Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-17
From the California Expre.s-Extrs
ARRIVAL OF THE
GOLDEN GATE.
Congressional.
WARRINGTON, Dec -.


against whose occupancy of seat the Iowa
Senator had protested, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Houston gave notice of bill provt-
ding for semi. weekly overland mail, be-
tween the Missouri river and San Francisco
The bill authorizing the settlement of the
accounts Of the Revolutionary Officers, was
taken up and debated. Appropriation to in
clude the officers of the Navy. was defeated.
1t is estimated that S2OOO,OO9 will be re-
qured to adjust the accounts
The Executive sent in a letter from Gov.
Geary, from Kansas, recapitulating his ex-
plots in the Territory. lie says peace has
been restored regardless Of expense, and he
expects Congress to settle the biN
Gov. Shannon and Judge Lecompte came
in for smart castigaton for their short
comings, in the HOUSE, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill proposing to
abolish the Laws Of this Kansas Legislature
relating to slavery, and resolution was
adopted calling for copies of the letters of
Col Sumner with regard to Kansas affairs.
Mr.. Brown gave notice of q bill providing
for railroad and telegraph line TO the Pa
ciGc.
The bill granting further time to the cred
itOrs of Texas to present their claims, was
then taken up, AMI debated until the ad.
journment.
In the House, MFR. Whitfield introduced a
bill to ascertain the amount required to in
demnify citizen. of Kansas for losses of prop
erty during the late troubles in the Terrific
ry; also establishing two additional Land
Districts, and q District Court at Leaven-
worth City.
The consideration of the bill reducing the
duties on imports was postponed until the
first Tuesday in January.
The Civil, Army, and Indian appropria-
tion bills were reported and referred.
The debate ON the Presidents message was
then continued until the adjournment.
On Wednesday, 18th December, Mr.. We'll
ler stated that he should call up the Pacific
Railroad bill after the holidays.
The treaty between Great Britain and the
United States, relative to Central America,
was communicated by the President, for the
information of members only.
In the House the squabbling among the
politicians upon the Presidents message con-
tinucd. Mr. Walker, of Alabama, strongly
animadverted upon the course OF the Gov
crnment towards Gen. Walker, whom he eu-
logized in the highest terms.
The memorial of Mr.. Collins, asking for
the discontinuance of his line of mail steam
ers and the purchase by Government of his
ships, was presented and referred to the Post
Office committee.
1t is reported that the request will be COM
piled with, and that Com. Vanderbilt will be
awarded he'contract.
A Washington telegraph dispatch states
that bill providing for the extingushment
of the possessory right of the Hudson Bay
and Puget Sound Company, III the U. 5 has
been matured. A quarter of million of
dollars will be required to effect this objess.
new French spoliation bill is in course
of preparation, and its friends are confident
that it will pass, even over the Presidents
veto.
On Thursday, Mr. Otero presented peti
ton from citizens residing on the Gadsden
Purchase, praying for the organization of u
Territory of Arizons. Referred to Terrific
rial Committee.
Municipal Elections.
BosToN, Dec 8.
Hon. A. II. Rice was to-day elected Mayor
of Boston, by about 6,4OO majority.
New YORK, Dec 18.
Among the appointments confirmed by the
Senate on Wednesday, were those of James
o. Harrison and VIM Spencer, respectively
as Chief Justice and eMarshal of Kansas, in
place of Lecompte and Donelson.
The u s. receiving ship Union, at Phila.
delphia, was cut through by the ice yester-
day aud sunk The stores, ammunition, &c.
were saved. She was an old vessel, and for
MANY wears had been unfit for service
Dispatches to the New York press state
that general insurrectiOn of the negroes
was contemplated all over the Southern
States, but that in every instance it had been
frustrated. Quite a number had been ar.
rested Nineteen negroes had been hung in
Tennessee, for being accomplices in the con-
spiracy.
NEwBURYPoRr, Dec. 8.
Cur municipal election was warmly con-
tested. and more votes were cast than Mt the
Presidential election VIM. Cushing, the
present Mayor, was re elected-receiving
100 votes against S43 for d. E. Pike.
II Raymond of the New York Times,
was challenged to fight a duel lately by Tho.
F. Meagher, for language used towards the
latter in the Times. Matters were subse-
quently amicably settled, by withdrawal OF
language used
The n Picayune announces that an
agreement has been entered into by the Te-
huantepec Company and party Of contract
ors resident in Ohio and New York, for the
transportation of passengers, mails and
freight over the road now in course of con-
struction acr oss the Isthmus, the carriages
and wagons to be ready at the eastern termi-
nus of the Tehuant epec road on or before