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FQBTEK & MOORE,
VOLUME 7.
*4 this is .the mosstek loan
BILL.”
[lira**- Kdituks Perh*i>» the following will be gen
erally reeoKuited as au imitation of the stj U of an o
English author, much esteemed by juvenile*, au
Here » ootemporary of the famous Mother Uooae.]
These are the members, unbribed, unbought,
Who passed the monitor Loan Bill.
Thi* is the session where, tried and true
Came the fr.ends of the BUI to "put if through
Where all means were used, both early audlate,
To ward off amendment and stifle debate,
Bv the honest member* unbribed, unbought,
Who passed the monster Loan Bill.
These are the bond* which the State must pay
gdy~To each separate Railroad Company,
And take their pledge for what note they have wot,
That when they no get it, it then may be got.
there come no slip ’twixt the cup and the lip.)
To make us secure, and safe, and sure;
As was said at the session where tried and true.
[After reading this verse, go back to the index of the
preceding, and read to the end.]
This is the grade that the Company made
Without a plow or shovel, or spade,
par*i)n the prairie low, near Faribault,
Where the hills are none, and the hummocks low,
Perhaps they scratched a bit with a hoe,
And so you must know, a hundred thousand dollars
or ao , , . . .
Are easily earned by a scratch of a noe,
So this is the way they earu the bonds that the
State must pay.
[Go back, Ac.]
This ne-xt is the grade which the Irishmen made,
pr-As each shoveled away with his long-haudlet
FoMtliegenerous pay of one dollar a day,
Which the liberal Companies "promt** to pay'
When they get the bonds for the very light grade,
Made without plow, or shovel, or spade.
[Go back, Ac.]
This is the engine to run on the track
|»-All the way from St. Croix to Red River and back,
If they really don’t fail in getting the rail
On credit of course, and not “cash on the nail,
For the bonds do not sell In Wall street as well
As was hoped, and so. Into banking they go ;
But their bank rags won’t do to buy iron and rail
And the carriages too,
To run on the grade which the Irishmen made.
[Go back, Ac.]
This is the debt with interest compound,
pW~That the people must shoulder when ten years
come around,
For the roads do not nett any profits as yet,
And the sugai- chaps so gay, had their dance and
Leaving us in the lurch with the fiddler to pay.
But perhaps they’re just gone, and soon will be
back .. . ,
Along with the engine to run on the track.
[Go back, Ac.]
This is a train of emigrant teams
That are seeking a home by the Western streams
But they think it won’t pay, in our State to stay,
Where the taxes take all the profits away.
And this is no dream, as some may deem,
But the grand result of this Railroad scheme,
Which gave us the debt with interest compound.
[Go back, Ac.]
Cottage Ghove, April 4.
Minnesota TlirougU the Senate.
The Congressional proceedings in another
column, show that the bill for the admission
of Minnesota into the Union passed the U.
S. Senate on the 7th inst. If we are three
months getting through one branch of Con
gress. count on not less than a six weeks jour
ney through the other House. Suppose Mr.
Henry M. Rice gives us another prophecy
on this point. Frequent trials will doubtless
bring one of bis foretellings out true!
Lecompton Killed Very Dead!
This time Lecompton is dead as a herring.
In the House, on the Bth inst., Mr. Mont-
gomery, of Pa., called up the Kansas bill, as
returned by the Senate, and moved that the
House adhere to its amendment. Mr. Sew
ard, of Ga., moved that the House recede.
The previous question was called and the
vote taken on Mr. Montgomery’s motion :
Ayes, 119; Noes, 111. A motion to recon
sider was then made and laid on the table.
John Calhoun will return to Kansas by an
early train, to look after his candle-boxes.—
Mr. Rice’s Ship of Zion is in the breakers.
Defeat of the Deficiency Bill.
The administration has received another
staggering blow in the defeat of the Defi
ciency Bill in the House, by a vote of 100 to
124. The bill appropriated about $30,000,-
000—mostly for the Mormon War.
The Times in a Bit of Horror.
The Times holds up both its little hands
in the whitest kind of horror at our article
on the impudent Rick address from "Vi ash
ington in favor of the loan. It says,—with
hair on end “like quills upon the fretful per
cupine,” in perfect consternation at our te
merity—
-11 He insinuates that they are “Gamblers,”
and uses the most abusive terms respecting
them!’’
—Besides that Silver Gin Flask, we
would’nt wonder if Cole Martin should
fork over to T. Muggins Nkwson, Esq., the
first “pile” he takes, as a special indication of
his high admiration of the distinguished ser
vices of that hyperbolical little individual, in
thus so warmly volunteering in his special de
fence ! Keep it up, little pippin !
P. S. The ru.aors from Washington are,
that the last “pile” Colf. raked in was about
$3,000 l
The Immigration Pouring In !
Seven boats were lying at the levee yes
terday morning, and there was considerable
business activity during the whole day—
AmoD" the freight that had been unloaded
Wc noticed a large supply of groceries and
provisions, several crates of crockery, a laige
quantity of marble for the factory of this
city, some dry goods, and a very large
amount of whisky to disturb the peace of
our community, [but not a drop of -iin for
our comfort.] — Times, of Sunday .
—Yes, the boats are coming, and the im
migrants are pouring in upon us—each of
the packets bringing from 150 to 300 passen
gers—farmers and practical men who come
here to settle and work—who come on the
merits of Minnesota independent of and
knowing nothing about our Railroad State
Debt Scheme 1
Will we not let well enough alone ?
Dubuque Election.
At the city elechon, held in Dubuque on
Monday the sth inst., 11. S. Hethrington,
the candidate on the “ People’s Ticket,” was
elected Mayor by 500 majority over Tnos.
Rogers, the democratic candidate. The
whole “ People’s Ticket” was elected. This
ticket was sustained by the Herald and Ex
press, the old Democratic organ of that city.
The Republicans went for it in a mass. It
was not, however, a party victory.
