Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-02-10
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(pEPoaTRD EXPRESSLY YoK fhs youRNAL.)
1.-THE Telegraph wires not being in work
ing order last night, We copy the following
from tho "Enquirer's' reports:1
WASHINGTON, FEB. 9Th.
In the House Mr. Cutting asked leave TO pre-.
sent the remonstrance Of the tabernacle meet
ing Of New York against the Nebraska Bill
Mr.. Mcdonald objects, and Mr.. Cutting with
drew his motion. The House went into Com.
mittee on the deficiency bill. f94f Ii
In the Senate several memorials Of Quaksrs
and others were presented agsiDst the Nebrasks
Bill.
!. ALBANY, 81
The correspondent Of the Herald, says t6at
dispatches Of Jan. 9th, from Paris, Vienna and
ST. Petersburg, have been received, affirming,
beyond doubt, that Nicholas has promptly and
violently, objected to the mediation Of the -four
powers.
In the Senate, yesterday, the Nebrsska bill
was taken up, and postponed, to allow Mr.. Ev-
erett an opportunity to give bis views on the
bill.
BALrrMoaf, 9Th. I
The funds collected here for San Francisco
rescuers, has been divided a. follows: Captsin
Creighton, 81, 900; Captains stuber and Lows,
NEW Yokt. Feb stA.
7aH $3.50 MARKET. ltNs4o
Flour-Good lcal and eastern demsnd, with spse-
uIa,ve inquiry in anticipation Of higher price,
500 bbls. state. $9Al2l; Canadian, 81 fOee hAae.
Rye-inaotive bat firm; 81 1901 %.
0ats-quiet and plenty, 54c957c.
Corn--frm, 81 02(01 o5. -
Whsky--dull at $40. s fH
Pork-msss. SIS 81. Beef s. IS.
Pacific due Tomorrow. Asia sails this p. n. fcs
Liverpool, with fifty passengers.
Congressional. rsats-
Congress after having been in session
upwards Of forty days, has done moth
ing--literally nothing Of importance.
The all exciting topic now appears 10
be Douglas Nebraska bill.
In the House, on the LIST inst. the act
granting alternate sections Of land 10
Wisconsin for railroad purposes was
passed. ara
In reply TO a resolution Of inquiry,
submitted by General Cass. the Presi-
dent has laid before the Senate the let.
ter sent BY NJ. Bedini, from the Pope.
Ii appears that he was not clothed with
any mission to the United States; and
that the letter is simply one Of con.
ejaculation and courtesy. ss
In the Senate OF the United States,
on the 25.h, MIR. Dodge, of Iowa. pre-.
sented petition from ]. C. Walker,
President Of For, Madison and Bloom.
field Railroad Company, enclosing me.
MORALS signed by upwards Of four hun
dred oil the most respectable citizens OF
Iowa. asking tor n donation oil public
lands to aid in the construction Of the
Fort Madison. West Point. Keossuqua,
and Bloomfield Railroad; they request
also tina. II along any part Of the route
Of Said railroad there should be no pub.
lie lands, then thu Congress will GRAFT
a hike portion OF lands as are equiyalsns
in some par, vi The public domain with.
in said Stat.
MIR Dodge gave notice Of his futon
Jtion To inlrod ICE bill 10 continue the
Improvement Of the Des Moines, aud the
Rock River Rapids Of the Mississi ppi
river. t
| We notice in the Sen,,e proceedings
Of the 23d ull., the following:
M. Dodge Of Iowa. presented three
petitions OF citizens of Clay and Fay
cite counties. praying for the es,sbiish.
ment of a mail route from McGregoss3
Landing 10 Bradford. in Chickasaw
county, Iowa, which were referred TO
the Commute on The Post Office and Post
Roads.
Also, three petitions Of cilizens Of
Iowa, praying that a grant Of land may
be made 10 aid in the construction Of
the Great Wer,ern sir.line railroad from
Fort Wayns 10 Council Bluffs. which
were referred 10 the committee Of Pub.
| lie Lands.
MILITARY Posi- IN IowA.-Mr Dodge,
of Iowa, submitted the folIowiHs reso-
luton, which was considered By unani.
nous consent and agreed TO:
| Resoired, Tha, the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs be instructed 10 enquire
INTO the eApediency o! establishing q
military pos, at or near Ssrgen,'s Bluff.
on the Missouri river, for the protection
OF the Western frontier Of the State Of
Iowa. Ra FHs6