Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-19
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wAsnisGros. July ~. 1854.
SENATE


Mr.. Sumner presented several memorials from Mass
chusetts, against the Fugitive Law
on motion OF Mr.. Hanin the Senate took up the bill for
NE better preservation OF life and property In vessels
shpwreckei on the coasts Of the United States aud the
same was read three times aud passed.
Mason called up tho resolutions 6xing the salaries
o. inc employees ofhe Senate Tho report hxes the
nus. saAree with view Of adding thereto twenty per cent
under resolution OF the Houre for that purpose. IL
s6oshes the per diem compensation except to Committee
Clerks.
Mr. Petit moved 10 increase the nav Of committee el.k
to i've dollars per day, which, with twenty per cent added
would be six dollars. Agreed To.
Mr. Rusk moved to increase the salaries OF fifteen mes
sengers from 5000 per annum to o00 making with per
ceutage 81, 200.
Mr.. Rush opposed the amendment He regarded
the prices as most extravsgant. The amendment was
adopted.
The pay OF mail boys vas raised from $3.50 to $3.50.
Inc last resolution gives tho power to the Secretary
aud Sargent at arms to make appointments reno
walls IN their oces, but requiring that those officers In
making removals are to give reasons for the same to
tbs President Of the Senatesuch removals to be sub;c
to tia, oIiccrs approval or disspprovsl Amendment
ats,ted.
Mr. Brigh, moved to provide tina. tho Secretary and
Sergeant ut arms and door keeper be elected ut tho 6
session OF each Congress. After debate rejected
81, nays 25. ''-'
Tho resolution as amended was then passed.
The House joint resolution giving the employees of the
.ss;sa.se department an Increase OF 90 per cent on
their compensation, and prohibiting hereafter the usual
extra allowance, was taken up end Passed
MT Bright gave notice that tomorrow he would move
70 tako mp the Texas debt bill.
Mr. Badger made a motion to reconsider Tho vo,a
ing the bill TO establish Telegraph line to tho Pacific
which was again taken up, and rejected.
Nj Petit moved to take up his resolution for printing
the Nebraska and Kansas Act.
Mr. Chase said IL taken up he would offer an amend
Motion rejected. ~
Tho Homestead bill was then taken I'M.
The question taken striking out the 9Th ssc,iop
ana decided in the negative. Yeas le, nays o.
nc stewart moved as substitute for the bi-one ex-
enSng the privilege ofthe Homestead to all persons who
by state laws were entitled to hold lands therein; TO fix as
tue price TO be paid by persons seeking the benefits f
this act after possession aud cultivation for five yesrs
cents an acre. and for lands certain time in
Market twcse and half cents. IL graduates the price
oil the public lands from dollar down to twenty Ave
cents an acre. dependent on the tmc has been n the
market 1t allows the several States in which land lies TO
take II OF graduated price Tor railroads &c
Mr. Gwn moved TO amend the original bill by attach
ing twenty-five cents per the price to be paid by
persons awaiting themselves OF the benefit of this act
lie said he u this satisfy tho conscience of those
willing to give away the public ands
and insert fny cents " ~
Mr. Pearce opposed the bill asul all the amendments
fixing sham prices lie also opposed 10 allowing for
eigners to have the benefit of the act
Mr. Cas- replied.
Mr.. Adams supported the substitute
Mr. Brown opposed it,
Mr.. Bell spoke on the general subjec, for some time
Mr.. Shields supported the bill.
Mr. Wade called the attention of the Senate to the re-
port in the Globe of Mr. Cayons speech of ast week on
this bill In the speech published were words which
he did not think bad been spoken The Senator was rep
resented as speaking in reply to certain Senators who
were not named having uttered speeches dspararnr
of American citizens, and discriminating in favor Of
foreigners.
