Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-04
THE NEWS.

The California overland mail, wit
dates to the 81st ult., arrived at st. Loui
on the 23d. No passengers and no news.
A dispatch from Washington says
caucus of Democratic Senators On the 23'
decided to take up the Cuba bill to-day Nri
day. and continue in session until vote i
had.
The Illinois Legislature adjourned a
10 O'Clock A. M. on tho Gath. The infa
nous appor'ioment bill, got up by the Dem
ocrats for the purpose of keeping a majority
of their party inpow r, was vetoed by G. ov
Bissell.
Nine lives were lost by the sinking Of
the steamer Comet during storm of wind,
on the 10Th, at Scanlan's Landing, below
Memphis. The Comet was commanded by
Capt. Kenneth, and was running as Mem
phis and St. Francis river packet. Among
the drowned were John Pope, first clerk
job Hill, cabin passenger, and two other
cabin passengers unknown. The boat and
cargo are wholly lost.
CoNGREss-Feb. 23d.-The Senate was
engaged until midnight in animated debate
upon the political issues growing out of the
unextinguishable Kansas question. The
point under consideration was an amend
ment to the general appropriation bill offer
ed by Mr.. Hale, to repeal the restriction
clause of tie Kansas admission act. All the
Democratic Senators whose political tenets
are regarded as lacking in orthodoxy, avail
ed themselves of the opportunity to define
their position. The amendment was reject
ed by vote of 10 to 27, and the general
appropriation bill finally passed.
The Barney House. at Galesburgh, ILL.,,
together with the building occupied by Gage
Il Reed, dry goods merchants, Dunn Il Co.,
grocers, and Smith Il Co., grocers, Was to-
tally destroyed by fire on the morning OF
the 25th. Loss estimated at $4,000. In.
surance not ascertained. Supposed to be
the work of an ncendiary.
FOREIGN. steamship Canada, which
left Liverpool on the 18th inst, arrived at
Halifax on the Oath. Continental affairs
had not changed. Rumors favorable to
peace had predompated, but the latest ad-
vices are more warlike. Notwithstanding
the peaceful sentiments uttered by the EN-
peror and Count De Morrency az the open
ing of the Fren ch Legislature, warlike pre-
parations continued on a large scale. The
latest correspondence of the London papers
looked warlke. There was great diversity
of opinion, and it was believed that hostili-
ties would commence before the end Of the
year.
CoNGREss.-Fsb. 25h.-In the Senate,
the post-route bill was put to vote, and
passed-3o yeas, 25 nays. Previous to its
passage, amendments to abolish the frank
ing privilege to members, ex-Presi dents,
&C., were lost. An Intellectual attempt was
made by Mr.. Doolittle to obtain a vote on
the Homestead bill. Negatived, "a against
104. The vote was subsequently reconsid-
cred. The Cuba bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Mallory resumed his remarks. Arrange
ments are agreed on for an all-night session
on the Cuba bill. There are sixteen speech
es to be made on the Republican side
against the bill, amongst others MIR. Seward
will make a heightened speech.
In the House, Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana,
asked leave to introduce a resolution re-
pealing the tariff of 1857, and reviving the
act of 1916. Objections were made, when
Mr.. Hughes moveda suspension Of the rules.
Lost S5 against 95.
"A dispatch from Washington of the 26th
says the Trustees of the Pennsylvania Agri-
cultural College called on the President that
day to demonstrate against the proposed We
to of the Morrell bill granting lands to the
States for Agricultural Colleges. The Pres
ident replied that it was too late; the veto
was decided upon.
The much talked of Convention Of Rail
road Companies at New York adjourned on
the 25th to meet at Buffalo, March 10th, for
the purpose of arranging the summer time
The result of the meeting is the restoration
of amicable relations between the Baltimort
and Ohio, Pennsylvania Central, N. Y
Central and N. Y. and Erie Railroads.
general reduction of 10 per cent on al
freight from New Northwest, including st
Louis, was agreed upon. Passenger far
remains unchanged. Other questions dis
cussed were passed without decision.