The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-17
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on has not, as yet, been promulgated. The select
committee on the subject of rewsrding the rescuers
of the sufferers on board the San Francisco made
report similar TO that which passed the Senate and
il was referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole. 1t
authorizes the President to present gold medals to
Captains Creighton, Stcufer and Low and to distribute
sum not exceeding one hundre thous md dollars
among these who assisted in preserving the lives Of
the numerous persons on board the ifated steamer.
Owing to the great procrastination in this matter.
it is feared that numbers Of the hardy men who par
ticipated in the noble work will never receive the
reward to which their services entitle them The
crews OF the different vessels will soon be off TO sea
again. many of them in other ships, and then it will
be impossible in many instances, for either the Pre-
sdent or his agents TO pay them their dles Bills to
complete custom houses and marine hospitals, and to
extend the warehousing system, also referred 10
| TIE Committee OF the Whole. The House then went
| into committee on the Free Farm bill; whereupon
Mr.. Boyce took the floor, and strongly denounced
Secretary Guthres scheme for the alteration Of the
tariff. Like most other South Carolnans, Mr.. B. is
opposed to the leyying of higher duties than will
merely meet the expenses of government. He was
followed by Mr.. Sapp, who supported the homestead
| project.
| In the Senate Mr. Badger delivered a strong
| speech in favor of the Nebraska Kansas bill. He de.
| clared that all original objections TO the BILL so far
as it related to the Indians, had been removed by
subss quent amendments, and that in its present
shape il gave every security TO the red This is
| point that Gen. Houston seems to have entirely
overlooked. So far as related TO the Missouri COM
promise, he considered that to have been entirely
superseded by the measures Of 1850, and it was
therefore perfectly right to declare the former in-
operative. Mr.. BIS sluson to the condition OF
slaves his own particularly will be appreciated by
all who are familiar with life in the South Mr.
Seward secured the floor, and will to-day speak on
| the opposite side of the question.
Our State Legislature, it wild be recolecsed, ad-
iourned from last Friday to yesterday evening at
ven o'cloez, with the view of enabling the members
to go home and enlghten their constituents relative
to the constitutional amendment to secure the COM
pleion of the canals the election for which purpose
was held on Wednesday, and resulted in the over
whelming success of the scheme. AT the appointed
hour last evening a sufficient number OF members
could not be found in either house to form quorum.
Tney were consequently compelled 10 adjourn till to-
day.
The free soiers of Massachusetts, are reported to
have assembled in great numbers in Faneui Hall,
Boston, yesterday, with the view OF giving express
sion to their Indignation against the Nebraska bill
The speeches made and resolutions adopted the
cason being OF the usual stereotyped abolition ORDER
it is Ssary to refer to them further than by
saying thar these people openly threaten, if this
bill shall become law, to take the field and make
war upon shareholders with more potent weapons
than tongues. Some of taem, it will be SEEM find
fault with Mr.. Everett because he did not go far
,b in ali not fba
A convention of tobacconists was held at Albany
yesterday for the Of devisipg means to check
the importation of segars. resolution was adopted
praying Congress to impose specific daty of forty
cents per pound on all foreign segars. See the re
port Of the proceedings under the Telegram hc head
The Beard of Aldermen met last evening and
transacted large amount Of business. We publish
in our speoa report ordinance introduced by Al
dernan Howard for the creation of Board of Fire
Department Commissioners" prescribing their pow
ers and duties, and the time and manner of their
election After some debate the measure was laid
upon the table, and msde special order for the
meeting Of the Board fortnight. hence.
The Board Of Councilmen met last evening, pur
suans TO adjournment, but did not transact great
deal o. bush.ss. The committee TO whom was re-
erred the matter q cleaning the streets of the city
reported mat they had examined the same, and re
commended that every ward in the city should be
set apart as a street cleaning district. The reform
members opposed the report on the ground that the
plan would create so much confusion that no work
would be performed and he streets would conse-
auently be in a worse condition than under the old
contract system. Mr., Kennedy, one OF the reform
members, made severe attack upon the President
of the Board, edwin ]. Brown for leaving his seat
and taking part in the debate The latter gentle
man. in reply stated that ii had been the custom in
all legislative bodies for the president to leave the
chair substitute member in his place, aud take an
active part in the debate, if he chose. He excused
himself for so doing in the present instance, on the
ground that the question was such an important one
that he felt at liberty II leave the chair tor the pur
pose of advocating the adoption OF the report After
some debate the report was adopted by more than
twothirds majority.
despatch from st. Louis states that large num-
Der of persons were killed and many others ssaded
by the explosion of the steamer Kate Kearney yes
terday morning. Among those dangerously injured
is Major Besle, Of the army.
The tr al of James Saun iers, Marshal of the An
Gent Order of Hbernians, for riot the Fourth of
July last, was continued in the Court of General
Sessions yesterday The whole day up to IL o'clock
last night was spen. in the examination Of witnesses
for the prosecution, the District Attorney being
suxious to close the case "a soon as possible. The
heavy press OF business accounts for the court sit
tpg so late. We give elsewhere an abstract of the
trial deeming it unnecessary to lay before readers
another report of the SIS we gave one in full not
long ago, when some seventeen persons were tried
and convicted of the same offence that the defendant
is charged with.
The Military Court of Inquiry still drags its slow
length along. dozen more witnesses remain to
he examined for the defence. We give very full
report Of the proceedings in another column.
Our inside pages contain interesting statistics rela
tive to the imports into this country last year; the
extraditon case of Heilbrono in the Supreme Court;
letter from London; news from Nebraska great