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Congressional Proceedings.
XxXvu CONGRRSS-seaato.
First Srsslon.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Mr. Grimes gave no.
tice that he should introduce bill TO have one
Of the hospitals in Washington placed under the
care Of u Homeopathic physician.
Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, presented tho credsn-
tials Of Hon. Garrett Davis, senator elect from
Kentucky, in place Of Mr.. Breckinridge, ex-
pelled.
Mr.. Davis appeared and teok tho oath of
silice,
Mr.. Sumner presented a memorial from the
citizens VI Boston, stating that the freedom Of
the press had been abridged and asking relief.
Mr.. Fsssenden, from the Committee on Fin
| ance, reported bill making appropriation for
gunboats on the Western rivers. The bill ap
| propriated fifteen hundred thousand dollars. II
was passed.
MT. King offered a resolution that tho Pfesi-
dent be requested TO institute proceedings n the
courts OF law against persons who may have
been arrested by Executive authority, and " he
| now remain in custody, 81 that a judlc al oXlm
nation may be had IN each case to ascertain
| w. hall be allowed to take the oath of allie
g.. &C, and who shall bo detained. Laid over.
| Nj. Simmons Offered resolution that sclec
Committee OF three he appointed ts consider III
tNpoditrCy OF connecting some Of tho mlitar
and naval stations on the coast by submarin
telegraph. Adopted.
Mr. Wilson introduced the following bill
Whepds Officers In the military service {
the United States have without the authorit
Cf law, and against the pllnest dictates Of jus
tce At humanity, caused persons claimed O
tugilives from service or labor 10 be seized, hel
) and delivered up, and
{ WheTedS, Such conduct has brought discred
upon our cause, and roproach upon our govern
ment, therefore,
3 BE Il enacted that any officer in tho miljtar
and naval service Of the United States, wi
. shall cause any person claimed TO be held
} service or labor, by reason Of African doscen
4 u be seized, held, detained or delivered up
' any person claiming such service or labor sha
be deemed guilty Of misdcmcanor, and sha
be dislonorably discharged aud forever inelig
blet to any appointment IN the military or nav
service Ci the United States.
The Senate here went iato executive session
, Ga the opening Of the doors the bill to il
4 grease the number OF cadets at West Point WI
taken up. The bill increases the number Of I'll
! cadets from 40 to $50.
Mr.. Wade opposed the ill as adding great
. 10 the expenses Of the Government.
I Mr.. Wilson said, all over the country calls ha
{ been made for officers from West PGnt to lea
the troops.
, Mr.. Sherman related his experience. II
said, that during the vacation they raised SON
: volunteers in Ohio, and came here TO get tW
officers as colonies but when these voluntee
} got here, in face OF the enemy, Adjutant Gen,
Ial Thomas wanted TO take away the two oil
; GERS, the only officers that knew how to xiv
the word of command, and send them 10 reg
ment in Oregon. If that was the way the reg
! lar army officers were TO be used he (Shermai
was opposed to any increase of them at We
! point.
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TIE Hattie Of sew Orleans.

TuAr the historically famous battle Of New
Cf',Aa, viii - repeated cu the next anAiver.
az 4 it, ccrarrcuce. /. TAR from an imP,ssibi.
Hiy. The ,.iling Of expeditions, whose purpose
Is kuyvn 70 Be the reduction Of that famous
MAJ Of commerce tois allegiance to the United
States. and the forward state OF other army pre-
pA-at!ors iaiica,e. Enthusiastically, that on the
s,h q January, lsj?. the bloW may be struck
with a strong assurance Of succc's. For fiiy
ssAr5 this anniversary k,s been kept as a grand
gia day in New Orleans. Military piraios and
SIAM fights hsve been the dnu'er1cHt OF the gay
people, bet thi, time the parade AID the fight
vii b. se-iouS realities. Victory there, by the
United States forces. viii be release Of the
nsiet..y Of the citizens from a hated despotism.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
Foreign Intelligence.
Three Days Later from Europe.
The Persia asd Au-iraIasdan on Cape Race
100 TROOPS on BOARD.
DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT.
