The Empire County argus., 1855-01-20

vice, he will all his influence to get the contract
repealed by Congress at the present session.
Present appearances are that the company will
not yield to this demand The California delega-
ton will doubtless sustain the Department
The House yesterday, on Mr.. Lathams motion,
adopted an amendment appropriating $225,000 in
the Indian Appropriation Bill, for California Indian
purposes.
Rev, Mr.. Scer. Methodist South, has been elec-
ted Chaplain to the Senate.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. l3th.--The revival Of the
Nebraska question: by Mr.. Mace, has greatly an
noyed the Cabinet who have had enongh of it,
Mace is fishing for the Indiana Senatorship.
Stephens of Georgia is expected to make great
speech in defence of the measure
| Mr. E. X. Collins is here and from present ap-
pearances is, it is believed, that Congress will in
sist upon giving notice to the Line of the discon-
tinuance of the contract after this year.
A Bill in favor of the claim of Major Gen. John
E Wool. was reported and passed
Hon. P. Butler is reelected Senator from S.
Carolina
A Bill giving $4,000 to the heirs of Baron De-
kalb elected long and eloquent euogy from
.Messrs. Badger and Clayton, upon the services of
that perfect soldier A strong effort was made to
pass the bill, but it was referred. Gen. Worths
heirs have petitoned for relief
Gen. Shields reported bill to increase the pay of
officers of the army, and gave notice that he should
call it up for consideration at an early day.
general debate sprang up on the bill estab
fishing board of commissioners to pass upon pri-
vate claims against the Government. The bject
was finally referred to select committee of five.
An interesting discussion on the object and
principles of the No-Nothings, occurred and occu-
pied the remainder of the session.
Mr.. Barry of Miss. devoted an hour to speech
in condemnation of the Order, dissecting its move
ments and purposes, stagmatising it not only as
Illegal but combination to take away the right of
citizens it IN his opinion, shield of Alien and
Sedition Law, and anti-republican in its tendency
He was replied to by Mr. Banks of Mass, who said
That men have a right to conceal their political
views, and the government which undertakes to
trammel them in that right strikes at the basis of
republican institutions and for that ought to be
wiped from the face of the earth He explained
why men should combine for acquiring rights de-
MED them by corrupt political influence and mon
eyed aristocracy, and took occasion to condemn in
severe terms, the claim of the Roman Catholic
Church to interfere with and control secular af-
fairs. Both gentlemen were listened towlh mark
ed attention. After the committee rose the Appro-
priatlon bills were passed
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.--Lieut. Col Steptoe, L
S. A., has been recommended by the Senate as Gov
ernor of Utah in place of Brigh Young. He is at
Salt Lake City in command of q detachment of U
S. troops designed for service in California and Or
agon
The official returns have been received from all
the counties in the Seventh District of Illinois, and
show majority of one vote in favor of Mr.. Allen,
administration Democrat)
Reeder, of Kansas has refused an election for a
Legislative council for Kansas until next spring.
In reply to demand made from a meeting at
Levenworth city for an immediate election the
Governor gives the following pointed refusal;
"The meeting is not of the citizens of Kansas, as
your proceedings will show if you produce them
1t was meeting composed mostly of citizens of
Missouri and few of the citizens ofKansas."
Col. Kinney's project Of establishing new CEN
tral American Republic continues to receive very
general encouragement The party will start from
ties will leave New Orleans afterward.
New York, Dec 90, 2 o'clock p. NJ. "A very de-
structve fire occurred Broadway in this city, be-
tween and 5 O'Clock this morning on the block
between Grand and Howard streets, by which some
halfdozen buildings were laid in ruins, including
the city Assembly Rooms and Christe's and Woods
Minstrels Halls Loss 1000 900. Three extensive
fires occurred in Philadelphia on the 18th and Goth.
Loss, S500,000.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1S-W. H. Wilder Esq, q
lawyer of this city, and prominent sympathiser
with the Cuban flbusters, has been convicted of
forging land warrants.
Hon. Warren Winsow has been officially announ-
ced as Governor of North Carolina, in place of JOSH
ua Vansant, United States Senator.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has just decided
that all railroads with their cost of construction
rolling stock and buildings, are taxable property
The aggregate amount of revenue which will accrue
to the State will be from $4,000 to 100000.
New YORK, December GOTH This is the coolest
day we have experienced this season, and although
the sun shines bright and clear, the thermometer
Cat noon) only registers eighteen degrees above
zero.
ALBANY, December 20th.-At6 o'clock this NOR
ming the thermometer in this city was at fourteen
deprees below zero At II NJ three degrees be-