New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-26
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.



BATON RoUGE, Jan. 25.--The Democratic caucus
after session of an hour and half, has Just ad.
jouIned having nominated J. II. Taylor of the Advo-
cate, for State Printer. Mr.. Breckenridge of the
Courier, was not before caucus.
Later.
Mr. Breckenridge, of the Courier, has declared his
intention to run an independent candidate for
State Printer.
BATON ROUGE, Jan. -House-Met at u o'clock
The Speaker announced the Standing Committees:
L. V. Reeves is Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee; P. A. Morse, of Banks and Banking; H. NJ.
Polk, of France; f. Claiborne, of Federal Relations;
W. L. Knox, of Public Printing, Mesrs, L. A. Pat
teTson and James Beggs are on the latter committee
The Governor, in compliance with resolution of
the House, sent in the report of the Superintendent
Of Elections in New Orleans. The report recon-
mends the repeal OF the present law the repeal of the
law against carrying concealed weapons, and giving
the Governor the appointment of tax COLLECTORS as
| SCISSORS and constables in New Orleans. 81
Mr. Harper moved to suspend the rules to bring up
resolution 10 60 into election for State Printer at
haEpast o'clock.
Mr.. I. j. Adams called for the yeas and, nays.
The House refused to suspend. Ayes, SO nays,
80. Adjourned.
Senafe.-Tbe bill extending the time for the pay.
ment Of licenses in the City of New Orleans for one
month, passed. Also the resolution providing that
the State Printer to be elected should abideby such
alterations in the laws fixing the prices for public
/ printing as may hereafter be made.
Mr.. Simms introduced bill fixing the salary of thu
Register of Lands at $1,000 per aunum.
Mr., Smart gave notice Of bill to change the stf
article OF the Constitution, substituting the electora
fr the total population basis.
Mr., Philips gave notice Of bin to re-organze tht
Board of Swamp Land Commissioners, and the inter
nal improvement system Of the State.
Congressional News.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.- House.-The following
is the Special Committee on the Pacific Railroad
Phelps, jones' Washburn, Wilson. Curtis Corning
Underwood, Groesbeck, Gmer, Singleton, Farms.
worth, Phillips, Leach, Bryan and Scott.
Senate,-Mason, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. reported on Central American Affairs.
Kansas News.
ST. Louis, Jan. 25.-kansas adyices state that an
act passed the lower branch of the Legislature
abolishing slavery from tie irst OF March.
Disturbances have been occurring between the set
tiers and indians at the Shawnee reservation.
The lndians are driving OF all the settlers, and
turning their houses aud crops.
Later ffon Utah.
New York, Jan. o. The Times has adyices from
Utah stating that the Mormons will conhne them
selves to guerilla warfare.
spring
y is said that they have plenty of spies in oul
: army
River Intelligence.
The WEATHER at A. ~, jan. 25.--Cleveland
cloudy and warm, mercury at Sc deg, above zero
ST. Louis heavy rans over a wide extent West and
North last night, 81. Buffalo, clearing up, "A Pitts
burg, clear, y. Louisville, cloudy and raiuing, 54
Dubuque raining. 80. Nashville cloudy wind south
80. Tqseumba, wind Sou,h- East, yaria8le md va,ly