Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-03
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.1
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Tbs Senate was engaged last night in . 2
hou, 'stliscuesiori upon III, Coll nS appropri-
alton bill, and Without closing the debate,
liourned vt lats hour.
The Senate proceeded 70 discuss tho mos
ton to reconsider the report Of the committee
Of conference in relation to the bill for the
relief Of purchasers of Government swamp
lands. 49,
Messrs Douglas, Walker and Bright con-
tinued the discussion ut the close Of which
the Senate refused to reconsider the vote
Yeas 81. nays o.. p 1aItitd
Suadry bills from ,he House were sent in
for conculr encc, ard surdry bills, acts and
resolutions were received from the President
with his signature. 8oI gta
The mail steamer appropriation bill was
then taken up, and debate theron, long and
desultorv, was had. The bill finally passed
Yeas 26, nays %. The effect is TO continue
| the trans Atlantic mails to the Collins steam
ers TIL April, 1860, at S., 300 the trip.
The Senate concurred with the House in
rrlinqushing the right Of Congress to termi
nate the contract by giving six months notice.
Mr.. Hunter, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported the bill from the House con.
tn ming the Civil and diplomatic ApproIria-
tion bill, with . modification of the tariff,
and asked the Senate to concur without a.
mendment.
/ Mr.. Pearee objected to having the modf-
cation of the tariff force lupon the Senate n
this manner, and it WAS finally made the or
der of the day for tomorrow.
New York, Feb. %.
Hon. Henry Pierpont Edwards, one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, died last night
after protracted illness, aged As.
1t is rulnored that a fight between the no.
torions Hyer and Moris,y is to come off in
this vicinity within week for purse Of So
SO, the money being deposited, and all the
arrangements made. ts#tl
BosToS, Feb. o.
Hon. William Jackson, form ry IN member
OF Congress, and 4 leading free soil pohti-
clan died yes srday ut his residence.
The Royal Mail steam hip Asia, Capt
Lott, left heTe at 10 O'Clock this forenoon,
with SO passengers, and % for Halifax. ana
$526,62O in American gold.
HARTFORD Feb. %.
In the Wing State Cow ention held here to-
day, the entire ticket of last year was re-
nominated by acclamation.
Pull LoAlA, Feb. %.
The prohibtory liquor law passed the
Senate of Delaware yesterday, and is now .
law. IL takes effect on the | st of June.
.. QurBEc, Feb. %.
Last night the House Assembly in com
mttee of tho whole. adopted the first eiause
Of :ie prohibilory liquor bill by a vote of As
TO %. The vote on the second re ,ding of
the bill in December last was 95 to 5.
WA.HlNoroS, Feb. %.
Mr.. Benton los by the fire at his house
yesterday the. datss and notes for the second
volume OF his ssThirty Years in the Senate. =
together with other important documents, &c.
New ORLEANS, Feb. IS.
BY the arrival of the steamship Orizab,
! we have dates from Vera Cruz to the 22d,
J and ci y Of Mexico to the 18th. a
} The revolution at the south was gaining
ground. Many of the government troops
had gone over. Gen. Pelecia was besieged
at Chilponcingo, BY $500 rebels and reduced
almost to starvation. a.a.5r..sg .- ,-
} : The Mexican Boun larry Commissioners
} have fixed upon so deg. and Al min. of the
central point. l1kH g.
t8s HARRrsBURcH, Feb. II.
The, two Houses met in Joint conven-
ton for the purpose of electing U. S. Srn-
ator. The ballot resulted as follows Cam
eron 50, Buchanan %, baanc scattering So
No choice. At the last trial Cameron had SO,
Tn. I'd b,llot for U. S. Senator resulted
as follows: Cameron "a, Buchanan %, bal
ance scattering. Sd ballot Cameron So.
Buchanan 80, balance scatt ring. motion
was made to adjourn till tomorrow and lost
63 to 66, when the convention 'iourned
till the first tuesday in October BY vote Of
66 to 65. snE
i BosToN, Feb. &c.
j The homestead farm of Daniel Webster,
in Franklin, n. H., was sold at auction on
Thursday, for 1000. Rufus L. Fay, of
this city was the purchaser.
BosroN, Feb. 81.
The four O'Clock P. NJ. tr lin of YESTERDAY,
from Lawrence, when near Lowell, ran into
carriage, containing four Irishmen, return
ing from a funeral. The carriage was dcmo,-
ishsd and the four occupants Instantly Kill
| A "VENERABLE' PARA weddinyss came
OFF, yesterday which bore distinctive mark Of
the principles of.Young America The
groom had seen II summers and the bride
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