Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-02
The Cuban Struggle in the Senate.

Inc GuOau otruSSie IL lAS Heuate.
Mr.. Siden's Thirty Million bribery
and cor ruption scheme was debated iuthe
S-natr Friday night till a late hour. =
The Tribune's corr sp1nd-nt gives the
full photographic sketch OF The struggl.:
Ten 'Cook-There in no prospect of
an adjournment. The . nate i iull and
the pail. ries crowded. Mr. Doc title in.
sists upon his motion TO take up the Home
stead Bill. Appeals meet him from
Siiieil. Reid Brown, Douglas aud others.
all Cubans. TO vi hdraw h;S motion -
He ,efu. e.. Toombs enters the ii -
Calls the friends OF the Homes cal bull a
set Of demsgogues. Talks about COW
ards, land for the landless. and makes
free with Blllingsgs,e. Wade replies
and standing next to Toombs, and look
ing him square in the face. in orms him
that he is not a coward, and never trrm
bled before the face of mortal. Mr.. Fes.
sender 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 hat is the
language of the tap room, and that the
Republicans do not mean to be bullied
nor coaxed, nor frightened from their pur
pose.
Mr.. Seward followed in a ststesmanlike
REVIEW OF the Presidents pulley. show
ing that il was false and fabulous. Mr.
Tormbs responds IN the language Of the
bully toward the Senator from New York
who. tie nov never notices bully ing
So the debate runs On. The iulrr, ST and
the crowd increasing. and The Cubians
begging the Republicans 10 yield the
Homtsead TO Cuba.
EEeun o. Lck.--Thp Republican
sui IUsi-I upon 'asipp up the Homestead
bill MIR johnson Ak m ke> point OF
nrdrr against deb4tn. 1t. The CHAR. Mr.
Breckenridge, uvtrrules the point. MIR.
Johnson app-sls. Mr. Simmon s de ba'e>
the appt al much to the vance OF lh-
{ ubans Mr. Pugh ASKS Mr. J .hn,on Ia
Withdraw his appeal 10 stop Mr. Sim
mons. MI. johnson DECLINES. and Mr
Simmons goes On. Tue crJwd conlInu-
much INT. rested.
TueIve o C7ock- The R-puhlicansar
still goading the Cu-anS. aud the latter
are begging fer life. Mr. Hamn"ud hs,
ylrldrd. snd moved all AL .urnmenL. hu'
lis trends would Do' cous, mt. and the
Senate refused TO adjourn.
Mr.. DoolitIlr has discussed the Home
stead bill and has been called to ord. r.
but was sustain d by The Chair. Tnela
ter was uve'ruled, and Nc. D ,oiiurIe con
tIru+d discussing The bill.
Mr. Chnndlrr bryan TO pitch into Mr..
TuOmbs 'er his InsoIence. when his in IN
iion hecon ing m tnifeSt severtI m .mhrrs
called TO order and he was ~ r.ul-.i.
GA ter past tDeiVs -rh- 5 nae r.
fuses To postpone Cuba and take IL 'h-
II rmssiesd bill, by a vo 81 10 /, 90
Mr. Douglas voted no Mr. NJ ,>nr gets
up. sleepy. and thinks il is evident he
Senate can Progress no further To niyh',
and moved TO AZ urn The S-na,r L.
fused bv a ,ote al 10 Ia GO
Nj Wilson moves To postpone Cuba
and take up the hill for regulating collrc
t'on districts. and pr, c-eds Ia discus, it.
He not fies The S-naie that seven ur FL hi
Republicans desire 20 make sp--cles IN
Cuba. NJ Brown asks Mr.. W,isnn 20
withdraw his motion, and ne will n ave
to Law Cuba IN the table TO get ~ les, vo'e
Mr.. Seward asks for q lest woe on he
bill regulating Collie, ton Districts. Mr..
Brown muves To lay Mr.. Wilson's m ,iun
on the table. Mr. Mason gels i, ppS.
and wants 10 get home. He Ihinks The
country will consider ihr scene Disgrace
full. and u 10 adjourn The 5 ra t
refuses 10 adj urn nv n vote o 81 la 30
NJ. Seward at l2t o'clock. take tne
q "r on Il qu-s'.i ion OF order. snd the prus
peel j. that the session will continue until
n orning.
One O'iock.-Mr. Bronn moves 10 lay
the Cuba bIll an the table, declaring Iha,
he shall yoie against il. but wants Il test.
The Senate refuses To Law il on the Iabl-
by n vote of 10 10 80 Mr. SlIdell backs
and moves L" adjourn. and thu. the
Opposition iriumph-d. |