The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-10
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Wnshington Ne,ys.

WASHINGTON, Feb. -S.-Mr. fWaShburne,
of Illinois, presided, and Mr.. Colfax was the
Secretary, at the Republican caucus last
night. -
Colonel Forneys batch of appointments
will not be made for a week to come.
Minister Faulkner has, inaccordance with
the views announced in President Bucha-
nan S annual message, been instructed to
propose to theFrench Government the remov-
ing of its discriminating duties, both on
tonnage and on articles, the gross product
or manufacture of the one country, when
arriving in vessels belonging to the other,
which restrictions seriously affect the Ame-
rican commerce. The object is to obtain
such principles of reciprocity as the Govern
ment has secured with other nations, France
being the only exception.
ga The Speaker has completed the list of
standing committees, butInay make changes
before they are announced tomorrow.
New York will be represented on the
Committee on Commerce by John Cochrane.
This gentleman will at an early day bring
forward a bill heretofore reported and ad-
vocated by him to fortify the various reve-
nue. and collecting laws with such modif-
cations as may remove the objections which
were formerly urged against it.
The following are the yeas and nays on
the .Postofice bill abolishing the franking
privilege: Aaa sfr- ~
YEAs-Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Davis,
Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond,
Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Tenn, Kenne-
dy, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Powell, Sauls-
bury, Sebastian, Slidcl, Toombs and Wig
fall-24. 9l -r8t.ot efi+ &
Anthony, Bingham, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale,
Hamlin, Haun, HemphilI, King, Nicholson,
Rice, Simmons, Summer, Teneyck, Trum-
bull, Wade, Wilson and Wilkinson-27.
Mr. Seward was called home by death
in his family. .ss1 -.fa a.-
Mr.. Gwin announced, to-day, in the de-
bate, that he-~- : advocate the transfe: of
the entire mail service to California by the
Overland route. -....,------H '-l
The Washington correspondent of the
Post says that no business will be transact
ed in the House the present week beyond
the election of Printer, which will take
place Thursday. The Speaker will then
announce the committees, and the House
will adjourn over till Monday, when the
work viii begin in earnest. A large ma
jorIty of the members incline to hard work
and short session.
Congress will adjourn about the first or
LDfuQle OF June, Notwithstanding the vast
amount of business to be done through
April and May, when Congress is notin ses-
sion. Evening sessions will be held, and as
much business transacted in thirty days as
is usually done in mid-winter in three
months.
The Republican caucus this afternoon
nominated John d. Defrees, of indianapolis,
editor of the indianapolis atlas, for House
Printer, his majority being one over Mitchell,
of the st. Louis NeDs. This selection is
said to be Independent of any business COM
bination with him. It is probable that
daily paper will be Immediately established
in Washington under his control.
The Republicans have appointed as
Congressional Executive Committee on the
part of the House, Messrs. Colgrove (proba-
bly, COlfax), Chairman; Spanking, Wash
burne of Illinois, Alley, Stratton and Kill
linger.
The Interior Department will shortly
send preliminary Instructions to the various
Marshals for taking the next census. The
schedules will soon follow. .i.s.ss,.
1t is arranged that the death of Senator
Broderick will be announced in the Sem
ate by Mr.. Haun, and in the House by Mr..
Burch. uo -f3
A report prevails that the Commissioner
of the Land Office Mr.. Sn.ith) has rendered
his resignation for the present. s