THE WEEKLY MINNESOTIAN
In the Times of yesterday, we fiud a letter
from Edmund Rice to his organ, T. Muugins
Newson, Esq., from Washington city under
date of the 30th—(why didn’t he also sigu the
Cole Martin Address to the People, of the
31st?—he was there !) from which wo make
the following extract:
“You desire to know what the prospect
of our Railroad Companies is for money.—
In reply I have to say that the Minnesota &
Pacific' Company has made arrangements for
all the money they will require, and will bo
able to commence work about the Ist of
June simultaneously at St. Paul, St. Antho
ny and Stillwater, aud push it steadily for
ward until the road is in operation between
the poiuts named aud thence North and
West. Without State aid ire could do no
thing.”
We think that last sentence is probably
true. There is no lack of money in the East
ern cities: and it will be readily loaned to
any parties in whose honesty capitalists have
confidence, and who have sufficient securi
ties in character or property to offer to guar
antee the return of this money or its faithful
appropriation to the purpose for which it
was borrowed.
As the company of which Mr. Rice is
President is, however, deeply in debt—with
out capital—and controlled by men whose
official integrity is more than doubtful—cap
italists would indeed be fools to trust their
money into their hands.
Hut if the State of Minnesota chooses to
be fool enough to exchange her State Bonds,
dollar for dollar for Railroad Bonds—pledge
her faith aud credit to capitalists tor the pay
ment of principle and interest—it is very pos
sible they may fork over; through, under all
the circumstances attending this loan, amend
ment to the Constitution—its numerous legal
flaws and defects—there is still room to
doubt, even should it be ratified by the peo
ple, whether the State bonds could be nego
tiated at anything near their par value. Mr.
Edmund Rice’s say so on the subject does
not by any means add to the probability of
the case.
“Without State aid tee could do nothing !”
But this does not argue that a more respon
sible and honest Company, would not be
able to negotiate a loan on the securities of
fered the State, without “State aid !” Let
Mr. Rick and his crew step aside ; and let
honoster man of more means take hold of the
road, and we will soon see the capitalists of
the world forking over their cash without re
quiring the State’s endorsement.
The point in Mr. Eu. Rick’s letter which
most struck us, is the repetition ol his old
dodge about ‘‘commencing work on the Ist
of June, simultaneously at St. Paul, St. An
thony and Stillwater.’’
Our older citizens will remember how this
same dodge was tried on by Mr. Rick in fa
vor of his brother’s election as Delegate to
Congress, when he last run for that office.—
That was in the day of the old Minnesota &
North Western Railroad project, which the
Rices fugled and ruined just as they are de
stroying the practicability of the present
Railroad system by the odor of their man
agement. Our citizens of that day will re
member that just before the delegate elec
tion alluded to, surveyin' / parties and rijht-of
way agents traversed the Territory—several
lines were run—numerous were the individ
uals who were coaxed into sustaining Henry
M. Rice by promise of a Railroad “right
through their farms.”
The people of St. Paul will recollect also,
that two Railroad bridges, one in upper and
one in lower town, were actually surveyed
for, and people were fooled by seeing the en
gineers and surveyors with their chains and
rods and stuffs poking about our streets for
days together on tlio eve of the election,
making everybody’s eyes bulge out with grat
ification at the prospect of the Railroad
coming, forthwith !
But alas ! after the election—the cars run
off the track; and have’nt been got on it
since !
Last fall, the same dodge was again play
ed. Ten days, exactly, prior to the election,
Mr. Edmund Rick commenced the Minneso
ta and Pacific Railroad near St. Anthony,
which happened to bo a doubtful legislative
district, that it was important for his
brother’s election to the post of U. S. Sena
tor, should be carried. A Mr. “Dunbar” ad
vertised, as contractor, for several hundred
hands: a large lot of Irishmen were gather
ed together . and set to work near the city
of the Falls, grading and scraping the ground,
and ruuning wheelbarrows around at a great
rate ; and on election day, were duly march
ed up to the polls at St. Anthony, and duly
voted for the Rice representative ticket!
The next day Dunbar's hands were dis
charged ; and some it is eaid have not got
their pay unto tLis day :
Mr. Edmund Rtcsesw w&'-iis to carry an
other election ; in which not only his broth
er’s, but his owa interests are vitally involv
ed. The people of St. Anthony have votes
The people of St. Paul have votes. The
people of Stillwater have votes. The ppople
of all three cities want the Railroads ; but
many of them are doubtful if this $5,000,000
Loau bill is the right track on which to get
them. Accordingly, to convince them all is
right, Mr. Edmund Rice once more trots out
his time-henored old dodge and tells them,
only ratify this amendment—only give us
your money—and we will “commence work
alout the Ist of June, simultaneously at St.
Paul, St. Anthony and Stillwater 1”
You should’nt, Mr. Rice, have promised
so much at once. It may make people sus
picious. Commencing work at three points
all within a scope of 18 or 20 miles, is a lit
tle too gross and transparent a dodge, which
not even your anxiety to get votes in all
these towns, should have led you into the
imprudence of promising.
It is overdoing the matter. It is an insult
besides to the intelligence of the people of
those cities to impose such stuff' upon them
on the eve of the election—and to cram
down their throats so old a trick, too.—
If they are to be cheated they had a right to
be cheated with something original, at least!
We hope the people of each of the cities
mentioned, will show their indignation at
such humbugging apd falsehood attempted
to be palmed upon them in this style by the
Crurtier General, by voting down the whole
Swindle, of which this “Dunbar’' railroading
is but a part consistent with the rest of the
Edinuutl Rice’s Old Dodge.
SAINT PAUL, lONNESOTA TERRITORY, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1858.
proposition in all its various ramifications
from its inception to this time. There has
been nothing honest or manly about it, in
any of its stages ! Vote it down !
The Hulljiue In motion —Clear the
Track.
