The Shasta courier., 1854-05-13
Washington and Political Nevs.

i The Nebraska bill was passed bv the Senate.
and sent to the House of Representatives o.,
Saturday March 4. On The oIst the business on
| the speakers table being the order of the day in
the House. this important bill was reached
In regular course. Mr.. Richardson of Illinois
the colleague of the author of the original bill,
and TO whose charge in the lower House it was
committed by lis friends. moved its reference 10
| the Committee on Territories,-the majority of
! which is known to be in favor of the measure
Mr.. Cutting Of New York, moved It's reference
TO the Committee of the Whole, and this motion
having precedence, the question was taken and
the reference ordered by majority of l.5 votes
1t is supposed the length of time which the
Committee of the Whole will require to debate
the BILL will kill it,
In the course of the debate upon the bill. Mr.
Breckenridge of Kentucky administered a Sc
we're castigation to Mr.. Cutting of Work civ
whom he charged with treason to the Nebraska
bIll--protessng TO be its friend while he wns
a, The same time leading the forces of the oppo-
sltion by moving the reference TO the Commit
| tee OF the Whole, when he knew it was death to
the measure, so far that bill was concerned
Some severe personal remarks aiterward passed
between Messrs. Cutting and Breckenridge, and
duel was anticipated. The difficulty was how
ever settled by the friends OF the parties
| General Shields has made speech against
the confirmation OF the Gadsden Treaty charg-
ing that the money to be paid out of the treasury
was to sustain and establish the dominion of
/ Santa Anna whom he Characterised as a blood.
thirsty tyrant.
Mr. Bells amendment to the treaty proposes
to recognise the fact of Sloo's contract with
Mexico, aud reserves for our government the
| right 10 Interfere, under the law of nations to
/ protect the grant whenever 1t chooses so 10 do.
| Upto April 4th, appearances We're against the
confirmation OF the treaty, unless SO amended as
to take in Lower California.
| Horatio King, of Maine, has been appointed
| First Assistant Postmaster General. TO fill the
place of Selah R. Hobbie, deceased.
| Mr.. Weller. of California has offered reso-
luton, which was agreed to, directing inquiry
as to the expediency OF increasing the salaries of
Judges and fees of the Marshals OF the T. States
| IN California.
| In the Senate, on Thursday March %, Mr.
Hunter reported buck the Deficiency Appropria-
| tIon Bill with the following amendments for
| the purchase OF site for the Custom House
at San Francisco, $25O,00O; to reimburse the
losses sustained 10y the army, in clothing, &C., on
| board the San Francisco $26, $50; for the pur.
chase Of the Spanish and Mexican Law Book,
sl,700; for fulfilling treaiy stipulations with
sIous Indians 1929 ,0U0 to pay the people Of Or
| egon tor expenses III suppressing Indian HOSTILE
| Ties, S75, 1000; and Tor preparing medals aud fur.
| nishing the Patent Office, $4,000.
In The House Of Representatives bill estab-
lIshlng Railroad and Telegraphic communication
between the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans, was
made the special order for the third Tuesday of
May.
In the House of Representatives the Senate
bill extending the warehousing system, by esta-
blishlng private bonded warehouses, was amen.
ded aud passed.
Hon. VIM. Graham is candidate for the
U. S. Senate in North Carolina.
Thomas d. Elliott. whig, has been elected TO
Congress from the First MASSACHUSETTS District,
III place OF Zeno Scuddor He had about 500
majority.
In Portland, Cahoon, mayor, was reelected,
beating Neal Dow, the Maine Law candidate,
nearly thousand votes.
Ex-President Fillmore was taking a tour
through the southern cities, where he was re
celved with public demonstrations.