The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-02
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.

ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
The Panama mail steamer Golden Age ar
rived at San Francisco on Saturday, at half
past twelve o'clock. She brings over thou
sand passengers. The dates from New York
are to May 9Th.
Congressional.
Congress has finally disposed of the trouble
some question Of Kansas, at least for the pres
ent by adopting compromise as q substitute
for the original bill, which passed the Senate
and was defeated in the House-the bill as final
ly adopted, mod6es the ordinance Of the Le-
compton Constitution somewhat, and provides
that the question shall be submitted TO vote
Of the people of the territory, as to whether
they will accept the amended ordinance. Ha
majority vote affirmatively, then Kansas comes
into the Union as a State, with one representa-
tive and two Senators, by proclamation Of the
President If a majority vote no, then the peo-
pie arc to form q new Constitution, aud ask ad
mission into the Union as a State, whenever it
is ascartained by census, that the population
of said territory equals the ratio of repre-
sentation required for member Of the House
of Representatives. The Governor, and U. S.
District Attorney, with the President of the
Council and Speaker of the House Of Represen-
tatiyes Of Kansas are constituted Board OF
Commissioners to carry the act into effect.
Any three Of these shall constitute Board
whose duty it shall be, to order an election by
proclamation, appoint inspectors ofelection DC
and certify the result to the President.
The final vote for this bill in the House Of
Representatives was Ill to l02. Yeas-NOr-
thern Democrats 38; Americans 7. Nays-Re-
publicans 85; Northern Democrats. Adran of
~ j.; Chapman and Hickman of Pa; Horace
F. Clark and Haskin of N. Y; Thos l.. Harris,
Marshall, Morris, Shaw aud Smith of ILL.,; Davis
TnH nj Nix Kihhan Of Cal TWO G0uthprn
Democrats Bonham of S. G. and Quitman Of
Miss Americans, Marshall and Underwood
of KY, Davis and Ricaud of Md. In the Sen
ate. the vote stood 80 to %.
Congress passed resolution to adjourn on
the 7th Of June. Very little has as yet been
done in way of practical legislation. Among
bills passed, in addition to the Kansas bill and
the deficiency bill, are the following: To ap-
propriate money to supply the deficiencies for
paper, printing, binding and engraving order
cd by the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the SD and 34th Congresses, which has been
executed to create additional land districts in
the State of California and for other purpose;
| to provide for regiment Of volunteers for the
defence of the frontier Of Texas and to au-
thorize the President to call into the service OF
| the United States additional regiments Of vol
unteers. There are at the present time not
less than thousand bills and petitions before
| the standing committees OF the two houses oi
Congress which have not been acted on.
Mr.. Seward has introduced bill into the
Senate to secure the constr uction Of magnet
id telegraph from st. Louis to San Francisco,
which was referred TO the military committee
The select committee appointed to investi-
gate the question Of the sale of Fort Smelling,
have made lengthy report, entering into a
full history of the transaction, and the report
concludes with resolution declaring the sale
void The minority of the committee present
a report taking an entirely different view OF
the case.
Miscellaneous.
The Legislature of N. Y. adjourned on the
| 10th Of April, after a rather stormy session ot
los days Among the acts passed was bill to
submit to the people at the next election, the
question of calling convention 10 revise
the Constitution of the State.
Ira Stout has been convicted of the murder
of Charles w. Little at Rochester, N. y, and
sentenced to be hung.
l. The ladies of the Mt. Vernon association
contracted with Mr.. John A. Washington
purchase Of the Mt. VerRon estate, in
,he mansion and the hundred acres Of
:o, 900.
intended for the Utah expedition,
,tal of seventy-six companies Of
Ving about G000 men, are now
'Ort LeavenwOrth. IL IS I'M
President intends TO send
issioner, with the army OF
'anner of Mr.. Nicholas z.
lwar.
tion of delegates repre-
hristian associations, re-
IA, S. G. About one hun
sent from different parts
convention formed a
)ped constitution.
100 persons recently
y incipaly from Norway
Their destination was
{ The condition OF affair;
ats. they have concluded
point in the North anti
n join Brigham with more
snt.
re Santa Fc mail at Indepen
|.ass intelligence that violen
I'd occurred on the plains follow
= cold. 1t was stated that thirty
4.ans had congrcgated on the plain
T.ention oc hostile demonstrations OF
I'crs, which had already commenced ii
Is localities, but these reports need con
p.nation.
The Atlantic telegraph cable was being ship
ped rapidly on the Niagara and Agamemnon.
Business appears to be improving little bu
still dull. The stock board is active with al
upward tendency but hardly speculative. Th
city banks have about $35 900, 900 of specie il
their vaults, and any amount of money may b
had at very low rate and on first class com
mercial paper. The following was the state o
the market in New York on May 30th flou
sales of 10000 barrels at a 4,20 for common
to good state; 4,22 a 4, IS for extra; 4 4,20 TO
SSrerfne; Indiana and Michigan Canadian
-four is lower.
The Red Republicans of New York city. hat
q grand torchlight demonstration on the nigh
of April 22. to commemorate the death of Or
sini and Peirri the would- -bc- assa gsins of Ioui