New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-26
xxxIIID CONGRESS. First SESSION
SENATE. .WAsHINGToN, MAY %, 1874

SENATE.W WASHINGTON, NAV 25, 1884.
Mr. SEWARD presented the credentials of Mr. Gillette
Senator cleo from ConneeIicui III pace vi MI '' ~
Sgeed ,,c,, ..,o..os o,l UNA .,,or,
MIR CLAYTON from the Committee on Foreign Rcla-
tona reinrtcd back the Joint resolution requesting the
President To have prepared and presented to the officers OF
the British shp-ofwar Nnao and SlO0 70 eaeh man OF
the boat crew of that vessel who rescued Lieut. Strain
Surveying party.
II was taken up and passed
Mr. HAMIIN from the Committee on Commerce re-
ported adversely the memorials praying for change Oh
he nort Of eniry in Texas from Point Isabel 10 Browns
Vile and in favor of constructing Marine Hospital at
Pensacola.
The Nebraska bill was taken up.
Mr. BAlARD moved that when the Senate aolourn' II
be till Monday. Areed to-
Mr. BELL said that yesterday lac had vany enIeaVored
toascerai nom the Senators what Prhee
there was In this bill which induced southern Senators to
declare they would not hazard the bill by attaching TO II me
Clayton Cncndment and his remarks had called forth
harsh offensive and personal assault upon him by me sen
ator from, Georgia lie thought that there sufficient
ground in this public action 20 lash him, the Snator vas
disposed lash him, without going into detai o events
ranspiirg in private meetings and caucuses OF senators
The Sena had indOrsod the charges made a. s n ~
the other House by a Tennessee member Mr.. CaS,'h
well Of the House had had long S bs roaes, T
fdence IN his Bells judgment ana na1 oessVI nm nm
not to make up his opinion on H. lie '9lD sssAl9t nii
he would not until the latest moment In consH.t9Uoh
with Whig colleagues Of the House. he had assured them
that Mr. Churclwen would vote with thein re u'' hV'
tnou urtl the evening before Mr. Churchwells speech
most friendly personal aud business relations had existed
between himself and Mr.. Churchwo Thswas the agent
selected 20 mako this onslaught him IN The House Inc
Senator from Georgia must excuse nun ior .Onac
FEELING when he heard the Senator indoSe the charge
made in the House. Ii said there was no cause ior
;he feeling he had shown yesterday; pu ne could not ou
regret 10 hear the senator from North Carolina se ana
corroboete the statement that al the southern wing SEN
a.ors wclo in favor of the BILL No living man could say
that he hld bv word letter. look, gwen any au-
hory any say he in favor OF the repeal OF
the Missouri Compromise: He then repeated severa
he had with his colleagues IN the House
AMI several Senators, Wings and Democrats, IN wnich,
Throughout, he had declared he had not come
10 any definite conclusion on the bill. lie never
attended bat few meetings, al neither OF when was
anything said authorizing anybody to announce that
al southern Wings were in favor OF the elH. II hau
voted 10 put in the provision repeating the Missouri Con-
promise but that vote only Put the 3l IN clearer anu inoe
BILE language, than what was already IN IT,
He had many reasons to be unwilling to take this measure
kmong others the consideration for the National De-
nooracy of the North who were Wiling 10 90 J1suce on
this subject. He knew would enuehger ue ss''S M ~
know the agony which was fel. by those who followed IN
the footsteps OF the authors OF hc 0I ana ne
with them deeply He knew who i would broFe 1eS,lao
live devotional Wings Of the North lie hal neen
charred With having led his colleagues Of the House mo
deposition Of the bill Long seiore the action "a u - ~
Senate his colleagues In the House had expreSscu ~
terms their opposition 10 the bill. lie was IH"vr u
|huenced hv them than they by him. lie ala nor lniN
The Sem. from Georgia justified in auding 10 Trans
actions in the meeting. He never thought tha' any oe
seriously intended TO carry ont the resolutions
the course Of The Na''o@oi In4geaesr nc ,sa oc'
that he was present al any meeting az when te sen
aor from North Carolina authorized 10 state that te
southern " big Senators were united III support OF me %
When ~ Senator from N0rh Carona yeSie,.sy s'et
such wes tc case he had branded il as he did now as
untrue Such thing may have been done az some
meeting sner he had leit il, but never IN MS
presence Wien the Senator from North Carolina got up
yesterday, and following The Senator iron ueors 'e