New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15
To the Associated Press.


majority Of the Senate Committee on Territories
preparing report and bill for the admission OF
Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton Consttu
ton. They acting without reference tothe question
of whether the FreeState or ProSavery party has the
Legislature and State officers. In difference to Mr.
Douglas. the Chairman Of the Committee, who has
illness IN his family, the report will probably not be
made before Thur,day, in order to give him time to
prepare his dissenting views. Messrs. Wade aud
Collsmer will unite in third report. 1t is clearly un
dereod that in the event of per stent attempts first to
pass the Minnesota State bill, proposition will be
made to unite il with the Kansas measure, that the
success of the may depend upon the passage OF the
other. Such is the present programme
A Den ocr,tic caucus was held in the Hail OF the
House of Representatives. last night. Mr. John Coch-
rane acted Chairman, and Mr. Reagan rs Secretary
Owing to the storm the meeting was c)mpara-
lively small but all sections of the country were re-
presented. Good feeling generally prevailed Ii was
a gathering preliminary to more perfect organization
with view to shaping the business OF legislation and
of acting Understandings i'll the future Committee
of five directed to be appointed by the Chairman,
to consult and advise Ia the proprety of calling
meetings whenever occasion mayreqire definite plan
of action on impolt aut public measures.
The debate Incidentally involved the Kansas ques-
peace aud harmony of the Union and States depend on
the alton OF the nationality of the Democratic
party.
relative to business.
The House Select Committee on Kansas affairs will
hold their first meeting on Monday night.
The President has officially recognized Jorge Fred
erco Darby as Copsul.Gsnera of Uruguay resident in
New-Yoik.
The Union of this morning argues to show that there
is no alternative for either the conservative national
men Of the North or the Representatives of the South
bu, in cordial cooperation with each other, under
thoroughly organized national democracy, based on
the brosd principles of the Cincinnati resolves, Such
a course it thinks, will render it impossible that the
peace of the country can be longer eopardzed by the
sectionalists who have been long in conspiracy
against it.
At the suggestion of several Southern gentlemen the
Secretary of the Interior has requested Gen. Luther
Blake of Georgia to join Col Rector and Major Gar
rett Indian Agents at Tampa Bay, to all in eecting
the peac. abe removal of the SemnOes from Florida.
The Generals influence with Billy BoTlegs and his
tribe now occupying the everglades Of Florida, war
rants the belief that long they will consent to join
their brethren west of the Mississippi.
The Board appointed by the War Department to
examine Sharp's breech-loading pistols-Of similar
construction TO the breech-loadng cerabine-have
make reports the object being to ascertain how long
they could be used without cleaning.
After twentysix shots with the eight inch, and thir
teen with the tennch pistol, the movable or sliding
breech becsme 80 foul to work with difficulty, and
TO render further experiment ippraetcsble. Ten
shots were cred in minute.
The Treasures statement for the week ending on
Monday is follows: Receipts, nearly 1904 600;
amount deposited in New-York, upward Of
al 900 ego; subject to draft a. i3s 600; drafts paid,
81, lOl 600 For the quarter ending with December
Receipts from all sources, 81 ,O92 665 expenditures,
SI7 .OOO 600.