The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-04

The News.
AZ two O'Clock his mornirg -the date Of our last
Sespa,eh from Wsshington-bo.b houses of Con.
gress we're in full blast. The steam Was up, tn,
safety yslye tied down, and is was coDjsctured an
adjournment would be arrived st about noon today
If possible, the "noise snd confusion" exceeded
that Of any previous breaking up o. Con-
gress. The announcement of the Presidents
veto of the Collins steamer bill fell upon
tho House like the bursting OF bomb
sh, j. Mr.. HINT, Of Louisiana, voilsd De.
mostrenean burst of indignant defamation. Camp
ball, CT Ohio, vsciferated tina. the day of reyolu.
tion was q. hand. But the excitement was too wild
10 laat. On taking the question on the passage of
the bin in spite Of the veto tho vote resulted jess
%, nays 79-nothiDg like two-thirds Ia the Senate,
Mr.. Seward proposed al an ans ndment to the Naval
Appropriation bill the vetoed steamer BILL leaving
out the clause repeating the po to give notice Of
the discortinuance OF the extra allowance to the
Collins line, and retaining the one compelling the
construction Of n rev vessel. II passed uoani
nously. The House ana the President will no
doubt ooucar in this. An idea Of the strength
the combination for the spells may be gathered from
the fact, that the general appropriation bill WAS
turned by the 8 nate to the House with one hun
dred ard THIRTY five amendments attached, one o
which provided for five additional inspectors and
twenty weighsrs and gsugsrs, and also the
salaries of AL the efioisls Of these classes in our
cussom h1uae An appropriation for new post Of
fees in this anu ether iarga cities rejected. But
:. is Impossible to follow the course Of the various
bnA and amer dments We can only refer to our
special dispatches under the telegcsphic head aud
the report of the proceedings of both houses. They
are brief but full Of matter.
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the Prohibitory Liquor lay was presented in the
New York Senate yesterday. Tae report of the
minority will be offered on or before Wednesd'y
next the dsy assigned for the commencement OF the
discussion on this measure Mr.. Crosby on the part
Of the minority is preparing bill wai,h he believes
will be more acceptable than the che passed by the
Assembly. We do not, however, perceive any sub
stantial ground for suppopDg that the bill viii be
modified 80 as TO impair the fore of ts stringent pro-
visions Some alterations resp ting the iuti:dictlon
OF the courts and possibly extension Of the time be-
fore putting the law into operation, may be agreed 70
but nothing further. A resolution Was offered in the
Assembly, providing for an amendment Of the con-.
Ettution to allow Of the election of an ad ii.
tiOnA Judge Of the Supreme Court in each judicial
district. number of matters OF local Importance
were under consideration in both houses, for the
particulars Of which refer TO proceedings under
the legislative head.
We publish to-day some Interesting extracts fr,m
our foreign fle, received by the Canada, with the
letters Of our European esp ln1ents from which
our readsrs can obtain ~ ccinct &C ,oun. OF tbs
sourss Of events up to the time Of the departure o.
Che steamer. full report OF the min, steria state
nent Of Lord Palmerston to the Houss OF Commons
Is given, with the reply Of Sir James Gfaham to
the furious attack made By Sir Cherries Napier on
che late English Cabinet, and on Sir Jane, in par
ticular. Lord John Russell was prevented by ILL.,
ness from setting out on his important mission TO
Vienna. The Russian Grand Dukes were taken sick
in Sebastopol, and great alarm prevailed at the
Court OF st Petersburg. list OF the new appoint.
ments to the command Of the English Baltic feet is
given. II appears from en- Irish journal OF good
repute that the emigration from that country win
be seriously checked during this season, owing to
the deplorabe accounts sent out OF the existing
Distress In our cities. The Catholics of Ireland
looked with dstrust on the new Cabinet.
The whole number Of deaths In this city during
the pet week, as appears from the OFF ,ia report of
the City inspector, was 532, viz:-14i men, So wo.
men, III boys and l26 girls, slowing an increase
Of II on the mortality Of the week previous There
was further increase in the Der OF deaths from
diseases Of the longs, throat, &. Typhus ieysr is
also increasing, and a. a rapii rats. In othe. rs
spects the weekly report presents no distinguishing
festure. There we're II deaths of consumption;
Of bronchitis; II Of congestion OF the lungs: 81 OF
inflammation OF the ldngs; Of bleeding from
the luogs; y Of typhus fever; OF apoplexy 10 Of
ongestion Of tie bowels; : of dys,nery; 4 Of
eisrhGa; 10 OF drSpsy In tue head 10 Of congestion
ofAe brain; sof erysipelss; IL ofiThamma.on OF tse
brain and Of palsy There Is falling oil In the NOR.
AMY among children. There vere deaths OF clio.
eta hianinm, SO Ct c2ryaslors, 20 Of Group OF
debility, 20 OF scarlet fever, Of ho,pingcouyh
- o. msrasmu', and four Of measles, premature
pr'ps, ana 20 cSes Of stiIborn arerspor.ed. There
were fourteen deaths from yl,lelt canse. The fcl
oSns ue classification Of diseases Bones,
joints, &c 4; bTan AID rsyyes ll5; vensys,,ve a.
ssDs, Z; beart aud blood yels.is IL; lnn,s ,bro,t
a., l9l; odd age, I; skin ana eruptve levers a.
stilIbo'n and premstue births, 81; stomach. bo.'
els and other digestive orgsns 81; uncertain se,,
scd general fevefs, 80; Urinary o'gars 2; unknown.