Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-31
WASHINGTON, d. C.
MONDAY, JULY 81, 1854.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
10 the Senate, to-day, 5000 copies Of Espey's
Meteorological Report were ordered to DO
printed; it was agreed that the Senate would
meet at half past ten O'Clock tomorrow, to give
Senator Houston time to make u personal ex-
PLANTATION; and, in the course Of q Trotracted
discussion on the proposed Batchelder pension,
(which prevailed and on the presentation of a
bill by Mr.. Sumner to repeal the Fugitive
Slave Law, it was made very apparent that
those Senators who affect to contemn Mr.. 3.
are exceedingly concerned lest he should be
permitted to exercise the right Of speech, which
no other Senator is denied
The House of Representatives refused to sus-
pend the rules to consider the Texas debt bill ;
bill to regulate the guano trade was refer
red an attempt to take up the Homestead bill
failed; 80 did an attempt to present memo
rial to indemnify the American sufferers in the
Greytown outrage resolution Of inquiry in
Regard TO applicants for the position of srmory
superintendents was adopted; the Senate bill
to construct telegraph to the Pacific was re-
ferred and the House went into Committee on
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill,
which it will probably conclude to-day, and q
committee of conference will be appointed to.
morrow.
ENcouRAGING.--A friend, in sending us six
teen new subscribers from Madison, lndiana,
says:
aYou see have raised rather more than
nv share of the I, 900 new subscribers. trust
every agent for the Era has succeeded as well.
i With but little effort, have no doubt they
would The Era was never more popular than
now, and it must and will be sustained. Your
friends all regret exceedingly your great loss
in the experiment of your Daily but it may
ultimately be promotive of your interest, by
extending the circulation of the Era. You
need not fear the fidelity of your early friends.
The general determination il, our Era must be
sustained
This is only one Of the many hearty re-
sponses we have received to our circular letter,
lately addressed to some six or seven hundred
of our special friends and agents. We fully
concur with our friends from Indiana, in the
belief that, by little extra effort on the part
of our numerous frienda we shall soon receive
the 1000 additional subscribers asked for. The
prospects SO far, are very encouraging.
In order to make the Era ss attractive as
possible to the family circle, we shall begin,
Immediately after the adjournment of Con-
gress, the publication of the "Saxon Serf'
and several other Literary productions of great
merit
Mail FAILuRrs.-We have Of late received
numerous letters from subscribers residing in
the States Of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa,
complaining that they have received no Era
since about the 2Sth of June last. After a
thorough examination into the cause Of these
failures we have ascertsined that the fault is
in the Chicago post Office, to which office the
papers are sent from here for distribution. 1t
appeals that mail matter has been lying at
that Office for upwards Of four weeks undistrib-
uted, owing to the fact that they have not had
sufficient force to perform the duties Of the
Office
We laid this matter before the Post Office
Department some time since, and on Saturday
last had personal interview with Mr.. H.
King the obliging and energetic First Assist
ant Postmaster General, who informs US that
orders have been given to the postmaster at
Chicago to increase his force, and to work
them day and night until the business Of the
cfiice shall be fully brought up. Our subscri-
bers may therefore expect to receive, in few
days, the missing numbers Of their paper and
we have every reason to believe that they will
hereafter be subjected to no more such delays.
AUGUST ELEcTIoss.--Eight States hold
their general elections during the month Of
August The first election takes place in Ten.
nessee, on Thursday, the Sd. o. the Monday
following, six States vote, viz: Kentucky, Ala
bama, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas and Texas.
Iowa is to choose two Representatives in Con-
gress, Governor, and other State officers with
Legislature, upon which ~ill devolve the
election Of United States Senator to succeed
Mr.. Dodge Missouri will have to elect seven
Representatives to Congress, and Legislature,
which will also have to choose United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. Atchison. Arkansas
will elect two Representatives in Congress and
State Legislature. North Carolina votes on
tho following Thursday, the second in the
month, when Governor, members Of the State
Legislature, and other minor officers, are TO be
elected The Legislature chosen may elect
two United States Senators, one to supply the
existing Vacancy and the other to gil the seat
that will become vacant in March next by the
expiration Of Mr.. Badgers term Of service.
Alfred Dockery (Whig) and Thomas Bragg
(Democrat are the candidates for Governor.
70" The Herald Of Freedom" is the title
Of proposed newspaper, at the seat Of Gov
eminent of Ksnsas Territory, to be commenced
on the LIST Of September. @. W. Brown is to
be the editor. Charles Albright Union Emf