New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12

receiving $40 for their service, az being smpas5e4
/ In the public stores. One proved bs knew tseasv.
five others who were similarly engaged Piis aM
Van Dyke will be examined tomorrow.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. Curtis will submit his report on the Ps,i6a
Railroad for final action TO ths Committeo 10 NOR.
row morning with tho expectation Of bringing ia
the bill Immediately after.
JUDGE TAYBY.
Jndge fancy is again i'll, and will hardy resume
his seat on the bench the present term.
SCENE IN THE HOUSE, AND CHALLENGE.
An exciting scene occurred in the House TO-DAY
which has created much sensation. Mr Prypr
charged Mr.. Potter with interpolating language IN
dialogue with him during Mr.. Loyeoy's speech.
which the reporters had not taken down, and which
he regarded offensive. Mr. Potter justified him.
self by the admitted practice among members Of
correcting reports before publication, sud then az
raisned Dir. Pryor for erasing words which be had
inserted as having spoken on that occasion, which
we're distinctly heard BY bis side. Hs said he would
stand by them, and they spoke their own meaning.
Mr.. Pryor replied that the sequel would show
whether he would or not.
Mr.. Dawes and others were prepared 10 confirm
Dir. Potter's statement. About half an hour altar
the occurrence, Mr.. Hindhsm called Mr. Potter
out of the House on behalf Of Mr. Pryor. and, ii IL
believed, delivered message to 60 sutsiie Of the
District. When this fact became known, ys,ious
friends volunteered their services but be had con.
suited none up to the tins the House Adjourned,
and after that went to bis private residence to avoid
arrest
The general feeling among Republicans adverse
TO Potter accepting sny challenge for duel, but
he will act upon prudent counsel. That test is not
needed to approve his well-known courage.
THE KANSAS ADMISSION.
Kansas was carried through the House by sixty
one majority, only three Northern men, Messn.
English, Scott and Sickles voting in the negative.
Three Southern men vent for it. Last year the
South sustained the admission with the slave Con-
stitution. II now resists it with the free one. A
great change occurred in Democratic opinion since
yesterday, and Northern men csuld not be held
when the pinch came, despite the eforts of the
Administration. This explains the large majority.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The House Committee on Military Affairs will
probably authorize the War Department to convert
two of the present regiments into cavalry, for ser.
vice on The plains aud frontier substitutes for tho
Regiment of Texas Volunteers, which is now urged
by Mr.. Floyd and the Administration, after having
been indirectly opposed before.
To the Associated Press.
WAsHIsGToS, Wednesday April II. 1860.
The President hss recognized Frederick kuhns Of
New-York as Consul Of the Duchy of Ssxe-Weinigen
for the United States; Robert Bsrth of ST. Louis,
ee-Consnl Of the Kingdom of Wdrtemberg for MIS-
souri, and Illinois, and VceConsul of the Duchy of
Nassau for Missouri Oscsr G. Parsley as Vice Consul
of Brazil at Wilmington, N. c., and h. A. Hersch, az
Conaul OF the Grand Duchy of Oldenbnrg at Boston.
The Commissioner of Patents has granted an exten-
sion of the Morse patent for seven years from to-day
but has not yet prepared a written opinion. hcoyes
the patent of 1885, including the instrument now IN
use, az d the mode of transmission.
The House having requested the President TO COM
municate all the information in his possession relative
TO the expulsion of Americans from the City of Mexico.
and the coniscaton of their property by Gen. MIRA
mon the Secretary OF State has rep ed that no nforma
ton on the subject has reached the Department
The Kansas bill parsed the House by a large ma.
ority. Only three from the slavehodng States voted
for the BILL Messrs. Barrett, Etherdge and Webster.
An equal number from the non saveholdng STATES
voted against EuRnsu, Olckie- anu SOU.
Absent, rot voting, were thirteen Southern and
three Northern Democrats, and nine Opposition, In
GLIDING three Southern Americans.
1t appears from the files of the State Department
that nothing has been effected by Ministers abroad
to remove the restrictions the tobacco trade. The
latest communication the subject ia from late
Minister to France, Mr.. Mason. This communication
dated August 1853 in which be says thatths French
Government has desire to surrender the monopoly
and sale of he article.
The French Spoliation bill viii come up tomorrow
in the House the special order alec, the report Of
the Committee on Public Expenditures proposing to
reform the printing. abuses. Dir. Haskin has, how
ever, consented postpone the matter, to sccommo-
date Messrs Clopton and Hindman, who contemplate
being absent from the city.
The colloquy between Messrs Pryor and Potter in
the House to-day has led to Dstory steps on the part
of Mr.. Pryor for duel, invitation having been
tended to Mr. Potter, through friend, 10 leave the
District for the purpose of receiving challenge