The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-03-25

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CONGRESSIONAL VOTE OF THANKS TO GEN. BURNSIDE
The House to-day voted very heartily as well as
unanimously their thanks to General Burnside and Com
modore Rowan for the gallant service performed BY
them at Newborn
RETURN OF TIE CONTRACT INVESTIGATING CON-
Mr.. Blair, Postmaster General, Representatives Wash
burne Holman, Dawes and Fenton, Of the Government
Contract investigating Committee have returned to
Washington after absence OF three weeks the West
and Northwest
THE KANSAS INDIANS.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate to-day
by Mr. Pomeroy 70 consolidate all the Indians on the
Western borders into nation dividing the land into
convenient farms encouraging them in the cultivation Of
the SOIL and additionally providing for their material
prosperity. -,u ,t
CONGRESSMAN FRANK GONE HOME.
Hon. Augustus Frank, Of New York. has been called
homo by illness in his family.
CoSGRHssAAN ELY AT HIS rosr.
Hon. Alfred Ely has sufficiently recovered from his ID
ness 10 resume his scat
RxBALNNo THE DEAD.
Permits have been granted for one surgeon to each
division Of the army TO embalm the bodies Of the dead
They to be attached to the medical STAFF assistant
surgeons The process Of smbalmng has been brought
TO great perfection here Of late and tho practice is be-
coming very extensive.
PLEDGING THE PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr. Wicklihe, Of Kentucky, introduced the following
resolution to-day
the net proceeds arising from the sales thereof here
by pledged and set apart fund TO pay tho interest
and principal Of the public debt
THE NEW ANTI-sLAvERY PROPOSITION OF THE COM
hITTEE ON TERRITORlRs.
Mr. Ashley, of the Territorial Committee, in attempt
ing force his antsavsry proposition upon tho House
this afternoon lost ground and his abolition friends
deporng his rash conduct. Tho between Mr. Olin
and Mr.. Ashley, before the latter subsidized,
what exciting.
HARBOR DEFENCEs, FLOATING BATTERIES, ETC.
rivalry jealousy, disagreement Of sort, has
sprung between the parties interested respectively in
harbor Notifications, floating batteries and ronclad gun
boats II is to be hoped that any such disagreement will
DO allowed to delay the action Of Congress and the
government in providing harbor and coast defences.
THE REMAINS OF THE DEAD RHODE ISLANDERS.
Tho remains Of Colonel slocum, Major Balou and
Captain Tower will not 1t appears be sent hence
until Friday evening They will be under escort Of
the Second Rhode Island regiment reaching Providence
on Sunday morning where they will be received by the
military of that State together with Masonic lodges
OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN POWERS
Several members Of the Committee Of Commerce Of the
two Houses, met at the rooms Of Senator Morrill, this
evening, in conference upon commercial relations
with foreign Powers and invited Mr. D. Andrews to
give them his views upon the operations Of the Recpro
city Treaty with Canada and the British provinces Sec
rotary Chase Hon. Reverdy johnson, and other dstin
guished gentlemen from various portions Of the country
present. and svnced deep interest In the remarks
Of Mr. Andrews in vindcoton Of reciprocal free trade
fortified they were, By ocal statistics succnct
history Of our commercial relations with Great Britain
and the negotiations Of the several treaties with that
Power from the War Of Independence down tho con-
cuson Of the Reciprocity Trss,y In 1884, was gvsn and
the fact demonstrated that the latter had resulted In
larger sales Of domestic manufactures than all our
other treaties combined. We had expended millions
TO secure the trade Of China and Japan, and
what was h9 All buy and no SELL Va
arc annually buying millions from Cuba, Mexico
and Brazil while England furnishes them with manu-.
featured goods through her steam communication
and we ship California gold 70 England pay for our
sugar and Coffee Congress will grumble about the Reel
procity treaty and talk Of repeating IT, but Will not vote
single dollar to open up markets for our manufae
lures We have been furnishing hundreds Of millions Of
the South exchange cotton sugar.
rice ana tobacco which market was now temporarily
closed and still Congress ndicrcny sees European
Powers sezing upon Mexico, and still further appropr.
atmg her markets.
Mr. Andrews closed his address, after giving the figures
showing the progress Of trade with all the countries
referred TO, with powerful appeal TO the statesmen
present. to devote aporon Of their attention 10 the
material interests Of the country. The people were will
ling be taxed but they could not long taxation
unless they could obtain ksts for the fruits Of the
abors. Our policy should be, then, the liberalization
OF trade relations. the basis OF reciprocity with
France, Spain and all the countries on this continent
instead Of the abrogatod Of the only successful CONNER
cial treaty We have ever made
TIE SANITARY COMMISSION.
The Sanitary Commission adjourned on Saturday 70
visit the old Capitol prison.
NAMES OF DISCHARGED PRISONERS.
To-day the following named prisoners were discharged
swing their parole Coleman James Potter
George @. Coleman and Josiah T. Bailey. Also John b.
Farr and James W. Farr taking the oath allegiance.
number were also discharged on giving their parole
not 70 take up arms against the governmental the
United States unless regularly exchanged according to
tho rules Of The following rsmanded for
further consideration John Day, Chas W Coleman
THIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON March "a, 1852
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