New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-24
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Leeompton Constitution Passed the senate.


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WASHINGTON, March 22.-Dooglas appeared to-
day, bnt looks very sick. ~
| In the House, Stephens resolution was passed,
transferring Wileote to the officers Of the law for
trial before the criminal court for refusing 70 answer
the questions proposed by the COMMITTEES Of Iuyesti
! cation.
WAsHINGToS, March "a Senate-Dougias made
| an antiLeeompton speech
Toombs commented quite severely thereupon.
Stnart deprecated the Of epthets instead Of ar
gumeDts, and accorded Toombs the laureIs for his
proficiency in the former. esa +.
I Green maintained, notwithstanding the speeches,
the committees report had not yet been successfully
assailed.
The Minnesota bill came up. After considerable
debate, the blu was withdrawn.
Kansas bill up.
| Crittenden moved substitute for the submission
Of the Leeompton Constitution to the people of Kan
sas. ..tisf3
sevenl personal explanations ensued, after which
the vote was taken and the substitute was lost by "a
to "a.
| The bill as amended to admit Kansas with the
Lecompton Constitution then passed. Yeas, SO /;
nays, rs.
The following members Of the Senate voted in the
negative:
Bell, Broderick, Chandler Clark, Collamer, Crit.
tenden Dixon, DoottIe, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden
Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King, Pneh
Seward, Simmons, Stuart, Samner, Trumbun, Wade
and Wilson.
Absentees- Bates and Davis.
Paired OG-Reed and Cameron.
The result was received with mingled applause and
misses.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YoRK, March 22.-Cotton heavy-sales to-day
of 1000 bales. Flour firm. Southern red wheat
81 22a Western, 81 o5 to 81 IL. Corn, white 7ec;
yellow, 81 to ssc. Lard, 9sc. Sugar firm. Coffee
% TO l2c. Muscovado Molasses, 2s to 3Oc Bacon
hams, &C.; shoulders, 81 to 9ic Tallow 81 to lOac
CINCINNATI, March a. Flour, So 65. Whisky
l7Ac. Provisions firm. Bolk Pork-shouiders, 81 I,
81 sides, u to 77-lOc. Nothing doing in Mes
Pork, Bacon or Lard
New YORK, March 23.-Cotton heavy and irregu
lar; Upands, III Flour aud Coffee, firm Wheat
quiet; Corn, dnll Mess Pork. SIG 62i to SIC 70
Whisky, 22 to 22k Bacon middles, 81 Hams, 81 I,
% Tobacco, 81 to Sl7.
CINCINNATI, March 23.-Flour, So 60 to So 65
Whisky, ia Mess Pork, SIS IS to SIS so; Baeor
sides, 81; Bulk sides, e to "a; Linseed oil, 60
Corn, "a to IS; Lard, slightly higher.
ST. LOUIS, March 2s.-Flour, 50 rs to s3 90
white Wheat, 30 to 95; mixed Corn, "a to IS vel
low, 36 to S7a; Oats, 37a to 40 Hemp. $40 to SIS
The Steamboat Race--The Baltic and Diana.
II -et First Dispach.l
MEMPHIS, March 23.-The Baltic passed here a
eighteen minutes before 3. The Diana is not yet ii
sight. She is said to be nine miles below.
Iseeond Dispatch.l -.
MEMPHIS, March 23.-The Diana passed one hou
and thirtysix minutes behind the Baltic. The Dian
stopped here for coal
VIcKsBURG, March 23.-The Crescent City and tn
Woodiord passed down at P. NJ.
The Woodford reports the Baltic one hour ahea
+ of the Diana at Gaines landing.
!. TIE WEATHER AT 8 A. NJ, March 23.-Memphi
= clear, So; Nashville, clear, 81; Louisville, mort
clear, Sc; Montreal, clear, IA York, cloudy soutl
east, 46 ; Philadelphia, cloudy northeast, 43 Tu
eumbia, northeast, 5s.