The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-24
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Dead and Done For.
The Homestead bill, engineered through
the House by Mr.. Grow, and unanimously
sustained in that body by the Republicans,
came to a preliminary vote in the Senate on
the 18th. A motion was made, and carried,
to postpone the Cuba question and take up
the Homestead bill. motion was then
made to postpone the Homestead bill and
take up the Civil and Diplomatic bill. The
motion was made by Mr.. Hunter, Demo
cratic aspirant for the Presidency, and car
ried. This, placing the Homestead bill 80
far in the rear of important public bust
ness, is considered as equivalent to it's de-
feat. The vote was, % for the bill to %
against it, the Vice President by his casting
vote deciding in the negative. Now we wish
to call attention to the fact, that as in the
House, so in the Senate, the Republican party
was unanimous for this benefcent measure.
Every Republican Senator gave his hearty
vote for 1.-THE 20 votes against it being all
Democratic votes Another fact is that, as
We believe, the vote disposes effectually of
several Democratic aspirants for the Presi-
dency. Hunter, Breckenridge, Hammond,
and one or two others who are seeking the
Charleston nomination, voted against the
measure, and none of them them can ever
face western constituency with any chance
of favor while that record remains.
ca Bolts in his speech before the Wing
State Convention of Virginia, few days
ago, said that if the Republicans would nom
mate for the Presidency either Bell, Critten-
den or Bates, the Southern Wings and Amer
leans would support him. Mr.. Bates is m
old Clay Wbig, like Henry Clay an Emanoi-
pationist, and at present member of the
Emancipation or Free State party of Missou-
ri. OF the three, undoubtedly he would be
! most likely to be looked upon favorably by
the Republicans.
Q VERY WELL FOR DEAD AN.--Hughes,
the Indiana Congressman, who distinguished
8 himself by his ardent support Of the Lecomp.
. ton bill and who was badly beaten for the
( next Congress in consequence, pronounced
I the following first funeral grafton over
q his own death, on the floor of the House the
], other day:
y 81, perhaps, am as little biased by inter.
]. est, as little tramelled by popular feeling, a,
any man in this body. am in position II
be impartial and independent. My race il
/ run. The grass grows green over my politi
% cal grave, and speak us a voice from TIT
a spirit land. stood side by side with thes,
gentlemen through the scenes of long ant
turbulent session, in defence Of the princi
q Piles and integrity Of the Democratic party
d Having fallen ut my post in the discharge o
IN nv duty, am content.o
70 Pennington bridge and Bentonspor
20 Dam GONE.
y We learn that two spans of the bridge o
Pennington, and a considerable portion Q
as the old dam at Bensonsport, we're carrie
Is away by the running ice in the breaking u
'st Of the Des Moines River, the other day.
:; CTPrentice, of the Louisville Journa
~ seems to think there is no use in taxing til
). country for the purchase Of Cuba, for he pr,
!. diets that the Queen of Spain will fall
80 love with our new Minister, Mr.. Preston,
first sight, and make him a present of it.
III GIVE learn that the Rev. G. j. Johr
20 son, formerly of Burlington and now I'm S
lse Louis, has consented to accept the PasApr
So, charge of the Baptist church at Fort Madiso,
q. ca A vile fellow by the name Of Cassid
70 the keeper Of house Of i'll fame, was con
tar mitted at Quincy last week on the charge
ba numbering one II. II. Johnston who frequen
,es ed his establishment.
raj CT The President takes the defeat of Il
Territorial Bills by Congress in high dudl
lhe con, and we'll he may, for Washington le
On ter writer in speaking Of the bills for the o
ION ganization of these Territories, Arizona, d,
be- cotah and Jefferson, says:
ord ,"The defeat Of these bills DESTROYED Il
the patriotic hopes of Delegates, and more thu
Of two hundred applicants for the Offices Of Go
=. ernors, Secretaries, Marshals, ATTORNEY
90 judges, &c. MIR. Buchanan has made pror
d. ises largely in view Of the passage of the
and bills, and RACES awfully because he is d
he prived Of so much PATRONAGE
ONO INTEREST LAw.-The Legislature
80 Ohio has just repealed the law which allow
sss ten per cent. interest to be taken und
sa' special contract, and thereby leaves the ra
w. of interest in Ohio uniformly at six per Ger
~ per annum.
for
,ich GT Miss Alice j. Chase, q sister OF /
re- Governor of Ohio, died at his residence
tho Columbus, last Thursday.