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

"A dispatch from Washington Of the 18th
says the Joint Committee Of Conference ON
the Kansas bill met that morning, all beiHe
present. Mr.. Green, on behalf Of the ma
3ority Of the Senare COMMITTEES, submitted
several proposed 1aodiacstions Of the Senate
bill, none Of which proved acceptable to the
House OorArhitese, Propositions were then
received feosn tho House Committee. Mr..
EsgHsh responded that at the next meeting
he world submit new bill, the precise
.chatsever of which has not transpirod, but it
10 tadsrstoo! TO be on new line, proposing
q substitute for the Lecompton ordinance,
and that the question OF admission under the
Lecompton Constitution he referred to fair
vote If the people Of Kan rs at al 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 a 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's
bill will be agreed to by both houses.
- Albert Stsub 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
yesterday.) The Senate asked time to con-
slider it.
Later 2lst-"Mr. 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 to-morrow, 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
.Quit,nsn, Miles, &c, had signified 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.
jority of III. Committee at 2 O'Clock. Mr..
English's bill is still under consideration of
the Senate Conference Committee, with q
fair prospect Of an ultimate agreement
n .ny consider this already certain. Messrs.
Seward and Inward dissent. Ii 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.