The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-30

after that is disposed Of shall submit, the motion to
proceed TO the consideration OF such House bills shall
give rise 10 no objection.
RULH VAN BLUNT.
! The motion OF Mr. SEWARD being agreed 10, the SEN
ate proceeded 10 take up the bill fo, The relief OF Ru
Van Brunt which read a second time and consid
cred as in committee OF The whole Il proposes that
the proper accounting officers OF the Treasury Depart
meat shall audit and adjust, upon the principles OF jus
tce and equity, the claim OF Ruff Van brunt, OF the
State OF New York, Tor the occupancy OF certain lands
aud buildings leased byhm 10 BROOKLYN in that State,
BY military force the service OF the United States and
for property belonging 10 him and taken and used or de-
stroyed by said troops during such occupancy, in the
year 1914, and 10 pay the amount found due, not
exceeding The sum OF $3.50, out OF any money in the
treasury not Otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. SEWARD asked that the report accompanying
the bill might be read, and II accordingly read
No amendment being offered the bill was reported 10
The Senate and ordered be engrossed for third read
ing and having been engrossed, it subsequently
read third lime and passed.
ORDER or BUSINESS,
MIR. BRADBURY. | now make the motion which I
Indicated that the Senate proceed TO the consideration OF
the private calendar, taking up only those House bills
to which objection shall be made.
| Mr. DAWSON | think it is better TO take up the
calendar regularly, sir There bills which have been
upon the calendar from the commencement Of the last
session waiting for Congress to find time to act upon
them We act upon bills from the House OF Repre-
senatves during the last week in the session. and they
will pass then Just we'll now, know, SIR that IL
is said that The House will pass the private bills
which have already been passed by this body but yet
il is due TO private claimants that should give our
sanction 10 bills that have been reported IN their behalf
and then they not passed by the House during this
Congress- it will not be the fault of the Senate What
The House may do, lei us do our duty TO these phi
vate claimants.
| Mr. BRADBURY Rather than have debate arise on
the subject will modify my motion 10 include all
private bills to which no objection shall be made do
| this rather than have debate on the matter.
| Mr. ADAMS. would suggest to The honorable SEN
aor from Georgia the proprety Of Withdrawing his OBJ
lection for this reason II will take but short time TO
dispose OF the bills the private calendar 10 which no
objection is made, and we can then return agd take the
| Mr. DAWSON. cannot consent TO that; for where
ever there is claim which is just claim we ought to
upon H. without reference to the debate which may
occasion. Some senator may lnerpose an objection TO
any which is upon the calendars but is that 10 pre-
vent doing justice tie claim Is good one! rus,
shall lake them up in their regular order, and either
pass reject the bills they presented That Is the
proper rule, and call tor the enforcement OF the rule
1t be suspended, in order to take up the private
calendar in the way proposed by the honorable senator
Mr. ADAMS | will agree 10 that course.
| Mir BRADBURY Mr. President, al the last session
devoted three or four days 10 the consideration OF
| one or cases which were debated at length and
these cases, where there matters OF doubt being IN
advance OF the other bills upon the calendar, were
unable 10 reach very large number OF bills to which no
direction was rased They were delay ed from time to
time and other business coming before The Senate which
more imperously demanded its action, they were not con
i
TO ha, large number of claims to which objection ex-
iss and then shall by that means gain time 10 consd
er these other bills which the honorable senator from
Georgia refers hope the motion will prevail 10 devote
this day TO trying that experiment
The question being then taken, the motion was
agreed to.
| THOMAS LEeGETT.
The PRESIDENT announced tina, the bill frs, in
order that for the relief OF Thomas h. Leggeii
| Mr SEBASTIAN. Mr.. President am sure tina,
bill will be objected The honorable senator from
ton involved in il and has heretofore opposed the till
have objection 10 the bill myself but as he is not in
bis seat will request that be passed over on his
count.
| The bill was accordingly passed over.
INDEMNITY
| Mr. DAWSON will ask the Chair if the bill pre-
| cedng that ON the calendar il not private bill
| The PRESIDENT. The Chair is of opinion that it is
not a private bill, but very strongly OF public
bill II il the bill to provide for the payment the State
OF Georgia. for moneys expended by that State for horses
and equipments lost by volunteers and militia whilst en-
gagged in the suppression of the hosiles OF the Creek
Seminole and Cherokee Indians, in the years 1885, 1887
and 1898
Mr. DAWSON I, has been treated as private bill
1t is TO pay be State of Georgia for moneys advanced TO
The PRESIDENT The opinion of the Chair is tina,
is not private bill Does the senator appeal from The
decision OF the Chair!
Mr.. DAWSON. Not at all, sir
cARmELITE SUsNERY.
The next bill was announced to be the bill for the ben
eht OF the Carmeite Nnnnery oil Baltimore.
Mr. ADAMS objected 10 It's consideration, and il was
accordingly passed over
MARK AND RICHARD II. BEAN.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration OF the
bill g. 2li) for the relief OF Mark Bean and Richard
Bean, OF Arkansas The bill having been read,
| Mr.. BRADBURY asked that the report might be read
During the reading of the report,
Mr. UNDERWOOD objected 10 the consideration oil
the bill, and II was accordingly passed over
RoHrpr kopRIs
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of the
bill Is 22s) for the relief OF Robert T. Norris The bill
provides that there shall be paid to him. in consde ration
OF injuries which he received while acting po,
board OF the United States vessels, the OF FIVE
hundred dollars
! Mr. BAYARD asked that the report accompanying
the bill might be read, and il read accordingly
Mr. b said do rise for the purpose OF discussing
this bill bu, would ask for the reading OF the report
that made in this in the year lSi3 by the then
senator from Connecticut, tMr. Huntngton.) Ii is re-
port No 2l3 OF the third session OF the Twenty seventh
Congress think, when the principles Embodied in thai
report heard by the Senate, there be but little diff
Terence oil opinion as TO the propueiy OF passing this bill
The report alluded TO then read Ii sets forth the
worthy character OF the claimant, but denies the exist
OF any precedent principle Of equity which would
make the government, liable for the injury which be sus
| tanned
| Mr.. BAYARD. All I shall do is to ask the yeas and
nays upon the passage OF this bill for assent to the en-