Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-10
THE NEWS.

celved at New York from the army, anC
Utah dates being to the 10th of February
Health "f the army good. The march upor
Salt Lake City would probably commence
about the Goth of March. Grass on the plain.
is advanced as far as it was in May last year
Several hundred recruits from New Yorl
arrived at Fort Leavenworth previous te
the Goth OF March,. and preparations for ear.
ly forwarding reinforcements to the army
were active. Col. Hoffinan's command Of
four companies had been met four hundred
miles west of Fort Leavenworth. Col
Johnston's supplies would last no longer
than the first of May, but there were at Fort
Laramie four months supplies for 800 men,
and it was intended to send on train from
that point to Camp Scott as early.as possible.
Col. Johnston now proposes to enter Salt
Lake City at some point north of Echo Ca
non
Kansas dates to the S0th ult. The Com.
mttee of Schedule made their report. The
schedule provides that the constitution be
submitted to vote of the people on the third
Tuesday in May. The election of members
of the Legislature, judges and State officers
will be held at the same time. 1t also pro-
vides that all the laws now in force, not re-
pugnant to this constitution, shall remain
in full force until they expire by their own
imitation. The Bill of Rights is identical
with the Topeka bill. The committee pre-
sented remonstrance to Congress against
the admission under the Lecompton Consti-
tuition. 1t was read, and copy ordered to
be Immediately forwarded to Washington.
The Connecticut State election has prob
ably resulted in Republican victory. Nor
witch, Meridian, East Hartford and Withens
field, have elected Republican Representa-
tives.
CONGRESS. -April SIN the Senate, moth
ing of an interesting nature TRANSFERRED. Mr..
Brown, of Miss, brought up his police bill
for the protection of lives and property in
the City of Washington. The bill provides
for a patrol force of loo men, and other
stringent regulations. Accompanying the
bill is q report from the committee on the
District of Columbia. which expresses in the
strongest terms the state Of bloodshed and
riot in the city and throws upon Congress
the responsibility of maintaining order. A
discussion ensued in which Mr.. Seward de-
scribed the condition of atf.irs in Washing
ton as reign of terror. Mr.. Douglas said
that we all know that no mans life is safe in
this city even on the most public avenue
There must lie reform or you will drive
the community to worse alternative which
no one can regard without shuddering. Mr..
Fesseuden attributed in part the rowdyism
to the bad example of men in very high
places, and partly to the inconpetency of
the criminal judge. Mr.. Wilson would vote
for the bills. He made some severe com
ments on the condition of affairs and said
that the state of things now is the legitimate
fruiil of the action of Judge Crawford two
years since Wien man was murdered by a
member of the House o. Representatives.
The Washington police bill, after RECEIVING
some triffing amendments, passed; yeas 43,
nays 9. Mr.. Douglas reported bill for the
admission of Oregon. Adjourned.
In the House, the Senate amendment to
the volunteer bill was taken up. The House
concurs IN all the Senate's amendments, which
leaves it discretionary with the President to
accept one regiment of mounted volunteers
for the defence of Texas, and two regiments
for the protection and supply of emgrant
trains, and the suppression of Indian hostil-
tiles. This was agreed to by IL majority.
On motion Of Mr.. Lovejoy, of Illinois, a res
olution was adopted calling on the Secretary
of War to furnish iull statements respecting
all contracts for supplies for the Utah expe-
dtion Mr.. Good, Of Va, reported bill for
the better protection of life and property in
Washi' gton, providing for strong police
force, and appropriating $loO, 900 to carry
the act into effect. lie urged the immediate
passage of the bill in view of the fact that
violence, robberies and murders were of
daily occurrence. Mr.. Colfax, of Ind, asked
whether Mr.. Good could give guarantee
that it would net be a partizan police. lie
wanted no more such; there had been one
already. Mr.. Good wanted no politics nor
religion mixed in this important question.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, thought that Wash
ington should pay its own police expenses.
Mr.. Setter, Of Ohio, urged postponement
Mr.. Good wanted to know how many muir.
ders would be perretrated in the meantime.
Mr.. Setter replied, not more than one-and a
half day, such has been the average. NJ
Giddings said the greatest performance OF
the auxiliary guard was to catch negroes and
surprising them in church. For one he was
opposed to passing bill for the protection
of slavery and kidnapping in this city. Mr..
Kilgore, of Ind, had compromise in which
all could agree; remove thu Capitol, he said,
to Indiana, and the people would take care
of themselves without calling on the govern
ment. Mr.. Morris, of Ill.,, moved to lay the
subject upon the table. Negatived, only 80
members voting in the affirmative. The bill
was then referre to the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, and will
be considered after the Deficiency bill is
disposed of.
FoRElcN. The Indian arrived at Portland
on the 9th, with Liverpool dates of March
Oath. The British frigate Agamemnon had
commenced taking in the telegraph cable
SO miles on board at the time the Indian
sailed. On The 22d, in the House of Lords,
Lord Derby said, in reply to Lord Brougham
that there was no foundation for the report
that it was intended to import free negroes
from Africa and form them into black regi.
meuts. A British bookseller in London
named Tehorwski, had been arrested
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