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Sljc rcgon CVrgus. w. tout, suirot ai rsoraiSTua. oaraorf city SATURDAY, DKCKMlIF.lt 13, 18o0. Uurnaaan W V.ler ie. We give today at full particular at we are able of tho Presidential conteit, (bo result of which will probably bknn lo our readen bfbre ihf jr tee thi paper. Although tin Oct'ilier elections in Pitinj . vatiia and Iuiliiiia ImJ riintirbly pre pare ut for the wort, yet we bare no dciir to ditguise tbe deep sorrow we f! at the temporary triumph of principle which are antipodul to thoie mhicb form the substantive basis of a republican govern ment. Our grief ii of (bat polgnani and heartfelt character well understood by those who have experienced a shock of tin moral sensibilizes by the triumph of vice over virtue, of violence and villainy over those principle! that are cherished by the moral fueling, lic-IJ mint cred by the wise and good, ami which puis tho capstone of perfection lo civilization, disiinguihing tn the map of the world enlightened from civilized nation. Excepting the poli:icl leaders, the great mass of those who have just voted to suttain the rotten party that has rode into power do not understand the matter iu this light. The real iaiuesof the campaign have born studiously kept out of light by tho lying political journals, lliul fur a pecunisry consideration have led the pouple into the qnnrniro of internal feud and political de-potm, under tbe guidance of jack-o'-larilern democracy. To suppote otherwise, would be to admit at correct t darker portrait of international morality than we are willing to believe the nation is just now prepared to sit for. The peoplo (politicians excepted) have, in supporting the principles of the party, been led to Lclievo that in this contest ii was Buchanan verius Fremont, instead of the fillibustu ring and niggor-driving policy of Southern secessionists, headed by such arch-traitors as Brooks, who, in a Buchanan speech in South Carolina, October 3d, a copy of which we have before us, said : "Now, fellow citizens, it is impossible to make a speech on a political ijueatlon without going Into that tukjecl which it the politic of the country. Wo havu no politics but the nigjrer. J hate got but one iteue, and that it the negro. I trll you, fellow citizene, from tho bot tom of my heart, that tho only moilo which I think availubla fur meeting it (thi neirro (pealion) it juet to tear the Vontlilnlien of the tailed Statu, tramtie it under foot, and form a Southern eon fedrrory, every Slate of mhieh thtill te a thve. naming sinie. I enati support Hiichan an honestly, and fairly, and -lenloiwly. I shall do It, liowatrcr, axavtly aa a good-hearted phyaicial ceiilinuea lofivo medicine to a patient when ho kiiewa ho ia dyinr;. I will aet the part of a eood-heurlrd physician lo the democratic par ty. I will Biro them Huehnnnn pilla.and if lliev do liiain no good, 1 aliall cniiaolt myself by th reflec tion thai I have dune my duty. Wo might quoto from tho speeches of many oilier prominent lending Southern democrats to tho satno effect, showing that slavery extension is tho great work of the nigger-driving democracy, with the disso lution of the Union ns an ultimatum in enso of a fail urn. Northern doughfaces have been frightened by the clamors of thrso secessionists, and ninny of them by sup porting Duohanan, because thoy thought liiin a very clever fellow and was still James Buchannn in spito of his insertion t lint ho was nothing but n platform, have unwit tingly perhaps endorsed tho most brutal outrages perpetrated upon llie people of Kansas by nrincd foreign invaders, and rivctod the chains of slavery upon that fair Territory. Practically, they have said by a deliberate voto that tho barbarous laws enacted by Missourinns for the government of Kansas, which disfranchise every freo Yotar by test oaths, laws which the admin istration is enforcing by its officials, nro good and wholesome, and that these suffer ing citiims, who are now experiencing a reign moro torril.le than that lo which tho Austrian despotism ever subjected the con quered Hungarians, nro justly dufinti chisod, robbed, and murdered, for loving liberty bettor than shivery. ( 'i'h' great struggle between slavery and freedom, instead of being decided by the election of Buchanan, is but just begun. Tho vast territory west of Kansas, with Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, to be conquered by tho rulo laid down