New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-17


upon tie United States, which we ought not to ac-
cept in view of being unable to defend our own
frontiers against Indians and bsnditH.
Mr. Fessenden made az able argument this sIter-
noon, showing the dangerous effect OF the propOseu
departure from the settled national policy aoo 'He
hazard Of investing the President with suca '"''
discretion. If the Objectionable clause haa oeen
stricken out the treaty would have been ra,neu'
MnoA rsmark was occasioned BY the TACT sna''
+Aou0h y exn,ed 10 Say BY its own limitation this
treaty was peyer called up un yesterday anu no
explanation was given for the delay
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
TIE soacial Committee Of the House on the Pa
lie. Railroad will meet tomorrow to discuss the
var;ous propositions. As majority of Congress
cannot be concentrated on any single route, the In
eEnation is to extend equal facilities to one North
and another South, by the donation of lands, and
gradual advance of money for the construction after
: The first fifty miles are constructed, secured by
EnOrtgage on the roads.
10 the Assooiated Press.
WASHINGTON, Friday, March l6, 1860.
Mr.. David A. Bokee, Ex-Congressman from New
York, this morning was found dead in his room. From
facts and circumstances, 1t 10 supposed that ne died
suddenly yesterday while preparing for bed he had
previously appeared in his usual health An investi-
cation showed that his death the result OF apo
plexy.
The Senate, in Executive Session to-day, reviewed
its action Of yesterday, and placed the Nicaragua
treaty IN q position for consideration. Three hours
TO day were thus consumed BY unanimous consent,
and at the suggestion of Nicaragua the Senate struck
on. the paragraph by which the United States agreed
TO al its moral and effective force to prevent hos
tile expeditions destined for the Republic OF MICA
rasua The other para stricken out yesterday were
stored They in substance, that on the failure oil
Nicaragua to afford protection, the Uned States may
with the consent and the request Of the Ncaraguan
Government its Minister at Washington, or the legal
authorities thereof employ such forces as may be nee
eesary for the purpose, but no other, ana In excep
touai csses of interference, where there is imminent
danger to the lives and property of American citizens
tie forces of the United States authorized TO be
ueed without previous consent The treaty was re-
i4cted by the following vote twothirds being neces
YExs~Messrs. Bsysrd, Benjsmin, Bger, Bragg, Bright
f RSsn fsp G'J
lArki Johnson (Tennl Kennedy, Lane Latham, Mason,
fearce Powell Sebastian, Sden Toombs, Wilson, and fulee
EAYs-Messrs Anthony Bingham Chandler Clark Cola.
Hsn, HArin King Sumner Ten Eyck Trumbun Wade and
The injunction of secrecy was removed from the pro-
ceednRs.
II is known that both France and England have
made similar treaties with Nicaragua, including the
employment of land and naval forces, etc., but they
have not yet been ratified.
An informal meeting of the Joint Committee on
Printing for the two Houses OF Congress was held
this morning. Messrs. Fitch, Anthony, HaskiD, and
,Gurley were present. They had under consideration
Mr. Gurley's bill for a Government Printing Office.
Several amendments agreed to as additional
checks and guards against abuses. is the opinion OF
these gentlemen, as well as Mr.. Dimmick, another
member of the House Committee, that the remedy for
the serious evils of the present system is to be found
in a Government Printing Office. Mr. Gurley says ne
can demonstrate saving to the Government thereby
of over 500 900 per year.
The Telegraph Convention is still in session in this
city, To-day was resolved that the several Tele-
graph Companies of the North American Telegraph
Association are recommended to furnish the Smith
sonisn Institution the National Observatory, the Saper
intendent Of the Consistency, and the Associated
Press during the present year, with brief daily
meteorological reports from prominent points In each
section of the United States, as contribution to
science and as q means of demonstrating the great
utility Of the telegraph in that department OF knowl-
edge.
I There was an adjourned meeting of Congress
men from Mississippi, Alabama, and South Caro-
Lima tonight, In connection with a proposition
June. South Carolina it will be recoected, initiated
she movement. Virginia declined to participate IN 1t,
and Mississippi and Alabama approvedi and arranged
for the appointment of delegates but the South Caro-
lima Legislature adjourned without any such action.
1t understood that the object Of the meeting was to
agree upon some plan by which an attendance from
the ashamed ate be secured. Although no for
NAL proposition was adopted the majority incline TO
the opinion that the Governor Of South Carolina should
assemble the Legislature Of that State, to select dele
gates and of this he viii probably soon be informed