The New York herald., 1865-03-03


is announced that the Anglo rebel pirate Shenandoah
put ntoCounna SPAIN about tho beginning Of February
in disabled condition The United States steamer Sac
lett Cadiz the OF February to look after
her.
CONGREss.
Both houses Of Congress yesterday transacted largo
amount of business and continued in session till long
| past midnight
In the Senate the Internal Revenue bin CON-
peted and passed. with clause taxing all of mer
chandse one half Of per The Army Apprcpria-
! ton b. was referred a conference committee
the question in dispute being the provision prohibiting
the payment of money TO the III aois Central Railroad
| for transporting troops, &c.
In the House of Representatives the report amending
the seventy fourth rule TO create three stand
ing commtees-namely, q committee on approrria-
tons, committee on banks and banking and a commit
tee on the Pacific Railroad, leaving TO the Ways and
Means Committee the consideration all bills for ras-
ing revenue, was discussed for time and finally
adopted The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill then
taken up and passed In It Ia provision prohibiting
trials Of civilians by courts martial military comms
| sion where the civil courts are accessible
THE LEGISLATURE.
| In the State Senate yesterday bills were reported
amending the Sunday Liquor law incorporating the New
| York University Cidb; concerning passengers and
vessels arriving at New York; ,appropriating one
| hundred and twenty five thousand dollars for i'm.
proving the navigation Of the Hudson river and In.
cooperating the Seventy first mits regiment Of New
| York. Bills noticed for the enlargement
Of the Erie Canal amend tho Excise law; relative
the enrolment Of the National Guard incorporating the
New York Pier and warehousng Company, and relative
to the Surrogates office Of this city Bills were intro
duced 70 increase the of the Wa
ter bonds authorizing railroad In Eighty sixth and
other streets In this city also to incorporate the
pany of the garden Of fountains Of New York. Bills
passed relative to the Dry Dock Broadway
Battery Railroad Company facilitate the construction Of
the West Shore Railroad authorizing plank and turnpike
road companies to collect additional tolls for the
speedy payment Of aborers employed by the heads Of
departments Of New York. The committee on the
removal Of the capital will hold o meeting the 22d
inst for the transaction of business In evening session
Senator Lambeers bill for the creation Of paid Fire
Department. and providing for its metropolitan organza
ton was ordered to third reading; also the bill pro-
viding for State institution for the blind
In the Assembly bill introduced to prevent the
rendering Of false certificates Of death in New York
Bills to amend the charter Of the International Insurance
Company Of New York. and for tho acquisition
Of lands for the extension of tho Croton Aque-
duct works ordered to third reading During the
to the oil region Of the State has excite.
mont being asserted that vast wealth in this product
exists within the limits Of the Indian reservation lands
MIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.
Tho arrangements for the grand celebration in this city
tor Of national victories nearly completed
and the programme gives promise of Of the most
magnificent demonstrations witnessed in this
try expected that at least twelve thousand Of tho
National Guard will be in the procession in addition
the regular and volunteer forces, marines, sailors,
almost innumerabe civic associations, cavalcades Of
citizens army and naval officers, industrial organiza-
tons, &c, The Board Of Aldermen yesterday, at q
special meeting resolved TO have all the municipal
oces closed at noon and took other for pro-
pes Observance Of the day They also adopted votes
Of thanks 70 Generals Grant and Sherman and
AdmEals Farragut and Porter Mayor Wood, Of Brook.
lyn, has Issued proclamation requesting the people
Of that city abstain from business during the day.
make general display Of ags unite with the people
Of this city in the celebration and 70 illuminate their
houses 81 night At twelve O'Clock there will be gen.
era ringing Of the church bells Of both New York and
Brooklyn Trinity chimes will also ring morning and
ing Salues will be fred from the forts and the Navy
Yard in the morning. ct and In the evening" the
grand open air meeting will be held in Union square in
the afternoon and night there will be displays Of re.
works and lumnationa
"A ASsStAnt
General Brownson received by our county vo,un.
teering Committee yesterday, stating that unless men
shall be put in the army by thsm rapidly than s
being done present will be necessary to
drafting this city. TO this the committee rspy
giving the facts and figures Of their labors during the
past month They THAI recruiting is active ct
their headquarters than II has been before they
having enlisted from the 18th TO the 3sh Of February
fourteen hundred and hfy mine men, average Of
over one hundred and four per day, nearly all Of whom
are for years without including substitutes put in
by personsAable service in anticipation Of the daft
In conclusion they say:-If there Is any means not
adopted by by which, in your judgment the number
Of be increased will gladly accept IL upon
its pcng made known 70 US"
Mayor Wood, Of Brooklyn, and . committee Of the
Board Of Aldermen. endeavorng 70 procure
reinforcement Of further dram proceedings In that city
They have gone 10 Warrington for this purpose
The steamship Ednburs, from Queenstown on Feb
ruary TO- arrived at this port yesterday. Her news has
been anticipated.
Our European les by the Moravian dated 10 the leth
Of February reached this city yesterday evening from
Portland.
The rejection Of the constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery throughout the United States BY the Legsp
ture Of New Jersey Wednesday defeats that mcclure
for the present So far eighteen States have rsaed tho
action Of Congress- while only three have REJECTED Tho
question will now before the people Of the three
States which have rejected the amendment and will
probably have direct bearing upon The election Of the
members Of their next Legislatures
The Legislatures Of the following States have ratified
the amendment:-
1-Il,nois Feb l. 10-Missour Feb T.
o-Phode Island Feb Q 11.-0hio, Feb. g.
a-Michigan Feb q l2-Mnnesota Feb 8.
New York Feb g. 13-Kansas, Feb 8.
= su-pennsylvana Feb 3 N-virginA, Feb 0.
h. and. Feb g. 15.-Indians, Feb. 13.
Msayy.S.tn. It's, Feb. q 1o.-Nevada Feb. 16
4 was v.,~7s- ~'ab. 8 17-Louisana, Feb. H.
e-Msine Fsh @-Eisconsin, Feb ~
The Legislatures Of the following States naye rejected
| the amendment 49,
1.-pelaware, Feb g. Anew Jersey, March