Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-23
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE srAnnARD.

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WAsHNaroN, April 10, 1866.
Land La,cs-K.ns's Nountoia- Deficiency biu-Pacifc
Railsoad-Motion to fr day Jor Adjournment Opposed
rCpe-Eng1iahmen footing tie blu Walker .n Central
manner In which the memorial Of the bogus Lcgs-
iatre OF Kansas kicked the Senate, and another
effort was made on Monday last to smugge in under cover
OF petition from Col Lane himself bogus u s. Senator
elect This petition rather explanatory Of
the manner which the memorial had prepared and
was intended as evidence Of its being copy of
ane document. This sufficient however, to remove
the doubts the minds of Senator's that many and material
alterations had been had reach
ed ashngon-that whole paragraph had been cut OUT
the Of the memorialists done since the
ae since the publication Of Judge Douglas report on
Kansas affairs generally This second effort
successful than the first and after spending whole day upon
It, motion was carried by large majority to lay the ques
ton Of reception the abehus disposng Of the
finally in way equivalent to rejection The anti Nebras
notion the right of petition and but the Senate
was well convinced Of the fraudulent character of the
that nothing less than summary disposition of
Amendments the bounty land laws have occupied
being extend them all included in pre-
vous acts and especially authorize proof OF service by
when no record evidence exists As the bill
Is still under consideration impossible anticipate the
precise shape in which will pass The last bounty land
act provided particularly for all those and the minor heirs of
those who participated the battle Of Kings Mountain but
as the gallant men who defeated Ferguson that
bic OCCASION were volunteers mustered into the
vice. there evidence proper offices here to
sustain their applications am under the that
not single has been issued under this provision of
the act. The additional legislation proposed will carry
the original intention Congress- thus recognize the
just merits Of the volunteers who achieved
memorable victories of the Revolution.
The deficiency bill has not yet been finally acted by the
House. many of the Senatcs amendments have been struck
out and among them for engraving the maps Of the Pa
cc Railroad survey and another to continue the
Of the water works. introduce the into
the City Of Washington The defeat Of engraving clause
cded opposition of the House to the constructon of the Pa
cifc Railroad by the assistance Of the general
Road in the Senate, but probable any further
progress will during the present session. Those in
this scheme will continue to bring forward from
time tme but fortunately, the opinion country
to be- that the of impractcabe,
that event. the should not connect itself
Mr. Cobb's motion fix the 18th day of July for the
adjournment of this Congress- failed to be considered two
thirds voting TO suspend the rules The negative vote
contains the name of but one Southern member Henry Win
ter Davis of Baltimore whose
ton gained for him an unenviabe notoricty All the
prolong the session until October especially that the
tho House have an to dcuss # II would not he
difficult to finish up the business of the session bv the time
Indicated but aboitionism has control House. and some
of the leaders to defeat the appropriation bills
less Kansas be admitted as free State The threat is
mere br,u fe fer every one knows that the section Of
the country from which these aetaors is too much in
terested in the othe bills to allow them
to be defeated even for the of embarrassing Dem
1t understood
to fix day for adjournment will be moved again in few
days. and the black Republicans made again to show their
hands and their purposes
At the last weekly meeting of the black Republicans of
Congress- resolution adopted upon the
result of the late State New Hampshire Rhode
Island and Connecticut claiming be black Republican
triumph To this resolution the Know Nothing Organ takes
exception, claiming that least of the
were American votes and therefore was Know Nothing
TRIUMPH Outsiders of course cannot decide as to the
respective claims especially black Republicans
Nothngs the North look so much alike that it
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and vote together equally enemies the South
and of the principles of Nebraska BILL The coalition is
admitted BY Organ and commended any bargain or
would be by which the Democratic party might
be defeated.
The last from Europe the formal proca-
nation of peace between the begerent powers but the
terms have yet been fully made known the world
the Paris Conferences especially under the
whose Emperor the negotiations have been brought
amcabe termination. Peace foregone conclusion from
and had nothing to cam bv nolon~aan Of the war Ene
land less disposed peace the that has lost
her prestige of superiority and the end of the affords
her no opportunity 10 reeye her rePuatnon England is
unon viii prove to be SATISFACTORY but that remains
be seen when they published If the expectation
of England that Russia should be compelled pay the
expenses OF inc war possibly are doomed to
Rt The two vea war is over and the Satisfaction felt a,
| this event will hush the clamor of the dissatisfied
Walkers rumored defeat in Costa Rica may prove
be defeat when f" information shall have been received
,ha- T. ncreb ha x hundred &c M
minutes csperadoes and protected by entertainments
will be fortnight full information can be received
Walker said to nearly men, Americans dcs
perate fighting men, with whom it is "victory DEATH
they will probably be treated buccaneers
and suffer accordingly Having undertaken carry
public war OH private account, Walker claim no rotec-