in the Osteite! manifesto, ofTcr an inviting field for "adventurers," where tbe Hack genius of Slavery invites tho Brook ses, the Keittscs, and Buchanans, in search of laurels to lay at the feet, of thsir Dttl cinea Del To Doso. Walker has already established slavery in Nicaragua by way of adorning hor as an ncccpiablo bride to be married te our glorioua Uaion. Tbe New Orleans Delta has already drawn up programme for the grand canlpaign, iu which modern democracy it to develop its political character and rido gloriously on conquering and to conquer. The Delta proposes to revive tho slave trade diiect with Africa, in ordor to supply the heavy markets ahortly to b opened, and stupplv the deficiency already existing in the South. It says Heaven ordained this a a chaunel fur keeping up a supply of nig gers. Consequently our government, which has, wiib all civilitaJ nations, dr. dared the slave trade pirary, and which Las expended vast sums of money to sup press it, i now invited t0 chciish and foo ter it as a legitimate means under GoJ of developing our freo institutions 1 Some may think this is merely joke, but we assure them it is all a solemn fact, and w anlertain no doubt but that the freat mass of the slaves to the blackdjui- ocratie party would vote for President upon that single issue, if they were told it was democratic measure. Tbii nation will either be ere Ion; numbered among the nation that were, or the scepter of power will be wrested from as corrupt a political parly as over overthrew the government of the Old World. W believe there is yet virtue enough in the people to reotify these abuses in due limn Providence, we hope, will order all things wl, God reigns, let the earth r-joice. ' Ul TsjUr'o Heat. It will be seen by our Legislative re ports that Lovcjoy, in behalf of the com mittee to which was referred th matter, has reported against the validity ef Col. Taylor's claims le a (eat in th IIoue as a representative ef Clatsop. The Col., ws have little doubt, will be ousted, notwith standing tho junlioo of his elaime, as wo ua ler-tand the natter. Col. Taylor of fered to run the race over again with Motlitt last spring, if Moflitt dared to do so. Rut no; he prefured te submit his claims lo th ''clique" in Salem rather iban to the people of hie own county, whoir sup posed lo be net wholly debauched by the corruptions of political intrigue. Th or gan ef Czapkny and the cliqoe, new in forms its tool at Salem that " Mr. Mof fiil's claim must be just, or Mr. AT. would not have urged tlum'' Thisef course is a knock down argument with iu obsequious follower. If Mulkey had contested Dryer's seat, the same reason might hare barn offered, and with prob ably like effect. The two role given to Col. Taylor which are decided illegal, we hear, were tw citizens ef Clatsop county who, notwithstanding they pretended lo held land claims ia Washington Territo ry, claimed their reiidenee in Claltnp, and ticore that they wen retidenli of the coun ty. If they de not know where their resi dence is, wli doe I T U sare, if they gain llieir residence in Clatsop, they lose their land claims in Washington. But that is a mutter to b looked after by the Surreijor Central, and not by our Legis lature. If these men were absent a por tion of their time, and still regarded Clat sop as their home, and were willing to swear to it, they are as much entitled to vote as is Adnir or any other citizen of the county. If by thoir oath they place their land claims beyond their reach, it is their own look out, and not ours. W Lave perhaps admitted a stronger cose for Mof fit than we ought, aa what w saj is only hearsay. But if such be the faet, Col. Taylor is clearly entitled lo his seat. I'j what hook or creok the clique pro poses to oust Col. Ford, we have not learn ed ; but we do know, that if Holmes had chosen to run tho race over again, Ford would have beaten him something near a hundred vole. rVrhnpsCznpkay'spiH peddler. Las told them that if Holmes asks for his scat it is proof positive that he is entitled to it, and tho clique thinks that as Czapkay'a agent joins in the request, it is still stronger evi dence of tho justice, of bis claim, and as the two are united in asking fori!, they ought to have it of course. If these two cannot get it they will cer tainly succeed by gelling Pat Malone to publish something about these men's wives. nmhiu Election, We learn that A. Shuck was elected to tho Legislature last Monday