Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-26

I 49, rME NEws.
t)oNoREss.- the Senate on the 17th
Mr.. Hunter introduced u rro.sury Note bin
accompanied BY communication from th
Secretary Of the Treasury which represeute
the national exchequer a. in m exigenc
which requires some such relief immediate
ly. The bill authorizes the President t
cause sums to be issued as the exigencies o
the public service may require, but not t
exceed at any time the amount of twent.
millions, nor to be Of less denomination
than Eve dollars, the notes to be paid ant
redeemed at the treasury one year from TIL
date of such notes. The notes are to be re
ceived by the proper officers in the paymen
Of NIL debts and taxes levied by the authori
ty of the United States, and in payment fol
public lands, aud on every such paymen
credit shall be given for the amount of tn,
principal and interest due on such notes thu
day on which they shall be receive by sucf
officers. Authority is given to purchase
said notes at a proper amount for principal
and interest at any time. Mr.. Harris, Of
he Union, Was elected printer. He receiv-
ed % votes G. N. Weston lS; scattering
2. Mr.. Douglas declined to vote.
In the House, the death of Mr.. Montgom-
cry, Of Pa, was announced and the usual
resolutions passed and eulogiums pronounce
Cd.
- Letters from Kansas received BY the
st. Louis Democrat, say that an attempt is
being made in the border counties of Mis-
souri, to form companies of voters to control
the election on the 2lst. At Mass Con-
vention held at Lecompton on the 7th, reso.
lutions were passed endorsing the proceed
ings of the Delegate Convention at Law.
renee. and also pledging themselves, individ-
ually and collectively, to oppose to the ut.
most the Constitution adopted at Lecomp
ton, and to resist every attempt msde to put
the government into operation under it,
Dates to the 10th state that the Legislature
had done nothing towards carrying on the
of Stanton's message. The
election returns from Kickapoo had been
declared fraudulent by the Committee of
investigation, and Republican members ad-
mitted to seats in the House. The Demo-
cratic Convention at Lecompton had nomi
mated John Calhoun for Governor, by aecla-
nation. He declined accepting Frank Mar
hall was nominated instead, and w. G.
Matthias for Lieut.. Governor, and McCard
For ongress. District Attorney Weir de
,lined the nomination to Congress. Genn-n1
Denuar Aau--As---:--i5 :-~.a-- r-.ritory.
- 1t was confdentially asserted at Wash
ngton on the 18th, that Hon. r. j. Walker
had resigned the Governorship Of Kansas
= Gen. Walkers letter of resignation of
he Kansas Governorship was published in
he New York papers on the 18th. 1t is
ong and argumentative document, preserv-
ng throughout courteous but decided tone.
He says that there was a clear understand
ng between the Administration and himself
hat the entire Constitution should be sub.
nitted to the people, and presents testimony
% the effect that his announcements to the
people that such should be the case were sus-
aimed by the President under the circum
stances. Then be argues, inasmuch as he
could not 60 back to Kansas without fresh
committing him to new poll.
oh he hoA panpnhA tod nd
"a, the only alternative left to him was to re-
ign. He discusses at great length the ques-
ion of popular sovereignty, taking the
yround that the Lecompton Convention had
power to frame Constitution, but its rati-
ications or negation can only be performed
5y the people, where sovereignty only rests
With the people themselves.
-Iranistan Barnum's homestead at Bridge.
port, Ct was destroyed by FIRE on the night
afthe l7th-supposed to have been the work
8 an ineendiary.
CoNoREss. Dec l8.-In the Senate, Mr..
Douglas introduced a bill to authorize the
people of Kansas to form q Constitution and
State Government preparatory to their ad-
mission into the Union on tho equal footing
with the original States. The bill provides
for q board of Eve persons. appointed by
The President and confirmed by the Senate,
10 make ar, enumeration of the inhabitants
and four apportionment members to the
the election to be held not less
than ninety nor more than one hundred and
twenty days from the passage of the act le-
gal voters to be free white citizens of the
United States over 81 years Of age, who may
have been inhabitants Of the Territory on
the slst of December, and residents Of the
county where appearing to vote at least
three months previous to said election; the
to assemble. not less than thirty
nor moro than eighty days after the election
of delegates; and the Constitution to be
to the people and receive amajor-
ity of all the votes cast at said election or
else be null and void. The bill further pro-
vides for the personal rights Of the people,
including free speech to the press. Both the
senate and House were occupied most Of the
day in discussing the Treasury Note bill.-
Mr. Banks introduced in the House bill
similar to Mr.. Douglass, authorizing the
people Of Kansas to form a State govern
ment.
Fosa,eN.-TheC Canada arrived at Halifax
on the 18th with Liverpool advices to the
5.h. The British Psrliament was opened
on the Sd inst. by the Queen in person
The Queens speech is very vague. It de-
plores the commercial crisis and the distress
consequent upon the people, rejoices at the
success of tho Indian army, commands the
ca.ly attention of Parliamen: to affairs in
India, but fears no disturbance Of the peace
of Europe. Several additional failures have
occurred in London. The crisis in Hamburg
Is fearlul prominent firms failed in 4
single day. Aggregate liabilities Of failed
and weak firms 81 ,O00, 900 marks.
= Advices from Florida report moro bat
ties between the troops and the Indians
Capt. Parkhill had been killed and several
soldiers wounded.
st. Paul dates to the 18th inst have
been received. Tho canvass Of Minnesota