The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-14

reports Of destution among the oontrabands In ant
around Washington, and to suggest Of relief
Of resolutions requesting the President 10 make peace
with the rbe, and series In favor Of vigorous prose-
cution Of the war; and against any peace missions
were laid NE table The House then went into
mtss Of the whole and the Iteration Of the
bill amonda;ory Of the Internal Revenue act Amend
ments exsmpting Bibles tessaments and prayer books
and secular and religious school books from duty or tax
were agreed TO, and the House adjourned
Tho Secretary OF tho Treasury has sent to the Commit
tes Ways and Means his financial plan, which embraces
project for raising the Of SIX hundred millions OF
dollars on bonds bearing SIX per cent interest," or less as
circumstances may require but there 70 DO no addition
70 the currency In any shape The committee will, II Ii
understood report upon this subject At an early day.
THE LEGISLATURES.
In the State Senate yesterday . communication from
the Contracting Board covering petitions from
bostmen boatowners in favor Of aboshns the pre-
sent contract system for repairing the canals was re-
ceved. The bill amending tho charter OF tho Long
Island City Water Company ordered TO third road
Ing. A bill introduced 70 lsgazs all sales, assign
and transfers heretofore made by the Comptroller
OF the Banking Department. with the consent OF the
banks deposng the same BY virtue Of the act Of 1885,
In tho Assembly bills noticed to incorporate the
Niagara Ship Canal Company and improve Baltic street,
Brooklyn Bills introduced for railroad In Queens
county, to incorporate the Union Gasght Company for
Kings and Queens countless and for tho Improvement Of
Park avenue and Powers street. Brooklyn. Bills incor
porang the Olympic Club, and tho Loyal League Club,
New York, were ordered 10 q third reading
Messrs. David Dudley Field and Alexander W. Brad
ford tho commissioners appointed together with the late
William Curtis Noycs for the codiAcaon Of the laws Of
the State under the act Of April g. 1857, having COM
peted their labors yesterday presented to the Legs
ure thor ninth and final report They have reduced
into systematic code the whole body Of state laws d.
vided into three portions distinguished consisting Of
POLITICAL civil and penal acts suggesting In annotated
FORM according to the injunction Of tho constitution
such alterations and amendments they have deemed
proper They have been engaged In the work for eight
years. and they say that when they undertook the task
no code OF tho law Of America or Of England
had ever been attempted.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
No orders have yet been received at Of the provost
marshals' Offices in this city for proceeding with the
draft Tomorrow and the Impression is pretty general
that there will be postponemcnt, for few days at
least The officers say they will hnt commence drafting
until they receive far. directions from Washington
Inc police yesterday afternoon made raid on the
recrotng booths in tho City Hall Park, and destroyed
Of them and closed up Others being understood
othos localities In violation Of State and city laws.
Later In the day meeting OF the Supervision Volunteer
Ing Committee held at the Mayors offcc at which
resolved to allow those having charge Of these re-
crung continue business II they will promise to
recruit only the city and county, giving bonds to that
efoct heavy penalty is also attached 70 violation Of
their obligations which, with the large bounties now
paid by tbs city, will insure very large number Of
recruits daay. At the Supervisors Committee rooms
yesterday volunteering was very active.
letter received in this city from Mexico states that
ex-senator Gwns scheme for tho colonization Of the
Northern States Of Mexico has failed owing TO It being
hs design TO introduce into the country oolonists
largo numbers Of our Southern rebels, 70 which Maxi
milan obiel ted
United States Senator Edwin D. Morgan Of this city,
was yesterday nominated the Senate by President Lin
coin Secretary Of tho Treasury TO snporsede MI Fes
sender; but upon Mr. Morgan's percmptory refusal TO
accept his namc was withdrawn before IL was brought
up for confirmation II Is expected that Mr.. NcCulloch,
Comptroller Of the Currency will be nominated by the
President for tho position todny.
In tho Board OF Aldermen yesterday communication
was received from the Mayor In reference to tho danger
OF storing petroleum within the city limits and suggest
ing the adoption OF an ordinance forbddng the storing
Of any creator quantity than Ave barrels in any ware
house resolution was offered rendering the Legisla
tive Committee any Of the public parks squares upon
which TO Greet State HOUSE should New York DO
selected the capital The annual return Of the Sixth
and Eighth railroad companies were received
from the Comptroller showing the years receipts Of the
former be four hundred and sixteen thousand dye
hundred fysix dollars and Of the latter four hun
rcd and seventy thousand hundred and fifty four
dollars.
Tho Board OF Councnmen me. yesterday Aresolu
ton was introduced amend the ordnance prohibiting
the sprnklng of salt the various railroad tracks by
railroad companies to allow the Mayor TO grant
permits have salt put switches and turnouts The
paper was referred to tho appropriate committee. Tho
Mayor sent In communication recommending the pass
age of an ordinance forbdding the storing keeping
for petroleum In It's crude state In quantities ex
cccdng Ave barrels in any building within the fire limits
OF the city HIS Honor alluded to the recent catastrophe
In Philadelphia and urged tho immediate adoption Of the
ordnance Il was referred TO the Committee 81
| Ordinances A resolution adopted authorizing thu
purchase Of stand Of coors for each volunteer req
ent at cost exceed three hundred and seventy
| nve dollars for each regiment. resolution was pre-
sned to authorize the City Inspector to contract viii
Daniel Gallagher for tho removal Of night SOIL which
was laid over
An important resolution offered In the Board oil
Supervisors yesterday and adopted urgcd tho superior
claims OF Now York for tho State capital and offered the
now County Court House for Capitol building
This Is Valentines day, and, though tho custom Of
sending msslves Of love well Of hatred and anney
anee has become less and less generally observed on
each OF This anniversary In latter years stA
-dsng by the pictorial displays Of the shop windows for
some days past evident the shopkeepers are satisfied
the day Ia not be entirely unnotcsd There Is every
believe that they well as many Of the chosen
valcntinos will not be disappointed
We had beautifully clear sky during all Of yesterday
but the weather was excessively cold for this latitude IN
tho earlier part Of the day. the At seven O'Clock
In the morning being only Ave degrees above Zero In
the afternoon the temperature was much less severe
than the forenoon the being just sufficiently sharp
| TO make outdoor amusements celebrating The snow
which foil Sunday afforded good sle.ghing, notwith
standing the drifting and up town and all the avenues
leading towards the upper portion Of the island presented
Of the most animated character being thronged