The Nevada Democrat., 1858-05-19
Eastern News.


The mail steamer J. L. Stephens arrived from
Panama on Saturday with news from the East
ern States to April 20th.
Congress had been engaged the most Of the
time on the Kansas Lecompton Bill, which wal
repeatedly banded back and forth between the
two houses. The Senate finally asked for
conference committee which was agreed to BY
the House, by a vote Of 100 to lOs. The House
committee consists Of one Lecomptcnite, one
Dou glas Dernocrst, and one Republican. They
had had several conferences with the Senate
COMMITTEES without being able to agree upon
any plan by which the differences between the
two Houses could be adjusted. There is nc
probability that the House Of Representative
will recede from its position on the Kansa,
question, and the rejection Of the LeComptOn
Constitution may be beregarded as q hxed fact
1t is possible that the Senate may adopt sub
stantially the bill which passed the House,
though the last accounts from Washington in
dicate that Kansas will not be admitted into
the Union during the present session.
The State elections In Connecticut and Rhode
Island resulted in the success Of the Republican
candidates by increased majorities over the
vote Of last year. In Rhode Island, returns
frsm all but three towns for. Governor show
the following result Dyer (Rep.) 1872; Pot
ter Dem.) 2,61s. The returns from Connect
1 icut for Governor shew the following result
Buckingham (Rep.) s4,s6s; Pratt (Dem) 49,
239--Republican majority 2,730. The Demo
Gratis would doubtless have carried Connecticut,
but for the fact that the Presidents Kansas
policy was partially endorsed by the Conven-
ton which nominated the candidates. AT the
charter election in Albany the Leeompton
ticket was defeated by a large majority. In
ST. Louis, Mr.. Filley, the candidate Of the
Free Democracy" was elected Mayor by q
majority Of 1924 over Taylor, the candidate on
, the peoples ticket" while the average free
soil majority in the city was about 1900
The Constitutional Convention recently in
session at Leavenworth, Kansas, have framed .
Constitution and ordered it to be submitted Il
a.vote of the people, for ratification or rejec
tion, on the 18th of May. By this Constitution
all male citizens of the United States ovsl
twenty-ons years Of age, who have resided il
the State six months and all foreigners, whc
have declared their intention to become citi
zens, and who have resided in the State 81,
months, are entitled to the elective franchise
The first Legislature is directed to submit tht
question Of universal suffrage" to vote o.
the people. The assortment of Kansas Const
tutions is now complete.
The intelligence Of the defeat of the Lecomp.
ton Constitution was hailed by the people Of
Kansas with the most intense delight. 1t ia
said that the announcement came upon then.
like a clap Of thunder in clear sky, as they
had generally despaired Of its defeat. AtLeav-
enworth city l20 guns were fred in honor Of
the 100 members who defeated the bill in the
House. Eloquent speeches, lager beer, patri-
otic toasts and bad whiskey were mingled in
admirable confusion.
The bill for the admission of Minnesota, with
two Representatives,, has passed the Senate,
with only three dissenting votes. The Senate
committee on Territories have reported against
a territorial government for Arizona, and there
is little probability Of territorial government
being erected for the country east Of the Sierra
Nevadas. Mr.. Gwin's Pacific Railroad bill was
discussed In the Senate, April 18th, and post
poDed by vote of 80 to rs until the next ses-
sion. ed