M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-09-06
JOhn sherman on Senator Done,


SOil Ouefinan, III Ill5 speech at tnS
place, declared that Senator Dougla;
lodged every vote on the Homestead
Bill. He said Mr.. d. might have
voted for the "land graduation bin
but he did not vote for the Homestead
bill upon any occasion. We are now
going to pin the lie to John Sherman
so tightly that he cannot escape it, lor
we presume that his own friends will
not acknowledge that b. is an isDo.
On the 9th uay oi May, 1850,
the land graduation bill," as Sher.
man called it, being under considera
tionin the Senate, Mr., Wa,tc, orOhio.
moved tosuiko ont ali alltI the enact
ing clause and insert the uonsv Home
stead Bill. The yeas aud nays were
called and resulted yeas 26, nays 81
Mr.. DVUGLAs voting AYE" (Sec
COngreSaonai Globa Of the date ol
May II, 1860.
8o'n the Senate and House bills
were called Home9teadbills. hut John
Sherman, as DODGE. named the Sen,
ato bill the land graduation hill.'-
Now the record show, that Senator
Douglas voted directly in avor ot the
House HoQesDcad b,., as IA substitute
for the Senste bill, tnus showing tie
statement oGSherman to be directly the
reverse Of true.
1t will be seen that Douglas did not
dodge TINT vote. Let us see if he
lodged any other. After the vote
had been taken on the adoption of the
House bill, Mr. Clark moved to strike
out section Il Of the original BILL
The'vote stood yeas s, nays 4S, Mr..
Douglas voting ''no." So Mr.. Doug.
las did not DODGE that question,
MIR. Clay moved to amend Section
II by striking out the word five. y
Tde vote stood yeas 27, nays 26--Mr.
Douglas voting FAYE" Was there
any dodging there, Mr.. Shermanl
Mr.. Hammond, after considerable
debate and motions to adjourn, moved
to lay the bill on the table. Decided
in the negative, yeas II, nays So
Douglas voting "no."
Finally, after numerous motions to
adjourn, Mr., Douglas said that in or.
der to get to vote Oh the bill he wo'd
postpone his speech, (Which he was to
make on the day following until
Monday, 50 the Senate could take up
the Homestead bill on the next day
and finish it. The proposition was
accepted and the Senate adjourned.
On the 10th, the Senate RESUMED
the consideration of the Homestead
Bill. After considerable debate, in
which Mr.. Douglas took prominent
part, the Senate came to vote on an
offered by Mr.. Rice, which
was negatived, ayes ., nays 44-Mr.
Douglas voting "no"
Mr.. Douglas then offered an amend
ment, the effect Of which was to com
pei the spcculator in public lands to
pay 81 rs per mere and to give the
land to actual settlers lor % cents an
acre. The amendment was voted
down, yeas 26, nays 81 Ar Doug.
las voting AYE" Of course.
Two more amendments were voted
on, Mr.. Douglas voting AYE" The
question was then taken on the pas.
sage Of the bill and resulted--ayes A.
nays S-Mr. Douglas voting for the
bill and Hannibal Hamln, the Re.
publican candidate for Vice President
voting against the bill.
The bill then wenttoth House and
passed that body in all amended form
and came to the Senate for concur.
renee. A Committee Of conference
finally agreed, and their action was
concurred in by both Houses. Ittheu
went to the President who vetoed it.
Upon the vote IN the Senate to pas:
the bill Notwithstanding the objections
OF the President, Mr., Douglas was
paired of with Nj. Clay, of Alabama
an opponent of thr bill, AID did no
vote. 1t is upon this vote that til,
Republicans charged MIR. Dougla,
with dodging. The charge, OF course
is not true. The fact that he was
paired off with an opponent ofthr bill
is sufficient evidence of the fact thai
he was in favor OF the bill
If any one donbts any inct SGT lortl
in the above. .hey will please call ol
us and Inspect the official racord in
the congressional Globe.
The JOGrn3I GarbiiRg.
The following was published III III,