The New York herald., 1862-01-29

certain railroads and telegraph lines was taken up
and after an animated discussion passed by vote
Of 20 against H.
The House Of Representatives went into Com
mittee Of the Whole, and the special order, being
the bill to authorize the issue of United States de
msnd notes, and for the redemption or funding
thereof, and for the funding of the floating debt OF
the United States, was taken up Mr.. Spsulding
of the Committee of Ways and Means, explained
its provisions full report of his speech on this
important subject is given in our Congressional
proceedings. Mr.. Stevens stated that he should
offer an amendment to the bill, to make the
semi-annual interest payable in coin. The fur
ther consideration of the subject was then post
poned until to-day. A bill establishing uni
form system Of bankruptcy was introduced, and
referred to the special committee on that subject.
Mr.. Potter made report on the subject of disloyal
government employees, and its consideration was
postponed for two weeks. The House then took
up the bill making appropriations for the executive,
legislative and judicial expenses of the govern
ment and several amendments. Adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
In the State Senate yesterday, the resolution for
general tax BILL with the view of rendering the
operations of national and State taxes equal and
fair upon all interests, was debated, and after
wards laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The Senate passed the annual Canal Appropriation
bill, and the bill to amend the law relative to un-
authorized banking. The bill amending the Brook.
lyn Common School law was ordered to a third
reading. Favorable reports were made on the bill
amending the General Manufactory law, and on
that amending the Revised Statutes SO as to effect
judgments in cases Of ejectment Bills were intro
duced to amend the Divorce law; to prevent and
punish fraud in the use of false stamps and trade
marks, and in relation to sales by the Commission
ers Of the United States Loan Fund. A report was
sent in by the Canal Auditor. giving statement of
the canal awards and the amounts paid. In the As
sembly the Governors annual message was taken
up and the various topics referred to the appropriate
committees. A discussion took place over the refe-
renee of that portion of the message relating to
the Metropolitan Police, and it was finally sent to
the Cities Committee. The following bills were
ordered to third reading:-To amend the Annual
Appropriation law in reference to lands sold for
taxes; to authorize the Kings county Supervisors
to raise money for the support of volunteers fami
ing county collectors and to amend the charter of
the Republic Fire Insurance Company. The reso-
lutions in regard to finance and the national taxes
were again discussed at considerable length, and
finally laid over as the special order foe tomorrow
Thursday evening.
The steamship City of New York. from Liver
pool and Queenstown via Halifax, was fully due
last night and may have arrived before this reaches
the eve of the reader. She will leave, on her re.
turn to Queenstown and Liverpool, on Saturday
next.
The Southern confederacy have ordered that all
free negroes who do not volunteer shall be i'm
pressed into tho public service, and Petersburg,
Va. paper congratuates itself that nearly all the
free negroes in that vicinity have volunteered.
They have Hobson's choice, to go willingly or be
forced.
From the report Of the head of the rebel "pass-
port Office, - it appears that the aggregate amount
of contributions from the rebel States to the COME
derste army in Virginia during the last three
months was 81 ,5l5 ,s9s.
There are now at Annapolis six regiments of IN
fantry and three of cavalry, and more troops are
expected within few days Another expedition
Is talked Of.
The New Orleans Picdy,sne was once the only
daily paper in the United States, besides the
HERALD, that ever found it necessary, from press
Of advertisements, to publish qusdruple sheet.
It now apparently finds great difficulty in pro-
ducing little dirty looking single sheet, with
few old standing quack doctors advertisements 10
fill up its columns. Secession did it.
meeting is to be held in Boston to press the
government to make further efforts to secure the
release OF Colonel COrcoran, who is now confined
in cell in the prison at Columbia, 8. C.
The navy yard difficulties at Philadelphia appear
to have been settled for the present. There are
over one thousand five hundred workmen now en-
ployed there.
Nearly all the railroads in New York and the
Eastern States are blocked up with snow, and
the progress Of the trains has been greatly re-
tarded in consequence.
The trial of Samuel n. Merritt charged with
shooting John Swain, the secessonist, was brought
to a close yesterday in the General Sessions.
Judge McCunn charged the jury in the afternoon.
There was no prospect of their agreeing upon a
verdict at a late hour last evening.
The market for cotton exhibited more frmness with
improved demand from spinnsrs The sales embrac-
cd about 100 bales. closing on basis OF sc &c
for mddlng uplands and 33c. 34c. for strict mid
ding uplands Flour was in some better request,
though sales moderate and extra state rather
better. Wheat again inactive, while prices were
easier. Corn was heavy, snd sales limited ut &C.
for good mixed in store and at 65c. for good mixed
delivered Pork sustained and ssies fair at $12 sI
a SO for mess, s12 sl2 25 for old do, sl2 rs
for Western, and s13 25 $40 so for city prime mess
and at rs s. IS for old prime and 50 25 50 SO for
do Sugars steady, with sales Of 6l3 hhds.,
163 boxes and 800 bags. Coffee quiet, but firmly
hold The stock embraced e4,6o2 bags Of Rio. and
total of 940s2 Of all kinds Freight engagements
moderate, and rates without change Of moment.
Important News from the Burnside Ex-
pedftion.
Our great suspense is at an end. We have
the encouraging news at last that the bulk of the