The New York herald., 1864-06-07
uEws FKUM WASHINGTON.
Passage Of the Internal Revenue Bill
by the Senate.
Proposed Repeal OF the Fugitive
Slave Laws.
Peruvian Decree Respecting the Spanish 0c-
patton Of the Chinsha Islands,
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WASHINGTON, June 8, 1854
5sHH ACTION OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE FRENCH
OCCUPATION OF MEXICO.
Representative Davis, OF Maryland, made an unsuc
cessu effort to day to have the rules suspended In order
co enable him report from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs vndioation Of the dignity and function Of the
House with respect their late expression against French
interference in establish monarchal institutions
Thsy with the President in the assertion OF the
principle through the Secretary Of State that such sub
soss practically and purely belong TO the Executive De-
partment and not to the national Legislature The
mittee claim that Congress have right to pass upon
foreign affairs, either in conjunction with irdepen-
IDENTITY OF the Executive.
The report shows that with but few exceptions it has
been the practice for Congress to initiate all proceedings
concerning the recognition OF governments and cites
cases in South America and Texas illustrations,
and concludes with resolution declaring that it
s the right and duty Of Congress express themselves
as to our foreign policy; and further, that their action
ough. not to be made the subject Of diplomatic
pondence. 1he committee nearly unanimously agreed
50 the report, Mr.. Pomeroy, Of New York. only dis
senting.
PERUVIAN DECREE RESPECTING THE CHINCHA
ISLANDS.
STATE department having promulgated, the 21th
OF last month"; decree of The Peruvian government
nying the authority exercised the Chincha Islands
by the Spanish authorities and stating that cagoes OF
0uano shipped under Spanish authority will be at
tached according to law foreign ports and the pro-
ceeds thereof bold subject TO tue orders Of
She Peruvian government, now makes 1t known TO all
may concern that protest has been received from the
Minister Of her Catholic Majesty the Queen accredited to
the government OF the United States against the
quences, Judicial or otherwise of any such
Che part Of the government Of Peru.
THE GOVERNMENT LOAN.
The subscriptions to the United States tenforty loan
reported TO the Treasury for the ending A.
amounted to 80 aol loo and tho total subscriptions
Shat date amounted to ss7 OF s5o unusually large
proportion is from the country.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE,
The House TO day transacted business than any
previous day for some time past there being evidently
desire to straghten up matters, in order 70 afford
Ders opportunity TO visit Baltimore The House was
without quorum great portion OF the time and the
dioations that there will be little nothing
Nhe next three or four days.
PROPOSED REPEAL OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.
Tho attempt to rush through the House to-
day the bill repeating the Fugitive Slave law took
almost every one by surprise, and it was only
by Persistent floustering that the efforts OF
sho republicans were defeated and postponement until
Monday secured. A stormy debate is expected when
che subject next comes up the democrats having united
Co oppose IT, upon the ground or its tendency aenas
Kentucky and encourage the rebellion.
NTBR-coNTINENTAL TELEGRAPH.
II IL understood that the Secretary OF state win
during the present week. send to the Senate a
communication upon the subject Of an inter -contnen.
sal telegraph connecting tho Eastern and West.
cra hemispheres BY way OF Behring's Straits
Those who have the communication say the
writer regards is settled that the United States
neglect to employ teegraphc with foreign
countries and yet expect to maintain nealhu commerce
With them but tho United States cannot hope 10 inspire
respect, confidence and goodwill abroad and secure
psaos with foreign States without using the Magnetic
Telegraph when possible and that the United States
sannot hope to preserve peace and at home
much less TO maintain q military and naval police on
shsr inland frontiers and their coast with
out availing themselves Of all possible telegraphic
rnunioation.
MIDsHIPMEN APPOINTED.
the following have been appointed midshipmen tho
Naval Academy by the President:-Raym p Rogers,
con of Commander y. P. Rogers, United States Navy;
Richard Wainwright, OF the late Commander Richard
Wainwright, United States Navy William NJ. Bergman,
of Lieutenant o. H. Bergman, United states Navy;
che inventor OF deep sounding apparatus Frederick
B. Oakley, Of Major Thomas B. Oakley, United States
Volunteers; Louis Ashman OF the late Purser Ash
man, United States Navy; Randall Williams, OF
Acting Master G. P. Williams, United States Navy; G.
a. veuable, Of Gunner T. p. venabe, United states
Navy; Gustavus G. Guild, Of Acting Assistant
Paymasrer c. N. Guild, United States Navy. The en-
listed boys appointed by the President midshpmen
She Naval Academy. are William E. Baden, board the
United States steamer ottawa; EIlwood H. Nipple,
board tho Metacome John Frederic Tudor board the
frou- clad Roanoke.
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Over thousand contrabands arrived here to-day from
che White House, and sent TO Colonel Greene's
Freedman Colony. All the men able to work EN-
ployed In the Quartcrmasers Department. The colony
most thriving condition, having three thousand
under a high state or cultivation, and crops Of
wheat and rye that promise a harvest valued at ten
Ghousand dollars.
ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS OF NEW YORK OFFICERS.
Tho remains Of Colonel Drake, One Hundred and
Twelfth New York. Colonel Morris, sixty sixth New
York Colonel Preston First vermont Colonel Moody and
Colonel McConhe, one Hundred and Sixty ninth New
York killed In the recent battles tho Pamnnkev ar
rived hero to-day, rots for New York.
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED oFFicEns.
The following wounded officers reported here 10 day
from the 'front.'
Colonel Boyd, 21st Pennsylvania cavalry.
Lieutenant Colonies Aidon, 169th New York Benjamin.,
9th New York cavalry; Thompson 9th Michigan cavalry
Major Birney, Assistant Adjutant General.
Captains Allen ,16oth New York; Pameter 1l2th New
York; Cox, 40th Massachusetts,; Davis and Gale, 9sth
New York; Cunningham, sd Massachusetts,; Brown,
tSth Mass Tce, l7h Penusyvana cavalry, Nash, 44th
New York.
Assistant Surgeon Whitman bth Pennsylvania reserves.
Lieutenant Burns, 16n Michigan; Blunt, 9th New York
cavalry; Wells, 1b6th pennsvyania; Hunt. LIST Rhode
3sIand artillery osborne, 5h Maryland cavalry Wood.
ward 25th Massachusetts Mccormick, 13gth New York
Campbell 9th New York artillery: Taylor, 4sth New
York Burroughs, sth New York cavalry Sanford 1l5th
Rew York Cove, s1st New York Lippcncott. 4sth New
York Doan, S2d Massachusetts,; Kirgsbury, adutant
a2d Massachusetts,; Doyle, 2lst Pennsylvania BAN. 10th
AnasachusettA
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL HURLBUr.
General Hurlbut, formerly commanding the sixtscuth
army corps, 10 In town.
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