The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-28
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hr. hunter: OF va Calleu up luo arm y
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Slidell of Ga, asked leave to make
an explanation, which was granted. He
announced that he would make further at
tempt to bring up the bill for the acquisition
of Cuba at an early hour.
Yesterday Mr.. Wade, Of Ohio, having an
nounced his intention to speak against the
bill, took the floor and moved TO adjourn, re-
feFring to the rules.
Mr.. Seward, of New York, here desired
the Senator to understand that the rules he
spoke Of Were made for the oppression of the
minority.
Slidel said after the sergeant alarms had
been directed to request the attendance OF
members at the session yesterday, an APP
peal was made by the Senator from Ohio
/ (Mr. Wade) and others, which was not re-
sponded to.
Mr. Kennedy, of Md, then addressed the
Senate at some length.
At 8 o'clock, a large quorum being pre-
sent, Fessended called Mr. Slidell to order,
as he was not speaking Oh the subject be-
fore the Senate, namely, the army appropriate
ton bill.
| Mr.. Hunter, at Mr. Slidells request, with
drew his motion, and permitted Mr. Slidel
to go on.
Mr.. Slidell resumed and said: 1t is proper
to state to the Senate why | shall make
another attempt at this session to bring up
for consideration the acquisition of Cuba by
negotiation At an early hour yesterday,
the Senator from Ohio Mr.. Wade) took the
floor, and. having previously announced his
intention to speak on the bill, moved to ad-
journ, which was negatived by Il heavy ma
| inrifv No uuorDr, vofiuu nn my nation
the Sergeant-at-arms was directed to enforce
the attendance of absent Senators. An
appeal was then made to the Senator from
! Ohio and others, who were known to be
prepared to speak, to continue the debate,
| with the assurance that quorum would
soon be present, many Senators having left
the Senate with declaration of their in
tention to return by 8 clock The appeal
/ to Senators TO proceed with the debate was
unsuccessful !; but the Senator from Mary
| land spoke Mt considerable length.
HoUsE--Agreed to d report of the Com
mttee of Conference on the disagreeing
amendments of both Houses, to the Indiana
appropriation bill. .-f.e
Mr.. Faulkner, of Virginia, from the COM
nittee on Military Affairs, reported bill to
| protect timber-growing lands set apart by
the United States for military purposes
Those who unlawfully cut or wantonly des-
troy standing timber shall be fined $500, and
suffer years Imprisonment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-P NJ
SENATE Mr.. Slidell said when he had
| concluded large quorum was present. Still
Senators on the other side who, it was as
serted, had many speeches in reserve, re-
fused obstinately either to speak or vote
A. Il.
by series of delatory manouvres to pre-
vent any final action on it, which, under the
very defective rule of the Senate, it was
entirely in their power to carry out.
| The Senator from Miss, a supporter of the
bill, then moved to lay it Oh the table, at
the same time declaring he should vote
against his own motion, his object being to
obtain test vote. This resulted in a vote
of 80 to Is; thus establishing clear ma
jority of IL in favor of the principle of the
| bill. A result that would not have been
changed, had The Senate been full as the
| absentees had generally been, paired off,
Under these circumstances | made motion
to adjourn, satisfied that the bill could not
be pressed to vote, unless by a sacrifice of
| the appropriation bill, thus creating the ne
/ cessity for an extra session. On conSulta-
ton with many friends of the bill, they
have generally concurred in the opinion
| that it would be injurious to again call it
i up, considering that the sense of the Senate
has been expressed with as much distinct
ness as if there had been final vote.
! gave notice, however that | shall again
| present the bill on the first day of the next
session, when it can be introduced under the
| rule.
Fessender denied that the minority had
factiously refused to either speak or vote on
the bill.
Wade, Clark, and others declared to the
same effect. Also, Wilson said he had re-
marks to offer on the proposition, which he
yesterday introduced
! Explanations were made 10y Thompson, of
/ n. j., James Bright and Davis, who were
| absent when the vote was taken, and stated
! that they would have voted with the ma
jority.
The subject was then dropped, and the
army appropriation bill was then taken up
in the Committee of the Whole
The act ppropriates-- dollars. For
the pay of the army, 81, Dol, 7S4 clothing
! Sl,22O, 600; subsistence, 81 ,979, 900; regu-
lar supplies Of Quarter Masters Department,
/ Sl,s9o,Oo0 transportation, $4,000, 900;
purchase Of cavalry horses, 1920, 900; hos
lpitals $9l 900 ordinance and armament,
100000 armories, $290,000; arsenals,
! S137 900 miscellaneous, about So, 600 J;
barracks, provided for by special appropria-
ton. Total army appropriations, $4,000
90. .-.
HoUsE.-The Post Office Appropriation
bill was taken up.
Blair uusucessfully sought to offer an
amendment granting the Butterfield Com
pany the selection of their route.
The House again voted retaining the
amendment appropriating money for the
construction of Post Office buildings; agreed
to by 80 majority. The bill then passed by
4 majority in the same shape in which it
was heretofore rejected.
Phelps of Mo-, asked leave to introduce a
tariff dill from the Committee of Ways and
Means.
Mcqueen objected.
/ Phelps moved suspension of the rules.
Crawford denied that the Committee on
Ways and Means had agreed to any tariff
bill.
House bill was read for informs ton. 1t
simply provides that the operation of lst,
I'd and Sd sections of the act of 1857 be
suspended for three years, from the 1st Of