Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-03
The Caban strugsle I'm the Sen.
ate.

The Cuban struggle I'm she Sen.
ate.
Mr.. SlidelTs Thirty Million bribery and
couuptinp scheme was debated in the Sen
ale Friday night till late hour. The
Tri6unes correspondent gives the follow
ing prapic sketch of the struggle:
Ten o'clock.-Tbere is no prospect oi
an adjournment. The Senate is full and The
galleries crowded. Mr.. Doolittle insists
upon his motion to take up the Home
stead Bill Appeals meet HIM from Sll,
dell, Reid, Brown, Douglas and Others, all
Cuban., 10 Withdraw bis motion. He re-
fuses. Toombs enters the ring. Calls the
friends Of the Homestead bill sci OF DEM
apogues. Talks about towards, land for
the landless, and makes free with Billings
sate. Wade replies, and standing next to
Toombs, and looking him sq1are in the
fsce. informs him that he is not coward,
and never trembled before the face of NOR
tal.A Fessenden informs Toonbs that be
only copied the low Cuban language of The
man al the other end ofthe Capitol when
he talks about towards; that that is the
langusge of the tap room, and that the
Republicans do not mean to be bullied, nor
coaxed, nor frightened from their purpose.
Mr.. Seward followed in a statesmanlike
review of the Presidents policy, showing
that, it was false and fabulous. Toombs
responds in the language of the bully to-
ward the Senator from New York, who, he
knows, never notices bullying. So the de-
bate runs on, the interest and the crowd
increasing, and the Cubans begging the
Republicans to yield the Homestead to
Cuba. 80 - .T..li-s(z
- Eleven o'clock.-The Republicans still
insist upon taking up the Homestead bill.
Mr.. johnson ARK makes point of order
against debating it. The chair, Mr.. Breck-
inridge, overruIes the point Mr.. johnson
appeals-Mr Simmons debates the appeal
muchs 10 the annoyance of the Cubnns.
Mr.. Pugh asks Mr.. johnson to withdraw
his appeal to stop Mr.. Simmons. Mr..
johnson declines, and Mr.. Simmons goes
on. The crowd continue much interested.
Twelve .o'clock.-The Republicans are
still eoading the Cnbans, and the latter
are begging for life. Mr.. Hammond has
Welded, and moved an adjournment, but
his friends would not consent and the
Senate refused to adjourn. --
Mr.. Doolittle has discussed the Home
stead bull and has been called to order, but
was sustained by the chair. The latter
was overruled, and Mr.. Doolittle continued
discussing the bill. -...
- Mr.. Chandler began to pitch into Mr..
Toombs for his insolence, when his inten-
tion becoming manifest several members
called to order, and was overruled.
=, Quarter. past twelve.-The Senate re-
fuses to postpone Cuba and take up the
Homestead bill, by vote of 10 to 90
Mr.. Douglas voted no. MIR. Mason gets
up, sleepy, and thinks il is evident the
Senate can progress no further TO night,
and moved to adjourn. The Senate refus
ed BY vote of 10 10 TO 20. -..-..
Mr.. Wilson moves to postpone Cuba
and take up the bill for regulating collec-
ton districts, and proceeds to discuss it.
He notifies the Senate that seven or eight
Republicans desire to make speeches
on Cuba. Mr.. Brown asks Mr.. Wilson to
withdraw his molten, and he will move to
lay Cuba on the table to get test vote.
Mr.. Seward asks for test vote on the
bill regulating Collection Districts. MIR.
Brown moves TO lay Mr.. Wilson's motion
on the table. Mr.. Mason gets sleepy, and
wants 10 get home. He thinks the coun-
try will consider the scene disgraceiul and
moves to adjourn. The Senate refuses to
adjourn, by vote of 20 toSo.
Mr.. Seward, at 12t o'clock, takes the
floor on question of order, and the pros
pect is that the session will continue until
morning.
Z One o'clock.-Mr. Brown moved to lay
the Cuba bill on the table, declaring that
he shall vote against it, but wants a test.
The Senate refuses to lay il on the table by
a vote of Ie to 80. Mr.. Slidell backs
down, and moves to adjourn, and thus the
Opposition triumphed.