The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-05
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION.
THuasDAY, March 3, 1853.
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At Ave minutes to eleven message was received
from the House, announcing that they had disa,
greed to the report of the committee OF conference
on the Civil and Diplomatic bill, and asking new
committee OF conference
Mr.. RUsK moved that the Senate adhere to it's
amendments, and refuse to agree to the appoint
ment of any committee of conference.
[Cres Of ssAgreed," "agreed." s'Thats it,"
"We won't submit"
Mr. RUSK referred to the proceedings of the
last session. when the House rejected all the amend
rneuts of the Senate without reading them, and
coerced the Senate into their rejection. He de-
sired to speak with perfect calmness. He was as
cool and as calm as any man who ever cut a stick
cut throat. [Laughter.l But the time had
come when the Senate to be called on to act
firmly. He was for resisting any further conces.
sion to the House.
Mr. BAYARD asked whether, if the Senate ad
hered to the amendments, would the bill be lost
Mr.. HAMLIN said it would not if the House re.
csded
Mr.. HUNTER said, if the Senate adhered, the
House would agree to all our amendments, or the
bill would be lost.
Mr.. HAMLIN said the effect of our adopting the
report of the committee of conference would
amount simply to our insisting ON the amend.
ments sustained by that committee and receding
from those amendments recommended by that
committee that the Senate recede FROM He for
one would stand here till doomsday, and as long
as his tongue would wag he would vote against
receding one inch further from what the committee
had done. He would not vote for another commit.
ice unless that committee was bound to demand
more than the other committee had received.
Mr. HUNTER thought the Senator was mis-
taken. II the Senate adhered 10 the report of the
committee OF conference il would amount to no
thing The Senate amendments, or many of them,
had been amended by the House. How could the
Senate adhere to these amendments? He was not,
however, IN favor OF another committee of confer
ence. de thought the Senete had yielded enough
already.
The Post Office and the Deficiency Appropria-
ton bills were signed quarter past eleven; also
the Post route bill.
MIR. MANG UNI was in favor of the Senate tab
MIR. DOUGLAS thought the difference between
the two Houses might be reconciled. The differ.
enee mig be on one or two immaterial points,
which could be reconciled by committee
Mr. ADAMS was in favor of the new commit.
tee. He considered that any measure which could
notcommand the concurrence of both Houses ought
not to be adopted as a law. Who of those VIM
the House to adopt the amendments of the Senate
against their honest convictions that they ought
not 20 passl
Mr.. DOW Ms said he did not regard it to be the
duty of the Senate TO recede FROM every thing the
House thought proper to object to.
Mr. BADGER considered this proceeding bv
the House as indicating desire, by that body,
that the Senate should ignominiously recede from
what, in is sound judgment, it had added to this
Dill The Senate were now called upon to act with
nfnness, or with great criminality and puslIa
nlnlty retreat from its amendments. He would
DO any ming tor concession, but would do nothinp
inconsistent with the honor and di q nitv of the
body. He commented with great severity on the
action OF the House
Messrs. Masses, DAVIS, HoUsros, ADAMS, and
others, were named a second committee of confer
ence. 5s.4----
MIR. RUsK offered a resolution that the Senate
decline second committee of conference t
Inc DEBATE was continued till near two O'Clock,
when Mr. HoUsroN moved to amend the resolution
BY striking out decline and insert 'sagree',
Mr. W ELLER moved the resolution be laid on
the table. Lost-yeas l2, nays %.
80, nays ID.
The resolution as amended was then arreed to-
and the Chair appointed the came conn ittee Of
conference.
The Navy Apr ropriation bill was returned with
senate amendments disagreed to. The Senate in.
slseo on lis alne ndments, and the House INSISTING
on lis disagreement, committees of conferences
were appointed.
Mi; WALKER resumed his remarks in favor of
the Homestead bill.
The debate was continued till after four o. on
the Dill, occasionally being suspended to receive
reports OF committees of Conference on the disa-
greelng votes of the two Houses on the appro.
priatlon bills The bill was then laid on the
table. ~ Wy
large number of private bills were taken IN
and passed.
About six O'Clock Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to take
Nebraska. -
Mr. ATCHlSON addressed the Senate in support
of the bill.
Messrs. RUsK, HOUSTON, and BELL, con.
tlnued the debate against the bill. During the
DEBATE the several appropriation bills were ma.
tured by the several committees of conference
AND at hall past eight the Senate took recess
tli ten O'Clock, In order that the appropriation
bills might be enrolled.
At that hour the Senate reassembled and Mr.
DOOGLAS resumed the debate in favor of the
Dill: Inc subject was then laid on the table.
mr. FELCH presented the credentials of the
Hon CHARLES Z. STUART, Senator elect from
Michigan for six years.
FROM this hour till ten minutes before twelve
notning was done except the signing of the appro
priation and other bills
"A message was then received from the House
announcing the appointment of a committee by
that body to wait on the President of the United
States and Inform him that Congress had brough bit
ITS business to a Close, and were ready to ad.
1onrn it he had no communication to make to
them ~
On motion of MIR. HUNTER, like committee
was appointed on the part of the Senate
OF Messrs. HUNTER and BADGER.
MIR. HUNTER shortly after returned and re-
ported they had performed the duty assigned them,
and that the President had responded that be had
no further communication to make to Congress-
The PRESIDENT pro teznpore then said: The
hour mas arrived for me to pronounce as now do
that the Senate of the United States stands ad-
burned sine die.