, 1861-03-29
ST. LOUIS, February q

An amendment 10 the Army Dill, appro-
priat'ng fifty thousand dollars for the pro-
lection of emgrants to Oregon, was adopt
ed in committee, and the bill was reported
to the Senate.
The Nevada Territorial bill has passed
the Senate.
The appointments of Conference Com
mittee on Stanton's force bill, was, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Corwin, postponed till Thurs
day, by vote of 100 to "A. This is equiv
alent to a defeat
The report of the Committee of Thirty
Three vas brought before the House for
adoption, at this stage of the proceedings
the House adjourned.
The next proposition TO be voted upon
is that of Burch & Scott, recommending
Senatorial Convention.
The Peace Convention has done nothing
yet
To-day the Senate Conference Commit
tee on the Tariff bill agreed to recede from
their amendments on tea and coffee, which
will probably insure the passage Of the
bill
MI Lincoln is receiving great attention
at W4sllhgtOn, and has been formally pre-
senteo1flth bis Presidential certificate.
IAN Is trapqVilcat. Washington.
1t is rumored that Gen. Twggs will be
proceed against or treason. This move
ment has greatly aapaged the secession
cause The Secretary of War and Gen.
Scott are in favor Of prosecution.
Secretary Holt has demanded of the
Governor Of Louisiana restitution Of the
public property.
The California Legislature has adjourned
to March 10th. No U. S. Senator elected
Fourteenth ballot resulted as follows: Nc
Dougal %, Denver l6, Nugent 81, Phelps
10, Walker 8, Washington 2, Hoge 2,
Rhodes /.
ST. LOUIS, March 1st.
Besides the proposition for daily over
land mail by the central route, which passed
both Houses, the Senate yesterday adopted
an amendmentto the Post Office Appropri-
alton Bill giving one million of dollars to
the Pony Express and the Central route.
Yesterday the propositions Of the Peace
Congress ware presented to the Senate,
and Senator Seward offered an amendment
by substituting a call for National Con-
vention. Tyler and others of the delegates
on their return to Richmond, stated that
all efforts to obtain justice from the North
were unsuccessful, and that the Convention
was failue. No disposition was mani
Tested to pass the proposition of the Peace
Congress.
The affairs of the South remain un-
changed
Gen. Twiggs' name has been stricken
from the army roll as traitor, and q cow
ard. There were reports that he had been
shot. 1t was said that Gen Houson was
privy to the surrender Of the property and
forts to the Texans.
President Davis had an interview with
Maj, Anderson and it was given out that
there would be no fight
The bill stopping the mails in the seced.
ing States passed both Houses.
ST. LOUIS, March I'd.
The House Committee rejected the Sen
ate amendments to the Post Office bill
transferring the Butter6eld Mail to the
Central route. The rules of the House
were suspended, and the amendment was
made the special order for to-day, when
the House adjourned.
In the House before the adjournment
there were reports by the Committee Of
Thirty-three on amendment to the Fugitive
Slave Law which required States to return
fugitives to the Marshal, who shall deliver
them to the U. s. Courts in the States
where they escaped, where they shall have
a jury trial This amendment was passed
by vote Of 90 to So
Several Intellectual attempts were made
to take up the report OF the Peace Con
ference by the House.
In the Senate the same matter was dis
cussed yesterday. Crittenden was willing
to make any and many sacrifices of private
views, for peace. Mason denounced the
plan as subsersive of what rights the South
already possessed. Baker urged the sub
hitting Of the question to the people He
was willing to give up great deal to the
border States, but nothing to secession
Green pronounced the plan as mere twad-
lie, but said there was something in the
Compromise. No action was
mad on the subject.
The debate in the Virginia Convention
indicated that the peace propo-
'itions were acceptable to the people gen
rally, but obnoxious to secessionists.
Wigfall and Hempfeld gave notice yes
erday of their intention to withdraw from
he Senate, satisfied that the secession
ordinance was adopted by the people Of
Texas.
Returns of the North Carolina Conven-
ion, leave the result in great doubt =
ST.. LOUIS, March 9th.
All force bills, and the bill suppressiDg
nails in seeding States, have failed.