The Daily Times of yesterday, the 9th,
publishes the impudent address of the Rice
crowd at Washington, accompanied with one
of its characteristic and very funny glorifica
tions. We copy a part of it:
To the People of Minnesota— We in
vite the attention of our readers and the
public generally, to the address in another
column, from thirty-nine Minnesotimis now in
Washington, all of whom are well known
throughout the State as among our most able,
oldest and most respectable citizens.
late the address even among the most bitter
opponents of the measure and let them read
the views of those men who were the early
pioneers of our young State.”
Yes—“ sound the hew-gag !—let the ho
gannan ring !—smite thetonjon ! —whack the
dumbuzzy ! and permit miscellaneous
things to rip generally.” Cole Martin and
his fellow signers, the Indian traders, includ
ing those other “most respectable” and gen
teel gentlemen of the Minnesota Congres
sional delegation who have just sold their
principles to Buchanan for a price—ought, in
gratitude for this extensive puff and endorse
ment, to unite in a subscription, and present
the Muggins of the Times with a Silver Gin
Flask, engraved with his arms: a wheelbar
row salient, with a gin barrel rampant, and
Muggins thereon sittant, with a horn ia his
mouth, injectant !
Wluoua City Election.
Wc learn from the Winona Republican that
at the municipal election in that city on the
sth inst., G 64 votes were polled ; and that
Wm. Ashley Jones, Democrat, was elected
Mayor, having 375 votes, to 28G for Cone,
Republican. The Republican candidates for
City Recorder, Marshal, Treasurer, Justice
and Attorney, were elected.
Etc by tlie Wholesale.
The St. Paul Advertiser of the 10th, re
ports the words “lie” and “liar” (as we are
informed) in that single iininber, about 1800
times ! If a proper proportion of the Rail
road grease it has received was mixed with
all this amount of lie , what a large quantity
of town-site soflsoap it would make—and
some to spare to lather over Edmund En
dorser Rice, and Fort Snelling Steei.e,
and men of that stamp, who are its particular
favorites.
The St. Anthony Express is sidling off
towards Lecompton. The Netos says it has
a long list of mail lettings advertised in its
columns from head quarters which has doubt
less developed new and clear views upon the
doctrine of squatter sovereignty hitherto con
cealed from the mental optics of the Ex
press !
Farrlbault Ileins.
Theft. —One Thomas Pegg, of Steele coun
ty, being desirous of thorougly stocking his
farm, took, one night last week, from the pre
mises of Mills & Son, one breaking plow, one
cross-plow and one harrow, and from the
store of Tower & Brother, one breaking
plow ; the whole property amounting in val
ue to some $65. He was followed up, de
tected, the property recovered, and after re
maining in Rice county caliboose over Sun
day without benefit of clergy, settled up all
scores on Monday and went home, with the
idea that too raauy “irons” are not conveni
ent.—Herald.
Mao Dogs.—The editor of the Herald says
mad dogs have appeared there.
“A dog belonging to Mr. S. Barnard, gave
evident symptoms of hydrophobia on Mon
day from the effects of a bite received last
summer or spring. Mr. Barnard promptly
shot him, but not until others were also bit
ten.”
We had better take some precautionary
measures in St. Paul. The large cauinepopu
lation here would be a dangerous element,
should the Hydrophobia break out among
it.
The Rice County Bible Society held its an
nual meeting at the Congregational Church
in Farribault on Sabbath evening, April 5. —
The meeting was duly opened, and reports
from the officers received, the following per
sons were nominated and elected for officers
for the year :
Rev. H. C. Hazen, President,
Rev. J. H. White, Vice President,
R. Thayer Jr., Secretary and Treasurer.
A number of local agents were appointed,
and several addresses delivered by Ministers
present. The Meeting then adjourned.
Revival in North eield.— “The religious
developments in this place,” says the Herald
“have been full of interest. About forty
hopeful conversions are reported. The
meetings have been sustained by a union of
the churches.”
Romance !—The follow extract, says the
Farribault Herald, from a private letter from
au old friend in Mower county who owns
that he is “hard up,” exhibits io fully the
mastery of the true philosophy of life over
that fussy despondency so prevalent in like
instances, we take the responsibility of pre
senting it. He says :
“There is a world of romance in being oblig
ed to live on twenty-five cents lor six weeks!
All the interesting and amusing developments
of character made by one's creditors, in their
efforts to screw money out of him when they
know he has not got a single ‘ red”—the con
temptible scrabbles of the “five per cent, a
month” gentry, to grab and swallow up all
that one has—the renewal of notes and mort
gages with interest compounded and increas
ed, and securities doubled : these and
sand things like these, can only be enjoyed in
their full perfection when a man is without a
dime in his pocket iu the land of Minneso
ta.”
Belle Plaine Items.
From the Enquirer.
There is more building going on in Belle
Plaine, at the present moment than in any
two towns on the Minnesota river.
George Risedolph, of Le Sueur, raised
1200 bushels of potatoes on three acres of
ground, last season.
The Sioux.war party has returned and
without having taken a scalp.
The earnings of the Galena & Chicago
Union R. R. for March 1858, are $100,203.67
being a decrease of $28,449.57 on March of
last year.
I.
Eye-Openers.
(OFFICE OFT THIRD ST., RELOW CEDAR.)
Our Special Minneapolis aud St. An-
thony Correspondence.
April 10th, 1858.
