The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-02-02

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Nebrsska bill for consider them quite as important a,
any busaess before the Senate. So far tho senator
from Vermont s concerned il would be unfair require
Nj. GWIN. lin his seat) do moi ask it,
Mr, SHIELDS. He ought to be allowed 10 hear tbs
sYumsat against his title 10 his before he
TO vsply. We have plenty Of business, Irepeai.
Mr. GWlN. do not wish to delain the Senate but
Will state to the senator from iiinos MIR. SHELDsl
that the bills which he proposes to bring up which
understand 70 be for the Of the army
the Upitsd Staes increases greatly and probably asks
from two to i've million dollars additional expenditure
~ sustaining the army The question will be very thor
ouGhly discussed before they pass this body There
. plenty Of business before The Senate. but we want
business that 10 matured for action. Here is the Ne
bfaska bill made the special order week ago. and every
senator shoald have here prepared 10 take up the
question and proceed with il. should with every
special question. Now. should be very willing that
the senator from Vermont the senator from Delaware
should take up the question OF the right OF the senator
from Vermont here because that is question OF
privilege but do not to force those senators. any
more than the senator from Ohio to proceed do not
wish 10 embarrass the Senate by getting other questions
before them, which cannot dispose OF when the Ne
Mr. FISH asked for the yeas and nays upon the mo-
ton to postpone; which ordered and being taken,
rssuted-yeas 50, nays l4-as follows:
YEAs--Mss,.s Allen. Alchison Badger. Bayard. Bell,
Benjamin Brodhead, Brown Cas, Chase, Clay Clayton,
Dawson, Dixon. Douglass Everett, Fish, Foot. Hamn,
d. ssx.d s1isds smish s;ss s amasi Thomson
ofNew Jersey Toucey, Wade, Walker, Weller, Williams.
NAYS-Msssrs Adams, Dodge of Iowa, Evans, Fi,z.
gssIca Gsys,. rim. Hansl' Johnson MOTIFS, p,a
SENATOR FROM VERMONT.
Mr. PETIT. wish TO give notice that | shall TO-
m0srOw--I would to-day, but learn that the senator
from Delaware Mr. BAYARDis not prepared to proceed
shall call in the morning hour. and insist upon pro-
cesding with, the question Of privilege before the Senate
involving the right Of the senator from Vermont Mr.
PHnPsl 10 seat upon this floor i is proper that that
queetion should be decided at an early day.
BILLS PASSED
The following engrossed bills then seyerally read
the third time and passed
Biilior The relief Of Rct I'd N. Bouion George Wright
and the widow of Mario W. Fisher
Bill for the relief OF ia OBJ Gideon.
Bill for the relief Of NE legal representatives OF the
late Captain VIM G. Williams.
HOUSE BILL REFERRED.
The bill from the House Of Representatives, No. 1877
supplemental to act entitled San act 10 ascertain and
settle the private land claims in the State OF California,
approved March 1851 read twice and referred 10 The
Committee on Private Land Claims.
RAILROADS IN WISCONSIN,
Mr. WALKER. AS my bill was postponed with the
der. now move to reconsider the vote by which i,s
further consideration postponed until tomorrow, and
ask that il be considered q, the present time.
The mot on 10 reconsider was agreed to.
The Senate accordingly resumed, as in committee oil
the whole, the consideration of the bill granting por
ton of public lands to the State OF Wisconsin, to aid in
the construction OF railroad and branch road IN said
Stale.
No amendment being offered, the bill was reported to
The Senate
Upon the question of ordering the bill 10 third read
Mr. DAWSON asked for the yeas and nays but they
were not ordered
TIE bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed for third
rseing and BY unanimous consent read the third
time and passed
PORTS OF DELIVERY.
Mr. MALLORY asked and Obtained the unanmou,
consent Of the Senate 10 Introduce bill OF which no pre-
NOUS notice had been given. 10 constitute Pilatka ant
Rapport in the State OF Florida ports OF delivery which
was read twice and referred 10 the Committee on Com
meEcN.
ARMY BILLS.
On motion by Mr.. SHIELDS the Senate proceeded Il
the consideration Of Senate bill No 100 for retired lis
cfdsabled officers to which the committee had reporlet
sundy amendments. The bill was read the secon'
6me, and considered as in committee OF the whole.
Mr. HUNTER MIR. President will suggest TO tn
chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs [ Mr
SHHlDsl whether il would not be better TO appoint SON
certain day for the consideration OF these bs They
very important bills. and the Senate is not now ready
consider them. They take us by surprise none OF q
being prepared to consider them 1 hope that he will
give time. II be will fix upon any day. will agre
10 be ready vote when the time did not sup
poss that they would be called and have no
examined them sufficiently to enable me to vote upo
Mr. SHIELDS. The bill now under discussion ha
paaoed this body three several tines and has always bee
Lost in the House Tor the want OF time. II is bill
provide for the retirement VI the disabled officers OF ID
army, and il 10 bill, think for which the bonorabl
senator from Virginia Mr. HUNIERl has voted upo
former occasions II printed, and has been lying upo
the table since the early part OF the and differ
in no respect from the bills OF this character which hav
before passed this body 1t has been prepared with gres
care by the War Department in with the Mltar
Committee. know Of no measure of more imporianc
10 our army at this time than the bill providing for III
retirement OF disabled officers. shall very much regre
IL these bills postponed proposed to take up ihi
one 6rst, because thought that II would lead to no dis
and TO no opposition. II these bills are TO b
postponed until the privileged question Is settled, or un
iii the Nebraska bill is disposed OF, doubt very nue.
whether they will pass this body during this session
Now, every all acquainted with The present con
di,ion Of the army knows that i, is reduced in number
until 10 skeleton; and these bills have bee
prepared by the War Department principally and care
fully examined and corrected, in concert with The Wa
Department by the Military Committee. This bill, as
have said, has passed this body again and again Tn
whole army anxious that it should pass, as
retire those officers who superannuaed and disable
and unfit for Duty and who ought in fact to be place
expect that il would meet with any opposition, and that
the reason why called up this bill There two othe
bills which mean TO call up Immediately afterwards
Mr. HUNTER | am only asking for time, II is NJ
doubt true that this bill has heretofore passed the Sen
ate, although do know whether have voted for
or not have not had time 10 examine this bill. Bill
often called up and passed without consideration.
understand that the senator has series OF BILLS hsv
no doubt well considered and well matured-coniem
plating very great and radical changes in the army; an
seems TO me that such measures should be consldere