The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-09-19

Summary cfthe Weeks News.


will be perceived that the Texas bound
ary bill has been made the special order
of the day, till some disposition shall ho
made of it. That such decision has
been arrived at, gives some slight prom
ise tha. it will be settled a, no very dis
tant period, although many efforts wifi
be made to stave off any action upon it.
In the same counec ction, the message Of
Governor Bell to the Legislature of Tex
as-a document TO be found in another
coIumn-wilI be read with interest by
all those who are interested in the his
tory of that State.
The proceedings in Congress yes,er-
day, were very interesting, but we re-
gret that no conclusion was arrived at bv
either the Senate, on the bill aboishing
the slave traffic in the Distric, of CO.
lunbia, or by the House, on the Texan
Boundary bill. BY resolution, the Sem
ate postponed discussion on the District
of Columbia Slave Trade bill to Tues
day next, and then took up the General
Post Office Appropriation bill, which,
they ordered to be engrossed. They
then directed to be engrossed bill es-
tablshing a weekly line of steamships
from New Orleans to Vera Cruz and
Tampico; after which they adjourned
under the supPosition, we suppose, that
the members had achieved glory enougil
for one day.
Yesterday was very exciting day in
the House of Representatives, az we
learn by our telcgrapi,ic accoun; ofthc
proceedings Of that body. When the
morning hour had expired, they took up
the Texan Boundary bill, which was
rather severely tested, but which will.
no doubt, be passed before very long
The first motion was to lay it on the tn
BILE, which was rejected, by vote Of 1870
to 20. 1t was then placed in The hands
Of the Committee of the Whole on the
State ofthe Union, by vote of l0l to 90;
that vote was reconsidercd, and it was
again placed before the House by ma
lority Of two. The amendments were
then discussed and decided upon, after
which, a motion was made TO lay tho
whole subject on the table, but il failed.
| by a vote ofI4i to 80 Amendments e.
to it were again debated, and finally n
motion was made to have il read third
time, which was lost by I26 70 so.
TFere is only one way of accounting
for the curious treatment which this bill
received yesterday, and thnt is tha: some
Of the members desired to be delivered
of the Buncombe speeches on the sub
Ject, which they have had cut and dried
for some time past, aud which must be
inflicted on the people, come veal or
come wo. Now We, and the public gen
orally, will take it as an especial favor
if the honorable members who are over
burdened in this way, will relieve them
selves as rapidly as possible. Let them
speak their speech at once and have
done with it. We have no doubt that
they will feel much better, after they arc
safely delivered We advise them.
however. to be speedy. Jenny Lin
sings, for the FIRST time in the United
States, next week, and The certainty is,
that the .turore which that celebrated
cantatrice will create, will overcome all
lesser exctements. What then is to be-
come Of the great and absorbing Terri
torial question: Why, the House will
appear ridiculous if they attempt to COM
pete with the Swedish Nightengalc in
creating or maintaining an excitement.
| Within the past three months, our
country has been visited with success
sion of storms, almost unparalleled in
their disastrous effects. Scarcely have
the injuries produced by one been re-
| paired, before another would come and
create greater devastation than its pre-
decesor. The first storm, that Of June
last, swept the the whole Atlantic board,
| from the capes Of Florida to the coast of
| Maine Its effects were disastrous. bat
not half equal to those which succeeded
it. The storm little more than q week
since, was severe. and extended gcner-
! ally through the country. and was par
tlcuiarly severe throughout the South
eastern States, destroying the crops in
every direction, as well as property Of
almost every description.
But the late storm and flood, though
not so extensive, is far more disastrous
its effects than either Of the Others
In eastern Pennsylvania, par:icularly,-
IN its visitation was most severe, and it
is impossible to tell as yet, what is the
extent of the damage. The Schuylkilt
and Delaware rivers have risen 10 an
unprecedented height, and the lower
portions of Phiiade phia have been sub
merged, while loss of life apd general
destruction of property have followed in
In It's wake. We publish elsewhere to-
day, additional particulars ofthe effects;
but from the damage sustained by the
railroads through which it has swept aud
the general detention and tisarrangcment
OF the mails, We are at loss to know
what the end may be. la New JERSEY
it was equally severe On the npper
lakes, too, several storms have occurred.
the last Of which, on the Goth ult, was
very severe, so much SO, indeed, that
navigation was wholly impossible. We
have heard of no very serious effects
as yet, but may get full details of dam
age.
Our country has not been alone in