The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-04
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REPORTED ExPaEssLY FOR THE JOURNAL
HARRISBURG. March g

HARRISBURG, March 3.
Gen. Parker nominated by the Democratic
Convention foy Governor, on the 24th ballot,
late last night.
New YORK, March 3.
1t is rumored that Propeller is lifting out
for the conveyance of large force of re-
cruits, arms, and ammunition for Gen. Walk
er, via Cape Horn.
WAsHISGToN, March 3.
Senate passed fertilization bill, and for the
the construction of penitcntiary in Nebras-
ka and Kansas. and the Navy appropriation
bill.
Weller presented n communication from
the Vice President elect, accepting the office
and promising to try to falfl its duties.
House concurred in Senate's amendment
providing monthly, semi monthly, weekly or
semi weekly letter mail from the Mississippi
river to San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, March g.
Breckenridge arrived this morning and was
in the House; crowd surrounded him.
The New England and Pennsylvania cabi-
net appointments, not definitely settled.
The Senate has agreed to the House amend
ments to the Minnesota land bill, giving no.
900 acres of lands for railroad purposes. The
bill avoids nearly altogether the range OF
lands proposed in the bill heretofore reported
| by Con,res Minnesota is to have the en-
tire disposal Of them.
| This is the Minnesota bill preferred by the
House Committee, Of public land, and in con-
nection with which subject, corruption was
alleged.
Judges OF the Supreme Court waited on
buchanan at noon to-day at his rooms at the
National Hotel. Nothing formal.
President Pierce gave reception at noon.
Committee of city authorizes Of Washington
and many citizens. ~ complimentary adj
dress was made by the Mayor. The Presiden.
replied in suitable terms.
| WASHINGTON, March s.
Senate resumed consideration OF resolution
from Judiciary Committee, providing for tax
ins testimony relative to contested election fol
lnahana.
Trumbull saw no necessity to take addi-
tional testimony and regarded the proposition
as an extraordinary one- The protest allege.
; there was no joint convention on the day o
. election which is not denied by the sitting
member who only aiIirns he was elected b,
a majority Of all the members composing tn,
Legislature of the State, they being there as
scrubbed for that purpose in joint Convention
There was no issue in regard TO the facts
without which it was not competent to TAX
parol testimony. Fitch replied, saying Truin
bull had assumed on a previous occasion, ant
repeated that assumption to-day, that all tn
facts were before the Senate, but he denies
the correctness Of that statement; when al
the facts shall &c laid before the Senate, the
would raise the blush of shame on some 9th
; er side, if they were not insenslblc to tina
:; emotion.
The journal about which so much has bee
= said, was not that Of the Legislature, but III:
u Of a mob rot recognized by the constitution
Indiana. The Senator from Illinois had pr,
scented two papers, one of which purported
IL be copy Of the journal and the other Il
q original journal, aud had also given what
le called an abstract Of facts, but Fitch remarks
Is that these papers contlicted with each o,he
to and neither OF the three told the truth.
E. Toombs replied that if the allegations OF Il
sitting number were true, he was Clearly el
,@ titled to his seat, but these allegations we
denied, and that was the reason the judicial
e. Committee asked the Senate to give the
e power to take additional tie 'timony. The
did not wish to decide the case upon expar
- testimony, they wanted to get at the whole.
=. Waller moved to table the resolution.
at Bright hoped the question would be decide
b.- forthwith
Weller said, unless it was done it would
=, impossible to get through with public bushes
ia Resolution tabled 10y majority.
IS: The Army appropriation bill then came u
~ Toombs submitted an amendment to give Gle
Scott arrears of pay, the claims of which Sc
rotary Davis refused to allow.
Cass and Clay opposed while Toombs ar