The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-25
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

| referred the Presidents late message and &C.
| companying documents, held their second meet
ing on Wednesday last, when Mr.. Morrill,, Of
Vermont, submitted the following resolution:
Resolued, That, in order to comply with the
order of the House under which this committee
was organized, which required that we should
inquire into all the facts connected with the
| formation of the said Lecompton Constitution,
and the laws under which the same was origin.
| ated, and also whether the same is acceptable
and satisfactory to majority of the legal voters
| of Kansas, the chairman be authorized to have
summoned to appear before the committee the
| following. named persons, viz: Gov. Robert j.
| Walker, Gen. John Calhoun, Hon. f. P. Stan.
ton, and John D. Henderson, to testify to all
such facts as they have knowledge of, and to
| produce all such documents, papers, votes, and
| returns, as have any relation to the election
of delegates to the Lscompton constitutional
tss q t. a1Y ssssSn subsequently
The vote upon the resolution was postponed
for one week. Mr.. Adrain submitted resolu-
ton directing an inquiry into the recent census
of Kansas, which was tabled. Another, investi.
eating the apportioDment Of delegates to the
Lecompton Convention, was carried. Anoth-
er, inquiring into the legality of the election of
the said delegates, was tabled, with two others
directing an examination into the elections
held under the Lecompton Convention, and the
number of votes cast for and against. So the
investigation ordered by the House has so far
been stihed.
Senator Pugh, of Ohio, writes to the NesO
York Herald the subj oined letter:
SIR: In the letter of your Washington cores.
pendent, published yesterday, 1 find this par
agraph:
"The Democratic members of the Ohio Leg
islature have written to Senator Pugh, with.
drawing all instructions as to how he shall vote
on the Kansas question"
Justice to the Democratic members of the
Ohio Legislature, as we'll as to myself, requires
that l should contradict the statement here
made. l have not received any letter "with.
drawing" the instructions to which your CORES
pendent refers.
My own opinion is, that Kansas ought to
be admitted Immediately upon the Lecompton
Constitution, with declaration of the right of
amendment, as therein prescribed, at any time
The bill which 1 introduced on the 4th of Jan.
uary was to that effect.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. E. PUGH.
The Richmond Inauguration of Crawford's
statue of Washington, on Monday, was attend
ed by large cencourse of people from all
parts of the Union. Senator Hunter delivered
an eloquent and able Grafton upon the occasion.
The last English news is of some importance.
The Leviathsn is ah 3at at last. In Parlia.
ment, Mr.. Roebuck had made severe attack
upon Louis Napoleon, which was replied to by
Lord Palmerston.
The Democrats in the Legislature of Ohio
propose to enact set of "Black Laws" only
second the Illinois code. They impose heavy
fine upon every colored man who comes into
Ohio, and still further upon every person
who employs such immigrants. Is this code
specimen of the Democracy of Ohio?
An immense Anti.Lecompton meeting was
held in Columbus, Ohio, on the 10th instant.
Resolutions we're unanimously passed, endors.
ing Cox and Douglas.
DR.. Foote, editor of the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser, died in that city last Saturday.
Judge Kane, of Pennsylvania, died on Sun
day evening last, at his Philadelphia residence.
pdT- The Pacific Hotel, at st. Louis, burned
to the ground on Saturday last. Several per.
SONS were burned to death, and others injured.
A new arrangement of the States of the Mex.
lean Republic has taken place, under the new
Constitution. There are now Is prov;nces
embracing 854,662 equare miles of territory.
andhavipg an aggregate population of I, 863. 395.
The several capital towns have an aggregate of
$4,000 inhabitants, giving Ito, 600 to the citv
of Mexico, 1900 to Puebla, $4,000 to Guada.
laxara, $4,000 to Guanaxuato, 40, 900 to Meri.
da, DC. The northern tier of provinces, from
New Leon to Lower California, have $4,000
square miles, and $4,000 people, little over
two to the square mile.
appears that, BY bills already reported in
the Virginia House of Delegates, the sum of
$s,864 400 il asked for works of internal i'm.
provement; besides which, the James River
and Ksnawha Company AK to be absolved
from the payment of the $4,000, 900 which Il