by tho sover eigns of Yamhill. When the old "wheel horse of democracy" gets to Salem, he will probably help pull Alonzo'a cart out of the mud. Xir The Willamette is so high that the Jennie Clark hns not been able to gel out of the basin ncross the river for several days. Most of tho boats above the falls nro also laid up in cotisequenco of high water. The horso ferry boat is unable to cross the river at thi city. Ii has rained in torrents during a great or part of this week. As long ns it dees not snow wo aro well satisfied. tV No Czapkay'a organ yet. Notv, Chick, do send along thai ''fimily journal." There ia a Chinnook family on the' hill thatia gotting "decrepit" for tho want of it. Kmr.RATioj from EunorK. Tho emi gration from Europe, is evinced bv ihoar livala at Castle Garden, will be very large from this limo out. Among tho late ar. rivals were 38 soldiers, who futiRht in the Crimea in the British army. They came in uniform, and wero landed -wiih their knapsacks on their backs. They were received at the Garden by Mr. Webb, of tho British Consulate, who will conduct them to Canada, where they are to recive their grants of bounty lands. Dr. G. I'hilllppe, Victor Vimont and Tierre A. Jourdan. French political refugees, were also landed on th same day. Nkw York Local Election. The N. Y. Herald Says: Our local election hr,s been one of great excitement. There were six candidates for the Mayoralty. Fernan do Wood bn beaten them and is ro-elecl-ed for two years. Now give him a new c:ty charter, and we will e w hat he will no. Religious Lirkrty im France Louis Napoleon has positively and peremptorily ordered tho prefects of France to allow to al! the Protestants in their districts the fret and tin disturbed exercise of their religion, desiring that be may hear of no more per secution of the Protestants and that thsy may never again bo disturbed in their worship. lT People become ill by drinking healths. II who drinks the hulth of others drink away Lis wn. Newt from tho Atlantio States. EUCHANAN ELECTED ! The U. 8- Mail steamer Columbia ar rived at Portland on Monday evening last, bringing date from Now York lo th Oth of November. Well, Fa'g 4 Co, cup plied us with file of th latest papers. Wt giv below all th new of importance. Ik RltcUoa. The engrossing new is, of oourse, that relating to the Presidential contest. There is no doubt that Buchanan is elected. Tk various New York pspers giv tsliuiatr of th probabl vole, which diflr some what from each other- TL Now li ma tes that Buchanan would show State representing 170 votes; Fremeut, 103; aud Fillmore, 8. The Tribune : Buch anan, 123; Fremont, 110; Fillmore, 9; Doubtful, 23. The Times: Buchanan, 150; Frernont,lM; Fillmore, 8 ;Doublful, 18. The Herald says: Although it ia pretty generally believed and conceded on all bauds that fiuthanan i elected, yet the figure received do not ihow such a result. A far a ascer tained the electoral vol ar distributed a follows : Buchanan, 140 Fremont, 111 Fillmore, 8 leaving Illinois,' Indiana and California lo make up the total of 200. The retarn from Illinois and Indiana giv Republican gains, and induce the belief that those State hav gone for Fremont, in which event the decision will ef course depend upon California ; and should she have de cided for Fremont and in the opinion of hi friends such i lb faot then the elec tion will go to the House of Representa tive. Nats ta tat Htata llertlois. We compile the following from the New York Times : KbwYork. Fremont' plurality in 37 countie of New York is 35,07'i, and when all heard from clomp1ete,the plural ity will likely be swelled to 60,000. The vole for Mr. King, Republican, for Gov ernor, is probably 3,500 behind the Fre mont vote in the city. The country vote is generally well up on the Slate ticket, and there is no question about an immense ma jority for Mr. King and Mr. Belden prob ably 30,000 to 35,000. In regard to the returns far the assem bly the following is the result : The Democrats elect ia New York City 14 members ; in Erie 4 ; in Albany 4; in Kings 3 ; in Richmond 1 ; in Suffolk 1 ; to gether 29 members. The American car ry in th city 2 members ; in Suffolk 1 ; and in Ulster 2 together 5 members. The members, two each for Greene, West Chester and Rrnssellaer, ia doubt. Leav. ing '00 members to the Republican party. Pennsylvania. The total Buchanan majority over Fremont, with neont thirty countie to hear from, is 37,4o0. The majority is