The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-25

and thereby subject those northern members vho ha
voted tor u IN ito present shape and vDuid not have
voted FOR !. otherwise 70 the responsibility Of having
voted for the bill with this amendment In IT, He would
act In such bad faith to those had 90 noby
stood forward to support the bill
Mr. Bell, (dem Of Tenn, addressed the Senate for
some time seeking he said to find out what the great
principle Of this bill which induced Southern Sena-
tors and others forego this amendment for which they
had all voted once, in order to secure its passage
In answer to his questions, Messrs Hunter Butler,
Bsdger Toombs Petit and Pratt responded saying the
repeal Of the Missouri restrictions
Mr. BILL continued that repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise amounted TO concession to those southern
who had always contended 1t unconstitutional
because repeats nothing that in their opinion bind
ing 1t would restore quiet peace 1t had already
alarmed and excited the whole country particularly the
North: and its effects were yet to he seen
Mr. TocMRs said-l the Senator had defended his own
course which greatly petded defence and had not ar
ragned that Of others he Toombs would have said no
Senator an6 desired from him. The Senator had
complained that he could not understand the great prn
eipe contained in this BILL which induced Southern
Senator's to support IT, That principle contained in
the amendment Of the Senator from Illinois to
the Senate bill, repeating the Missouri compro
action For that provision contained In great prin
cpe the senator from Tennessee had voted and was
ponsible The senator throughout had acted with ts
friends. had attended s meetings and deliberations Of
its friends The senator present at a meeting Of
whg senators at which the resolution adop ed re.
monstrafirg with the wing organ In this city for opposi
ton this bill The senator did not object resolu-
tion Of the wing friends Of the bill The took
was understood to unite with other wing ssua.
tors, authorizing Badger to state, he had done,
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tice any injury to the South by repeating the Missouri
compromise then the Senator is responsible for It, for he
voted to put that provision in the bill The Senator
asled what great principle contained in the repeal
Of the Missouri restrictions for II It was unconstitutional
ripple guard around legislation Senator'S Represents
tives, the Executive and the Judiciary were sworn to
support the constitution Each branch had decide for
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tuiopal questions to be left to the Judiciary why
need Cor gess the Executive trouble themselves about
s'itu,onal law was to ask him to do tpat which he
could not resist though the law emneny wise and
just in itself For that reason he had cheeruy voted
for the repeal of the Missouri act There those at
the North who lived by agitation, and the Senator
hailed by them with rejoicing, as an ally and
aeorer in the work Of proongng agitation by defeating
Mr.: BnL spoke for nearly an hour in reply, but had
not he said more than fairly commenced what he had
to say. He explained that regards the resolution
adopted to with the editors OF the National
Inteftncer on soppositon TO this bin lie was present
at tn meeting but merely stood within The door with
his hat in his hand and never until recently suspected
that it was nteno ed serious proposition The
meter bao been mentioned in the House by Mr. Church
well, who had read certified copy of the min
utes Of the meeting, by which it was stated
he was chairman Of the committee appointed to wait
the hGsonal Intel'isenccr. This wholly incorrect.
AS TO the other meeting at which it stated the Sena
tor from North Carolina was authorized to state all
Southern wing Senators agreed the BILL he did not
consent to any such statement
Mr. BADGER said that at the meeting of the wing Sena
tors II was suggested that he should state they were
state the fact in his speech and answered In the af
frmatve He did SO, and at the time thought he
much authorized to the Senator from Tennessee
in favor of the bill as that he (Badger)
Mr. BELL said it was all a mistake.
Mr. CLAYTON said ne could explain the matter II was
agreed that the Senator from North Carolina should state
that all the Southern wing Senators In favor Of the
repeal of the Missouri restriction.
Mr. BELL MISUNDERSTANDING the floor, and saying
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out OF one quarrel get into another with you He then
SAD he was not present at any meeting in which any
in Of the bill He repeated this over several
times and at O'Clock yielded the oor and the Senate
adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1854.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
on the State of the Union,
PACIFIC RAILROAD
The consideration of the special order-the Pacific
Railroad bil-was postponed till to morrow and the
mittee took up
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The committee resumed the consideration of the Senate
amendment appropriately half million dollars for the
construction Of works to supply Washington and George
Mr. HAVEN, (whg) of N. Y, said, that If the commit.
tee got aaoat again on this water they would hardly
touch bottom and appealed to the gentlemen to
vote. The amendment was disagreed to.
The Senate amendment appropriating 5000 to build
bated.
Mr. srAuSroS, (eem.) of Ky. said the bridge which
recently ien there Suing one man ana oreaking the
head of another built of rotten ron with holes in
il big his fist plugged with lead and painted to
hide defects He offered proviso to place the construc
ton of the briege under comreeot civil engineers
With this additional amendment the amendment
concurred in
Having acted on several other amen n,ents.
Mr.. Walsh, (dem) of n. Y, moved the committee
rise; there evidently was not quorum without drum
ming up and besides, there provisions in the bill
which ought not TO pass.
The committee refused to rise.
Shortly after, it being difficult TO keep a quorum
owing to the proceedings the Nebraska bill in the
Sc nate the committee and the House adjourned.