Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-23
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II WASHINGTON, March 21.-SEN8TE--Alr Green IN
troduced resolution requesting the President {,
communicate to the Senate the correspondence be
tween the Judges Of Utgh and the Attorney Genera
or the President in REGARD = the legal proceedings
and affairs
Nj. Crawford object to the Introduction Of the
resolution.
Mr. Bayard, from the judiciary Committee, re-
ported back The bill for the protection Of female
, passengers board steamships and Uther vessels
audit was passed This is the same biz that passed
the House
Mr. Hale offered resolution, which was adopted.
that the PRESIDENT OF the United States inform the
Senate il any instructions have been given to officers
Of the navy. by which in any event the naval
forces Of the nited States were to take part in the
civil war IN Mexico and by what authority certain
Mexican steamers were captured and their officers
and crews made prisoners.
H0UsE.-The House resumed the consideration of
the resolutions reported from the Committee on
| Elections in the Sickles case.
Sickles spoke in support Of his right to a seat
Dawes replied in favorof his opponent William
son.
Branch moved to table the whole subject Mega
! tived, so against 80.
The resolution, as reported by the committee, re-
| quiring Williamson to serve on Sckles within -
days particular statement Of the grounds of the
contest and that Sickes serve an answer within 20
| days thereafter; and both parties be allowed so
days to take testimony in support of their separate
allegations, was adopted, SO against CO.
! Adjourned.
! WAsHNerov. March sExArE--Ths mail route
Kansas bill passed. Also bill providing that per-
sons endorsing. their names on letters can have
| them returned gratiSwhen undelivered
! The Pacific Telegraph bill was amended and Or
| dered to be printed.
The Homestead bill was discussed. WigfaIl satri-
eally opposed the bill, discussing dissolution Of
the Union, &c
HoUsE.-NoeIl is speaking on his recently intro
duced bill advocating the withdrawal from the peo-
pie OF Utah the power to make laws through an
elective Assembly.
California Democratic Convention.
MALLor's SrATIoN, March 2I-The overland mail
coach, with regular San Francisco dates to the I'd
instant has arrived.
The Democratic State Convention met at Sacra-
mento on the 18th ult.
AT the preliminary organization Philip Moore
was chosen Chairman, and the Convention adjourn
ed until evening. They then reassembled, when |
desperate strugg1 took place on the election of a !
permanent Chairman. kirkpatrick, Latham man, /
and Merritt, Gwin and Weller man, were the can
dldates Neither could be elected, and Philip Moore
was elected Unanimously-this being satisfactory to 4
both parties.
\ committee of forty were appointed to draft
resolutions. Senator Sharp Of San Francisco. a
Douglas man, being Chairman. They then adjourned
till March l.
On reassembHng yesterday. the following resolu-
tons were adopted
I
matt Platform as those which can alone preserve the
Union and maintain the integrity Of the Democratic
party.
Second-Approves the bred Scott decision.
Third and FUurth-Favor a Pacific Railroad and
overland mail and telegraph.
Fltth-lndOrses Buchanan's Administration
SiXth-Approyes the present and past Democratic
State Administration
'SeYenth-Decares Dickinson the first choice Of
the California Democracy bat does not instruct del
agates TO support him.
The following delegates were then elected TO tie
Charleston Convention in the order in which their
names appear The last four are elected as altern-
ates and not entitled to cast any vote at Charleston.
> Ohm 3idwell, Butler county; John a. Dresblllis
Shasta county; @. ". Patrick, TOUlumne county;
John >. Dudley, Calaveras county; Austin E. Smith
san Francisco: John Reins, D. 0. Gregory and Mai.
Bradley. As these delegates are not instructed and
are selected from different wings Of the party it is
impossible to tOr5shadow their votes None of them
have been known as particularly hostile to Douglas
After thei- election, Mr. Geiger, positive Gwia
anu Weller man, offered resolution that Stephen
A. Douglas be declared the last choice of the Con-
vens.on The ayes and noes were called, and it was
laid on the table by 2si 10 o.. Humphrey Griffith
a positive Douglas man, spoke against The resolu-
ton, and Weller, who was a member Of the C0uveu-
ton, voted to table it. Both wings Of the party
were indisp0sed to make an issue on the Douglas !
question.