The Senator from Iowa had asked the Senator To pan
the Senator who had spoken The Senator from Della
ware was reported as saying -" The Senators from New
York and Ohio will not eat their words so soon |
think" " '"
He wished to understand il the Senator from Dele
ware meant by the remarks published insinuste that
he wade) had spoken disparagngly of American born
cItzensE II the Senator intends insinste that he
(Made) had said anything in disparasement OF American
citzens-f anybody ssd that be had done So he
that which was as silly it false and mac ous lie
"oud like the Senator to say if he to be understood
as making such an assertion. lie paused for n repIy
Mr.. Clayton. / will answer when You get tbronpb
Mr. Wade resumed by siying that he had said nothing
which could be tortured into disparagement OF Amer-
can ciizens lie believed that nobody but the Senator
supposed that he had done So He had said that the nun
lie lands were the property Of the American Government
anu that no American citizen could demand as right any
portion OF II gratu6usly more than FOREIGNER could
lie said that as matter Of right the foreigner could de-
mand portion Of il well the native That neither
had any legal right to it, lie had further commended thai
1t was to be given away he re son to dscrn-
nate against foreigners when by laws heretofore no dis
elimination was made against them Heretofore foreign.
ers by paying down the money, could take the public
ENDS as well as natives and in changing that policy to
gut oil land, he saw justice in discrimination against
foreigners e
Mr.. Clayton replied. The Senator had been studying
this matter over since last week. and had been getting
himself under good headway-had laid in his stock Of
water and TO day the Senate had witnessed the Discharge
The Senator had said his speech OF week that native
born Americans had no more right in 4 distribution of
public property than the alien. The declaration he had
relied TO and had rebuked the Senator for the
The Senator under the rebuke He had repIisd
to other sentiments equally calculated disparage Amer
can citizens. Among these sentiments WAS one tina, 6or
eigers had achieved our National Independence"
Mr. Wade asked what Senator had said thate
layton said that be had not said that any Senator
had said So but IL statement constantly repested
In every section OF the country While he gave full credit
Tor all the aid rendered by foreigners in that contest he
denied rs untrue the that our inJ,neni.nce
could not have been achieved but the aid M Gra;,s
who fought our battles.
Mr. Wade. ask lie Senator did lie in the Senate use
these words The Senators from Olo and New York
will not eat their words SO soou ] think"
Mr. Clayton. did so Substantially He again s,id ,b,,
he had not used them Extensively lie was repypp TO IN,
open declaration OF the Senator tina. Americans had m
more right to the public lands than Foreigners lie bad
Tebuked the Senator that sentiment and tho S.p,or
was now under the rebuke.
ar. Wade replied warmly. lie said that tho remark to
which the Senator referred had been explained fully AT
the time and since then The Senator conI lol =, b;s
speech through aud he challenged him 70 find single
word in it disparagng native citizens He had spoken
OF loyalty displayed by Foreigners but had said no
IN any way eraing them above Americans The Senator
had explained the matter TWO three times but he did
no, think the explanation very satisfactory He did not
bel eve the words published spoken IN the Senate
IL was serious matter to charge iih having spo-
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which he did feel disposed pass over in silence
add, therefore, be had drawn the Senator's attention
g. il.
Mr Clayton said was matter OF perfect indifference
to him whether the Senator satisfied or not He
would say to the Senator that If he was not
fed, he, Mr Clayton, willing and ready TO Civ. him
plenary satisfaction IN outside the Senate Cham
ber IL sail in debate tbs, foreigners had by their
labor constructed al roads aud canals aud all other
internal improvements. This direct reflection On
American citizens. IL dispAraEipg statement and
moreover was not true lie American heat and
soul. He sought aggrandizeneut from aoy psrty.-
A few years would close his political career The last
position he would ever occupy, his seat in the
Senate.
lie regarded as bis highest ambition occupy seat
In the American senate When he heard Senators seeking
to cheaper the character of American citzens-whcn he
heard them declare in the American Senate that in the
distribution OF blessings, benefits. and property Of the
American Government, tho native born citizen whose
ancestors for centuries have lived the soil IL entitled TO
no priority the Uotento Turk he could not but
lee that such sentiment wrong aud required ro-
buke IL was unpleasant TO his feelings aud doubtless
was TO every American heart hear such sentiment ut
tered lie anved not she heart Of that who could
not see In such astatemcnt discrimination In favor Of
foreigners.