The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-25

earee majority over William Carr Lane, the con-
testant ResolutioS from the Legislatures of vir-
,inia and New jersey, O king Tor additional grants
NJ aud 10 the soldiers in the Ast war Nth Eogaad
wers referred 70 the proper committee Fourteen
private bills were passed but the one proposing 10
reimburse this city for expenditures in fitting out the
New York volunteers was deferred for the reason
that Mr. JrAss thought the principle wrong, AID de-
sized to 0eoate the question. Appropriate eulog'es
were delivered on the late Gen. Armstrong, priater
to the House, ana then the body adjourned till
Monday
TIE proceedings 10 our State Legislature as we'll
az toe other matter TO be found under the head Of
Albany Afairs,' will he read with great interest
by citjzeos generally. IL will be seen that Sc
veral bills Of i'm Mediate importance to New Workers
| are now awaiting decision in both the Senate and
! Assembly. The attention Of the former body was
mostly occupied with The debate on The Temperance
bill newly reported. The galleries are represented
to have bsen crowded with anxious spectators, and
the prospect is that while the Senator's are able to
secure listeners to their rhetoric they will prclopg
the discussion to the latest moment.
In order that the people may properly un lerstand
| both sides of the question, we to day publish the
minority report of the Legislative Committee upon
Harbor EncroachmeDts. Owing TO the opposition OF
| our pelrhbors of BROOKLYN to any law that will pre-
vent thu epcroachments upon harbor, to the
| great detrinent OF navigation, the subject is fast
| narrowing down to an actual issue between thu two
| cities.
| The democrats of Ohio have not yet succeeded in
fixing upon candidate for the United States Senate
| in place of Mr.. Chase. The democratic members
| of the Legislature ballotted all Thursday night
without accomplishing anything. The leading can
ddates are Messrs. BARLEY and Allen.
The State Senate of New Jersey has passed bill
| extending the charter of the Camden and Amboy
Railroad Company for thirty five years. The House
has referred the matter to special COMMITTEES.
The Senate of Rhode Island has adopted BILL by q
majority of vote, reversing the sentence pissed
upon Thomas w. Dorr, the leader Of the Agerine
war in that State, some ten years ago.
By an article in another column, it will be seen
that Major James u. Gatewood, who was sent out by
the government to treat WITH the Indians of Nebras
ka for portion OF their lands, had arrived in st.
Louis on the 18th list, en- route for Washington,
with delegation of sixteen Of the aborigines, four.
| teen Of whom we're chiefs. He has succeeded In
efectng treaties with two of the trbes-the Omahas
and the Ottoes-by which nearly eleven millions OF
acres of land bordering the States Of Missouri and
Iowa ceded to the government for whi ii the two
tribes are to receive the sum OF fftytRO thousand
| dollars annually for the term Of thirty years. BY
these treaties nearly one.haf of the whole Indian
| country is ceded 10 the government and they now
only await their ratification by the authorities at
Washington, when the territory embraced within the
limits designated will be open for settlement Tbs land
which the treaties is said to be the best and
most arabic in the whole Indian reservation, and
opy needs the of the pioneer and the industry of
-La, -, forc ,ta ~
Nebrs ska into productive FARMS 1t will be recol-
lected that the perfectng Of these treaties when first
announced was semi officially contradicted at Wash
iDgton; but we presume when Major GatewOod ar.
rves at the seat Of government, with his documents
and living witnesses, the eyes Of the incredulous will
be open to the fact aud the bill for the new Terrific
rial organization viii receive prompt action by our
national legislators.
baggage master on the New Haven and Spring
field Railroad is reported to have been arrested at
New Haven, by special post Office agent, last
hight, on charge Of robbing the mails. He is sup
posed to have abstracted over hundred thousand
| dollars.
Our regular files Of Kingston (am.) journals were
delivered yesterday The dates are to the 18th inst
We do not find any intelligence o. public interest in
the papers. The attention of the Legislature and
Board of Council was directed to the enacting of
measures of local reform, and to the maturing OF
more equitable plan of government. finances and
public taxation than that now in fore, on the island
Many of the papers looked upon the importation Of
Chinese laborers favorably. The Bishop Of ia naica
received severe injury by reason Of his horse fall
ing under him when he was riding on tour OF con-
firmation.
The Military Court Of Inquiry relative to the
wreck of the San Fran ,isco concluded its sessions
yesterday. The final decision Of the Court VIII not
be made known until some future day. We give
very full report of the proceedings, together with
the statement Of Colonel Gates. which, though an
elaborate document, will doubtless be read with
interest.
The Universal Republicans of this city yesterday
celebrated the anniversary Of the French republic
in grand style. We elsewhere publish graphic re-
port of the ceremonies together with the speeches Of
Gen. Avezzani and other orators on the occasion.
Brooklyn was visited by two very destructive fires
yesterday, at one Of which o venerable man, Mr..
Spencer, was burned to death Both fires are sup
posed to have been the work Of incendiariss.
See the inside pages for great variety Of local,
political, commercial and miscellaneous news, to
which we have no room to refer particularly
The Ans rican Continent--Thc Balance of
Power French md Engiish Alliance
What IL Our PoIlcys
On the return home of Mr.. Rives our late
Minister at Paris, after an official residence of
several years in the French capital, he called
as in duty bound. to report progress to the
head Of the State Department at Washington.
On this important visi. he represented to Secrc-
tary Marcy that be had duly advised the go
verpment, from time to time, of his official
transactions abroad. and of the progress made
towards valuable treaty of commercial re-
ciprocities with the French government; but he
also stated that he had reserved for this per-