The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-09

senate as DIVIDES ios employ Of asy person by
Syrgeantaarns, be, and Is hereby, repealed and ha
such persons shall hereafter hold their employment ny The
same tenure as other messengers
OPEN SESSIONS OF SENATE.
The PRESIDENT stated the following resolution
submitted by MIR. CHASE, 10 be next 10 orders
Rssopsd That all and all proceedings OF The Sen
ate shall be public and open. except when ates oonmu
nicaed 10 confidence by tue President sha he received
la other the Senate by eson
ton from lime tone shall specially ofde and so much O
he Ssh 18Th, and 10th rules be inconsistent with
this rule Is hereby Iesended.
Mr. CHASE think thai in the present condition OF
the Senate and they be disposed 10 reject ev-
eryhng IN The shape OF resolution, this one VIII De
likely TO meet with The general late attending every olhei
resolution. Therefore ask thai II may be passed over.
No objection being made the resolution was passed
over informally
REPORT THE COMMITTEE ON FRAUDS, ABUSES, ETC
The Senate then proceeded consider the motion OF
MIR HoUsros TO print TO- 900 additional copies OF the
port OF the committee frauds. abuses &c, for the
OF the Senate which motion had been fayoraby reported
upon by the Committee on Printing
Mr. HOUSTON said that he had never bad 30 many
applications Tor any other report OF committee he
had had of this one what the he could moi,
tell, but such the fact He had, therefore, though,
il necessary submit this motion for the printing Of ad
aliona copies, the number already prIned-some h
teen or twenty copies to each sensior-wss not sufficient
to satisfy The demand for them He hoped the moion
would be agreed 10.
Mr. MASON looked al the copy Of the report that
placed upon my table, and found TO consist pretty
much OF testimony given at length before the committee,
and printed pretty much in detail What earthly interest
anybody but the few interested take in the testimony
cannot imagine. Some interest might BE taken IN .he
question: and when that shall have been decided by the
committee, am willing to have It promulssd. have
not had single application for this report and very
much surprised that 10000 additional copies should be
asked for distribution. | sure should be very
much at loss TO know where 10 send single copy
Mr. HOUSTON said that IL was very natural that the
honorable SENATOR occupying the exalted station OF chart
man OF the Committee on Foreign Relations, should moi
have been applied for the report of the committee
frauds abuses &c. No application for that report had
been made that honorable for the doubt
less, that il supposed such application would be
an encroachmen, upon his dignity; Laughter He (Mr
HousToN) not being in quite elevated position had
received many applications for this report, and thought
this number of copies necessary supply the
demands and applications made 10 him and Others Tor it,
Mr. HUNTER. Does not the rule adopted by us on
yesterday require this resolution be referred the Com
mtee on Contingent Expenses
The PRESIDENT. The Chair is OF opinion that this
resolution does not OF necessity 20 10 that committee
Mr. MASON. would ask il we had not already had
printed the usual number OF this report,
Mr. BORLAND. There have been some 900 copies
printed
Mr. MASON. think that number is certainly sufh-
cient.
The further consideration Of the resolution was then
postponed until TO morrow.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate, on motion by Mr.. MASON, then proceed
ed TO the consideration of executive business and after
some time spent therein, the doors were reopened.
HOUR OF MEETING
On motion by Mr.. MASON,
Ordered That when the Senate adjourn today 1t be TO
meet al z, p. m, tomorrow.
On notion at 60 P. m the Senate adjourned.