Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-28
L Ell LEGR PHO.
From Washington.

=, WA-HisGroN Feb. 25
Inc attendance at the caucus this evening
was slim. and they adjourned without mak,uv
domination or Primer.
1t Is said that the Democratic Senator'S and
their caucus came TO no satisfactory coucpslon
to reconcile the conflicting views In referene.
10 slavery in the Territories
Herald Washingtn Cevresps,.9e,.ee In
the k.pablican caucu. to-day Ior Plinter. an
attempto~as made some Of the Pennsylvania
delegation TO adhere to Mr.. Deiress, tut the
proposition WAS not acted upon.
Mr.. Mitchell was before the caucus, and ID
scIably commented on Thomas H. Ford Ex~
Lieut.. Governor of Ohio, was put In noIa ina.
tion by GOV Corwin. The latter supported
The nomination Al strong speech. There Is .
prospect now that somebody viii be elected on
Monday. There were only iity Republicans
Preseht In the caucus, among these who were
absent were Speaker Pennington Many mem
ters kept away from the caucus to avoid be
Ing bound by its action wlen the resolutions
were offered in favor OF Dsfrees. Mr. adams
retired, declining to have his position com
promised by any such proceeding
Ihe Democratic Senatorial caucus met at II
O'Clock, thirty Senators present. Many mem-
ESPECIALLY those whose proclivitlss were for
Senator Douglas, We're opposed 10 adopting
any resolutions Whatever, rs they inight be
censideied the platform for the Democratic
party. 1t was distinctly avowed by the
friends OF the resolution that the only object
was to harmonize the conflicting views con.
tanned In the ith and 9th sets Of resolutions
lhey were iinaily adopted by large ma
jority.
lLe President has recognized Mr. j d. ~.
brandt as Nice-Consul OF awed.n and Norway
at New Orleans, and Mr. Robert Barth y.
NlceConsui OF the Grand Duchy Of Mecklen.
burg aud Mr.. Iolverein at 81; Louis.
The House Poet Office Committee have au-
thorized MIR. Coiard to report at The earliest
possible day u bill submitted to them
by him Tor expediting aud cheapeniug the
Postal service between the Atlant c aud Pacific
State 1t directs the Post Master General 10
advertise Immediately tor Proposals to carry
the entire Uver.anl Mall 10 such points on The
Mississippi and Missolri rivers as the bidders
may seec. and by such rout-, as they may
designate III their bds. 10 California the let
tiers, mails anu all printed mstters on which
le..er portage is prepaid to so through in
twenty da,s and 10 lie carried semi weekly
The wspaper mails to go through weekly III
thirty days. Proposals TO supply Denver and
salt Lake by branch lines weekly from the
mail route are to be invited aud bids TO bere-
ceived 10y the lst OF May and submitted to
Congress FOR acceptance or r. tjection. The con
tract, if made, shall run three years from the
first of July, 1860. Bids for or les. ire
queut service will also be received Bios
are also to bs invited 10 carry the eGt,re mail
by water route iroin New York TO New o.
leans semi weekly and weekly. That Com
mittee before these bid. are submitted to Con
gress will show that half "a million dollars can
be Annually saveI ia this siuge i,eu. OF the
pubic service. The newspaper mai! now gee
semi monthly
Tribune Correspondenee.- - At the Democratic
caucus on Saturday Mr.. browne resolution Tor
an immediate slave code received votcs-Ma-
son. Clay. Chestnut, Robert johnson aud
Brown. Those Of Mr.. Davis were carried with.
out division and will command every South.
ern Democratic vote in the Senate, and all
IRON the North but those II Doug las and lugh
The brooklyn has been or2ered to take out
Col. Picket, cur new Consul to Vera Cruz.
who vii. carry Instructions to meet the con
tipgency Of MIraDons projected attack in
case Mr.. McLsne should not return before that
event Mr. McLsues movements depend on the
acticn OF the Senate upon the treaty ii re-
jec,ed there IL no motive for resumiuy the
inission-if ratified he will 20 TO make the
Convention for which il; provides