To the Editors oj the Mtnnesotian:
For tho last four weeks in tkis twin-city of
Minneapolis aud St. Anthony and St. An
thony and Minneapolis, just whichever you
please to name first—though our bridges are
umbilicusses which constitute them Siamese
twins—brick and mortar and pine lumber
Cliangs and Engs—which all must admit
should have but one city government and
but one comprehensive corporate name—
which might be, for instance, either of these
Sioux words: Mazopia, warehouse or store;
Wo rialee, the sceptre ; Teyopia, the gate;
Wazesai, giant; Makpeyia, heaven; Tepetawa,
home ; Ehaminne, laughing water; Odakon
na, leagued; Snlonna, ripe; Wopetonia tra
der or storekeeper ; Opeytmcee, the sun ;
Eyota, superior ; Wokeeyia , victory ; Oton
wai, village or city ; Otozia, tho wave ; Ma
tos ka, white bear—or some other equally
euphonious word of language for
the last four weeks, I say, in this Sia
mese city, we have heard or nothing, talked
of nothing but the “ Five Million Loan;” and
business men who do not have offices at home
would hardly know their own dwellings after
an absence of four hours, for the number of
Loan and Anti-Loan Bills posted on all sides
of the house. Our printing offices are reap
ing a rich harvest out of the excitement.—
On Tuesday evening the citizens assembled
at Woodman’s Hall to listen to a speech in
favor of the loan, delivered by John B. Bris
bin of St. Paul, who occupied about an
hour in personal abuse of some of the op
position speakers and advocates. When the
Author of the Poll Book suspended opera
tions, Mr. Chute of St. Anthony arose to ad
dress the crowd, and after various unsuccess
ful efforts to answer some plain and simple
questions, sat down, having said nothing. So
ended the 14th lesson on the loan.
The opposition at this place, are working
zealously and faithfully to defeat this Swin
dle ; and I think they will succeed.
Men who intend to pay their debts, should
beware—especially farmers, who have but a
few acres of uncultivated land from which
they can hardly raise enough to support
their large and growing families. What
could they do when the enormous tax is lev
ied on them, which will be, if this hutnb ug is
ratified by the people.
To some this Loan is a sweet pill in the
mouth—it will be bitter, if swallowed ; and
God help us all when it should operate.
On Wednesday evening the citizens were
again addressed in opposition to the Loan by
Judge Cooper, S. P. Jennison and Mr. Ban
ning of St. Paul. These gentlemen did ef
fectual service in aiding to defeat this mon
strous humbug. The meeting was a large
one, and had the best results.
Aside from the excitement caused by the
Loan Bill, all is quiet. No emigrants have
yet arrived to disturb the quiet and peaceful
domestic happiness enjoyed by Shylocks,
Real Estate venders and Hotel keepers.
Shylocks are having blanks printed on
which may be distinctly seen “I promise to
pay.” Ileal estate men are out hunting old
land marks; while small boys are to be seen
pasting up hand-bills on which is printed in
large capitals, “Great Bargains in Real Es
tate.”
The Cataract House is open and ready for
guests. It is a splendid hotel, finished and
furnished in a style equal to auy House in
the West; and Mr. Richardson is a courteous
gentleman, and an excellent landlord. Trav
elers cannot do better than to stop with
him.
The Nicollet is not yet open, but will be
in a few weeks.
The two boats above here are now running
regularly to St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids.—
They both bear the reputation of being fleet
and substantial crafts.
The extensive mill dam erected at a cost of
$50,000, by the Minneapolis Mill Company,
was almost iu a state of completion, when
two temporary dams were carried away by
high water and ice, which will render it un
available until June or July. When finished
it will be the greatest improved water pow
er in the country.
The proposals made by this Company are
liberal, and afford purchasers an admirable
opportunity of profitably investing their mo
ney. Waazizi.
Perfectly Aivful!
Many were amused at a paragraph iu the
'Times of Saturday the 10th, iu which a
cock-and-bull story is told about “ Cooper,
Gorman and Foster” getting up an Anti-
Loan Part)', Ac.
—“ But (says Muggins, with that charac
teristic swell,) the gontlemen had one diffi
culty to encounter—the Times would'nt favor
the movement! /”
—Won’t somebody volunteer to hold the
Times editor; —he is geltiag dangerous?
Arrest ok Steele, the Forgf.r. —We
were informed yesterday by au officer of this
city, that news had been received of the ar
rest of Steele, the land operator, in Chicago.
Deputy Sheriff Brackett immediately set a
bout procuring a requisition from the Execu
tive here, to proceed to Chicago, and bring
the errant young gentleman back to the scene
of his late exploit. But no executive was to
be found, who could sign the requisition—not
even “Governor” Chase’s Coachman, as Sam
Beman used to say. And so the requisition
has to be sent on to Washington, to His Ex
cellency Gov. Chase, or some of our other
Governors, to have his signature affixed !
Verily, we are a great people,and feel like go
ing in for a resolution once offered by the a
bove mentioned Senator, in our Legislature,
to request King “Buchanan to appoint six
more Governors” for our relief. Perhaps if
we had the six, and they six had each an act
ing proxy, we would have one of the twelve
at home when wanted.
Arrest of a Counterfeiter.—A “profes
sional gentleman” was arrested by officer Mc-
Bean, on Saturday evening on the Levee, for
passing bogus coin on board the Steamer Ga
lena, on her upward trip. When arrested,
near two hundred dollars was found on his
person—comprising two-and-a-half, fifty cent
(gold) and twenty-five cent pieces. The
“gentleman” was converted to the tombs, bnt
there is no knowing how long he will remain
there.
Congressional.
Washington, April 7.
Senate.— A lengthy discussion took place
upon the report of the Committee on Print
ing against printiug of the eulogies of recent
ly deceased Seuators.
Mr. Cameron said, in behalf of the commit
tee, that all picture books would be rejected
in future, and that from $300,000 to $400,-
000 had already been saved by the commit
tee’s economy.
Mr. Seward’s explained that his vote in
favor of the printing bill was not influenced
by personal interest.
Mr. Houston’s motion to print was disa
greed to.
The Minnesota bill was then taken up. It
was very brief, consisting of a preamble and
two sections, admitting Minnesota as a State
and allowing her two representatives. The
amendments were concurred in and the bill
was read a third time.
Mr. Wilson called for the ayes and nays
on the passage of the bill.
Previous to the calling of the roll Messrs.
Bell, Houston, Brown, Joue3 of Tenn., Crit
tenden, Stuart and Wilson made brief re
marks on the clause in the Constitution per
mitting aliens to vote.
