The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-07

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lFEom the National Intellgencsr
| The las, days sitting of the second session OF
the Thiffleth Congress was extended, with the eX-
| ceptlon Of BRET recess OF an hour or so, from
| eleven ocIock on Saturday morning until sunrise
yesterday morning. l..'. lf .rs.
| la the preceding columns will be found list of
the Acts passed durlag the session. believed to be
entirely correct, but which, 1t any error be dis
covered, 1t will be noticed and corrected In to-
morrow's paper. nf. i,t 4uti.lt1
| From tins let 1t will be perceived that all the
| annual appropriation bills have become laws,
! though, M had foreseen, not without severe
conflict, well in the committees OF conference as
| i'll the two houses, IN watch more excitement aud
| unpleasant feeling were manifested than has, per-
haps, ever before been witnessed at the close OF
| session. We do not descend To particulars, which
can be but OF minor and transient interest TO our
| readers. 1t Is perhaps enough 10 say, that the
heats cad beart-bnrnlngs OF the evening, the nght
and the morning, were chiefly the ruits of the c,a
| test between the two houses, In relation to tn.
several propositens relative to the government of
| the provInces lately acquired from Mexico. Tae
general appropriation bill was barely saved, at
| the lsest moment, through the perseye.,ng md
patrotlc etinis at those gentlemen IN both houses
who were not wiling to tie wheels Of the So-
vepmept stopped Cor at least lmoeded) ny with
holding the supplies necessary to keep them in mo-
ton.
| such was yesterday the complete exhaustion, as
well II the officers of the two houses as OF orr
reporters, that It has been impossible for to offer
tn our readers to-day anything like regular re-
sitting of Saturday. We must content ourselves,
therefore, with stating the results of the most i'm
portsnt questions left for final decision on that day.
| as follows - -
| No bill was passed providing government
for eliher OF the terntiores of New Mexico or Calf
| fornla. These measures fell through tom the
inability OF the two houses to concur In any propo-
sitons for the purpose. Al the last moment how
ever, bill i1om the House was taken IN and
passed by the Senate, and has become a law, for
extending the revenue laws of the United States
to those terrlterles. '.
2 The bill TO establish the Home department
has become a law, having passed the Senate alter
a long, arduous, and rather stormy debate and
new and valuable department has thus been added
to the government.
3 Tie bill tor creating territorial government
IN Minnesota has also become law, the House OF
Represt natives having receded from Its amend
ment proposing to postpone the operation OF the
bill to the l0lh OF this month. ..I
bill was passed In reference to the next
ceEsus, directing the heads OF some OF the depart
meDls and the Attorney General to prepare and
report at the next session OF Congress bill to a-
| thorize the taking OF the seventh census OF the
| Much business of miscellaneous character was
transacted; and, alter having disposed of the civil
ard diplomatic approximation bill, the Senate, at
| about SIX O'Clock IN the morning, went into ex-
| ecutve session, when Mr.. Senator Hannegau of
| Indiana, was nominated by the President, and
| confirmed by the Senate, to be Munster of the
! United States to Berlin
| FROM TEXAS -The steamship Palmetto, Capt.
| Smith, arrived yesterday from Galveston, We
have pagers from that city to the 22d by her, but
find little in them to copy
steam corn mil OF Richard JONES' on Post Office
street, which IN a very short time destroyed the
entire building. 1t was but recently erected, and
cost about $1,000. Mr.. Jones, the only sufferer,
The steamer Fanny, which arrived at Lavaca
on the 2lst instant, had on board company of
California emgrants, numbering forty, under Capt.
Walter Harvey, of Georgia. They were armed
horses, which they intended purchasing at Corpus
Christi.
The company from San Antonio, for the gold
region, will start between the middle OF March
and the first Of April. Major Chcvallic declines
the command of the expedition. A large company
is also organizing IN Victoria, to start about the
same time. One gentleman IN San Antonio ln-
tends taking his wife along with him to California.
Gen Worth, it is thought. will leave San An
tonic tor the Pass about the LIST of may.
A paper entitled the GO Westysm Bammer'' will
shortly be published in Houston. THIS paper will
be the exponent OF the Methodist sect In thus State
and will be edited by the Rev Chauncey Richard
con, gentleman eminent as divine, and favora-
bly, known throughout that community,-N. o.
Delta, FEB. rs. ,.-......... ., -.
We mentioned some weeks since that the
French colonists who settled IN the Cross Tlmbers
last year, had become discouraged, and were about
to return to, France. 1t appears, however, that
another colony, with more ample means, and OF
superior numbers, is soon to succeed them. It IS
stated that the third pioneer division Of the Icaran
colony, under the guidance of M. Mazet, has
started from Havre for the colony in Texas. The
next division was to follow them in October. This
company will be under the direction of M. Pepin.
The colonsts are well supplied with fire arms, pro-
visions, &c, and will take with them a quantity
Of grain, garden seeds, and agricultural impls-
herd dogs. We infer from this that they intend to
engsge in raising sheep.-N O. Crescent, FEB. "a.
MEXICAN News From the New Orleans Pr
caymne, OF tho 23d and oath, we gather the follow
ing, its Vera Cruz dates being to the l6h:-
A large party OF Americans for California, set
out from Vera Cruz about the 9Th inst to cross the
country to Mazatlan. They numbered about 100,
lowed, and are following. Apparently, no offence
There Is said to be no difiulty in finding Shipping
at Mazatlan for California.
We learn, verbally, that the proposed Mexican
tariff is likely to pass Congress with important mo-
dIfications, to some of which the Minister OF FL
nance is strongly opposed.
The Monitor has details of successes gained on
the 18th June. Ky Gen. Uraga over the insurgents
of Sierra Gordo.
The same paper, of the 10th Feb, mentions the
arrest OF several soldiers Of The National Guard,
crying, "viva ell General Santa Annan' There
are various indications of a feeling IN favor of the
exPresldeDt, but the government is rigorous In its
measures against individuals and papers In his In
terest. cd.
A letter from the Pope, detailing bis TRIALS and
Affections, addressed to the President of Mexico,
has been read in Congress- where IT produced
lively sensation.
FROM HALlrAx-The British brig Halifax ar
nved at this port yesterday, in ~ hours passage
from Halifax. Papers brought by her contain no
news of special interest In this quarter destruc-
tive fire occurred on the night Of the 2sh ut des-
troying a block Of four buildings in Lower Water
street, and rendering houseless from twenty to
thirty families. The small pox Is said to be rife
at Yarmouth, N. s. Dozens of patients are now
suffering from Its effects. The Halifax papers
state that the steamship Niagara, hence tor Liver
pool, which arrived on the I'D, had encountered
much Ice off the port 1t extended, in helds, SO
miles E. of Cape Sable brig was in the ice 2ith,
20 miles outside If Halifax. SO much ice, 1t rs