The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-27

der. Ho not speaking Oa IT, subject before
Senate
Mr. HUNTER, at Mr.. srlDnIs request, t. nporsriiy n
drew his mot 70 and permitted Dir. Sidel 10 go on.
Mr.. SinEII RESUMED, and said-1t rs props,c 70 ct
to toe Senate why shsii make no further stted
TO bring up for consideration the bill 10 iSo
tate the acquisition OF Cuba by negotiation.
en- carly hour yesterday the Senator from Oh
(hr Wade) took the floor, and having previously
ununcen bis intention TO speak the bill, moved 70
lnurp, hich was Dcgstived by decided majority.
quorum setng. ON my motion the Sergeant at Arms was
Iec 10 report the attendance If the absent Senators
sprea was then made 70 the Senator from Ohio and oh
OF toe oppositon, who were known 70 DO prepasod
quorum would soon be present. many Senator'S havi
lett the Senate with declaration OF their intention
turn by eight O'Clock The appeal the Senators I'D
coed VIII the debate was unsuccessful but the SenaJ
from Mary land spoke at considerable length When he Id
concluded large quorum present Still the Sen
90 INC oLer soe' WHO, II was asserted, had maj
vote upon the bill, and evinced determination, BY
series Of diatory msn@osres, 10 prevent any lna ac
on t-a determination which unser the very dshbSt
rules OF the Senate, entirely In their power TO car
out. The Senator from Mssissppi-a supporter Of n
blltben movoa TO lay 1t on the table, at the same tin
declaring that he should vote against his moLiOn,
object being " obtain test vote. THIS in u
Senate refusing to lay tho bill Cd the table by vote
thirty 70 eighteen. thus establishing clear majority
twelve In favor OF the principle Of tho bl-a result th
would not have been changed had the Senate been full
the abseDtees bad generally paired or Under these oil
cumstance6 made motion 70 adjourn, satisfied that u
bill could not be pressed TO vote unless by the sacraco
the appropriation bills thus creating the necessity OF
extra session. On consultation with friends Of ID
BILL they have generally cOncurred in the opinion that
would be inudicous again to call up considering th1
the sense OF tho Senate has been expressed with mud
dsnctness as If there had boon final give noo(
however that shall again present the bill on the Gr(
day of The next session. when 1t be introduced und
the rules
Mr. FIssEsDxN (opp) of Me-. denied that the rninori
had faotousy refused either 10 speak vote the bill
Msssrs. WADE, CLARK and others declared TO the sand
effect did also Mr. WILSON, who mentioned that he h
remarks to offer the proposition he yesterday intr
duced.
Explanations were made by Messrs. Thomson, Of Mel
Jersey. Jones' Bright and Davis. who absent wh
the vote takenthst thoy would have voted with u
majority.
The subject was then dropped, and
APPROPRIATION
taken up in Committee of the Whole.
The act appropates for the recruiting service Bnot
thousand dollars; for pay Of the army three miOt
ninety thousand seven hundred and eighty -four do
lars; for clothing million two hundred and twoDt
bousand dollars; for subsistence in kind million min
hundred ana seventy nine thousand dolars for regula
supplies of the Quartermasser's Department nnr
eight hundred and ninety thousand dol ars for transpo
ation three millions Of dollars; for Purchase Of caviar
horses two hundred thousand dollars for hospitals ninety
Thousand dollars; for ordnance and armament fou
hundred thousand dollars for armories two hundred a.
fifty thousand dollars for arsonas hundred thrt,
seven thousand dollars for miscellaneous objects abot
two hundred thousand dollars Barra provided f5
by special appropriation. The total army appropriation
fifteen millions OF dollars.
After several hours debate the main appropriations WEI
agreed to Oh above.
Mr.. DAVIS moved and carried by vote OF % against
lars for Notifications. This with few amendment
sends the bill back to the House.
The bill was finally passed by ayes "a, NAYS Is.
Adjourned