The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-22

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Tuesday. Pei. u.
Ia the Senate. the French spaliati0n
bill was taken up. and ordered 20 be
encrsssed for third reading b. vote
Of % 10 II.
/ 4 bill introduced on yesterday BY
Mr.. Badger. making an appropriation
Of $500 900 for the further improve
ment Of the Cape Fear River. was Ia
ken up and promptly passed. and sent
10 the other House.
The discussion of the Nebraska bill
was continued by Mr.. IIoas'nn, in OPP
position 10 the passage Of any terrific
rial bill rs now proposed. tie addueed
frnn The history Of Indian treaties aud
from his own memnry. facts tending 70
show that the good faith Of this govern
ment was pledged ON more than one
occasion 10 Indian tribes that the lands
.included in the contemplated ferrit0>
ries shuuld be perpetually reserved for
their sole use and enjoyment, and that
even Tie invasion bs traders aud other
white men Of this domain MAS AN in
fraction Of treaties BY the civilized upon
the savage. BY the powerful upon the
defenceless. On the conclusion Of this
branch Of his argument. the Senator
was so unwell that the subject was laid
over until Tomorrow, and The Senate
went iEto executive session.
!. The House. al On early hour. went
, into committee upon the bill proposing
, to grant TO each head OF lairIy who
shall settle and work the same for five
, years, a homestead Of one hundred and
sixty acres Of land. This bill opened
!, wide field Of debate. not altogether
upon It's merits. Mr.. Dawson. Of
Pennsylvania. made a speech in favor
Of the bill. and was succeeded by MIR.
Mace Of Indiana. and Mr.. SHELTON, Of
! New Jersey, each for an hour, and both
! in opposition to the provisions Of the
Nebraska bill, but especially against
the repeal Of the Missouri compromise.
!. and in depreciation of the reopening OF a
: question which both political parties
!, had declared settled and Chased.
The Homestead bill is the special
/, order from day to day until disposed
: Of.
: "Wednesday, Pcb. Is.
. In the Senate, Mr.. Houston conclu,l.
! ed his argument on the Nebraska bill.
!, The question was then taken on Mr..
Douglass amendment, declaring the
Missouri compromise ol 1920 inconsis-
tent with the compromise Of 1880, and
' therefore imperative aud void, aud il
: was passed by vote Of s. to 10:
. MIR. Chase then moved an amend.
Z ment. authorizing the people Of the
d territory, through their appropriate
representatives, to prohibit slavery
;. therein, If they see TT. This amend.
. ment led to a protracied discussion, IN
i. which Messrs. Chase, Pratt, Jones o.
Tennessee, badger, Brown, Cas-, But
ler, Weller, Douglas, and others. part
cipated.
5. The House went into committee %
the whole, and the consideration Of tn,
Homestead bill was resumed. Mr.
], Meacham, of Vermont, and Mr.. Pen
!. ton, Of New York, spoke IN hour eacl
against the provisions Of the Nebrask;
ball.
: Mr.. Richardson rose to point o
order; stating that the House hayin.
limited the debate in committee of III,
whole 10 the homestead bill, il was no
N nov in order to discuss any other sub
N ject. The Chair sustained the poin
of order; but an appeal being taken
the decision of the Chair was oyerruI
a. ed by a vute Of 50 to 81.
Of Mr. Weller, of New York, consum
ne cd his hour IN defence Of the "llards :
of and strongly cchsured the course d
ii the President, declaring that the Ex
i ecutive bad departed !ram the princi
q plies laid down in his inaugural al
dress.
Thursday, Feb. l6.
In the Senate, after the morning bu
III siness, Mr.. Badger addressed the bod,
Is for two hours. in very effective speed
d. in favor of the Nebraska bill.
\. In the House, the Homestead bill
= being the order Of the day, its consi
. ,.eration was resumed in committee q
the whole. MIR. Boyce, Of South Ca
: roIina, spoke an hour upon the subjec
: of the tariff, tisagreeing With some q
y the recommendations OF the Secretar
10 of the Treasury, as not being in accor
's- dance with the revenue standard. Nj
Sapp, Of Ohio, followed in an carncs
speech in favor Of the Homestead bill ,
Friday. Feb. II.
! The Senate was occupied for tim
" in the consideration of private bills, a
required BY its rule but the Nebrask
bill at length prevailed over other maj
tiers, and Mr.. Seward, in obetienc
to tie resolutions Of the Legislature ,
OF New York, delivered his views at larg