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

and twenty-five Representatives were ena-
bled to be promptly in. their seats. The
Vice President was absent. After electing
Fitzpatrick. of Alabama, Pyesident pro en-,
and George ". Boman, Of Bedford; Pa,
Superintendent Of Public Printing, the Sem
ate adjourned On the first ballot for Speak
= Of the House, James l.. Orr, Democrat,
Of South Carolina received IFS votes,
against 81 for Galusha A. Grow, Republi
can, Of Pennsylvania, and Is scattering
Mr.. Orr was declared elected. It appears
that the Clerk, Doorkeeper and Postmaster
we're also elected, though our dispatch does
not mention the fact. Mr.. Florence, Of Pa,
gave notice that he should introduce bill
driving out of circulation all bank notes of
less denomination than 500 in tho Dis
trict Of Columbia. This 10 doubtless feel
er for more important legislation, embra-
cling wider range Of country.
A dispatch from Washington Of the
It'll says Col. Richardson, Of illinois, has
been formally rendered the GoverIorship of
Nebraska.
Tho Supreme Court Of New York, on
the 7th, reafErmed the previous decision in
the Lennon Slave Case, declaring the slaves
entitled to their liberty, and denying the
right of transit to the owners of that species
of property. Judge Roosevelt dissented.-
The case now goes to the Court Of Appeals
= thence probably to the Court of bred
Scott.
- The Legislature Of Virginia organized
at Richmond on the 7th, by the election Of
most of last years officers. Gov. Wise sent
in four messages unprecedentcdly long, and
largely devoted to banks and banking.
FoREIaN - The steamship Baltic arrived
at New York on the 7th, with Liverpool
dates to tho 18th ult. The London Times
concludes that the money panic has entirely
passed away. Heavy failures at Hamburg
are reported. Letters from Vienna report
continuance of the financial and CONNER
cial crisis, and it was also beginning to be
felt in Russia at the latest accounts from St.
Pstersburgh. The political news by the
Baltic is unimportant.
Later news from Utah enco nrages the
belief that Col. johnson had conc, ntrated
his forces with Alexander. They expected
to winter on Henry's fork, on Green rive.
In a skirmish between Alexander's troops
and the Mormons, three-tourths Of the latter
we're captured. II is rumored t" be the in
tention of Brigham Young to fsht the
troops this winter a. the best chance for al
equal conflict, and then, before reinforce
men,s can be sent in the spring, 10 destroy
all the Mormon possessions in Utah, and
proceed to some other country.
e. P. Nichols was sentenced at Clcve-
land, on the 9Th, to six years in the peniten-
tisry, for forging P T. Barnum's name IN
1855.
Michael Cuncemi, tho Italian, convicted
of the murder Of Policeman Anderson, was
sentenced at New York, on the 9th, to be
hung on thu 18th Of January.
AT the Free State Convention held at
Leavenworth on the 9th nit, q call was
issued requesting the members of the Terri
torial Legislature to assemble in advance of
the regular session, to take measures for the
common safety. 1t was presumed that the
acting Governor, Stanton, would recognise
the pro7riety and legality of such special
session. A resolution was offered by Gen.
Lane, declaring the expediency Of immedi.
atsly putting in force the Topeka Oonstitu.
ton and State Government, in case the Leg
islature was not recognized by the Governor
as legally in session. This resolution was
unanimously adopted. Later intelligence
states that Stanton had actually issued
proclamation calling special session Of the
Legislature, to be held December 9th. Die.
tator Calhoun has issued two procamations
specifying the manner Of the election on
the 2lst inst, for submitting the Constitu-
ton to the people, aud the first Monday in
January for the election OF State officers, and
giving the names Of Commissioners for each
county.
CoNGRKss.-In the Senate, on Tuesday.
the main question came up on the motion
to print the usual number of copies of the
Presidents message, offered by Mr.. Doug
las Messrs. JEFF. Davis, Bigler and Mason
oo,,,,,;ttod thar,,al,,a, IN III ,:.3o ue ~.
President in regard to the Lecon,pton Con.
stitution, and Start, Hale and Seward took
opposite ground. On Wedne day. spicy
debate took place between Douglas and Big
Ter, in which both stulti6ed each other on
the record. Douglas undertook to show
that after al he and the President did not
differ very widely in relation to the Kansas
Constitution. Mr.. Bigler, as the special
expositor Of Mr.. Buchanan's views, showed
that he had Inexperienced or u,sconstrued
the language of the Message. Mr.. Douglas
quoted all old speech of Mr.. Buchanan to
prove that lie was right, whereupon Mr..
Bigler plead the statute Of limitations to
that authority, accompanied by the telling
reminder that lie {Mr. Douglas) wished in
'48 to extend the Missouri Compromise line
to the Pacific, but afterwards effected its
repeal. Mr.. Bigler speaks "by authority"
while Douglas falls back upon his old trick
Of special pleading.
The proceedings Of the House on either
day were of but little general interest. On
Wednesday, James B. Steadnan, of Ohio,
was elected printer The vote stood Stead.
man l9l, g. N. Weston 50, Scattering 4.
BnEAon OF PRuNIsR.-Niss Hes,e A. Bur
CESS sued N. F. Wood, in Kanawha county,