Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-01
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CONGRESS April 26M.-In the Senate, a
lengthy discussion took place on the ques-
ton of postponing action on the Kansas bill,
Mr.. Crittenden cont.nding for postpone
ment. Finally, lit was agreed that the subject
be made the special order for tomorrow at
half-past o'clock.
In the House, the Kansas report Of the
Conference Committee was under consdcra
ton. Mr. Marshall withdrew his motion to
lay the report on the table. The question
REQUIRED on the motion to postpone the mo-
ton until the ID Monday in May. A con-
versational debate ensued as to the propriety
of postponing the Kansas question to We'd
nesday next instead of the I'd Monday. Mr..
Harris withdrew his motion for Wednesday,
seeing that there was diversity of opinion
on the subject. The House proceeded to
vote on the pending motion to postpone the
further consideration of the report of the
Committee OF Conference to the I'd Monday
in May, and it was disagreed to-l00 against
1O4. On motion Of Mr.. Stephens, the con-
sideration of the report was postponed till
one o'clock on Wednesday.
"A dispatch from Washington of the Goth
says: "The friends of the new Kansas
measure ale entirely shnguine of its success
during the present week. Douglas, Stuart
and Broderick are not only opposed to it, but
are actively endeavoring to effect its defeat.''
The report of the select committee of
the House on the Fort Smelling swindle,
made on the 9th, strongly censures the
Secretary of War for making the sale of Fort
Smelling in the manner he did. The COM
mittee show the value of the Fort as a depot
and that the price paid for it was below it's
intrinsic value, and say that publicity of the
sale ought to have been sought, and the land
subdivided in parcels to enable men of small
means to buy, and that the sale on contract
was not authorized by law. The report is
signed by Morrill,, of VT, Petit, Of Ind
and Morris, of ILL.,
The NJ. f. Conference of New York
adopted strong anti-slavery resoluti ons, on
the 9th.
CoAcREss.--April 27th.-In the Senate, a
sp rited debate on Kansas affairs took place,
in which Messrs. Crittenden, Hunter, Colla-
mer, Green, Hale, Seward and Iverson par
tici pated. Mr.. Crittenden made strong
speech against the Conference substitute,
declaring it to be equivalent to a bride of
public land to accept the Lecomp ton Consti-
stitution. Mr.. Hale,.in the course of his
remarks, said that by no possibi lily could
Kansas come into the Union under that SUBJ
stitute except as slave State, and that the
substitute offers a premium of five mil lion
to come in as a slave State. The discussion
was postponed till the following day.
In the House, nothing of impor tam e was
transacted.
From THE Pacific GREAT BATTLE IN
CnlLI.-The steampship Moses Taylor, with
the California mails of April 5th, arrived at
New York on the 9th. She left Aspinwall
on the 10th, bringing nearly million and a
half in treasure, and upwards Of 500 passen-
gers. California news uni Important. Mar
kets quiet. Capt. Bennett, of the late brig
Cordelia, was arrested at San Francisco,
and held to bail on a charge of having scut-
tied his vessel at sea, having first robbed hel
of $4,000 in silver which he had shipped at
Mazatlin for San Francisco. The treasure
is said to be buried near Cape St. Lucas, to
which point vessel has been sent for it's
recovery. Oregon dates are to the 18th ul t
The Salem wing Of the Democratic party
had nominated Lafayette Graver for Con-
gress, and John Whitaker for Governor, and
also unanimously adopted resolutions sus-
tanning Buchanan's Administration. The
other wing of the party would hold a con-
vention on the LIST April. Dates from the
Sandwich Islands are to the 18th March
| Nothing important. Valparaiso dates of the
18th March are received at Panama. A
sanguinary battle took place at Aragrippa
on the It'll. between the Government forces
under Castillo and the rcvolutionists headed
| by Vivianco. The latter was defeated and
had escaped to Bolivia. Aragrippa was
stormed by Castillo. The battle is said to
have been terrific. Of one battalion of 600
men which defended the barracks, all were
killed but 40. Three steamers were take r
and sent to Callao. The loss on both sides
at the storming of Aragrippa was over {, OOC
killed, and the city was filed with wounded
1t is said Castillo intends to push the wal
into Bolivia, and attempt the overthrow OF
the Linarez Government The Moses Taylor
also brings files of Isthmus papers. Col
| Alverado, who abandoned Fort Castillo to
Col. Anderson, has been degraded and SEN
fenced to four years. Imprisonment. Nego-
| tiations were on foot to settle the boundary
between Costa RIGA and Nicaragua.