The final vote that the bill pass was yeas
48, neys 3. Nays—Messrs. Clay. Kennedy
and Yulee. Absent—Bayard, Benjamin,
Davis, Fessetden, Foot, Henderson, Iverson,
Pearce, Read and Thompson of Kv.
The Senate then went into executive ses
sion and on the opening of the doors ad
journed.
House. —Mr. Otero, of New Mexico, intro
duced a bill for the construction of a wagon
and emigrant road in New Mexico.
The House went into committee on the
Deficiency bill.
Mr. Letcher, of Va., said the Committee
on Ways aud Means were placed in an em
barrassing position. They had been fired on
by the Democratic side of the House. Some
Democrats were against all the provisions of
the bill, and others against particular provis
ions of the bill, but all setmed to concur in
the conclusion, that unless the bill in its every
provision can be made acceptable to them,
they are prepaied to vote it down, and leave
the government without the means of carrying
out the policy which it has inaugurated. He
showed that the $3,000,000 asked in antici
pation of the regular appropriations, would
enable the War Department now to make
a cheaper contract for the transportation of
supplies for Utah, than if it was delayed till
autumn. The $1,250,000 deficiency to be
supplied by the bill, came as a legacy from the
previous administration. If the Utah expe
dition was improperly begun, as is said, why
did the House pass a resolution declaring
that rebellion existed there, and subsequently
pass a bill to furnish volunteers ? Mr. Let
cher defended the bill generally.
On motion of Mr. Garnett of Va., the com
mittee rose and reported the bill with a re
commendation that it be recommitted to the
Committee of Ways and Means, with in
struction to report in separate bills the items
for degciency under each head for the expen
diture for the expenditure for the service of
the present fiscal year, and in another bill all
appropriations designed for the next fiscal
year, and also with instructions to inquire
what further legislation is necessary to re
store to Congress an efficient contiol over the
expenses of the government.
Mr. Detcher of Ya., raised a question that
such instructions could not be given, as it
would be impossible to comply with them.
The Speaker replied that the report was
novel in its character, but at the same time
it was competent for the committee to make
the recommendation.
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, said if the recom
mendation should prevail, it would amount
to a practical defeat of the bill.
The previous question was ordered on ag
reeing to the instructions to the Committee
on Ways and Means, pending which, the
House adjourned.
Washington, April 8.
Senate —A discursive debate on the ex
pensive printing of picture books in connec
tion with exploring expeditions, took place.
The Diplomatic and Consular appointment
bill was passed with verbal amendments.
The bill for the restoration of officers
dropped by the Naval Retiring Board was
also passed.
Mr. Douglas from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported a bill for the admission of
Arizona, with amendments. Various bills
relating to the District of Columbia were ad
vanced a stage.
On motion of Slidell of La., the resolution
proposing to bestow a medal on Com. Pauld
ding, was taken up. Mr. Slidell made it a
pretext for reading a carefully prepared
speech having a disguised yet palpable bear
ing on the future of Central America and
Cuba. Its general scope was against private
and in favor of national filibustering. The
subject was placed on the calendar for to
morrow. Adjourned.
HorsE.—Mr. Washburn of 111., moved to
table the Deficiency Appropriation bill.
Negatived by 43 against 143.
The question was taken on recommitting
the bill to the Committee on Ways and
Mcaus, with instructions, which was nega
tived.
The bill was then put upon its passage,
ami negatived—yeas 10G, nays 124.
On inotiou of Mr. Montgomery, of Pa.,
the House then proceeded to the considera
tion of the Kansas bill.
Mr. Montgomery then moved that the
House adhere to its amendment.
Mr. Grow moved the previous question.
Mr. Seward moved that the House recede
from its amendment
Mr. English, of IcA, s’pesJod to Mr. Mont
gomery to withdraw bir.
Mr. Montgomery said it would afford him
great pleasure to do so, but he could not con
sent.
Much confusion prevailed, and various
questions were asked regarding the effect of
the vote.
The House then proceeded to vote on the
motion to adhere to the House amendment,
and the question was decided in the affirma
tive. Yeas, 119; Nays, 111.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the ta
ble.
Mr. Branch offered a resolution instructing
the Committee on Ways and Means to report
six bills, separating the items in the Deficien
cy bill rejected to-day.
Pending a motion to consider the vote re
jecting the bill, the House adjourned.
Washington, April 9.
House. —Mr. Lovejoy, of lIL, made au in
effectual effort to introduce a resolution, call
ing on the Secretary of War to inform the
House how many army officers are absent
from their dnties at the seat of government,
and how many hold civil offices, or other
wise. *
Mr. Branch, of North Carolina, spoke with
reference to the re-consideration of the vote
by which the Deficiency Bill was rejected.—
He hesitated not to declare that the mon
strous expenditures of the army had reached
a point to induce the whole country to rise
and demand a reform, and pointed out a way
by which this could be effected. He believed,
as heretofore declared by the House, in the
form of a resolution, that Utah was in a state
of rebellion. It is now too late and unjust
to undertake to contract the discretion of
the President as to the final disposal of the
troops.
Mr. J. Glancy Jones, in reply, said the
Quartermaster-General did not send the esti
mates cn his own responsibility, but they
were received with the endorsement of the
Secretary of War.
Mr. Branch was satisfied with the reply,
j and wa6 glad to find that no outrage on pro
i priety had been perpetrated by any Bureau
officer.
The vote by which the bill was rejected was
re considered. The House then refused to re
commit the bill to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr. Morris of Pa., said lie had just heard
of the death of the Hon. Thos. Hart Benton,
and it was fit that the House should adjourn.
The motion was unanimously adopted.—
The announcement, however, was premature.
He is still alive, though in a sinking condi
tion. Before the members separated, a let
ter was received, dated yesterday, written by
Col. Benton to Senator Houston and Mr.
Jones, of Tenn., saying that in the event of
his death, he expressly desires no notice to
be taken of it. No rule of either house
would justify such a proceeding, and besides
it was contrary to his conviction expressed
many years ago.
