The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-08
The News.

by illness from remaining throughout the long sitting
on Friday, and was consequently unable to record
his vote on the Nebraska bill. He now wished his
name to be placed record aga INST that measure.
Mr.. Clayton made similar request; but objection
was made on the ground that the various other gen.
tleren who were absent would probably also desire
the same privilege. This would establish bad pre-.
ceient-one that might in some cases change the
original tenor of the votes passing or defeating
bills. On reference to the dispatches it will be seen
that Mr.. Everett furnished with certificate of
illness By Drs. Seward, Wade ana others.
Quite an interesting debate took place on the re-
ceptos of the Free Farm bill by the Senate. Gen.
Cass Thought the time had GENE when the govern
men, should cease to derive revenue from,he sale of
the public lands. He was in favor of the bill. Mr..
Macon ntimatei that if this-easure shouii become
law there wound certainly,be change with regard
tc the purchase of territory in future This is the
point, exactly. The people Of the old and nearly all
Of the new Safes upon sober second Thought, will
not be likely to quietly Submit to have money paid
out of the pablo treasury for land incrder to pro-
vide farmsree of cost to all those who may desire
them. Further, according to the deeds by which
several of he old States ceded their saperiuous do
mains the general government, itSvas expressly
fit Of all TIE States therefore if these contracts are
to be set aside on the part Of the government, the
land should revert to and be distributed among the
States. The bill will probably be seported by the
Land Committee to-day, and we shaSl consequently
soon have an opportunity of asse,taining the senti
ments of the Senate concerning this important sub
ject. 1t has always besn limited tina, this measure
in connection with the Nebraska-Kansas bill, will
Of. n cbncl avSo pofc ell
We shall see.
The House of Representatives was principally en-
gagged on business connected with the orga-
nized territories yesterday. The chief topic of
discussion was the Senate bill granting between five
and six hundred thousan, acres Of land to aid Min
nesota in the construction of a railroad from st.
Pauls to Lake Superior, the distance being two
hundred miles, Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, stated that
he had been Informed through reliable source that
many persons now in Washington, including Con-
gressmen, deeply interested in the passage of
this BILL in consequence of having lately become the
owners of immense tracts of land near the terminus
of the road. This statement tends to confirm what
We have hitherto said concerning these extraord-
nary railroad land specializing schemes. In the
course of the day several gentlemen made known
their opposition to these projects and declared that
they would conflict with and materially detract
from the benevolent objects Of the Free Farm BILL
Thisi indication that Congress is about to pnr-
the old road with regard to the land question:
the House will repudiate the Senates railroad bills,
and by way of retaliation, the Senate will kill the
Homestead bill.
A large number of bills of considerable Importance
to the inhabitants Of this city are slowly undergoing
consideration in the Legislature. Among these is
one proposing to create Board of Commissioners
to inquire into the causes of fires. After another
long debate, the Senate yesterday ordered the pro-
hibtory liquor bill to third reading, by vote Of
seventeen to ten. II provides that the law shall 10
into operation on the lst of August without being
submitted to the people.
The Universal Republican Democratic Society
held regular meeting last evening, in the Stuy-
vesant Institute, at which variety of business was
transacted. petition relative to the case of
Frederick Weichel was approved of, engrossed, and
directed to be forwarded to Washington for prcsen
taticn to the Senate and House of Representatives
Members were very indignant at the amendment
made in the Nebraska-Kansas bill, on motion of
Senator Clayton, by which aliens who had declared
their intentions to become citizens were excluded
from the exercise of the Franchise in the Territorial
elections. 1t was ordered that strong protest
not petition-aganst the clause be forwarded to
the House of Representatives. Colonel Forbes read
an interesting proposition from the Cuban Junta
inviting members and others to send in a writ
ten prize treatise to the best means of abolshng
slavery in Cuba. The subject of slavery generally
was then considered, and NJ. Rosset lin French,)
stated that he had many conversations on the
subject with General Lafayette in 1880, and
that the General was decidedly Of opinion
that the existence Of slavery was dangerous to
the stability OF the Union and very perncious
to the South itself. The German Military Commits
sion reported that they had determined not to send
oct any men TO aid the Sultan so long as he was
allied with France and England The Germans did
not rep.date the principles of liberty, but objected
20 such aid for such 1t was announced that
Colonel Doheny would be present to explain to what
point of Europe or Asia the twenty thousand Irish
men lately organized were to go; but at halfpast
ten o'clock the Colonel had not appeared
The annual Commencement of DR.. Ayletts med
cal lectures was held last evening at the New York
University.
The feeling in the -four market was somewhat
better yesterday, and holders demanded and OBJ.
tanned an advance of fully six cents per barrel The
purchases for export light, and shippers were
waiting the receipt of letters by the Alps or further
news by the Atlantic. The chief transactions were
made by buyers to meet contracts falling due the
present month. Corn was two or three cents per
bushel higher, while wheat was held at firmer rates
Cotton also closed with very firm market
We elsewhere publish the continuation of the
Coroners inquest upon the body of the man who
was found murdered under very mysterious cir.
cumstances in Williamsburg The body has been
recognized as that of an Italian patriot refugee,
named Giovanni Ferdinand, who was employed as
barber in Broadway. This is the second Italian
patriot who has been murdered in this vicinity with
in few months, and under circumstances which
give rise TO the suspicion that piracy exists to
destroy the lives Of all who rendered themselves
conspicuous in the struggles Of the Italians for free