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submitted by him. He also believed that tbe ms
iority had no desire to omen the debate bnt all III
friends of tbe hill wore disnosad to aIIoU- "a;
hearing to ali sides. It"
Mr. Dourlas remarked that during tho mast 70
davs he had observed in various newsnaners rumor
and reports to the effect that he himself and hi
friends from Michipan and California TNessrs Str
art and Broderick ! had been formally read ont =
the democratic party at a caucus held by them
He now rose for the purpose of askino the cbairma
! of the caucus Mr. Allen I whether there was on,
truth in those statements
Mr. Allen replied that he knew nothing of an,
mans having been read ont of the marty on that oc
casion
| Mr.. Douglas said that during fourteen wears mas
he had never known a caucus to dacida tbot P, on,
particular measure was party measure. much les
! take the responsibility of reading mon ont of tb
party.
| Mr. Iyerson rose TO make \ statement in rnfaranc,
to a resolution which he introduced in that cancns
Mr. Toombs made a suooestion He did 90 u;ti
| all Kindness towards bis coIIoor,,o hut bo Iii
! thought that caucus matters sbonId not bo ;ntro
| duced into discussions in tha Senate Uo +rIstod
his colleague would let the matter dron v,itbont
pursuing his remarks.
| Mr. Douplas boned the Senator from, Gooro;o
would be allowed tG makn his statomont N'' : "a
Mr. BENJAMIN renewed tba ob;oct;nn I'M roo,,h-
Mr.. Douglas stated that he understood the reso'
lution of Mr. Ivnrson 70 he 70 H. a. IL -
caucus discIamed the ,;rht or intanton + ramJ
him out of the party. W ''''''
Mr. Collamer said that it was exnectad that tbo
chairman of the committee would open the debate
on the bill: but he had waived tha rirht to do en-
According to his understanding of parliamentary
usages if man waived the onanino ba oiSo rai,oa
the close If the senator from Missouri meant 70
have the close without the openinC no wanted to
reply to the CLOSING aroumcnt for that would bo
the only opportunity he would have TO rpnlv To him
Mr. Green renlied that he had aIreodr =, aJa o,1o
elaborate speech on the Kansas ouestiop and had
submitted the report which imbodind tbo facts onJ
principles of the case. In his closing ar@ument he
should not deviate from the facts and nrincinlas
therein SET forth IF bowevar tbo S,nato,, e.
Vermont insisted upon his onening the oro,,n,on.
he would gratify the gentleman to exent
Mr. Hale wanted TO know what was tn he dono
with the army bill
Mr. Iverson replied that inasmuch os tba chain
man of the Committee on Military AtIairs mr.
Davis was still detained bv sickness he shonld
press that bill tosa vote as soon as possible.
Mr.. Coamer moved that the Kansas bill be made
a special order for Monday NEXT ot ono o'clocZ :.
and the motion was agreed 10 NN
PERsoyA1 EXPLANATIONS
Mr.. Bell rose to resume the remarks which he
commenced Yesterday in replv TO his colleague He
Thought if must he evident 10 avary r,nrhor Of +bo
Senate that the attack mon him yostordoI b hi;
colleague was entirely uncaIlod for - ~
Mr. Johnson of Tennessee Desired hv tba nov
mission of his coIIeaoun to saw fn, u,ords in o,
nlanation " ~
Mr. ReIl gave 1vov
Mr. Johnson said that from, tho ,,oo,orl-, ,b;b
his colIeanno srhi+tad It ~ Ia s es MN.In M
onanin0 of h;S sroaob +I,;s - ,,,J IL
Pp - l. - f.-NN - ~ i-' - 'eeie" 'ii''
tba ,'I,,o+ of IL NJ iliis"PPl ellellsoli aS I'd
In what he had said he had ntendod 80 ,,oi
reference at all TO the motives or nrivata cbaracta
of his COLLEAGUE but had onIv rafarrad 70 him oS
senator and , nnb;c ,nan i,ttanJ; - ~, ;. - - 20 "
sonal. If he wond LOOK ovar tbn ranrt G ta
speech he wouId find notbinr tbero which rnodo
anv assanIt mon b i+ar;t H. ia I
n rigbt undar oorIion,a7ta.. I. - ~ a;4:; - W W 4i
nuhiic octs ond srmanh c i al 80 " oli'iOiSe tii9
o'S>N
where Colonel Rarr, denounced +bo oondnt f
Lord North as Iindecent and scandoIons ;; H. ouos
called to order ond ronro,,od IN - 80 Y 60 -
usin,r suob Ionyrao H. - ~ - $500 'Vi I ll's ipl
had rcbt to aTra;9n him S iit' al ai'"t Ii II
use this 7anonrma without om,, tt anu n ond
North's nriyate character as = man NJ 7 +rIStaJ
that This ovnlonot;on u,,rld so+;.r- IL; ~
that ba did nnt ntand w i llis oo''e"s "e
Mr. Rau was s,,r;eJ 70 Pa5 IL Us aiI
this declaration for II seemed os r. Ln did 49, m
derstand the tenor of bisov,n langnolo md liz o,r
argument, If he did NOT intend fo 9ssaiI his r,n.
