The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-06


twenty eight votes more than Mr.. Forney, who ap.
pears TO have received the cut direct from Mr. Cut
ting and other honorable gentlemen of this city, as
well as from large number of Southern and other
members who are not disposed to endorse the mod
er democratic platform, as laid down in Mr.. F.'s
celebrated letter to Mr.. Roberts. The House, being
ready for the transaction of business, appoint
ed committed to meet a similar delegation from
the Senate and notify the President of their organ
ization The members spent the balance of the
days session in drawing for seats COL Benton. we
observe, selected location Immediately in front of
the Speaker.
The notices given of various bills in the Senate
are somewhat indicative of what may be expected to
transpre In the conrse Of the session. The Iowa
Senators already in the field with propositions TO
grant lands for railroad purposes. Mr.. Seward Is
DESTROYS Of ascertaining whether King Kamehameha
has proposed to cede the Sandwich Islands to
the United States, and il so, what the terms are,
and Mr.. Fish wishes TO devise some means by which
the awful mortality on board emigrant vessels may
be aneviated. This really looks like busness-et us
hope that it viii be continued.
We are informed that the Presidents Message will
be transmitted to Congress about one o'clock to-day
In which event we shall issue i. in our evening
edition. In addition to this anxiously looked-foI
document to-morrow's HERALD will contain the
most important Of the various reports from the
departments.
One Of our special correspondents furnishes large
amount of statistical information procured from the
Treasury Department, which will be foun1 very in
terestiDg II is estimated that the additional appro
pristions required to meet the deficiencies FOR the
present and previous fiscal years will amount to over
o million and halt Of dollars The total appropria
tBs asked for 10 meet the expenses Of the fiscal year.
ending on the 18th of June 1866 foot up nearly forty
millions. Now, as Speaker Boyd will probably re-
appoint Mr.. Houston OF some other equally econom-
cal gentleman as Chairman of the Committee Of
Ways and Means, it is a matter OF some doubt
whether Secretary Guthrie viii succeed in procuring
the amount proposed in order to enable him TO
square up his books. There are various tables rea-
live to the expenses Of the different custom houses
the amount Of bullion and coin imported and exp ,rted
during each year since 1921 &C.. to which the atten-
zion Of the reader is directed as affording pretty
complete outline Of the financial operations OF the
government.
Should the present cold weather continue, the
canals will doubtless be entirely closed before the
end of the present week. Our teegraphic des.
patches inform MS that snow fell in nearly all parts
of the State yesterday.
Two hundred and fourteen persons are reported to
have died of cholera at New Orleans last week.
The American Anti Slavery Society met in Phila-
dephia on Saturday. Some of those present, as
usual, distinguished themselves by characterizing
churches as hotbeds Of iniquity. See the sketch
elsewhere given Of the proceedings of this asso-
citation.
son of the celebrated Col. Croghan was last
Saturday mulcted in the sum of one thousand dol.
lars, by jury at Kingston, N. Y, for an assault
committed some months ago upon Neil Benson, the
famous anti renter.
Our Geographic dispatches contain accounts Of
various marine disasters and much other interesting
reformation, 70 which We baye ~ rom 70 niri
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