The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-22

The Veto Message ia the Senate
WAiH1SaToS, Feb. 19.-The momen
Mr.. Yates finished his speech, Mr.
Trumhull, the author of the Freed
fmens Burean bill, jumped up and
asked that the message be read. The
most profound silence followed during
the reading, bat the echo Of the Clerk .
voice had hardly ceased before a per
feet stoTn of applause burst furiOusly
from tue crowded galleries above
which sabsided under the vehemence
of the Presidents gavel, and an order
was Immediately issued to the Scar
gent-at-arms to clear the galleries, for
this demonstration had been the sec
ond ofense during the afternoon.
Senator Sherman, just before the
order was executed, appealed TO the
Chair TO overlook the indiscretion of
the galleries, Whereupon Senator
Trumbull asked Mr.. Sherman if he did
not know that the offense had been
overlooked once before, to-day. He
earnestly desired that decorum should
be preserved in the American Senate.
The respect due the Senate, he said,
mad been violated too often, and the
public business could not be proceeded
with if these demonstrations were to
be permitted to continue.
The Chair said, rather sternly, that
his order would be carried out, unless
the Senate should decide to revoke it.
The galleries were then cleared of
every body but the reporters, and the
doors were closed.
The Senate then proceeded to the
important business before it. The
President pro tempOrs then said that the
question was; Should the Senate adhere
to its vote passing the bill, notwith-
standing the veto of the President2
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, moved to post
pone the further consideration of the
bill until tomorrow, and supported his
motion by declaring that sll differences
could be reconciled. A majority of the
Senators, he said, belonged to the par
ty which elected the President, and it
should be their object not to separate
from him. He demanded the yeas and
nays, and his motion was lost by vote
of 90 against IL.
The vote developed the presence of
forty-six Senators, only four being ab.
sent-Senators Holland, Norton, John
ston, and McDougal, being the absen-
tees. The vote was looked upon by
some as a test, but three Senators who
voted for adjournment are known to be
opposed to the veto.
There was a great deal of informal
counting on the floor and in the re-
porters gallery; but in no way could
the two-thirds vote, necessary TO pass
the bill over the veto, be obtained. This
being manifest, Mr. Lane of Kansas,
asked if the friends Of the bill intended
to press It to the vote tonight. He
hoped sn opportunity would be given
to Senators to read and digest the mes
sage. he then moved to adjourn, but
that was lost. 1t began to look then as
if there would be night session.
Senator Lane took the hooT, and sp-
pesled to the Senate not to exercise 50
much haste. There were Senators sb-
sent, he said, who desired to say some
thing on the message, and he consider
ed it to be his duty to delay action by
every means in his power consistent
with the rules Of the Senate lie then
moved that 1t be postponed again, and
called the yeas and nays. The motion
Was lost by an increased majority. The
crowd on the Senate floor, at this time,
was very large, great many members
being present.
Garret Davis obtained the floor and
was about to speak, when he gave way
to Senator sherman, who said that
although he had voted not to adjourn,
he thought that it was but fair that the
not present should be heard
lie also believed it utterly impossible /
to come to vote tonight, and ne saw
no use in wearing themselves out physi- /
cally when no good could be accom- 4
plished. This advice was we'll received, /
and the Senate adjourned with hardly /.
any opposition.