Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-31

NONuhEcc.-MoSnAr
The Senate passed the bill smenda'ory Of the Diploma,
&c and consular act ofhe last Congress- AFTER explanation.
BY Mr. Mason aud Mr. Benjamin The bills making ap.
preparations for the Improvement Of certain habors In
Michigan occupied the principal part Of the sitting. The
whole subject In all its bearings discussed elaborate
and earnestly by Mr. Mason, Mr.. Clay, Mr. Hunter Mr.
Toombs Mr.. Pearce and Mr.. Butler In opposition and
Mr. Cas-, Mr. Stuart and Mr. Pugh In support OF the
| measures.
The true construction OF the Democratic platform Just
prepared at Cincinnati demanded by Mr.. Mason, In
order that the people he represented and the minority
the South might have full understanding OF the mcaninr
hereafter 10 be attached to that portion relating gen
erL system Of internal improvement We bad, he
said Constitution which rcverenced and respected
safe guard Tor minores but all s barriers were
overieaped aud the will OF majority to be tuhlesly
exercised without regard to equality or justice The
Inmates OF the proper departments secuted and
new system OF expenditure insugurated give mon.
ey for harbors wherever IL asked and this without
such Information could satisfy any OF the propiey
OF the appropriation.
Mr.. Toombs was unsparing In his denuncstion Of tho
system thus about to be built up by piecemea He too
warned the leaders Of the Democracy who de-
parting from the faith Of the Fathers Of the Republic that
they were rcadng dangerous ground He depicted in
strong colors the inequalities Of the distribution In
reference To such portions OF the South had through
their Senators yielded to the corupng Influences always
at work to get hold Of the public money Tho bill of the
Senators from Louisiana had bcen down onsha that
Of the Senator IRON Tennessee had been reduced the
patty amount Of fifty thousand dollars to improve n river
to describe whose magnihcence Mr.. Bell had exhAus-
ted the highest powers OF his eoquencc Gentlemen from
the North add West had only strike tho rock Of the
Treasury aud the living gushed forth In abun-
dance. Mr. T. said he should continue denounce tho
system a. denoraizng and unjust long he had a
place In the Senate. Mr. Pearce who friend TO
rational system OF improvements stated his objection to
some OF the propositions before the Senate. lie
could not see the necessity for so many hsrbors
on the Lakes, In such close proximity, three
OF them being within distance OF less than twenty miles
Mr. Stuart defended the Committee of Commerce against
the charges of extravaganza and which had been
aimed at them throughout the dcu sson He explained
the policy upon which the proposed Improvements
predcated and repealed with camness and force the
accusations which had been made against the majority Tor
alleged departures IRON the Democratic faith and policy
Mr. Cas- corrected of the statements in figures made
by Mr. Toombs and others, and cited report from the
Typographical Bureau 10 show that the whole expend
lures Tor internal improvements the Atlantic the Wes
tern rivers and the lakes had exceeded mil
hons Of dollars since the of what has been
called system. Mr. Puge replied with spirit what
he termed the lectures OF the Senators in the minority
who undertook high priests of the Democratic party
to read him and Others of the church with bell book
aud candle He denied their authority, and coutendcd
that he understood the Democratic faith il had always
been fairly interpreted lie and Others of his party
suffered something tor the South other topics were
a~ays ready to do that section Of the country justice
he must repel the impuations OF prohigacy literally
applied to himself and those with whom he acted.
In the above sketch have given only the spirit
the words OF the speak for the debate long and
discursive, and will ill many columns
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
On motion by Mr. Seward the Senate proceeded con-
slider the bill making appropriation for the consruc.
ton Of harbor the mouth OF Grand River in the State
of Michigan.
This bill again led to protraced discussion Messrs.
Mason, Clay Toombs Pugh, Hunter Butler. aud others
participating when the question ordering the bill
engrossed resulted follows:
fEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bell OF New Hampshire, Bell of
Tennessee, Benjamin. Bright, Cas- Dodge Douglas Dur
kee, Fessenden, Foot Foster, Harlan James Jones OF
Iowa, Pugh, Sebastian, Seward Stuart, Trumbun, Wade
and Wrigtt-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Briggs Bigler, Broadhead
Brown, Butler Clay, Fitzpatrick, Houston Hunter liver
son, Mason, Pearce Reid Toombs, Weller, and Yulee-
II.
The bill was then read third time and passed.
The next bill on the calendar that making APP
preparation for the construction OF nrbor the mouth
of Black Lake, in the State of Michigan.
This bill was defended with earnesness than the
preceding one. Messrs Stuart Toombs Hunter, Clay,
Pugh, Butler, Pearce Cass, Brown Mason aud Others
king part The debate lasted until halfpast p NJ when
Mr.. Mason moved an adjournment, which lost II
call of the yeas and nays.
The bl then reported the Senate and ordered to
be engrossed by vote OF % yeas Is nays, and
read third time and passed