Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-01
From Washington.


Susquehannah, was admitted to seat on
the floor
Senator Seward presented reply of the
American Telegraph Company, to the re-
cent memorial of Mr.. Kendall, refuting
matters, allegations, &c.
Affairs with Paraguay were. discussed,
and bill was introduced for the construc-
ton of telegraph line from Memphis to
San Francisco.
The Deficiency Bill was resumed but no
action taken upon it.
In the House bill was passed donating
six millions acres of land to the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical Colleges, to be divided
pro rata among the States.
Mr. English, of Indiana, Chairman of
the Committee of Conference, to confer
with similar committee from the Senate
on Kansas affairs, gave notice that he would
report tomorrow from that committee
The Old Soldiers Bill was discussed.
WAsuINGToN, April 23.-SENATE.-
The chair submitted communications from
the Secretaries of State and the Navy in
answer to Senate resolutions of inquiry as
to the African slave trade, coolie trade and
French African apprenticeship system
They were referred without Being read.
The consideration of the Deficiency Bill
was resumed, and Mr.. Bell, of Tennessee,
made speech in opposition to it.
After the discussion of the Deficiency
Bill, the report of the Kansas conference
committee was presented by Mr.. Green.
Objection was made to its reception on
the ground that the House had possession
of the bill, but it was finally received and
made the order of the day for Monday.
HoUsE.-The morning hour was con-
sumed in unimportant business.
Afterwards, in committee of the whole,
tile report of the Kansas Conference COM
mittce was received, including tie substi-
tute recommended by the committee
The report is concurrcd in by English and
Stephens on the part of the House, and
Green and Hunter on the part of the Sen
atc-Seward on the part of the Senate and
Howard on the part of the House dissent
ing.
The report recites that
Whereas, The people of Kansas did
adopt and send to Congress the acceptance
of, State constitution that is Republican
in form, together with an ordinance that is
not acceptable to Congress, and said terri
tory should be admitted into the Union if
possible therefore be it
Resolved, That it, at an election to be
held under prescribed regulations the citi-
zens of said territory shall accept in lieu of
said ordinance, the schedule of terms offer
cd by Congress to Minnesota, it shall be
admitted into the Union Provided, that
If the said schedule be not accepted at such
election, then the territory shall not be adj
mitted until it have the requisite popula-
tion according to the census, when it may
enter the Union after having formed Re-
publican constitution.
Mr.. English explained the views of the
majority of the committee, on the subject
He held that the substitute was the best
the committee could agree on and in inn
posing a condition of admission, it did not
differ from either the Senate or House bill
The House by a vote of 108 to 105, post
poned action on the report until the End
Monday in May.
A motion to reconsider the vote was
pending when the House adjourned. A
spirited contest on this motion is expected
tomorrow.
WAsnINGPoN, April 24.--In the Sen
ate, to-day, the Deficiency Bill passed as
reportedby the Committee, with the amend
ments that future contracts be submitted
to Congress.
Mcssrs. Douglas, of Illinois, Stuart, of
Michigan, and Broderick, of California, are
endeavoring to defeat the report of the Kan
sas Conference Committee All the other
Democratic Senators are in favor of It.
The Government will ask loan of thir-
ty millious, and also leave to fund the
twenty millions of Treasury notes already
issued
4. WASHINGTON, April 24.-Thc House
refused yesterday to reconsider the Kansas
report.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Senate
discussed the Kansas bill The House has
postponed the Kansas question until We'd
nesday, and refused to agree to the SEN
ate's amendment to the Deficiency Bill
The REvIvAL.--Thc Right Rev. Bish-
op McIlyaine, of Ohio, addressed one of
the Union meetings lately held in Cincin-.
j natl, as follows
"Brctbren and Friends: My official du-
ties have prevented me from being present
at any Of these meetings until this morn
ing. In experience in religious matters,
4 including the grea. rcyivals of.the present
century, have, perhaps, the advantage of
the great majority of this vast assenlblage,
extending back, as it does, about 6fty.fye
years. must say that the present revival
is essentially different from all others TINT