New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18
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a nc Scuatc took up TIE uotQettead bul ~ yoe1
Of twenty SIX 10 twenty three. At / o'clock CsAs
was called up as the special order mott u w
made to postpone Cubs AID consider tho Hone-
stead bll which was carried BY twenty ssvss -
tweBty.siK. Dir. Hunter then moved TO posts,us
the Homestead bill and take up the Civil ssd Die.
lomstic bill. The vote stood twenty-eisht I.
to tweuty-eigtt yIcs.President Breekeariixs
voted Yea, and the bill was postponed. This il
considered equivalent to killing the bill TAs vsss
is as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Allen, Bate Bayard, Berjssain,
Bisier, Brosn, Clay, Chugman, Dsvis, Fitca, Fltz-
patrick, Green, Gwiu, Hsmmood, Haater, Iverssu
Jehrson Ark J, Kennedy, Lsne, Mallory. Mwsa
Per:e Reid, Sebastian, SideD, TOonbs, Ward. cad
lulse-S.
NAYS-Messrs Bel, Bright, Broderick. Ch.,x~
Clark. Collsmer, Dixon, DOottle, Doggi. Darkes'
FesseIdeD Foote, Foster, Hale Hsmla, H.rl~
Houston, johnson Tenn, Kiog. Paeh, Rios. S.wvI
Simmons, Smith, Stuart, TrumbuAl, Wade, and wnsoc
rs.
ABSENr-Messrs. Cameron, Che.nut, Cd,teaaea
Jones, Polk. Sumner, Thompson (hy.h Thompssi
n. Y }, and Wright.
Messrs. Brown, Hunter, Lane, Hammond ~
Breckenridge are all candidates for nominatm q
Charleston. II either succeeds, bis vote asaia1l
the Homestead bill will be remembered.
The Committee on Ways and Means met TO-DAY.
but could not agree upon Tariff. There 10 .
prospect that the Committee Will be called again;
if So, the diaeren. Tariff bills wild be reported
SO that the House can get vote on each.
Dir. Chandler made a telling speech to-day. il
opposition 10 wha. he characterized as the thirty
million bribery and corruption fund. The prope-
sition, be said was mOnstrous one, worthy tie
brigsnd james Buchanan, author OF the Ossca1
Manifesto, but totally dsgraceful to the President
Of The United States. The proposition Was msds
when there WAS not the slightest prospect OF sue-
Gees. 1t was an insult 70 Spain, aud disgrace to
ourselves. But the President did not make it N
good faith. He had damaged the Democratic par
", and wanted this thirty million bribery And cor.
rupton furd with which to resuscita!e it, II
would not be equal to the task. lie would never
debt He pitched into Pugh and Benjauic, and
tie bred Scot decision, and the extravsgaace d
the Administration with . bankrupt Treasury,
without gloves His speech eviaced great research.
and was listened to by an attentive Senate and
crowded galleries.
TIE Army Appropriation bill, as reported. will
receive powerful opposition. The belief 10 that
it will be rejected.
The Philadelphis witness, who peJured himsck
before the Printing Investigation Committee by
swearing that a certain set of books had beoa
burned, msde an Intellectual effort to day to DO re-
examined for ex PLANTATION. Tne books have since
bee found, aud exhibit a fraud OF 81 900.
Thirteen hundred tickets to the Napier ball
have been sold, to the chsgrin OF the stle:t three
hundred, who supposed they would have tho thisS
all to themselves. A good deal Of Dissatisfaction
is manifested.
As Nugent, ex Fraser River Commissioner, do
clnes to 60 to Bogota, it is rumored to night that
the President is about to offer it to another gentle
maD, whom he tried to dispose of last Summer BY
sending him to Liberia with the returned Africans
DIR. Rainey speaks the Spanish, and has been much
in South America. and, as the Administration goes,
perhaps would be good appointment. BY tho
way, why don't the President send in tae doctors
report upon Liberia Is be afraid the facts it cen
aims would dam,ge his Cuban swindle, by demon
stratpg the capacity Of negroes for self.sovern-
ment' Let US have the report.
The Territorial bills are to DO pressed In tho
Senate. They will be killed in the House. with
their present pro slavery features.
John S. Wells Of New Hampshire is whiting
here to be Governor Of Dacotah, if that Territory
is organized.
Hatch, member Of Congress from New.York, il
anxious for the organization Of the Territories, in
the hope to be appointed Governor Of one Of them,
as a reward for his Lecomptonism.
The President threatens to preciptate upsa
Congress an old Message announcing his intention
to call the new Congress in the Summer, if thsa
don't vote him means to carry on the Government
lie is unusually cross at the refusal Of the House =
organize the Territories.