New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-12
Eeuocrntic Wrnnxie-Rank Conference

+ rom Our spec.d Correspondent
AiBNl. Feb. II. lsCt
4 DEMOCRATIC wRASGLr.
4 caucus was held yesterday afternoon, COM
posed Of the Democratic nonbcrs Of both Houses. for
tue purpose Of determining tie Of tie party on
the Police bill which 1, the special order In the s~hste
a., noon to-day II Is not 60 DC denied that tie
ing. anong the majority Of the party at the course Il
the handful of city me uheg who sre supposed 10 have
come 90 under, landing vth the Administration
Members has leou FOR time deep and earnest.
and n, the ibis afternoon Al broke into
open storm. Tie ld,a OF holding Tho with
closed door under the circumstance face, IL
ong pen up wrath, and rosr,d AZ each other IN snch
-i.noan tones that no one In tie neighborhood could
fsl 10 learn all the secrets ol the iatllly quarrel
IL u knosn hat tie lash AS applied numerically 10
eds and Few oth,TsSh were pected of intending
10 follow his lead that The burl. senator from the
seventh stood bay Tor an hour more that resO.
luton proposed and l-rcey debated. binding every
Democratic member 70 a. inst the bill agreed upon
In the Union senate caucus II was finally carried.
shsu Fields who cg,r,d Il ~ decree of bani,hment.
shook the duet OF bis -ho,s and departed like a.oiher
torolan4s-pcrRaI~ 10 seek refuge u tie hostile camp.
II y noteworthy fttf that there Il small spriuklug
Democratic members ho did not attend thc ea4sus
although Ia toVnu-. about enough In fact - give thc
needfO two-thrds ln cach House should tLeIe be here
after a veto to override.
The QUARREL IRASsFERRED To The SENATE.
At noon to-day the bin us as the special ordrr
api tie quarrel soon broke o1t afr,h. As read
through In Committee " the Whole section by section
ID. Democratic members under instructions. II - sup
posed. moved sundry amendments which thes voted
for These we're voted down IN every instance
by the solid Union vote. IL soon noticed that
Fields not voting either way on these test qu-~
tons. This excited anger among re Democruis and
suspicion upon the other side motion aGr t'at
Fields be compelled 10 vote. IL was led tba. the CON-
mlltee OF the Whole had power 20 compel u,cnbsr
10 ,ot, IL was then decided q az he Committee should
rise. report progress and ash thc Instruction. oil ue
senate.
On rising, various motions were made on points of
ordor -Udicn, the family ieud broke ont between
sds and Sharf. The latter Who II hr Uuai of .ads
IN ply sical Yg0T. and certainly his equal In intellectual
ability. dcnouuced The senator from Tie seventh a.
ton 10 that VI Caco Al The last session, ind in iolea
"a thunder hurled "A. the head o. te.d. man,
ot the epitheis which he bad Nslted upon ihe
speaker OF the last Assembly Fields felt the sting,
great drop. oi rolled down his checks but lee dis
played all his Characteristic audaciiy in reply.
Two three speeches apiece made by this brace
of gl,d stors Who iolrcd ~ each other Ike bulls of
Hash4p, the Mon senators meanwhile sitting philo
sopAoaliy b. looking Cu Ht tAe contest. and gaining
sbIudant Information about party secrets even mo-
m,nt. II is d.0cl 20 -, which had The best ol III,
contest which lasted some thing like hour and filed
The senate chamber to overlooking With eager throus
" listeners bni Il Was certain, al extraordinary in
stance 81 rtribHHe justice To soa Fields who acted
los year chie ngUsitor Ia putting the torture -
taAcot nov subjected 20 similar ordeal himself.
pate ~ oeoe'. An effort ". then Zee made to put
uic III through
hank CONFERENCE.
The conference 81 bauk officers mentioned IN nv lnst
was continued yesterday sueTuOon. l. Vas hDld IL
consequence Of invitation address eel D, senator
tooL Chairman ~ tie Senate Eauh Committee 10 the
NewYork Clearing House. Tie bankers re- y1ad,d 20
the Invitation hut came without much oppprtuly for
prrNiou comparison Oi tiows consultation, There
mach light shed incident iy upon questions Of /
bnhnco by these experts many % them most accom-
plsh,d men IN their specially and The I've committees
which they addressed viii 10 doubt De- mich gh"nod
on The subject Of finance and bankug In GoEoe Of
the interview, hut no coucusonwas arrived A. aud no
specific plan proposed either the days and the
delegation returned with the Inl, standing that the
matter would be taken into mature consideration. end
project submitted Ia tho Legislature hereafter. IT, as
was once or twice suggested the banks 81 the State
shonld he exempted from TAXATION 1t wond withdraw
nom the taxable properly the State capital nj si3