Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-29
THE NEWS.

-On the 18th the people of Kansas votet
on tho Leavenworth Constitution, and alst
for State officers. The telegraph informs ns
that the vote on both vas small. 1t is estr
mated that elk thousand votes were cast for
land about fifteen hundred against the Com
stitution.
The remains of Gen. Smith passed
through St. Louis on the 24:h, attended BY
Lieuts. Wheaton and Drum.
The majority of the judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate reported on the Oath tina
Messrs Bright and Fitch, Of Indiana, were
entitled to their seats. Trumbull made a
minority report adverse to their claims.
CSSaRsss.- Nay 25th.-No business Of
special Importance was transacted in the
Senate The Chicago Uarbor bill was de-
n che House, Mr.. Grow, of Pa, asked,
But did not obtain leave to offer resolution
that when Congress adjourns on the 7th of
June, it be till the 4th of November. The
Ohio contested election case was taken up.
A resolution of Mr.. Gilmer, of N. G., mem
Der of the committee, declaring that Mr..
Campbell is entitled to the seat, was rejected
by 81 maiority. A resolution of Mr.. Lamar,
a{soeof the committee, that Mr.. Vallanding-
ham is entitled to the seat, was adopted by
four majority. A resolution by Mr., Harris,
declaring the seat vacant as just amended
by Mr.. Lamar's proposition, was a:reed to
by seven majority.
Nav 26th.-After some unimportant bu-
sine&s, the Senate passed the bill for the
improvement of the harbor of Chicago by 26
against IL. The vote being test on inter
uatimprovements,n numerous other estimates
for the maintenance from decay of public
works will follow. The nays were Brown,
Clay, Clingman, Davis, Fitch, Hammond,
Houston, Hunter, Iverson, johnson, of
Tenn, Mallory, Mason, Polk, Read, Slidell,
Toombs, Wright. Absentees-Bates, Bay
ard, Bell, Cameron, Clark, Green, Gwin,
Hale, Hayne, Henderson, johnson, Of Ark !,
Pearce, Price, Sumner, Thompson, of KY,
Pugk, Yulee, Fitzpatrick.
Doings Of the House unimportant.
The Senate committee on foreign affairs
had under consideration, on the 25th, vari
Gus propositions for giving the President
more power to suppress outrages upon Amer
lean Commerce. They are unanimous and
decided in their views, and are in favor OF
giving the President full power in the prem
Uses.
Santa Fe papers of the 5th of May state
that on the 18th Of April q party of Next
cans from Mes LA attacked camp OF Apa-
che Indians near Fort Thorn, and butchered
unfortunately men, women and children.
Lieut.. Howard, of Fort Thorn, captured the
Mexicans and held them prisoners at the fort.
"A dispatch from Leayenworth, Kansas,
saws complete election returns indicate a
majority Of $50 in favor of the Constitution:
The utmost apathy is manifested in regard
to the result. The pro-slayery vote is very
small. asg
The $4,000, 900 Loan bill passed the
Senate on the 26th, by vote of % to IA.
NJ. Douglas voted with the Administration,
and Mr.. Broderick with the Republicans.
Mr.. Bowie, Representative from Ma.
ryland, appeared in the House, on the Goth,
drunk, and so disturbed the proceedings that
they were obliged to be suspended until the
vagabond was got out of the way.