, 1858-06-04
FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF COSGRES!!
POStpOnsmsnt Of the Pacific Railroad Bill
PEAce cOMM!Ss!ONER8 sENr 10 uIGHII

The p NJ. S. S. Co.'s steamer Panama,
Capt. DALL, arrived at this place on Sun
day morning last, nine days from San
Francisco. The Panama brought up and
landed at Whatcom and Sehome 500
miners, and large amount of freight.
We learn from passenger that the
Panama was detained "a hours at SEQ, in
consequence of some part of the machinery
having been broken As the purser did
not furnish us with memoranda, we are
unable to give particulars.
BY this arrival we have received files of
papers from New York to April Goth, and
from San Francisco to May 22d.
The following is from the Washington
correspondent Of the San Francisco Herald:
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1858.
A conference having been asked by the
Senate, upon the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses, on the Kansas bill, it was
agreed to by the House, but was carried
by the casting vote of the Speaker.
The names Of the anti.Lecompton Dem
ocrats who voted for the conference, and
thus carried it, are, English of Indiana,
Hall and Pendleton of Ohio, and Owen
Jones Of Pennsylvania But Mr.. English
stated, when he made the motion to concur
in the request of the Senate, that he could
not support the Senate bill as it stood, but
was willing to hear what the Senate had
to say. The managers of the conference,
on the part of the Senate, are MesSrs
Green Of Missouri, Hunter Of Virginia.
and Seward Of New York and, on the
part of/the House, Messrs English of In
diana, Stephens Of Georgia, and Howard
of Michigan. . .H. a.r..
The committee have had two meetings,
,a.d did not entertain any propositions
They are to meet on Monday, the goth,
again. The result will be disagreement
Mr.. English has stated that ho will not be
content with any compromise short Of re-
submission Of the Lecompton constitution
to the joint vote Of the people of Kansas.
OF course the Republican members Of the
committee will 60 with him, and Messrs.
Stephens of Georgia, Hunter and Green
will refuse these terms.
Another conference may be nsked by the
Senato and agreed to by the House, and
some suppose that the Senate will then
make some nominal concession, upon which
the bill will be passed.
l think it more likely, however, that the
bill will fail, and that Kansas will be left a
Territory, until it shall have population
equal TO the representation voted-that is
SO, 900 at present, but which will DO $780,
900 under the next apportionment
The Kansas struggle has occupied the
whole session, and diverted public atten-
tion from more important matters, and
created sectional aniuosities that can never
be effaced. The failure OF this chief meas
ure Of the Administration viii add to it a
disappointment and modification but 1t
will not break up the Cabinet nor the
Democratic party.
A joint resolution has been passed by
both Houses of Congress for the termlna-
ton of the session on the seventh DAY oil
June next There is not the least chance
that this resolution will be resclnded. lhe
members of Congress, under the salary
law, are better paid for staying at nome
than for remaining here
The loss OF the bill Tor the establishment
OF line OF telegraph, underground 10
Utah, is partly attributable TO the want o'
time for the consideration OF the measure
The Pacific Railroad Dill mas oeen post
poned thl next December, III 'ne SENATE