, 1858-04-16
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBAI
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM THE sTG1Esi

cOngressiOnaI-DeTeatO Of the Army BI!l, etc.
The P. NJ S. S. Co.'s Steamer Columbia
&C. G. DALI, mmander-arrived in the
harbor Olympia on Tuesday morning
having touched at all the way porls)-6
days from San Francisco, with the mails,
freight, and the following
List of Passengers
DR.. Enscoe, Mrs. Reed and two children Mrs. Seavy
and child, j. II. DOOne and lady, Capt. Balch, z. F.
Tnrpin. c. s. Ellis, C. H. Smith, s. Gremnan, Jno.
DeSner, d. b. keating, S. QInt, C. Mingenhemer,
and sixtysevcn in the steerLge.
COnsIgnecs at Olympia.
Barnes L Ayres, Phillips, Horton & Co, W. E
Miles, Bettman Bros, Willard & Whitworth, G. X.
Willard Son, Mr.. Brown.
We are indebted to purser DAVIS, to the
Express Messenger Of WELLS, FARGO, &
Co., to j. w. SULLIVAN, and the "Noisy
Carrier" San Francisco, for ample files Of
Atlantic City and California papers of the
latest date. Our Atlantic files date up 10
March 9th, and from San Francisco to
April 9th. The following summary Of
news is made up, principally, from the n
Y. Nelos, the Herald, Boston Statesman,
n. o. Delta, and San Francisco Herald.
The Columbia camO into Puget Sound
freighted with a living cargo ofsome eighty
passengers-lnost Of them sturdy miners,
allured hither by the very aattering ac-
counts Of the existence Of rich gold dig
gings on Frazer's river.
The arrival of the Steamer has not placed
us in possession Of news of startling i'm
portance from California, the Atlautic
States, or elsewhere. The citizens Of the
Pacific coast, generally, eau but deeply re-
gret the defeat Of the Army Bill, in the
U. S. Senate. In regard to the defeat ol
this bill, Washington correspondent Of
the N. Y. Herald, writes as follows:
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
THE defeat Of the army bill in the Sen.
ate to-day is regretted even by its oppo.
nents, and Mr.. Hale's motion to reconsider
the vote, which is now pending, is an ndi.
cation of it. If Mr. Hales motion to re-
consider does not prevail, it will show con
cusvely that no bill Of any kind, regulars
or volunteers, will pass that body.
The House Committee on Military AT
fairs have matured bill, and will report
it as early as possible, raising five regiments
Of volunteers. This bill will undoubtedly
pass the House, but it will never get
through the Senate. Unless the admins.
tration get the additional regiments asked
for in some shape, either volunteers or 9th.
erwise, it will find itself very much embar.
rassed, and will be compelled to abandon
the Utah expedition; at least so l am in.
formed on high authority"
On the samo subject, the Washington
Union holds the following discourse:
The Senate of the United States have
by very large and decisive vote defeated
the proposition for an increase of the Uni.
ted States Army. The Commanding Gen.
eral Of the Army asks for additional troops;
the Secretary Of War concurs fully in the
demand; and the President urges it upon
Congress as a matter of public necessity
The Senate says no; and the Senate have
right to speak. The Executive have done
his whole duty; the responsibility rests with
the Senate for refusing troops to defend
our frontiers against hordes of savages
known to be under Mormon influence, and
to be exhibiting symptoms of decided and
general hostility to our people. The Sen
ate take also the responsibility Of leopard.
izing the campaign against the rebellous
Mormons This, too, the Senate have a
right to do: and the people have a right to
know that it assumes the responsibility Of
the act.
Gen. Quitman has delivered speech ad.
vocating his bill authorizing th9 employ
ment Of regiment Of mounted volunteers
on the frontiers of Texas, and also empow.
ering the President to raise four regiments
Of volunteers for other service.
The Kansas question still remains pretty
much in statu quo, according to the latest
advices.
The attempt to change the Senate's pro-
grammc on the admission of Kansas failed
in the Senatorial caucus The bill prOvi-
ding for the admission Of Kansas was tax
en- up in the Senate on motion Of the Chair
man Of the Territorial Committee, who de-
Tended the position taken in support of the
Lecompton constitution by the majority
He gave notice that he would, on Tuesday,
present a substitute, whereby Kansas and
Minnesota should be admitted together, as
in the case Of the admission of Florida aud
Iowa. 1t is believed the bill will pass both
Houses by satisfactory majorities.
B%The Kansas Investigating Commit
tee of the House of Representatives met
on Wednesday evening, aud adopted re-
port expressive Of the views of the MAORI
ty, setting forth, among other things, that
as the authority was legally conferred upon
the delegates to the Lecompton Constitu-
a.