Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsH1NeroN. March 5.

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day for private bills was suspended
The Nebraska bill was taken up.
Mr.. Cass said he was not present
when the vote on the engrossment was
taken. He desired his vote should be
recorded in favor of its final passage as
eugrossed, including Mr.. Badgers
amendment which provided that nothing
contained in the act shall be construed
to revive or put in force any law or regu-
lation which may have been enacted
prior to the act of March 6, 1920, either
protecting, establishing, prohibiting or
abolishing slavery.
Mr.. Bel obtained the floor.
HousE-A message was received
from the President transmitting the At
torney- Generals Report relative to a
plan for modifying and enlarging the
Judicial System. Referred.
Mr.. Chandler presented resolution
from the Pennsylvania Legislature ask
ing 160 acres of land for the soldiers of
1879. Referred.
Passage Of tie Nebraska BIZ in The Sen
Gte-Ezeiting De6ate-Angry Person
al Altercation.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
SENATE.-The Senate continued IN
session all night, at 5 O'Clock this morn
ing the Nebraska Bill was passed by a
vote of 81 yeas to IA noes. The debate
was very warm and exciting words
passed between Wade, Chase, Seward
and Sumner, and the advocates Of the
bill.
Mr.. Chase characterized the bill as a
bid for the Presidency, on the part of
its author.
Mr.. Douglass replied and said in refer
ence to Chase, that he, Douglass, has
never held any Office, nor did he get to
the Senate by corrupt bargains, he had
never got to the Senate by putting his
principles, character and honor at public
auction for votes, he owed his place to
no corrupt bargain or coalition.
Mr.. Weller-But others do.
Mr.. Chase-Do you say l came here
by corrupt bargain?
Mr.. Douglass said the man who
charged me with having brought in this
bill as bid for the Presidency, did come
here by corrupt bargain. Did you
mean me? if so then mean you.
Mr.. Chase-I say to the Senator that
if he says 1 come here by any corrupt
bargains, he says that which is false.
Mr.. Douglass--It will not do to retort
the charge of Justification by his state
nent, against the one l have fastened on
him by the facts, 1 charge him with
having made false statements with re-
spect to me and my motives, 1 have
given him two opportunities to withdraw
it and he has not had the manliness to
do it.
Mr.. Chase explained that he did not
consider the ambition to be President an
one and that the reference
was not made in any offensive sense to-
ward the Senator.
Mr. Weller defended Mr.. Chase from
the charge of corruption.
Mr.. Chase said he was party to no
and that none existed;
there were three parties in the Legisla
ture, Wings, Freesoilers, and old line
Democrats, and he got the vote of all
the old line Democrats and Democratic
Freesoilers, he got no Wing vote.
Mr.. Sumner sharply repelled Mr..
Douglass imputation of having got into
the Senate by unworthy means, and
said thesSenator had stated that which
he could not sustain by facts. He said
he never sought the Office he held, in
any way, nor was he party directly or
to the effort which put him in
his position.
Mr.. Douglass replied: The gentleman
says he had nothing to do with the cor
rupt coalition and bargain by which he
was sent to the Senate. Oh no! he did
not steal the money, he only took it and
put it in his pocket.
The vote was then taken.
Yeas: Fitzpatrick, Clay, Johnson,
Sebastian, Toucey, Givier, Weller, Bay
ard, Morton, Dawson, Petit, Shields,
Douglass, Dodge of Iowa, Jones of
Iowa, Dixon, Slidell, Benjamin, Cass,
Stewart, Adams, Geyer, Norris, VIII
iams, Thompson of KY. Thompson of
n. j., Badger, Brodhead, Butler, Evans,
Zones of Tenn, Rusk, Mason, Hunter,
Atchison.
Nays: Bell, Chase, Dodge of Wis, !
fessenden, Fish, Foot, Hamlin, Hous-
on, James, Seward, Smith, Sumner,
Wade, Walker.
Messrs. Bright, Toombs, and Mallory
Tere absent by sickness, they would
ave voted for the Bill
Mr.. Allen was absent by sickness in
is family; he would have voted against
ne bill.
Messrs. Phelps, Pearce, Cooper,
verett, Clayton, and Wright did not
ote.
Mr.. Cass congratulated the Senate on
lie triumph of squatter sovereignty.
PESsIoNERs.-The total number of !