, 1856-01-18
NEWS RY EYpRESS.


Through the politeness of Mr.. WILLIAMS,
agent of Wells, Fargo, & Co.'S express for
this territory, we have been placed in pos
session Of full files of papers.
We are under many obligations to j.
w. SULLIVAN and the Noisy Carriers, Of
San Francisco, for favors.
We have dates from New York to Dec.
1lth, San Francisco Jan 5th, and Oregon
Jan. 18th, from which we CLEAN the follow
ing items:
CoNGREss.-Our latest dates from Wash
ington are Monday, Dec. 10th. Congress
had not organized in consequence of not
being able to elect Speaker, consequent
ly we have no message The following is
the result of the 34th and last vote taken:
Richardson IA, Banks 100, Fuller 81,
Pennington l, Zolicoffer 4, Scattering IA.
Necessary to q choice, Ill.
In the Senate, the Democrats have a
majority.
1t is said that the President will have
an able Message.
PoLITIcAL COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS-. -
The N. Y. Times gives the following as the
political complexion of the present House
of Representatives Fusion and f. S.
95 i; F. S. Democrats, l3; X. n. Demo.
Gratis, 8; Administration Democrats, 65
Independents, 2. On the Nebraska ques.
tion they will stand 80 in favor of the bill
and 1876 against it. The Courier and En-
quirer says the regular administration force
will be 10, and the united opposition l59.
1t also gives % majority against the Ne
braska bill. There is no show, however,
for the repeal of the Nebraska law, as the
Senate is strongly in favor of it.
D%Gen. PALMER, Indian superintendent
of Oregon, is said to be clothed with discre-
tionary powers, in consequence Of the In
dian hostilities.
H9~The people of Texas have voted, by o
majority of 1,47l, not to accept the late
act of Congress for the settlement of the
former debts of Texas to her creditors by
the division among1them of $7,759,OOO.
pa- The term GENERALIZATION in Cana
da has been reduced from seven to three
years residence.
Ba- Mr.. Buchanan, our Minister to
England, was expected to have returned to
New York by the first Of the present
month. 'l-
D6r The Canadian scat Of government
has been removed from Quebec to Toronto
DS- The yellow fever, which so long
ravaged the Southwest, had disappeared.
B9- Gen. Scott has refused to accept
the back pay which the President and Sec
retary of War decided to be due him. He
considers it altogether too small.
B6r Amos Kendall, ex-Postmaster Gen
eral, is preparing his autobiography. 1t
is to be posthumous publication.
FRoM KANsAs.-Our latest advices from
Kansas Territory indicate q lamentablc
state Of affairs there. Civil war seems to
be inevitable. Both parties-Free State
men and Slaveryites-were in arms, and a
collision was momentarily expected. Gov.
Shannon has telegraphed to President
Pierce, requesting him to order out the
United States troops at Fort Leavenworth
for the protection Of the citizens. The
President replies that oil the power invest
cd in the Executive will be exerted to pre-
serve order and enforce tho laws, and that
on being informed 10 detail Of the real state
Of affairs, he then will adopt the prelimina-
ry measures necessary to be taken before
calling out the troops. aroi
A civil war has broken out between the
freesoilers, or abolitionists, as they are
called, and the pro-slaVery men. SeVerai
had been killed on both sides. Some four
to five hundred men from both sides are in
the field, armed and determined to resist
each other. There viii be hot work.
~ The supreme Court Of Indiana has
decided the prOhibitOry law Of that State
to be unconstitutional ls .' i'" 3-
bSr Tho editor Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, A. H. Simmons, is dead, 10 iast
LATEST FROM MExIco.-Gen. AlVareElhes
resigned the Presidency, and Gen. Com
monfort has been selected to oil the va
cancy. l bagrar .. r.e..n.i
EuEcrIoN, &c.-Gen. Rusk (Dem.) has
been unanimously reelected U. S. Senator
from Texas for six years. All parties vo-
liz,