The Placer herald., 1858-04-03

mate that it is his duty to resign. He pro.
ceeded to state his reason for not complying
with the suggestion; and said, in reply to a
question from his colleague, Mr. johnson,
that he should not vote for the Lecompton
Constitution, notwithstanding instructions.
In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Crittepden
presented to the Senate letter from Gen'l
Shields, together with his credentials as Sene-
tor from Minnesota, and urged immediate
action. A motion to lay the subject on the
table was lost Mr.. Toombs submitted re-
solution referring the question to the Judi
ciary Committee with instructions to inquire
whether Minnesota be now State. The
army bill was then taken up. Mr. Johnsons
substitute bill, providing for the employment
of volunteers, after having been amended
by making the number 5000 instead of 4 900.
was rejected. Mr.. Hunter proposed another
substitute, which Mr.. Pugh moved to amend
by provision authorizing the President to
accept of the services of volunteers, not ex-
ceeding 5000, to serve for two years, unless
sooner discharged. The amendment was
adopted; the bill, in its amended form, was
rejected by vote of lG to 35. A recon
sideration was moved, but not voted upon.
Messrs. Seward and Cameron voted in the
affirmative.
In the House, Mr.. Quitman reported bill
authorizing the organization of regiment
of mounted volunteers for the defense of the
frontiers of Texas, and giving the President
power to call out four additional regiments
Of volunteers. The case of Hon. o. b. Mat
teson was called up. After considerable dis
cussion, a resolution directing his expulsion
was referred to a select committee.
On the lst of March, the Kansas bill was
take up, in the Senate, the objections of the
California Senators, who desired the conside-
ration Of the Pacific Railroad bill, having
been overruled. Mr.. Green advocated the
majority report of the Senate Committee
and gave notice of substitute for the &C.
companying bill, providing for the admission
of Kansas and Minnesota together; he was
followed by Mr. Collamer, of Vermont.
On the 4th, the Kansas discussion was
continued in the Senate
Europe.
Lord Palmerston had introduced bill in
the British Parliament providing for the
transfer of the Government control of India
to the Grown.
Mr.. Allsop, an Englishman, one of the al
legged conspirators against the life of Napo
leon, had fled from Paris, for, it is said,
America.
The detected revolutionary plot at Ma
drd turned out to be an affair of no i'm
mortance.
THE FRENcu CRIsls.-Thc new govern,
ment which Napoleon has just established is
more like council of war than a civil admi-
nistration-all the most important posts are
given to soldiers and civilians remarkable for
their strenuous and mercilcss energy. Tie
new Minister of the Interior (Gcn. Espine sse)
is 10 ertorm duties, varying between those
expected of Il police agent in disguise and a
rolet de place. He is to see the Emperor
once day, and to take with him what mea-
sures the safety of the government may re-
quire; he is to communicate directly with the
military chiefs of Paris Paris may be con-
silered in state of siege. Private, far more
decidedly than public letters, give us an ami
mated picture of the terror which has begun
to pervade all classes Of society. in view of a
revolution. AS the oath of February ap-
proaches, the decenn al anniversary of the
overthrow Of the Government Of Louis Phil
lippe, both parties, Bonapartists and Repub-
licans-and, still more clearly than either,
the neut;a masses-seem to torcsee an APP
preaching contest of fearful magnitude.
New York Herald.