expected to increase to over 40, 000. Mainr. The return from Maine indi. cate a largely increased Republican ma jority over that in September. From nine counties, out of fifteen heard from, it is seen that Fremont ha a mnjoriiy over Buchanan of 0,077, and over Fillmore of 13,077. The Republican gain, since Sep tcmher, in 18 towns, was 807. New IlAMrsitiRR. The returns from this Stato indiertio a Republican majority, increased over that nt tho Spring election. Vermont. Fremont's voto ia much larger than thnt ef the Republican Gov ernor last September. Massachusetts. Tho majority of Fre mont over Buchanan ia 54,006 ; and of Fremont ever Fillmore is 75,223. In the State the Fremont ticket was elected by a majority of over 13,000. nnry J. Gard ner was elected Governor. Out of 40 Senators, 39 are known to be Republicans. 290 Republicans nr.d 14 opposition are elected to the House, with 44 tow ns to hear from. Connecticut. Tho returns from all but thirteen towns show Fremont's majori ty over Buchanan to bo 6001, and his ma jority over Fillmore to be 30,058. Con gros.smcnaro not eloctod in this State till April next. New Jersrt. Buchanan majority ovor Fromont is 0,022. William A. Newell (opposition) is elected Governor. It is probable that the Legislature has been carried by the Democrats, which will give them choice of a U. S. Senator to succeed J. R. Thompson. Delaware. Tho complote returns yet received show that tbe State has gone for Buchanan by 1M8 majority. Maryland. Fillmore' majority ia 8, 002 ; with eight counties te hear from. Virginia. Few of tbe return have been received in this State. It goes for Duchanan. v Georgia. Ten counties give Buchanan 2,050 maiority showing a Democratic gain of 1,500. Partial returns indicate that Buchanan will carry the State by abviut 15,000 majority. Alabana. Returns show small Dem ocratic gains. The city of Mobile gives 150 majority for Fillmore. Mississippi. Scattering returns how steady Democratic gains. North Carolina. This' Slate goe for Buchanan though tbe return indicate a decreased vote. Soctr Carolina. The Legialature have elected Elector, under instruct ions to vote for Buchanan. Louisiana. Th return from the County Parishes show tady Democratic pins. The State is doubtful. There w much fighting in New Orloan at the polls ud 3,000 registered vote wert net polled. Tehneisii. Buchanan will probably carry this Slate by 0,000 majority. KENTUCKv.-'-Fillmore'e majoriiy a far heard from, was 3,512. A despatch from I'iiuburg report that Kentucky give 5,000 Democratic majoriiy, Thi doe not accord with lb returns received up lo thi time; A Inter dispatch, received at midnight, confirm the report tint Ken tucky has been carried by a large Demo uratic majoriiy. No ffguro ar given. MicuioAN. The Mum from the back ceuntiec com in more favorable for the Republican. She claimed 10,000 major, ily last night. To day they claim 15,000 to 20,000. The Siai Legislature is large ly Republican, which insure a Republican United Slut Senator in place of Lowi Cast. K. S. Bingham, (Rcpub.) i prob ably the Governor elect of thi Stale. Four Republican Congressmen were elect ed, Ohio. We have scarcely a return from thi Stale. It has undoubtedly gone for Fremont. The return from Hamilton county (Cincinnati and 7 towns) show 3, 450 majority for Buchanan, against 3, 285 for Searl (Dem.) in October, a Dem ocratic gain of 147. The full vote give Buchanan 11,213, Fremont 7,751, Fill more, 4,840. Elsewhere the vote does not essentially differ from thai polled in October, when the Republican plurality was 22,109. Indiana. The southern counties of Indiana show largely increased Democratic gain. The Demncrmio State Committee of Pennsylvania have received a dispatch from Gov. Wright, of Indiana, placing the Democratic majority in Indiana at 15, 000. Illinois. In Chicago there is a Re publican gain of 1,000, (Fremont 130 ma jority ;) in Lake county, 209; in Winne bago, 200 ; in Jo Daviess, 150. The re turns from iheso counties have not reached us. Cooke county show a Republican gain of 000. A dispatch from Illinois, re ceived at Philadelphia, claims tbe Sial6 for Buchanan by 0,000. Wisconsin. The indications are that this State has gone for Fremont. From the N. Y. Tribune of Nov. ith. The RmulU The returns received up to the hour of going to press leave Utile or no doubt thai the l'residcntinl Election has resulted as follows : Fur Fremont! Voter. For Buchanan: Votet. Maine, 8 New Jersey, 7 New Hampshire, 5 Pennsylvania, 27 Massachusetts, 13 Indiana, 13 Rhode Island, 4 Delaware, 3 Connecticut, 0 Virginia, 15 Vermont, 5 N. Carolina, 10 New York, 35 S. Carolina, 8 Ohio, 23 Georgia, 10 Michigan, 0 Alnbama, 0 Wisconsin! 