The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-17

The Appropriation bills and most of the
business Of the session will be finished by
Saturday night.
The House will probably insist on its
amendments to the Senate bill increasing
the number Of sloops-ofwar from six to ten
1t is believed the Senate will yield.
The affair between Messrs Davis and
Benjamin, Of the Senate, lis settled.
Official information has been received
from Gov. Cumming of his arrival at Salt
Lake City and favorable reception there.
Brigham Young formally delivered TO
him all authority and counselIed the people
to obedience
There was not the slightest demonstra.
ton of hostility.
Brigham and the prominent Mormons
were to have left Salt Lake on Tuesday
last.
The various Mormon settlements were
broken up, and TIE inhabitants were moving
south, or in the direction OF Sonora.
The scene is represented to have been
most distressing and mournfu, as the men,
women and children, poorly clad and lily
provided for, compainingly took their de-
parture.
A message was read in the House to-day
from the President, endorsing copy Of q
dispatch from Governor Cumming, dated
May 2, and received at the State Depart
ment to day. From this the President says
there is reason TO believe that our difficult
ties with Utah have terminated and that the
laws are restored.
He congratulates Congress on this au.
spicious event; expressing the opinion that
there will be no occasion to make the appro-
priation for three regiments of volunteers
recently authorised for quellng the distur.
Dances in Utah and for the protection
OF the emgrant trains and supplies, and says
that Texas can be defended by the regular
troops now within her borders.
The President is more gratified because
the events in Utah will afford some relief to
the Treasury, and not require loan and
additional taxation of the people.
The dispatch states that some of the Nor
nous are yet in arms, and speaks of the
mischief they are capable OF rendering as
guerrillas.
The way for the emigrants for the Pacific
was open.
Gov. Cumming would leave for the South
on the third OF May. lie says that he
will restrain all the proceedings of the mil.
ltary Tor the present, until he shall receive
additional news from the President.
A sudden outbreak between Senators
Gwin and Wilson, this evening, caused pro-
found astonishment Mr. Wilson was speak
ing OF the way Government was plundered
in California. Mr.. Gwin intimated that
Mr.. Wilson talked like demagogue. Mr..
Wilson retorted that he would rather be
demagogue than thief, meaning TO apply
the term thief to the plunderers of Gov.
eminent in California. Mr. Wilson asked
for an explanation. Mr.. Wilson said he had
none TO give, upon which Mr.. Gwin said he
was calumniator, liar, and coward. There
the colloquy ended
Senator Gwin has challenged Senator
Wilson. growing out of their colloquy last
night IN the Senate. On q former occasion,
in the Brooks affair, it will be recollected
that Mr.. Wilson said he would not fight
duel. but would protect himself il attacked.
This Is his position now. Senators Seward
and W ade are endeavoring TO effect an ad.
justment
The number Of land warrants or certificates
in May under the act OF Sd of March, 1855,
was thousand and eighty.fve Twenty
million one hundred and seventy thousand
acres OF land are required to satisfy the en-.
tire number Of warrants issued.
Lord Napier received dispatches yester-
day, from the Commander Of the West India
squadron expressly disavowng having au-
thorlzed the recent acts OF visitation and
expressly disclaiming any instructions con-
tempating such Il contingency. He states
further. that Immediately on being informed
Of the proceedings, he dispatched the sloop
Jasper after the Styx and other cruisers,
with orders TO bring them in, intending 70
call the officers to strict account