The Nevada journal., 1858-05-21
(From the Journal Extra of Saturday,
ARRIVAL OF THE
JOHN l.. STEPHENS.
Death of Col Il. III Benton-Conrress
ional News-Kansas, &C., &c.
The Administration everv-
where EseEslilated.
san Francisco Nav |,

The Pacific Mail Co.'S Steamship
John L. Stephens, arrived at her wharf
at 6 o'clock this A. NJ, but owing to
a break in the wires nothing of the dis
patch was received until about half-past
7 o'clock this evening.
The Stephens brought out 1884 pas
sengers. G. X. Garrison is coming on
the next steamer.
The steamer Pacific sailed TODAY
for the new gold mines, with 800 passen-
gers.
CoNGREssIoNAL.-The Lecompton
businessi in Congress was resuscitated bv
the Senate refusing to receive the House
Bill, and sending it back. The House
thereupon voted, ayes 119, noes Ill to
adhere to the Crittenden amendment.
thus reafliming by precisely the same
majority their vote upon the passage of
the Bill. The matter remained in this
condition for a few days, when under
the pressure of the Administration the
Senate asked for Committee of CON
ference. This request was closely con-
tested in the House and finally carried
by the casting vote OF the Speaker, and
Committees were appointed on both
sides. On the part of the Senate, Sen
ators Green, Hunter and Seward: on
the part of the House, Stephens, Eng
lish, and Howard. This Committee has
had one or two sessions, but nothing has
yet been determined. The latest re-
ports are that there is 10 probability of
any satisfactory agreement The fact
that the House had voted to adhere, is
considered excludes the possibility
OF their Committee rccedirg in any
manner from the original House bill and
the Senate cannot be expected to ac
cede to this. Il is presumed that anv
result of the Committee Of conference
will be to delay action and nothing will
be done unless by a bare probability,
the newly manufactured constit uticn
forwarded from Leavenworth should be
taken up and adopted as substit lite
for the whole
Senator Gwin, ofCaIifornia, presented
resolutions from the Legislature Of Cal
ifornia asking for the admission of Kan
sas under the Lccompton Constitution.
Senator Brodegick took the occasion to
say that the resolutions did not represent
the sentiments Of the people Of Califor-
ME. The resolutions were referred.
Both Houses Of Congress have voted
to close the present Session on Monday,
the 7th of June. The Senate on Thurs
day concurred in joint resolution to
that effect-previously adopted by the
House of Representatives.
KANsAs.-From Kansas we have an
account Of the proceedings Of the Con-
vention recently in session in Lecomp-
ton. A complete new constitution was
carefully digested and adopted. 1t is
thoroughly Free State in all its provis-
ions and provides for its submission to
the people, upon which occasion the
elective franchise is extended to colored
persons and to aliens who have declared
their intentions to become citizens.
This constitution has been forwarded
to Washington.
The domestic condition of Kansas is
peacible and nothing of interest has
transpired, except the universal rejoic-
ing upon the reception of the news of
the defeat Of the Locompton Constitu-
| ton.
PoLITICAL.-The returns Of the cleo
ton from the state of Connecticut show
that Buckingham, the Republican can
didate for Governor, has majority of
$500, a gain of ago over last year.
The Senate and House are also Repub
lican. The election in Rhode Island,
which took place last week, was a clear
Republican victory.
At the charter election in the city of
Albany, the entire anti-Lecompton
ticket was elected-greatly to the sur
prise of the friends of the Administration.
The county also elected a majority Of
anti-Lecompton Supervisors. Thomp
kins county elected clear anti-Lecomp
ton Board. The most unexampling re-
verses however to the Administration
were in st. Louis, where the free Demo-
cratic majority is 1,3o0. In Jefferson
City, Mo, an entire Free Soil council is
chosen.
The long expected contest for the
control of Tie Tammany Society came
off recently. Ever since the defeat of
Mayor W ood last fall he has been using