, 1861-02-21

WAsnHaToN, Feb. 19.-Ihe Senate made
over one hundred amendments to the Tariff
Bill to-day, considerably reducing the rates Of
duties therein, and bringing them to a triac
lower than thetaIH Of 1876: A duty Of 20 per
centum was placed on ali wines. A long dis
ctissfon on the amendment placing the duty of
Is cents ad valofena on wool worth less than rs
cents was lost by 10 against 23. Bingham Of
fered an amendment placing duty Of 5 per
cent on all woo1under Is cents. Wilson argued
agafnst it as injurious to the manufacturers
and Of no benefit to wool growers. The amend
ment was adppted--23 against 20. Powell II
fered an amendment rspcaling the fishing
bounties, which was lost. Some othera1nend.
ments were adopted, when the Bill was re-
ported to the Senate.
: The case Of thesGoycrnor Of Ohio ~. the
Governor Of Kentucky is up In the Supreme
Court to-day.
The Peace Congress is progressing harmoni-
o1sly, but will probably not arrive ct q conclu-
sion before the end Of the week.
Private dispatches from Montgomery, state
that 70 soon IS his Cabinet ID announced,
President Davis will dispatch Commissioners
to the Federal Government to treat for the
cession Of the forte, arsena1s, &c, and nego-
tiate treaty Of peace. A Treasury bill will
be passed empowering tho Treasurer to accept
cotton instead of money for bonds.
It is asscrted that English agents arc now at
Montgomery Offering liberal advances. Adver~
tisements will soon be issued for soldiers and
sailors, oHarlng large bounties. It Is rumored
that Robert ]. Walker has been offered the
Treasury Department, and that Texas Wigfall
will be Major General Of the army. Keitt Of
South Caroltna, goes as Minister to Spain.
Dispat ches from the Montgomery Conven-
ton received today, urge the border State
men in the Pence Congress not to consent to
compromise ofany kind.
to-day, resolved to mike no factious opposition
to the tariff bill.
The result Of the Missouri election created
great excitement among Secessiontste. They
consider it an indication that Missouri will re-
| main in the Union under any circumstances.
| The District troops will bckept under arms
| Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
| Unlon men at Baltimore are making great
| preparations for Llncoln's reception. 4 del
/ CATION has gone north to meet him.
| 3. kingn az, formerly member Of Congress
stating positively thst Fcrt Sumter will be
taken, ut whatever cost. on the 9TH of March
Tle came letter also states that South Caro-
linn will demand from. the Montgomery Con-
vention guarantee Of free trade, and that she
and other cotton States will oppose any I'm
port duties higher than six per cent
Mr. Browne, late editor Of the Constitution,
has been putized By the seeding States to
inform the Federal Government Of the election
! Of Jefferson Davis He will not be recognized.
Mr.. Lincoln will occupy temporarily the
| by the South Carolina Commissioners
- @Recent proceedings in Montgomery: have led
| The Border States to talk of q separate Confed-
| trncy for themselves in caEe they 6ecede.
Republicans Of both Houses arc ready to
vote unanimously in favor of d National Cen
| yention to settle difficulties.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a0-The mnil contrac.
tors in the seeding States are continually ask
| ing whether they will be paid as heretofore, to
! which the Post Office Department responds
atflrmatiyely, stating tnat drafts will be issued
| to them on the Post Masters, to he paid from
| the postal revenue collected within theec
States
The Post Master Gcnernl has removed the
/ Route Agent between Grafton and -f2arhefe-
burg, Virginia, on tho ground that lie left his
business without permission to engage in the
secession movement in that State Several
Post Masters in Kentucky und Tennessee have
bsen removed for similar cause.
Tie Peace Conference will, according to
| present indications, take tluai vote on the
pending propositions on the 22l-Washing-
] TONS Birthday.
For the first timea flagstaff las been erected
! on the War Department. building for the dis
! play Of the National flag.
! The House Commit; &c Of Five On the Presi-
dents Message transmitted january Sth, will
tomorrow make report re1atiy6 to the sta
! Of the Atlantic coast has been greatly neglect
/ cd, and concluding with q resolution censur-
ing the Secretary Of the Navy for, us they
charge, accepting without delay or inquiry the
| resignation Of officers Eho were in nzms
| against the. Government when tcs dcraug ths,
same. :.
: It has been ascertaiued that larger number
Of vessels arc now afloat than have been for
I the Last twenty year,, aud other vessels may
be lifted out during three or four weeks.
| There Is, however, deficiency Of Neutcnauts,
| midshipmen, masters and medical officers, as
! well as sea,nen-the 1aw limiting the last
I named to $500 men.