The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-24
4IRTY-FIFFH CONG r Es $,
Second Session. .-asia5asma q
Thursday, F6trnayg Il, 1859.
SENATE .i-- ...,-,

j, I'm making appropriations for the 1egis,
..xarutye and judicial expenses Of the
.r,p,eat FOR the wear ending Both June,i
,.;tb yundry amendments. ~ 3puI.suo9 .,
i Kennedy. from the, Committee on the
--,r sf Columbia, 10 which was referred the
-;al Of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
.,agr 10 extend their Washington branch,
10 form "A close connection: with the
j. srn and Southwestern lines, reportedI Ia
7. ,uilorize the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
C,ppany to extend the Washington,
..t If ,heir railroad through a tunnel east
H.. gsniio ia some point on points ON the
,,.il Third sired east to Seventh street
elusive Of the. public grounds; also, I
,,n, loilt on the said road to a pointior
+. ....,,,ite the city of Alexandria. bod lid
q. f4te,.iea,( BiA--Mr. Wade moved to 1
.,se HI. prior orders. and proceed to- the I
.,4r.r.on of the hill from the House, of
l5,..iiv,s To secure homesteads to actual
the pablo domain. h.nl . .1aVOu
Il \. j thought IL would be waste of time
III Eirr thtt .subiect, as the Senate passed
Ell ID ..ir on the proposition at the last ses-
, ,tl decided against IL. .tcH seJI w3I
h. sI,.ds hoped that the bill would be
=, iu. and . vote had upon IL; its friends
"A IT. debate ii. -Iald,t .9in2Ill
u, Hunter replied. that vote could not be
80 ,l.,i BIZ without debate. si.. cu.o1a-
I.,.o e.jiou being taken. the motion Of Mr.,
j. r,s reed 10, as follows: st,is.IaJ Il
I,s -Ne-,rs. Bright, Broderick, Chsndler,,
al Collamcr, Dixon, Doolttle, Fessendeh;,
T r..ter. Gwin, Hamlin, Hale, Harlan,
.-.,l. III tennessee. King. Pugh, Rice, Sew
shields. Summons, Smith, Stuart, Truins
/. Nale. and, Wilson--26. uHi .aayls
A,..-Nrssrs. Allen. Bayard, BEN Big
Brown. Ch-suat. CLAY, Clingman, Davis,
IN ttlf.air.ck. Green. Hammond. Hunter,
.r,.l Ianr. Mallory, Mason, Pearee, Reid,
..a. Igoml,s. ana Nnrd--23.l Y7suui4 10.
Tie III. a,.as been read. p .a3ar .3i.
Ye 4 i..ier moved ty-postpone il, in order to
p #, tire consular and diplomatic appropria,
b, bib. iH& .i.lf.t .9..
a.. r,ur Of twelve having arrivedr+-t $40 80
IL, President called up the unfinished BUSH
!. .l ,r.,r7lav--the Cuba bill. -a4-1 ,ga
Az Wade moved to postpone that bin, which
i. s-re,.a o.. "a ii..'rf -Ln.'
ia. ZION rccnrrci on the motion of Mr..
.att. ,3 lake up the Appropriation bill. q no
Il m carried by the casting vote of the
President The vote being as follows :,AN
5.a.- M+ssrs. Allen. Bates, Bayard, Benja-
"a. 81 irr Brown. Clay. Clinaman, Davis,
IN. fitzpatrick. Green, erwin, Hammond,
.~ hc-zoi. Johnson OF Arkansas, Ken.
I- Lame Malicry. Mason, Pierce. Reid,
ir. i...p. -i.lct. Ioomlls, Ward, and I'ulee--
E.,5--N .sr Bed Bright, Broderick, Chan
r. CsuA. Iollamer Dixon, Doolittle, Doug
4. Hurar,. Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale,
anna. Harlan. Houston, Johnson of Tennes.
hing Pugh. Rice, Seward, Simmons,
-h. Stuart. Trunbull, Wade, and WILSON,
C.tjIr and Diplomatic Appropriation
,a-Ih, Senate accordingly proceeded to the
-rcr cons ieration OF the bill making appro-
aul. i,r consular and diplomatic expenses
Government for the year ending June 30,
,a s.,- i
gh proposed an amendment modify
zslr lli matte aud consular system.
d. i'r-, explained the provisions of his
l tIu Without coming To a decision on
,ur>iia. the senate lfsumed the consider
t.A I'D ~ iiit lisli.t44E w
be- d. acu Iis non Of Cuba by negotiation.
