Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-04
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- NONSABoS-kffas session
~ 3-1 WAsn,sor0s. March 2. 1884,
y. ~, 100 ~. SENATE MA ssalt..
me-. stuart nom the committee on public land. ..l.a
70 pc useharged from the consideration Of msn,o,;.
praying grant Of land tho State of New YorL iar
| agsra. -''1"1 '"' As OF Nj
mr. walker said he expected resolutions o instruction
RON ~. wisconsin . 10 favor Of tbis proposition. :
could nos 1.; no vas satisfied that such proposition
mttcc, or Of the Senate. ~ : = " '' 'on'
Inc motion to discharge the committee was agreed TO-
nr. seward presented reinonstrance OF citizens Of
Albany, New York, against the Nebraska hin Ale
seven Of tho Same kind from citizens Of Oresrs county
from men and women Of Maine.
hi; smh presented remonstranccs from Connecticut
including one Of the Professors of Yale College
o,,aJ n, ", ue 'ehe' Of Zadock q. lngaham re-
Mr. Jones, OF Tennessee President In pursuance
o. previous notice. ask leave Introduce bi and ,hst
public lands ~ '''''ee vi
The Cbair.-"First reading of a bnl.n
INC secet,ry resdng-"A bill to justice to all the
Mr. Badger-"I morcit DO put on its passage a, once
ULaushter.) pA''-s' ~ onee'
without reading" s'' pass IL
Several Seuators-'Read III what's Il abou,n
TUG ShA'r-i Is To distribute the proceeds Of the pub
rs, ,Iius among all the States" aughter) "Don,
'esu " That's enough" Tho bill was then referred
advocated IL. W. mr. brown
nne o. was then postponed, and the Ncbrask. bill ta
up Nhen Mr. Clayton concluded his speech in anna
s'i ' 70 inc bill and was followed by Mr. badger
mr. Thase urged action upon his amendmeot aluiip,
NM vho territorial Legislature to prohbi. slavery
mr.. Badger hoped all amendment. coming from the on
ponen's OF the bill would be voted down He .I,r5aI
WIN much feeling 10 resolution by some mectin,, 4;
Quo, which had been laid the table by The senator
lently denounced ' '' "ere "o'
nuch confusion ensued and running debate in which
.Ssrs pIon, Chase Cass, Stuart and Badger parcipa
teal NJ Chase dsclaimed nowing an within, or Oh, r
gnage contained in the resolution referred to
Nh Stuart Of Michigan, said unless an anepdmen, mo-
WONG That the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise should
@ .ne od law permitting slavery in the ouisi.
s"a territory were added TO the bi he would never vo,
fr IT, ne commented With great warmth on the n,onos;
oh OF hr Badger that the Senate should vote down nh
Smenumen's coming from that quarter. lie said the
Sea'e hau feusedto vote for amendment 10 the hin
correcting it III point where it historically 6Ise
%ssss Badger aud Douglas replied, the latter charging
on Mr. Stuart disposition TO embarrnss IN, hin
Mr. Stuart replied with great warmth and much conf
SION occurred Mr Stuart rted that the clause de-
carng the Missouri Compromise superseded by the ,cIs nj
leoo was untrue lie said he had great political and
persohareiuship Tor the Senator from Illinois. hut be
must not attempt toput him down. lie was not made of
stuff Of that kind. lie could not be dragooned.
Mr. Douglas disavowed any such design.
Mr. Walker, Of Wisconsin condemned the do,m,,;..,
course pursued by the friends of the BILL and the
,haue upon AR ohase whom he comp lmented upon his
ana excellence OF Character lie depicted the
excitement which would grow out Of this bill
Tho question whether the repeal of the law of 1900
would revive the law OF the old territory of Louisiana
was debated at length by Messrs Walker Butler Toucev
Benjamin, Badger and Weller The Latter said II an.
democratic party was to be killed for uphoding the prn
eples Of this BILL it ought to die and be- damned too
Mr.. Glasses amendment was then rejected by yeas IN
nays Sc. y ' ~
An amendment Of Mr. Badger providing that the repeal
OF Tue Missouri Compromise should revive any former
law, was adopted by yeas SO, nays g.
Amendments were adopted prohibiting Congress from
controlling the action Of the local legislature and forbid
ding aliens 10 vote or hold property
Various other amendments were offered and discussed
amid great excitement.
AT . o'clock the bill was ordered to be epprosseI nv
yeas 90, nays IL, as follows:
fkAs-Messrs. Adams, Alchison, Badger, BENJAMIN
Brodhead, lirown Butler Clay DAWSON Dixon Dodge of
Iowa, Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick win Hunter Jones
OF Iowa johnson, Jones OF Tennessee Mason Morton
norris Petit, Pratt Sebastian, Shields Sideli Stuart
Wiiams-29.
NArs-Aessrs. Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Fessendep
Fish, Foot, liamlin James, Seward Smith, Sumner Wade
Walker-l2 1850
Mr.. Houston paired off with Mr.. Mallory
In the House of Representatives Mr.. Chamberlain in
troduceda bill to grant the right Of way for one or more
railrosds-not however, to exceed three-across the
public lands to the Pacific ocean, for other purposes
which was referred to the Select Committee Oh The sub
ject OF a Railroad TO the Pacific
sThc homestead bin discussed in Committee of tb.
Whole Oh the State Of the Union.