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

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Two days Afterwards. on tho 10th Of
February, Mr.. Wade again moved 10 sot
aside all prior orders and take up the
homestead bill, but this motion was neg
tiyed by the following yotl3
YEAs---Messrs. Broderick, Chandler,
Clark, CoNamer, DiroR, Do1iiit'e, Dur
kee, FesSondcn, Foot, Hole, Hdmiin, Har-
Ian, Johnson of Tennessee, Jones, Kin0,
Pugh, Rice, Serdrd, Shields, Simmons,
Stuart, TrVmbaH, Wade, and WAson---
"a.
NAYs---Mossrs Allen, Bates, Bayard,
Benjamin, B'glcr, Bright. Brown, Chesnut,
Clay, Clingman, CrIttcndon, Davis. Fitch,
Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond Houston,
Hunter, Iverson, Kennedy, Mallory, Ma
son, Pearee, Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Sill
dell, Smith, Toumbs, Ward, and Yulcc---
81.
Upon these two days, the n and 10Th
Of February, the question was made be-
tween the consideration Of the homestead
bill and the consideration ofthe appropria-
ton bills, the necessity of passing which
last bills did not fail to be insisted upon
by the Democratic manogors At a sub.
aequcnt stage Of the session, as will be
presently seen, the question wus made
between considering the homestead bill
and considering the Cuba bill
Upon the 2Sth day of February, upon
the occasion Of a motion by Mr., Sldcll
90 postpone all prior orders and take up
the bill for the purchase Of Cuba, Mr..
| Doolittle resisted Il. and called upon the
| friends Of homesteade 20 vote Il down, 80
that he himself might submit motion 60
take up the homestead bill. Mr., Dolittle
said:
"I think Il would be better to take up
this quston Of the homestead bill and
vote upon u, and then the Cuba bill will
come up. ask the friends Of the home
stead bill now to stand by Il and give Il
tho preference. We do not seek TO an
togonize Il as against the appropriation
| bills at this hour Of the session. We
could not expect, OF hope, Of tho friends
Of this homestead biz, who act with the
majority Of the Senate, that they would
prefer taking up the homestead bill, and
come In antagonism with the appropria-
ton bills, because they arc necessary;
but Os betwoon tho proposition TO take
up the Cuba bill and the proposition to
take up the homestead bill, ] call upon
all friends Of the homestead bill on this
and tho other side Of the Chamber TO
stand by Il. Now 10 tho time or never"
Tho vote was then takon, and the mo-
tion TO take up tho Cuba bill prevailed,
as follows;
YRAs:-Messrs. Allen, Bnyurd, Bell
Benjamin, Bigler, Brown, Chestnut, Clay
Clingman, Davis, Mitch, Fitzpatrick
Green, Gwin, Hammond, Houston, Hun,
+ tor, Iverson, Jones, Lane, Mallory, Ma
son, Polk, Pugh, Reid, Rico, Sebastian
4 Shields, Sidell, Smith, Stuart, TOombs
/, Yard, Wright, and Yulee-85
nj NAYs;--Messrs. Broderick, Cameron
Chandler, Clark, COlidmers, Diron, Doc
ltftle, Douglas, Durkee, Fes5enden, Foo
! Foster, Hale, Hdmlin, Harlan, Johnso
Of Tennessee, Kennedy, King, Pearc,
Il Separd, I'rumbll, Wade and w ilsoR; 2,
The Cuba bill was now up, and the dii
I eussion upon II protraoted the session lat
into the night, and almost into the nex
morning. Il was distinctly seen durini
the progress OF this discussion that I
would be without practical result, AM
that no vote could be reached before III,
final adjournment Of Congress.
Accordingly, at ten o'clock in the even
ing, Mr.. Doolitlle felt il to bo his duty 4
renew the attempt to set aside the Cubl
bill, the subject matter Of an idle debate
40 as to take up the homestead bill. Hi
motion to that effect, and the commence,
ment Of the debate upon Il, will bo fount
on page 1881 Of the Congressional Globe
Such extracts are made as will exhibit
It's general oharcteri
Z "Alr. TRUNBULL. II there was any as.
suranoe that the homestead bill could bI
taken up, after the Cuba question was
disposed Of, I should be willing to see 4
have the go-by on the present OCCASION
but we have sought repeatedly 10 bring
up the homestead bill, and every move.
ment that has been made to bring il NJ
has been met with counter movement
erowding il out Of the way with some.
thing else.
II the Senator from Virginia will give NJ
an assurance that we shall have a chance
/, /, 70 bring up the homestead bill, and kecI
II before the Senate until we can got I
! vote upon il, after the Cuba bill iS thro'
and that he will not intorposo an appro
priation bill, ! would join with the gon
tleman in asking my friend from Wiscon
sin TO withdraw tho motion he has made.
= "Mr. HUNTRR. | certainly will proa
the appropriation bills. l will give n,
promise to vote to take up the homestead
BILL"
"Mr. TRuMBULL. That Is as expect
4 cd. Wo now have notice that we are L
| DO met with an appropriation bill the mo
, ment the Cuba question Is disposed OF
, and here we are wasting Our time al thi
, stage Of the session in making loni
speeches, and debating about the ucqui
sition OF a country that does not belong
10 us, instead Of providing for the settle
ment Of tho country which we OWN
, There can bo no hope of getting up th'
homestead bill as against an uppropria
ton bill"
"Mr. SEWARD. After nine hours yield
d ing TO the discussion Of the Cuba ques
] zion, Il Is time to come back 10 the greR
. question Of the day and the age. Tn
{ Senate may ns wen meet faco TO face thl
y issue which Is before them. II is an is
o sue presented by tho competition be
Q tween these two questions. Ono, th
homestead bill, 10 a question Of homes
i Of lands for the landless freemen Of tn
4 United States. The Cuba bill is th
question Of slaves for the shareholders o
r the United States"
"Mlr. WADE. / am very glad that th
nuaetinn has NJ ipn0th come mn An