The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-14
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THE NEWS

In the Senate, yesterday, the Tariff bill was con-
sdered, after which the bill for recognizing the
militia for the District of Columbia was taken up,
and objection being made to the provision requiring
the privates to take an oath to support the Constr
tuition, it was re-committed to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
In the House, little was done bey ond the count
ing of the votes cast for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, which ceremony passed
off quietly, and in the usual manner. No demon
strations of appreciation or disapprobation were
made. Mr.. Sherman sought to introduce bill
authorizing an issue of s8 100000 in Treasury
notes, for the immediate relief of the Government,
but Mr. Garnet, of Virginia, objected, saying that
since the declaration of war by the President elect,
he would resist every appropriation of money for
the use of his tyrannical Government
The President elect passed from Cincinnati to
Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, on his way to Wash
ington. At Columbus he made most remarkable
speech. He said there was nothing in the cOnd-
tion of the country to excite
going wrong-nobody suffering, and only differ
ence of opinion existing political questions. All
of which he considers as consoling circumstances,
and believes that time and patience, under Prov-
dence, will heal all such differences.
An interesting debate occurred in the Southern
Congress, on a resolution offered by member in
struntna the committee appointed to select a flag
for the Confederacy to report one neal ly alike as
possible to the flag of the United States; saying
that the memories of the past rendered that ensign
dear to all Americans. Mr.. Miles, of South Caro-
lima, opposed the resolution because he had always
looked upon the "Stars and Stripes" as emblem
of oppression. No business of national Importance
was transacted.
The new flag of Louisiana was unfurled from
the top of the City Hall at New Orleans Tuesday,
amid the firing of cannon and the ringing of bells.
The Texas Convention has ad journed to the I'd
of March, AID appointed a Committee of Safety
to remain at the capital. The revenue cutter at
Galveston was condemned unseaworthy, and
her armament taken out and turned over to the
Coast Survey.
The exiled Mexican bishops and archbishop have
arrived at New Orleans.
Ex-SecretarY Floyd, in a communication to the
public, says that he will meet the charges brought
against him by the Committee of Investigation in
the matter of the distracted Indian bonds, with
full response so soon as the report is printed and
can be examined by him.
The Virginia Convention assembled at Richmond
yesterday and organised by electing Hon. John
Janney President, who, on taking the chair,
made Union speech, but said that Virginia would
insist her rights as condition of her remaining
in the Union.
Yesterday the New York police made another
seizure of munitions consigned to Savannah, Geor-
gia. We may expect to hear of more reprisals
when Governor Brown is informed of the fact.
By the pony express and telegraph we.have San
Francisco intelligence to the 26th ult. Numerous
Union resolutions had been introduced in the Lee
gisature of California, all urging concession by the
Northern States. The vote of censure passed upon
the late Senator Broderick by previous Legisla-
ture has been expunged.