Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-06
Frnn Waahlng,ton.

WI uhe lfSstViiy JuhSitb Inc department
has 40 difficulty iii meeting promptly all
domandssupon it.
The House Committee ON Military Af-
fairs are preparing a bill which will be
shortly reported, comforting the benefits of
the Revolutionary Pension laws upon the
officers and soldiers, and the widows and
children of those who served in the war of
lSl2 and subsequent Indian wars. This
bill ifpassed, win take millions of dollars
out of che Treasury.
The Fort Smelling Investigating commit
tee will meet tomorrow and commence the
examination of witnesses. They have sub
ppned already upwards of twenty witnesses
The investigating committee on the
eighty-scvon thousand dollar transaction
will meet tomorrow, when the examination
of Stone and Walcot will take place, they
having arrived here today. The general
Impression here is that nothing will come
OF this latter investigation, the parties i'm
plleated having carefully and thoroughly
covered their tracks.
1t is understood thatrovolations will soon
be made whichwill establish the connection
of another Examiner of the Patent Office
with the free negro institutions of this dis
trict. This is the third in that Department.
The ball givenby Lord Napier, last night,
IN honor of the marriage of the Princess
Royal, was a grand affair. There were
about four hundred guests. II was proha-
bly, tho most select and recherche entertain
ment that has been given in Washington
for long time past. An additional ball
room was built for the occasion. Sixteen
hundred cards from residents and visitors
living in Washington for the time, and
scSenty-eight from strangers, had been left
at or sent to the British legation, to obtain
the honor of an invitation was the
anxiety to be invited.
The bill reported by Mr. Douglas to-day,
from the Senate Committee ON Territories,
declares that Minnesota shall be admitted
INTO the Union on an equal footing with the
original States in all respects whatever. 1t
provides that the State shall be entitled to
one representative in Congress, and such
additional representatives as the population
may show they arc entitled to according to
the present ratio of representation, leaving
the House to ascertain the number when
the full returns of the census shall be re-
ceiyed, presunaing that the residue of the
returns will be received by the time the
bill shall become a law. So far, the ascer-
tanned population is 1876, ,461, with seven
coutlties and part of another to hear from.
WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-From official
reports it appears that the expenses of the
Indian war i'll Washington and Oregon
Territories, amount to nearly six millions
of dollars--four and a half of which is vet
unpaid Tho maintenance of the yol1n-
teer force in Oregon, not including pay,
ID about nine hundred and sixty thousand
dollars, and for Washington Territory over
three millions.
Mr. Douglas bill, admitting Minnesota,
declares that it shall come in without re-
strictions as to slavery, and provides that
she shall be represented IN Congress with
but one delegate, until after the census of
her population is taken,
Brig Perry, now. fitting out at the Cos
port Navy Iard, is detained for the coast of
Brazil.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Sonatc- Sen
ator Wilson introduced a joint resolution
for the superintendent commission to in
quire into the difficulties existing between
this government and Utah, to negotiate a
settlement of the same. Tabled.
The resolutions of the Ohio Legislature,
dcnouncing the Lecompton Constitution
were ordered to be printed.
The bill for the increase of the army was
under consideration, TO which Senator Gwin
moved asubstitutc, providing for the addi.
tion of five new regiments. Substitute de-
teated and the original bill discussed until
the adjournment.
HOUSE, Resolutions were passed, to
close the debate ON the deficiency bill ON
Friday.
Hon. II. Davis, of Miss, denounced the
freesoilers and abolitionists, and declared
that the former were the greatest robbers of
the two. The latter were to be pitied, but
the former were not entitled to respect,
and their sympathy for the rights of the
pe9pieot fAahsGs was but II ftoesoii rrcteSt,
and that the South must resist by force.
An excited discussion cnsued on slavery,
Kansas and Utah, but no action was had.
WAsHrNeToN, Jan. 28.--SENAFE.--
Mr. Slidell, of Louisiana, made report in
effect that no notes of denomination less
than $50 should circulate in the District
OF Columbia, and declaring ii inexpodient
ttojcharter the banEsof issue here, making
itsa misdemeanor to do SO.
sfir. pearce, of Maryland, defended the
couvseof Com. Pauldihg,
MIR. Slidell entirely disapproyed of Paul
ding course, and hoped that he either had
been or would be.recaIIed, He equally
,disappfoyed Of the motives oftle course of
Walker. Ills past career had shown him
TO be ineomnefant either aa q statnsmnn or.