The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-28
ing bare. for the Territories Of Minnesota, Oregon.
Utah. and New Mexico. 1


Post Once and Post Roads inquire relative whether
greater certainty despatch, and economy be obtained
in the transmission oil the mails between New York and
Washington. via Philadelphia and Baltimore and also
10 the expedency OF establishing by Congress an add
ional post route by means Of a railroad. in direct
line as may be, between the rstnamed cities in
ion with the other two and that said committee report
The House refused 10 suspend the ues-yeas ST, nays
IA not tw0-thlrds
THE CIVIL DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of MIR. PRESTON, the House went into
Committee and proceeded (Mr HAMILTON in the chair)
TO the consideration Of bills on the calendar.
The trst bill in order was the civil and diplomatic APP
preparation bill, which taken up
Ga motion OF Mr.. HOUSTON, the reading OF the bill
through dispensed with, and the clerk proceeded 10
read the bill section BY section for amendment
THE coMMTTAL OF THE NEBRASKA BILL
Mr.. CUTTING said he would move to amend the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill by striking out
the first section and upon that would proceed TO discuss
the state OF the Union generally He then sketched the
history Of the proceedings OF last week in relation 10 the
commttal OF the Senate bill for the organic OF Me-
braska and Kansas the Committee OF the Whole on
the state Of the Union He stated that the chairman OF
the Committee on Territories Mr. RIcHARDsoSl had. on
Tuesday last spoken in clear and distinct manner his
arguments 10 opposition to the motion which he (Mr.
CUTrINC) was about to make, TO send that bill 10 the
Committee oil the Whole, and he had made his remarks
without using any language but what was respectful.
his reasons why the bill should be SO referred, and they
were evidently satisfactory 10 majority OF the House
Upon that occasion there was not gentleman upon the
fundamental principle Of tina, bin Than himself but he
had shown that in its present shape could receive
his support, and, in his humble judgment. could not re-
bis adhesion TO the great cardinal principles OF the BILL
be was equally candid in saying that the bill required
amendment and discussion before it could receive that
support - which he conceive was entitled In making
that motion he not conscious OF making any insinua
lions against the moral character OF any gentleman in
the House After the lapse Of two days a gentleman
from slayeholdDg STATE who had taken part in The
discussion thought it not incompatible with his character
as leading member OF the House to assa bis (Mr CD
motives, He (Mr. CO. had said that they of the North
had g lace the brun OF the battle on this question: and
wanted an opportunity OF placing their views fairly be-
fore their constituents and be amazed that gentle
man from q saveholdDg State, whose constituents
would take him into their arms and press him for the adj
vocacy OF this measure-hat he, coming from that part
OF the Union, should have been the who there
complaining because northern men, avong the measure
repaired fair opportunity for discussion. One would
have thought that he would have been The first TO have
said, Give these gentlemen who have bear the brunt
OF the question at home fair opportunity place their
views before their constituents Instead OF that, he
small privilege. Ii unexpected on more accounts
than one That gentleman IMr BREcKENRIDcEl had
made favorable impression on his Mr.. CUrTIHcs)
friends at home, and had been more capable and
ready 10 help him in the hour OF need than they had And
yet this gentleman had charged him (Mf. Co. with
having made motion as secre, enemy 10 the bill.
The gentleman IMr. BREcKENRIpcE] had charged him
(Mr CD with protesting friendship the bill when he
had heard his declaration that he Mr. C was opposed 10
il ia the state in which It then
He then proceeded 10 reue the various points of ac
cusation contained IN the remarks OF the gentleman from
Kentucky, tMr. BREcKEsRIDGE,] conending that they
were OF the most personal character although declared
TO DC made with no intention 10 question his (Mr Cs)
motives be contended that the charge that the bill was
killed by being sent 10 the Committee OF the Whole vas
peposcrous. inasmuch as the chairman OF the Commit,
tee on Territories had the day made motion TO 60
into Committee OF the Whole with view to reach the
bill which he had reported from that committee II that
gentleman had not believed ii possible to reach tina, BILL
would he have made such a motion The gentleman
from Kentucky Mr. BREcKENRIpGEl had declared that
the bill was placed beneath OF Others vet had he
looked at his calendar he would have seen that there
were but eighteen or nineteen above including Teso
lutons- They all knew that the design OF the
adler OF the Committee on Terrio hes discuss the
House bill, amend IL and report il 10 The House.
Mr.. RiCHARDSON, 10 avoid silence being miscon-
srued explained that there had been no arrangement
no "caucus," as bad been stated in the papers-with
regard to the course 10 be pursued by The friends Of The
Mt. CUTTING denied having said that there was
caucus
Mr. RICHARDSON feared the remark Of the gentle
man might have been so understood The object hav-
inx bill IN the Committee on Territories and one in
Committee Of The Whole. was, case of there being fac
tious opposition 10 one bill, they could upon the
olher and bring The House TO vote upon or other
OF the bills That in Committee OF the Whole could be
debated there and the other could be reported from The
COMMITTEE on Territories, so amended as TO meet with
OF The Whole on the House bill,
Mr. CUTTING said ii was then conceded 10 have been
the obec, 81 The friends Of the bill TO have discussed
in Committee OF the Whole, which showed that they
believed il could be reached.
MIR RICHARDSON said, If the gentleman referred 10
the Senate bill he was mistaken, as il was now placed
where il could not be reached.
Mr.. CUTTING wsuld not trins with important qne,-
tons. he went on TO infer from the extraordinary al
tack upon him, friend OF the bl-boih by the gentle
man from Kentucky, whom he said was sndersfood 10
be IN some way connected with the administration and
by the Union. which known 10 express the orders
OF the admns aonihat there be something more
than appeared on the surface, especially when IL was
found that opponents OF the bf were allowed 10 pass
unnotced He commended that the remarks OF the gen.
ueman from kentucky had been unnecessary and vol
uniary assault upon bis motives, and defended hs own
being open, straightforward, and candid that
as friend OF the bill, and desiring that il should meet
the approval Of the House, be had placed il where /,
could be amended and the Badger proviso stricken
out as TO enable him and nali,y Of the House to
in it's favor lie commended that that provso was op-
posed 10 the principles which the bill had been adj
vocaed He declared his adherence 10 the greal pfnc
pie OF non-inervenion by Congress and IL the bin was
made to conform TO that principle, he would vote for H.
" Il was not so amended. he should not fail To express
his views 80 as TO lead 10 thorough understanding OF the
measure and not for the purpose OF saying that he would
not vote for il.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE asked permission 10 make
reply TO The gentleman IRON New York while the points
were fresh upon his memory.
Mr. CUTTING had no objection to yielding the aoor ;,
provided The time be not counted IN bis hour tCries OF
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE said be had preferred not 10
interrupt the gentleman from New York during his per-
sonal explanation He had listened to those fcmsrks
which were very wordy, bat had not met single posi-.
ton tina, he (Mr. had taken the other day II was
amazing how of intellectual Ingenuity could tor.
ture words and things out Of their legitimate meaning
As an instance The gentleman had consltoed his (Ar