War Considered Probable by the
Earl Of Derby.
Three Days Later from Europe,
The Persia AID Au-raiaS.an oa Cape Rae,
I,tOO TROOPS on BOARD.
DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT.

1hs steamship Porsis Capt Judkins, from
England, with troops bound to Qiobec, passed
Cape Race today, aud was bearded Ivy the nows
yacht.
The Aus'sAlasisu, also bound 70 Q iol,ec, with
troops, was about twenty mAos Astern when
tho Persia pass, the Cape.
The Peisia ssiled f,um Liverpool on tho 18Th
She has 100 troops on board, aud is bound Gr
River du Loup.
hi. Royal Highncss Piines Albert expired
al noon On Sunday, ths 10Th inst, Of gastric
fever His illness was not considered dangerous
until Friday.
1be Liverpool MErCuRr of tho II states
tha, the Earl Of Derby had beeu consulted ny
the Government. lie approved Of its policy ia
reference to the American difficulty, and sug-
gtstcd to ship owners 10 signalise any English
vessels that war with America is pr bable.
This suggestion bad boon strongly approved by
the unC efvriters.
The steamship Australasisn, which also passed
Crpe Face this evening, ,ailtd from Liverpool
on the 18Th, with troops foe Canada.
The first division Of tho l0h Brigade, garri-
fon artillery. em,aiked ON boarl tho Mag ara for
Balifax on the 18th.
l. was Understood that ton companies of on.
gireers arc 10 be sent TO British America
Adviccs from Nionna, Of tho l0th, state that
during the Emperor stay in Venice he libcr-
ated all political prisoners.
Naples dispNch cf the 18Th, states that
Borg,s s, The biisani ohiei, had been executed.
Financial.
LoNuoS, Friday aftornoon.-Consols opened
at Yesterday : pr,oc, but rclapacd to 2Oii aud
reached to the opening prize, 90lI. Railway
sharcs have been dull, bl In the absence Of
business, closed shade better. Bank shares
are steaCy. Miscellaneous shAres, dill at pro
yiOus rates.
Arrivals of American wheat and -four had
been heavy a, Liverpool Bot small busi-
ness Was doing, and prices were in favor Of buy
eTs.
PARIS, 13-Tho Dourss is heavy Ientcs
~, a. c-,r Cuc
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the fifth and ninth circuits, consisting cf Aa-
hama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Atksnaas and
Texas into one II does not change thu mum.
Der Of the Judges Of the Supreme Court, but
leaves Il a. 4 now ia
NJ. Kellogg, Of Illinois, said. that instead Of
leeislating now for the Northwest corner or trsc-
tion Of the Republic, they should do justice 10
every portion oil and thoroughly re-orgsnise
tho whole Judicial system.
The bill was postponed until Monday, the 9Th
OF January.
Mr.. Kellogg, understanding that thers was
no auorum 10 the Senate, TO act on his former
resolution, offered another, namely; That when
the Houss adjourns today II 10 until Thurs
day next thai when it adjourns on that day il
be until the following Monday, and then when
Il adjourns I, be till the % Of January.
This resolution was passed and the House ad-
journei.
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From the Paeino Coass.
TERRIBLE FRESHETS.

SrT FrrioJco, Dec. 10 Tho steamer Pacific
brings Oregon dates TO tho 12lh and victodo ol
the 7tb inst. Also tlo0000 in gold.
The recent ffcshets were terribly destructive
toP'opory In tho valleys bordering on the pm.
opal rivers in Oregon.
Nearly all the Touring mills in the state and
great quantities Cf grain we're destroyed. M,s'
Of III. frame warehouses in Oregon city wor
washed away, and the town flooded with four
feet Of water. But two houses have been lef
standing III Linn city.
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ticn with England has besn maintsineA bv thu
rebels through CanAds ard that snpplies have
been shipped south from there. One Of thess
ventures came 70 an untimsly emo. Our read
ers msy remomber the oaptur, Of a schooner of
the coast Of Maine, several weeks since, con-
tanning supplies ior the robels, which was 10 run
the blockade At Chai .stsn. The schooner was
losded a. Montreal with blankets and modlcinas.
