The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-27

The News.


The proceedings of Congress yesterday were in
teresting, and in some respects important The
question of admitting the claimants to seats from
Indiana in place of Senators Bright and Fitch, the
sitting members, to the privileges of the floor of the
Senate was again discussed at length, and the reso
luton in favor of extending such privilege was laid
on the table by vote Of thirty-one to twenty-five,
which probably settles the question defnitivey as
against the republican applicants, Messrs. Lane
and McCarty. The Pacific Railroad bill was then
taken up, and all the pending amendments having
been disposed of, one o'clock to-day was assigned
as the time for taking the vote the final passage
of this important measure. In the House
bills providing Tor carrying the mails from
the Atlantic to the Pacific were reported. re-
port was presented adverse to amending the act
establishing the Court of Claims so to permit
creditors to sue the government. A bill to punish
the forging and counterfeiting of military bounty
land warrants was passed. Joint resolutions de-
Claring it to be the duty Of the government to
endeavor to effect the removal of the restrictions
imposed by foreign countries on American tobacco
were adopted. The Homestead bill again
introduced and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. In committee, the Consular and Diplomatic
the slave trade was renew ed with increased earnest
ness on the part of Southern members. The point
under consideration was whether the contracts
entered into with the Colonization Society, with
regard to the negroes captured board the SLAYER
Echo, should be confirmed; and the committee
refused to agree to an appropriation for carrying
out said contracts This does not dispose inally of
the subject however. II will be brought up in the
House at the proper time, when no doubt the action
of the President with regard to the Africans viii be
sustained In the course of the debate Messrs.
Barksdale, of Mississippi, and Miles, of South
Carolina, unhesitatingy ayowed themselves in favor
of re-openng the slave trade with Africa
The State Senate yesterday confirmed the no
limitations of 'Messrs. John C.. Green, Horatio Sey-
mour and George W. Patterson, the newly appoint
ed Commissioners for the removal of Quarantine.
The appointments of Benjamin j. WEIGH Jr as
Commissary General, and James NJ. Cook Superin-
tendent of the Banking Department have also
been confirmed
We publish under the telegraphc head report
OF the proceedings of the Convention of Compen-
stated Emancpationists, held at Albany yesterday,
from which it will be seen that this knot of enthu-
sast, do not make much progress in endeavoring
pating negroes at the rate OF $3.50 per head, when
their market value quadrupes that sum-
The steamer Harriet Lane, of the Paraguay fleet,
which arrived at Rio Janeiro the 18th ut., was
taking in coal the Sth preparatory to leaving for
the River Plate.
The screw steamship New York, Captain Won
Santen, which left Bremen on the Sth inst. in the
morning, reached this port early yesterday morn
ing She brought eightyfour passengers The
New York experienced very rough weather since
the 18th inst The news has been anticipated
by the Europa.
The Committee on Streets of the Board Of Alder
men were to have held their second public meeting
yesterday afternoon, in reference to the subject OF
removing the telegraph poles from the streets, and
having the wires under ground, but there was not
q quorum of the members in attendance to hold
the meeting. A large number Of parties imme-
6iately interested in the matter were present.
fire occurred yesterday morning at No. 5il
Broadway under very remarkable circumstances.
Fire Marshal Baker was Immediately called to in
vestigate its origin: the result the arrest of
young woman named Mary De Young, the daughter
Of the proprietor of the store. A brief account of
the affair appears in another column.
The receipts of beef cattle at the various yards
during the past week fell off about 900 head as
compared with the week previous, and with an
active demand, rates advanced halra cent per
pound the general selling prices being SIC. 9ic,
while some sales were made at lie. There was a
steady demand for cows and calves at a slight
advance in rates, the range being $25 $40. Veal
calves were in request, but without noticeable
change in prices. The receipts of sheep and lambs
were light the demand active, and an advance o
25c was obtained. The quotations were SO s.
according to quality. Swine were dull Of sale, al
declining prices
The sales Of cotton yesterday. embraced about SOC
bales closing With some less animation at 12c for mid
ding upands Flour was again in good demand with
Fair amount Of sales closing advance of about
10c. for common aud medium grades Southern brands
were In speculative demand with free sales and at
higher prices for common grades aud middlng qualities
Wheat rmer, with fair Gales lot of choice Ken
tucky white sold at 81 10. Corn heavy while sales
were light, chiefly Western mixed in store, SIC Bar.
ley andrye steady, and oats less buoyant Pork
as quite active and rmer with free sales spot a,
Sls rs for mess, and at $17 621x ST rs for old
with prime at s13 SIX q 10 62H. Sugars steady,
with sales Of about 200 hhds at rates given in another
column. New Orleans molasses active and 6rmer
wish sales at 42c. 43c Coffee was firm, while gales
were limited, the stock Of Rio being light By the way
or Southampton, England dates from Rio Jauero
Come down to the 9Th ut BY shipping list and price
Current OF that date IL would appear that for
eleven months Of 1855 ending December /, the