Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-28

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no noise, but il was apparent tha, there
was great confusion in certain quarters.
Mr.. Berrien came to the Generals relief,
and proposed, while the amendment was
undergoing the process Of incubation, to
strike out an appropriation for removing
certain Instructions in the Rio Grande.
Ii took some time 10 get the new amend.
inent into shape that would suit. Mr..
Berrien and Mr.. Rusk both made short
speeches on the motion to strike out
Mr.. Rusk made an effort to get up the
Postage bill, Mr.. Dawson offered an
amendment, on which Mr.. Douglas
made spirited little speech. By this
time the several godfathers thought their
ricAe,y bantling had been put into pre-
sentable shape, but General Cass had
become alarmed at his own precipitancy.
and seem disposed TO leave the matter to
his friends. At this point we left the
Senate, presuming that the Gen'l would
be compelled to offer his resolution, and
that it would be voted down. .4za Es 8,
Ii was, then, with the greatest surprise
that we read in the reported proceedings
of the Senate in the next mornings Re
public the follwing sketch Of passage
between Mr.. Ewing and the General:
"Mr. Bradbury renewed the amend
ment temporarily Withdrawn by Mr..
Cass. s@agf aHssaI tHE aao'a. ftEF
And it is hereby expressly provided
that the appropriations in this bill con
tanned and all other appropriations made
by this Congress, shall take effect upon
and authorize the expenditure of only
such surplus or excess as shall remain
in the treasury of the United States, al.
ter deducting the expenditures of the
Government, according to appropriations
which have been by existing laws, or
which shall be made by Congress from
the public revenues" 49, .3.r#
Mr.. Ewing raised the point of order.
whether this amendment was in order.
1t being the same in substance as the
one rejected earlier in the day, offered
by MIR. Bradbury.
Alter debate the Chair was Of opinion
that The question was one to be decided
by the Senate. The question was then
put 10 the Senate, whether the amend
ment should be received or not, and il,
was decided in the affirmative-yeas 25,
nays 24. aaaz lna .H.sE-.e -. .-..
Mr.. Ewing considered the amend
ment was The most ingeniously devised
plan 10 efectually defeat this bill
He pointed out the mode by which il
would operate as a defeat OF the bill
/ He considered that this was strange
amendment, coming as il did from a
Senator who prolessed to be friend of
the bill; and he wished the country to
make no mistake in placing the respon-
slblllty in the right quarter. as as.. n.i
Mr.. Cass said tha. he assumed his
full share of the responsibility, 6ut he
did not ofer the amendnssnt.
Mr.. Ewing said the Senator from
Michigan did offer the amen ,tnaenf. and
then withdreiO IL; The Senator from,
Maine reneUed IL, bit the Senator from
Michigan prepared IT,; there was no
mistake IN its paternity, and there was
not enough noise and confusion in the
Senate but what the Senator could be
responsible for the amendment.
Mr.. Cass said there was no, too much
noise and confusion but Senators could
state the facts as they were
Mr.. Ewing insisted that he had stated
the facts. p Aktsata III
Mr.. Cass denied the statement. i2
The Chair called the Senators to or.
der.
Mr.. Cass said that he had no desire to
avoid any responsibility properly be-
longing to him. He did not offer the
amendment, but he would have offered
it had il not passed from his hands.
Mr.. Ewing followed in opposition to
the amendment.
Messrs. Foote, Davis of Mass, Bright
and Underwood continued the debate.
Mr.. Hale said he was in favor of car.
| rying out the peace measures, and there
4 WV AoNCu w duICHu tilC dtutItuUlcHt Oy
providing that the money appropriated
by it shall be expended before that for
the army and navy. 1a
The question was taken. and the a
mendment to the amendment was reject
ed-yeas 4, nays 81.
The amendment was also rejected
yeas 80, nays 29-as follows;
YEAs.--Messrs. Atchison, Berrien
Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, Glenn
ems, Davis of Mississippi. Dawson, Dick
inson, Downs, Douglas. Felch, Foote,
Gwin, Hamlin, Houston. Hunter. King,
Mason. Morton, Norris, Rheu, Rusk,
Soule, Sturgeon. Turney, Whiicomb and
Yulee-29. @7f
I NAYs.--Messrs. Badger. Baldwin,
Bell. Borland, Chase, Clarke, Clay,
Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dodge
of Wisconsin,. Dodge Of Iowa, Ewing,
Greene, Hale. Jones, Mangum, Miller,
Pearce, Pratt, Ran,oul. Sebastian. Sew.
ard. Shields, Smith, Spruance, Under.
wood. Upham, Wales and Walker-29,
i Now, this scene exhibits the preitiesl