A agent Of our Government was anxious 10
huy the blankets but was informed by tho Caps-
dian merchant, that they "would rsthsr een 10
our southern friends" ''very we'll, said he,
81 tlis u the cVe have no offer 70 mako for
them. We can probably es' them cheaper than
20 buy them" This proved 10 be the cas- :.
Tho schooner ellpp.d s-av, no, unnotloed, bo y.
eve'-wsA met by United States cruiser on
the coat ard the blankets are now warming
the Maine and Massachusetts, volunteers.
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Ovs CanAlAn neighbors are hotter even than
the English, on the subject Of the "wILKEs cut.
rage, as Lsy style il, and the consciousness OF
the active part they mus. take in a war between
Great Britain and the United States, is urging
them 20 the most vigorous military p-epira-
tons. 1000 Of the militia are immodi'cly to
be formed for active service, AMI il We can lIse
anything OF the sriri' Of tho people from the
tone Of the pres, we -hal soon Sc, the provinces
initiating our example in general rush to
arms. The action Of the authorities in thu,
P,oyiding for an army, is reported to be blsei
upon information and Instructions received from
the Home Government, and We are told 10y the
Toronto LEADER, that the indignation excited
in Engllnd by the "WILKLs' Outrage, is not
an cvAues cent feeling, hut is the &C ,omptoi-
m,nt Cf determination TO demand restitution,
with yaT - the ugly Alternative
The Gi OBJ, usually more moderate sheet
is equally indignant at what /: calls "tho bragg
ging and bullying conduct of the Arnoricits,"
and urges naval preparation on the part Of the
Provincial Government, 20 sc ;uro po session If
the lakcs. A touch q reason showsiJsolf how
ever, in the money article OF the same paper,
where the disastrous Consequence to Can4dI Of
even 50 much as hard feeling on our part is con.
sidored. Tho GLoBE is fearful Of the abrogition
of tho reciprocity treaty by which Canaia is SO
great gamer. The fear ia no: an unroason-
able one, if the Canada ans are to show no better
disposition toward US than they are now exhi-
bitin.,
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Mr.. Adams, our Minister At the Court Of 81.
James. He reports having bad an interview
with Eah Russell immediately after the affair
os the Trent had been discussed fully in the
Bitsb Cabinet, and Mr.. Adams gives II as his
opinion that nothing offensive will emlnaie
from Lord Lyons until ho hears again from his
Government.
Amid the many causes which runor or con-
lecture assign for the sudden return Of Gen.
Scott, is that he NAV probably be Fastening
home vi h tome well meant offer Of ths EmOe
ror Of France 10 act az mediator should serious
difficulties spring up between our Govern mt
and Great Biitain.
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ycu Will nnd IN tLc caption OF tms htlCio.
Discoveries In Central America.
An INDIAN ooD AND BURIED Clrr.
While all the world is busy with the present,
20 big with great events, we have solec; circle
Of gentlemen in this city-tho chronological
Society-who have the taste and leisure for
del,ir among the forgotten relics Of the past.
Al the last meeting Of this socicty some inter.
ssiing results Of antiquarian research were pre-
sented.
Prom Central America came tho report Of the
discovery by our minister a, Guatemala, 10 the
yard Of his house, Of an ancient Indian idol Of
stone, which had been ,here for two hundred
YEAR,, where il was brought 10y the Indi ana
from the ancient residence Of the Quichoan
Kings, more than $50 miles distant over lofty
mountains, and through difficult aud dangerous
passes. For for,y.six years it as boon buried,
10 hide it from the Indians who came 10y night
TO worship until it was at last unsArthSd by
our minister Hon. Nr. CRosnY. A moro in
toresting discovery still is that reported to have
been mAdo in November, Of the ruins Of an i'm
meme city, buried In a dense forest, in tho pro-
vince OF Esquirnitha, about ffty-six milos from
Guatemala city, which is saii to contain very
large number Of fine specimens of sculpture. oI
this We shall hear moro hereafter.
