Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-12
Arrival of the pony Express.

| ST. JOSEPH, Oct. IO-Dates to Sept. 10Th are re
| ceived by the pony express from California.
| SAN Francisco, Sept. 29, $40 P. M.-The grape
crop in the Southern counties yields well this year
and the wine product will be greatly increased on
account of the great number of new vineyards
| which have commenced bearing.
A large emigration is reported on the way from
| Salt Lake to San BernardinO and other Southern
counties composed partly of Eastern emigrants, but
principally of dissatisfied Saints.
A severe thunder storm passed over the central
valley portions of the State on the 10th, accompa-
MED with a shower of rain. The lightning prevent
ed the working of the telegraph wires, an occur
renee never before experienced in the building of
telegraphs on this coast.
The news from Carson Valley is unlmpOrtant in a
mining sense.
The overland emigration was arriving cOnsid-
cradle numbers The stock is in excellent condition.
The principal part of the emgrants from Illinois,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
The latest news from Oregon comes by overland
mail to Yreka the northern terminus of the Califor
MIA telegraph system, and is thence telegraphed to
San Francisco The accounts have become confused
and contradictory rendering 1t difficult to arrive at
the condition of affairs. On the 25th-the latest
date the best statement that can be made from con-
ficting accounts is, that the House, on the goth,
passed resolution inviting the Senate to meet in
joint convention, TO elect United States Senators.
The Senate, although without quorum, accepted
and went into convention with the House. After
WITHOUT any CLOlCe LHe JOluL COllftHllOu
adjourned sine die, each branch of the Legislature
returning to its separate organization. The House
adjOured sine die. motion of Holbrook, Rep,
by II to IS. At the time of this adjournment the
Senate was keeping up its organization by adjourn
ing from time to time without quorum.
The Clerk of the House accordingly transmitted
the sine die resolution of adjournment 10 the Senate
and that body laid the table. The Oregon COnst
luton contains clause which says neither House
shall have power to adjourn without the consent of
the other for a longer period than three days. The
Senate refused to adjourn and insisted that the ad-
journment of the House without their consent,
and was unconstitutional. While, the other hand,
the members of the House claim that there was no
Senate to ask the consent Of the Senate had been
organized without quorum. Soon after the deter
minatOn Of the Senate not to adjourn became known
and after many members of the House had left for
their homes. the Speaker convened all the members
Of the latter body that the sergcntatarm could pos
sibly drum up and proceeded TO do business for
erl hours, taking notice of the adjournment sine
die.
Many of the members who voted for the sine die
adjournment took part in the proceedings. After
reassembly, the House adopted resolution appoint
ing five members confer with the President of the
Senate and Governor of the State relative TO devils
ing some means by which the organization of the
Senate may be perfected \ later dispatch on the
18th states that the six absent Senator's who had
thus prevented the organization Of the Senate, had
returned to Salem and proposed to take their seats
No explanation was given of the political COnse-
quences Of their return. the question appears
10 be whether the House was really adjourned sine
die that the session cannot be renewed until the
constitutional period arrives.