The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-24

mond. Hunter aud Hamlin, on the part of
the Senate, and Keitt, Train, Garrett,
Adrain and Webster, on the part of the
House, have been appointed to make ar
rangements for the Inauguration of Mills
equestrian statue of Washington, on the
22d inst. .,-
The Senate, in executive session, ratified
the treaty between the United States and
Paraguay, and confirmed the nomination of
Gen. Whitney as collector of the Port of
Boston.
In the Senate Mr.. Bayard reported bill
to remodel the court of claims. 1t provides
for five judges instead of three. The judg>
ment of the court is to be final unless the
amount involved be over $4,000. The
agreement of three judges is the rendition of
a judgment. Claims are to be paid out Of
the general appropriation, or by the law for
the satisfaction of private claims. Should
this bill fail to become law, then an effort
will be made to abolish. the court.
Official dispatches from our minister at
Chill say that outrages are constantly per-
petrated on American citizens, and no efforts
are made by the government to redress
them. This matter, with the Peruvian diff
culty,is before the president, and be will
doubtless take such action as the Importance
Of the subject demands. ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE vote to day
on the motion to table the Senate bill to
abolish the franking privilege does not af.
ford o fair indication of the sense of the
House on the subject, as some of the mem
bers who recorded their names in the mega
tive would have voted directly against the
bill had the question in its passage been
presented. Although Mr.. Colfax, the
chairman, and majority Of the Post Office
Committee are understood to be in favor of
abolishing the franking privilege, they are
said to be against interfering with the pres
ent law in regard to the circulation of news.
papers. The House by 81 majority refused
to give the bill that direction, and referred
it to special committee which was moved
by gentleman who has publicly expressed
his opiaion against the proposed measure.
In order to show that Kansas had the re-
quisite population under the law of Con-
gress to entitle her to admission as State
into the Union, Judge Army has sent for
certified copies of the registry and census
taken last year, and for copies of the various
election returns of last year. They have
not been forwarded by the Secretary of the
Territory to the State Department here
From certified copies of the returns which
Judge Army has obtained from the Clerks
of some of the counties in Kansas, he con.
ours with Judge Petit and others, in the
opinion that there are over 100000 inhab.
itants within the boundaries prescribed in
the WyandOtte Constitution.
Among the recent combinations by the
Senate are VIM. R. Parrish, as District
Attorney for Southern Illinois, and John
H. Lewis U. S. Marshal of Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17--3 P. M.-The
Committee on Printing Investigation sat
several hours this morning. and examined
John @. Rives on various matters connected
with the Congressional Globe. He proved
that the Senate Printing was executed at his
Office under an arrangement with Mr.. Bow
mans by which he received two-t thirds of the
price paid by law for doing the work of one
third, and Mr.. Bowman one third of the
profit of the job, without mourning any risk
or responsibility.
1t is understood here that the Pennsylvania
Delegates to the Charleston Convention will
support the nomination of John G. Brock
inridge though they are not yet appointed.
Mr.. Bigler will 60 for one of the Senatorial
delegates,
Information has been received from re-
liable source that the Juarez government has
accepted the proposition recently made to
them by a responsible company representing
several thousand Americans accepting their
aid, ceding to them large landed interests,
and several of the Mexican States.
The Senate Committee on Territories has
before it Territorial bills for the organization
of Arizona and Nevada. Arizona it is
understood, will not be reported at this ses-
sion the latter will probably be reported at
the next meeting. t..s
The Senate has confirmed j. D. Crutten-
den, Register, and W. HI. Moore. Receiver
of the Land Office in Minnesota.
RHODE IsLAND.-The Democratic State
Convention was held at Providence on the
10th. WIN. SPRAGUE was nominated tor
Governor, j. r. BULLOCK for Lieutenant
Governor, and w. S. BURNS for Attorney
General. Elisha R. Potter, Alfred Antho-
ny, George H. Broome, Edward F. New
man, John L. Francis, F. Brown, Charles
S. Bradley, and Welcome B. Sayres were
elected delegates to the Charleston Conven-
ton. On the same day conservative Re-
publican Convention met at Providence,
and repudiated a portion of the Republican
State ticket. e &tH @ ef
A MINNESOTA CLERK.-Dr. w. K. Me-
HAFFY, formerly Of this city, has been ap-
pointed to an $500 clerkship, by Col.
FoRNEY, Clerk Of the House.