H. ua.dl,f addressed the Senate in .OppO.
Pod. g.. 200. bill With q bankrupt Treasury.
=. r-f ealiuual works in the Northwest go
p. .e-,.. virh a large and increasing ma
boa. Debt has proposition TO give the Presi-
Fi ,Air, millions was startling. They had
a.4.r for internal improvements; none for
SD 4iiroad. This thirty millions was
Intended to Lry Cuba, for that was known
b .mle,~,iba: What. then, was proposed to
be- VIII thr money Il was to be great
-.-.,a fund fund for bribery, and bribery
.r i was q proposition worthy OF its au,
e.rihF OF the brigand who penned the
7ri nanii;st0, but unworthy President OF
e r;t-i States, and 1isgraceful to be pro
,i to ihis Senate Of the tinted States. Pos
"a uapitesimally small portion u Il was
:e4l0 o. corrupt Spanish officials, but thG
ems rri- .arty Has badly damaged in the
ri us arcupatioR ot'plunder was gone, fol
rE aa ei; va steal. A new issue was tC
r4ii. this claptrap proposition, to diver
-lt attention from past wrong dOiDgs; pas
rrisa-aacc-, aud present reckless eXpelqi
-.s. = was a fallqcous hope that this would
a'e 'he parts. Forty Gpbas and three hun
.ci mill Of dollars Tor corruption funt
1ld Dbl. ave the Democratic party from tina
"a. auui.Iarion which God Almighty he'd de
W. loG advocated the Cuba bill. contendins
ll' Il. ar4U sition OF Cuba would be advan
-s,.-. i ss1 + The same time not injuri
- p taaa, that the proper method for 1T
- mos ass hl purchase that this countr,
q ~ahI,r 90 pay ior it and tnat the pres
- s.'. periodic open and conduct III
u t. He spoke OF the natural advan
r. u Is, "a and couiended that IFS command
= 81. Gu.i 4 NfsNico, the control Of whicl
'-'El,- .r.onced go this country, made it
aa... ui>p ra..Ile TO the future prosper
4. : e.I lmerte.
" t.ll @ obtained the floor Vhen
~. aarl mo,aI that the Senate ad)c2rn
I, j --r disagreed iG ~ a vote of yeas II
10 Senate resumed the consideration of tn
aelaf sra liplomatie bill, but adioasne'
HOUSE
~ lia ippsopriation BR.-On motto
q VI Phe..e # Missouri, after the adoption {
i'' i.r'.'l losing @cneral debate on the SUI
~ -l'r Iteration al three o'clock today
's wria INTO Committee Of the Who'll
~. ia'e The Mon, Nir. John Cochrane
= ia lf.l i the chair, and proceeded t
~ trT.sa Of the bill making appropria
f.r ppor Of the army for the yea
'-l.d, .ae 20. 1850. t Z"
.ftl. Goec,Hmem- Mr.. Dayi:
= defended the Administration an
20 i'ntt ra,la party from the charge of eXtra'
-;a',r c5l4ctiLg ihr Government, replyin
'-'.''7 ila ~Peech Of Ma Garnet, of vi
,ias Nr Granger. of New York, =.
aaFhti ilar States were independent an
Ffa-'I ~,.hu heir limits in reference to a
Rer ~ delegated to the General Cover
--i' "hh protected by the ConstiiE!lo
-' i.r 'h. ~ sovereign against the world
o. l-.a a-aiist The Government at Was
'.aa against that At Paris, London, or :
1,r'r.'-'t. B. ofthe extent of that sovereign
- safes tal The same right to Judge tEat, Il
''-a.r. Gavem4eni POSSESSED to judge Of
Feith-i~. thus i;ir thev were equal, |
'2ea aoiei f.om tie sssolutions of 179S,
4'E 'aa' Nr Jeferson ksd enunciated Il
-,l..'. ANA tine people of the United Stat
.'iaia. o, aai upheld it in the great replblic
'.'--il p. Ism. New York had promised