Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-06-02
From Wnshinrton.

From Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Pcnding the
question to reconsider the vote by which
tue Mexican treaty was rejected, the SenH-
tors will have M opportunity TO consider
the effect of their action To-day.
It is supposed that the rejection Of the
Nicaragua treaty ny the votes of nearly all
the Republican Senators had not a little
influence on the rejection of the Mexican
treaty. An Intellectual effort was made to
remove tue injunction of secresy: and
hence the exact state of the question can-
not be particularly stated.
The War Department To-day, telegraph
cd to the commander ut Camp Floyd, di-
rectiug adequate protection from Salt Lake
to Carson Valley, which will effectually
guard emigrants and the mails and secure
the safety of tue Pony Express in the fu-
ture.
As it is proposed that the bill which
passed the House to-day, providing for
the establishment of a government prin-
ting Office, shall go into effect on the 4:h
of March, 1861, the resolution reducing
the rates under the present system, will
again be introduced.
The contested Missouri election case OF
Blair against Barrett, will be called up in
the House ON Tuesday next.
D. T. jerks, the signer of the land waT-
rants, is critically i'll.
On receiving the news of the attack OF
the Indians on the Pony Express. large
number of Senators and Representatives
addressed note to the Secretary of War,
asking the intervention of the army. Mr..
Floyd Immediately despatched by tele-
graph to Col. Smith, commanding at Camp
Floyd, to send Immediately, a sufficient
force to protect and keep open che route
for the mail aud CmigrAnts between Camp
Floyd and Carson Valley. This despatch
will leave st. Joseph on Saturday evening
and in eight days the troops will be on
their route.
3Ir. Russell, President of the Express
Company has no fears that the Express
mail is lost Two trips ago q rider WAS
killed, aud yet the mail was saved.
The Japanese Ministers to-day declared
their purpose not to leave this city unit!
they started for home. The fact of their
acceptance OF invitations was explained
to them, when they replied that if they
went they desired to stay ut the Navy
Yard or go directly on board the Niagara
They have evidently become alarmed and
suspicious. they do not believe the story
of the accident 10 the Niagara.
the Senate has confirmed the nominal
ton of Mr Beebe rs Secretary of Kansas
Mr.. Il. is Northern man, appointed On re-
commentator of Senator Green.
BY order of the Secretary OF War. the
Ordnance Depot ut LcavenwOrth is made
an Arsenal, and will hereafter be known
and designated as LeavenwOrth Arsenal,
and Maj. Haguer is assigned to command
OF the same.
Capt. Fergus is assigned TO commend of
Frankfort Arsenal.
The President to-day sent 10 the Senate
the mume of VIM. y. Churchwcil. of Tenn,
as Minister to Guatemala and Honduras;
also that of Mr. Prescott us assistant Sec
rotary of State.
WAsHIxGToN, juno 1.-The programme
of the movements of the Japanese is as
follows: rhey leave Washington for Bal
tiuore on the 5th of June, aud the latter
city on the 9Th, arriving Mt Philadelphia
on the 7th; leaving Philadelphia on the
18th, arrive at niagara on the 18th, and at
Albany on the l4Ih; they will arrive at
Boston on the 18th, and leave on the l9thi
they will remain in New York from the
goth to the 3Oth; OF Buffalo they will make
Il trip on Lake Erie. As there is no poo
liability that the steamship niagara will be
ready before the 7th of July, they will ar
rive ut New York with lime to spare.
should there be q change in the above
programme.
Some of the japanese are learning the
dagnerreotype business at Brndy's Gallery,
and are apt scholars