The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-11
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

WAauSGroS, Feb. 10, 1861.
TIKI PRESIDENTIAL vorx.
The day the votes counted for President and Vice
President tho United States troops and local militia will
be placed on war footing
rIK NOMINATIONS JUDGES PKrrr.
The Senate has not yet considered the nomination Of
Judge Petit for the bench of the District Court of the
State OF Kansas Tho Senate will not act upon either the
nomination OF Judge Petit Secretary Black at present
The conrmat Of the nominations Of both gentlemen
is in doubt Senator Seward, who reported 70 be in
favor of Pettits nomination, tabooes him. The
points against Black three. First Southern Senators
winoppose him on account OF his argument and position
sgainst secession Secondly, Douglas and Pugh will op
pose him for reasons connected with Douglas Harps
Monthly article; and thirdly the republicans viii oppose
him because they desire to I'LL the vacancy the gu
preme bench themselves
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS cHRIoUI
The Deficiency bill is still hanging in conference be-
tween the two houses, in consequence of the Chirqu
amendment, which provides for the payment OF three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and put on in
the Senate The committees cannot agree the majority
Of the Senate committee being favor Of the amendment,
and the majority Of the House committee opposed 10 It,
proposition will be made to the friends or the Chrou
amendment that the Senate To- with the
ing that it be placed upon the Naval Appropriation BILL
where it more properly belongs. The amendment will
lose strength every day that il is any longer allowed to
keep the Deficiency bill from becoming a law as many
parties in the government employ interested in
II and are suffering pecuniariIy by its delay.
THE COMMERCE AsTl-rAmrr COM
MrTTEK.
The committee from the Chamber Of Commerce. sent
here to defeat the Tariff bill before the Senate
arrived opdyke is the leading spirit in this movement
and is working like beaver with the republicans show
ing them how fatal would be at this time adopt this
Ubiquitous bill The friends OF the bill however, and
their name is legion do abae ot little their
efforts to carry the They do seem to care
how cbnox its features may be- provided it will sub
their interests The republicans have been in
formed by their friends that if they pass this measure
1t will be death blow to the party.
FIVE LOAN.
Nearly all the late FIVE million loan has been paid into
the Treasury and very much Of it has been already dis
bursed.
THE CASE or TIIE STOLEN INDIAN TRUST BONDS.
Russes trial has been postponed till the March term
Of the United States Supreme Court although his counsel
were ready and anxious to proceed with Il now.
Mr. Morris, Of Illinois, Chairman Of the Committee on
the Indian bonds Abstraction has declined testify in
court, as the report the subject will be made in the
course Of few days.
THE MCCORMICK PATENT.
The time for receiving testimony against the extension
Of hcCormicks patent has been extended for three
months. The Patent Office has received circumstances
from various parts of the country such FORM as
shows systematic arrangement against tho extension