The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-30

acnsO OF uuty upon ua 70 pass thcmt dur
ing tho few days Of the session that re-
main"
"Mr HUNrrR, of Virginia believe
that a fortnight from to-day will tako ne
90 the I'D Of March. Now, Il Ia known
that we have nearly all the important ap-
preparation bills, and one that Is unfiuish.
ed, to take up. | hope there will be no
effort 20 press this homestead bill, so as
TO dlsplaoo the appropriation bills.
must appeal 20 the Senate 70 consider
how little Of the session ie now loft 10 us.
and whether We ought not to take un the
appropriation bill and dispose Of e."
"Mr. SuRLps, Of Minnesota. Tho
friends Of this bill desire nothing but a
vote upon &, not TO waste time in debate.
Let US take L up, and have a fsir vote
upon IT,"
"Mr. HUETER. do not conceal the
fast that | am very much opposed to Il,
but | suppose, whenever this bill comes
up, It must be the subject Of debate
"Mr. WILSON, Of Massachusetts. ap-
|preoioto the anxiety Of the Senator from
Virginia to take up the appropriation biri
but | would suggest 10 that Senator that
he allow us TO take up this bill, and have
a vote upon Il. | do not suppose thst
anybody, who is In favor Of the measure,
desires 90 consume the time ofthe Senate,
at this stage of the session, by discussing
Il, Il has been discussed before the ma
ton. Il is well understood. believe L
is sustained by an overwhelming majority
Of the people Of the country"
"Mr. WADE. I have no doubt, from
the business before us, that this Is the last
opportunity wo shall have 10 act upon this
great measure. hopo, as said before,
every friend Of II will stand by Il until Il
ia either triumphant, or defeated, and that,
too, in preference 10 any other business
that may bo urged upon us. As to the
appropriation bills, have not the least
fear but chat thoy will 20 through. Their
Igravitation carries them through"
The question was then takon, and Mr..
Wade's motion was carried by tho follow
ing vote, the Republicans being indicated
by italics;
YEAs--Mossrs. Bright, Broderick Chan
der, Collamer, Diron DOoliiile, Fssen,
den, Foot, Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan,
Johnson Of Tennessee, King, Pugh, Rice,
Setoard, Shields, SiHmons, Smith, Stuart
Trum6tlR, Wade, and Wiison-28.
NAys---Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bonja-
min, Bigler, Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Cling.
ham, Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green
Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, Lane, Nal.
lory, Mason, Pehrce, REID, Slidell, Toomhl
and Ward---23.
Upon Rn examination Of this vote, 4
will he seen that the Republicans, votet
unanimously in the Affirmative, and tina
the Southern Senators were all in thi
negative, with the solitary exception o
MIR. Johnson Of Tennessee, who Is n self
made man, sprung from tho people, an
, with no personal connections with In
slaveholding nristocracy Of his section {
, the country. OF the Northern DemC
> Gratis, Gwin, Bright, Pugh, Rice, Shield
Smith, and Stuart, all being from the me-
OIL States, voted for Mr.. Wade's motion.
d Tho homestead bill was now up, an
!, 90 far as is friends were concerned, moth
? ing was asked bat a vote, which woul
not have consumed ton minutes. But
vote was precisely what the Southori
managers were determined 70 uvoid.---.
Instantly, therefore, upon the announce
ment Of tho success OF Mr.. Wado's mo
tion, which brought the bill before IN,
Senate, Mr.. Hunter took tho floor, ant
moved that Il be set aside, 30 ns to TAXI
up another bill, viz; the diplomatic ant
consular appropriation bill.
No question Of order was raised upoI
/ this motion of Mr.. Hunter, but il was vel
characterized as "ehtlds play" TO NOV,
to set aside bill, instantly after vote L
J take II up.
ponJ;n, eor,o .on,,o.,atgor,t Iohnt,
upon Mr.. Hunters motion, the hour o
twelve o'clock arrived, and tho Vic'
, President decided that the Cuba bill, hAv
ing beon assigned for that hour was th'
J subject pending before the Senate.
Hereupon, Mr.. Wade moved to post
: pone the twelve O'Clock order, and con
? tinuo the consideration Of the homesteai
! bill, and this motion prevailed by the fol
! lowing vote:
YEAs--Messrs. Bell, Bright, Broderick
q Chandler, CLARK, Colldmer, Diron, Doc
: little, Douglas, Durkee, FessendeH, Foo
I Foster, Hale, Hdmlin, Harlan, johnson
{ Of Tennessee, King, Pugh, Rice, SsioarG
Simmons, Smith, Stuart, T'rumbsH, Wdd
0 and WilsoR---27.
T NAYs---Messrs. Allen, Bates, BenjO
Q min, Biglor, Brown, Clay, Clingham, D1
Y Wis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwir
;, Hammond, Hunter, Iyerson, Johnson q
o Arkansas, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Pearoe
Reid, Sebastian, Slidell, Toombs, Ward
q and Yuloe---26.
Z On this vote, an additional Bouther
> Senator, Mr.. Bell Of Tennessee, range
. himself on the side Of homestesds. Bu
2 this was offset by the rafting back 20 tn
3 negative side, OF Mr.. Gwin, who is reall
> Southern man, and who only intends I
. reside in California so long as he can hol
I; Office there.
:, a The homestead bill was now again be
i ! fore the Senate, but the question, as stat
cd by the Vice President, was still upol
s Mr.. Hunters motion 70 set il aside, an
take up the consular and diplomatic aT
;, preparation bill.
y blr Mason, Of Virginia, threatened a
u "eriended debate" upon the homestea
: bill, IL is consideration was insisted upon
. He declared, at any rate, for himself, thu
= he intended 10 "go into II pretty lGrgei
. because he had not gel kROloR bin 5
= fraugh toih mischief and misehief efh
= most demoraligiRg kind
Mr.. Wade and Mr.. Seward, in briofa an
. energetic terms, exhorted the friends {
Z the bill 70 stand firm.
, TheVote was thentakon upon Mr.. Hun
J, ter's motion, and resulted as follows;
% W.. Ncssro Allan potae pavav,