The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-25
Congressional News.


Owing TO tho failure Of tho mails. our Con.
grcssional intelligence Ia vague aud uncon-
nectssi.
In tho House The two parties arc struggling
on tbs admission or rejection Of wmrslsl.p,
the Kansas delegate. 1he Democrats, at the
until full vote could be procured. The I.e
publicans. on tho contrary. wcro desirous of
voting on The question immediately.
Tbs speaker. on the itb. announced the
Standing Committc@. composed mainly W
tlry were last session. The only chanrc of
Importance Il the appointment Of Ey. Gov.
5xrn, Of Va. on tho Committee on Terrific
rial Affairs, In place Of Mr.. IiicuAHpsos, Of
Illinois.
We quo,e the following from tho cores.
pondcnce Of the New York Herald
WAniisaros. dec. 4. 1856.
The Senate " at sca on The slavery question,
with the Pre~identv Message M their chart,
and mn angry discussion has occupied the day.
The motion 10 print the message Iiea over to
give way for this running Fight over niggcrs.
M. Fessendcn charged President Pierce with
wilfully attempting TO blind the people by pm
sentiDg iasc argument In bis Messago aud
Identifying the abolition and republican par.
ties parties that b. well knew were separate
and distinct He charged the object oi tbs
President 10 have been 20 widen the breach
which now existsd between the slave and free
States. Ha caasalefod tle present slavery sx.
citrment ~ attributable Aolciy to President
Pierce and the kansas Nebraska 1871. Mr..
ftusk, with much ftcling, rcplici that the ngi-
tation existed before, but the agi.ators took up
the Kansas bill as better text Mr. Fcsan.
dsn explained ~ great length md with much
ingenuity the position of the republican party.
lie was frequently interrupted by Southern
bcnators, aud the question and answers be-
came earnest and deeply interesting. The DE-
termiuei tones oi several distinguished south
ern leaders told too plainly Of the feeling The
debate engendcscd 10 Southsrn bosons This
irregular contest will probably continue during
the coming week. The ond 4 no, yet.
A number or executive documents we're re.
ceivsd In the Senate. bat ponc Of general To-
teneet. t
The friends Of Augustus Casar Dodge &C
urging him for the Interior Department, NJ be-
10 dcsiroas of returning home oa account ol the
health Of his family.
Il IL reported here that several Soath~rn
snd Western railroad companies Laye combined
together, and will soon attempt 10 get through
Congress q bill, the result vi which will give
sfmc ooe hundred and sixty millions Of acres
oi public lands 10 said companies. This 10 In.
depcnlcnt 0i the Pacific railroad sche,ne. Al
this rats the public domain will soon be entire
ly absorbed by spectators, and the new settler
10 compelled 10 pay prios for land three and
four times that established by the goyernnrnt
bixtsen miltious oi acres were given away "
railroad spectators VI the last session. y,
The Secretary Of the Interior has informed
the Senate that one thousand md iorty-isc
olbecs % the probable number to be provided
for by tho bill passed last sc~ion by tin fiouss
ani pending In the Senate, relative 10 the pay
ot revolutionary o6cers and their. widows and
orphans, requiring $3.50. 900 70 satisfy The
proposed allowance. M &
The estsb'shncnt of y morning peuny paper
- tender TO Mr.. Buchansss Official organ, is
coats.pastea By certain parties Interested m
securing the advertising patronage u the gov.
ernosel -E s4s