The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-25

sure, Downs Fitzpatrick, Foot, Hunter Mason, Norris
Pearce Phelps. Shields. Soue, Spruanoe. and Toucey
NAYS-Mssas. Badger Bell. Borand, Brooke, Chase,
Clarke, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas.
Rnsk. Sebastian Seward. Smith, Sumner, Underwood,
Wade. Walker, and Weler-25.
Pending The call Of the yeas and nays this NOTION
Mr. DAWSON rose and said Did not The honorable
senator from Connecticut, IMr ToucEYl who has just
been addressing the Senate. ask for adjournment for
his accommodation
Mr. SOULE He is unable 10 proceed now
Mr. DODGE. OF Iowa rise 10 pon, OF order Is
this conversation IN Order that the call OF the yeas
ana ~ nays h has as, been zee con commenced
The PRESIDENT, After the call OF the yeas and
nays has been commenced, nothing is in order but the
call of the roll until the result has been declared
After the call OF the roll had been finished. but before
Mr. ADAMS rose and sad When my name was
called voted in the negative. AT that time did moi
understand that my friend from Connecticut Mr..
ToUcEYl desired adjournment for his accommodation.
wish TO change my vote, and have il recorded in
the affirmative.
Permission was accordingly granted. and the vote Of
Mr.. TOUCEY. | ought perhaps to say that am moi
very well able 70 proceed at this time in consequence Of
ndisposton. But since il is the will Of the Senate that
shall do SO, will 60 on with the remarks have to
Mr.. HUNTER. Will the Senate force the senator 10
proceed when he is unwe'
Mr.. TOUCEY. Do not say that
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD move that the Senate do now
adjourn did not understand before that the honorable
senator from Come cui wished US to adjourn for his
Mr. UrLER That is right never knew such a
| request denied before.
| Mr.. SOULE and Others. Nor T.
| Mr.. RUSk. VIII the honorable senator from Ken
lucky Mr., UNDrRwooD withdraw his motion for mo-
men in order to give me an opportunity to offer word of
MIR. UNDERWOOD. Certainly.
| The motion TO adjourn was accordingly withdrawn.
| Mr.. RUSK. | believe ! can appeal to nv past ex-
perencs in this body and be justified thereby in utlerng
the declaration that am the last here that would
refuse courtesy to any member Of this Senate There
fore. felt awkwardly situated when felt myself
PEELED to vote against the adjournment for the
mediation OF the honorable senator from Connecticut,
Mr. ToUcCr, for whom have the highest respect as
statesman and a gentleman. say felt great embar-
rassment without being able TO explain why voted
against the adjournment when the honorable was
DESTROYS address the Senate and felt himself unable TO
Mr.. HUNTER. rise to question Of order Is there
not -. m nfMnr . m sdjoq1n pending
request Of my friend from Texas, Mr.. RusKl
| Mr. RUSK. am in order the motion to adjourn is
Mr. TOUCEY | must interrupt my honorable friend
from Texas and proceed as far as able with what
have to say.
Mr. R R6SK, am not through with my explanation.
| Mr.. TOUCEY 1t seemed 10 me TO be rather a vindi-
cation Of the vote refusing 10 adjourn
! Mr. RUSK. Not at all.
| Mr. TOUCEY. | did not
| Mr. UNDERWOOD. Will The honorable senator from
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drew just to let the honorable senator from Texas
explain. | wish an adjournment for the benefit of the
honorable senator from Connecticut When moved to
adjourn before, gave way merely for The purposes OF al
lowing the honorable gentlemaa from Texas oppor-
| tunty TO explain.
Mr. RUSK. And have not got through with my ex.
| PLANTATION vet
Mr. UNDERWOOD move that the Senate do now
adjourn
| Mr.. JONES, of Iowa, and Mr.. GWIN called for the
| yeas and nays
| Mr. BUTLER Certainly; let us have them if YOU
want them.
| The yeas and nays were accordingly ordered
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon
the motion to ADJOURN i, agreed to-yess 80, nays
15-as follows:
| YEAS--Messr. Achison. Bayard, Bradbury, Bright,
Brodhead Butler Charlton, Chase, Cooper Dawson De-
saussure Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs, Fitzps,rick Foot
Geyer, Houston Hunter, Mason, Norris, Pearce, Phelps,
Shields Soule. Spruance Sumner, Toucey, Underwood,
| Walker, and Weller-30
NAYS-Messrs Badger, Boand. Brooke, Clarke, Dodge
Iowa. Douglas Gwn Jones Of Iowa, Jones OF Tenses
see, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian. Seward smith, and Wade
Is
And the Senate accordingly adjourned.