The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-07

the country. Certainly, cir, ! have no dis
position to- put anybody wrong; but the
plea OF "a more convenient season aud
! have DO doubt Of its sincerity 30 far az
the Senator from Illinois mr.. Douglasl il
concerned will not do. / sympathize with
bis colleague who has special charge of the
bill for the relief Of the unfortunate insane.
He cannot be more earnest for that bill than
| am. Sir, expect to be voted down upon
this question. expect to be beaten upon
it. l expect it will not be taken up either
now or at any time this session. The
convenient season" will not arrive until
after the first Monday in November at least;
but l simply want vote, and I will take
it any time. With all Difference to the
Senator from Illinois, MIR. DouGLAs,l do
not think that an evening session is practi.
cable but if the Senate will Just take it
up, l will 60 with him for postponing it to
any hour he names when it may be consid-
cred. do not desire to occupy the time
of the Senate. I will vote for the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill at any hour, if it is mid
night, if the Senate will only take it up"
Mr.. DOUGLAS. On the statement of the
honorable Senator from New Hampshire,
will vote to take up the bill, and then post
pone it to an hour ! will indicate. l will
indicate six o'clock this evening-taking q
recess from four to six-so that we may
keep < at it each night until We get through
"The question was taken on the motion
to postpone; and there were-yeas Is,
nays 38 as follows:
"YEAs-Messrs. Bright, Cass, Chase, Clark,
Cooper, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, Downs, Hale, James,
Jones Of Iowa, Seward, Sumner, Wade and
"NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Bayard, BELL, Borland, Bradbury, Brodhead,
Brooke, Butler, Charlton, Davis, Dawson, De
Saussure, Felch, Fish, Geyer, HANNIBAL
HAMLIN, Hunter, Jones of Tennessee, King,
Mallory, Mangum, Mason, Meriwether, Morton,
Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields,
and Upham-3S.
$50 the motion to postpone was not
agreed to-"
1t will be seen from the above, that while
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS favored holding night
sessions of the Senate, in order to discuss
and get the Homestead bill through, HAN
N1BAL HAML1N, the Republican candidate
for Vice President, voted with JEFF. DA-
Wis, BUTLER, of South Carolina, MASON,
HUNTER, and other Southern ultraists
against the measure. Where then, was
HAMLINs devotion to Western interests
his support of free homes for the home-
less ?"
THE NEXT SESSION OF CONGRESS--HAMLIN
AGAIN OPPOSES THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
At the next session of the XXI Con-
gress, the Homestead bill, which passed the
House the first session, was once more
brought to the attention of the Senate.
On the 2lst of February, 1851, [see vol.
rs, Congressional Globe, I'd session 81
XXI Congress, p. 1891 the following
proceedings took place:
"Mr. WALKER. l move to dispense with
all the prior orders, with view to take up
the bill from the House of Representatives
commonly known as the homestead bill.
Several Senators. Let US have the morn
lug business.
Mr.. WALKER. That morning business
will postpone the bill without vote until
after the end of the present session, and
make the motion that we may see whether
we are to have vote upon it during this
Congress or not; and upon that motion
ask for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa. I do hope and
trust that the motion of the Senator from
Wisconsin will prevail. The friends of the
homestead bill have sat by patiently in order
to give other measures chance; but the
end of the session is close upon US, and un-
less the homestead bill be acted upon now
we must lose it. There are several Senators
who are ready to proceed upon it, and
trust that it will be taken up, and that we
may be enabled to vote on it to-day.
X X x
Mr.. Gw1N. intend to vote for taking
up the homestead bill this morning. 1t is
the most important measure now before the
Senate for the benefit of my constituents,
upon which l have any hope of obtaining
action. not only intend to vote for taking
up that bill, but 1 intend to give it prefer
ence of every other measure until it shall be
disposed of, if l can do so by my vote. The
homestead bill is not in the form in which
I wish to vote for it, but I intend to vote
against all amendments, in order to have
something that will be of benefit to my con-
stituents, giving them the right to the soil
upon which they live. Therefore, as this is
House bill, and as know that we can, by
taking it up and acting upon it, secure its
benefits to my constituents, intend to vote
to take it up, and to give it the preference
over all other questions; hoping at the same
time that it will not be necessary to do 81
after to-day, but that it will be disposed OF
Immediately.
Mr.. BoRLAND, I agree fully with the
honorable Senator from California. think,
in the present attitude of affairs, that the
homestead bill is the one to which we ought
now to give our attention. l agree with
him that it is not in the form in which
should like to vote for it. should like to
see it amended in several important particu-
lare, but for the reason be stated, that if it
be amended it will be inevitably lost, / shall
go for passing it in it's present form, and
will join its friends in all measures necessary
to keep it before the Senate, when it is
taken up, until it shall be disposed of.
Mr.. RUsK. This homestead bill has been
regarded as an important measure by its
| friends. It is 30 regarded bv the cOmmu.