Evidence was presented by the vice president
of the Society, Mr.. EwnASK, TO show that the
MeNicans were an aboriginal people, and had
no, received their arts from any moro civilized
nations. The habitations Of tho common pcoplc
q arcient Mexico woro Of the rudcs, kind, dos
tituIe Of furniture and of every other convent
cnce and the only artificial light Of which
he could fad any traces appeared to be that
afforded by burning wool which shows that
they could never have known tho use Of candle.
and lamps knowledge too important to have
over been lost Ivy people who had once pos.
scasCd T.
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Federal Congregation In n Rebel Church

On Sunday, the 18th inst, our Federal forces
held thsir frSt public religious service in Beau
fort in the handsome Baptist church of that do
serted town. Rev. G. w. DESIsoS ofi,iated,
and the music was given by the band of the
Highland regiment. The Stars and Strips
were oisplAycd above the pulpit, and this church
o the rel.ris was thus consecrated TO the Union.
About thousand solditrs participated in the
services.
This Church has been the largest Baptist 40
ciety in this country, and indeed in the worll
Its membenhip in 1860 reached $40 persons
Of whom the greater portion we're slaves. R'v
DR.. EDWARD LATnEor, of this city, was onc
is pAstOr.
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There Wss a bit Of curious news contained in
our report from Hilton Head, Published in the
SUS oil yesterday, which should not escape no
tice. 1t does no! appear in any of our cotem
poragies, though it comes 10 Us too direct TO ad-
init OF question. 1t is TO the effect that the
English naval officers who recently visited
Beaufort, indulged themselves with prize mo-
ney they had not earned, by plundering the de-
serted hOufcs of their friends, and would be al
lies, in South Carolina.
Perhaps we have in this fact an explanation
OF English anxiety that We should open the
Southern ports to their vessels.
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ANOTHER meeting Of the creditors Of the p
celiier Brigade was held at the Astor Hou.
yesterday morning. A number of represents.
tives ofdifIerent houses who had supplied cloth.
ing, dry goods, &C., were present, A Commit
teo was appointed, consisting Of Mcssrs. Nee,
Pond and Powers, and authorized to receive N
claims thA. had been attosteA to by the Quarter
msster Of the Brigade, or sworn to as correct by
the claimants, and to confer with Gen. Sicklc
on the subject There is to he meeting bel
for tho reception Of such claims, and to
final action, at the Astcr House, on Thursday
morning.
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TIHddSlpiil Dcc 23.-Tho DrLrrr1N, Of
this CITY, has .pccia, dispatch from Washing.
tor, say ing that L'id Lyons will not present
I'll the Admiral of tho West IndiA squadron
shall act upon his instructions to proceed to
Boston harbor."
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Captain Bctswouh, Of the schoOnor Addie F..
Barnes arrived yesterday morning, bringing
adyicos TO the 9th inst. Three or four days proyi
ous Spanish steamer arrived loaded with troops
and Immediately sailed for Mexico.
A Spanish government steamer was daily oS-
pcctcd at Porto Rico, for Mexico, with General
Phm on board, to take command Of tho Spanish
forces in Mexico Several companies garrisoncd
at Porto Rice, volunteered to go to Mexico, and
sailed in the first mentioned steamer.
EATIoNAL USIoS READIsG Roo,l," have
been opened at Baltimore, for tho benefit Of
soldiers who may be either permanently or
temporarily stationed in that city, by bcnevo-
lent association under the presidency Of B,nj.
Dcford, ESD, most of tho leading newspaper
publishers Of the country contributing filos Of
their journals for the purpose.
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Sockets H1rIor, Dec. go company Of
the eth Regiment Of Uni'ci States regulars
from New Mexico, in command of Lieutenant
Madison Barracks, on saturday.
