The New York herald., 1865-02-03
The Illinois and Michigan Ship Canal
Bill Passed by the House.
Proposed Subdivision Of the Gold and
Silver Producing Lands.
The Deficiency Appropriation
Bill Again Defeated.
Debate on the Exclusion Of Rebel States from
the Electoral College,
&C., &C., 10.


"AshiN1Tons o. ., 1900.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROXIMATION BILL.
mo conflict between the House and Senate upon tho
Oonsency bill ia becoming quite sharp, and there Il
gress danger thai the bill will be finally lost which will
necessitae the immediate calling Of an extra session Of
tnc next Congress- Serious nconve already felt
In some departments Of the government from the nom
passage Of the BILL The Senate Is clearly In the wrong
In attempting to dictate to the House what the compensa
'uon OF It's employees shall be- and is to be hoped they
will arrange tho difference without further delay
TIE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL BILL
PASSED by THE HOUSE.
The Illinois and Michigan Ship Canal bill WINS taken nm
Today and urged through under the previous question
The opponents Of the measure view of the suppress
sion of tho discussion Of the bill. were somewhat inclined
at inst to fhbuser upon It, but finally abandoned the
enort and allowed 1t to pass with amendment pro-
vding for Improvements in the Mississippi river This
measure involves an outlay Of ten million dollars The
action OF the Senate is doubtful although every effort
will be made to get this well as tho Niagara Ship
Canal BILL favoraby acted upon in that body this session
THE EXCLUSION OF REBELLlous STATES FROM THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
There was quite scene in the Senate this afternoon
during the discussion of the joint resolution excluding
the electoral votes of tho ns rrectonary States With
out reaching vote the Senate adjourned In some con-
fusion 1t is doubtful whether the houses will reach
any satisfactory conclusion tho subject before next
wednesday, which has been assigned for the opening
and counting Of the electoral votes.
THE EXCLUSION OF SOUTHERN REFUGEES FROM
CANADA.
Information Of the passage by the Canadian Parlia
men Of the Alien law, to exclude from the province
Southern refugees who violate the right Of asylum by
organizing aggresslons upon the territories and peace Of
the United States communicated State Depart
ment last night The passage Of this law by decisive
Q vote-one hundred and four to four-is regarded as
satisfactory evidence OF the determination to prevent in
future any such violation Of International law and the
passport order will be Immediately rescnded least as
far IS that province is concerned
General John A. Dix arrived here to-day II is under
stood that he comes on business connected with the
tcns with Canada and tho repeal Of tho passport order
INCREASED TAX ON PETROLEUM.
The new Tax bill increases tho tax upon petroleum q
few cents gallon
APPRAISERS IN TIE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
The Treasury Department has sent to Representative
Washburne, chairman Of the Committee Commerce,
the draft Of bill amendatory Of tho law relative to the
for the appointment by the President with the advice
end consent Of the Senate Of appraiser and nine
sstant appraisers Of which shall act In lieu of tho
special examiner Of drugs and medicines in place Of the
clerks employed The Secretary Of the Treasury
may appoint examiners upon examination Of the ap-
praser a. may be necessary and also tho clerks
piers and messengers and shall limit and fix their
Der and compensation; and all forbidden to act
agents or principals in any commercial mercantile
business The salary Of the appraiser fixed at
and The assistants So 500 each.
GRArurTY TO REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
The House to-day unanimously passed bill giving
gratuty Of $500 year each of the FIVE surviving
lutionary pensioners addition TO the pension Of 500
which they receive In January, 1884 there wore
only twelve remaining, seven Of whom have since died
The names Of the only survivors foows:-Lemuel
Cook, enlisted in Hatfield, Mass ninety eight years Of
ago, residing at Clarendon, Orleans county, N Y;
6amuel Downey enlisted in Carroll county, H., ninety
eight years Of age, living at Edenburg Saratoga
county, n r.; William Hutchns, enlisted in Newcastle,
No. ono hundred years OF age residing at Penobscot,
Me- Alexander Maroney, enlisted at Lake George, N Y,
9 drummer boy, ninety -four years of age residing at
Yates, Orleans county, N r.; James Keartham, sub
stitute for drafted man in Southampton county, Va,
living in Missouri, in his one hundred and first year.
GENERAL MEADE's NOMINATION..
There resistance the Senate yesterday
General Meade's confirmation major general, but 1t
was finally carried by five majority Senators Wade and
Chandler, Ia sad among the opponents Of the
nomination.
THE CASE OF COLONEL wooLFoRD.
The papers transmitted the Senate Wednesday In
10 call for information the Secretary OF War
show that Colonel woolford OF Kentucky arrested
In compliance with telegram from Lieutenant General
Grant for making speeches charged to bc Of nsurec
tonary character and discouragng enlstmcnts subse
quently he pledged himself refrain from opposition 10
che government and therefore released In Novem
ber last Lieutenant Governor Jacob arrested by
der Of General Bubrdgc and banshed South, for making
public speeches calculated and apparently intended 70
weaken the efforts OF the government
ArTEMPrED SHIPMENT OF MUNITIONS OF WAR TO
MEXICO.
The President on Wednesday sent message to the
Senate enclosing communications from General Mcdowell
relative TO recent attempt 70 send arms and munitions Of
out of the Department Of the Pacific TO Mexico under
date Of Augus last He apprscs the government Of tn
seizure Of large quantity OF arms nomnaly going to
she Colorado vs but really 70 Mexco and also states
that French ship had been In the harbor six weeks,
supposed DO taking in supplies for tho French feet at
Acapulco. Tho seizure was made BY authority OF
Tho Presidents proclamation Of November ~, 1852,
forbddng the clearance op$sxportaiion Of arms from
the United States letter from Thomas Brown,
.opeci agent Of the Treasury Department, urges the
clearance OF arms ostensibly for Liverpool under tho
Prssidenvs modified order, allowing rcexporation to
che original place Of shipment The collector Of the port
refused 70 allow their clearance under construction Of
che Presidents order and claimed that the arms were
hn'onu y" mexico. the surveyor oenc'a ~ =. Deaiu'
urged persissenty the clearance the ground Of aid so
che Mexican republic against monarchy. Tho clearance
was not allowed Tho arms appears, were fer General
vea, and consisted Of two hundred and eight Of
musksts, originally imported into New York by Marx
Co, from Hamburg.
MAJOR HAYS FORTHCOMING POEM
Major John Hay private secretary 70 the President
NOW revising the last proofs OF poem which "a sbo,ti,
90 appear from the press Of the Brothers Harper.
your city. II is entitled ''rorchligh" and purport
on its face 10 be q mere picture Of tho domest,,
pleasures Of well ordered household their joys around
Che common hearth, and FORTH but, underlying tn,
whole, win bc found subtle political drift, cmbodyns
IN metaphor the reunion Of oil States, and the addi
ion Of many other States yet 10 conc 1--WE shall hav
yet mod children, dear'' under common nag And
not . little significant that from certain purposel
aarkened passages in the work. very subtle question