Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-24
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In the Senate yesterday, the Chair submit
ted an executive communication enclosing
communications from the Secretaries of State
and Navy, in answer to the Senate's resolu'
tons of 10Th January last, making inquiry
az to the African slave trade, the coolie
trade. and the French African apprentice
ship system.
Mr.. Bigler presented petition from citi-
zens of Philadelphia, asking the Government
to extend assistance to line of mail steam
ers from that port to Liverpool, by authorlz-
ing the mails to be transported thereby.
Mr.. Sebastian offered a resolution direct
ing the Committee on Military Affairs to in
ouire into the expediency Of establishing a
wagon road from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to
San Francisco.
The Deficiency bill was taken up and dis
cussed.
Mr.. Green presented the report of the Con-
ference Committee on the Kansas DILL.
Objection was made to its reception on the
ground that the House had possession of the
accom- panying bill, but the objection was
overruled.
The report was then received, and made
the special order for Monday.
10 the House of Representatives, Mr.. j.
G. Jones asked leave to have printed, for the
use Of the Committee Of Ways and Means,
the Indian Appropriation and the Indian
Deficiency bill.
Mr.. Taylor, of New York, objected.
Mr.. Jones said be wished a note made OF
this, as his object was to facilitate the pub
lie business.
Mr.. Savage hoped that the House would
resume the consideration of the bill granting
pensions to the soldiers of the war OF 1917.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on private bills.
Att o'clock, the Committee Of the Whole
rose, on motion of Mr.. English, who report
ed, from tho. conference committee on tae
Kansas State bill, substitute recommended
by Messrs. E1glish and Stephens of the
House, and Messrs. Green and Hunter OF the
Senate, and objected to by Messrs. Seward
of the Senate, and Howard of the House.
The report rected that whereas the people
of Kansas did adopt and send for the ac-
ceptance of Congress, a State constitution
that is republican, together with an ordl-
nance that is not acceptable TO Congress, the
said Territory shall be admitted into the
Union if the people thereof, at an election to
be held uuder prescribed regulations, shall
accept, in lieu of said ordinance, the schedule
of terms offered by Congress to Minnesota.
If not accepting the said schedule, then the
erritory shall not be admitted into the
Un;on until it may have the requisite popu-
lation according to the census, when 1t may
enter the Uuion, after having formed a re-
publican constitution.
Mr. English explained the views OF the
majority of the committee on the subject
lie held that the substitute was tie best the
committee could agree on; and in imposing
a condition Of admission it did not difer
from either the Senate or House bill.
The House postponed action Oh the report
until the ,econd Monday in May, by vote
Of lO5 to los. A motion to reconsider this
vote was peuding when the House adjourned.
The statement Of the Treasury Department
for the week ending the 10Th inst, shows a
slirh, Improvement. The reduction ct the
amount I'll Jet to draft is only SlSO,9o9,2l,
about one half as much as it was during the
preceding week.
Dr.. b. +. Walker, late OF X Rockingham, re-
Gently sold, in Richmond, y head Of cattle,
whose united weight was 22,O92 lbs, being
an average Of / s4I lbs. each. One OF the
cattle weighed ., Is, ard one other 2,Oo5.
Sock Of the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank of Georgetown, sold in Washington, on