White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-27
From Washington.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
The following are the principal provis-
ions Of Senator Stewards Slave Trade
bill amending the existing acts:
1t authorizes the government to hire
ten steamers to be manned and equiPPed,
and considered as vessels Of the navy, and
to be employed to cruise on the coasts OF
the United States, Cubs, Africa, and
elsewhere, where the President may Judge
an attempt is being madeto carry on the
slave trade. ANY State may pass laws
prohibiting the foreign African slave
trade to be carried on within its limits.
No ship shall sail for the African coast
without a clearance from the United
States District Attorney and the Secre.
tary of the Treasury shall designate the
ports where an American Consul shall
reside, and where only commerce can be
carried on. 1t repeats all incompatible
acts, and apprOpriates 100000 for
expenses.
Messrs. McKibben and Adrian, friends
of Mr.. Montgomery, and Messrs. Lane
and Niblaek, friends Of Mr.. English.
having, by the consent Of the parties.
examined fully the facts and circumstan-
ces of the late difficulty between them.
have come to the conclusion that while
Mr.. English, evidently acting under the
impression that an insult had been offered
him calling for resentment. yet the evil
dence does not show that any insult had
been offered which authorized the violence
he used. and he having expressed to Mr..
Montgomery his deep regret for what he
had done, the friends of these parties
think this apology sufficient. and have
mutually accepted the terms as 9 final
adjustment of the difficulty. .e
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.
The Post Master General, in reply to
q resolution passed by the Senate inqui--
ing whether the Department can be self
sustained, says that in no case has the
existing service been raised to a higher
grade. OF more frequent mails been grant
ed than the increasing growth and bust
ness of the citizens and settlements through
Utah, which they pass, seemed fairly en-
titled to. 1t is evident that by a dimi.
mutton Of the service, the self. sustaining
of the Department can unquestiOnably be
secured, but it is worthy Of much consid-
Grafton. whether that would not leave the
mere skeleton of postal service COM
mensurate with neither the business nor
the social wants of the country.
The House Committee on Territories
to-day ordered the bill for the Organiza-
tion or Arizona to be reported with the
boundaries asked for by the people of the
Territory through their delegate, Lieut..
Mowry. viz: All the territory South Of
the parallel Of latitude North 33 40. and
from Texas to the Colorado Of the West.
The bill is exceedingly simple in its pro.
visions. and is probably the shortest Ter
ritorial bill ever frame,l. The new Ter
ritory will contain about 10000 square
miles. leaving in New Mexico 10000
population. The population of Arizona
is represented to be about 10000.
The Honse COMMITTEES on Foreign AZ
fairs to-day agreed to report bill similar
to that of Senator Slidell. placing in the
hands Of the President 10000, 900 to
negotiate for the purchase of Cuba. The
vote in favor of the measure was-Hop-
kins, Clay. Barksdale. Sickles, Groos,
beck and Branch; and against it-Bur-
lingame, Richie and Boyce. There will
be a minority as well as a majority re-
port.
At least twelve or fourteen Republicans
in the-House will vote for the Senate bill
for the admission of Oregon into the Un-
ion, and oppose all efforts to trammel its
passage. The present difficulty is to OBJ
tain an opportunity to report it from the
Committee on Territories.