Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-08

the navigation Of the great rivers would be
impeded by any thing but leo.
Mr.. sWisfall predicted Mr.. Lincoln would
leave the Chicago platform, and receive COM
missioners from the South, and withdraw
the forces from the forts.
Mr.. Crittenden would like to make few |
remarks, but it was so late he objected to
going on.
At twelve and half o'clock the Senate
adjourned till O'Clock, Sunday evening.
WAsulNoroS, Sunday, March 3.
The Senate convened. An immense
crowd in tho galleries, and u large crowd on
the floor. The noise was like that of on i'm
mense beehive. MIR. Bright in tho chair.
The floor was cleared, and cries in the gal
leries of "Stand back" with great confusion.
Mr.. Sumner presented q petition from
5000 citiz: rs of Massachusetts, against
compromise. and said more was coming
signed by $1,000.
A Joint resolution from the House was
Mr.. Crittenden presented the credentials
of Mr.. Breckenridge, Senator elect from Ken
lucky. s.'. .-a
Mr.. Crittenden proceeded to speak on the
peace resolutions [Cries in the galleries of
"Let me OUT lie SAID he did not rise with
any vain ambition so muca noise his
voice could nat be heard.
Mr.. Bragg moved the galleries be cleared,
but afterwards Withdrew his motion for the
present. .a.r
Mr.. Crittenden proceeding said nothing
| was more lamentable than the great change
| in the condition of the United States. A
| few months ago we We're q united and happy
people; now the Union was dismembered and
the same spirit was making dangerous prog
ress.
The Senate adopted the House resolu-
tions. Crittcnden resolutions lost - 10
agai INST 90 Adjourned till 10 O'Clock.
| The Senate re-assembied at IL o clock.
Some unimport ant business was transacted,
! When the Vice President made closing ad
dress, and the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
Minister Dallas, in communicating with
the President, giving information relative to
the proceedings before the Lord Chief JUS
tice in the A ,derson case, says tue amount
of legal acunen and asiuteness brought to
bear in the British Interpretation of the 10th
article OF the extraditon treaty is astonsa-
ing. The matter goes 10 the incoming Ad-
mini:;tration. Anew convention will lrota-
bly, be the result, for q mutual understand
ing Of the article in question.
The President approved the Tariff and
Territorial bills OF Colorado, Dacotah and
N.vada. nothing will be said about slavery
Senators uelpphll and Wigfall will leave
tor Montgomery on tuesday, to j'in Rawlson
and others, members of the Southern Co.'S
, vention from Texas.
The Pacifc Railroad Bill is beyond resur-
rection.
No measure whatever which the most
ultra secessinris;s can coil coereive has pas.
Sed Congress.
!. WAsuINGToN, March t.
The day was ushefed in by most exciting
n scssi n Of the Senate, that body sitting
9 twelve hours, from o'clock last evening till
$ 7 this morning. AS the dial of the clock
q pointed to i o'clock ana the Sabbath gave
. way to Monday, the 4th of March, the Senate
It chamber presented curious and animated
' appearance. The galleries were crowded to
' rtpletion, the ladies galleries resembling
a from the gay dresses of the fair ones there
g congregated, some gorgeous parterre OF
: flowers, and the gentlemen's gallery seemed
y one black m .ss OF su-sing, heaving human
+ ing over each o:hers backs in order to get d
Y good look at the proceedings. Some Of the
: most ludicrous scenes were the result Of the
=, intense desire OF the outsid RS to get peep
= into the Senate chamber, and the pertinacity
S with which the applicants for admission to
the Overlooking galleries urged that Trey
h had come all the way from Indiana 0,
d Vermont, or some other place, afforded the
0 seated ones intense amusement. On the
floor, Senators Crittendsn, Trumbull, Wig
e fall. Wade, Douglas and others kept up a
running fire of debate, while those net en-
gagged in discussion betook themselves to the
e sofas for comfortable nap during the ses
e sion, which it was known would last all
|. night. AS morning advanced, the galleries
:, and floor BECAME gradually cleared out, and
q in the gray morning light the Senate took a
$ recess till 10 O'clock oday, and few mo-
o ments after 7 O'Clock but few remained
}, The morning was clear and beautiful, the
3 public buildings, schools, places of business,
8 &C., were closed throughout the day; the
9 Stars and Stripes 1oated from the City Hall
Q Capitol, War Department., and other public
r buildings, VII le not few c;tizsns flung out
8 flags from their houses or across the princi
e pal avenues, and the streets were thronged
j. with the volunteer solGiery, Fastening to
J. their resp ctive rendezvous. Three or four
hours elapsed before there was tie least
d chance Of entering the Capitol. Pennsylva
!. MIA Avenue was thrQnged with people, wend
s ing their way to the famous East front. For
J. four hours the crowd poured On towards the
n Capitol in one continuous stream, of old and
: young, male and female. A large majority
. were Northern men and but few Southern.
!. ers, judging from the lack Of long-haired
G men in the crowd.
The order Of arrangements, as sett ed by
the committee, was as follows: 10 the left
, of the Vice President were the Committee of
t Arrangements Immediately behind them
were the heads of various Departments OF
r the Government, Senators, members and
members elect Of the House, officers Of the
. army and navy, Governors of States and
, Territories, Compt: ol!er, Auditor, Register
and Solicitors CT the Treasury.
! TO the right of the Vic,-Prcsident were
the Judges of the Supreme Court, Senators,
!, the Diplomatic corps ex-Governors OF
, the States, Assistant Secretaries of the De-
nartments, Assistant Postmaster General,
Assistant Treasurer, Commissioners, Judges,
and the Mayors of Georgetown and Washing
+ ton.
Previous to the arrival of the procession
the Senates did not present "a very animal
ed appearance. Many Of the ladies waiting
to see the display did not arrive till late, and
the officers who, with their gay uniforms,
relieve so well the sombreness OF this nation
al black, were with the Presidential cortege,
during the passage of the procession to Will
lards Hotel and the march thence to the
) Capitol Senator Bright killed, in the most
approved, manner q certain gas bill to wit:
talking it to death. This not proving very
Interesting matters waxed somewhat dull in
the intet7sl,
i At Eve minutes CT u o'clock Vice.Presi-
dent Breckenridge and Senator Foote, from
the com mittee OF arrangements, entered the
Senate Chamber, escortins the Vice Presi