The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-04
The News.


The Second Session OF the Thirsy-third Congress
meets 10 the Capitol at noon to day. is the short
term, and win end on the 4th Of mex; March. The
Rt session closed on the 7th of asst Angus, leay.
ing vas. amount Of business Ill tinished. Annexed
b list Of the bills lost in either the Senate or
House, or vetoed by the President, during the last
days Of the session. They win come up again be-
twee n now end March -
The French Spchaiion bill Of 1--WE millions.
The Pacific Railroad scheme.
The Senate bill of eight and half millions for the re-
lef Of Texas.
Senate amendments az several millions to the general
appropriation bll including half million TO the Wash
sngton Water Works
Mr. oias till for the increase of the rate of postage.
Mr. scward's bill for line OF steamers between san
Francisco and China, Sc
The River and Harbor bli-s2, 700 000-vetoed by the
PRESIDENT
The Insane land bi--vetced.
Tie prcpOsitioa place so 600 900 tile secret
vice una, ut the order al The President.
Colts Patent extension.
The Minnesota Railroad b,ll-repcalca.
A batch of many millions in amount Of land obting
railroad schemes.
Col Iamsey's California Inland Nah Route bill.
Weekly Mail to California bill.
Ocean Steamship bill--s2 ooo,oao money aae collins
Pacific telegraph bill.
The &c organization .. tlc Army aud Navy.
Hunters Composite Land bill since caused grea. Gem
motion in Virginia.
Senate bin 20 provide payment - evolutionary OH
Gers or their legal representative.
b to extend the beueG.- OF tbe bounty laul system
10 the officers aud soldiers seamsn, &e, Of the Of
lSi2
Mr. penuctt'r land b granting lands equally = .he
several states 70 ala IL the construction crrairoa and
Ss the support 81 schoos, (postponcd, his motion
~ the third Tuesday AZ this month";
All This business wss laid over hsif finished, vi
left for The session which is 10 opsn to-day. Here
hills enough 10 Occupy tie attention of Congress
for few weeks, spd i; should DO the duty Of ihs
members 10 ctar the calendar OF sac rubbish wisa
the leas. delay.
The news from California, which re published 10
mr paper yesterday, contained number OF inter
sstiug itsms, to which We viii briefly refer. rhe
amount Of specie brought by tue steamer Was itle
over seven hundred and thirty seven thousand Oh
lars bnt as this not ths regular mail ste amer
we look fos On amount much larger by sae next ar
rival. duel wss fought ear San Francisco on the
sih nit, between MT. Achilles Kessn and Col d. j
woodlisf, which resulted ia the latter being In
Ssusly killed. They were formerly friends, both
Hsst continued to hold By their anchors in the hsr
Dor Of Son Fran isco, with appears noes indicating
that they would rot soon leave rher present oom.
Portable pcsislon. A number u the men composing
Tire ere US Of the EngIish vessels bad deserted. A
Frsnsh vessel the oblsado, had been despatched to
Guaymas, to inquire into the circumstances attend
ing the death OF Count de Doulbon, and II was re
pored that on her WAY she fell in With Russian
q k.ol 4aI~a - lt,ff ~
.aumcr needs confirmation. The Know Nothings
had obtained a complete triumph over the other
parties in San Francisco by the election of William
Sherman to the Office Of City Comptroller. Overland
emIersnts had arrived at Sacramento, and reported
having enc suffered considerable difficulty With tbs
Indians on the pains. Ire citizens Carson Var
ley, who are becoming quite numerous, II was said
we're xicus to have their portion Of Utah Terrific
~ annexed to California. They are now under tas
dcmiI alton Of the Mcrmons. James Logan and
william Lepsey we're hung in Colnma on the I'd ult,
both for the crime Of murder The state o trade in
Ban Francisco was in IN improved COZ dition, ard
The principal articles Of consumption showed de-
cded increase IL price. The mount Of Gales TO the
interior Of the State had already exceeded the usual
fan trade, not outstanding there had been an I'd.
vance In freight chsrges. Shippers on the Atlantic
arc warmed, however, no, 70 be TOO ssnguine OF q
continuance Of the present improved state of he
msrkets.
Our Caracas correspondent, under da.e OF Oct.
7sth, 1rIishes some items o. news from yenezuea.
which are Of very melancholy interest. Colonel
vasques, rev luiiopsry officer, who was taken
prisoner In the late battle OF San Crlos by Cane 81
slvs, was put to death, on the 2lst Of that month
by order Of President M5nsgss. He suffered Ia a
ysxo and after being tortured for an hour his naked
box wss carried outside the gates and buried In