Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-01
FROM WASHINGTON.


Jos. Cochrane 10 reporting bill for the col
lection Of the revenue. yesterday. said he fully
concurred with the President in his opinion
agsinat secession therefore, al acts or ordiuan.
Gee Of sscsssi0n are to be considered iDfractions
of the supreme lsw Of the land. Also that
the Constitution does not confer authority on
the Government to wage war against seced.
ing 8, ate, III order to 60 rec or compel her 10
rsmain member Of the Union The bill pro.
poses that vvsssis fso1l foreign forts bound 10
ports in seeding Spdles. where obstruc.ioDs
liable to seisures : aud + c;ondemhxri0if ",ff" VI
sc . on the coast wise trade are exempt; its re-
str,ctions applying only to foreign commerce.
on which revenue is by law collected. 1t slo
provides when the revenue laws are obstruct.
ed, the President proclaim the port where
sach obstruction exists. closed.
The Senate will report the tariff bill Friday.
The warehousing feature amended, SO as to
allow goods 10 be stored three moDths before
the duty 10 paid. and six months thereafter, and
when taken out for export, the duties to be
refunded
Private accounts state that Alex II Stephens
will be pressed for the Provisional President
Of the Southern Confederscy. to eonciliate con.
serva;ives.
The friends OF the Pacific Railroad bill iudg-
ing from the vote in the Senate. tsel ssnguine
Of the President's approval. Amendments are
vet to be acted upon by the House.
1t is rumored that there 70 q serious diesgree-
ment between Gen. Slidell and the Presid@ns,
touching secret movements at Fort Monroe.
The President expressed much annoy anee At
turning the gums Of this fortress inland.
The commander Of the Brooklyn 10 ordered
| to lay off Fort Pickens after lending supplies,
and il ha sees or e'srmr. to attack the fortress,
to ,snd his art, and bring the ships
guns to the defenss .. The fort.
ln,en.e anxiety exists 1t the White Hs use.
to hear from Pensaeols, - . eollislon is strong
" sPprshsnded.
A IN. ssenger arrived yesterday With die
patches from South Carolina for Col. Hayne.
The Select Committee yesterday examined
John Forney, Clerk i, the Inferior Court Bal
| timore. touching secret Organization in Mary
| hand, for the seizure Of the Capitol He de-
nied eli kno ledge. but asserted that If Mill.
(! tarv companies from the North attempted to
pass through Maryland TO Wsshiogtoo to a.
tend tbs IL iasuguration Of Lincoln thsy would
be stopped.
| The House COMMITTEES on Ways and M.ans
have reported deficiency bill, recon mehdiog
the purchase Of WendsIs printing Office. dis
countensnciog the Chiriqui contract and re.
ducing the appropriaticn for returning Re cap
tursd Africans to t4O0. 600.
Mr.. Cas- Win retarn 70 Detroit in few
| weeks.
Mr.. Magraw, Of Maryland, has resigned the
Liverpool Consulsts, 70 which be VS. recently
appointed.
It. is understood that the qssslngss from
South Caroline brings the rssolnt!ons passed
by the South Caroline Legislature. demandisg
the ssrrsnder Of Fort Sumter. Col. Hsype
1 - - u. y
" refused. an attack on Fort Scmtsr will fol-
low Immediately.
The whole Massachusetts delegation, exsep,
Sumner. unite in urging The sending Of dele
gates 70 the Border state COofsreDes.
Private advices from the South received to
night, indicate that there will be fight In lee,
than thirty houre.
Captain neigs. comma andiog the fort st Tor
tuga . sin(osme 0overoment that No b suiIicient
" reinforced 10 defy On attack.
COL Judge, Comuiaioesr from Alsbsms
has arrived With power to negotiate for fed
erel property. situated in that ssses-arssnals
forte, DO. esa@s
WA&IHeS0S, Jas. ~.
Captain Randolph 10 the only naval Officer
Of that rank ~ho has rsaigned. spd he US OF
the reserved list HE :. s'gnation vas scc+p
ted before the infosnstion wss receive b, N,
Department. Of the surrender Of the Pensacols
Navy Yard. $1,000
More esse IL nov taksn than heretofore, by
both the Navy and War Isspsstosnss TO D. z
vs.t their secsss orders from obtaining prema
ture puhlieity. which has % several oecssons
frustrated the dssigns of the Adoinis,rst,oa
10 the public dstrimsnt. --
Applications continue TO he received her,
from Posemsstsss = the sseeAing States 70
mai ana etamna HANKS vyanpinn nanng Ia.
I bu. they are furnished 90 soaditton 1hat ID,
Postmsstsrs vill aetnov lsdse sad eonfusa 4
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