New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-18

stnte which was accepted by Mr. Spinola, providing
that the two HOuses of the Legislature provide quar-
ters at some hotel TO be rendered to the President
elect as bis home during bis stay in this cy-hat be
be received and welcomed by the Legislature as its
Ruest and offered the hOspalitea of the State IN the
manner most consonant with his taste and feelings,
and left free TO accept such INVITATIONS 10 uhher VI
otherwise as be may deem proper
In the whole of the programme ADOPTED, there was
nOt word of any reference to the Legislature, except
that it appeared to be taken for granted that tey were
TO be in session in Joint cOnven'ion-the senators
arranged in an inner and the Ass mblymen 10 an outer
circle in the Assembly Chamber, where somebody VIII
exhibit them TO the President elect.
Motions were made to recommt the whole subject 10
the Committee with the instructions embodied IL Sepa-
tor HanmOnds resolutions and in that shape the aues-
ton was disposed Of
In the Assembly, Mr.. Ball, Chairman OF the Com,
mittee Oh the part Of the House. rose to question OF
privilege this morning, stating that he mad learned,
tlroLgb the newspapers, that lhe gehileiaIl ifoui
sdopted and caused TO be published programme Tor
the reception of the President elect without the COL
sent of the Committee. lie denied the chtge en-
phatc;Iy, and stated that majority ot the Ion,'
nittec had agreed upon the arrangement AZ pubneo'
Mr. Bergen insisted that gr0s outrage had oee per-
retrated upon majority of the Committee ana upon
The House by the Chairnan--that the COMMITTEE haa
agreed npon public DINER but that the expense nau
40 fichteped some of the Republican members oil tDe
Committee that the Chairman had totally disregarded
The wisbes Of the majority. Mr.. Bergen spoke at
considerable length, pitching into the Governor ana
certain mem bers of tie Committee III manner winch
was vastly entertaining If not edlfyng Inc speaker
called Mr. B ~ order several times during bis remarks
NJ. PrOost iGsisted that the vote OF the cOhht'ee
stood five TO three 10 faS or Of public dinner, ana eX
pressed the opinion hat the programme had been puo
lsbed in the papers tO foresall the action Ol lne COM
uittee and Of the House.
ResontiOu, proposing action similar to that adopted
by the Senate were offered, and would have Dteh
adopted had the rules Of the House or, perhaps more
properly, the ruling OF tie Char, permitted the
House 10 cone IA vote the subject. On tbl5 occa'
SION Mr. L.ulejObn 10 have forgotten or dlsre,
garl.d the principle that he but recently euncated and
ated upon q, that facOus minority have no right
10 take advantage Of the rules ~ thwan the VIII OF
the majority But the desire Of the Legislature was 20
uronolured and urm siakable that the Jint Commit
ice fu,y came to the conclusion that 1t would not DO
10 en'ifely disregard 1t. 80 they held enother een9
and resolved 10 flrI isb hotel accOmmOdatons Tor Mf'
Lincoln and his suite leaving II at the option 0f the
Prfilcn, to dine at tie hotel accept an invitation
20 d ne elsewhere az may his lncliua ION. inns
~ int decided there u sharp contest as 70 wbich
tavern Uncle Abe sh0uld "put mp at-whether at the
Delayap or Congress Hail. Finally the Delayan car
ed the day by one majority lone member OF tt COM
mittec who hangs up lie hat ~ Congress Hall being
absent and rooms were engaged there, and dinner,
with IlI,es for sixty. Aud now the pubhc breathe
more freely. . ,
There has been such n change in the timetable that
the train which ieches Mr. Lincoln will arrive az 5
O'Clock Monday afternoon, instead oil ~ as hereto
fore announced.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Tie IIoufe again coDsidered the General AppropIA-
tion bill in Commi tee # tie Whole to-day, during
viii tie vote appropriaing s. 400 for the Pilot Com
mssioners was reconsider al TIE II. M was lrEhe
out Mr. RobipsOn moved ~ irsert S2,OiO for Prof.
