The New York herald., 1862-04-15

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French and Spanish governments intend signing
new treaty for the regulation of joint action in
Mexico.
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Hale announced
his resignation of the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. The bill confscatng the
property Of rebels was taken up, and Mr.. Harris.
OF New York, made speech in support of it.
resolution directing inquiry as to the expediency
OF providing by law for an exchange of the pro-
ducts of the United States with foreign countries,
through our diplomatic and commercial agents,
was adopted. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, the Speaker
announced the following named members as
special committee to devise plan for the gradual
emancipation of slaves, namely:-Albert s. White,
Oep.) of Indiana; Francis P. Blair, rep.) of Mis-
souri,; George P. Fisher, (opp.) Of Delaware; Will
liam E. Lehman, (opp) of Pennsylvania; Corne
lus L. L. Leary, (Union) of Maryland; William v.
whaley, Union) of Virginia; James F. Wilson.
| (rep) of Iowa; Samuel L. Casey, Union) of Ken.
| lucky, and Andrew J. Clements, Union) of Ten
nessee. The Committee on Elections reported
resolutions declaring F. F. Lowe, of California,
! not entitled to seat; declaring s. E. Daley the
sitting delegate from Nebraska, entitled to his
seat; and asking to be discharged from further
| consideration of the case of Mr.. Segar, who
claims to represent the First district of Virginia.
! The resolutions were laid over. The Committee
| on Foreign Affairs asked to be discharged from
further consideration of petitions in favor of the
h~a oe <ka Dan.v stv froo ofv
resolution, calling for information respecting
the alleged destruction of property in Missouri by
United States troops from Kansas, referred to
the Military Committee The consideration of the
bill establishing uniform bankrupt law was post
poned till December next. The Senate resolution
transferring the superntendency of the Capitol
extension from the War to the Interior Depart
ment was adopted. A bill providing for the con-
struction of a ship canal from the Mississippi
river to Lake Michigan, for the transportation of
war munitions &C., and also the enlargement of
the Illinois and Michigan Canal, was reported by
the Military Committee.
HISCELLANE0US NEWS
By the Norwegian at Portland, from Liverpool
Sd and Londonderry 4th inst, we have files of later
news from Europe.
The brigs Adelaide and Mary Wright with car.
goes of cotton, had arrived at Liverpool from
Charleston, having run the blockade on the Sd of
March. They report sailing in company with the
bark Etewan and four schooners, al laden with
cotton and rosin.
The British press and Parliament we're busiy
engaged in discussing the question of iron-clad
floating batteries and the heavy ordnance of the
Americans. 1t was understood that orders had
been issned to suspend work on wooden vessels.
The Turin correspondent of the London Times
predicts that important events will shortly happen
in Italy.
At London, on the 4th inst. consols for money
closed at 93T. American securities were dull,
| but steady at former quotations.
| In the Liverpool cotton market the sales of the
| week amounted to about $1,000 bales, at an i'm.
provemen. Of eighth of penny. principally on
| middling qualities, closing firm at the advance.
No material change in breadstuns or provisions il
reported.
| Our correspondent in Port au Prince, Hayti,
writing on the 10th of March, says:-B Business is
quite inactive here, which is attributable to the
rebellion in America.
In our State Senate yesterday, resolutions were
introduced setting forth that the Commissioners of
the Canal Fund had issued circular requiring the
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the Canal debt, in specie, by the banks having
canal deposits, and requiring the Commissioners to
report to the Senate what necessity exists for the
payment of the liabilities of the State in coin with
other information respecting the State deposits.
| The bill to amend the law taking testimony of
| witnesses out of the State was passed. The bill
for the enlargement of the Champlain Canal locks
and the Erie Canal, if the federal government ap-
propriates 81 900 900 for the purpose, was taken
up and debated. In the Assembly, the bill to
amend the Assessment law of the State was taken
| up in Committee of the Whole, and after meeting
with opposition in of Its provisions was made
the special order for to-day. minority report on
the Congressional Apportionment bill was made.
The Richmond kentucky Messenger, the pub
| lication of which has been suspended for some
time in consequence of secession rule has beenre-
sumed, and the editor says it will in future be con-
Quoted upon these principles: To restore the
Union to hang the leading traitors, to pardon the
people, and to stand by the constitution.
The people of Weymouth, Nova Scotia, have
| sent five hundred pairs of socks, of excellent
quality for the use Of the Maine troops now at the
| seat Of war.
| There are seven thousand sick and wounded sol.
diers at Nashville, two thousand of whom belong.
! ed to the rebel army.
Generals Mackall and CAN'T Colonels Clark,
| Forty-sixth Tennessee; Sledman, First Alabama;
| Henderson, Fourth Tennessee; Bryan, Fifty-ffth
| Tennessee; Smith, Eleventh Arkansas; Cook
Twelfth Arkansas, with Colonels Baker and Brown
and Major Davidson, all captured by General Pope,
| we're at Cairo on the llth instant, en- routefor
| Fort Warren, in Boston harbor. The company
| officers are to be sent to Columbus Ohio, and the
l non on-commissioned officers and privates-seven
thousand in al-will 60 to Chicago, Springfield
| and Madison
| Thirtyone rebel field and staff officers have been
| removed from Camp Chase, Ohio, to Fort Warren,
| and two hundred to Fort Johnson near Sandusky,
| Ohio.
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