The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-26
Now York, Thursday, January 20. 1860.



siderable Interest. In the Senate yesterday Mr.
Lane presented a report Of the proceedings Of TIL
Union mass meeting held not long since at thu
Academy of Music in this city, and after some ex
pIanatory remarks moved that the resolutions
adopted at said meeting be read. Objection was
made, on the ground that the resolutions could
not properly he placed upon the journal of the
Senate, whereupon Mr.. Lane withdrew his motion.
memorial for the payment Of the mileage Of the
Late Senator Broderick was presented and referred.
Vice President Breckenridge was elected to fill the
vacancy in the Board of Regents Of the Smithsonian
Institute. Mr.. Browns resolutions declaring the
Territories the common property of all the States
were then taken up, and Senator Wilson delivered
long anti-slsvery harangue in which he exhibited
quite belligerent spirit towards the fire eating
members of both houses. Messrs. Iverson, Cling.
man and Jefferson Davis briefly re piled to some Of
the points of Mr.. Wilson's speech, and the Senate
adjourned.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Ashmore, of South
Carolina, offered q resolution that the report
ers Of the HERALD be expelled from the
galleries. After q brief discussion of the sub:
ject. however, it was plain that the House
could not perceive the force appropriateness of
withdrew it. Mr.. Woodson, of Missouri, Nenied the
correctness Of paragraph in the special Washing
ton despatch published in the HERALD on the 10th
inst which stated that he intended to propose the
adoption Of the plurality rule. Mr.. Woodson be-
ueyes the election Of Speaker by means Of the
plurality rule would be unconstitutional, and of
course he never could have intended to
pursue the course stated by our correspon-
dent. At the suggestion Of Mr.. Etheridge,
the House tactly agreed to suspend all debate for
fortnight and in the meantime ballot for Speaker.
Three ballots day can be taken, and it is thought
an Organization can be effected before the expira-
ton c; the allotted time. The House balloted for
Speaker, with the following result:-Mr. Sherman,
republican, received los votes Mr.. Bocock demo
clat 81; and Mr.. Smith, Southern opposition %
NJ Shar,nan lacked thran vn,as 30 ai"c.i~-
Several interesting subjects were brought up in
tie Legislature yesterday but we have no space for
a more extended reference to them. Our dispatches
and reports from Albany give fall details.
Frank P. Blair, Jun, of st. Louis, Mo-, leader
OF the republican party and one of the authors of
the Compendium to Helpers Impending Crisis"
delivered an address before the Young Mems Re-
publican Union, at the Cooper institute, last even
ing. A full report of the address is published in
to-days paper, and in the editorial columns may be
found sketch Of the political history of Mr.. Blair
and his father, the latter of whom figured pronli
aenty in the days Of General Jacksons admnistra-
ton.
Two members of the Aldermanic select COM
mite of three, appointed to inquire into the truth
falsity Of certain animadversions upon members of
the Common Council which lately appeared in the
III hnYl he,
ever, did no. enter upon the proposed investga-
ton.
vote was taken at the meeting OF members Of
the Plymouth Church last evening on the question
of discontinuing contributions to the American
Board Of Missions, and tho result was almost una
ninous in favor of continuing the contributions
taking up one collection each year for that Board
and another for the American Missionary Associa
ton.
In the Hudson County IN. ~ Court, before
Judge Ogden, yesterday. there was a large number
ofpersons present to hear the summing up in the
suit FOR So coo damages for rape in the case Of Hsr
riet L. Andrews, young girl, against Samuel
Hollyer, OF Bulls Ferry. After the summing up Of
counsel and the charge of the Judge, the iury re-
tired, aud three hours subsequently rendered a
terdiet for the plaintiff in the sum of 81 200.
Tie Commissioners Of Emigration met yester.
day. The petition which the Chamber Of Com
merce at their last meeting agreed to present to
the Legislature calling for an amendment of the
oct regulating the sale of tickets for marine pas
sages, was submitted by Mr.. Lowe for the endorse
ment of the Board. This document recommend
that no persons will be permitted to sell tickets ex
cept the agents Of vessels, so that when fraud il
practised it viii be easier than it now is to reach
the perpetrators Of the swindles. It was referred
70 the President and counsel Of the Board, with
power. The slightest interest did not attach 10 the
other matters which came up for disposal The
emigrants landed here during the past week mum
bered 37l, and made the number arrived since
January /, 1874. The communication balance. with
the loan of 10000 lately obtained from the MI
sual Insurance Company, leaves an apparent ba
lance of s39So2 80 to the credit Of the Com
mission
The Fire Marshals investigation of the charge o
arson preferred against James Carroll, who, il i
alleged. oct fire to the liquor store Of Thoma
Sheridan, corner Of Seventh avenue and Thirty
fourth street. was concluded yesterday, and Jussic
Quackenbush committed the prisoner for trial.
BY the arrival Of the brig Conquest, Ca plain Jar
sen, at this port yesterday, we have news from Al
gostura, Venezuela, to the 18th ult, and letter
from our correspondent at Caracas to the Ist ms
The revolution was still going on, withsut any d
c.sive results. Tie navigation Of the river WI
mewhat impeded, thereby preventing the fol
Wording Of merchandise for vessels in want of sar
= SO The British gunboat skipiack was a. Angos
tura, from Trinidad, and would remain some tim
port. sotillo was not defeated as reported, bu
was rayagiog the country at Barcelona and Matu
rim. Cold blooded murder, incendiarism and rapin
were prevalent in the provinces. Five hundre
State PRISONS had been sent to Castle San Carlo,
lfpanciai complications with England, and dipS