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pued sny want Of polllensss, o! pos.y, OF courtesy
ing his niss0p. but | think ! showed clearly that the
fault lay The from which that person received
his instructions, BY means implied that be in any
respect departed from his instructions.
Mr.. HALE. wish 10 say that named next Tuesday
the day 10 which this resolution should be
but that some gentlemen have suggested that should be
moHow but as oshsr business will be before then,
cannot 40 So am ready to speak any day which the
The PRESIDING OFFICER The question is on
posPonng the further consideration OF the resolutions
until Tuesday next
Mr. DOWNS. This matter has been on hand for some
ums and we are near the close OF the session, think
Hwould be better TO adjourn, and make them The IN
finished busnsks. Than 10 fix upon future day. To-
morrow shall be interrupted, and the next day some
thing else may arise II 30 on poslpon'ng Tue SUD
ject will bring US near the close OF the session
Mr.. HALE. am willing to adjourn on them
Mr.. RUSk do not want tc be IN The way OF the dis
cusson upon this subject but do sincerely hope that We
will not adjourn these resolutions, 80 as TO make
them the unfinished business we are 10 &C! at all on
the Pacific railroad BILL should act during this week,
so that il may be TO the House OF Representatives
10 be acted upon aud passed there regard il a. mat
ter Of 90 not want 10 70 Ss
il as my duty TO press the Pacific railroad BILL shall
therefore insist on having up Thursday and Friday
shall insist on this with great respect other gentle
who are anxious TO dispose OF other matters.
think my duty TO press The honorable from
Virginia mr. HuNrER] has one OF the appropriation bills
before now, which ought be considered The dis
cussons on these subjects nterminable Every
speech which is made creates occasion for another
and II we keep on they will drive into the adjourn
ment oil Congress without doing any practical legisla
ton.
Mr.. BADGER move to postpone the further con-
:deration Of this subject until Monday fortnight, 10 give
full opportunity to prepare all the speeches which gentle
man desire 10 deliver, that we can have them all in
The PRESIDING OFFICER Does the senator from
New Hampshire withdraw his motion
Mr. HALE. No. sir.
MI. ADAMS. beg leave to offer an amendment to
fs ssnao from
North Carolina has no proposition before The Senate.
Mr. ADAMS He moved 10 postpone the further con-
The PRESIDING OFFICER The question ni is on the
motion to postpone the further consideration OF the
lutions until Tuesday next
Mr. ADAMS l would suggest. to avoid the difficulty
mentioned by the senator from Texas, who says that
these questions are inteminable, that postpone this
from New Hampshire, Mr., HALE.l who has the floor
the question: may have the last speech on it, and he
hfs sss Il isws address res aosh
MI WELLER The third Of March is the longest
The PRESIDING OFFICER The question is on
posponng the further consideration Of the resolutions
til the third Of March.
Mr.. HALE, Then, l viii move that they be postponed
indefinitely which is still longer time, and. therefore,
suppose the question will be put my motion first
II the senator from Mississippi proposes TO postpone
W.
say to him that have idea of giving then move
that the further consideration OF the resolutions be inde
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question will be
then on postponng the resolutions indefinitely.
Mr.. MASON. Do | understand that the motion OF the
senate! from New Hampshire is to postpone this matter
MI HALE. moved tina, it be postponed till Tues.
day next Other gentlemen named other days. and the
senator from Mississippi suggested the third OF March.
would prefer have the question taken on an inde6.
mite posponement, rather than postpoRing till the
Mr.. MASON. This is repor. made alter con.idera.
BILE labor by one oil the standing committees OF the SEN
ate which presents the Senate these resolutions for s
action l submit whether we should not have the sc-
uon Of the Senate upon the OF the resolu
hon. have no desire TO enter into any discussion N.Y.
se further than TO give answer to Of the points
e Sy s senator from New Yok and shs ak
them until other senators shall have presented their
views hope The senator will withdraw his motion,
and that the question will be taken postponing the
further consideration OF the resolutions until Tuesday
next.
Mr.. HALE. | withdraw my motion 10 postpone inded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question then is
p0stponing the further consideration OF the resolutions
until the third Of March next
The PRESiDiNG OFFICER Them aO Il r.curs on III.
motion to postpone it until Tuesday next.
The motion was agreed to.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
A message was received from the President OF the
/,
relative 10 The negotiations pending between the United
States and Great Britain reference to the fisheries
igation OF The ST. Lawrence, &c.
Mr.. HAMLlN The senator from Virgins, the chair
man OF the Committee on Foreign Relations, Mr.. Ma
sosl and myself, have both examined that matter. II
relates to the subject OF the fisheries That subject is
pending before the Committee on Commerce and with
the approval OF the senator from Virginia. move that
the message be referred the Committee on Commerce
and printed.
The motion was agreed TO.
OyrrcrpS ATioNs
Mr. DAVIS presented a petition OF army officers sta
TONED 81 Fort Adams. Rhode Island, praying that the
price OF ofhcers raiions may be increased which was
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs 7i4s
BOUNDARY.
Mr. RUSK submitted the following resolution; which
was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed To-
Rssovsd That the Secretary Of the Interior be directed
to furnish tbs Senate copy Of the report and accom-
nying maps Of survey between Indanola and III Psso
Tsxse made In 1859 by the ,opogrs phcal sngnsers
tached 10 ths United States commission for the survey
demsrkasoo of The boundary limo between tho United
States and Mexico.
On motion by Mr.. BADGER
The Senate adjourned. te
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1883