Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

were rood enough to assign day. vcbhas passed for
the consideration of the motion suittd by me % refer
to the Committee on Foreign ReapnsA report made by
Mr. Underwood ut the last sessja reference 70 the
RIGHTS Of American citizens TO rlgs freedom abroad
Circumstances prevented me FIN hking advantage OF
the kindness of the Senate at OCCASION ana desire
now to have day assigned onfn Gan s.sas my views
to the Senate 1t is imateri % ns What Jay % hAeu
would rather it should not bSsc VI 20 NOT WISH
to interfere with other busints
Several SENATORS. Say mkt pniy
Mr.. CASS shall be cry lappyn senate can
hear me on the subject nsxtMotay move, therefore,
now take mp my propositia.
Inc motion was agreedDo
Mr. CASS now move the the further consideration
OF the subject be postponed nd be made the spec or
der of the day for next MONEY.
The motion was agreed to
Mr. GWIN asked that ~ INDECENT insane bill, return
ed with the veto Of the Prudent, be taken up.
Mr. WALKER said hehould insist on special order
that had priority, (the bmestead bin
Mr. HUNTER urgeShs proprieiy Of proceeding with
the Indian appropriate bull,
After disoassio, Mr. GwIs. motion was agreed TO-
MIR. STUART thennoved to postpone the subject until
Thursday next with motion was lost.
Mr. BADGER mded to postpone 1t until Monday next.
On this considerable discussion arose. in which Aessrs
BADGER, HUNTER, CLAYTON, DAWSON and others
wh psSast uns
Mr. GWIN moves to take up the Pacific Railroad bill
Mr.. WALKER opposed the motion, and urged the pri-
ority of the Hosestead Dill
Mr. HUNTIR urged the necessity that existed for
promnt disn1ch Of the public business and insisted on
the consideration of the Indian Appropriation bill.
After ; somewhat protracted discussion, in which
Messrs QUART, BROWN, Glass;, and others sustained
the melon take up the Homestead BILL the vote
takep on Mr. wIss motion, and decided in the negative,
as pillows:
,EAS-Messrs. Bell, Brodhead, Dawson, Gwin, JAMES,
sprcn Norris, Sebastian, Slide Thompson of Kentucky
Joucey Weller, and Williams-l3.
NAYS-Mcssrs Allen, Bayard, Brown Butler Glass; Chasa
Clay, Clayton Dodge of iowa, Evans Fish, Fitzpatrick Foo
Hunter Johnson of Iowa. Mallory, Pearce Petit Stu
lrt, Sumner Toombs, Wade and Walker-24
Mr. STUART Tin the chair) decided the Homestead bill
% be under consideration, when
Mr. HUNTER moved to postpone its further consider
alton until Tuesday week. s ass
On this question quite animated discussion ensued
,fessrs HUNTER, BRODHEAD DAWSON, JOHNSON,
BUTLER, T0UCEY, WELLER, and others for the post
,onement, and Messrs BELL, WALKER, DODGE of
owa, GWIN, BROWN, and others against it, WREN the
question was taken and decided in the affirmative, as
ollows:
YEAS essrs Atchison, Badger gayard, Benjamin,
'rodhead Butler Clay Clayton, Dawson Dixon Evans Ftz
atrick Foot Hunter Johnson Jones Of Tennessee Mallory,
iorton, Norris Pearce, Rusk Sebastian Thompson of Ken
lcky, Toombs, Toucey, Weller, and Williams-27.
NAYS-Mess,s Allen, Bell Brown, Cass, Chase Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Gwin James Jones Of Iowa. Pet
It, Stuart, Sumner, Wade, and Waker-15.
The Senate adjourned. ..taasf r&.ra