The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-05


Provincial Parliament Friday night and received the
signature Of ths Governor General yesterday. To-mOr-
row IL win take effect ana win probably prevent any
rebel raids the border from Canada In future
The prize steamship Blsnhsim, one Of the Enslish-
rebel blockade runners captured in Cape Fear river BY
Admiral Portsrs nset arrived hsse yesterday morning.
In charge Of prize master and crew She has valu-
able cargo Of arms, ammunition, %.
ooxaRIss.
N the Senate yesterday Mr. Trumbull offered rssoau
ton declaring that the constitutional amendment aboi
shins slavery was presented 70 the President for h sp
prova through inadvertency and that such approval y
unnecessary inconsistent with former praotce The
subject was laid till tomorrow Mr. Sumner offered
Joint resolutions declaring the rule In ascerainng the
ef the several States required W the rat
cation Of constitutional amendment These resolutions
declare hst the rule followed in ascertaning the two
thirds Of both Houses in proposing the amendment to
the constitution should be followed in ascertaning
/ the three-quarten Of the several States rat
| flying the amendment; that in tho nrss
case the twothirds are founded the simple fact Of
in tho two Houses IN tho second case
the quarters must be founded tho simple fact OF
OF the Of the country and the
support thereof and that any other rule establishes
basis for the proposition for the amendment and another
for It's ratification placing simple fact and the
other claim Of right while II also recognizes tho
power Of rcbes In arms TO inerpose veto upon tho
national government in OF its highest functions
The resolutions ordered to be printed joint reso
luton introduced to to Paul Forbes $780,
600 on the contract for building the steam soopofwar
Idaho Tho joint resolution excluding tho rebelious
States from the Electoral College was discussed and
finally adopted by a vote Of twenty nine to ten The
Senate then adjourned.
In tho House Of Representatives the Military Com
mittee directed to inquire into the truth OF the
port Of the III treatment Of soldiers Fort Schuyler The
Senatss amendment to the joint resolution excluding
rebel States from the next Electoral College,
CURED in In Committee Of the Whole the consideration
Of the Naval Appropriation bill resumed. Fernando
Wood opposed tho pending amendment for Board Of
Admiralty In tho Of his remarks he said that IT.
was reported the peace negotiations had failed, in
consequence Of ndisposton Of the rebel authorities to
return TO their allegiance and duty and because they
fused TO reunite the basis Of the constitution
he represented the peace sentiment he would not sustain
them in their position. If the door thrown open by
the President and il the thereto separation
and recognition and nothing else far his humble
efforts concerned he should aid the conqusrng
armies Of his country TO obtain by force what they had
been unable 10 obtain by peace The amendment estab
fishing Board Of Admiralty rejected but subse-
quenty renewed and pending the question this point
the House adjourned.
THE LEGIsLATURE
In the Senate notice given OF bills to amend the
charter Of Syracuse and to rahy The constitutional
amendment prohibiting slavery The bills preventing
cncroashment upon the harbor OF New York and to
complete the Battery extension advanced to third
reading.
Bills reported in the Assembly to incorporate the
Village Water Company of Kings and Queens counties;
the Buffalo Police BILL and amending the Brooklyn Mer-
camille Library Association. Bills introduced to
incorporate tho Central Railroad Company Of New York;
amending the charter Of the Lorilard Insurance Com
pany; relative to Courts Of Special Sessions OF tho
Peace in New York incorporating the National Union
Life Insurance Company Of New York; TO ratify the
amendment to the constitution prohibiting slavery, and
70 incorporate the Suffolk Steamboat Company.
MIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.
In this MORNINGS HzRALD We publish interest
ing history OF the secret campaign carried by
detective police against the rebel inccndares who IT.
tempted 10 burn down this city Tho operations Of the
detectives which Of most difcut character
conducted with extraordinary SKILL and persevered
In with the greatest tenacity Their most interesting
field was in Canada whero they mixed freely with the
rebels in Toronto Hamilton, st. Catharines and other
places, and managed TO gain the confidence Of these
gentry BY these and other means they succeeded In
thcr pans and effected the arrest Of number Of those
alleged have been engaged in the plot including Cap
tain John Yates Bell Captain r @ Kennedy and William
l. Mcdonald. Kennedy, It is said has admitted being
the person who fired Barnum's Museum. All these
In confinement.
Our Supervisors Committee were ondeavoring all
yesterday 70 from Provost Marshal General Fry
call for troops figured from about four
thousand up to twenty thousand They did not
coed however but have been promised that they shall
receive n satisfactory answer to-day.
salute Of one hundred guns was fred In the City Hall
Park yesterday at In honor Of the ratification by
our Legislature OF the constitutional for the
abolition and prohibition of slavery.
In the United statos Circuit Court yesterday, Judge
shipman presiding the OF Edward Dugan, charged
with breach OF the Internal Revenue law, was re-
sumed The jury found q verdict Of guilty, with
strong recommendation 70 mercy. The accused was
sentenced to three days imprisonment with a caution
IRON the Judge not to get any such dicultic
the next occasion he might suffer imprisonment for
two years
Tho extradItion case Of Gustavs Ferdinand vogtman,
q Prussian, charged with being fugitive from justice
In consequences Of alleged orgoree the Hamburg and
Berlin Railway TO the amount OF fourteen thousand tina
lers resumed yesterday before United States Com
missioner White Tho depositions taken in the Prussan
court read and put in evidence, together with
photograph Of the accused, and the mandate of the
President for his arrest Some testimony taken a
70 the identification Of the prisoner and the
then further adjourned 70 Tuesday ct eleven o'clock
William Patrick and Owen McIntire were yesterday
committed for examination complaint Of seaman tn
me Government service, named James Bruck, who
charges that Friday evening they gArcted him and
robbed him Of one hundred and seventy dollars
Three burglars Friday night discovered trying
70 effect into the tailoring establishment ~
12s Spring street. On the advance towards thcrn OF
policeman who had been watching their movements they
ran away and effected their escape.
train on the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad was
thrown from tho track by broken rail Tuesday night
MI nd four or Ave pcrantu vero inturad