New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-16

t;on of proposing the annexation Of Savoy to France,
and The British Government had seut dispatch
announcing its satisfaction al THIS assurance The
FrpIish Ministry had been defeated on the
question of appointing Committee to in
yestigats the expenditures Of the country.
The alliance Of England ard Francs on
the italian question is prominently announced By
The London Post, aud it was rumored that the two
Governments are determined that the only true
solution of the Central Italy question was to be
found in the project of annexation to Sardinia
The Post also announces that TIE treaties Of Zurich
and VilafIanca are virtually annuled, the Western
Powers having declared that no armed Intervention
sha take place in Italy unless previously sanctioned
by the unanimous approval Of all the great Euro
pean powers. This is regarded as tantamount to
absolute nonintevention. The discOntent in Hun
gary was increasing, and matters were assuming a
serious aspect. Breadstufs steady. Consols 9la@
94s. American Securities dull.
Ire House Of Representatives had some animated
proceedings again yesterday in the effort to elect
Printer. No choice was, however, effected. Mr..
frecs, as it was well understood he would, when he
thought he could consistently do so; but Defrees
still hacked one vote of on election. The subject
was then laid over.
A large lumber of bills and resolutions were then
introduced covering wide field of legislation.
Among them was the Treasury Department bill,
codifyng our commercial regulations, introduced
by Mr.. Cochrane. Mr. Grow introduced his Home
stead bill, and a bill to admit Kansas. Mr..
Florence of Pennsylvania introduced the FreI CD
SpoIiation BILL and fatbered the scheme to put
everybody who belonged to the era of 1912 on the
pension list. Mr. Duel Of New York took occasion
to introduce very proper and necessary resolution
requesting the Post-0ffce Department to set forth
it's reasons for robbiDg the mails.
In the Senate q dying wall was heard from the
Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee, in the
shape of a request to have John Brown, jr., Red
path, ard Sanborn, arrested for dsobeying the
summons to come before the Committee. Messrs.
Toombs, Hale, Sumner, and Bingham alone voted
against it. The action Of the House on the Post
Office Appropriation bill was then concurred in,
ard new bill abolishiDg the Thanking privilege
was taken up and passed By vote OF 81 to 2,
which, to soy the least Of it, looks as though the
Senate were in earnest on this question. Whether
there is any intention on the part of the majority OF
the Senate to mike the passage Of the Past-Ofice
bill contingent the passing of the bill aboGshng
the frsnkirg privilege by the House, we can only
conjecture. Mr.. Clay Of Alabama was inclired
to prevent newspaper exchanges from going free
through the mails, on the ground that the present
law is chiefly for the advantage Of THE NEw-YoRK
TRIBUNE. We assure Mr.. Clay, if he he's the least
desire to add this reform to the other, we will sup
port it most cheerfuly. We beg he will not stay
his hand on our account. The pinch will by no
means be upon THE TRIBUNE it viii be on the
Alabama newspapers