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

In Congress yesterday tue Senate passed the
bill providing for the adjudication Of claims against
Paraguay Bills for the organization Of Arizona
and Colorado Territories were reported. A bill
was reported providing for the expenses of the
Japanese embassy on their arrival in this country.
After acting upon several unimportant matters,
the Homestead bill was taken up, and Mr.. Wilkin-
son made speech on the subject The entire ses-
sion of the House was occupied in an animated de-
bate on the bill for the suppression of polygamy
ia Utah Territory, but no final action was taken.
In the State Senate yesterday several bills
were passed, among them that relative to the
removal of insane convcts from Utica to Auburn
The bill to extend the term of Supervisors was
reported, and that to amend the Excise law or
dered to third reading. AT noon the Senate, in
Joint convention with the Assembly reelected
H. II. Van Dyck Superintendent of Public lnstruc:
ton. Some debate arose as to the right of the
Senate Committee of Conference on Railroad Tolls
to report. The report of the Assembly part of the
committee was received from the Assembly. The
Metropolitan Police bill was passed, Is to II. In
the Assembly the bill relative to West Wash.
ington market lands was debated at length
and passed. IS to Is. The bill relative to
railroad stockholders voting by proxy was'
lost, As to 46. The Conference Coumittee on the
Railroad Toll bill reported that the Senate commit
tee had proposed that the railroads pay, in lieu of
tolls 81 sol 900, (of which the Central is to pay
81 900 600 and be entitled to all the privileges of
other roads,) which the House COMMITTEES declined,
proposing as substitute to repeal the act Of 1851
abolisbing tolls. Hereupon the committee had
disagreed and adjourned. After debate, motion
by Mr. Flager that the Assembly insist on its
amendments was adopted by 96 to 4. bin was
introduced by unanimous consent. to repeal the
act of 1851 abolishipg railroad tolls. 1t was i'm
mediately reported considered in committee, and
ordered to a third reading. The South and West
Street Railroad bill was passed. Also the Ninth
Avenue Railroad bill. A number of bills were act
ed on. but we must refer to our reports Of the
proceedings for details.
The examination in the case of the Chinaman
Jackalow, who is charged with the murder of Capt.
Leete and brother, of the sloop Spray, was con-
Guided yesterday at Jersey City, before United
States Commissioner Vroom, and the prisoner was
committed to answer for the crimes of murder and
robbery.
Copious details of news from Mexico down to
the 22d ult. are published in to-day's papec. rhe
accounts embrace interesting particulars of ef-
fects of Mramon's bombardment of Vera Cruz and
the unsuccessful assaults of his troops upon the
city. The cannonading lasted six days, and the de-
struction of property was very great
The Quarantine season has just commenced by
the issue of an order by Or. Gum, the Health Off.
Ger of the Port, the object of the order being to
guard in advance against the importation of infec-
tious diseases by vessels arriving from foreign
ports. The order just issued requires captains OF
vessels trading between New York and the West
Indies and other tropical ports, to provide them
selves with bills of health signed by the health au-
thorties of the port from which they respectively
sailed, for presentation on their arrival in New
York, under penalty of detention at quarantine
The same requisition extends to coastwise vessels
arriving from ports south Of Henlopen. To insure
certain compliances with the injunction referred
to- all United States Consus at the ports alluded to
are notified in advance by the State Department,
at Washington, to instruct captains of vessels
leaving their ports after the first of April, of the
necessity of supplying themselves with clean bill;
of health.
Complete returns of the State election in Con
nectcut show that Mr.. Buckingham, the republican
candidate, has been re elected Governor by ma
.ority OF oil votes The Legislature is lar ely re-
publican
The weekly return of statistics made to the Aims.
house Governors shows the number of inmates at
present in our public institutions TO be 1925. which
is decrease of III for the past week. The num.
Der admitted during the week Was 1887, and those
discharged. transferred, or who died, numbering
1854.
We are informed that mistake has been made
in stating the tariff on messages to California BY
the overland express from ST. Joseph. The rate
Tor ten words was correctly given, but tina. for