Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-03
From Washington.
Special Dispatch to The New York Tribune.


all business is laid aside, and the Home.
stead bill specially sacrificed, for Slideli'.
Thirty Million bribery and corruption
scheme. 1t was taken up with the notice
that the friends Of the measure would no
permit en- adjournment until vote is taken
Debate has been had up to 9 O'Clock this
evening, when the Republicans, through M.
! Wade, have given notice that they dom
propose to debate the bill any longer to-
night. and that they do not intend that TIE
Cuba wrestlers shall take vote.
The Senate refuses to adjourn and Mr
Doo.ittle moves that Cuba be set aside anc
the Homestead Bill be taken up, and call:
the Yeas and Nays, and with this motor
begins fliibustering which will continue in
to Sunday unless the Cubans back down.
So we have test Of endurance.
Mr. Mallory in advocating the Cubar
scheme to dav, denounced the doctrine thai
Cuba should not he acquired because hel
people were Catholics. He said he wanted
her annexed to the United States becaus,
it would develop the powers of that chsrc h
/ oiio no u SuthphS plCpdTtu ~ Uc
lend Catholicism on the floor of the Senate
Senator Wilson's substitute to Mr.
Sldeli's Cuba bill, offered to day, propose,
that Cuba and all the countries on this CON
tirent South of us, be acquired commercial
| ly negotiation, for which the sum of S50,.
600 is appropriated. 1t is viewed as wise
stroke OF policy, and Democrats from com.
mercial districts speak well of it,
The House to-day has been quarreling
over the Naval Appropriation bill AIR
Phelps, Chairman Of Ways and Means, un-
dertook 20 read the Buchanan Democrats OF
Pennsylvania out of the Cobb and Hunter
party, because they voted against the Post
Office Appropriation bill; and Mr.. Phillips
came back with sharp rebuke, notifying
the Free-Traders that he should voie against
it again when it comes up, and all other
Appropriation bills i! they did no, suit him
IL was opposed to voting money when there
was none in The Treasury. The House con-
tinued in session, making no progress. unit
O'clock, when SO few members were pres
ent that the House was called, and two or
three hours were consumed in farce that
would disgrace school-5oys.
The House reconsidered the vote, where
by the Post Office bill was defeated, by
whipping in Southern Democrats.
Copies Of Sherman's report on the Naval
Corruptions, were circulated in The House
to-day, and created great excitement among
the members, a Democrat declaring tha he
shall move q resolution of impeachment
"gainst Tuucey. The Select Committee to
investigate the charges against Mr.. Soaring
report that, while evidence dues not excul
pate him, they are not warranted in recon-
mendiDg that he be expelled. They, there.
fore, leave the settlement Of the question
to the House.
A distinguished Democratic Senator, not
quite six feet high, declares that it the
Opposition to this Administration are sensi-
Bile, they will SO thoroughly destroy the
Democracy that it will never regain foot.
hold IN the United States.
Ten O'clock.-There is no prospect of an
adjournment. The Senate is full and the
galleries crowded. Mr. Doolitlle insists
upon his motion. Appeals meet him from
Slidell, Reid, Brown, Douglas and others,
all Cubans, to withdraw his molten. He
refuses. Toombs enters the ring. Calls
the friends OF the Homestead bill a set of
demsgogues. Talkssabou. cowarde, land
for the landless, and makes free with Bill.
ingsgate. Wade replies, ard standing next
to Toombs. and looking him square in the
face, informs him that he is hot coward,
and never rrembled before the face of a
mortal. MIR. Fessenden informs Toombs
that he has only copied the low Cuban
language of the man al the othe. enu of the
Capitol when he ia. ks about towards; that
is the language of the tap-room, and that
the Republicans do not mean to be bu!lied,
nor coaxed, nor frightened from their pur-
pose.
Mr.. Seward followed in ststesmanlike
review of the Presidents policy, showing
that it was false and fabulous. Mr.. Toombs
responds in the language of the bully to-
ward the Senator from New York, who he
knows, never notices bullying So the de-
ba.e runs on, the interest ond the crowd in
creasing, and the Cubans begging the Re-
publicans TO yield the Homestead TO Cuba.
BY canvass OF the Senate, it is said that
MIR. Siidell's Cuba bill cannot pass that body.
The South Carolina members and other
Southerners will vute against il. Mr. Ma
sons substitute will be offered, and the Re-
pubicnns will vote 10 substitute it, thereby
Hi ling MIR Sdell's scheme, and then vote
against II on lis passage.
Eleren TcLock The Republicans still
insist upon taking up the Homestead H.
DIR. johnson (Ark.) makes point .of order
against debatii g 1t. The chair, Mr.. Breck-
inridge. oyer-ules the point Mr. johnson
appeals. MIR. oImIHuno LvL-.-- Tho -rr.-i
much to the annoyance OF the Cubans. Mr..
Pugh asks Mr.. Johnson to Withdraw his ap-
peal to stop Mr.. Simmons. Mr.. Johnson
declines, and Mr.. Simmons goes on. The
crowd continues much interested.
Tpelce O'clock The Republicans are
still goadiLg the Cubans, and the latter are
begging for life. Dir. Hammond has yield.
ed. and moved an adjournment, but his
friends would not consent, and the Senate
re efnsed to adjourn.
Mr. Doolittle has discussed the Homestead
bill and has been called TO order, but was
sustained by The Chair. The latter was