The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-03

! equally to Mr.. Bowman, who employs Rves to do the
Senate work Bot the law referred 70 prohibits the
Printer OF either house from selling out the entire bus.
hefs Another resolution provides for letting the printing
| out by contract.
THE HARLEM RTKR AND HxIlsArx IMPROVEMENTS
1he ois offered in the House by Mr. Haskin, proyldns
Tor widening and deepening the channel of Harlem river
" an expense of two hundred thousand dollars and TO,
removing rocks In He,ate appropriatng fifty thousard
uohars tnerefor have been examined by Mr. Elio. Of
hasssohnsetts, in the Committee Commerce and he
has reported them back to the committee favoraby and
been ordered 10 report them to the House.
TIKI PACIFIC RAILROAD.
fne Select committee the Pacific Railroad me. this
morning Messrs Smith, Taylor, Hamilton and s,ou,
were absent Mr. Phelps, Of Missouri offered the folio v.
ING resolution, as substitute 10 other resolutions which
have been discussed
Resolved That the eastern terminus of the road shall
De on the western boundary Of the States being
westoi the Mississippi river and shall be on The same
latitude OF the city Of San Francisco
Mr. Davis, Of Maryland, submitted the following resou-
top in the form Of suggestion not subject 70 action
Resolved That the committee recommend that the rail-
way SNAIL DO constructed q line beginning on the
western shore OF the Missouri river opposite St Joseph
or Brdges Pass TO San Francisco by such as shall
be found by instrumental survey be the cheapest and
pest en- which to construct and maintain III road
The committee agreed that at its session all pend
| dBCuentOu.
and adjourned to meet again morrow evening" the Sd
| inst, at seven O'Clock.
Mr. Hndmau, Of Arkansas, offered bill for a branch
road from Fort Smith, in Arkansa t, tap the supposed
central road at Pixies Peak Efforts are making to have
the committee include in their report the Southern road
oy way OF FL Paso and San Diego not wthsanding the
previous decisive action Of the committee against IT,
|. SUPPRESSION cooIIE TRADE
Mr. Eliot, OF Massac husetts has been instructed by the
Committee on Commerce TO report bill prohibiting the
Chinese cooe trade by American citizens in American
vessels The bill is accompanied by report The sub
stance Of the bill is as follows
Section one provides that no citizen Of the United
States or resident shall MASTER factor owner or other
wee bud Mt, equip load prepare any ship vessel
ior the purpose Of procuring from Chin elsewhere
inhabitants subjects Of China known az coolies to be
transported to any foreign country be disposed OF
against their will for term Of years servants
apprentices, 10 be held to labor service penalty Of
the forfeiture Of the vessel, apparel, &c.
section TWO provides penalties for building &C.
nufacurpg, as owner master factor agent otherwise
and also provides penalties for building &C. or navi
eating, az owner MASTER factor agent or otherwise any
vessel belonging in whole in part to citizens of the
United States represented enrolled IN the United
States knowing or intending that the said ship shall be
employed in ouch trade. The penalties are fine and i'm
prsoDment.
Section three provides penalties for taking on board or
transporting coolies.
Section four excludes from the operation OF the act
voluntary emigration but provides for Consular certn
Gates to be given for emigrsnts
Section five extends the acts OF February 1s47 and
March, 1s4e, concerning carriage Of passengers
chant vessels to any passenger vessels one foreign
port to another foreign port.
Section six authorizes the President to order American
vessels be examined upon cause of suspicion by the
ships Of the United saes proof of violation Of the
law, to be carried into port for adjudication
Section seven provides that the act shall take effect
upon the day Of It's passage.
THE ENGIHH VERA CRUZ
appears by statement Of the P;caylnes Vera Cruz
correspondent Of March Captain Aldham wrote 10
Aramon protesting very strongly agains. wanon and
nnumAn destruction Of English property and innocent
| life.
The UNION NATIONAL CONVENTION
| Inc CONSTITUTIONAL Union Committee to night decided
mat the Chairman should convene the s-..--------'
Convention TO be held at Baltimore May O. to rHtfv
nominations and take steps further the organisation for
! prosecuting the canvass.
Our Washington Correspondence.
| WASHINGTON, April 2, $780,
The Meeting Of he National Democratic Commixse-7ae
Convention WI Meet in Charleston-Senator Douglas
| The Platform, dc.
is generally understood that the committee which
meets here on the 9Th will not take the responsibility or
changing the place Of meeting Of the Democratic Conven
ton from Charleston They do not however, doubt their
power to do 80, but consider 1t nexpedient view Of
the arrangements already concluded and the absence
Of any general expression Of opinion in favor Of the
change from the Southern delegates The meeting on the
| 9Th will therefore be unimportant.
Whilst the prominent position of Judge Douglas before
the Convention naturally singles him the object
attack the part Of the friends Of ali the other less con
spcuous candidates. his friends claim that the violence
these assaults simply prove his strength The expression
Of opinion against Douglas the part of the ultra
| Southern members Of Congress, is less important,
| when it is remembered that ii is the practice Of
the Southern States not to elect members of Congress
delegates The dication Of members therefore, s no,
calculated to have any weight with the delegates who re
gard themselves as occupying Independent position
and in many instances the rivals OF the sitting Nom
bers for collection to Congress The delegates who have
visited this city do not partake Of the bitter hostility
towards Douglas which the other Southern members ex
hib On the contrary, nearly all of them express the
conviction that if Douglas friends true him the
South will yield. In the meantime, North Carolina and
Georgia will probably 60 for him from the first.
The great eight in the termination will be upon the
platform. Whilst 1t Is conceded that the Cincinnati plat
form, pure and simple, should be reafrmed, Douglas
friends will insist that this done must be viewed as
a concession to him. They say that the opposition to
Douglas based upon the fact that not consider
that Congressional slave code is constitutional for
the Territories, and that the constitutional power
Of Territorial Legislatures the regulation of
slavery, all other property, is judicial
question. II because he holds these views he is
TO be struck down. they will insist that the platform shall
contain clear and direct expedition Of the views Of his
opponents-savc and all. not, then they hold he
stands we'll before the South any Of hts rivals
1t is clear that not q single Northern State could be
carried upon platform insisting upon the allpervaiing
existence Of slavery natural institution which re
qures positive enactment to forbid it, and which, spread
ing TO the North Pole Of Territories extended 20
continue, matter what the wishes Of the people