The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-13

Delegates from the Indian tribes in alliance with the
rebels visited Shreveport Louisiana on the 18th Of
month, to request the shipment of sufficient quantity
cotton TO provide for tho pressing necessities OF their
people and to arm the Ildan soldiers in tho rebel
service.
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday the debate tho resolution to
terminate the so-called Canadian Reciprocity treaty
| continued; and the proposition finally
adopted by vote of thiry-one against eight. The
subject goes back the House, where It orig.
natod, and where 1t carried, the 18th OF Decem
ber by vote of eighty five against fftyone There is
therefore, further doubt the question Of the term
nation of the treaty resolution directing the Com
mittee .he Conduct Of the War to inquire into the
of failure Of the late expedition Whining
ton N c. report back to the Senate proposed
by Mr. Wilson, and adopted. Vice Admiral Farragut
appeared the floor Of the Senate and Of ton
minutes was taken to allow members to pay their re-
spects him. message from the President regarding
the agreement between the United States and Great
Britain concerning the naval force to be maintained
the lakes received and ordered 70 be printed The
Judiciary Committee reported that they could find ne law
requiring the President to give sixty days notice Of the
assembling of an extra session of Congress- and Iegs
htion the subject was necessary. resolution reia
tive the sale of Indian lands and limiting the price Of
the same adopted. brief executive session
held, and the Senate adjourned
In the House Of Representatives Mr.. Eliot, Of Massa
chusetts introduced substitute for the bill TO organize
the rebel States providing that of them shall be al
lowed TO their political relations until the loyal
citizens organize government republican in form and
forever prohibiting pvo mary slavery and further pro
yidng that Louisiana shall her political relations
under her constitution adopted In April, 1864. The sub
session was occupied in debating the constitutional
amendment prohibiting slavery. Mcssrs Smith, of Ken.
tucky; Cox Of Ohio; Woodbridge, Of Vermont, and
Thayer Of Pennsylvania, participated in the dis usson
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the State Senate yesterday Mr. FoEcr reported back
the Bounty bill from the select committee. Among the
bills noticed for the payment OF certain moneys
collected b. the Health Department; to amend the
charter of the House Reoi nation OF Juvenile
lnquents. The bills introduced those concerning
certain public records in New York to repeal the fare
restrictions in tho Central Railroad Consolidation
act; and to facilitate the acquisition of lands
by tho Croton Aqucduct Board resolution
was adopted asking the opinion OF tho Attorney
General in relation to tho consttutionaty of act
creating State indebtedness for the purpose OF
cnlistments telegram from the Governor Of Missouri
Governor Tcnton announcing that free Missouri grccts
New York was read and received with applause The
Senate held special evening session consider the
State Bounty bill After considerable debate amend
mcnt was moved, pending tho consideration OF whieh
motion progress reported the bill made tho
special order for this evening.
In tho Assembly bills mott cd incorporate the
New York and Brooklyn Ferry Company for q railroad
in Broadway incorporate tho Cosmopolitan Railroad
Company, to regulate the price OF in Brooklyn; also
incorporate the Soldiers Home for Southern New York
ivrc NJ
to amend the Brooklyn Water act authorize tho Sc
cond Avenue Rairoad Company to lay a track, |
relative to and in this city, for raj
road in Thirty fourth street and Sixth avenue also 10
incorporate the New York Conservatory Of Music Tho
Speaker then presented the annual reports of tho Com
mssary General of Ordnance and Of tho Adjuant General
The bill tho constitution relative to tho appoint:
ment Of Commissioners of Appeals then taken up
and passed
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Or European files by tho Moravan, dated to the 2oth
of December contain very interesting and important de-
tails Of teIcgraphic report from Portland published
In the HERALD yesterday morning. The epcyclca letter
addressed by Pope Plus Ninth TO the episcopacy OF
the Catholic Church all the world coming ut the
present moment may be regarded Of the most i'm
porant ecclesiastical documents issued from Rome
Our adviccs from Maximians empire, dated in tho
city of Mexico TO the 2sth Of December, indicate
that the republican troops still giving the i'm
peralsts plenty to do. We have account Of the
defeat OF about four thousand five hundred 0f the
Emperors soldiers, under General dHcrba by force
OF republicans under Porro Daz, ut place called
Etla short distance from the city OF Oejaca Az
this became known in the capital large reinforce
ments the impcrialss sent forward with what
result had not been learned The report OF To defeat OF
the republican general Aenga is said TO be without
foundation and throughout all Southern Mexico the sup
portes Of Juarcz very active and
ccssfl In ono the imperial garrison had rcvorcd
PIT tho project DEATH and joined the liberal ranks
The steamer Melville which left this port for III fton
Head the 9Th inst, after cncountcring heavy south
west winds and heavy sca had her bows stove In
the night OF the It'll inst and sank the following day
Sunday ast). or about eighty persons who were on
board Of her only known 10 be saved One Of
them named Albert L. Baydon, picked up a
floating fragment the wreck last Sunday afternoon
by the bark Rechabte, which arrived here yester.
day, and three others-A. b. Peacock, passenger,
OF Philadelphia; Joseph NJ Kerncy, mate, and
William Kennedy, third eng nccr-wcrc rescued and
brought to this port by the brig Harriet. The Melville
had sixtyHv passengers four Of whom we're ladies,
and about sixteen officers and Tho weather has
been very stormy tho whole extent of the North
Atlantic during the past month, and The shipwrccks and
loss OF life already reported resulting from quite
considerable Among vessels totally lost besides the
Melville were the steamship North America with which
one hundred and ninety lives lost the ship Al
batroes the bark Mallic Metcaf and doubtless many
others, some OF which may be heard from.
The mail steamer Gcorgiana, running between Balti.
more Fortress Monroe and Norfolk collidcd with a
schooner in Chesapeake bay on last Tuesday morning.
during dense fog, and four Of those on board were
drowned and several others received serious injuries
The bowsprt OF the schooner struck the Geogana tear
ing open the whole Of Of her sides In front Of tho
wheeihousc; but by tho usc Of her pumps she was
enabled to reach Fortress Monroe, with her surviving in
jurcd and uninjurcd passengers and crew.
The number OF daily enlisted at the Supervisors
Committee rooms in the City Hall, has very much in
creased lately II IA believed that the War Department
will give credits quota under the Presidents last
call Cor all The navnl cnlsfnenia Chairman Blunt ia