The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-22

report OF the Commissioner VI luttTuol Actcuuo
was received and referred to the Finance Com
mittee. petition from Boston asking for draw
back on exported gunpowder made from imported
saltpetre was presented and referred. resou
tion providing for the printing of the eighth
was adopted A bill amendatory Of the act establish
ing the grade fine officers of the navy reported
back by the Naval Committee with amendments.
bill to promote the efficiency of the Engineer
Corps and Ordnance Department was reported
back by the Military Committee. The bill reor-
ganizing the Court of Claims then taken up,
and long debate ensued on the subject of the
delay in the payment Of the soldiers. Finally the
provision for two additional Judges of the Court
was struck out, some other amendments were
agreed to, and the bill passed. Mr. Hale offered
a resolution, which was laid over, that Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Commodore Van Brunt and Charles II.
Haswell who fitted out the transports of the Banks
expedition, are guilty Of negligence in the dis
cearge of the duty assigned them, and that the
commission extorted by +. j. Southland was an
express violation Of the agreement made by him,
and should at once be refunded to the government.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House OF Representatives the vote on the
resolution adopted on Tuesday, declaring Gen.
Vandever, of Iowa. not entitled to his seat, owing
to his having accepted military commission, was
reconsdered, and after long discussion, the sub
ject was laid aside till the Sd of March next The
House concurred in the Senates amendments to
tue West Point Academy Appropriation bill. The
remainder of the session was devoted TO general
debate on national topics.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the State Senate yesterday Mr.. Bell was
elected President pro tenn. for the session. Favor
able reports were made from committees on the
bills to regulate the sale Of hay and straw in this
city and Brooklyn; to amend the Brooklyn City
Court act; prohibiting supervisors being interested
in county contracts, and amending the act relative
to the punishment for crimes. majority report
was made against allowing too additional Supreme
Court Judges in the First district, and the report
was laid on the table. The bill to repeal the act
requiring the publication in county papers Of the
laws received an unfavorable report. petition
was presented in favor of the Militia law of last
| session. A bill amending the act enforcing the
| responsibility of bank and other stockholders
| was introduced Notice was given of bill for
moving the capital to the geographical centre OF
| thesState. The Governors message was made the
special order for Wednesday evening of next week
| An executive session was held and the Senate
| then adjourned.
| The Assembly, which adjourned over from last
| Saturday to yesterday evening at seven o'clock,
| met at the appointed time. Owing, however, to
| the interest and excitement connected with the
pending election Of Speaker, the galleries and all
available portions of the chamber had become
packed with the partisans Of the candidates and
curious lookerson before that hour, and when
the members of the House assembled the crowd, |
noise and confusion SO great that it was
deemed improper to proceed with business. An.
! adjournment therefore, Immediately took place
till twelve o'clock to-day. when the Speakership
| contest, most likely, will be renewed So far the
| developments do not indicate with any accuracy
| the final result
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
| Our European files by the Hibernian and Kan
CARGO, dated to the 9Th of January, contain some
interesting details Of the news to that day-tele-
graphed from Portland and Halifax-which are
given in the HERALD this morning.
The bark Kate, Captain Laprette, from Buenos
Ayres, arrived at this port yesterday. She brings
US dates to 9th Of November-not later than We
have already received by way Of England The
news is not Of much Importance. Nothing Of
consequence had occurred since the sailing of the
last French packet. The country was getting on
very well under the government of General
Mitre, and commerce was beginning to revive.
AT MOubeVlueO SOmc iU0uCCc Aou s0nCu
place in consequence Of q supposed conspiracy
against the government. Many persons had been
arrested, and among others Captain Scurriano, Of
the Argentine steamer Menai, just as he was
about to leave for Buenos Ayres. The general
opinion is that the alarm will soon be over, as
there is apparently no cause for it.
The steamer Golden Age sailed from San Fran
| cisco yesterday for Panama. with $50 passengers
and 81, $3.50 900 in treasure for England, 1854 900
| for New York and $35 900 for Panama. The Cali
fornia Legislature yesterday ballotsd twelve times
for United States Senator without making choice.
| A fierce northeasterly storm visited the city
yesterday, accompanied by heavy rain. The high
tide overAowed the wharves and filed the cellars
i along the rivers causing some damage to proper
/ ty. At nine o'clock in the evening the gale had
increased to hurricane, but up to that hour
| had heard Of no disaster to the shipping at the
piers or in the bay. The Eastern steamers arrived
in the morning at the usual hour, and left In the
| evening, but probably came to anchor somewhere
| in the East river The storm has extended over o
| vast extent Of country, and will doubtless term
nate in the annual January thaw.
| The candidates for the United States Senate In
| Missouri have been INTERCEPTED on President
Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. b. Gratz
Brown answers that he is unequvocally In favor OF
the proclamation. 9. 7. Glover at first tried to
dodge the question, but upon being pressed ad.
mitted that he endorsed and should support the
proclamation. g. N. Breckenridge does not doubt
the authority Of the President TO issue the procama
ton as war measure, but he hcsitates to support
It, because he fears that IL will turn the war from
is original purpose, for the restoration Of the
Union, into q war for the emancipation Of slavery.
The Legislature Of Ohio, which ID about to elect
o Senator Of the United States for sir years from
the 4th Of March next, was chosen in October,
1861; when the State was in the hands Of set Of
infatuated o.worshppers. II will Of course
elect radical abolitionst to represent, or rather
misrepresent in the Senate the policy and political