Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-26
CONGRESS.

mcut Of an overland mail from ~. Paul,
Mimi. 10 rucct's Sound. Referred.
Mr.. Iverson presented the memorial Of cit
liens of Georgia. praying tor an increase OF
duties on iron. Referred.
Mr.. CLAW, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported joint resolution giving the
assent Of Congress to acts Of the Legislature
of Arkansas and Louisiana, relating to the
removal of the Red river raft: which was
passed.
Mr.. Wade moved to postpone the prior or
ders and take up the House resolution rela-
ting to pensions, which, after some debate,
was not agreed to-yeas %, nays p.
Mr.. Dooltte moved to take up the Home
stead bill
Mr.. Slidell. The hour of - o'clock has ar
rived. The Cuba bill comes up.
Mr.. Yulee desired the final vote on the Pos
tai bill, rs agreed on last night.
The vote was taken. and the bill passed by
yeas 80, nays %, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Bell, Benjamin, Brown,
Chestnut Clay. Clingman. Davis Fitch, Fitzpa-
trick. Green. Hammond. Hunter. Iverson. johnson
of Tennessee Jones. Mallory. Mason, Pearce. Polk,
Reid, Rice. Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, stuart
Toombs, Ward. and Yulee-3O.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Bigler Cameron, Chandler,
Clark. ColIamcr, Dixon, Dooittle, Douglas, Dur
kee, Fessenden. Foot. Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Har-
Ian, Kennedy. King. Lane. Pugh, Seward, SIM
mons, Smith, Trumbull, Wade, and Wright-29.
The title was amended so as to read, An
act establishing certain post routes, and for
other purposes
The bill passed raises the rates of post
age from three to five cents, and abolishng
the ranking privilege for all the departments
and members of Congress.
Mr.. Slidell said that if the consideration of
the Cuba bill was commenced now, it would
be continued until final vote was had upon
it.
The question was taken on the motion to
take up the Cuban bill--lt was agreed to;
yeas IS, nays "a.
Mr.. Mallory proceeded to finish his speech
on the bill He quoted the policy of Jetfer-
son, who SAID that II we were Jusaiheu J." ~
ing to war Tor the acquisition Vi ielil'oiy !"
would be IN the case "' the iS'"''n '' 7 "''-
llerevleWcd the c"ilmercia' "cie"'' u W oe'
rived from the acquisition ol o"pa' anu en-
planned the anomaly that the exports to the
island from the United states are m"ch less
than the imports. lie did not believe that
the acquisition of Cuba would Protestanlze
it, rs had been alleged III the island; but on
the contrary. the Roman Catholic faith would
be undisturbed.
If Cuba were annexed to the United States,
he contended that the slave-trade on the Island
would he entirely destroyed; but he wished to
dsronncct this question Of slavery from the
subject Ii had never done any good during
il discussion for the last twenty years, but,
on the contrary. had produced many evil cf-
fccts. The Creole population of Cuba were
opposed to the slave trade.
Mr.. VI explained how the slave-trade be-
tween Africa and Cuba was carried on.
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Hughes, OF INDIANA asked leave 10 introduce
resolution repeating the tariH act ot 1884,
ana rcViVlnS tie ACT oi l'fo.
Objection was made from all sides OF the
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Mr.. hughes moved 10 suspend the rules.
NJ Norr;U of Vermont roye notice that
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II this motion pre'aie"' nc "o"iu oher HIS
hill AZ a substitute for that of Mr.. Hughes.
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the rules were suspended the bill must nave
=, ,o,,.;Jor,t;on in tho Committee of the
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Whole, where every memDer coulu nave TIC
opportunity III Offering amendments.
Mr. Moore of Alabama, moved that there
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agreed TO-
Tbo ,,o,o ,,oo .Lcn toLen an Mr. Uuybes'
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amendment to suspend the rules; which was
u;,.od ,.oos e. n,vso1
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Mr.. Phelps moved To RECONSIDER the wore REJECT
ing the Post Office appropriation bill. and urged
,bo, e ,b,, ,r,s rot dan, new hill would have IN
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oe reported"
Mr.. Blair moved to lay the motion to reconsider
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