Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-28
ne cuban struggle in the senate.

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Mr. Slidell's Thirty Million bribery and cor
ruption scheme was debated in the Senate Fri
dly night till late hour. The Tribune's cor
respondent gives the following graphic sketch
of the struggle
y Ten O'Clock There is no prospect of an ad-
iournment The Senate is full and the galleries
crowded. Mr.. Doolittle insists upon his mo-
ton to take up the Homestead Bill. Appeals
meet him from SIdeIl, Reid, Brown, Douglas
and others. all Cubans, to withdraw his motion.
He refuses. Toombs enters the ring. Calls
the friends of the Homestead bill set of dema-
gogues. "a Talks about towards, land for the
iandIess, and makes flee with Billingsgate.-
Wade replies, and standing next to Toombs, and
looking HIM square IN the face, informs MIN
that he is not a coward, and never tfembled be-
fore the fsce of mortal Mr.. Fessenden informs
Toombs that he has only copied the low Cuban
language of the man at the other end OF the
Capitol when he talks about towards; that that
is the language of the tap room, and that the
Republicans do not mean to be bulied, nor
cea1ed, nor frightened from their purpose.
Mr. Seward followed in statemanlike re
view Of the Presidents policy, showing that 1t
was false and fabulous Mr.. Toombs responds
in the language of the bully toward the sena-
tor from New York, who, he knows, never no.
tices bullying. So the debate runs on, the in-
terest and the crowd increasing, and the Cubans
begging the Republicans to yield the Home
stead to Cuba.
Eieucn O'CIock.-The Republicans still in
sist upon taking up the Homestead bill. Mr.
johnson (Ark) makes point of order against
deoating it. The chair, Mr.. Breckinridge,
overrules the point. Mr. Johnson appeals :
Mr.. Simmons debates the appeal much to the
annoyance ofthe Cubans. Mr.. Pugh asks Mr..
johnson to withdraw his appeal to stop Mr..
Simmons. Mr. johnson declines, and Mr.. Sim
mons goes on The crowd continue much in
terested.
Ttoetpe O'Clock The Republicans are still
goading the Cubans, aud the latter are begging
for life. Mr. Hammond has yielded, aid
moved an adjournment, but his friends would
not consent, and the Senate refused to ad-
joum.
Mr.. Doolittle has discussed the Homestead
bill and has been called to order, but was sus-
tanned by the Chair. The latter was over
ruled, and Mr.. Doolittle continued discussing
the bill.
Mr. Chandler begant to pitch into Mr.. Toombs
for his insolence, when his intention becoming
manifest several members called to order, and
he was overruled.
RudTteT past ttcetUe.-ln SenabS refuses 10
postpone Cuba and take up the Homestead bill,
by a vote of 10 to 29. Mr. Douglas voted no.
Mr.. Mason gets up, sleepy, and thinks it is evil
dent the Senate can progress no further to night,
and moved to adjourn. The Senate refused by
vote of 10 to 20.
Mr. Wilson moves to postpone Cuba and take
up the bill for regulating collection districts,
and proceeds to discuss it. He notifies the
Senate that seven or eight Republicans desire
to make speeches On Cuba. Mr.. Brown asks
Mr. Wilson to withdraw his motion, and he
will move to lay Cuba on the table to get a
test vote. .H
Mr.. Seward asks for test vote on the bill
regulating Collection Districts. Mr.. Brown
moves to lay Mr.. Wilson's motion on the table.
Mr.. Mason gets sleepy, and wants 10 get thome-
He thinks the country will consider the scene
disgraceful, and moves to adjourn. The SEN
ate refuses to adjourn by vote of 20 to 80.
Mr.. Seward, at I2l o'clock, takes the floor on
question of ORDER and the prospect is that
the session will continue until morning.
One o'elock-Mr. Brown moves to lay the
Cuba bill on the table, declaring that he shall
vote against it, but wants test. The Senate
refuses to lay it on the table by vote of l6 to
80 Mr. Slidell backs down, and moves to ad-
journ, and thus the Opposition triumphed