5 Mississippi, 7 Florida, 3 Total, so far, 110 Texas, 4 Arkansas, 4 For Fillmore. Votes. Kentacky, 12 Maryland, 8 Tennessee, 12 Missouri, 0 Total, so far, 153 Doli'ulul yet t Louisiana. ; 0 Iowa, 4 Illinois, 11 California, 4 We presume Illinois has gone for Buch anan and Iowa for Fremmt, but we have no returns ns yet tomako this absolutely certain. And, since 149 votes will elect, and Buchanan has nl ready that number morally certain for him, it is not necessary to speculate on the subject. A Chicago dispatch, dated 8 o'clock last evening, and from nn intelligent source, says : " I think Illinois safe for Fremont." As it gives no figures, however, and our own returns do not justify our friend's con clusion, wo lenvo Illinois in the doubtful list until we hear further. The Xtxl Congress. According to present appearances, the next House of Representatives will prob ably stand as follows : s Democrats, 135 Opposition, 99 Democratio probable maj. 36 Thus Buchannn will have a clear work ing majority in both House of Congress, ntscctlaacons. A special dispatch, dated Washington, November 5th, to the New York Times, says : A dispatch received by Secretary Guth rie announces that Kentucky has certainly gone for Buchanan. A dispatch from Senator Bell says that Tennessee has gone for Fillmore by aev. eral thousand. This opinion is scouted by the knowing ones. There is much excitement here to-night on the subject of the election. Tha Dem ocrats are very uneasy lest it should go to the House. Fillmore's and Republicans unite in hoping that it will. The Buchnniers openly declare now that if Buchanan is not elected, Fillmore's name shall not go before the House at all, and thus the South Americans will be com pelled to choose between Buchanan and Fremont, . The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, writing on the 29:h Oct-, says: The last official despatches received from England, make no mention of a new min ister to this government, and an impression prevails here that none will be sent until the inauguration of the new President. J.N. Bonaparte, Esq., hat been warmly received here by the French Minister. To-day he paid hi respect to the Presi dent. The same correspondent, writing on the 30th Oct, says: Jerome Bonaparte, of Baltimore, cousin to th prrr-eot Emjt ror ef France, ha been topping at Willrd for several day. It it understood her that he I pressing ome proposition upon Secretary Iavi, by which he withe tiflicirnl inducement lo be held out lo hi (Bonparte's) on to In. duce him to re enUrlhe American Army. Th Secretary of the Interior lo-day reversed the ruling of Judge Minot, late Commissioner of I'en.'mu, making a dis crimination between (he volunteer and regular service. The (Secretary decide that I he soldier in either kind of service aro equally eniitled to bounty IbikI. This decision will remove thetUKpension from a great Lumber of claim for bounty land, now pending in the office, under the act of 1855. , There i a good deal of speculation here at present at lo tho formation of Buch anan't Cabinet. It is like counting chick, ens before they are hatched. Gen. Tho. J. Rusk, or Texas, l spoken of by those stun, posed lo be in the confidence of Mr. Buch anan, is certain to bo hi Postmaster General. lite New York Herald correspondence of Oct. 2 Ut, says: The new Minister from Guatemala, A. J. Yrisarri, is here, stopping at Willnrd's. IIu is transacting and negotiating important business with our government, which has remained unsettled fur some time. Our government is a pood denl cxer ciscd at the present critical position of Mexico ; and if England nnd Spain per tist in their interference our government may bo compelled to take some action. The Mexican Minister nUo, I understand, manifests roiind'-rnble uneasiness nt the unsettled condition of things by last ar rival. The number of land warrants issued un der the act of March, 1855, during Oclo. her were 5,842, covering moro than 742, 000 acres. The total number of applica tions mid up 200,200, and tho warrants issued 179,513, to satisfy which V1.5U1,. 