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tina that tbe piPs has bssu broksa st Ills
POint, and all the damage has resultsd from ti,s
careless and improper manner In which tbs
main wss originally laid, 1t having bean placed
on sof earth, at a depth Of twelve or hfceen S.st
below the present grade Cf th, street. Tubi.g
Of four feet diameter ia TO be laid at less depth
from the surface, and used instead Of the thros-
foot main, which will all be taken up.
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PatriotIc CLrIstmas EaiertaInment-aff

Allen st M Il. Sabbath School, bet Rlvington
Deancey sts, will hold their Christmas AnnlVe'
on wedntsd evening, Dec 25th, lsGli somS
ginal pieces have been written expressly 10 ~
occasion by Miss FIR ANCES 8. CROSBY, the . 7
poeteEs. Solos, duets and choruses by memDt -
the school. Tickets 20 cts. ID Iors open at 0,
ertb es TO commoncc at I o'clock. d2i S'l' =
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"Keep Your Month shut -,

Under the title Of "the B:eath Of Life" NJ.
GEo. CATLIS, the Indian traveller, has publis'
ed n pau pblet volume TO prove that most Of u c
ills TO which civilized hesh is heir, are due %
the habit that prevails among US Christians, cf
going about the world With cur mouths agapc,
like the open shell Of a hungry oyster, Daring
his ethnographic laboTs amons the aboriSino'
Mr.. CAILIS tells us he has waited 80 tribss
containing more than two millions Of souls,
who enjoy a degree of health and longevity to-
tally unknown among us all Of which he as
cIibes to tho Indians habit Of keeping his mouth
shut from infancy to old age, opening it only t,
indulge in tho,e monysyllabic ejaculatiOns am
half suppressed grunts which are popularity sup
posed to be the test Of aboriginal character.
There is something in MIR. CArrIS's theory
AS his volume proves, though he carries it bo
yond It's limits. Still, in one sense At least h
is not far wrong ia saying that il he were to be
quea,h to posterity the most important mott
wlach human language can convey, 1t shoul
be in these words
"Shui your mouth.
Isis Difficult. to estimate what we have suffer
sd from that race OF gabblers whose mouths ar
ISfpeluhlly unulnBcu' No hdNS hai Nv VhH
them in America and to their mutual erimina
tion and recrimination We are chiefly indebte'
for the war which now divides these states.
ia they, too, who have - seriously interterc'
with operations, anticipating events, revealing
we'll regulated plans, and putting the enem!
everywhere upon their guard. Even when tn
intentions Of this class are of the best, thei
indiscretion is not less marked. Instead o
speaking to us by the deeds for which we look
some of our Generals must break forth into pro
clAmAtions that may do Us more mischief thar
the loss ofa campaign.
II Is one of the most hopeful signs Of
tho times that our Government Is learn
isg to keep ito own counsel, and that the com
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Cbristmas Day - ~. Georges ChntCi
Beekman st, Rev. REED, Pastor. Service.
1OH a. IN. and ~ 7. IN. Sunday ryices q. \
hour. al ~ .
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NEW YORK FIRE AND MARINES

tered In 1899. CIit,l, $20O,OOO with q larghp'
plus. This Company, being one ofthe oldest :
city, continues 70 insure against loss and d
by are, only, al current ra.es. o. II. JONES
denl. d, UNDERHIIL, escy.
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LYONS MAGNETIC ISsEor POWDER,
The original and genuine article, will eStar1nins.,
Roa hes, Ants, and al yul min. FreJ fiom poisOGsS
LYONS MAGNETIC PILLS
Are sure death h Rats AVID Mice. Sold by all DrtsH
gists every where. II. $. BARNES, Propriesor'
Park ROw, and 424 Broadway. n
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nanding General Of our armies is setting his
subo,dins,es 70 worthy an example In this re-
spcci. TBsrs is but one request we have to
make Of you, gcntlemeu Of the sword, and that
,eu will dnd in the caption Of this article.
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Further News. see Third Page

TIE New HoLIpAT PLAY AT BAGSUri
Is Beautiful and cannot ~ g. attract tens Il tho
sands, for eyeIy1,dy who secst will want tlS
friends to bee IL.
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is the b,st and cheapest article for dressing y !
