The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-03
New York, Thursday, February 3, 1850.
The News.

The News.
In Congress yesterday the Senate adopted re-
solution calling for whatever correspondence has
taken place between our government and that of
Prussia respecting the compulsory enlistment of
naturalized American citizens in the Prussian army.
Memorials relative to the harbor defences of New
York were presented. resolution approving of
Minister Reeds regulations of the China consulates
and declaring that no Legislation is necessary to le
galize his acts in regard thereto, was adopted.
bill for the establishment of line of mail steamers
between San Francisco and Shanghae was intro
duced and referred to the Post Office Committee.
a statement of all the live oak timber contracts
was sent in by the Secretary of the Navy. The
House bill to punish counterfeiters of military
land warrants was passed. report from
the Judiciary Committee upon the Indiana con.
tested election case will be made to-day The
House bill donating lands to agricultural colleges
was recommitted, by vote of 2S to &c. The In.
dian Appropriation bill was then taken up, and
after brief debate the Senate went into execu-
tive session, but no business of importance was
transacted In the House bill providing for the
issue of land patents to the Shawnee Indians, and
the naturazing Of them as citizens was reported
A lively debate ensued and finally the naturaliza
ton clause stricken out, and the bill then re-
iected. Leave to introduce bill providing for the
acquisition of Cuba by negotiation was referred
The bill making appropriations for the legislative
judicial and executive departments was then dis
cussed and the section appropriatng $780, 900 for
the mileage of members of Congress struck out by
nine majority.
Nothing of importance was done in the State
Senate yesterday. The Assembly were engaged
portion of the session upon the Registry bill intro
duced by Mr.. Spencer. A number of propositions
of local Importance were introduced. We refer to
Our dispatches for details.
Both houses of the Legislature of New Jersey
have, by strong vote, adopted emphatic resolu
tons against the establishment of Quarantine at
Sandy Hook, and instructing the Senators and
representatives of New Jersey in Congress to OPP
pose action to that end by the general government
The steamship Europa sailed from her dock at
Jersey City at noon yesterday, for Liverpool. She
took out fortyfour passengers and s572,453 in
specie.
The bark Clara Winsor, which arrived at this port
on Tuesday last, left Aux Cages on the 10th inst
There were no advices at that place from the CAPT
tai later than the 10TH which have already been
ceived here direct The people of Aux Cages and
the adjacent country remained quiet but were anx
lousy awaiting the solution Of the contest between
the Emperor and Gen. Gefrard
The brig Henrietta, Capt. Hodsdon, arrived at
this port yesterday, from Turks Island goth ut
She reports that just before leaving Turks Island the
sloop Seafower arrived there from Port au Platt
with accounts Of a deplorable condition of affairs
in st. Domingo. A great many of the respectable
people were leaving for Cape Haytien, which, with
&c Ha,4, t,a1 re~
a republican form Of government, with General
Gefffard for President Trade very dull
at Port au Plat, and confidence in General
Santana had not been restored. At Turks
Island there had been heavy rains since the
commencement of the year, which had destroy
ed a great quantity Of salt that was exposed.
The stock at Grand Turk, Salt Cay and Cockburn
amounted to but three hundred thousand bushels,
and no more would be gathered for three months.
The Dutch schooner Maivine, Captain De Jonge,
from Matanzas had arrived at Turks Island to load
salt for Matanzas As she is a very rahish looking
vessel, with guns and materials to induce the sup
position that she has been or Is SLAYER, it sup
posed she for salt merely TO evade the British
cruisers.
The Board of Education held their regular semi
monthly session yesterday afternoon. Aresolution
appropriating $50 $50 for the erection of school
house in Fourteenth street. in the Seventeenth
ward, was adopted, after considerable discussion
as 10 the propriety Of referring it to the Finance
Committee for consideration. A resolution was
also adopted making an appropriation Of s4,O5O
for furnishing a scboohouse in the Fourteenth
ward. A communication from S. S. Randall, the
City Superintendent, recommending the estab-
lishment of suitable libraries for the use Of the
more advanced pupils, was referred TO the
Committee on Libraries. report Of the Com
mittee on schools, in favor ofrenting the base
ment of the Methodist Episcopal church in John
street. for one year. at rent of $3.50, was adopted.
The Finance Committee reported in favor of ap-
proprating 900 for fuel used in the schools and
sundry other supplies, and the report was adopted.
The report of the Finance Committee, appropriat-
ing the school moneys for 1859, as follows, was
adopted, after which the Board adjourned -
For balance Of appropriations made prior 10 Jan.
/. 1859 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sl6a,524
Salaries OF teachers in ward schoos....... 100000
Wages Of ianitors in ward schools. ........ 10000
Incidental expenses of ward schools 10000
Support OF Free Acaoemy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000
Repairs OF Free Academy ................... 2,0et
Support Of normal schools 1900
Repairs through shop observation-disclosures. 10000
Support OF evening schools ..,,,........,. 10000
Books, stationery and other supplies. ...... 10000
Rent Of school premises acknowledgements. 5000
salaries OF Officers OF Board Of Education 10000
Incidental expenses Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For Corporation schools . -. ...... 10000
For all other purposes. .....,............. 107 476
Total. ,24e 600
The Police Commissioners met Yesterday and
made one hundred and twenty appointments Of
o1vno, f,ovnf tho tct