250 acres are necessary. The amount subject lo draft in the Treasury it upwards of 524,000.000 ; of which there is at New York $12,750,1)00 ; at Philadelphia 98,000,000 . at San Fran cisco 82,750,000 ; at Boston 83,000,000; and nt Charlotte, North Carolinn, 81,750,-000- All tho Cabinet officers are now in Washington. The unusually large number of resig nations of army officers is in consequence, as alleged, of th inadequacy of their sal ary for their support. The War Depart ment constantly recoiving them. First Eahtern Snow Storm or the Season. The first snow torm of the sea snn has occurred. It visited Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, on tha South, and extended westward as far as Oswego, where snow fell to the depth of one foot. In New York tho air was very raw nnd generally unpleasant, but no enow foil. Anothr Duel in I!ich.mon. A duel has come off n mile from Richmond, be tween R. A. Pryor and Dr. O. B. Finney, Slate Senator for Accomac. Dr. Finney was badly wounded the ball of hia antag onist hating entered his right hip. The difficulty is said to have originated about the account ef a discussion at Accomac, be tween the Doctor and a person of the nnme of Curl is, published in the correspondence of The Enquirer, which atated Finney ai temptcd lo reply, but did not speak five minutes defore he quit the stand. Finney denounced Pryor as a rascal, and thnt he would post him ns a coward for publishing the account. Pryer met him near the ex change, aud on the language above given being repeated bo struck Finney in the face. Therefore a cl'-a'.b ng was passed, aud a meeting took place as above stated, A Wise Governor. Gov. Wiso has came out with a letter, in which ho says in effect that it is nobody's business what took liim to Raleigh, N. C, some day since. The contemplated convention of Southern Governors was a, ridiculous flash in tho pan. Latest from Kansas. A despatch from Chicago informs us that the free State prisoners at Lecompton, Kan sas, have published an address, in which they state that they are confined jn a loath some prison, with two cannons in front of it, under a guard of raw militia, and that they are unable to procure medical assistance, or sufficient food and clothing. A free State man, named Bowles, from Missouri, had died since his imprisonment, ond it was feared that several others would not survive, unless immediately relieved. The address is signed by eighty-one persons. St. Locis, Nov. 3, 1950. Advices from Kansas to the 28th ult. state that a Convention to nominate a candidate for delegate to Congress met nt Big Springs on that day. Nearly all the districts in the Territory were represented, and the con vention was presided over by Judge Schuy ler. On the first ballot Gov. Rceder re ceived 108, and Mr. Carroll 71 votes. Reedcrwas then unanimously nominated. The Convention appointed a committee, who reported that the election be held, by circulating a protest against Whitfield's elec tion, and recommending Reeder to be the choice of the People of Kansas. A can vassing committee of five was appointed, and resolutions were passed endorsing tho political course of Mr. Reeder, nnd ex pressing a determination to continue zeal ously and actively to sustain freedom in Kansas. Another resolution, censuring Gov. Reedar was indefinitely postponed. The prisoners are on trial at Lecomp ton. Geary is still in the southern part of the Territory, making arrests. Late from Ruatan. Baltimore, Nov. C New Orleans papers of Friday Inst are at hand. They contain advices from Ruat an to the 18ih ult., which state that the treaty between England and Honduras had excitpd great commotion there the peo ple of Ruatan being opposed ta the recog nition of the sovreigniy. of Honduras. . t7 A party to a correapondf nee in the Toronto Globe, who aigoa himself "an Orangeman," thus ctoseo a reply to hi opponent, who ia doubtleaa "a Catholic," aafollowa: "Therefore, I bef lea to to inform the author of that commuoicatioa that be it not now in Ireland, where b could indulge in hit pranks with impu nity, bm in Protestant Canada, where for tho first Orangeman that it tosaaainated wa will ahont a rR I EST, for the accood a B shop, and for every other Orangrman two Priest, if tho nefarious practice ia continued." C3r ''Charity covert a multitude of sin." So does calico.