Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-28
Yesterday Afternoons Report
.yasHINGrON NEWS.

WAsHISGroS, keh. %
Tl,a ,sonference To- day IN voting down tie
r,ri-lSn s1,i,.sfufe are In she same position ~
Vrset aro Some southern Commissioners hFs
much diseoAragea pnt arc CON lo.see " y,., wy -
suranee Of those from other tecuons laet NY
wiz endeavor 10 reconcile conflicting views ON
slavery tomorrow, - -.
The Senate portion Of The Committee Of Con
ference on the tea and coleee amendment na.e
agreed 70 resede end recommend consislenl le.
ii5n. which viii probably result IN tne passage
OF the whole bin -.
Washburne, OF Illinois, and burlingame % uls
rsrt ofrhe House waited on Messrs- Lincoln tliA
4ruIin 10 night, and Furnished them with eerill-
Gates from Breokinridge and speaker Eelnihs
fnn Of fheir election. They formally lcce pleu.
ne frrf uronosifion 10 be voted on 10 morrow
In the House Is that OF Burcl and stout, recon
mending National CehFemli9&u. & - -, IA
a memorial was received 70 Gay { tlel y! ~
si,e penuhficnns og the New York Legislatnle
,-srorsrsendinr Coiiex for Pest Master 9enefal
Nsior RowInnn has been appointed superin-
'eesas s,SsssTs - seTard and sumner the New York,
Pennsylvania and Indiana delegations = 5gdse
Harris, Governor Hicks and Others, called on
Ar Lincoln to-day. ,-..-,-,.,,
and ere highly pleased with the PRESIDENT elect
I rssoIntion was submitted 10 the Peace Con
vention bv AIr. Somers, of Maine, % protect iree
speaoh and the freedom or rie lerFiiofies, ana
v5asvoted down BY q small majority
Tf IL ullleretocd that Government intends 10 IN
stiiuie proceedings immediaiely in the treason
case aeains. Gen. rWiggs- as meEemenis cave
me SecrstarV Of War and Gen. Scott iaVor I'M
mediate action in his case-
Coz. R0wtelie and delegation o New Eng
land men are here urging Gov Banks Is SeeFe-
fsmorials signed By AN printers. Publishers
and hcaksallers OF New York and BostoB, nrg-
Inc the appointment Of Schuyler ColilN as Post
Master General were presented 70 Ar Lincoln
81 Vsa wick Is sin quite IN, but considered
siS-tv members OF Congress have signed re
caunnandaiion urging Thomas e. lheakeIi fnann.
Der from Ohio, IS Commissioner Of fatents-
Caleb Cushing by request, has given ms opln
ion of the question Of the legality Of the Accept
ances issued By SecretaTy Floyd BY decisions
ofthe supreme Court IN previous eases Of alike
character, Government D liable for the Accept
Sscrafarv Holt has addressed 3 letter to the
Governor Of Louisiana, demanding the Iestora
ton Of the Government property seized in New
Orleans He denounced the seizure as an act o.
iaqraut and afr0cious s70lidfion
f5or- Toore ratarned the letter, with the en-
dorsenent that when addressed in the usual IN
Fuoge Of oficial intercourse be would eonslaei
the matter
AiViees from MONTGOMERY state that President
Davis has rendered 3he position as Commission
erto Europe 70 Wm. l. Yancey, with powers e
obtain the recognitiouof the southern eonieo
eracy-
d. C., yesterday. resulted iu the election OF az
anti DemocrEtic Mayor.
Secretary FLOYD recently boasted that be haf
50 distributed the army that no considerable torc
could Be collected against the secessionisis unde
two months.
Srsior EnaeFsou writes from Cbarieston that NJ
unusual Preparations against him have recently
been made. and that some works already thr0WI
up are apparently abandoned