The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-31


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THE SITUATION.
We have it very positively announced from Washing
ton that Secretary Seward for by President Lin
coin to come to City Point FOR consultation. We have
also reeraon OF the report contained In yesterday
mornings HERALD, that arrangements in pro-
gross for conference between Generals Grant and Lee
reference to terms upon which cessation Of hosti-
lities be based.
Nothing later regarding the movement of the
national armies before the rebel capital has been
received excepting the fact that 1t We'd
nesday last All the sick and the wounded from the
fighting Of last Saturday and Monday from
the field hospitals Of the Army Of the Potomac Tues
day. indicating preparations for operations Tho
exchange Of prisoners river still continued
Colonel milford, Union Exchange Commissioner having
recently exchanged many fourteen hundred in
day.
Regarding General sherman's recent quiet but hasy
trip from Goldsboro to City Point and visit to General
Grant some interesting particulars furnished by
Newbern and Fortress Monroe correspondents General
Sherman the way, remarked friend that talk OF
fvo minutes with General Grant would DO sufficient for the
mutual arrangement Of their plans but he spent nearly
days with the President the Lieutenant General and
the other distinguished Official personages James river
While General Sherman was In Newbern the rumor
gers circulated story that proposals for cessation OF
hostes had been submitted to him by General John
son that his visit to City Point for the purpose
General Sherman returned North Carolina the
quiet way in which he from there avoiding pub
Lie Of respect for him which thousands
were dosrous Of making.
Collector Draper, OF this city, has submitted 10 the
Treasury Department tho report OF his abors
with the supervision Of the cotton captured Sa-
vannah by General Sherman in all thirty eight thousand
nvo hundred bales Tho greater part Of it, Mr..
Draper says belonged to the rebel government; but
after capture many Of tho Savannah people, having
access the warehouses which it stored erased
che rebel brands and substituted those OF
other individuals upon which large number of private
and, OF course fictitious claims have been based. Mr..
Draper denies that any bona de private mark has been
erased from single bale. All who produce
just claims for any portion Of the cotton will
proper consideration
Tho proposition to arrange for State convention to
decide whether Georgia shall remain within tho rebel
confederacy the Union has been defeated in
the Legislature Of that State.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate yesterday tn Chairman OF the Commit
to be removed New York city presented the eligible
site for s erection but being apparent that the peo
Pile do favor removal the committee recommended
the introduction OF bill for the erection of Capitol
Albany The report accepted after being amended
no require the city to furnish tho grounds and
buildings for an Executive residence Bills were ro-
ported amend the charter Of the Bloomngdale Savings
Bank; to incorporate the North American and Italian
Steamship Company; TO incorporate the New York Pier
and warchousr Company relative TO rates of wharfage
along the Hudson river and relative to the Office Of Re-
ceiver Of Take # New York Bills were introduced to
incorporate the National Association OF Base Ball Players
and 10 amend the charter the French Benevolent So
ciety OF New York.
In the Assembly the New York Paid Fire Department
bill taken up, when, the previous question being
moved, the Clerk, after repeated interruptions and
amidst the widest confusion concluded the reading Of
the bill for tho third time. The yeas and nays then
called for the result the passage Of the b by
vote Of yeas So nays 49, The bill only requires the
signature OF the Governor become law motion
made TO recommit the bill providing for two additional
surrogatcs in the city Of New York. which agreed to
Resolutions adopted requesting tho Metropolitan
Police Commissioners 70 report the number Of licensed
and unlicensed retail liquor dealers In their district
and also requesting the Excise Commissioners
TO report the number OF suits brought,
suits settled, and the amount OF fees and costs
received The bill appropretlng ten thousand dollars
TO procure plans and specifications for Capitol in
Albany ordered 10 third reading. The Soldiers
Voting bull passed TO third reading and made the
special order for day Immediately after the reading OF
the Journal Bills passed relation 10 the Marine
Court the city ofNew York 70 incorporate the National
Turkish Bath company; the Militia bill, amended by
fixing the appropriation for militia purposes for the
present year at Ave hundred thousand dollars amend
ing the confirming certain land grants the city Of
New York. for laying Prince street, Brooklyn and
20 incorporate the Father Mathew Temperance Society
No l. Of New York
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The draft continued yesterday for the Tenth and
Twenty second wards but there drawing for any
other portion Of the city The drawing for the Twenty
second ward completed but not that for the TENTH
number u Interruptions 10 occurring TO give oppor-