Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-28

~ ASHlAhTOAt Ecu Gps-IuG committee
of Conference, consisting of Nessrs. Sim
monds, Hunter aud Btgler, on the part of
the Senate, and MessrS. Sherman, Phelps
and Moorehead, on the part of the House,
on the disagreeing amendment to the tariff
bill-namely, the tax on tea and coffee
bad meeting tonight, when the COM
mittee of the Senate agree 10 recede from
IL and recommend their concurrent action
to that body, which will doubtless adopt
the report. This will pass the bill through
both Houses.
The estimated revenue 70 be derived
from tue tax on tea and coffee was set
down at FIVE millians Of dollars.
| WAsHISGToS, Feb. 27.-Ths COMMITTEES
of Conference on the TAriff bill RECON-
mended its passage by the Senate as
amended by the House, striking out the
duty on tea aud coffee. The Senate agreed
! TO this and. the bill stands passed.
| Tho majority of the Select Committee
of Five, Mesrrs. Howard, of Mich, Dawes
aud John 81. Reynolds, made report to
I the House to-day, through the last named
| gentleman, relative to the correspondence
/ between the President and the South Car
olina Commissioners, who had for the OBJ
| ject of their mission hither, demand on
/ our Government for the delivery Of Fort
/ Snmter to the authorities of that State.
/ The Committee say that, considering the
| position assumed by the President ia his
annual message, in respect to the right of
u State to Withdraw from the Union, and
tho total absence Of power on the part OF
the Executive 70 recognize the validity of
! any such attempt, they cannot regard the
mission itself, as wen NJ the manner 10
which 1t has been treated by the President,
as among the most remarkable events OF
the extraordinary times in which we live.
/ The Committee cannot perceive on what
principle the President has assumed TO
entertain OF bold m official commuuica-
\ tion Of the character disclosed with the
Representatives of South Carolina, for it
seems to the Committee obvious enough
that under the principle announced in the
annual message the gentlemen composing
that commission were netting under the
| sanction of a disloyHl State and could be
regarded in no other light than as engaged
! in revolutionary effort to subyert the
| government, and being so regarded, IL
would appear to have been the pllin duty
Of the Executive to enforce the laws ngainst
any individuals, however eminent and re-
| spectacle, known or suspected of compIi-
! city in any movement of treasonable
character.
The Committee say they are not able to
resist the interference; that in the begin
| ming OF the revolutionary movements
against the Government, there were reIa-
tons Of an extremely friendly character
between those who contemplated rebellion,
and those whose duty it was to suppress 1t.
The minority report made by Mr, John
Cochrane, takes the ground that by refer
ence to the public messages of the Presi-
dent, so far from his having admitted the
commissioners from any seeding States TO
| Diplomatic intercourse he exDlfcifly refrsed
to do SO. aud rigidly guarded against the
presumption.
The city authorities this afternoon called
on the Prcsideet, IN accordance with the
pryor arrangement, to take leave Of him in
view of his retirement from his present
eqeeutive position. The parting ceremo-
MES over, the city authorities called on
the President elect, who, in replying to
the Mayor of wa-hiugton's Introductory
remarks. thanked them for their visit and
extended his cordial welcome.