tiy7-oS and obaronto. o ~ ,,,iI;' ~ W ~ ia.. ms itio
enced hv want of nT !mbic mali la VINO M was lh
that part of his speech in which he Mr. r yas
rorrasantoJ as e.; =. - Nv " W vi ne VI; D. was
ttf S4t ii 81 oiS ~ " 'Ie WI VI holulh% On 10
tho Nortb ,,,;th H. - % VI N " VI nj W Ii'sP
@ ~ ~ I" I" - V. W., 81. o o'hel 'li' ID. cohSluered tlat
"ord ho nod ~ k; anu insulting smart Whch
g. g. " ~ f.: ~. a. nm VI any o'hcI ihemoer Oh the
how ~ f inGt d ne tat MS colleague was not
Ia 5 If i' ile iau S1rei OF Mhdt language ne
be ronld ooot . muse in'Pu'"'iohS'
Mr.. B. then reviewed the speech of Mr.. johnson.
replying 10 many OF the statements and arguments
therein. lie Denied that the Nebraska bill was the
Prhclpal SUBJECT OF controversy in the canvass in
tennessee In lS55, and asserted that there not
Hve hundred men IN that State who understood the
NeDraska ohi, particularly that portion of it known
as the badger amendment. Mr. B. spoke at con-
sueFapic lehgth endeaNorlng 10 Vlndlcate his con-
sistency IN MS public career, and concluded by say
ing that he could not respect his colleague unless
would Withdraw those pf
wnlch he regarded as personally offensive.
MI johnson replied SAYING that he should not
uetan the senate long Tor IN the extended remarks
that ms colleague had submitted to-day he had not
cohroVefted one TACT or answered one argument
that had been made against him yesterday; and his
speech to-day was the most conclusive evidence that
thoSe facts and arguments were unanswerable. As
10 the statement that those remarks were personally
lsclaiming such an intention, and he had other
apology or retraction to make. He then proceeded
to reply to some portions of Mr.. Bells remarks to-
DAY
Mr. Bell reJoined briefly; and the Joint resOlu-
tlohs ne presented yesterday were then ordered to
DE printed
ARMY BILL.
lveFspn . t .nHh moved 10 proceed Z" the c0nsld-
e'o o 'Te nlli 70 increase .le miiitary eStapllsl,
heht ol the nteu states; winch motion was agreed
W,
cd ~ th na oP tHe oeite lheh ProceeG
~ 'i hf ol Aecu'5!e business ana,
"i'er orlei sessioh' 'he SENATE ADJOURNED.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The bus;noSs frs+ IN ordor ,.o, +Io I'm ,.uox4;,,
pensions to the Officers and soldiers of tbn a
Great Britain of 1879 and tbosa enranod in +bo In
dian wars DURING that neriod wIicb had baan
specially assigned TO this dav The manding nneston
henu on motion to rn comrit 70 tho on
InraI;d Pensions " '0li'''' " '"e iiiiiii''e VII
NJ Iona. of To,,oo :1 . r 49,
der that as the hill nrovded r ot o1
Continuous annronriation tho rIaS reoniroJ tbat
shouid he first considered in Comritte dftbo VIII
Mr. Saya6e. of TENNESSEE said tbn inforn,ation
called for from tba Prnsidon+ cd th ,,1
in relation to the exnense invoIraJ bod nnt ,'ot
baan nIacad in tba bapd f orE i''," NV
f;onds of tba Hi did 80 u: - - =; an" @ "o : s!e =!
advantage to press the bill without the fullest
and farest discussion, he would ask unanimous con-
sent to move to postpone the bill until the first Tues
day in April and make it the special order in the
House at that time, to be considered from day to
day until disposed OF.
The Speaker decided that under the rules the bill
must first be considered in Committee of the Whole