Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-11-01

Another Il. to overslsush them whe1-
ever they are proposed. by proceeding
to consider some other business. This
later method is invariably ie serted to
where 8 measure. obnoxious 20 a ma
joriiy Of the Senate. is supposed to be
acceptable to the people. And il was
precisely by this method. aud Tor tha;
reason. that the homestead lili wss
run over. showed aside. eva.lci. and
le., unscied upon. by the Senate dur
ing i,s late session.
For proper understanding Of the
proceedings by which this overslsngh-
ing OF the homestead bill was accom-
pli, he'd. IL isnscesssry TO observe that
two other subjecfs-yiz: the reg-lsr
appropriation bills and the bill tor the
purchase of Cubs--were being pressed
upon ;he time OF the Senate during the
last davs of the session. and both Of
,he,n coiaInaniing the support Of q
majority OF that body.
On the lIih day OF February. Mr..
Wade. OF Ohio. (pags l0s4. moved
TO postpone ali prior oriers aud take
up The homestead bill. which had pass
ed the House. The following extracts
from the debate upon this motion will
exhibit the points made:
ii WADE. The homestead bill. TO
which am a good deal attached has.
| believe twice passed the House and
come TO this bpay. but somehow il has
had the go-by. and We have never had
direct vote upon it here that know
vi. 10 hot propose To discuss II tor
a s.nyle momenit. AMI hope none Of
It's IIi-nds viii debate It, bevsese 1t has
been pending before Congress ior sev-
eral years. and presume every Sena-
tor is perfectly we'll acquainted with
all It's provisions. aud has made up his
mind ~ To the coarse he wall pursue in
regaId TO ii. have no hope that any
thing that | could lay would win any
opponent of the ball To it, support:
aud hope every friend Vi the measure
will take no time in debate. but ALL
Try 10 set vote upon 1t. tor think II
Is the great measure oi the session
-lil | want, all ask. is 10 have a vote
upon it.
Mr.. Rr,D. Of North Carolina. /
think IL Is Ioo late in the session now
to take up this bill to be acted upon
here. al least until we act upon ether
great measures upon which there 10
msre unauimi'y vi sentiment is the
ccuntry. aud higher sense of duty
upon - to pass Inem during the few
days vi the session that remain
'ur. HpsTER. vi Va. believe that
a fortnight IRON to-day will take us to
The 81 day oi March. Now, it 10
known that We have nearly AL the i'm
pnrtant appropriation bi.l-. and one
that is unfinished, 10 take up. lhgps
there will be no eilOrt To press this
homestead bill. 90 ss To dlSplsce the
appropriation bills. must app al 10
,ne Senate To consider how liItle of
the session l. now lett to u, sndwheth-
er We ought not to take u. the appro-
priation Uill and di,pvse oi II.
Mr.. SHIELDS. oil MInn. The friendls
OF this Liil desire nothing but a vote
upon IL, not ~ waste time la debate.
Let "a. AXE it up. and have lair vote
upon it,
Mr.. HrSTER. do not conceal the
fact that am very much opposed to
It. but ! suppose. wherever this vi
GENES up. IL must be the subject Of
.icbate.
'Mr. WILsos. of Mass. srp,s.
cistc the anxiety vi the Senator Loan
Virginia TO take M tie appropriation
bill: but would suggest to that Sen
stor that he allow u 10 take up this
bill. anu have a vote upon IL. 1 do
not suppose that any body. who 10 in
isvor oI the measure. desires TO con-
sume the ti;ne OF the Senate, at this
stage oi the session. by discussing II
1t has been discussed before the ma
tion. IL L. well understood believe
At is Sustained by An Overwhelming
majority OF the people OF tie country
MI. WADE. 1 have no donbt. irom
the business before Us, that this IL tie
last opportunity we shall have to act
upon tnis great measure. hope. a.
said before. every iriend OF IL viii
stand by it until it is either tIium-
phsnt. or defeated, and that. TOO. IN
preference to any other business that
may bs urgei upon us. a. To the ap-
preparation bills. | have not the least
lear but that they will go through
their gravitsiien carries them
through.'
The question was then taken. and
Mr. Wade. motion was carIi-d by the
following vote: Those followed by
the figure ] are Democrats.
YEAs--xessrs. Bhshti Broder.ckl
Chs..d.er, Co.lansr. D.xon. Doollttls. Fee
senden. Foot. Foster. G~inl Hale. BAN
LIN, Harlan, Johnson Of Iern.l K'ng.
P-sal kicsl 6sward. Shieldsl Sinmnns.
Saiiihl etGartl 1rgn51ll. W .de. ard VII
/ sou-so.
SAYs.-Nessrs. kreni Bsysrdi Ber,.-
miui biglerI Brownl Chesu.nti Clavl
Linghaml Davisl Fl,chl Ftrpatriosi
Gr,eni Hammond Huntsrl Iversonl Lansl
Mallory M-sonl Pearcel Reidl SiiGe..l
To3nbsl s1d W1rdl-23
Upon an examination Of this -ete.
it will lie seen that the Republicans
voted unanimou-lv in the affirmative.
and that the Southern Senators were
all in the negative. with the soii'ary
exception OF Nr. Johnson Of Tennes-
see. VINO il . self-rnaie man. sprung
from the people. AMI with no pesson-
al connections with the slsveholding
aristocrscy Of HE section Of the conn
Try. OF the Northern Democrats.
Gwin. Bright. Pugh. Rice. Shields.
Smith. and S,nAr,. all being from the
-aY S,a-aa ,n.a1 g. NJ xV.l.s.