The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-01
The News.

The news from Washington continues to increase
in interest and importance. The question of the
Speakership is still undecided In the House yes.
terday Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina, withdrew from
the contest, and the democr ats put up Mr.. McCler
nand. of Illinois, in his place, the republicans ad-
herring to Mr.. Pennington. ballot was taken,
which resulted as foIlows:-
Necessary to choice .....................ll
For Mr. Pennington. .116
For Mr.. McAernand. 81
Scauering... Observation-Disclosures. 20
The most noticeable feature Of the ballot was
the going over of Henry Winter Davis, Southern
oppositionist from Maryland, to the republican
candidate, without q word of explanation. The
entire session was consumed in taking one ballet,
and the House adjourned with the understanding
that the struggle should be resumed to-day without
debate. The republicans are sanguine of success
In the Senate yesterday Mr. Hunter delivered an
interesting speech upon Mr.. Douglas resolutions
respecting the suppressing of interstate invasons
and conspiraces A bill to carry out the fifteenth
article of the treaty with Mexico was introduced
and referred.
A considerable amount of business was trans.
acted in the Legislature yesterday. Most OF it,
however, was of a local character. In the Senate
a bill was introduced to amend the Common School
law of this city It provides that the Trustees shall
hereafter be appointed by the Board of Supervisors
on the nomination Of the Corporation Counsel. The
Trustees so appointed shall be citizens of the
United States, and shall have been residents of the
city of New York for at least three years next pre-
cedng their appointment, and shall hold no other
federal State, city or county Office, except it be
that of Commissioner of Deeds or Notary Public.
The last section aboishes the Office of Inspector of
Common Schools. At the evening session the Sus.
quehannah Railroad loan bill was ordered to a
third reading. In the Assembly the bill to compel
the attendance of witnesses before committees of
common councils of cities was taken up and,
after long discussion, was ordered to third read
ing.
The New York Republican State Central Com
mittee met at Albany yesterday to take action
with reference to the appointment of dele.
gates to the Chicago Convention. The question
as to the probability of changing the time for
the meeting of the Convention to an earlier day
than that already fixed upon was preached, and
Governor Morgan laid before the committee in
formation showing that there was no general de.
sire for any change. The next question taken up
was as to the manner Of selecting delegates. Some
members OF the committee were in favor of the
So"eiS"SAoAl"A uiSsANs system, Wnuc 0tnerS 0QvO-
Gated the appointment of delegates BY State Con.
vention and finally the latter plan was adopted by
vote Of nine to four. 1t was then agreed to hold
State Convention at Syracuse on the 18th Of April
next, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, for the selection Of
delegates to the Chicago Presidential Nominating
Convention, and Mr.. Seward was declared to be
the choice of the republicans of New York for the
Presidency.
The Supreme Court at Albany yesterday granted
an application for continuance of Che Injunction
issued by Judge Wright restraining the New York
Common Council from granting the New York
and Yonkers Railroad Company permission to con-
struct a railroad through the streets of this city
In granting the motion the Judge said that the pri
vilege accorded this company appeared to be inter-
dicted by the statute of 1854.
The day express train from this city for Boston
yesterday ran off the track near Palmer, and one
Of the cars was thrown down an embankmeut
turning several somersets in the fall. The brake.
man had both legs broken and died of his iniuries
Rev. Merrill Richardson, Of Worcester, Mrs. ogden.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Biddies, comedians, were seri.
ously injured. and some twenty Other passengers
received Commissions. Another account states that
no one but the brakemen was hurt seriossly.
Wendell Phillips delivered lecture Ct the Coonsr
Institute last evening Toussant LOuvsrtsre, he
John Brown Of 81. Domingo The large han VA
crowded, principally BY ladies, and illusions to
John Brown were received with appliance and he.
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