The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-24
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
Passage Of the Lecompton Ceastitu-
ton in the Senate.
TuR KANSAS BILL WITH THE AMGNDnEsrs.
Continuation Of the Kansas Debate N
the House.
LATE NEWS FROM CAMP SCOTT.
PROCEEDINGS OF The LEGISLATURE.
&C.. 10, L.

Our Special WasAtn9tOn Despatch.
PASSAGE or THE LEcOMrrON CONSTITUTION IN rH1
sxNATE-0Ov. ROBINSON IN rOwN-wHAr HE u
ABouf-THE EUROPEAN NAILS, ETC.
WASHINGTON March 20, 1885,
The democratic OF Senators this morning asss-
mined not 70 offer tho amendment which Mr. Crocn. Il
Missouri gave notice time since he intended 10 Ur,
Of merging Kansas and Minnesota together The obSees
Of this movement B 70 strengthen the Kansas blu
House which viii do most Of he Soslh Amercsas viii
COW vote for IT, but which they would not DO had H.
Minnesota bill been attached 70 It. Tho South Americans
are dead against Minnesota
II extremely doubtful whether the Minnesota bin vta
be taken up in the Senate for days-not peras,s
until the Kansas bill is disposed OF in the House.
Lecompton looks better TO day than has at any TINA
YET There will be prodgious Tight In tho House o.
10 morrow. Both parties have their full streagta On 4s
ground.
Tho presence In Washington OF thai remarkable MAJ
Governor Robinson Of Kansas, at this crisis. attracting
good deal OF inquiry. Some say that he has
the purpose OF posting up the antAcompton win
the tricks Of Calhoun but there shrswder people Who
he has other fsh TO fry The Delaware Indian 10
servo lands OF Kansas tho best In the Torr.ory oy
cover immense and fertile district Of country no
tribe are negotiating to sell them and is said that quss
number of federal and local officials of Kaasas are anx
ous to get liberal grant from the tract behalf "
railroad a. soon as the government dispose Of res
lands Perhaps Governor Robinson may have n finger
this pie. He must be after something important
cash valuation than the United States Senste or he
wsuld hardly be absent from Kansas at this juncturo
Senator Gwin will To morrow nsis! taking up hs
Pacific Railroad bill and he will doubtless succeed not
however, without desperate fight
Wolcot the Mddesex Mills man, has been released
On bail, and Is now on his way to Boston Tho bAa II
81 900, and Willard Of the hotel is his bondsman in
believed that through informally in the indictment this
| will be the end OF that farce.
The Postmaster General has sent Instructions
New York, Boston and Philadelphia Post Offices
up mails for Europe by the North America, which
sail from Portland Name for Liverpool Saturday e
| 9th inst.
The Art Convention, which has held daily meetings
the Smithsonian Institute, after having formed a ps~-
msnent association for the promotion of In Anartoa,
adjourned to day till the 22d Of February, 1859.
CENTRAL SywpurR DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, March a3-T:SoP.h
The Senate hss jus. adj burned. Tho bill to admit Kan
sas under the Lecompon constitution passed after bong
considerably, but not vitality amended by Mr. Grcoa, by
eight majority.
Nearly all the members OF the House were In the Se-
ratc during the closing proceedings the bIl
The chamber in every part densely crowded
possible On announcement OF the VOTE there slight
applause in the galleries, internnged with hssss bat
no extraordinary excitement manifested
Tie National Art Convention have adopted
for organization, irm and definite basis for the ad.
vanoemcnt and promotion Of In United States with
view TO secure the recognition by goysrnmeni OF the
claims and interests Of art The Convention viii urge
Congress the appointment Of commission secure tn
artists an unpreudce and unbiased Adjudication upon
any wosks they present for the sdornmeni COM
pIcton OF the national buildings They also propose ss
formation Of national school OF art The Rev NJ Bal
lows lectured to night at the Smithsonian Insttuos b.
fore the Convention