- ' CRIGOM IEQI8LATP&& Uk-UMBER 3, 1858. Council. rretideiu Ktlley announced the (landing committee a follow ; Judiciary Peebles, Drain, and Ford' Flection Ford, Corntdlu, and Rott. Way and Meant O'Uryant, linye'y nnd Drain. " Claim Drain, O'Bryant, and Peebles. Corporation Drln, Ford, and Rom. ' Countios Ford, Corneliu, and Pay let. Military AfTnir Coraeliu, Ford, ii Roe. . . Commerce Smith, O'Bryant, and Pe. bles. Kducation Rayley, Peebles, and Smith. Engrossed Dill Peebles, Smith, and Cay ley. Rond and Highway O'Bryant, Drain and Rosa. ' Upon ih receipt of a mesagj from tbt Mouse informing the Council of It orgm. Ization, Messrs. Peebles, Smiib, and Ford were appointed a committee to act with the House committee to draft rule fa j0jnt meetings. T On motion of Mr. Drain toe clerk wit instructed lo furnish the members with ti copie ach of ucb Oregon newtpapor a they may select. House Mr. Dryer presented petiirntv prnying for the passage of an act requiring the convieu in tbe Penitentiary to work the Territorial Road from Portland lo S. lem. Referred to Messrs. Brown, Bennett, and Ray, as a aelect committee. Starkweather offered a resolution fixing the hour of meeting by the hoos nt 10 a. m and 2 p. in. Amended' to-ae to (J the morning hour at 0, and passed, , Brown of Multnomah offered a resolu tion respectfully inviting th clergy of 8. lem to act alternately a obaplain. H advocated the adoption- of the resolution, expressing Li confidence in the moral ten timent of the House, and instancing as a good example the IT. S. Congress. Lovejoy opposed the resolution beraus it made no provision for paying the clergy. He wanted no man' service for nothing. Dryer advocated it passage, beet it they offered their services gratuitously, and he was disposed to treat them with re sped. ' ; The resolution was adopttcT a;e lfr noc'll. . Upon the reception of a wnig from the Council informing tbe House of its organization, Messrs, Smiib and Dryer were appointed a cnmmttteo lo wait on the Governor and inform him- thai tbe House was ready to receive communications. Afternoon. Avery gave notice that Be should introduce a bill to change the judi cial districts. : , - ..; Smith of Linn gave notice that hethotrtf at some future dny oiler an amendment to the act relating to assessors, passed Jan, 20, 18-4. " Smith of Jackson gave notice that he would introduce a bill taxing, Chinamen in the mines. ,, Smith of Linn gave wc"oa of a bill amending a certain act, so ns to reijuiro the judges of the supreme and district couris to write out nnd deliver their charges I juries ; also to restrict them in their charges.- Avery offered a resolution proposing a joint committee for the purpose of memo rializing Congress in reference to the late judiciary net passed by that body. Adopt ed ayes 24, noes 4. Avery, Lovejoy, and Dryer were appointed by tbe Chair as the louse committee. ' Collnrd gave notice of a bill repealing an aet fixing tho compensation of judgea and clerks of election. - December i. Council. The committee appointed to wait on tho Governor reported that they had done so. " .' Ford introduced a bill by special leave to extend the limits of Dallas, tbe county seat of Polk. ' ' Tbe Council ugreed to jointly memori alize Congress in reference to the late judi ciary act of that body, and appointed Pee bles, Ford, and Smith on joint committee. Bayley gave notice of a bill authorizing the sale of the University lands, the pro ceeds to be devoted to founding an Indus trial University for Oregon. ' House. The Speaker announced the standing committees ns follows : Judiciary Smith of Linn, Lovejoy, Ro gers, Dryer, and Consor. ' Ways and Means Levejoy, Berry, and Monroe. Claims Avery, Walker, and Cochran. Education Starkweather, Roger, and Barr. Military Affairs Brown of Linn, Miller, and Allen. Printing Roger, Smith of Linn, and Gate. Corporations Berry, Brown of Line, and Harpole. i ' Commerce Dryer, Avery, and Taylor. Counties Bennett, Matthews, and Mon roe. Elections Cochran, Walker, and Har. pole. .' A. L. Lovejoy, chairman of select com. roittee on the contested leat of Clatsop county, made a lengthy report, declaring Moflitt entitled to a seat in tbe House, in stead of Taylor, who hold bis seat at present The committee gave it a their opinion that three of the peron who vo ted for Taylor were not Iegsd voter, one of them being a half-breed Indian, and the other two not citizen of- the county, whereas the five vote cast . for Moflitt which are said to be fraudulent, were legal in tbe opinion of the committee. . On motion of Lovejoy, 100 copie of the report were ordered lo b printad. . Consor gave notice of a bill to incorpo rate Jeffcrao Institute on the Saniiara.