The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
ThIr.y.rhird Congres....Firlsc''lon'


Yestcrday,- Pr0ce edings:
WASHINGTON, March 3. !
SENATE. Senate debated the Nebras'
ka bill yesterday until Soc lock l.. nj. va
rious amendments we're offered and DISCUSS
ed. Mr.. Chase's amendment to the IAN
section, inserting I re words. l'-that the ieg's.
lature of territory shall not le preclnoed
from prohibiting. slavery therein" was re-
jected; yeas 10, nays 81. Mr.. Badgers
amendment was adopted; yeas 81, nays o.
Mr.. Chase offered an amendment, making
the Governor, Secretary and Judges elected
by the people to the territory; Ielcrted-yeas
10, nays 80. a.
Mr.. Chase offered an amendment, putting
Nebraska and Kansas in one territory and
under one government, and argued the ao-
sence of any necessity for two territories.
Mr.. Mason said be fully endorsed all that
was said by Mr.. Badger-that it was the du-
ty of every friend Of the bill to vote down this
and all other amendments offered by the
Senator from Ohio.
MIR. Chase said he had offered his amend
ments because they were in this opinion
right. He knew no rule of propriety or con-
stitutional right by which Senator repre-.
sentng Ohio, the third State of the Union,
and truly representing the sentiment OF that
State, was to be denied the privilege OF offer
! ing amer dments to this or any other bill, or
! why the amendments offered by the Senator
from Ohio were to be rejected because he Of
1 fered them. When once the Senator had
resolved on the principle of non.intervention
he had offered the amendments, not against
1 it, but to carry il to its fullest extent
Mr.. Mason responded, denying that any
amendment offered by the Senator was in
tended to carry out the principles of nom
intervention. His sole object was TO defeat
| the bill. He had, he said, read of warrior
who carried huge shield covered with sew
en- bull hides, and close y studded with brass.
The Senator from Ohio must suppose himself
covered with such shield from the just con-
denim alton ofth county.-This was the last
1 struggle of that party OF which the Senator
was an illustration; if this bill was passed
their vocation would be gone, their last plank
! in the shipwreck taken from them, and they
would die as they deserve to die, bowling,
howiing Ike fiends because they have not
been able to destroy the country which pro-
Itected them. The South had not proposed
this measure; they have never originated any
measure upon the subject Of slavery; though
this bill contained much of injustice to the
South, he was still willing to take it as a
small advance towards justice, and as an ev.
idence Of peace.
Mr.. Wade said he had listened as lorg as
he could quietly, to The unjust and unbecom
ing aspersions cast upon the Senator, who,
with him, truly represented the sentiments Of
the great State of Ohio, and he wondered at
the camness with which his colleague had
borne the taunts, and imputatons thrown up.
} on him personally, and upon his motives and
conduct. Such conduct could no longer be
put up with. Ohio was not interior, he said.
to any State-her Senators were not to be
brow beaten by any p rsons, and were not be
to frightened oct OF their right /, offer amend
! ments to airy bill pending in the Senate OF
the United States. .,-,'4.
The languagcd used towards his collie ague
was unbecomng the Senate-it might be
livery suitable to the plantation, but was no,
to the Senate Of the United States.
Ohio would dispose OF the reward and Ir-
nish her own representatives, and she re.
cognised no master in old Virginia over her
Senators or people. Ohio would vote fol-
the Senator. They would send his colleague
back to the Senate for six years longer, if he
; maintained the Missouri Compromise; it W as
constitutional. The very men who so siren.
uously advocated its repeal because it was
Unconstitutional, had over and over again
voted for its extension to the Pacific. Tt
, deny its constitutionality was to leave their
own conduct open TO prescriptions, which il
would no. be parliamentary TO name. The
, constitutionality of the Wimot Proviso was
, but little over six years old. At the North
it had its commencement at the time when
the Senator from Michigan found it neces-
, sary to strip himself of all burthensome iiab-
iliments 10 the great Presidential race.
The Declaration ofIndependence had been
assaled BY the supporters of the bll-not on.
y the acts of "the father of his country had
been declared unconstitutional but wha,
. they declared to be self-evident lies! 1t was
necessary to declare the Declaration of Inde-
; pendence lie or this bill could not be sup
ported. -..... ...rs .-.a.Hi.a
An amendment was then adopted, striking
out the provision allowing aliens to vote and
hold Office. upon declaring their intentions 10
: become citizens. The substitute v as offered
by Mr. Douglas for the original some time
: since, and was then agreed to as amended
and tie bill was ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading, by yeas 90, nays II. Nays
, Senators Chase, Dodge OF Wis, Fessenden,
> Fish, Foote, HamIin, James, Seward, Smith
Sumner. Wade and Walker The following
Senators were absent, or not voting: A llen.
Bayard. Bell, Bright, Cass, Clayton, Cooper
Everett. Grier, Houston and Mallory, Peace,
Rush, Thompson, OF Ky, Thomp on, of N.
j., Toombs. Tousey, Weller, Wright and
phelPs-2o and one vacancy in North Caro-
lima. .iI.-...
; The Senate then adjourned.
> The session was marked by much excite.
ment and confusion, and many personal re-
marks, directed chiefly towards the opponents
) of the bill.
WAsHINGroX, March 3.
], SENATE-The Nebraska bill was taken
, up. .fr
Mr.. Cass said he was not present when the
vote on the engrossment was taken, and he
desired his vote should be recorded i'm favor