Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-15
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ARRIVAL OF THE PONY.
Dates to March I'd.
s.y FpAyc1sco, March u, 1e61.

from the Bulletin of this evening
ST. Louis, Feb. 27th.-The United States
Senate, yesterday, concurred in the House
amendments to the Post Route BILL thus
securing Daily Central Overland Mail to
California.
Mr.. Gwin introduced supplementary post
route bill, which was laid over
An amendment to the army bill, appropr-
ating $4,000 for the protection of emgrants
to Oregon was adopted in Committee and the
bill was reported to the Senate.
The Nevada Territorial bill has passed the
Senate.
The appointment of Committee of Con-
ference on Stanton's force bill, was, on the
motion of Mr.. Corwin, postponed till Thurs
day, by vote of 100 to IA. This is equiva-
lent to defeat.
Several efforts were made to postpone the
consideration of the report by the Committee
of Thirty-three, which failed by large vote,
and the report was brought before the House
for adoption At this stage of the proceed
ings the House adjourned. The votes against
postponement were respectively 1872, 1l9 and
ll2, to Sc, 56 and n.
The first proposition to be voted on is that
of Burch and Stout, recommending National
Convention.
Yesterday the result of the voting in the
Peace Congress was, to bring it back to the
same position it occupied a week ago. Some
| = .,l y
aged, but were comforted 10y assurances from
the Commissioners from other sections that
they will endeavor to reconcile conflicting
views on slavery
To-day the Senate conference committee
on the tariff bill agreed to recede from their
amendments on tea and coffee, which will
probably insure the passage of the bill
Mr.. Lincoln is receiving great attention at
Washington Everything is placid there His
Presidential certificate has been formally
presented.
1t is rumored that Gen. Twiggs will be
proceeded against for treason. His move
ments have greatly damaged the secession
cause. The Secretary of War and Gen. Scott
| laNor prosecution.
Secretary Holt has demanded from the
Governor of Louisiana restitution of the U.
S property seized, and denounces the seizure
as fragrant wrong. The Gov. replied, that
when addressed in usual language, he would
respond.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Yancy will be ap
pointed commissioner to Europe from the
Southern Confederacy
1t is also rumored that John Bell will have
a seat in Lincon cabinet.
Major Anderson writes that no unusual
preparations against him have been made
and that some works have been abandoned
There is nothing definite from the Virginia
Convention.
The excitement about the attempted assas
sinaton of Lincoln has pretty much blown
over, although rumors still exist.
In the House to-day Stout and Burch's
proposition was rejected 10y 100 to a.
ST, LOUIS, March lst-Besides the prepar-
ations for a daily Overland mail by the Cen
tral ronte, which passed both Houses in the
post route bill, the Senate yesterday adopted
an amendment to the post office appropriate
toin bill, appropriating $l,OO0,O0O to the
Overland mail and the Pony Express, and
changing the Butterfeld mail to the Central
route The House has not yet adopted this.
The House on 22d Feb, adopted the re-
port of the committee of 33 by vote of SO
against 73, but failed to pass the amendment
to the Constitution which was proposed by a
vote Of l31 to n, which was less than the
necessary two-thirds. Yesterday the vote
was reconsidcred, and the amendment was
adopted by a vote Of 1870 to 65.
On the 9th Feb the Peace Congress adop
ted Guthrie's proposition, modified, and ad-
journed. There was great rejoicing at the
result Sen. Scott ordered a salute of 100
guns, and the hopes of peace were greatly
raised, Yesterday however the proposition
of the Peace Congress was presented to the
Senate Mr.. Seward offered an amendment
by substituting a call for a National Conven-
ton, and Tyler and others Of the delegates
on their return to Richmond stated in speech
es that all efforts to obtain justice from the
North were unsuccessful, and that the con-
ference was failure. These things were a
great damper No disposition manifested by
Congress to pass the Peace Conference prop
osition, which requires two-thirds vote.
A report of the Committee of So is now
pending in the Senate.
Affairs at the South remain unchanged
General Twiggs has been stricken from the
army roll as a coward and traitor, and is un-
uniformed. There were reports that he had
been shot. 1t was also sasd that Gov. Houston
had been privy to the surrender Of the L. S.
property to the Texans.
jeff Davis President of the Southern Con-
fcderacy, had an interview with Major An
derson, and it was given out that there would
be no fighting.
The South Clrolinl tr3JPi ol lelg3 have
been ordered to rsturn to their regiments
The bill stopping the mail in the seeding
States has passed both houses.
ST Louis, March 2d-The House Commits
tee on Ways and Means rejected the Senate
amendment to the post Office bill transferring
the Butterfeld mail to the central route, yet
the joint rules in the House were suspended,
and the amendment was made the special or
der for tn-lav when fine House adjourned