The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

peel OF bis needing my services in that respect than Of mn
needing his [Laughter.1
The question was then stated on the motion OF Mr.
Pkrrn that when The Senate adjourn be 10 meet an
Mr. MASON. The Senate has just made an on,, J..
send for absent members In this stage OF bushes.
motion TO adlonrn is IN Order but not motion 10 adjourn
The PRESIDING OFFICER In the opinion ., ..
Chair motion 10 adjourn 10 future day Is 10 ord,
The motion was made, and The question has not been
Mr.. HOUSTON The Senate can only adjourn f,o,
day 10 DAY without 9aoram the rule 60 declares
the rule very well bat there is no motion TO adjourn
| Mr. WELLER make that motion now
The motion was not agreed 10.
Mr. WELLER ! can only FAY that there ars som.
very obstinate men here. lLaughiefl '
Mr. PETIT | move that when the Senat. sa,o,..
| il be 10 meet on Monday next. 'O1'A
Several SENAroRs. Ths! motion is not in order.
| The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Cooprs in N.
ehair) The Chair decides il 10 be in order "'
| Mr. MASON. AM very reluctant 10 differ from, III.
judgment OF the Chair in any respect but am sas6J
that the motion Just made is not in order | shall 4
compelled 10 appeal from The decision OF the Char an
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Chair will ,,,.
the question motion was made by the senator lro~
Indiana, that when The Senate adjourn il adjourn 10
meet on Monday next. The Chair entertained H. mo'
ton. The senator from Virginia appeals from The dee.
ion OF the Chais ia entertaining that motion The que,
ton now before the Senate is. Shall the decision Of N.
Chair stand as the judgment of the Senaiel
Mr. BRIGHT. | will say, with due Difference 10 tbs
opinion OF the Chair, that il s manifest my mind h,
the Chair is in The Char will see what the 4.
feet will be, from the appeal which has been taken bv
my friend from Virginia When the question is pui
Shall the decision OF lhe Chair stand the Judgment
the Senate division will be called, and there is M
quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER That we do not know,
that question remains to be decided whether there will
be quorum when the question is put on the appeal
Mr. BRIGHT. The proper motion, them w,lh On,
bafa IN he hpI in IN nIu
order requiring absent members 10 be sent for.
| Mr.. MASON When the Senate ascertans officially
that there is no quorum present. OF course the order con-
tnues in force TO send for absent members but soon
as there is quorum any motion will be in order.
The question was then again stated on the appeal and
Mr. BRIGHT called for division.
Mr.. WELLER | will propose compromise w,
have no quorum here; that is evident Some senator,
want 10 lourn ill Monday, and some want 10
adjourn only until omor'ow. therefore propose, as
compromise, that we adjourn over until Saturday
Mr.. BRIGHT. ! object 10 any compromise.
The question being then taken on the appeal, on
division there were-ayes Is, noes 4 wherenpon the
announced the decision as sustained and the qus
lion required on the motion that when the Senate adjourn
il be to meet on Monday
MIR. HUNTER. II is useless to be consuming our
time in this way, when there s not quorum present;
and therefore move that adjourn. IL
Mr.. PETIT called for division and the question
being taken there wereayes g. noes III SO the Senate
refused TO adjourn.
Mr.. STUART. hope the motion to adjourn over will
have quorum first, and then vote Afterwards
Mr.. HOUSTON. There is not much prospect Of that
Instead OF increasing the number of senators present.
the longer Sit the numbers diminishing
We have just got rid of several more, and think va
might as well adjourn and meet tomorrow, unless some
gentlemen can give some good reasons for persisins
longer in the motion TO adjourn over.
Mr.. PETIT. will crafty the senator from Texas
by giving some reasons. The reason which influences
me is this satisfied that we shall do no bushes,
TO any valuable purpose, either tomorrow or the next
Han, t,.n alla G1,1
knew good Friday yet, and hope that to- morrow will
be good one at any rate II was always "hangmaos
day" with In addition TO that many senators have
important business transact at the other end OF the
avenue, and hope shall adjourn for two days
in order to give them chance 10 attend to il. am
shed that We could not get quorum II We should
dertake to meet Tomorrow Or on Saturday These al.
some of the why think should adjourn over
until Monday, and make that motion.
Mr. HOUSTON. The suggestion presented by the 70.
marks OF the honorable senator has some weight. BE-.
lieve, after ALL it will be well enough TO turn the whole
Senate loose upon the departments, and then all
hSve-a fair chance think some OF our members are
rather getting the advantage OF US by staying away when
we are sitting here and will reent Dir and agtee to
The question being then taken, Mr.. WELLER called
Tor a. division; and upon count there wers-ayes H.
noes ! no lnoIum voting.
Mr.. HUNTER. We have no means OF compelling the
attendance OF absent members We tried that during the
last legislative session. night when there great
necessity Tor the appearance OF quorum, and at last
were iofceu 10 ADJOURN because we could not compel he
attendance of absent members under such rules as We
now have. We cannot do it this occasion, and the
monon 10 adjourn cannot prevail for OF quo.
rum hope that will adjourn
Mr. BADGER move that we now adjourn, and on
that notion call for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered and being taken
sul,ed-yeas ID, nays l2-as iollows:
YEAS -Messr Badger, Borand, Bright, Butler, Evans,
Everett Hunler, Mallory Mason, Phelps. Shields Smith,
Thompson OF Kentucky, and Wsler-H
NAYs-MsssIs Atchison. B,yad, Chase. Cooper. Dodge
OF Iowa FISH, Jones oil Iowa, Peiut Seward, Stuart Sum.
ner, and Toucey-l2
SO the motion was agreed to and, accordingly,
The Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, MARCH rs. 1853.
Mr.. ADAMS submitted the following resolution for