The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-03
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NEW YEARS DAY REsrIvrrIEs-REMOvALo OF THE
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CONFIRMED BY THE
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1857.
All the persons connected with the diplomatic corps, ia
full dreas together win the Of the Cabinet paid
their respects 10 the President Of the United States yesser
day morning At moor the doors OF the White House were
thrown open TO the vbc and thousands OF persons In
cudns promineGt ssaSesmsp, adges army naval OF
scerr, entered the marine band while performing
choice selection o. mnfc The reception continued for
two hours The heads Of departments aud msuy others
hosptaby entertained vers at their respective resdeu
Geo. Nearly al secular burmese WAS suspended ana the
public Offices we're closed.
Several Executive Communications %ere received by
each house Of Congress 10 DAY. The Secretary of War
gave detailed statement Of disbursemeuts under hh
direction for the last nsca year. amounting 10 twenty
millions OF dolars
IN motion Of MIR. sl'deI, the Senate adopted resou
ton calling on the President fer crrespondence be
tween this sovernmen and Netherlands relative 10 the
refosa OF M Dubois, the Dstch Minister 10 testify
IN the Herbert trial ms correspondence n lengthy
and will exhibit The fact that both governments
condemned hs course. Mr.. Daoon has been panished
BY bis government BY being transferred from the United
states to Denmark The Consular Appropriation bill was
referred In the Senate aud VIII be reported back next
nezt week and passed ~ came 10 the House. hume.
rous notices Of private bile given in the Senate
Mr. walker Of Aisosms, introduced 9 bin in the House
providing for the pay Of dxtrbcng Posmassers 20 that
The sum received by each since March 1883 sha amount
to i've hundred deiars per quarter sandry private
bills vtrc considered 10 the House but pfpe o. I'm
portance.
ne following nomrstons were coaarmed By the 90
nate TO day-Jotr Underwood, Associate Jast,cs OF the
Supreme Court OF Neorssa vice Harden ressnsd R,bt
". Adams, Surveyor OF the Pert Of New Orleans vice
s>ark resgnsdS Hamilton Naval oacer at Savannah
Ca, vice T. Hamilton, resigned; os,Ar J, Dskenson Col
lector nj Duhkrk, ". ", vice WALTON, resigned; d. j.
Merritt, Consul at Nnsaa, New Providence Woe Ba,o
resigned Franca T. cAx,on, Of Virginia Consul at Mos
COW, Russia Charles w. BmbaIl, OF Now Hampshire,
CoEsal q, foia Pine, Island Of aoupe vice Prisons
resifned Read Fletcher, Dstrici Attorney, Of Arkansa
wise Murray declined Geo. A. Gordon Dstrict Attorney OF
Georgia, vice .eivsns; resigned Floyd Walton Dsric,
Attorney o. the Western D,trc, Of Lousiana vice Brs
coe, resigned; rnss Cunnps ham o-Penpsylvsns Asso.
cate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Kans, Vice Bur.
relI, deceased.
Hastus Corning, the member elect from Albany was
in the lobby Of the House to day.
] learn that there 10 some fou1dstoa for IN. re-
port that Vanderbilt has despatched agent negotiate
osn with C'ss Rca Of Eve hundi ed thousand dollars
crowded the ueds usod 10 exier min atlae Walker
from Nicaragua understood that the standardization
VI tne knu ooio1l OIL ~ ~ 10 40
feat Walker that Vanderbilt may rci possession or steam
boats and other property which for ncrly belonged to the
old .Transh Company, Tor harcy informed Vanderbilt
vhsn he Vas here tina, he could take his property
he could fsd H.
In reply 70 the inquiry o. the Senate relative TO the bet
YER security OF steam vessels accident By nre
secretary OF the Navy has transm tied q communication
rom the Bureau OF Construction which Is said no VA
Ration required the ordinary OF vessels OF
wood for this purpoee but In that part OF them whore
boilers and Gre rooms are situated, greater degree OF
y curly can be given To this end considered prac
cablc and peden tina, oilers for all going steam
IRE, and all having their boisy under the main deck
usps forced drsusht to have their furnaces surround
ID by the water NJ Inc boier,-or what Is termed water
bo,oms-thst smoke cbimneys extend above the con.
ruous deck rext the boilers that all IRE rooms be
severed with iron, and that similar substance be used
the protection Of other parts exposed 70 combus
Ion
The petition OF the New York sla,e Military Associa
ion In possession OF the seuales Committee Militia
asks Tor revision OF The militia laws aud an annual
appropriation cfhsBa million q dollars Tor awning and
quipirg the militia Of the several States and that tboy
be OF The latest and most approved psernsths greater
pat Of thcse now being distributed being worthless
Among the bills to be introduced In the Senate 10 one
W Senator Fish, providing for the removal Of the oh
irucsiops 1t the entrance OF New York harbor In 10
'ordancc with the memorial Of the Chamber Of Dom.
nerce Of that city, and another by Senator Clay TO 70
peal the Law granting bountics Tor caicbns goldfish
The documents recently called for by the Senate are
'ounnous, and include the heretofore suppressed letters
General Scott and the Secretary Of war relative to the
ormer's pay - Lieutenant General The oorrespondcnce
a both sides s particularly csustc and personal Much
n1icsy for 10 perussi Is manifested.
Senator Hamlin WIN resign his seat 10 morrow, and
ofshwhh proceed to Maine preliminary 70 entering on
he eoverncrshlp Of that state.
The confederation Of the Revolutionary soldier bill win
q resumed on Monday In the Senate. Mr. Seward has
he floor, and vit speak In support Of the bill.