The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-28

ss TO bis right 10 sea. having At last been decided
Ia his favor by the proper committee, motion was
Yesterday made that he be allowed Interpreter,
be did not understand single word that was spoken
in the House. Objection was msdo spparently on
the ground that he was not worse oSr-parsi ;ulary
at certain times when she body h in an uproar of
confusion--than a majority Of those who really do
understand the English language.
We have great variety ofvery interesting mis-
cellaneous items from Washington to-day. The
Senate hz confirmed two or three unimportant con-
sulsbips, but those at Havana and London remain
untitled Indeej, it is minated that the admins
traton holding back these berths as brides to gain
votes for those measures favored by the President
andIthe Cabinet. The Supreme Court has decided in
favor q the legality Of the late Mr.. McDonoghs will.
Elk Senator Tallmadge presided at the Spiritual Con
vention; but the session was private and nothing
has transpired to the wonders performed aud the
revelations made
large number Of bills OF considerable importance
to the interests of this city passed and other
wise disposed Of by the Legislature yesterday.
Among those introduced in the Senate, was one to
repeal the charter of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road Company. The Senate spent most Of the day
in discussing and amending the temperance bill.
The clause providing compensation for compliments
and informers was struck out-consequently COM
plainants and informers will have no other than
high moral duty to incite them to exerti0n. The
Assembly adjourned at an early hour in consequence
Of the death of Mr.. Monfort, whig member from
Duchess county.
A despatch from Louisville positively denies that
Hon. j. J. Crittenden has declared against the Ne
braska bill
The storm on Saturday night did considerable
damage to canal, railroad and other property in the
vicinity of Easton Pa. 1t was also very severe in
some parts OF the South both in the interior and along
the coast Some vessels were slightly damaged and
others detained. The steamers for this port were
unable to leave Charleston and Savannah till Sunday
morning.
Quite an interesting debate took place in the
Board Of Councilmen last evening, relative to bill
lately introduced in the State Assembly, which pro
poses to create permanent Board Of Commissioners
Of Estimates and Assessments for opening streets
&c. Resolutions were adopted objecting to the pas
sage Of any such law, and authorizing the appoint
ment of committee Of five members to proceed to
Albany and protest against the intervention Of the
Legislature in matters properly belonging to the Al
dermsn and Councilmen. A large amount Of routine
journed till next Monday.
It was An agreeable surprise last evening, to find
that for once the Aldermen waived the pleasure of
listening to their own eloquence, and in lieu thereof
transacted large amount of business. Numerous
papers from the Board Of Councilmen were passed
upon IN rapid and most satisfactory manner
The nomination Of George G. Glazier in the place
of Mr. Arcularins, was received by the Board and re
iered to the Committee on Salaries and Offices. We
trust that, with past examples before them, the
Board will thoroughly examine the qualifications Of
this gentleman before they confirm his appointment
to the office Of Commissioner Of Streets.
meeting Of some two hundred members Of the
fire department took place last evening, in the cham.
Der Of the Board Of Alderman to discuss the new or
inance on the subject Of separating that department
from the Common Council. The meeting unan
mously resolved to recommend the committee to re-
port fayorably on the ordinance to the Board. We
give sketch of the proceedings in another column.
The late Elliott Cresson bequeathed one hundred
and twenty seven thousand dollars for charitable OBJ
jects in Philadelphia.
Besides many columns Of advertisements to-day's
inside pages contain report Of the proceedings OF
the Trial relative to the Police Uniform; Police In
tegence, including an account Of the riot on the.
Five Points, and the stabbing ARRAY in Twenty
seventh street, Communication serningthe vacant
Police Judgeship; Political and Miscellaneous Letters
from Connecticut, Albany and Virginia; The exteu
sion Of Telegraphs to Africa Commercial Theatr
cal and Local Intelligence, &c.
The Nebraska Bill In the House.
As the crisis approaches, the symptoms of
Cabinet disaffection thicken. Common report
already ascribes to the President the design of
disclaiming the Nebraska bill as an administra-
ton measure; and no one seems to believe that
either the Union or its masters are in earnest
in the support they have hitherto afforded to
Senator Douglass project. To us it seems a
matter of very little consequence, so far as the
permanent interests Of the country are concern
ed, how the Cabinet prompts, or how the House
votes. Whether the Nebraska bill is or is not
passed at this session Of Congress, the question
it involves will not be dually settled till the
people pronounce their verdict upon it at the
polls The action of this session of Congress
may alter the shape it will assume in going to
the people In the one case, we should be called
upon to ratify the repeal of an unconstitutional
law; in the other, to censure the faint-heaPted-
ness Of our representatives for having failed to
effect that repeal. But in whatever form the
question may be put, we may rest assured that
it will arise, and that no final action will be
taken upon it until the people have spoken out
at the polls. The debates and votes in the
Senate and House of Representatives are the
mere written complaints, pleas and replications
necessary to make up the issue: no judgment
can be rendered till the country has been en-
panneled as a special jury, and the case tried
upon its merits before them.
We view therefore with less concern than We
should otherwise have felt, the mannuvres
by which Mr.. Pierce and his Cabinet are at
tempting to conciliate their ambition with their
principles. Pushing the bill forward with one
hand which is-seen, while they draw it back.