The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-08


The Msssa-o OF Governor Seymour to the New
York Legislature which publish in full to-day.
recommends vigorous prosecution Of she war. 10
tie end that the constitution and the laws may be
vindoa.ea, AM tho integrity OF the Union restored
upon honest AID national principles.
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday correspondence snl
reports concerning the accident to The stea1o bat
terry raassic were received from the Secretary Of
the Navy. The Military Committee made report
regarding the sword OF boSor belonging TO the
Lite rebel General Ts.ggs. rhe committee re.
commend thas one OF the swords be bestowed
upon Generai Butler another deposited in tie
library of the military Academy At ives. Point,
anu the third be preserved in the Patent Office as
trophy Of the rebellion Vie bin relating TO the
bonnties o. volunteers IN certain was passed.
4 bill TO reimburse minnesota for expenditures in
Cured IN SURPRISING Indian hostilities was
referred to the Military Committee. memorial
from the New yo,l Chamteg OF Commerce in favor
of the enlargement OF the New York and Illinois
canals ST. as 10 make thern available for mill
tars purposes was presented. The resolution
regarding State prisoners was then taken up, end
Mr. Field. Of New Jersey, mt sc q speech defending
the policy 81 suspcnd,ng ne writ OF habeas corpus
nc. The bin empowering the President to issue
letters of marqne referred To the Naval Com
mittee. The BIZ, FORGETTING the pay Of officers Of
the army who nre absent from their duties over
thirty days was passed. A bin was introduced re-
peang 40 much Of the aci establishing the grade Of
u In hp 10 inf.
ment of rear adsniras and conmodorcs on the re.
tired list. Referred to the Naval Committee. Dir.
Sumner offered a resolution directing the Post
master General to furnish to the Senate any infor
nation in his possession explaining the deranse.
ment of the mails between Washington and New
York, and showing what can be dcae for the re-
moval of the evil. A resolution was adopted in
s.ructng The Committee on Military Affairs to in
quire INTO the expediency OF providing suitable
location for and establishing Soldiers Home tor
destitute and disabled soldiers honorahly dis
charged from the service OF tine United States.
After IN executive session the Senate adjourned.
Ia the House OF, Representatives q resolution
denouneiag Gen. Grant for issuing an order expel-
ling the Jews from his depafincn vas laid on the
table by q vote of ifty-siK against slty- three. A
resolution OF thanks 10 Gep. Butler for llis ener-
getic. able and humane administration Of affairs in
the Department Of the Gulf was offered. A mo-
ton to lay it the table negatived % against
II. The resolution was then laid aside. Bills to
increase the efficiency Of the Marine corps. ard
authorizing accounting officers to make transfers
of balances in certain cases were referred. The
debate on the Bankrupt bill was then resumed. and
several members spoke in favor Of the mt assure.
As test Of the sense OF tho House on the subject
a motion was made 10 lay the bill on the table,
which was rejected by vote Of fifty nine yeas
against sixty-six nays. The further consideration
Of the bill was then postponed til Thursday week,
and the House adjourned.
TIE LHGIsLATuAE
In the State Senate q. Albany yesterday. the
message of Governor Seymour was presented and
READ. II IL puhiishad'a fill in onT columns this
morning. A resolution To print twenty thousand
extra copies Of the nesaage wss referred Notices
were given OF acpcrai bills OF dlnor Importance,
hereafter TO be introduced. Notice was also given
of one to provide for the election of two additional
Supreme Court Judges IN tire First district.
committee o! three was appointed TO investigate
certain alleged frauds in the passage or engrossing
of the Militia till OF last year. The papers in re-
ference to th%Srsquehanra Railroad were refer
red To special committee, and the Senate then
adjourned. Tho Assembly met and he'd four more
ballots for Speaker. with tie seire result the
previous day, there being s'Sty.three votes east
each time for Mr.. Dean. the democratic cond.
date, and Abe same number for Mr.. Sherwood ore
publican. The Assembly then adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEws.
BY the arrival Of the steamship New York, from
q. 49, az.
from Portland, yesterday morning, wa received
our European files 10 December "a. The papers
contain some very interesting details OF the sum
mary OF the news of the City Of Wellington. tele-
graphed from Newfoundland, which was Published
in the HERALD last Tuesday morning. The comri-
lation, which is given elsewhere. includes letter
from, the rebsl officer, Mathew T. Many 10 the
London Times on the subject Of the va and indus
trial resources Of the rebels, "a We'll IS letter
from Jem Mace claiming for himself The title Of
champion Of the World" and declaring his abili.
w 70 contend for the "bc'c with anybody no
matter where he halls from.
our correspondent in Belize. Honduras, fur
uishes avery interesting letter dated on the 10Th
Of Dacember. Two bales u cotton weighing one
hundred ard City pounds cach--.hc first shpmcn.
Of the staple from that country, had just been
freghtea for New York. II is described az OF
excellent quality: hut the two osics cost about
swo hundred dollars for rsisine, picking. packing
and shipping. This expense, IL was thought.
would be soon greatly reduced By en- improved
sys.am Of labor and crltrre. Two Am~ricsne,
rom Boston, has settled 10 Honduras with view
OF growing cotton ny mcsrs Of free negro hands
reported from me Crtca Stsies IN the shape Of
snf.anch,sed "contgshandsr The writer thinks
thsl they VIA not succeed, owing 10 the strong
dislike which tao natives entertain 70 any insu-
sion n African blood ssaongst s'cIn. The cotton
plansers,n Ne says must ngit LAeir ray" IS
al the Central Americans now wan. Is "io be
whi,er.n ana the SParisrde- even the ccio-ed
ores-think Il Africans ore ltndel both white MN
and creole Will range ttill lover Belize City
wa ysry healthy. Trade renamed very dull in
consequence Of tho operations oi he French IN
saxico ST. the ehecs 81 the var ID North Alas'