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course of our policy and inaugurate a new era of
standing armies and enormous fleets; the time is
also inopportune. What difference was there in
our circumstances now, except that we have an
empty treasury!
In conclusion, he did not admit the right to bring
in foreign nation, with a foreign tongue and for
eign teachings, ignorant and incapable of under
standing our institutions. In his opinion, we were
fast losing all those landmarks which characterized
our early nationality, and are fast becoming
confederation of heterogeneous States. For these
and other reasons, he was opposed to the acquis-
tiOn of Cuba.
Mr.. WADE here moved to adjourn. Lost-ayes
II, nays 2s
The Senate is flng-the absent members return
ing from seeking refreshments, and the galleries
are full of spectators.
MIR. DoOLIrTLE moved to postpone the Cuba bill
and take up the Homestead bill, and he proceeded
to speak, when Mr.. SLIDEIL called him to order.
Mr.. DooLIrrLE insisted.
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Tennessee, although for fifteen
years he had advocated the Homestead measure
asked Mr.. DooLIrTLE to withdraw.
MIR. DOUGLAS friend of tine Homestead BILL
made the same request.
Mr.. CLARK said as friend of the Homestead bill,
he would move to adjourn, which was lost-ayes II,
navs 80.
Mr.. TRUMBULL asked Mr. HUNTER to pledge him
self not to bring forward the Appropriation bills to
prevent vote on the Homestead bill.
Mr.. HUNTER would give no such promise.
Mr.. TRUMBULL appealed to Mr.. JOHNSON to stand
by and press the Homestead bill
Mr.. BTGLER asked Mr.. TRUMBULL for himself and
Republicans to name an hour at which they would
vote on both measures.
Mr.. TRuMBULL said for himself he was ready now,
but he could not pledge his friends.
Mr.. SEWARD said that after nine hours discussion
on Cuba, there was time to come back to the great
question of the age Two propositions now stand
lace to tace-one is the question of land for the
slaves.
Mr.. SLIDELL here rose.
The VICEPREsIDENT said, will the Senator from
New lork yield the floor to the Senator from Lou
isiana?
Mr.. SEwARD.-No sir, do not
Mr.. SLIpELL called Mr.. SEWARD to order. He
was discussing the comparative merits of the two
bills.
The VrcE-PREsDENr decided that Mr. Seward
was in order.
Mr.. SEWARD went a few moments, when Mr.
FITcH appealed to the Chair to put the question of
order to the Senate with the view of stopping what
threatened to be an nterminable discussion.
The FICE-PREsIDENT declined doing so.
Mr.. SEWARD went on, saying that this is the fifth
Congress by which the Homestead bill has been
put aside, and proceeded to contrast the merits of
the two bills
Mr.. TooMBs said, as to land for the landless, it
comes with some demagogueical power. He despi-
sed demagogue, but despsed still more those who
are driven by demagogues. What are they afraid
OF? 1t they do not want to give thirty millions to
carry out great national policy, say so, but do not
attempt to get rid of the issue by saying that they
want to give land to the ldck-ldmders.
MIR. WADE spoke for some time The question
was land to the andess niggers the niggerless
He would antagonist these issues and carry the ap-
peal to the country. The whole object of the
Democratic party was to go round the world hunt
ing for niggers. They could no more run their
party without niggers than steam engine without
fuel.
Mr.. FEssESDEN took Mr.. TooInbs to task, and
asked if the language he had used was not an imi-
tation OF the great man at the other end of the
avenue.
THE foregoing is all that came to hand up to ll1
O'Clock last night, when, there seemed to be no
prospect OF speedy termination of the debate this
despatch was cosed.--REpoRTER.7
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. HuGHEs asked leave to introduce bill re-
peang the tariff act of 1851 and reviving the act
of 1916.
Objections were made from both sides of the
House.
Amid considerable confusion Mr.. HUGHEs moved
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. MERRILL gave notice that should this mo-
tion prevail he would offer his bill as a substi-
tute.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, supposed if the rules
were suspended the bill must have its first consider
alton in Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, where every member could offer amend
ments.
Mr. HUGHES said, suspend the rules first and de-
bate afterward
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM gave notice of substitute to
suspend the tariff of 1857 and revive that of 1876
for two years from the first of July next
The motion of Mr.. HUGHES to suspend the rules
was then negatived-yeas S5, navs o.
Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri, appealed to the House
to reconsider its vote, by which the Pos-oice Ap
preparation bill was rejected. If this was not done,
a new bill would have to be introduced.
Mr. BLAIR moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table. Negatived-yeas 81, navs l04
The vote was then occasioned by which the Post
office bill had been rejected.
At half-past eight o'clock. wearied with the
Improbable proceedings, the House adjourned by
two majority.