The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-27

speak chiefly II the German Language:
Keokuk, Tuesday, Aug. seth, in the evening
ErsAkhn osatre, Lee Co., Wednesday, Aug. 3lst,
il the afternoon.
Fort Madison. Thursday, September Is,, in the
Fairasld. Monday. Sept ssA, in the afternoon
OttsawA, Tuesday, Sept. sth, I"
OskaioosA, Wednesday, sept. 7th, In the evening
fslla, 1hsssday. BsptembsF sth, i"
Mssrss, SssPer Co, Friday Sept. eth, in the af-
Newton, Saturday Sept. 10th, in the evening.
Homestead, aova Co., Monday, Sept 18th, in the
afternoon. B
The Hs1esseadvs. fhe Cuba Bill.
On the 18th Of February another and
anal EFFORT Was made in tbs Senate in behalf
Of the Homsstead bill. This movement.
made BY Mr.. Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, to take
up the Homestead bill, brought tia. measure
in direc. antagonism with the bill for the
purchase OF Cuba and excited the Slavsocra-
~ to madness. The discussion was long and
bitter, sometimes even furious, and the fasl
vote refusing to take mp the Homestead bill,
and thereby showing the preferences Of the
Cuba bill over the Homestead, was decided
By majority Of ten, including al those Dem
ocrats Who simply profess favor to the Home
stead bill in order to ,oin favor With their
constituents.
We have space only for . few extracts
showing the drift and spirit Of the discus
sion.
Mr.. Doolittls said that the Homestead
measure, now pending in the Senate, had
been before the country many years; that
the bill had passed the House, and that i.
might be passed in the Senate. While the
Cuba bill, even should it pass the Senate,
could not possibly pass the House Of Repre-
sentatives during the brief remnant Of the
session, and that the only effect of giving pre-
cedence to the Cuba bill would be to kill the
Homestead bill.
Lane, OF Oregon, avowed himself opposed
to taking up the Homestead bill and op.
posed to its passage for the reason that il
would tend to settle up the new States east
instead Of those west Of the Rocky Noun
tAins.
Douglas, Of Illinois. insisted that there
would be time to take up the Homestead af
ter the passage Of the Cuba bill.
Trumbull objected that Hunter would in
sist on the right Of precedence for the appro'
priation bills, and so prevent any chance Of
getting vote on the Homestead bill.
Mr.. Hunter said ]. 81 certainly will l viii
give no promise to vote to take up the Home
stead bill"
Mr.. lrumbull-"Juss as expected. Nov
what hope have the friends of the Homestead
bill If they give it the eo-by now" And b.
appealed TO the friends Of the bill to ssstant
BY it now, for this 10 the last chanee.''
Mr.. Seward said be perceived that the tim,
had come for discriminating between the tru,
friends Of the measure and those who wer,
friends from policy. Two propositions nov
stand face TO face-one is the question o
land for the landless, and the other is y ques
ton Of land for slaves.
Mr.. Seward went on few moments, whel
Mr.. Fitch appealed to the Chair to put th
question Of order to the Senate.
The Vice President declined doing so.
MIR. Seward went on, saying that this j
the nth Congress BY which the Homestea,
bill haze been put aside and he proceeded i
contrast the merits Of the two bills.
Dir. Toombs said, a. TO land for the land
less, it comes with some demagogical power
de despised demagoguc, but despised still
more those who are driven BY dsmagogues
What are they afraid OFF II they do no
want to give thirty millions to carry ont
great national policy, let them say so; bu
90 not attempt to get rid Of the issue by say
ing that they want TO give lard to the lack
:anGsys.
ar. wade spoke for some time. The oues
tion was, land to the landless, and nieaers t
ths nigger'sss. he would antagonise thes
issues, and carry the appeal to the COUNTRY
The whole object Of the Democratic mart
was to 70 round the world hunting for MIC
gers. They could NO more ran their mart
without niggsrs, than . steam engine xi.hou
1he discussion was contipued for sever,
hours, snd 6nally the vote was taken on Nj
Doolittls's notion to postpone the orders /
- day i ofdsr to take up tho Homestea
bill, and - lost BY the following vote:
1 YEAs-Mesers. Droderick, Cameron. Char
Alse. CLARK, Cellanss, Dooli.tle, Fesseude,
Root, HosteS, Ual1, Hamlin, Harlan, Johnso
offenssssss, KioG, Ne6nrd. Simmons, Truu
bah, 49, - Wilssn-1o.