The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-28

Our dispatches from Washington contain several
points Of interest. The Senate was not in session
yesterday. The House adopted the report of the
Select Committee in the case OF o. Il. Matteson,
and passed the resolution recommending that no
further action be taken in regard to the proposition
Tor his expulsion. The report was agreed to BY
vote of a6 TO 69-less than two-thirds of the men,
bers voting. The Senate bill establishing three ad
ditional land districts in California was passed.
A bill was introduced making an appropria-
ton for deirsying tho expense OF collecting
the revenue II repeats the laws permitting pay
ments the Pacific coast before the revenue is paid
into the treasury. Also bill authorizing disburs-
ing agents to pay money directly to persons to whom
payment is TO be made without first depositing the
funds in the treasury. spicy discussion ensued
between various members of the Illinois delegation
and Mr.. Smith Of Virginia with regard to Senator
Douglas motives in opposing the Lecompton consti
tuition.
caucus OF democratic members OF the House Of
Representatives was held last evening TO consider
the best mode and manner of admitting Kansas into
the Union under the IecomptoD constitution, and
thereby TO promote the union and harmony Of the
democratic party. IL was very fully attended by
both Lecomptonites and anti-I.ecomptonites; and
after an interchange of opinion, a committee of
twenty, composed of ten men from each side was
appointed and directed to report the result Of their
deliberations Oh Tuesday next, when the caucus
will reasonable.
The Legislature was hard at work yesterday. So
far but little has been done. Only ftysix bills have
been signed by the Governor. Both houses have
now. however what are termed " grinding com.
nitteesr TO whom all bills are referred 10 be reported
,ia md H,v,p the weQ no will be
turned out in large numbers. bill was introduced
in the Senate yesterday to pay the members Of last
years Common Council 1850 each, making in the
aggregate t23 ,o24 Nothing of general interest trans
pired In the Assembly
Counterfeit twenty dollar bills on the Market
Bank of Troy. and fves on the Onondaga Bank of
Syracuse have been put in circulation in this city
They are so well executed that several money bro
kers have pronounced them genuine The police yes
terdsy arrested Mary O'Brien and John Finn, upon
whose persons some OF the counterfeits found,
and they were accordingly locked up to await an
examination. Finn and Mary are said to belong 10
gang Of aaroit counierfeitcrs. and their capture
may he regarded as a fotVpaie circumstance, as it
viii probably lead 10 the dispersion of the fraternity.
The Recorder yesterday rendered decision in
the case Of Jacob II. Mott alleged sccomplice Of
BrothcrSOn, the Union BANK uclaultcr, uCDylnR tne
motion 20 discharge the defendant from arrest
Mott was held in $40 900 10 answer. The amount
was fixed at a moderate sum. the Recorder said, be-
cause Mott was already held to bail in sl42, 900 in
civil action.
In the case Of Dodge 4 Barnes against Fernando
Wood and others-the ship Joseph Walker affair
the jury yesterday announced that they could not
agree upon a verdict. IL was understood that the
jury stood eight for verdict against all the defend
anti and tina, four were for verdict against all but
Mr.. Wood.
We learn from the weekly report of the City
inspector that the number of deaths IN this city
during the pas, week 476, an increase Of ~ as
compared with the mortality Of the week previous.
The following table exhibits the number Of deaths
during the past two weeks among adults and chill
dren, distinguishing the sexes -
I-a Women Brys. cirs Total.
w.ss sadiss March IS IS los i3s &c
Among the principal causes Of death were the fol