Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-05
TELEGRAPhiC NEWS
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caaxs.,.oss, March The pemoez.,,. -.
membe,. pet to-day. Il 10 eompos~d 81 "a
Ia ,he h.n ne bod came together ~ no 1890
was called 20 or. neose OF Representatives md
lew. W 'he Hon. Charles Bscks-
A resolution was sdop..d ,,,..,., -.
m.,ee 70 report permanent oflcsm 70, ,ns S Cs
The morning session wa. eo,.,.
posing Of contested sests-occssionaiiv, .1ao aus
was made to the Kansas question.
Al the afternoon session the committee ~.
manent o1dc.rs nominal the Hen ~ Pc
lawson, OF Fayefte, a. president OF the Couv~.r
,t. ne was unanimously elected and ON I. I'm.
endot.i,,, m ~, remarkably able speech, boldly
na,,11g the Kansas policy OF the National A,
Sn.iastIatlon, which was received bv the Con.
Ien,,,S. Win desfening applause He msde .
To De perfpt@sa and me after .iuding to the dutie,
.suon OF President Buchaa.n VIC e1h"-
~, racker urged the proprietv q, .,~,.-
question a. ,..a, OF sentiment on the kspsas
herewith, aud argued thai On. ~. connecteo
s..utIon was legally formed and wss .Iss. 80.
aroment, even " y embodie. only the W.. =,
not attending the elections, and N aa,!e,y tot
ratified by Congress and admitted TSs ~,
cratic party would sustain no permanent Sr;ne.
by endorsing the course OF the National ADMIN.
march steadily on to success (The spe,eh ~.
frequently greeted with applause
COMMITTEES on resolutions was appoi nted ana
on motion all the resolutions referring TO the Dol
Icv OF the party were referred to the COMMITTEES
without debate
MT Wright moved that no nomination. Ia
,iaae until the platform was adopted, which
gave rlse to spirited debate
The reason given for this movement, xv,. On.
lion VIC N'"cihnau conveh-
The President of the convention wa. eh,ro.d
win packing tue committee, who Were ali -
compton men al Lee
The President replied that II such wa, the c,..
was altogether accidental.
motion was made to add four additional
members 10 the committee; which was ney.-
tived-ayes a., noes 50 so
motion to increase the committee TO thirty.
tnree was neyatived, after some debate, by vote
Mr Wright's motion finally prevailed, and the
convention adjourned $50 S
In the evening, the committee on resolutions
NOT oeing ready to report, the convention adj
Arrival Of an Atlantic Steamer.
WE NEW noEk, March S.-The propeller New
VIII probably be up at u moon
LONDON, saturday, noon.-ConSols 96 ksQ6k
hhsop who was supposed to have been com
Pncalto ih the recent attempt 10 assassinate Ma
poieon, had recently been In Paris, but had
escaped to America
There was another report that Schamyl had
SUBMITTED 10 the Car Of Russia. 80
Ihe steamer lamar arrived AZ SOUTHAMPTON nm
saturday with flOO,Ou0 In Australian gold. and
the Marco Polo arrived Of Holyhead on ths same
day with f3O0,O0O.
Great Meeting n Tammany Mall.
NEw NoRE, March Last night I'm purxu
ance OF call, signed by nearly thirty-fve hum
dfd influential names, Tammany Hall YVES filled
10 ts utmost capacity, To express an opinion upon
the course Of the Administration in relation 10
Kansas. The fmajority sustained the course OF
The President In a series Of resolutions. John A
Dix presided. Addresses were delivered by the
chairman, Robert McLanr of Baltimore John
Van Buren,, and several others. The meeting
was harmonious
The Virginia Banks, &c.
RICHMOND, March Ain the Senate to-day
The bill forcing all the banks Of this State 10 re-
sumo specie payment on the first OF Noyember
next was ordered 10 be engrossed
In the House, to-day, the Orange and Alexsn
dria Railroad appropriation bill was defeated by
one majority. This indicates the fate Of all the
similar bills now before the Legislature
Connecticut Democratic State Convention.
NEw HAVEN, March 4.-The Democratic State
Convention met here yesterday. The attendance
was large. The Convention nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Governor, General James IT
Pratt; Lieutenant Governor, John Cotton Re-
e!utions were adopted, sustaining President Blu,
chanan on the Kansas question.