The deficiency .bill passed ; Yeas 113—
Nays 97.
The House adjourned till Monday.
Antl-Lecompton TrlumpU—Cincin
nati.
Cincinnati, April, 6.
The municipal election yesterday resulted
in'the election of the entire anti-Lecompton
ticket, by a majority ranging from 2,200 to
3,000 and 15 out of 17 Councilmen.
Republican Victory In St. Louis.
St. Louis, April, 6.
Returns not all in from yesterday’s election,
but enough is known to ensure the election of
the entire free Democratic ticket, by and av
erage majority of 800 to 1200.
Connecticut Redeemed—Republican
all over.
Hartford, April 5.
Buckingham, the Republican candidate for
Governor, is elected by from 3,000 to 5,000
majority over Pratt, the Democratic candi
date. So far as heard from, the Republicans
have 55 and the Democrats 35 Reoresenta
tives in the House. The Republicans gain 2
to 4 Senators, and are sure of both Houses
by a large majority.
Electiou News.
Hartford, Conu., April G.—We have re
turns from all but 17 towns in the Stute.—
The Republicans have elected one hundred
and thirty-four Representatives, and the
Democrats seventy-eight. The Seuate it is
believed will stand sixteen Republicans to
five Democrats. The vote for Governor in all
but 17 towns give Buckingham, Republican
candidate for Governor, a plurality of thirty
one bandied.
Portland, Me., April G —At our inuuici
cipal election to-day, Jewett, Republican,
was elected Mayor by 2LB majority, over
Sliepley, Democrat. The City Council is
strongly Republican.
Schnectadv, N. Y., April 7.—The charter
election held yesterday, resulted in the suc
cess of the Citizeu’s ticket, except Treasurer,
High Constables and two Councilmcn, sup
ported by the Americans.
Madison, Ind., April 7.
The election, yesterday, in the city and
township, resulted in this triumph of the
Anti Lecompton ticket.
Kenosha, Wis., April G.
George H. Paul has been re-elected Mayor
by 90 majority over Benton.
Triumph of the People—Milwaukee Rc-
deemed.
M e have neither time nor space this morn
ing to speak in detail of the result of yester
day’s election in this city. The figures be
low tell their own story. The moral we shall
endeavor to give in our next. Let it suffice
to say, for the present, that the People’s tick
et is elected in this city by triumphant ma
jorities, as witness the subjoined returns:
The majority for Mr. Prentiss, for Mayor,
is 1,079 ; for Mr. Hathaway, as Comptroller,
GOS ; for Mr. Schwarting, as Treasurer, 2,062;
and for Mr. Woodward, as Attorney, 77.
The people’s ticket for Aldermen, Ac., is
elected in seven out of the nine wards. Glo
ry enough for one day.— Mil. Sent. Ith.
Vigilance Committee in Brooklyn.
New York, April G.
The A igilence Committee of Brooklyn
held a meeting last night at Ex-Mayor Hall’s
house, to discuss the matter of the murder of
young Samuels. Smithson, the youug man
alluded to iu the testimony as having been a
lover of Samuels ? came voluntarily forward
last evening, and demanded an investiga
tion.
Important from Washington.
New York, April 8
The Washington correspondence of the
Herald says: 'Hie plan now entertained on
the Administration side, is !cr the Senate to
recede from its disagreement, and then amend
Crittenden’s substitute with a view to a pos
sible accommodation. This movement, how
ever, will depend on further developments.
Mr. Badger, of N. C., is here, and says, Mr.
Gilmer’s district will sustain him in opposi
tion to Lecompton.
Mr. Toombs says the defeat of Lecompton
will lead to au organized demonstration in the
South, but JamesL. Pottigru, a distinguished
gentleman from South Caa>, ;.a, writes to Mr.
Crittenden that the masses of the Southern
people cordially adopt his proposition.
Amwiil: upon tlic Secretary of Interior.
Washington, April 8.
This forenoon a man named Busancon, for
merly of Louisiana, Lad violent words with
the Secretary of the Interior in the hall of
the Department. The former struck or at
tempted tostrike the Secretary. The latter
turned and discovered Bosancon in the act of
drawing a pistol upon him. Mr. Thompson
thereupon seized Boscanon and threw him
upon the floor, dislocating and fracturing the
latter’s arm.
P »s believed that Bosancon, who is well
known here, was refused an office by Secre
tary Thompson, which, with pecuniary em
barassments, had temporarily debilitated his
mental faculties. Bosancon has been for sev
eral years in the employ* of government at
Washington, and is looked upon with respect
by all who knew him.
Decision of the New Yorkiv Court of
Appeals,
The Court of Appeals has given its decis
ion in tho New York Street Commissioner
case. The decision is adverse to Mr. Cono
ver, tho Governor’s appointee.
The Govercor withdrew to-day the names
of Messrs. Bowen <fc Stranahan as Police
Commissioners in New York.
From New York.
New York, April 9.
The receipts last night at the Crystal Pal
ace Festival in behalf of the Hunter Wood
rs Benevolent Society, amounts to §25,000.
The dry goods store of Foster Swan in
Brooklyn was partially burned last night
Loss estimated at §15,000, of which §2,500
is in the .Etna of Hartford.
Jefferson Citt, Mo., has elected aj free
soil Mayor and city officers. Tho light
spreads.
The appointment of P. F. Smith, as first in
command of the Utah expedition, has exas
perated Gen. Harney.
The War Department was beseiged by
Harneys friends to-day, who wish him ap
pointed to a sept-rate command elsewhere. —
There is great excitement on the subject.
Mr. Colt, it is understood, has made con
tract with the War Department for $1,00(1,
000 worth of his arms. Messrs. Foley and
English authorize a contradiction of any re
ported change in their position in favor of
Lecompton.
A bill is soon to be introduced, providing
for the raising of 5 additional regiments of
regulars.
The War Department has already been of
fered ten regiments of volunteers.
