The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-27

committee Of conference February 2s. House Of Repre-
senralyes appoints committee Of conference February "a
h r. No 1856 Deficiency bal. Received and referred
Januay 81 reported February passed Senate February
10. House agree and disagree other amend
men Of Senate March Senate insist and appoint
ntee Of conference March House appoint committee
n r No. ss6 Army bill. Received and referred Feb
ruay ~ reported February 49, passed Senate February
20 House and disagree other amendmen
Of Seea'e Seasle insist and appoint committee Of confer
ii X No 1888 Indian department Received and referred
February 70 reported March
ered February "a reported February 20 passed Senate
II X No 81. Navy bill. Received and referred Feb
Iuary 25i ported March
IL X No 1850 Appropriation for Post Office Received
Senate March
Mr.. BADGER have had that statement prepared
thai may 60 upon the proceedings and debates OF the
Senate 10 show to the country if there be any responsible
~ about these public measures where that responsibility
TESTS, and 10 show conclasively. appehend il will,
tina, portion OF that responsibility upon the Sen
ate The bills have been sem 10 uniformly late in the
session. and they have been taken up and acted upon
promptly could do H. and have been returned the
House OF Representatives,. Ii will be by the pro-
ceedngs OF The committee of conference The disagree
ing votes OF the two houses that the Senate has always
been prompt TO accept any offer that has been made
the part oil The House 10 appoint committee OF confer
ence. Ga the military bill The committee OF conference
on the part OF the Senate, may say gave up every
thing do not mean lilerally-bnt they gave up al
most yhng, and yielded to the demands of the other
House beyond what thought reasonable under the cir
cumstances OF the case or due to this body. have
doubt that the committee acted upon honorable motives,
and did the best il could.
But what want todraw attention TO is that while the
House accedes TO the report OF The committee of confer
ence on the military bill. the moment another committee
OF conference agreed 10 any arrangement compromise
agreement between the two houses which secures ef
fectualy any part OF the amendments which the Senate
have put the deficiency bill, the House refuses 10
in the report Therefore il TO me that are
brought the question whether the Senate is really pre-
"a iheyg tupdh herr
for no other purpose in regard TO these bills than
gs,er by their assent what has been passed the House
OF Representatives l. for one, do not admit that 10 be
the position of this body. Ii is ordinate branch OF
the national Legislature and while the House OF Repre-
seniaves are the immediate representatives of the peo
pie, the immediate representatives OF the States of
this Union represent those great national corpora
tions which, IN the judgment OF some gentlemen OF the
body and perhaps majority OF this body were The
tua parties who formed the constitution itself. Now,
am absolutely certain that il never was the intention OF
the trainers OF that instrument that the Senate should oc
cupy any subordinate or inferior position with regard 10
the House OF Representatives. We have the
thory 10 introduce, report and pass appropriation bills
the House OF Representatives There is but func-
iion-to wit the originating of bills 10 raise revenue
which s conhded 10 the House, and the constitution is
cautious even in thai that it provides expressly that
although such bills shall originate in the House, the full
power OF proposing amendments 10 them, as well as to
other bills, shall be in the Senate.
Ii appears 10 that the time, and the opporu.
nifty presented upon this deficiency BILL say whether
the Senate will yield further than they have yielded al
accepted the report o The committee OF conference agreed
to By The managers on the part Of the House, well
our own. We agreed 10 il The House OF Represent
atves refused and il the bill lost in OF
that refusal let the responsibility be upon them Is
be undefsood-t must be understood II the Senate agree
TO further committee OF conerence-hai the Senate is
willing recede still further with reg ard ihe amend
menis which they have put upon that bill, than their
committee were willing 10 reoese hope. sir. that the
Senate wall not agree to the proposition Tor the appoint
ment OF further committee. hope will vote that
proposition down and II II is voted down. will then
submit motion ,ha, The Senate adhere TO their amend
ments propc ,ed. 10 this bill.
North Csrolina-l have doubt uninen,ionsly on his
part-wl have the effect OF doing injustice the
m,stee OF conference OF this body II such arithmetic
that is produced il must have that effect inevitably He
must remember IN The first place. that The House agrees
TO many OF the amendments OF the Senate, that 10 or
der 10 see how many instances there which The
House had It's own will you must 90 beyond the report
OF the committee, you must go beyond all the disagree
meDt, and to the number of amendment proposed by
the body amending the bill Take, for instance the civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill We put hun
dred and two amendments. The House adopted uncon-
diuonaily more than sixty Of them, and conditional
ly seven or eight more and II we should give way
majority OF the remaining matters of difference il would
not follow that the Senate occupying inferior po
sion. OF obtaining less than the House Far from it
The senator's mode is not the way 10 institute the
parson. Nor does il follow, when agree 10 appoint
another nIiiee OF conference that the Senate admits
IT wall recede We do not know what that committee
will do. We say BY that acI That willing 10
fer witt The other House and unless that disposition
should exist, II would be impossible TO 20 on with the
public bus The House satisfied with VIVA,
III committee did, and with what did. They ask
other conference Why should We not be willing TO meet
them ? III we DO; how committed than the
House2 The whole subject - open The former report
adopted by u entirely. and when the House
refused TO in II, the whole subjec, openej
again. Ihe next committee will have Just much OPP
poriuny 10 consider the whole subject the first com
had II will be time enough raise the question
TO whether the Senate - giving up too much, when
the second committee ask ed for shall have reported
satisfied that We have not time TO 90 no discussion
this question merely throw out these remarks pro-
eci the committees OF conference, who have great
sponsiby uell as great labor imposed upon then.
| hope the Senate will agree TO appoint another con-
miitee.
MIR BRIGHT | wish to say that 10 be placel upon a
committee of conference upon any Of these bills is not
much TO be desired bat when gentlemen here have been
appointed 10 such committees, and have under
taken 10 discharge the dules think 1t is out OF place TO
have their conduct condemned
MIR. BADGER. will say 10 the senator that dil moi
condemn their conduct
Mr.. BRIGHT. The senator was understood 10 do IL
with regard 10 ibe committee appointed TO consider the
amendments upon The military appropriation bill.
MIR. bADDtR. Quite the contrary | merely
toned the fact that committee receded undoubtedly
from The highest and most honorable motives, from
great many of the amendments we had made 10 which
the House objected. dd not condemn the committee
My objection was, that while agreed TO what our com
miitee had done promptly and willingly. the House re-
fused 10
Mr.. BRIGHT. ! am willing to let il 90 al that. /
gong remark that II IS true that majority Of
the amendm adopted by the Senate and dssrreed 10
impression that the House were right ana we were
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