The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-25


amendment, providing for 1000 volunteers
TO serve only during the present trouble
Mr.. Chandler moved 10 strike out the
4th section Of the original bin, which pro-
poses to change the method Of promotions,
Messrs. Seward and Wilson favored, and
Messrs. Pogh and johnson opposed the mo.
ton without taking action.
The Senate adjourned
! Housg.--Tbe ilouse passed the resolution
Of the Committee on Elections in the Mary.
land Gaze, declaring il expedient to grant
Mr.. Brooks prayer for special committee
/ 10 take testimony.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE majority Of
the senate COMMITTEES on Territories have
completed an elaborate report. The bill
winch accompanies it is similar TO those
heretofore presented on su:h occasions, and
admits Kansas into the Union under the
lecompion Constitution.
The House Kansas Committee meet To-
night. Mr.. Walker offered resolution
summoning Walker, Calhoun, Stanton and
Henderson for examination, and requiring
them to bring all documents in their pos
session bearing on the subject. To this it
was objected that the official documents
/ being obtained from the Executive Depart-
Inent would render official testimony un.
necessary. This resolctioD, together with
four or five others looking 10 the exarnina.
ton Of nil matters covered by the resolutions,
under which the Committee was appointed,
wB tabled by a vote Of 4 aVninst :. A
resolution Of Mr.. Adrian inntructing the
Chairman Of the Committee to procure
from the State Department the Census and
Register Of votes taken in Kansas, with an
amendment by Mr. Stevens, in accordance
with law. was passed. The Committee ad.
journed to Wednesday next, in order in the
meantime TO procure the documents called
| for.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Calhoun, in his
published defence says he has written to
Governor Denver to procure the sworn
statement Of the Judges Of the contro-
yerted Delaware Crossing precinct, and to
have them taken under such circumstances
az viii secure free and unbiased exhibition
Of the facts by the sworn statements 70 pro
cured. lie shall be governed in giving the
certificates Of election Of members OF the
LEGISLATURE from Ieavenworth county, IL it
shall, az u probably will, place the govern.
ment OF Kansas in the hands Of his enemies
No one will regret II more. yc, be shall hon.
cstly discharge his official duties.
liousEl-Mr II. Winter Davis made n
personal explanation. he read extracts
from speech OF his colleague against the
American party during the Baltimore elcc-
ton representing him rs saying, looking
towards Mr.. Davis, You, sir, have day
OF rcckoning--will put you under my foot
you shall not live an hour, &c" Mr.. Davis
/ wished to know whether his colleague had
applied such language to him.
WAausoroS, Feb. ls.--,Iack Iendcr
son. Clerk OF the Surveyor General, AMI
Mr. Marshall. the pros avery Governor Of
kansas, have both arrived here.
Mr.. Winston bad been appointed Marshal
Of Kansas lie is the same person who
was, sometime ago appointed Indian Agen,
OF the Territory. and afterwards removed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9--ilousE.--Mr.
Howard, as u question Of privilege. sent up
20 the Speakers desk letter from Mr..
Burns. addressed TO him, to the following
effect " lou took occasion on Friday, TO
rcad from the n. Y. Tribune, false and
foul Islander against me, from tho tenor Of
which, you know that the charges set forth,
il true, would dsquaify me from holding u
seat in the House. You repeated the Sian.
der without provocation, and pronounced
the paragraph ialschood OF the ioulcst
kind II you suppose mo guilty of the
crime, ] ask you TO examine into its truth or
ialschood. II am innocent, you should set
the right,
Mr., Howard desired to respond TO the
letter, but objections were made he insisted
on his right 10 be heard.
Mr. Burns letter was threatening aud
calculated 10 intimldatc.
Mr. burnett called Mr.. Howard to order.
saving the General could explain by letter
Mr. Glddngs wanted 10 know whether
the friends of Mr. Burns would insist on their
Objections.
Mr. Howard made another Intellectual Of.
fort to make his explanation.
The subject was dropped
The House resolved that, when an I'D.
louihlhVht taAeS phitt TO-DAY, III VIII be uil
Tuesday next.
The private calendar was taken up
The Senate is engaged on the private cal
cndar.
IL appears from the official statement that
the amount ON deposit in the Treasury, on
Monday last, was six millions three hundrd
,hirty-,hrc thousand dollars, Of which g.
22S,ooo was subject TO draft. The receipts
Of the week wcr' s650,000.
Tho Senate Committee on Territories, in
their report, say they do not approve OF thc
ordinance accompanying the lecompton
Constitution, AMI therefore, Oppose its &C
ccptance. They do no, rgaM it as any
part OF the Constitution, nor will It's ap-
prevail or disapproyal ai.tct the validity Of
the Constitution. il Kansas is admitted into
the Union "a monumental