The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-06
THE. NEWS,


Congress assembled in extraordinary session at
on 1hufsday In the Senate on that day thirty
nine Senators appeared in their places, including
Messrs. Breckenridge aud Powell, OF kentucky;
Johnson of Tennessee, and Polk and Johnson, of
Missouri. The new members having been qualified,
Mr.. Wilson, Chairman Of the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs gave notice Of the following import
ant bnls:---
IA bill to ratify and confirm certain acts Of
the President for the suppression Of Instruction
and rebellion.
"A bill to authorize the employment Of vclun.
teers for enforcing the laws and protecting public
property.
"A bill to increase the present military estab
lishment of the United States.
A bill providing for the better organization
Of the military establishment.
"a bill to promote the efficiency Of the army.
Ga bill for organizing a volunteer militia
force, to be called the National Guard Of the
United States.
Yesterday the Senate elected Ge0rg, T. Brown
Sergeant at Arms. Mr. Chandler, Of Michigan,
gave notice of bill to coniscate the property of
Governors judges, and members Of Legislatures
and of all military officers above the rank Of
lieutenant, who aid and abet treason against the
government and to disqualify all such persons for
holding any Office Of honor or emolument. The
Presidents Message was received and read. It is
gwen in our report Of the proceedings, together
with the bills introduced by Mr.. Wilson, alluded
to above.
In the House, on Thursday one hundred and
fifty-seven members answered to their names.
Without delay the House proceeded to business,
and on the second ballot elected Galusha A. Grow,
Of Pennsyly ania for Speaker and Emerson Ethe.
ridge, Of Tennessee, Clerk Questions respecting
tile contested seats of certain members were
passed over. Yesterday Edward Ball, of Ohio,
was chosen sergeant-at-Arms, and Ira Goodenow,
of New York, Doorkecper.
We are in receipt of correspondence from Port an
Prince to the Odd nit Intense excitement pre-.
vailed at the policy of Spain. who is supposed to
be forcing quarrel with the people, to the end Ct
| another anne Ration, q Ia st. Domingo. Two men.
oi-war-su supposed to be Spanish, though exhibit.
| ing no coors-were pursuing the coastug vessels
near Cape Hayticn, and destroyed three of them.
| One Of the steamers had an engagement with Fort
Labouc In Dominica the people of Cibao were
rising in revolt Much disappointment was felt in
| Port au Prince at the Indifference of Englanl and
France in reference to Spanish aggression. In
was in great demand. American provisions were
I IN good demand, first arrivals commanding high
| ~ auuliuuut
The Kingston (Jamaica) journals Of the sth OF
June state that the Cotton Growing Company had
| commenced operations in planting ON an extern.
sye scale, aud that large additional tracts of land
were being laid down with native provision crops,
in consequence Of the fears entertained of length
ened interruption Of trade with the United States,
! owing to the war.
A hercc reactionary movement against the re-
newal Of the rule of Spain is progressing in st.
| Domingo. General Santana had established per.
feet reign Of terror in support Of Queen Isabellas
annexation project; but the Dominicans had taken
| up arms against him in Moca, Cibao, Vega and
| every important standpoint Of the country. A
| reinforcement HAD been sent from Porto Rico to
! the Spanish army and it was thought that twenty
| thousand soldiers would be required in order to
sustain Santana and her Catholic Majesty. Sc
we're mortality existed in the Spanish regiments
The Governor Of Mississippi is frightened, and
he calls upon all persons having double barrel!ed
hot guns to hold themselves in readiness to move
at an hours notice. He also says that sufficient
number Of arms, such as are used in war, cannot
be Obtained and he therefore orders that ali the
fowlng pieces and rifles, perfect and broken in the
State, shall be gathered up bored out and re
paired, and made ready for imme date use Gov
ernor Pettus must have got an iukiirg that the
sacred soil Of Mississippi is in danger Of being
invaded.
One OF the reasons given for the evacuation of
Harpers Ferry by the rebels was the steady drain
upon tker force caused by desertions. 1t is
said they lost an average Of twenty men day,
most Of whom returned to their homes
The Southern journals are exceedingly anxious
about the welfare of the North, and seem con.
siderably troubled over the chances Of our being
subjected to military despotism. Every move
ment that is made towards maintaining the integ.
rity Of the country they pronounce "unconstitu-
tonal' and in contravention of the expires letter
OF the law. Some of them are now arguing the
question whether it would be proper for the bogus
c0nfederacy courts TO try President Lincoln for
treason il they should catch him.
Colonel Charles j. Bddle, democrat who was
elected to Congress in the Second (Phladepha)
district of Pennsylvania on Tuesday last is in com
mand of one Of the Pennsylvania regiments.
The marine lists Of the ports of Charleston, Sa.
Yannah, Mobile and New Orleans all now present
the same appearance The various journals in
der their marine heads
No clearances yesterday.
No arrivals yesterday.
Ihe Norfolk papers say that nests OF traitors
which means Union men-have been discovered in
that city and Portsmouth, and that some of them
have already been arrested and turned over to
the tender merces of the military authorities.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives
| by vote of l54 to Il6, have decided to allow
| negroes to be enrolled in the regular militia of
| the State.
The government gunboats recently fitted nm in
| Cincinnati cannot get down the river on account
| Of low water.
Levi Slower was hung in Memphis, Tenn on
the 18th nit, for killing Aaron b. Steans.
Mr.. Vallandigham, who represents the Third
district Of Ohio in Congress, and who, it has been
reported, is in the confidence of the bopus CON