Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-24
the NEWS.

"A dispatch from Washington Of the 10Th
says the Joint Committee Of Conference ON
the Kansas bill met that morning, all berg
present. Mr.. Green, on behalf Of the ma
jority Of the Senare Committee, submitted
several proposed 4odificstions Of the Senate
bill, none Of which proved acceptable to the
House OoYArhitese, Propositions were then
received fsoss tho House Committee. Mr..
EsgHsh responded that at the next meeting
he would submit new bill, the precise
,charseser of which has not transpirsd d, but it
10 saderstoo! to be on new line, proposing
. substitute for the Lecompton ordinance.
and that the question OF admission under the
LecOmpton Constitution he referred to a fair
vote If the people Of Kan Is at All early day.
II the majority vote for it, Kansas to come
into the Union at once under the Presidents
proclamation if against it, then the bill
provides for the formation Of Il new cOnsti.
tuition whenever the population there equals
the number required for a member in the
United States House Of Representative. The
committee adjourned till tomorrow. There
il some reason to believe that Mr.. English .
bill will be agreed to by both houses.
Albert Staub was publicly executed at
Chicago on Tuesday, goth, for the murder
of Peter Lauermanu in November last
Staub was q native Of Switzerland aud was
only about - years OF age. He committed
the desd for which his life was forfeited
while intoxicated Another sad warning to
those who indulge in Incorporate habits.
Rev. Dudley A. Tying died at Philadel-
phia on the 10th. A few days previously
he was fatally injured by getting his hand
caught in corn shelter.
Maj. Gen. A. H. Farnham died at Homes
dale, Pa, on the 10Th.
"A dispatch from Washington Of the Goth
says that at meeting of the Committee OF
Conference on the Kansas bill that day, Mr..
English presented his proposition (noticed
yestsrdsy.) Tie Senate asked time to con-
slider it.
Loter-2lst-".lr. English's proposition
was offered to the Conference Committee
yesterday. The majority accepted it with
out hesitation, and when Mr.. Howard ap-
pealed to Mr.. English to allow him t" insert
short clause, providing for the submission
of the Leavenworth Constitution at the
same time, he declined. English then pro-
posed the report Immediately, but Seward
asked for IN adjournment till tomorrow, in
order to have time for consultation. The
majority consented to only two hours delay
and the matter was accordingly postponed
till two O'Clock. At the appointed hour
Messrs. Howard and Seward, attended by no
other member of the committee, were pres
ent, and after waiting some time they retired.
1t is rumored that in the III antime, several
Southern members of the House, including
sQuit,nan, Miles, &c, had signifed their dis
sent from the arrangement, and that Hunter
and others OF the Senate had done the same
thug, hence the non. at enhance of the ma.
iority of the Committee at 2 O'Clock. Mr..
Englsh's bill is still under consideration of
the Senate Conference Committee, with q
fair prospect Of all ultimate agreement
n my consider this already certain. Messrs.
Seward and Inward dissent. |, is probable
tho conference committee will report to.
morrow"
The Titles murder trial is in progress
at Rochester. The evidence against the &C.
cused, Ira Stout aud Mr.. Titles, seems to
be conclusive.