New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-25

! The River and Harbor bill failed 10 receive /.
I two-ibirds vote. II 10 10 Committee Of the Who'll
and will be the fret business 10 order there NJ n
/ December. A vets is threatened whenever II shan
pass.
| The Mileage Retrcnchment, which passed =.
overwhelmingly in the House, saving $3.50, 900 NJ
aDDum, sleeps uLdsturbed in the Senate.
| Mr.. yalahdigham, Chairman Of the late Natoa
al Democratic Committee, reported against sbol
ishiDg the fraDkiDg privilege, which 10 the speciL
| order for next December.
| The House bills prohibiting Polygamy ia UtsA
| and repealIng the Slave and Peon code Of New.
Mexico, ard the authority of mssters there to Viii,
their white aborers, are dead in the Senate.
So also are the admission Of Kausay and ths
Tariff, the Senate having refused to ratiiy the ID.
mission Cd any terms, or TO send auy substitute for
Mr.. Morrills bill to the House, the details Of which
they pretend to be dissatisfied with.
The House bill prohibiting the sales Of public
lands TIL ten years after survey, without inter.
fering with the present price, and therefore not
exposed to any of the Presidents protested eOast
tutional objections TO the Homestead bin, WA
mothered in the Senate.
Both Houses will meet in the morning ct .
o'clock, but there viii be barely Q quorum "a
either.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate has called special session Of the
Senate for Tuesday, 10 act on the treaties with
Spain, Honduras, Nicaragua, and various Indian
tribes, and new nominations. The whole Executive
caJene ar wss cleared yesterday
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS.
The President will sign the Civil Appropriation
bill upon which a veto has been apprehended, hot
will accompany it with message excepting to the
amendment naming Capt Meigs to superintend the
aqutduct here.
THE PRICE OF PRINTING.
The Senate last night reconsidered its amend
nent to the Joint resolution Of the House, reduc-
ipg the present prices of printing 40 per cent and
concurred ia il without qualification. The lobby
aud MIR. Bowman are much depressed in spirits.
THE PACIFIC MAIL.
Mr. Sherman promptly reported bill to the
House yesterday, after the Presidents Mt'sase
was read continuing the California mails, via
Panama, at the price Of Mr.. Vanderbilts last
Temporary contract. But Mr. Horace Clark
thought those terms Insufficient aud the bill was
withdrawn The proposition Of Messrs. Vanderbilt
and Dayidge to the Department is for 100000
per annum, emitting the service from New. Orleans
10 Havana al d from San Diego to Astoria on the
Pacific side. These exceptions would bring up the
rates to the old standard. The Adminis-
tration knew Mr.. yanderbilt's contract ex-
PRED on the Goth inst. and should have urged the
attention Of Congress long ago. Some arrange
melt vii be made TO last II next session.
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
A large crowd of delegates from both ConVen-
tons at Baltimore arrived here to-day TO congratu-
late their respective candidates. All candid men
agree that the nomination of Messrs. Douglas and
Breckenridge insure the complete rout Of the De-
mocraey. Mr.. Douglas will not get o single State,
and Mr.. Bell will now carry a large part of the
South BY the divisions between the two electoral
ickets. Mr.. Fitzpatrick gives Douglas no
trength whatever. lie has been in utilization pri-
yately with him for year past, and that suspicion
induced the Legislature of Alabama to refuse his
eelection. This connection will retire him from
ubc life forever.
TIE rival factions of the Democracy have now
nominated four Senators, forgetting that ID member
of that body was ever elected President. An
attempt will be made to induce both candidates TO
withdraw, and to patch up compromise, BY call
ing new Convention 1t is too Late for that ex-
pertinent The die il east.
sERLNADE TO MR.. DOUGLAS.
Mr.. Douglas was serenaded last night, but tAs
attendance was limited and unimpresswe. lie
accepted the nomination., and declared for non-
Intervention.
THE VOTE FOR MR.. DOUGLAS.
BY analy wing the vote BY which Mr.. Douglas vas
nominated, it will he fouUd identiral with that at
Charleston, except the bogus delegates FROM Alz-
bama ard Louisiana. Less than two-thirds Of
full Convention were present.
To the As4ocis,rd Presa
WasHISsINS June "a $50
The President yesterday sent for Mr. Cofax, Chair
man of he House Committee on post-0tices, and
urged the passage Of some bill sufhosizing the Post
MASTER General T. contract temporarily for
mail service to California. Mr. Cofax laid matter
tefore the House, and heretofore stated nv Sh.r-
man presented bill authorizing extension of the
contract till the 4th OF March II the present rate which
i only 80 600 per year heside the Panama ,ilroad
charge. Horace L. Clark said the steamers woald mt
take the contract az rhat amount. Frank Blair ard
Others insisted that tne Department could carry the
entire mail overland under the present laY by i'm
poyiIg the ST. Joseph and Pscerville rorse up to
daih line. As two-hiris was requicedto intro
duce the bill, ard malV ity voted against Suspension
Of the rules, failed, and u beyond resuscius-
tiOn.
On Monday morning letters will be addressed b, the
President 10 the emhers OF the Senate, snmmoniog
that body {" meet Ou Tuesday noon for the dspateh Of