, 1858-06-18

THE DEMOCRACY TRIUNPHANT1
Mr.. CHAs. E. WILLIAMS, the indefatiga-
BILE express man, arrived here on Friday
last from Portland, Oregon, bringing US
files of papers from that city, and New
York dates to May 5th-four days in ad-
vance of our mail steamer. CHARLEY, we
are ererlastingly indebted to you.
The Kansas question was settled in Con-
gress on April 3Oth. The Conference
Committees report was agreed to in both
branches-in the Senate by a majority of
eight and in the House by a majority of
nine. Annexed is a recaptulation of the
votes in both Houses:
Yeas. Nays. Maj.
Senate. 80 % g
House ......lll lO2 g
Senators not voting (including President
pro. TEN )............ .......... III
Representatives not voting (including
speaker. .................. .2l
The Bill has been approved by the Pres
dent, and is now the law. The effect of the
new law may be stated in few words, viz:
If the people Of Kansas do not desire
admission into the Union with the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, they can form a new Con-
sttuion when they equal or exceed in
population the ratio of representation re-
quired for a member of the House of Rep
resentativeS Of the Congress Of the United
States which is now fixed OF $4,000 and
which it is expected will be increased after
the census Of 1860, to 10000.
REJOICING AT THE CAPIrAL.-On the night
of the lst May, large crowd collected
before the Presidents house, where he was
serenaded by the firing of cannon, and mu-
sic by the Marine Band. He appeared at
the window, and returned thanks for the
honor, saying that the best interests Of the
country were involved in the contest which
has so happily been ended, and he hoped
and believed that the passage Of the Kan
sas Bill would tend to promote the peace
and prosperity Of the Union. Senators
Tombs and Gwin, and Messrs Clay, Let
cher and Stevenson, of the House, also
spoke at the vindow-the former regarding
the results as a pacifcation, in which there
has been no dishonor anywhere. Senators
Bigler, Green and Brown, and Representa-
tives j. Clancy Jones and English, were
serenaded at their residences, and made
speeches Of exultation over the passage Of
the Kansas Bill, regarding it as a measure
of peace not only for Kansas, but the
whole country; a measure Of union for the
States and union for the Democratic party,
and as putting an end to the question Of
slavery which has SO long distracted the
country.
B0-It is said that ex-Secretary Stanton
and Ex-Governor Walker will soon proceed
to Kansas and take the stump in opposition
to the bill
May 4th-In the Senate Mr.. Douglas
made an Intellectual attempt to have the
Oregon bill taken up.
AFFAIRS IN CoNGREss.-Ths present Con.
gress, the Thirty-ffth, has been in session
nearly Eve months, and, as yet. it has made
but very trihing progress in public business.
But ten public, and eleven private acts, and
six joint resolutions, have been passed by
both houses. At the present rate of pro.
gress, it would require several years to take
up and pass, in regular order, the various
bills and acts now remaining on the calen-
dar. 1t is stated that there are still unact-
ed upon nearly five hundred bills which
have already been brought before Congress
by the various committees. In addition to
these, there are now in the hands Of the
Standing Committees, unreported to Con-
gress, over thousand bills and petitions.
PACIFIC RAnRoAD.-The House Pacific
Railroad Committee met April %, but no
vote was had upon any proposition. The
feeling Of members Of the Committee is fa.
vorable to reporting bill, but as yet no
routes have been fixed. 1t is improbable
that any bill will pass this Congress.
The "trialp Of General Walker, 'the
gray-eyed man Of destiny" has been post
poned at New Orleans until the fourth
Monday in May The chances of convic-
tion are exceedingly slight in that latitude.
A destructive FIRE took place at Boston
on the Both April, involving loss Of life
to four persons, and loss Of property to
the amount of quarter million dollars.