The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-23

Senate 10 decide upon important business Tor ake
il for granted that II 90 into executive session we wu
have very important business before u.s. II 10 Tor that
reason that desire TO have as full Senate as possible
when 60 into executive session
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Char begs leave
10 state 10 the honorable senator from California, INT
WELLER that there is no rule OF this body authorizing
call OF the Senate be made There Is rule by The ex-
ercse OF which the Sergeant can DC sent 10 COM
pei the attendance OF absent members
Il Mr. MANGUM rise TO a point OF order l wish 10
inquire of the Chair II the vote Just taken was not Oh
ecy upon the motion TO proceed to The consideration oil
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Chair understood
The question be upon the motion TO postpone the fur
he consideration OF the Pacific railroad bill Tor the pur
pose OF going into executive session.
Mr. HAMLlN. There is another motion and another
vote required 10 order 10 have executive session.
Mr. WALKER. Then, must say that was laborlng
under Misrepresentation when gave my vote: sup
posed voting upon the motion to proceed directly 10
the consideration OF executive business
Mr. MANGUM. That was my understanding OF the
Several SENATORS 80 thought"
Mr. MANGUM | supposed il was agreed unani-
moes y s sSia o Tor es
that the unanimous consent OF the Senate was not gwen
10 passing over This bill informally; and that being the
the sr s qsSsoa was upon bs
Mr HAMLlN The record is not made ap yet. sup
pose will stale the iaci. The honorable senator from
Rhode Island MIR CLARKEl rose IN his place and moved
express terms postpone The further consideration OF
the bill then under discussion Tor the purpose OF gong
into executive session. ~,
Mr.. CLARKE My motion was to postpone the bill
then under consideration for the purpose OF going into
executive session. That was my motion. Alter mat
question decided immediately made the motion thai
we proceed 10 the consideration OF executive bust
The PRESIDING OFFICER then stated the question
to be upon the motion 10 go into executive session.
Mr.. WELLER | am very reluctant 10 inierpose any
objection to that notion But | am unwilling to have
any important business transacted In executive session
without full Senate The vote just taken dlseoses the
fact that we have not such Senate shall therefore
be under the necessity OF moving that The Senate ad
ourn make that motion with the hope that when we
do proceed the consideration oil executive business we
NAV have full Senate move that the Senate do now
adjourn, and upon that motion ask Tor the Yeas and
nays.
The question being taken upon ordering the yeas and
upon the motion TO adjourn, they were ordered &C
cordingy.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon
the motion adjourn, il was not agreed to-yeas 10,
nays 25-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Bradbury Bright, Charlton, Desaussure,
Dodge of Iowa Downs, Fetch. Hamin, Houston Hunter,
James. Jones OF Iowa, Mallory, Mason Soue, and wei
NAYs-Messrs Adams, Bell Chase, Clarke, Davis, Dix
on Fish Geye, Hale, Jones OF Tennessee, Maugum, Mil
Ter, Norton Pearce, Phelps, Rusk Sebastian, Seward,
Shields, Smith. Spruance Sumner, Underwood, WAGE,
| and Walker25
| When Mr. BoRLAND's name called he stated that
he had paired off with senator who was absent
The question then required upon the motion to proceed
to the consideration OF executive business and being
iaken upon division quorum voted, as follows: ayes
%, noes 5.
MIR WALKER asked for a recount. as he said there
was evidently Judging from the vote Just taken by yeas
and nays, quorum present
The question being again taken upon The motion 10 pro-
coed the consideration OF executive business, upon
division il was agreed TO. az follows: ayes "a noes g.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration oil ex
ecuve business and after some time spent therein, the
doors were reopened whereupop,
| The Senate adjourned.