It is intended to reinforce Col. Johnston
with 6,000 men including two regiments of
volunteers.
Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico and Kausas
are to furnish the main body of regulars.
Gen. Smith will leave on Wednesday, en
route for Utah, to assume command.
Negotiations are again entertained here for
the purchase of Sonora.
Overtures for this purpose, by Common
fort’s government, were declined, on account
of the high price demanded; but it is believ
ed that no better terms are to be had. The
special messenger sent here bv Juarez will
not be received by the administration, in
consequence of Mr. Forsyth’s action in re
cognizing Zualoga’s government. The latter
willtctain Rubles, the present Minister.
Washington, April 8.
The vote in the House on adhering to its
substitute for the Kansas bill is the same as
that of a week ago on its adoption, with the
exception that Messrs. Marshall and Bowie
did not vote, having paired off. Air. Camp
bell. of Ohio, was a prominent agent in bring
ing together and cementing the elements of
opposition to the bill and rallying them on
the Crittenden-Montgomery platform.
It is thought the vote on rejecting the De
ficiency bill will bo reconsidered to-morrow,
and the bill pas-ed in such a form as not to
cripple the movements ol tho Utah expedi
tion.
Additional volunteer regiments have been
offered to the War Department, but have not
been accepted. There is much competition
for the preferment.
New York, April 6.
The Count De Malakoff Felissier succeeds
Count Persingy, for Ambassador to Eng
land.
Affairs throughout France continued great
ly depressed.
The Municipal Commission of Faris have
resolved on commencing the public works on
a large scale, so as to give employ to the op
eratives.
The Daily News Paris correspondent says
it was rumored that the Count Chambord
resolved to abdicate all his rights and claims
in favor of the Count De Paris.
The Paris correspondent of the Loudon
Herald gives a rumor that the Empress is en
cientc.
A letter from St. Pctcrsbug says that Rus
sia in watching with great interest the rela
tions of England and France. Tho Russian
Navy is to be manned fully,and ship building
eagerly increased.
Russia has no intention of accepting
English and French Counsels in the Black
Sea.
Turkey.— The Alexandria correspondent
of the London Times says :
Mr. Declon, the U. S. consul at that place
had returned from the mission he undertook
t > Syria in connection with the outrage of a
family residing near Jaffa. The Turkish
authorities had yielded to the indignant re
monstrances of Mr. Declou and arrested four
of the parties to the outrage, and they had
all been convicted, and were lying in irons,
awaiting cenfirmation of their sentence from
Constantinople.
Washington Correspondence.—The Presi
dent has sent by special agent a proclama
tion to the people of Utah tendering an am
nesty, if they will return to their allegiance,
otherwise the whole power of the Govern
ment will be used to reduce them to submis
sion.
Gen. Harney will leave on Saturday for his
command in Utah, accompanied by the com
missioners McCulloch and I’owel; Mr. Hart
well, Secretary of the Treasury, and others
connected with the military and civil service.
From Washington Minnesota The
Fort Snell ins Committee.
Correspondence of the Cliicntro Tribune
Minnesota moves along very slowly. The
fact is, nobody is very enthusiastic about
this new State. Some of' the Democracy*
have decency enough left to be ashamed of
the breech-clout farce—Medary has made
admissions that it was a disgraceful fraud all
through, and that Ramsey was really elected
Governor. A vigorous remonstrance has
been received from Minnesota protesting
against the admission of the state with its
government elected and organized by tho
basest frauds. As to the admission of Rico
and Shields to the Senate, it is preposterous.
The State Legisiaiure of Minnesota has yet
no existence, and no power to elect anybody
or to do anything.
The Fort Snelling Committee have not yet
met. to agree on their final report, but they
will do so this week. Mr. Morris, the Chair
man, will go witii the two Republicans in
prjnounciug it a fraudulent auu collusive sale,
and advising that it lie cancelled, and the pa
tent withheld, the money* paid being refund
ed. The Democratic majority, will, ol course,
report all right. Junius.
Tho St. Joseph Gazelle notices the arrival
at that place of Alexander Constant, from
Fort Kearney, on the 30tli ult.
Constant reports that Brigham Young had
notified Johnson the territory by the
10th of March, otherwise the troops would be
annihilated.
Young tendered the army 'provisions enough
to last them to the States.
Constant met a supply train of 160 wag
ons, accompanied by fonr companies of troops,
on the Ist inst., at the Little Blue.
The Indians are all peaceable.
T lie Leavenworth correspondent of the
Democrat says that the policy recommended
in the address to the public, framed by one
of the Convention Committees, is that they
give the Leavenworth Constitution a hearty
ratification, and refuse to accept any organic
law derived from the Lecompton Constitu
tion or government.
The address does not recognize the possi
bility of Lecompton becoming the fundamen
tal law, even though Congress should receive
it, as without the sanction of the people, it
will become null and void.
It was distinctly understood that the Con
vention will not tolerate the policy of any
Free" State men qualifying under the'Lecomp
ton Constitution.
The bill of rights declares the right of all
men to control their own persons to be prior
to law and inalienable.
Albany, April 9.
The Milwaukee went out yesterday after
teraoon.
EDITORS _A_ISfD PUBLISHERS
From Washington.
Washington, April G
Latest Foreign New*.
From Washington.
New York, April 9
hater from Utah and Kansas.
St. Louis, April 9.
NUMBER 29.
1 Later From Enrope—Arrival of the
! America—Decline In Colton and Pro
duce—Houey Abundant.
Halifax, April V.
Tiic Royal steamship America, from Liver
pool on the morning of the 27th nit., arrived
this afternoon. She passed thfe-Europa, from
New York, in the Channel.
The Anglo Saxon, from Portland, arrived
out on the 25th.
Grkat Britai.v. —ln the House of Lords,
on the 25th, Lord Malmesbury, referring to
the case of the British engineers at Naples,
said Mr. Watt had arrived in England, and
Mr. Parks had been liberated on bail.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Griffith
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the
! aw officers ol the Crown intended to demand
full ami ample compensation to the engineers
for the treatment they had received.
