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WASHINGTON, Monday, Feb. i8 1914,
sg. LMCOLE's CABINET.
The efforts Of the radical wing of the Rcouh.
lican party will be concentrated on Dir. Cb,.,
for seat in the Cabinet.
TIP PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Pacific Railroad bill is considered d,sd
Three routes would swamp the Treasury.
TnE PENSACOLA EAvY-YARD.
The eOurt-martial on Com. Armstrong, who
surrendered the Pensacola Navy.Yard, is now
sitting. The proof against him is very concau.
eve. II was with great difficulty that Lieut.
Slemrner could get the Wyaudotte retained b
cooperate for the defense Of Fort Pickens. Ths
Fort wonld have been taken without that sid
THE cOMPROMIsERs.
Tic votes taken in the Comp:omise Conysn-
ticn to-day settle the question Of what that body
viii do. They will report IN favor Of establish.
ing Slavery in all our existing Territories south
of 3Go so. This ia Mr.. CrittcpdeD's original
plan. He consented to adf the feature Of sp-
plying the rule to all future Territories in tbs
suggestion of Southern men, JEFF. Davis and
Mr. TooEbs making it o sine qua non in the
Senate Committee Of Thirteen. II is said
majority Of two or three can be got for tho pro.
position in the form alluded to.
Reyerdy johnson and Mr.. Guthrie have both
announced in debate that the pgoposion 10 can
a National Convention is insufficient to stay ths
Secession movement,
THE TARIFF.
The tariff question was debated to-day 10 the
Senate on the question Of taxing Tea and Coffee,
and the proposal TO do it was agreed TO. Tho
House will probably refuse to concur. AS thisgs
now stand, the probabilities are against the bin
becoming q law.
JEFFERSON DayIs's SPEECH
The character of JEFF. Dayiss speech st Mont
gomery indicates that war is whIt the Southern
CoBfederacy desires. If it could be rendered
certain that that Confederacy would not back
out there would be strong disposition to mako
the most fayosabe terms with the border Slave
States. }. s. +.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Feb. IL, 1861.
JEFFERSON DAyIs's sPEECm
Jefferson Daviss speech at Montgomery die.
closes very different purpose from what he ex"
pressed before his departure, and exhibits nos
tile spirit which justilies more extensive prepars-
tions here and in the Northern States than have
vet been made. There are now 5000 mea
under arms subject to the orders Of the PrOvis-
ioual Government, and Offered by many of the
most skilled and experienced soldiers from our
service. This fact cannot be ignored, and do
serves prompt attention.
THE VOLUNTEER AND MILITIA BILL.
Tho bill reported By Mr.. Stanton authorizing
the President TO call out volunteers and tho
militia to protect public property and aid in exc
cutting the laws, received an emphatic vote in tho
House upon Mr. Bocock's motion TO reject it oa
the second reading, which motion failed by 43
majority. All the Southern Americans but Win
ter Davis followed the lead of Mr.. Bocock. The
Northern Douglas men generally sustained tho
measure.
TIE ALLEGED PIUSDERISG or TIP LIBRARY.
The Special Committee appointed to investi
gate the charge that the seeding members had
carried "a Numbers of valuable books from tho
Congressional Library will report tomorrow THAI
il was wholly unfounded These sensation
rumors discredit respectable journalism.
THE CASE or MR. DRrSKARD.
Notwithstanding the statement to the contrary.
tue fact is susceptible of proof that Mr.. Hot
required BIr. Drinkard TO retro from the Chief
Clerkshp. when tie Committee reported bis com,
plcation with Measrs. Bailey and Russell, and
the resignation, therefore, was not voluntary.
MIR. IINCOLS's CABINET.
Absurd reports have been in circulation for the
last 2i hours that Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet pro.
gramme had been altered, and Mr.. Seward WAS
10 abandon the Premiership. They were pro-
dcated on no better reason than that he declined
to take Gen. Casss house.
THE NEw-YoRK POsT-OFFICE DEFALCATIOs.
The verdict in the case Of Mr. Fowlcr's surs.
tes was fully expected. Postmaster. General
Brown was culpable for accepting the bonds
without the names Of all the parties who sub
scribed TO it originally or sufficient substitutons
though the legal Liability OF Messrs Law and
COnoyer can hardly he questioned. Dir. Fowler's
deialcation extended back several ycan, and
could never have been concealed except by cou.
sion in the accounting office. Yet the Auditef
srl his sabordirates, who permitted that fraud.
are still retained, and viii be till atler the 4tA
Of March.
MI. LTSCoLN's QUARTERS
Mr.. Lincola telegraphed Mr.. Seward on sat-
urday that ho had written 10 Mr.. Washburno Of
Illinois concerning his arrangements here, bss
the letter was not received this morning, and
they are stiA undetermined. Wizards Hotel VIII
probably he chosen as the most fitting place,
though efforts are making to select one Of ses-
oral private houses which are offered.
THE OFFICE-sEEKEBs.