The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-30
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a Warm Time in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May q.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hallbridge, from the commit
tee on public lands, reported bill granting
alternate sections ofland to the State of Mich
igan, to aid in..the construction of railroads.
The bill grants 100000 acres
Mr.. Walbridge said the main features of the
bill were precise copy of other similar acts.
He called for the previous question.
Mr.. Jones asked him to withdraw his de-
mand for the previous question. He thought
an opportunity should be afforded to the enc
mics of such bills to be heard
Mr. Walbridge replied, he had moved the
previous question to save useless discussion of
the principles involved, they being well I'M
derstood, having been debated for the List two
years.
Mr.. Craig thought the bill should at least
be printed in order to afford an opportunity
of examination. The gag should not be ap-
piled.
A motion was then made to lay the bill on
the table, which was rejected by vote of 80
against 81.
The House then passed the Michigan land
bill--78 against So. Adjourned.
SENATE-Mr. Trumbull gave notice of his
intention to introduce bill to prevent civil
war in Kansas.
The bill to provide for the general intro
duction of a uniform national code of marine
signals, passed. Mr.. Sidell called the atten-
ton of the Senate to telegraph dispatch CIV
ing Mr.. Summers statement before the house
committee, published this morning. A long
debate ensued causing considerable excite
ment.
Senators Slidell and Douglas severally de-
MED the statements concerning them in Sum-
ner's statement, and wished to prevent false
impression in the country. Both disclamed
any idea whatever of the contemplated assault,
the latter saying he did not know Sumner was
about the capital.
Mr.. Toombs denied he was near Brooks at
the time, but he told Brooks he approved of
what he did
Mr.. Butler said, had he been present he
would have assumed all responsibility taken
by his gallant relative. Not single word
which had been quoted by Sumner in applica-
ton to him was relative to anything which he
had said on the Kansas question
Mr.. Wade said he knew nothing of the
facts of the assault, but his feelings were
aroused when man was stricken down and
almost murdered. A brave man could not de-
fend himself against such an attack as that
If the principle announced is to prevail let us
four to one, | am here to meet you. man
can die in no better cause than in defence of
the liberty of speech
Mr.. Wilson was sure Mr. Sumner did not
design to place the Senators in a false position
Nothing in Mr.. Summers statement was in
consistent with what was said by Slidell and
Douglas. He was stricken down by MUIR
derous, brutal and cowardly assault
Mr. Butler" You,re a liar ,,
Mr.. Stuart called the Senator to order.
Mr.. Butler apologized for words spoken in
warmth and excitement.
Mr.. Wilson resumed, saying, when Sumner
was able to take his seat he would be ready
to meet the Senator from South Carolina and
others, in debate on this question, and answer
all assumptions of superiority.
Mr.. Butler called on the Senate to witness
that he had always been courteous in debate |
Mr. Foster alluded to the avowal of Mr.. |
Toombs that he approved of Mr.. Brooks con-
duct and thought it incumbent on him, as he |
was new member of the Senate and had not
participated in its debates to any extent, to
say word as to his reasons for his course. If
he should remain silent now, it might be mis-
interpreted, and some might suppose his 81
lence was through fear of a like consequence
to himself He wished to disabuse the minds
of all the members of the Senate of any such
misapprehension. He had thus far participa-
ted but slightly in debate; because he was
new member he thought it would be more be-
coming for him to listen than to speak but
when an intimation of this kind was made, it
might be supposed, if Senators did not speak,
passion so base and unworthy -
Here the lightning, which has prevailed all
evening, stopped operations entirely.-REPl
1T. ROSS, TN. D.,
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