New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-23
NEBRASKA IN TIE HOUSE-THE FIRST
STEP
Of The ". Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 81. 1854.
The first vote ia the House touching the Nebrasks
question taken at quarter before two to-day IL
was Oh a motion of Richardson, the Chairman of the
Committee on Territories to 90 into the Committee Of
the Whole for the purpose of avoiding an approach to
the Nebraska bill which lay Oh the Speakers table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were ordered The
vote which considered sort of test vote on NO
braska, was yeas "a, nays 10S-the Nebraska men
voting yea. The resut of this preliminary demonstrs-
ton was electric. 1t dashed the Nebraska men and
inspired the opposition.
The House then proceeded to dispose of the BUSH
ness on the Speakers table In less than half an hour
the Nebraska bill was reached In an instant the
House was agog Richardson moved to refer the bill
to the Committee Territories Cutting of New York
at the same time moving to refer it to the Committee
of the Whole. For once the House was hushed Rich
ordson amid profound silence, and with great concern
of mind bordering upon nervousness proceeded to say
that he was utterly opposed to sending the bill to tho
Committee of the Whole and that be considered that
nOnebu enemy to it would vote for such course
for if the bill sent there the act would DO equva
lent to its defeat. Or as he expressed himself at
would destroy it and kiil it."
Cutting fNew York replied ia speech full ofbones
for the Nebraska men, declaring himsefn favor of the
nonintervention principles Of the BILL but opposed
both to Clayton's and Badgers amendments and al
udDg to the condition of public feeling in the North,
which he characterized as bordering on q state Of
civil insurrection." The speech was oedged and
manly We must yield so much credit to Mr.. Cutting.
We are in hopes he will come out bright yet.
After Cutting spoke there several very anxious
efforts made to get the floor and objections interposed
to prevent the approach to the fatal vote which now
looked so threatening to the friends Of the bill. Bat
the majority were unreenting in their determination
to have one cuff at the of the Senaes bantlng,
ard held steadily to the point Cutting had moved the
previous question his motion to refer to the Com
mtee of the Whole, and this cut of all debate. Re-
quests were made to him from all quarters to allow
let up for just few very little speeches, but Cutting
was iDexorsbe and the of proceeding led rap
idly on to the vote on his motion II was not long
therefore before the track was cleared Of all imPed
ments. The Speaker then asked the House if it was
their pleasure to sustain the previous question and
proceed to the vote All of which inquiries were
promptly answered by very hearty aye So the main
question at length fairly put aud the yeas and nays
demanded thereon The House was never stiller than
while the yote wenton
Before the count was declared the private tally Lists
had been passed around and general buzz denoted tho
result. 1t went to g Committee Of the Whole bya
vote Of 10 to 95.
This disposition of she bill is very severe blow Ut
its prospects, but les nobody suppose it is decisive Of
it's fate The Administration and Douglas VIII brf re-
double their efforts to win over enough Of the doaos
ing and Improbable members to carry It, hGd
job is before then for have before said, die Com
mittee of the Whole is sort Of Dismal Swamp OF 10
gisation out OF which it is dcult to drag measures
any way feeble in their ova powers Of OsomOtion.
The Nebrasia bill is very fairly in this Horass and
there we ara perfectly willing to see it eOander awhile
You wiz observe that he New York delegation, with
the exception Of Mike Walsh, went in body to pos
the bill into the Compitte. Several fearless and na
pendent Southern men did the came thing. so Tar -
We remember, these were Hunt Of Louisiana, Calhoun
Ethridge, and Bugg of Tennessee, and Mr. Benoa ~
AsTI NEBRASKA The call for meeting d the CsPsS
in Albany appeared in The atlas and Journal OF tha e
Tu..1 IT. a. uSad