The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-30
LANDS FOR THE LANDLESS.
crows Homestead mn.
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As these two votes were Substantially
the same, we only givo tho last ono,
which was upon the passage Of tho bill,
and which was az rollows;
YEAs, 100.
Malne--A boot, Foster, Giluan. Morso.
WasAbara D.; New Hampshre-C Cragin,
PIKE, Tdppoh 3; Morriu,
Royce, WALTON g.; Massachusotts-B -Butga-
ton, BWrlingame, CAq6te, Comins, Davis,
Da'ces, GoocA, Han, Knapp, TAaVcr 10;
Rhode lsland--BrGyioa, Durfee 2; Con-
nocticut-Bishop, CiaFk. Dean 8: Now
York--A RdrcicS, Barr, burroughs, @. b.
CocArans, John Coohrano, Corning, Dodd,
FeNfoH, GOodioin, Granger, Haskin,
Hatch, Hoard, Kelsey, Maclay, Maiieson,
Morgan, Morse, Murray, Ofin, Palmer,
Parker, Poiiie, Russell, Spinner, Taylor,
Ward "a; New Jersey-Adrain, Clamson,
ROBINS, Wortendyke 4; Pennsylvania
Covodo, Dick, Florence, Gro,c, Hickman,
Ksim, Morris, Phillips, Purviaaos,
Reilly, Roberts, Siewari, Kunkci I3;
Delaware o, Maryland o; Virginia o:
North Carolina o; Georgia o; Florida o.;
Alabama 0; Mississippi o; Louisiana o;
Texas o; Arkansas o; Tennossee---Jones
4; Kentucky-Jewett I /; Ohio-RingRam,
BltFS Burns, Cockerill, Cox, GiddiRgs,
Groosbook, Hall, Harlan, Horton, Law
renee, Letter, Miller, Pondloton, Sher-
mea, Stanton, TomPkiRs, Vollaudgham,
Wade 10; lndiann-CdSe, Collar, Davis,
Foley, Gregg, kIgoro, Petit, Wilson g
lllinois-FdrnNDorfh, Hodges, ReHo0g,
Lovcjoy, Morris, Smith, WaSbJurne 4;
Michigan-Hoiodrd, Leach, Walbridoe,
WaidroR 4; Wisconsin-Bili iliin0Aurst,
Potter, WGshburn, 3; inncsota-Cay-
anaugh, Phelps, 9; Iowa-Curtis, Davis,
2; Missouri-Craig, 4; CaliGornia--Mc-
Kibbin, Scott. 2;--l20.
NAvs,7
Maine, o; New Hampshire, o; Vor.
mont, o; Massachusetts,, o; Rhode Island,
Connecticut, o; New York, o; New Ier-
sey, o. Pennsylvania--Leidy, 1; Della
wSre--Whitely, Il Maryland-Bowie,
DAVIS, HARRIs, Kunkel, RIcAUD, Stewart,
G; Virginia-Bocock, C0skie, Edmund
son, Faulkner, Garnett, Goode, Hopkins,
Jonkins, Letchor, Nilsson, Smith, Il;
North Carolina---Branck, Craige GmMER,
Rufin, Scales, Shaw, VANCE, Winslow 8;
South Carolina-Bonham, Boyce, Keitt
MCQUEEN, Miles, 8; Georgia-Crawfo ford
Gartrell, HILL, Jackson, Seward, Stoph-
ems, TRwrE, Wright, 8; Florida, o; Ala.
bamn--Cobb, Curry, Dowdell, Houston
Moore, Shorter, Stallworth, 4; Mississippi
--Barksdale, Lamar, McRae, Singleton
4; Louisian0-EUsTIs, /; Texns-Reu
A. A elraAn.. n-.s......I
nessee--AtSins Avery, MAYNARD, READY
Smith, Watkins, Wright, ZoLLIcoFFER
81 Kontucky--Burnett, MARSHALL Ma
son, Peyton, UNDERwooD, 8; Ohio
Nichols, 1; Indinna--English, Hughes
Niblock, 3; Illinois-Marshall Shaw, 9
Michigan, o; Wisconsin, o; Minnesota, @
Iowa, o.; Observation-Disclosures, Clarl
WOoDsoN, 3; California, oj--76,
Only throo Southern members, Jonc
of Tennessee, Jewett Of Kentucky, an
Craig of Missouri, voted for tho bill
thereby marking unmistnkably the sec
tional character Of tho opposition TO Il.
--s'z'Aa, Rannhlcan vote, with a SOLITARY
exception, was given SOLD f0r'th9 Dni.
OF the Northern members, connected
with tho Democratic party, twonty- nine
voted for the bill and six voted against Il
Thus, Of the entire Democratic vote II
the House, a large majority was agains
the bill, but even this is less important
than the other fact, that the Southern
wing Of the party was almost unanimous
ly against, Il being this Southern wing
which controls in the party councils, Hnt
which, when out-voted in the House, hal
other departments Of the Government, the
Senate and the President, with which I
is more powerful, and by means Of whicl
il has so far rarely failed to defeat meas
uTes, however popular and beneficial
which 1t dislikes.
The homestead bill had now passed thl
House by a decisive minority, but It hal
yet to encounter tho more dangerous o
deal Of the Senate, in which the Demo
cratic majority was larger, and in whicl
the representation ofthe slsveholdin
States is proportionately greater.
No direct vote upon the bill was, i
fact, reached in the Senate. The South
ern managers would not permit dIreC
vote, and II Is proposed 70 show by whu
methods they evadedt II.
At that stage Of the session, the Senat
is the theatre Of almost daily contests fo
the priority Of business, II boing in tn
power Of the majority at any time to Ia
aside all pending or assigned business
and take up any BIN which they desir
10 act upon.
There are thus two ways Of killing o
obnoxious measures. One is, TO act upo
them and vote them down. Another 4
to overslaugh them whenever they ar
proposed, BY proceeding TO consider som
other business. This latter method
invariably resorted to where measure
obnoxious TO a majority Of the Senate,
supposed 20 be acceptable TO the people
!, And it was precisely by this method, an
for that reason, that the homestead bi
was run over, showed aside, eyaded, an
LEFT unacted upon, by the Senate durin
It's lnte session.
For a proper understanding Of the pr
ceedings by which this overslaughing
the homestead bill was accomplished, il
necessary 20 observe that two other sui
! jects--viz: the regular appropriation bill
and the bill for the purchase Of Cuba
were being pressed upon the time Of ii
Senate during the last days Of the session
and both Of them commanding the suppo
Of the majority Of that body.
On the 18th day Of February, MIR. Wad
Of Ohio, (page lO74,l moved 70 postpon
all prior orders and take up the hom,
stend bin, which had passed the Hous
The following extracts from the bebai