Identifying, cleaning, curling, preserving Ala ~
storing the hair. Ladies, try II. Sold by Al -
gists.
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Tux LOVERS or SKA1INo, who have boon
most in ecstacies Of anticipation, during tbs freq,
ing weather of last week, and hose ima, ,;ina,io
painted airy DR., ans of fan and fcolc, at Ccntn
Park Pord, and other rendezvous in the city an
neighboring country, have boen thrown Al
sback by the rain and slush of the last twenty
four hours. As wo write, snow and rain
striving TO keep tie "ball down." but We fs
assured that the skaters good time is comingi
We advise our readers to GO. everything Il
order, and with sisters and sweothcrts, b
ready for th- long 10 kcd for and gloioul slllt-
ing ice on Christmas Day.
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CREisINAs WEEE At TIE MusEuM.-No
content with his living whale, hippopotAnuq
elephant turtle, monster snakes, educated ra.'
sea horses and hsppy families generally, r.
tireless Bsrnum introduced, last evening.
new Christmas week play, a four &C, speotAcu,
lar drama, entitled Ondina, or the Spirit Of IN,
Waters. When it is known that tho princip.
characters are sustained by Nagle, Clarke an.
IIadavay, the entire sucoess of the performance
may he assumed and such an assumption wa
fully sustained by the fact. Ondina will prev
a aPoat favorits amoug the little folks, from II
curious and brilliant scenic effects aud with tb
children Of larger grcw,b, because the fair
scores and in.i-onis are blended with enoue
Of mortality to prove instructive as well ssei
toItaining.
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TuE WEATHER lat night WIS what /, a.,
prcpris'ey formed 4" stinger," and tho .,
seemed 10 have cold sweat. ProprietorA
places OF amusom 'nts stood disconsolately /
their doorways, aud watched tho ticket sollor
boxes with anxiety. Perhaps of all the po
sons whose business required them to DO ert,
doors, tho s'sgc.driyors were the most iadifTo
ent to the storm. UncOmplaining souls, wh.
would ro do on We, nights but for the s,ar
and car driverS. They usually &C. very li,t
but growls from these for whom they suffer (,
much. Lst Us remcmbc- when ~o are dispose
to be oaptious with them, that on wet nigha /,
least they arc invaluable.
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THE NEWS.

In the Senate yesterday, the bill authorizing the
Postmaster General to discontinue the postal ar
rangements in the seeded States wherever its op.
Grafton is obstructed interfered with, was pass
ed, all the Southern Senators voting in the mega.
tive.
In the House yesterday the Tariff bill was taken
up, and all the Senate's amendments agreed to, ex
cept the one imposing a duty on tea and coffee,
which was rejected by vote of yeas 32 nays l47.
The bill was then passed. During the debate, a
lively opposition shown to the bill by the est
| ern members, who contended that the producing
interests of the West were not protected by its
provisions.
Yesterday was quite an exciting day in the Vir-
ginia State Convention. MIR. Moore offered a
series of resolutions approving the Crttenden
promise and declaring that if that, or its equiva-
lent, be not adopted Virginia should enter into a
compact with such States and form an indepen-
dent Confederacy. He said that Virginia had no
community of interest with the seeding States.
Our special W ashington Correspondent says that
Lincoln has determined to throw overheard all the
anti-compromise Republicans, and follow the coun-
sells ofSeward, Kellogg and Thurlow Weed. 1t is
said that the President elect confesses that
ercion is not advisable, and that civil must be
avoided.
The Peace Conference was engaged yesterday in
discussing the third clause of Mr. Gathries p:opo-
siton, but did not come to vole.
The War Department has received the inteli-
gence from Texas that Gen. Ii. Twiggs has sur
rendered all the military stores in the department
under his charge to the State authorities.
In the Southern Congress yesterday it
nounced that the Committee appointed for the pur-
pose would report permanent Constitution on
Wednesday. The appointments of Postmaster
General and Attorney General were also announced,
with the names of three Commissioners to Wash.
ington.
The result of the election in Arkansas seems to
be in doubt.