Mr. d’lsraeli declined to answer.
A medal is to be granted to all troops ser
ving in India, and a clasp for Delhi and Lack
now.
Mr. Roebuck brought forward his motion
for the abolition of the Vice Royalty of Ire
land.
After some debate, a motion for the previ
ous question was negatived by 127 majority,
when the subject dropped.
In the House of Lords, on the 28th, the
sanitary condition of the army was debated,
aud the government promised the adoption of
the necessary improvements.
In the House of Commons it was announc
ed that the Government had no materials
before it to justify the prosecution of the
directors of the Western Bank of Scot
land.
Mr. dTsraeli moved for leave to bring in a
bill amending the government of India and
explained its provisions. Its general features
are similar to that of the former Cabinet—
Leave was granted.
The appointment of Pellisier as Ambassa
dor from France gave very general satisfac
tion in England.
The Times Paris correspondent believes
Pellisier to be a warm partisan of the English
alliance.
The log of the frigate Niagara shows that
on several occasions she made over 300 miles
in 24 hours. Her passage would have' been
quicker, but for the bad quality of the
coal.
It is reported that Allsop, Orsini’s accom
plice, offered to surrender, provided the
government would be at the cost of his de
fence.
The fortifications of Malta are to be aug
mented and repaired immediately.
The Dukes of Wellington and Devon
shire have been created Knights of the Gar
ter.
Nothing official has been issued regarding
the Indian loan. It is supposed that the
greater part will be taken by joint stock
banks and insurance companies, so that it
will scarely be heard of in the money market.
It is supposed the biddings would
from 98 to 100.
The supply money very abendant. There
was no increase in applications at tho bank on
Friday, but a better demand in open market.
Bills were freshly discounted out of doors at
per cent Terms for long dated paper,
however, advanced to 4aC per cent.
The present Secretary of Legation at Ber
lin, will succeed Hamilton Seymour at Vien
na. Sir J. Ciompton, will succeed Lord
Woodhouse at St. Petersburg ; Mr. Buchan
an Minister at Copenhagen, succeeds Lord
Ilowden at Madrid j Mr. Elliott, Secretary at
Vienna, succeeds Buchanan at Copenhagen ;
Mr. Howard, Secretary of Embassy at Paris,
will succeed Lord Normandy, Minister at
Florence ; Lord Chelsea succeeds Mr. How
ard.
The Times' city articles says funds opened
steady at improved prices yesterday, a subse
quently experienced a further advance, which
was well maintained. It is believed bank
rates on Thursday next will be reduced to 2k
\ per cent.
India.— -Sir Colin Campbell, with 15 regi
ments of European infantry, three regiments
and detachments of English and two others
of uative cavalry, and eighty heavy guns and
mortars and 63 field-pieces, had crossed the
Ganges.—Tho attack on Lucknow was ex
pected to commence February 27th.
Liverfool Cotton Market The broker
circular says the Cotton market opened buoy
ant, at an advance ol £asd, but owing to the
unfavorable advices brought by tho America,
a reaction subsequently took place and it
closed at a decline of £d. on middling and sd.
on lower grades and on the rates advised by
the Persia. Ihe sales of the week footed up
35,000 bales, of which speculators took 4,500
and exporters 9,500.
London Market. —Baring’s Circular quotes
wheat quiet, with a decline of 2s on English.
White American, 445a47s ; led, 425a44s ;
flour, 20sa23s. Sugar steady, but quiet. Tea
slow of sale, at unaltered prices. Coflee
steady. Tallow quiet, at 55s on the spot,
and 52s 6d deliverable duriDg the last three
months of the year. Lard dull, 525. Lin
seed oil quiet, 295a29s 3d.
London Money Market.—Consols closed
Friday 975a97f for money, ard 97ga97£ for
account. The bullion in the Bank of Eng
land had increased £772,000. Money mar
ket unchanged, and abundantly supplied.
Execution of two murderers.
Lancaster, Pa., Ajiril 9.
Anderson and Richards were executed to
gether to-day for the murder of Mrs. Garver
and Mrs. Reed. The former left a full con
fession.
New York, April 9.
Mayor Tiemann to-day closed the Street
Commissioner’s office and suspended Mr.
Devlin horn duty until the charges developed
against him in the fraud investigations shall
be thoroughly investigated and his name
cleared of reproach.
Japau—Tho Vie of Umbrellas—Amerl
cam-How Regarded.
A letter just received from that county
relates the following anecdote :
In one of country walks one day, a turn of
tie road brought mo suddenly face to face
with two queer little girls,decently clad,walk
ing demurely under a big umbrella, and dri
ving a cow to pasture ; the quadruped walk
ed on ruminating, unconcerned at my appea
rance, but the little bipeds no sooner saw me
than they screamed with terror, cast their
umbrella to tho winds, and fled swilily to the
nearest bouse, not once daring to look be
hind them. But such cases as these were ex
ceptional, and usually the children merely re
garded our presence with big eyes of wond
er and with shouts of “Merikin, Mcrikin !”
1 hanks to Commodore Perry and to the suc
cess of his big squadron, ‘’Merikins” are held
in greater esteem in Japan, popularly, at
least, than any other foreign nation. Such,
at least, is my opinion, and it is based upon
a month’s somewhat careful observation. I
believe that if the people were not withheld
by the restrictions of their government
and by tho restriction of its spies
their good disposition toward us would be
manifested speedily and unequivocally. Their
treatment of us as individuals was always
courteous (they are very polite people,; kind
and hospitable, whenever thero were no two
sworded spies in sight.
At Monongahela City, Pa., a drunken fel
low,called “Kelly, the Pyrate,” having beaten
his children, driven his wife out of doors and
carried into the night air a child of his, sick
with the scarlet fever,bis neighbors gathered,
took him from his bed, carried him to the
Monongahela river, and washed and ducktd
him until he promised to reform