Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-10

After Mr.. Smith had concluded, yesterday,
Mr.. Pratt gave notice that he would contend
for an Observance of the resolution of the Sem
ate, setting apart Friday in each week for the
consideration of the private calendar. 10 the
exclusion of all other business and resist ali
attempts to set aside that rule.
On motion Of Mr. Bright, the Senate pro-
ceedod to the consideration Of Executive bust
ness; and after some time spent therein, the
doors were opened, and the Senate adjourned
House Of Representatives.
After our report closed yesterday, final vote
was taken on the Deficiency BILL and by vote
Of 80 to 88, it was defeated, in such manner
Is to prevent it from being again brought be-
fore the House, for any consideration whatso-
ever.
Senate, Friday Feb. 10, 1854.
Mr.. Petit from the Committee on Private
Land Claims, reported back House bill extend
ing the time FOR presenting certain private land
claims in California, and the same was censid-
cred and passed.
Alec, bill confirming private land claim
in Wisconsin; and the same was passed.
A bill for the relief Of tho heirs of Lieuten-
ant C. A. Wickhffe.
On motion Of Mr.. Douglas, the considera-
UOu VI uuo pIAVnuo CHlouQ6I was DObbpOQcu,
and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill to organize Territorial Government
for Nebraska.
Mr. Smith resumed the remarks commenced
by him on yesterday. He quoted, as the plat
form on which he stood upon this question, the
words of Mr.. Webster, in which that gentle
man declared himself opposed to oil agitation,
North or South. He was opposed to oil Anti
Slavery agitators, and Pro- Slavery agitatore
No man could say that in opposing this bill he
was actuated by sectional motives. He had
voted against this bill at the last session, when
it contained sanction Of the Missouri Com
promise.
( He and some few other Northern Senators
voted with the South, and killed the Nebraska
bill Of the last session. He was surprised to
see some Of those Northern Senator'S now giving
their support to this BILL He could see no
cause for the change, except that this bill con-
tanned q Slavery clause. If it were not sweet
ened by the Slavery clause, the bill could not
live in the Senate half an hour. This bill re-
enacted the Fugitive Slave Act; but if it re-
enacted the Missouri restriction and the VIII
mot Proviso both, he would not vote for the
BILL
When the bill was first reported, it contained
twenty first section, of which no one knew the
meaning and which a jury of nineteen Phila-
delphia lawyers could not decide. It remained
in that state one week when Mr.. Dixon Offer
ed an amendment repeating the Missouri pro-
hibition. The Senator from Illinois, in five days
after that, marches fully up to the scratch.
The Senator then reported new bill, declar-
ing the Missouri Compromise void and nope
rative. This was not suffered to remain but
after that council of war was held, in which
was prepared the amendment now pending.
That amendment is novelty in the way Of
legislation. 1t is an enactment with an exor-
dunn and peroration.
All tho South desired was the repeal Of the
Missouri Act. If ID was to be repealed, he
would prefer to have it done in positive terms
and in none Of the squirming and twisting
displayed by this bill fit was to be repealed
it ought to be done in separate motion, and
not put here to carry through another measure,
which, without it, could not receive the South.
ern vote, and which was voted down ct the
last session.
The country had expected nothing Of this
measure. IL will be remembered; the newspa-
pers had said nothing of Nebraska, until after
Congress met Since that time however, the
notes of the present organ had been most dis
cordant. In the first place, the Senator from
Kentucky was denounced as an agitstor, be-
cause he proposed the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, and the Senator from Illinois was
Landed for his middle course. In few days
the organ changed its tune, and the very meas
ure, for protesting which Mr.. Dixon was dc
nounced, was hailed as the very one required
and called for.
He examined the character Of the Missouri
Compromise, and contending that it was adopt
ed only as q solemn compact, to DO forever kept
and observed
II. L. &.
port Of this proposition on the ground that il
was offered by the North. He denied the au-
thority Of any one man to offer that PROPOSE
ton in the name Of the North.
fit should turn out that majority Of the
Northern Senators should vote against the bill,
he would expect the Senator to vote against the
bill He thought it likely that q majority Of
the Committee on Territories were not in favor
Of this bill.
Mr.. S was still speaking when this report
was closed
House of Representatives., Feb 10, 1854
The Deficiency bill having been yesterday
defeated and motion to reconsider the vote
defeating it having been made and laid upon
the table, as soon as the Journal had been read
today general desire was manifested to bring
the bill again before the House; but the Speak.
or decided that the vote Of yesterday was final,
and that the bill could not now be taken up
Much excitement prevailed throughout the
Hallon the subject, and for about half an hour
there was an almost tumultuous demonstration
Of inquiries respecting the order of business,
motions, remarks that were ruled out of order,
objections, &c.
The Speaker was clear, cool, and infexible
in his decisions
MIR. Jones, Of Tennessee, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the motion to reconsider
was yesterday laid upon the table.
The Speaker ruled the motion out of order,
Mr., Jones appealed from this decision.
Mr.. Hamilton moved TO lay the appeal upon
the table
This motion was decided, by yeas and nays,
in the afirmative-134 to IS
The House then proceeded TO consider seve-