Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
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LosT.-Through the speech Of Mr. Toombs, evident
ly delivered to kill time, and thus prevent action Of
the Senate on the Report OF the Conference Commit
tee on the PostOce Appropriation bill until the SEES
sion closed, that measure has faed to become law.
IL embraced appropriations 10 the amount Of an ag-
gregate Of $4,000, 900; three millions to cover def
cences the balance for the cost Of the service in tho
fiscal year. The enactment Of the bill in some shape
was measure Of as much vital necessity to the ope-
rations of tho Government that Of any other to be
conceived OF. Its failure to become n law may make
an extra session imperativey necessary. In under
taking thus to set his own judgment above and beyond
that of majority Of the Senate, to the point Of pre-
venting the Executive branch Of the Government
from paying opt dollar account Of postal expcn-
ses, and thus destroying its postal SERVICE Mr. Toobs
has assumed responsibility uhich seems 10 us TO en-
brace conclusive erdnce hdt his imprdcticdbiity
legislator has rendercdhis official connection h public
affairs most disastrous TO The public interest.
The bill referred to the only regular appropra-
ton bill that did not become law.
Thus spoke the Washington Star the morn
ing after the defeat of the Appropriation Bill,
and it undoubtedly gave expression to the real
sentiments of the President and his friends-
To Mr. Toombs is to be given the honor, if
there be any, of having defeated the Post Office
bill. 1t is known that the House objected to
the Senate bill on the grounds that this branch
of Congress had exceeded its authority. As it
was necessary the Appropriation Bill should
be passed, a Conference Committee, composed
Of members Of both Houses, was appointed
and they agreed that the House should take
the bill as its own, and then send it to the SEN
ate. This was done, the House unanimously
agreeing to suspend its rules in order to take
up the bill Having passed the House without
any opposition, tie bN was sent to the Senate,
and now mark what followed When it was
introduced, Mr. Toombs is reported to have said,
an be id if that bill shall pass" Let it
be remembered that the bill had been agreed to
by the Democratic Senators of the Conference
Committee, and that therefore no opposition
from Democrats was expected. However, Mr.
Toombs was upheld in his determination to de-
termination to defeat the bill by Mr. Mason
There is all old rule Of the Senate which requires
that no bill can pass to a second reading on the
same day if any one Senator objects. This
rule has not been acted on since the carly DAYS
of our government A bill now rs always suf-
fered to pass on second reading, and whatev-
or objections are to be made, are made at the
third. Mr. Toombs taking advantage of this
rule, objected to the second reading of the bill,
and thus defeated it. He was demonstrated
with by some Of the Democratic Senator'S, and
Messrs Seward and Fessenden told him that
their side of the Chamber were ready for e vote.
All was m vain. Mr. Toombs had sworn that
the bill should not pass, and he kept his oath.
How idle, therefore, is the endeavor to throw
the odium of the defeat Of the Appropriation
Bill upon Mr. Grow, or any of the Republican
party. Mr. Toombs defeated the bill, and the
structures of the Washington Star were well de-
served. The Union did not dare to follow up
and attack the recusant Senator, but endeavor-
ed to mislead the public by throwing the blame
on its political opponents. Such is the politi-
cal morality of the Washington organ.