The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-02

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 20, 1885,
Conventional Proceeding Fnaneiai-P,pgres Of the
War-The Army The Navy-Ssn .qnna-.addition-
al Forces-Ewopsan Affairs in ,Woshinston-Ne,c
Consular System-PoliicaI sstters-.qfair of Ho.
nor-Death of U. s. Senator.
Congress- during the >tree weeks Of the session, al
ready elapsed has p>.ected important measure save
the bill admitting The State of Iowa into the Union Ma
nv b;ls and iint resolutions have been introduced aud
passed 90 second reading and bills have passed
ons b.anch of Congress- and under considers
tion in the other Among the latter is bill for the
lief of the widow of the celebrated Alexander Hamilton
providing for the purchase from that LADY, very
advanced age of the manuscripts of her deceased hus
band for the of twenty thousand dollars. In like
manner bill has passed the House for the relief of Pat
rick Kelly the teamster Of Major Rnggold who lost
in the battle in which that gallant officer lost his
life His term Of service had expired the day before the
battle and he is consequently not legally entitled to
pension, this bill provides remedy for that difficulty.
protracted debate that portion of the Presidents
message relating to the with Mexico has occupied
the House Of Representatives and the Senate have spent
but small portions Of the time in session, their bust
ness principally dependent the action of the House.
The Committee of Ways and Means of the House o
not disposed to report bill laying
impos, of twenty five per cent on tea and coffee
decided hostility to the 10 manifested ell
receive fifty votes in the House.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has full confidence in
the practical Of the Sub Treasury BILL in its
present form. He is not disposed TO recommend a mod
loan bill will probably be introduced next week
tary Of the Treasury believes will be impossible to me-
gotiate loan anything like reasonable terms.
since the siSrnng OF Monterey the soodless eccu
notice General Tay has proceeded no farther than
that place and to that point the line Of operations in that
direction will be limited. Tampco has been take and
garrsoned and extensive preparations being made
for an attack San Juan d'Ulloa There will be
bned assault by the land and naval forces The blockade
Is and will be rigdly maintained.
Santa Anna IS still in the neghborhood OF San Luis
Potos with an army OF twenty-five or thirty thousand
men At the last accounts he making such prepare
tons would lead to the belief that he is determined to
risk every thing on the chance Of battle But the de-
lay which necessarily before he come to
engagement with troops may be fatal to the pre-
org suiz alton Of his army his unprovded
with iosd, clothing arms, and IL would take i'm
quantity of provisions to feed thirty thousand men
for months He will therefore, be obliged in all
probability to break up his camp and 60 to meet
forces.
There has been yet evidence Of any evil conse
quences arising from the issue of prvateering commits
sons by the Mexican government Ii is doubted II any
have yet been disposed Of by the Mexican agent at Ha
ysna, although he boasts Of having already sold five
General ODonneIl has declared his determination to
punish with death any Spanish subject found taking I'D.
vantage Of these commissions.
The Gulf squadron have been for some time past en-
gagged in harrassing the of Mexico and will con.
tnue to harrass 1t from this time forward Several ex
PLOTS have been performed worthy of the palmest DAYS
Of navy Among others is mentioned the burning Of
a Mexican schooner under the walls of San Juan
d'Ulloa. Thisfest performed by three midshipmen
belonging to one Of our vessels. Seven Mexicans on
board the schooner at the time Captured NUT into
the boat and brought on the schooner being fred after
unsuccessful Dttempt The affair brilliant and
. ltirely successful
The additional volunteer force called out from Penn
sylvsnia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and
Virginia. could have been trebled If requisite. Such
was the srdour OF the volunteers in enrolling themselves
that large number have been refused and every day
commanders Of companies arriving in Washington
in the vain hope that their eageTness may induce
the Secretary of War to accept them
bill has been introduced to-day in the House of re-
presentsves providing for the an add
tona force Of ten regiments of regular troops II has
been referred to the commtte OF the whole House.
The affairs OF Europe engross good deal of the atten
ton OF government Notwithstanding the imme-
diae pr OF the Mexican The imp pre-
walls here, that England and France will sun the
sonfscaion of Cracow without effort to enforce
observance of the treaty Of Vienna II Is thought
however that the Northern powers must have caicu.
lated with strong degree of confidence on the breach
between France and England before they would have
attempted 50 bold step II IL stated reliable autho
rity tna should France and Eng land supply
honey and munitions Of wsr, eight hundred THOUSAND
could be- mustered in three months to strike the
ri md oher mad utsr