Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-10

| The Government has taken measures to
obtain cotton seed from Port Royal, in order
that it may be planted in Illinois and other
Western States.
| DETROIT, Jan. 3.
| The extra session of the Michigan Legisla-
ture convened at Lansing yesterday. The
Governors message suggests the legislation of
a direct Federal tax by releasing the Federal
Government from reimbursing the State, on
account OF war expenses, to an equal amt unit
Twenty-four thousand men have been fur
nished by Michigan for the war, of which %
regiments are for three years. One battery
of artillery and one regiment of three months
volunteers have been raised at the expense of
the State, costing S539,00O Of which $92, 900
have been refunded by the U. S. Government.
In view of the manifest disposition of for
eign powers to intermeddle in our domestic
affairs, he recommends that provision be made
for the organization of a uniform militia to
constitute an active force, and then speedy
enrolment to be subject to draft at any time
and while not favorIng the erecting of forti-
ticatons, advises the Legislature to urge upon
Congress the immediate necessity of establish
ing, at some convenient point in the North
West, an arsenal for the manufacture of arms
and munitions of war; also, naval station,
to be located in Michigan, as being the most
advantageous, from the extent of her coast |
and her ,inriwalled resource for ship building.
In alludlng to National affairs, he attrib
utes our complications abroad and troubles at
home to the inactivity of the army, and says
the people will not tamely submit to see our
armies used to protect the slave property of
rebels, when the most active means should |
be taken to suppress the rebellion, sparing
nothing and apologizing to nobody for our
actions.
WASHINGTON, jan. 3.
The long contested land claim between JAS
II. Lane and Gains Jenkins heirs, involving
the title to valuable quarter section of land,
adjoining Lawrence Kansas, has been finally
decided by the Commissioner of the Land
Office, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and
the Secret ry Of the Interior, unequivocally,
in favor of Gen. Lane. The merits of the
case have been exhaustably presented on both
sides by legal advisers, and involved the orig
inal parties in personal conflict on the claim,
resulting in the wounding of Lane and the
death of Gains Jenkins The case has excl
ted great interest throughout legal circles and
in the various departments and the country at
large. The decision vindicating his right to
the property was entered on the last Gay of
December At the commencement of this
year, Gen. Lane presented to the attorney of
the heirs of jenkins the sum of 81 800, as
free-will New Years offering Of kindness and
The opinion of Comptroller Whittlesey,
in by Secretary Chase, is, that,
according to the present law regulating the
Of members of Congre S, they
can receive mileage only for the regular ses-
mileage for the July extra
session remains to be provided by future reg ! /,
uations 1t may be stated that several Scna-
tors were paid their two meages before the !, ,
opinion was officially furnished for ministerial .
guidance.
HALIFAX, Jan. 3. !, !
A fearful rumor is current in this CITY of
he loss Of the steamship Parana, with 100
roops on board in the st. Lawrence river,
out it cannot be traced to any reliable
source.