New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04

tutons. His friends consider him an unusually
accomplished diplomatist, and predict that bis
services to our Government will be valuable.
THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
Tho Committee on the Conduct Of the War
will be in consultation with the Cabinet by
appointment tomorrow.
AN EARNEST TALK.
A number of Congressman had an earnest
talk with the President tonight.
TIE "GoLD SPOON" AUTHORIZATIONS.
Members Of both Houses are surprised TO
find in The Gioje that they agreed on Thursday
to report from a Committee of Conference on
the amendments to tho Civil Appropriation bill,
embracing the following:
And add at the end OF said House amendment the follow
10 en.ble tho cOmni.onrr OF Public Buildings pay
ioT tue Pres denFs House, *!bi1
JAMES ALFRED PEARCE
i. X. nOOLlrTLE.
DANIEL CLARK.
''' THfxn 1Di - P srEyESs I''''''
r. T. WALTON
CHARLES H. TRAIN.
Manage. on tie part VI the House
This, commonly called the gold spoon
after being rejected by the Fl.
nance Committees Of both Houses, was thus
added by Committee of Conference to an
amendment submitted TO them. II is additional
to $4,000 appropriated last session, and SILL
900 yoed against opposition previously this
session for the furniture of the White House.
!, was for the purpose Of inquiring into this
little item that Senator Hale sought TO have
the final vote on the Civil Appropriation bll
reconsidcred this morning. But Mr. Brow ming
cut OFF discussion by announcing that, the Pres
Jen, having signed the bill. il was already
law, aud beyond the power OF the Senate.
Had Mr.. Hale been able to press bis motion,
the money so heedessly voted might hive been
sayed TO the Treasury, or at least the truth
told with respect to the application OF 1t.
FLAG-oFfICEg rOoTE AND InE RIVER We
TORIES.
Developments recently made strengthen the
common opinion Of the profiIess nature of the
contToyersy now raging among Generals claim
ing to have planned the movement up the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. 1t will
probably he shown in due time that lag-oiiicer
Foote lad as much to do with its inception
and success as any other man on tie continent
II was not lis fault that lac did not do more
THE YEAS AND NAYS oN THE HOMESTEAD ELL.
The following are the Yeas and Nays on the
passage Of the Homestead bill 10y the House
on Friday:
YEAS Me..r, A!dnch. Alley. Arnold Ashley bber,
Paft.f Bnglam Samuel s. Elhr. Biae Nuf nton, Can
hell CHAMBERLAIN Cst (,mrbts Cobb, tOisi, fi"deiics
A Coukhns. Roscoe Cons4i.s Cou~sy tosode Cor
T,svcr, Cutler Davis Dave, h-ln0. Dfen, nreu Dam
g -rton Fdwsfds Fiot ~ fc,a,nlen tr.ni GOODWIN.
t3r.t..r Grry Height, Hsl- iGlcle;t isr'0n ilomen
Ioot.r Horton Hutghins JuiiaL Kelley. fIancs w Mel
ios. 10, K,lo-r kuspp. Lan-ins, Law is@riT Lovloy
MIX tihf Nrll .sou Mifca. lf0hf al Ausou J. boiuh
Ir..a : Morrill, Nron. Nu.ol. Ohn. Patton. tendrton
P,r,, Iiustiv d. PtrlIs Pa. Ponrfoy, Porter. fou~r
Ale1snd.r a. Lc- John H. Ie. hi-hsfi.nn, kddr 10 bin
son sri II Hnluus. SAiscsnt red<Hirk. SEnhs 'h,i
Md sloan John b. Steele Stcy,s sus'toD. i,i amin T.
fboi.ss Train e irhe TIowhuc.e NslandishHn y 81
,lsctbrrg Nan Wyck kcrrre. VOORHEES,, NsIl, .. = r.
" ton Wufd. NasniuGre. NAuicy. AIb.r ; WIlte' WI
..u n dom Wooffnn " ofcr-trf. sud Nfght-lu1
sAY--Mrts-s. Jos,ph Baby jacob -. baif; o"efg. H.
Browne. Mill-4n &. ffown, Coming Cr!teudth hmnisp
Ofd.r lisrd.rF Mallory. Maynard Nenzes N"ftoH nh'
kibbsd d. and Wicalno-lt.
II will be noticed that but one Representa-
tive from a Border state, Mr.. Whaley Of VIZ
piDia. voted for the bill, while oil bis associates
not absent from three or four States which
aspire TO rule the country voted against 1t.