The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-15
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
Debate on the Nebraska Bill in tho
House.
OPINIONS OF THE RECENT STATE ELECTIONS.
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sRTepesed Rewards and Punlshmsnts In the
Navy.
NOWY INTERESTING C0RREsP0NDEHCE.
OQHI INTERESTING coRREsPeaDEHCE.

N10Hl INTERESTING C0RRESP0nDEHCE.
Views on Public Matters GeaeralIy
&C., &o, As.
UxuRTY-THuRD CONGRESS-.
~. SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
wAsmyGroH, Dec. IA, 1854.
RnIu ZOE DE- KANE
~ FnH, (whig) of N. Y, presented the memorial of
s.hs Chanber Of Commerce, New York, praying for
expedition for the relief of Dr. Kane his party in the
.Northsrn seas Referred
PASSED.
Mr.. sruARr, (dem) Of Mich reported bill increasing
the connission of Registers and Receivers of Public
Lasds under the Graduation act Of last session. Passed
Mr. DoDGx, (den) Of Iowa, reported the House bill
allowing further time to those holding Virginia military
lands In Ohio to have tho surveyed and patented
Passed.
MARINE HOSPITAL AT GALENA, I'LL.
Ar. sarnDs, (dsm.) of H., introduced bill pro-
sviding for marine hospital at Galena, Ill.
THE NEW ORLEANS cUsrox HOUSE.
The House joint resolution modifying the original
rpau Of the custom house at New Orleans agreed to-
few unimportant bills passed.
ADJOURNMENT MONDAY
was ordered that when the Senate adjourn it be
TIL monday
TnR HOSPITAL TAX on MERCHANT sRAxES.
Mr.. SUMSER (free soiD Of Mass, offered a resolution
directing that inquiry be made to the expediency of
abOlishing the tax merchant seamen known
hospital money" and Of allowing them the of
hospitals free Of all tax. Adopted.
After some unimportant business the Senate ad-
iourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Dec IA 1854.
xxPmmoN SEARCH KANE
Mr.. WHEELER (dem.) of N. Y, presented memorial
from the New York Chamber of Commerce, asking Con-
gress to send expedition search Of Dr. Cane to the
Arctic regions. Read and referred to the Committee
Naval Affairs.
LIGHTHOUSE CAPE RACE.
Mr.. CUTTING, (dem) of N. Y, introduced joint
lution authorizing the President to adopt to
procure the erection of first class lighthouse at Cape
Race.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole on
the State of the Union, and took up
zK INDIAN APPROPRIATION BnI~-sP1RIrxD DEBATE
KANSAS NEBRASKA QUESTION.
Mr.. STEPHENS (whig) Of Ca, said it not his pur
pose open discussion the merits of the Nebras
skaKansas bill but the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
Mace,) yesterday forward and formally denounced
what he supposed be the objects Of those who sup
yortsd that measure he deemed il his duty to rep -
him. he cosmdsred ths question: settled then and
Rsvolstionists never move backwards. The passage
that bin was grand step in progress He did not agre
with Mr., Mace that the result Of the late elections
che North demand repeal True those results astonh
but he asked the septman from indiaas how he
had drawn his inference that they had set the seal of
condemnation the friends Of the great popular
ment Of lat session Those elections had nothing to do
with the Nebraska bill In proof Of this he referred
10 the iact that from Pennsylvania who
next Congress- others OF the class including
Mr. Chandler, were defeated. The anti-NcbrasEs csnd
date tor Governor Of Pennsylvania elected by 81,
OCO majority while the candidate for Canal Commission
entertaining contrary view, received majority Of
who voted against The bill we're left at home falling by
the Angel who was not seen in the night He
took Illinois as the test where the issue distinctly
made There but three members Of Congress who
voted for the BILL but the people have returned four
This shows that the measure i popular there
). popular vote for CongressmenS
lr. sr1rHnss said the Nebraska candidate for State
NJ W4snsssss corrected liz TREND saying that Mr.
Moores majority was $500, and that Mr. Miller, who
against n was s mot .nown :, sa ~ the
(Laughter.) II Mr.. Miller had received his party vote
10 that scon he would have been elected BY Ave six
Mr.. Sr11nIss-Am to understand that the anti
Nebraska candidate would have received that majority
IL he had only been known LAughter.)
Mr. wAsHsuRsE-A candidate Was regularly nominated,
but declined, and another brought out just before
Mr.. Snrznxs-It shows he ran before the popular
demonstration got hold Of hum. He must have seen
the - handwriting ON the WALL" (laughter.)
Mr.. RcuARDsoS, (dem) of In-My colleague speaks
Of his candidate being defeated because he was not
ansrn; % The facts are s .s.nss ny cosagas True he
ties and this shows II was known he candidate
The 6rst candidate, who declined, was nominated
republican and fusion candidate and hesitate not to
declare he had remained such he would have been
defeated BY ten thousand votes The last candidate
. sound radical whig voted for by his party
and sought to be run by tine fusionsts.
Mr.. STEPHENS resuned-The popular vote in Illinois
for sustaining the bill, and that was his point
FTakA Nork--And If particularly
unsound thisand after all the meetings 1T the
tabernacle and Syracuse and efforts Of the emigration
societies organised to rule the treemen of Kansas Clark
did not receive onethrd Of the popular vote
TaAs New Jersey Indiana and other States and either
separately together, the election went for nothing
far q this Nebraska question is concerned Some said
che Know Notngs had elected the wonderful results
Others the anti Nebrasksites He inclined TO think
with the North Carolina men, gave explana
siou. He kaid those macontents who had been disap
pointed In obtaining oihce, aud Others who thought
made the elections go they did; and, further, il any
party ~as entitled to the credit, it was the tram
cessive laagLtcr) He continued, further replying to Mr.
Maee, BY saying that tine first question which sd
Southern has been vetoed for the reason
that the South has asked for anything calling for
sy 20 = ss ss but ans .
never aske that slavery should be extended but they
when they form, tsr own shall do as they
please. Lhis = rsPuSiicas national and American doc
trine He defended s"athsrn institutions, showing
M cAsrnriI, (frss soD Of ohio, noticed the rsmorh
OF Mr. Ssephcns that the South asked anything in
the way Of appropriations from government He would
reiBd the gentleman thnt in 1903 gave twenty nil
lions Of dollars for louisiana in 1919 ATT mKons for
E1osida, and Il not merely money given from the
common treasury for the purchase Of the territory but
to extend the Of slavery. After the annexation Of
Texas war broke out and the North poured forth on
ts battle fields Of Mexico her purest and best blood
Asd the gentleman forg tten so soon that but few
months ago birwss hurried through the House, the
dark, Il wers approprating ten millions for the pur
chase Of The Mssla Valley Nothing obtained for the
soutb furSoothl Vas IL mot known that the south 10
sti sraapirg after ten millions more, with the view Of
acquiring Cubss The gentleman Of Georgia did not
In the reS~nt elections auy against the
principlss af the Nebraska bill. But not oppo
nent ef that srctsd in the place Of Mr. Chandler
and the gentleman representing the Lancaster district
OF Pennsylvanias rs might alludc to all the States
where elections have been held. Az to New York,