The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-03

while the rest were reading and smoking in the
anteroom.
Mr.. Doolittle finally declined to withdraw his
motion.
At midnight, Mr.. Chandler attempted to re-
ply to the remarks of Mr.. Toombs respecting
demagogues.
The Vice President ruled that he was not in
order.
Mr.. Fessenden appealed from the ruling of
the Chair.
Mr.. Mason again moved to adjourn. Lost by
20 to 80.
The appeal of Mr.. Fessenden was then laid
on the table.
Mr.. Clark then spoke after which, Mr.. Doo-
Titles motion to take up the Homestead bill
was voted on, and lost, by yeas IL, nays %:
Teas-Messrs. Broderick, Cameron Chan
dler, Clark, Collamer, Doolittle, Fessenden,
Foote, Foster, Hale, Hamlip, Harlan, johnson
of Tennessee, King, Seward, Simmons, Trum-
bull, Wade and Wilson-l7.
Nays Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin,
Bigler, Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingman, Doug
las, Fitch Green, Gwin, Hunter, Iverson, John
son of Arkansas, Lane, Mallory Mason, Polk,
Pugh, Reid, Rice, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell,
Toombs, Ward and Wright-2S.
Mr.. Mason moved to adjourn. 1t was man
ifest that the Senate could do nothing, and he
feared the American people would consider this
humiliating spectacle.
The motion lost by 20 to 30.
Mr.. Brown moved to lay Mr. Wilson's bill
on the table. Agreed to, by 80 to l6.
MIR. Brown then proceeded to speak on the
Cuba bill. He was in favor of the acquisition
of the island peaceably if possible, but forcibly
/, h.. L
on the table, as test vote, but would vote
against his own motion.
The test vote was then TAKEN and the motion
was lost by yeas lS, nays 30:
Ieas-Messrs. Broderick, Cameron, Chan
dler, Clark, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster,
Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Kennedy, King, Seward,
Simmons, Trumbull, Wade, and Wilson'S.
Nays = Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin,
Bigler, Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingman, Doug
las, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Grow, Hunter,
Iverson, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson of Ten
nessee, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Polk, Pugh,
Reid, Rice, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, Smith,
Toombs and Ward-3O.
Mr.. Davis paired off with Mr. Dixon, and
Mr.. Collamer with Mr.. Wright.
On motion of Mr.. Slidell, the Senate then ad-
journed at half past one o'clock, A. M.
HOUSE
Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana, asked leave to intro
duce bill repeating the tariff of 1857, reviving
the act of 1876.
Objection from both sides, amid confusion
Mr. Hughes moved a suspension of the rules
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, gave notice that,
should this prevail, he would offer his bill as
substitute.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, supposed, if the
rules were suspended, the bill must have its
first consideration in Committee of the Whole,
where every member could offer amendments.
Mr.. Hughes said, suspend the rules first, and
debate afterwards.
Mr. Vallandigham gave notice of substitute
to suspend the tariff of 1857, and revive that O,
1916, for two years from the lst of July next.
The motion of Mr.. Hughes to suspend the
rules was negatived-85 against 81.
Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, appealed to the
House to reconsider the vote by which the
Post Office appropriation bill was rejected. II
this was not done, new bill would have to be
introduced.
Mr.. Blair, of Missouri, moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table Negatived-
"a against l04
The vote was subsequently, reconsidered.
MIR. Phelps, of Missouri, referred to the course
of his colleague, Mr.. Phillips, on the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, saying that vote
against the bill came with bad grace from
him, considering that he was placed thereon al
the instance of the friends of the Administra
ton, and had proposed amendments to the bill
If he considered its features Objectionable
Mr.. Owen Jones, Cf PENNSYLVANIA, asked
whether he understood Mr.. Phelps to say that
Executive influence had been exerted to place
member On any committee of this House?
Mr.. Phelps replied, he had made no such
charge. He asked Mr.. Jones, " Do you con
slider Yourself friend of the Administration ,
MIR. Jones. | do, and am prepared to carry
out the recommendation of the President Car
you say as much2
Mr.. Phelps And if you ask me whether
am prepared to carry out all that is recommend
ed, say no, will not.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania. What
right have you to set yourself up to arraign the
friends Of the Administration Laughter
Mr.. Phelps 1t is not for the gentleman tc
complain, considering where he stands. He
stands elsewhere than with the friends of the
Administration.
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, rose Oh the opposite
side OF the hall, to say something, but his words
were lost in the general confusion.
Mr., Phillips, of Pennsylvania, replying to
MIR. Phelps, said that the remarks of the latter
could not have come from a worse quarter
Was he to be schooled here, and vote as the
gentleman from Missouri wished? Did moi
Mr.. Phelps, as the friend par excellence of the
Administration, charge that an amendment
was to be put in the blu as rebuke to the AID
ministration, about the success of which he was
so anxious? If Mr.. Phelps had any agency in
having him placed on the Committee Of Ways
and Means, this was the first time he had heard
of it. If he was so placed there that he might
follow his or Executive dictation, the gentleman
from Missouri had mistaken him greatly. He
would rather resign his place ON the committee
than resign his manhood He had voted in
the committee as he thought right.
Mr.. Phelps ! ask the gentleman to point out
any objectionable appropriations in the bill.
Mr.. Phillips. You have no right TO ask mt
that.
Mr., Phelps, Can you put your finger on q
single one?
Mr.. Phillips. / can.
Mr.. Phelps. Specify it. tt
Mr.. Phillips, emphatically. I will not. You've
got to take my word. voted against the bill
because thought it ought not to pass, and vii
vote against il again. The gentleman alluded
to me as having once belonged to his party.
Mr.. Phelps. | referred to a gentleman sitting
near you. ~
Mr.. Montgomery. What does the gentleman
mean Dy tRat Laughter. ,.tt,
The Speaker was here obliged to restrain thu
prevailing disorder.
Mr.. Phillips wanted Mr.. Phelps to under
stand now and henceforth that he would vote
as he thought right without reference to Mr.
Phelpss views, and without an attempt to re
heve him from any responsibility.
Mr.. Phelps explained. He did not say thai
he had any agency in placing Mr.. Phillips on
the Ways and Means Committee, but that he
was placed there by the wishes and at the ur
gent solicitation of the friends of the Admins
tration. se