Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-04
SAY FRANc1sco, March sO-5 P. NJ.

- YIN ~ee1tH 81 POe'0'e.
SAN Francisco, March 30-5 p. NJ.
By the arrival of the steamer J. L. Ste
phens, we have dates from New York to
March 9Th, and n o. same date.
The Pansma, J. NJ. Dow, ESQ commander
from Central America, arrived at Panama
March 18th, with 100 deserters from Walk
er's army. the majority Of whom belonged
to the mounted rangers. They were sent
out on foraging parties by Walker, we'll
mounted and armed, and Induced by procla-
nation, signed by the Governor Of Costa
all deserters from Walkers ranks, free
passage to the Atlantic States. The men
say that they were kindly treated by the
Costa Ricans. Their passages thence to n.
\, was paid to Capt Bows, and they were
TO sail IRON Aspiuwall on the Illinois, about
the 20th inst. 1t was reported that Gen
uenningson and several other officers in
Walkers army. had thrown away their
commissions. Nothing additional from Nj
caragua. The report of the Purser given
above being subject to very general doubt.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The following are the only proceedings in
Congress particularly interesting to Cali
forula:
The Senate passed a bill directing the
NJ. General and the President to make
contract Tor line of Telegraph, between
Washington and San Francisco.
bill was introduced providing for
steam Revenue Cutter in the -'acifc
The House passed the miscellany, army
and navy, fortitcation and ocean steam APP
preparation bills.
The Senate amendments to the Indian ap
preparation bill, were also acted on, and the
proposition TO invest the $4,000, 900 held i'll
trust for the Indians in safe state stocks,
was laid on the table by majority of five.
The Senate passed Il number of private
bills, and then took up the Post Office ap-
preparation bill. An amendment providing
for the transportation Of the letter mail ia
coaches, +, ON the Mississippi river to San
Francisco, was adopted, and the bill finally
passed
Messrs Gilbert and Mathewson, Mem
bers from New York, who were convicted of
corruption by the investigating committee,
resigned their seats. la the case of Math-
ewson the House passed committees resolu-
ton condemning his conduct in regard to
the Des Moines land bill, and declaring him
an unworthy member
was an ardent disposition to deal less form
ally A Resolution declaring evidence in
sufficient, and that no further proceedings
be taken, was adopted by vote of 1910 Il Z
The bill creating a Mission at the Court
of Persia, passed on the 4th of March.
EXECUTIVE SEssIoN.-The oath was adj
ministered to Mr. Mason by Pierce, and the
former was chosen President pro tenn.
Messrs. BayaId, Bright, Broderick, Cam
erom, Chandler, JARVIS, Dickson, Hamblin.
Kennedy, King, Mallory, Polk, Rust, Sum
uer, Thompson, ODDS Of n. j., and Walker,
were declared qualified.
The Wee President elect soon after same
in, and the oath was administered, when he
made few appropriate remarks, and at |
o'clock, tx President Pierce, and the PreS-
dent elect, entered, and with the Senate,
the Supreme Court, the Foreign Ministers,
and then proceeded to the east front Of the
Capitol, where the Inauguration ceremonies
were conducted.
In the House the, the Committee of In
duiry was brought TO a close by the resig
nation OF MIR. Edwards'of n. Y, and the ex-
puision of Simonton and Triplit from report
ers seats.
a till to deposit surplus revenues, except
ing 81 900 600, 10 be refunded when Ca led
for, was reported by the Committee on Ways
Means, and passed by a vote OF ll9 to 20.
The closing proceedings of Congress, on
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning,
were marked with the usual scenes of coutu-
sion.
Apart from the ordinary appropriation
bills, the new tariff act, the provision for a
line of coaches from the Mississippi river to
San Francisco, the passage of the Minnesota
land bill with grant to Alabama attached,
the acknowledging Ct the services of Gen.
Scott by the 6ena;s, aud the remarks of
Messrs Buchanan and Breckenridge, accept
ing the trust conferred on them by the peo-
pie, Will claim attention,
The Washington Dispatch states that the
Senate have under consideration a CONNER
cial treaty between the United States, and
Persia. Ii was negotiated between Mr.. Car
roll Spence, our Minister at Constantinople,
and the Persian Ambassador at the Turkish
Court.