James Hall PalHntolog gis and 81 goo for the coec
tipn Of forsis, which adopted. An appropriation
of 600 Tor the Thomas Asy lum for Orphan and Des-
tote Children war inserted. The item Of 81, 800 for
salary of the Curator of the State Cabinet, was
stricken out Also the slir' $3.50 Of tie IaAleer-
nit. Mr.. Chapman stated that the result o. the APP
Tropration for the pa.r year bad been tie sung of
one duck Tie sum Of g 900 wasaqpropi tted for tue
Brookyn Industrial School Association and Home Tor
Destitute Children. Alsn, $1,000 for the Buffalo
Lying-n Hospital Of the Sisters OF Charity. Ibe Item
Of 81 O0O for the salary Of tie State Entc cmaioglsi
was stri ken ont Mr.. Chapman sfsted that the prin
cpa business Of this officer to catch bugs, butter
flies lcds and musketoes; and on examination, lie
had found that the State had a large assortment on
hand-Quite az many ne IL needs-ahd lie tGonght tie
,alary OF tlis gentleman might be usefuly ap.
propfaicd to some other object. II Dr. Fitch would
catch ard impale all the humbugs about the capital
there would probably be Lo OBJECTION TO continuing his
talTy.
The Committee finally reported progress, and the
b was made a syecial order for Tuesday evening
next, at I o'clock.
COMMISSIONER GRANGER.
Senator Ramsey called up, in the Senate to-day the
fesulution appointing The Hon. Francis Granger
CommssiOuer 10 tie ComprOmisers Convention, III
place OF Thurow Weed, who declines the position.
Ihe Yeas and Nayn huNng Ottu Calleu lo'' Scua'oI
Ro-s hoped that the would be allowed TO be taken
QUIETLY without the formaity of calling the roll.
lie was opposed to the CtmuisiiOn, ana remained OF
the same opinion, but cid not want personal eiec-
ton on the gentleman named, or On bis locality by hls
rejection.
S.nator Sessions did not wonder that Senators
wished TO leave no record Of their votes on this ques-
ton For one lie had liked from the responsi-
blliy of his votes actions, and would not now
He moved to postpone tho whole subject to the lst of
March next aud ON that question he called for the
Yeas and Nays.
Senator Hammond he'd always been opposed to send
ing Commissioners had voted against II, but we had
got ir aid he willing 10 I'll up the vacancy, and
xve the ends of the movement another voice on the
CouMi sion.
Senator Sessions had one further objection TO the
whole matter. That Convention was now IN session.
ar d its Sub Committee had already reported PROPOSE
tion which he opposed to- which probably no one
in this body would ndorse.
Tie motion to postpone was lost 20 follows:
lEAS-Me'.r' Bell, llilh"n'e iaphsm, MeGraw hon'son
NAlS-Mess' Abel blood C9rE M toHHot,y FeTrS iieTo
Senator Bell was opposed to the whole matter, and
particularly II might he construed at tins late Gay as
iudorsng the acti of the Convention So fur. lie had
a high regad forhe personal character Of the gentle
man named in the resolution. lie would Ie glad 10
postpone 10 the first Of July
Senator Prosser, explaining his vote, willie opposed
70 the whole Commission and TO appointing any one,
yet wien tie question not whether We should ap-
point but who should be appointed, would vote for
ibis resolution, which finally passed as follows
YEAS-Me,ns Abel bod Ceivla, Connolly Ferry, Fero,
Ram.sy Richmond sIi9Sla, AID Wuliams-!I, G..
NAiS-Mesrs Bell Hphou'e, McGTaw, Montgomery se''
Mr. Granger arrived here last evening, on his way
to Washington; and IA be had set his heart upon going
there to the Union, it was finally thought best TO
humor him, which was well enough, perhaEs; but
why have the com rcmseTs strongly and migrate
( lly overlooked the exalted claims Of Hiram ketchnm