he hsd any dere to do These
committees weie Revolutionary Claims. Agriculture
Contingent Expenses of he Senate In addition TO
being the banner State Of the democracy Wisconsin had
great inter which had been represented la any
OF the Senate committses The State Bgrcul-
tura State but attended 70 Its agriculture II
commercial Stale and was deeply Interested in the
inn nrf pnblic MIA No Yet
the exception of the Committee on Commerce, Wisconsin
never bad oneny OF the important com
lie could not under,t ,tau6 this while Ssnas
who have been here but two sessions are appoiated
most important committees.
Mr. Hale thought there force u the observ stions
of the senator from Wisconsin. There were few
senators who belonged to the unhealthy oreaniza
tion Wisconsin he thought heretofore this subject
bad been sjcBly He remembered that all questions
there was one vote from Wisconsin to be found along
with those of the fnatical OF fanatics Perhaps
this WIS the cause that State being compelled
to The rod He thouph ht that like the patriarch Of old
of whom said job feels the rod yet oveth Goio
Wisconsin ought to submit He had bsen in Wisconsin,
ard knew the interests viii ii the spoke Of In
that state there counties in which ne believed the
fanatics had majority.
senator in Whconsin laely and had endesyored 10
the body pclitic but his medicine had produced
the effect desired Wicon'n, ne repeatsi had never
been any the mtees having charge
OF the great interests in which she deeply
c.rned. lie moved that his name be stricken frcm the
hsr proposing him as Bemher Of the committees on
Revolutionary CLAIMS, Agriculture and Contingent Ex-
renditures OF he rtnete.
Mir CsAsE Creescn) of Ohio. said that many senators
psm-d the niittees who had been
quilted the SUBJECT He understood that the Two
political parties wbig and democrat had agreed upon
committees excluding all those parties considered be-
longing to unhealthy political organizations His posi-
en was well understood by his Constituents and 1t
that he by the grace OF God democrat free aud
independent-fclly prepared and determined to carry
the democratic faith in its fullest extent He was
not whether there anything in this position to
place him outside Of any healthy political oTganzaton
lie moved to postpone the subject till to- and
on the motion, asked the eas and nays.
MIR. HUNTER (dem.) Of Virginia. said the diff .ulty
now again aro as TO whether Mr. Meri Sethers name
should be called He hoped by unanimous CONSENT tnat
name would not be called Ihis was acceded to
SO, ~
The list of committee. was then agreed 70 Theirs be-
ing three Of which we're caused by the de-
air Bsrorrr moved that the Chair I'LL these vacancies
Ar. HALr insisted that this required unanimous con-
The Cm.n decided that the vacancies must be filed by
bsllot.
sIhssaGs lnE EousE-DEArHs MEssRs
THOMPSON
messago received from the House With the pro
ccedngs thereof touching the deaths Messrs Thompon
and Fowler, of Massachusetts
Mr. DAVIS (whig) Of Maasaoh husetts asked If the rule
o the Senate prohibited the usual proceedings in these
The CHAIR decided that It did.
Mr. DAVIS said the rules forbid the usual proceedings
In Of death Of members during the the
aors from Massachusetts would forbear Offering any
Nun
Mr SUMNER, (fres soil Of Massachusetts,, made few
remarks.
COMMITTEES.
Mr. CHASE insfted that the Senate proceed to fill the
vacancies in the committees and the proceeded
ballot for the vacancies in the Committees Agricu
ture Land Claims, Revolutionary Claims Roads and Ca
ralf and Contingent Expenses When the ballots were
counted only twenty found to have been given and
consequently no quorum voted
Mr. USpfRwooD (whig) Of KY moved that the Chair
f the vacancies
Mr. BALE Objected
The sanats then proceeded to ballot for Chairman OF
Committee on Revolutionary Claims, and only thirty
votirg the Chair authorized to fill the vacancies,
PREsrrTATIoS PETITIONS
Several petitions were presented. amongst them some
States.
LANDS WANTED ron ACTUAL SETTLERS
Mr. CAsE presented the resolutions OF ha Legislature
OF Ohio In favor the distribute Of tho public lands
amongst actual settlers
BOUNDARY
Mr. MAsor, (dem Of Virginia gave notice Of bill to