The New York herald., 1866-05-09

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CONGRESS.
10 the Senate yesterday the joint resolution relative
b tho attempted assassination Of the Emperor of Russia
with an additional amendment requesting the President
% send copy to the Emperor, passed. The joint
resolution 10 exempt crude petroleum from inter.
nal taxation was passed. The Post ONCE Appvo-
priation bni was taken up, tho pending motion be-
ing on Mr. Trumbull's amendment restricting the ap-
pointing powers Of the President the vote upon which
was reconsidered on Monday. The clause requiring
port TO the senate OF the and was
motion, stricken substitute for his original
amendment was offered by Mr. Trumbul, the discussion
OF which was broken in upon by the adjournment
In the House an attempt TO postpone the consideration
OF the reconstruction report aud continue the considera
ton Of the Revenue bill lost. The report of the
committee was accordingly taken up and Mr. Stevens
opened the dsate with speech in favor OF the report
He said that the propositions contained in that report
no, what he would have preferred but he believed it
the that could be Obtained in the present
OF public opinion He did believe that the nineteen
States could be induced to ratfy any proposition more
stringent he would not consider the Southern States
entitied TO in the question OF ratification
ieag;hy discussion ensued the third section of the
amendment. which disiranchscs all rebels until 1870,
during which the House took a recess The evening
Revenue bill The tax cotton fixed at i've cents
per pound
Tnree ofcholera occurred among the passen.
gers OF the Virginia (now board the Illinois,
MONDAY and were admitted the same day to the
hospital Sixty-fve of the convaesccnts were re-
moved fro the hospital ship to the Saratoga which
vessel been fitted up for the accommodat of such
peesons There forty.seven still remaining on
board OF the Falcon and the total number of Deaths
Guiding those that occurred Monday, just fifty,
ng little than one-thrd OF the entire number
OF the sc,, or thirty.four per cent.
At tho meeting OF the Board OF Health yesterday IL
H ordered that the sidewalk stands at the Fulton Mar
brentwood The building the Five Points, recently
kaascrccd 10 the Board Of Health by Mr. Halliday has
Been ordered to be torn down, by resolution Of the
Common Council. its occupancy hospital being oh.
jec,ioaabe TO certain residents Of that locality The
President of the Board will protest against this proceed
ing fuu report Of the proceedings which are Of an
Interesting nature will be found elsewhere to day
issue
The Board OF Excise met yesterday afternoon. The
committee reported that nine hundred additional licenses
Ind sscn granted for New York and one hundred and
cryseyen for Brooklyn, since the last meeting OF the
Board. A report submitted and accepted to the
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license to each person payment Of the two hun
d,sJ and fifty dollars.
Al special meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen, yester
day resolution was psssed directing the discontinue.
Of all proceedings in the matter Of the widening Of
and Fulton street, The Tax Levy as passed by the
Legislature, then discussed, many Of tho items ap
ng large Of money being stricken out pre-
vious sending the to the Board OF Council
meu Tor concurrence The Board adjourned to Monday
ueu
Tbs Board OF Councsmen met yesterday and transact.
ed large amount Of routine business resolution
which was presented last week, recommending the
Board OF Health to establish free public baths through
the city, adopted After waiting ill late hour
Tor the reception Of the Tax Levy from the Board Of Al
dermcn the Board, the reception Of the paper, ad.
journcd till Thursday.
Al = meeting OF the Farmers Club OF the American
fa.,I, Yesterday the questions, how 10 crop
pima the Of plaster OF Paris and the building Of
cppntTy houses, discussed. Several agricultural
ha,' and implements were exhibited
The ftfte.h or jubilee Anniversary Of the Now York
SUNDAY school Union was held yesterday afternoon In
the Lutheran church, Of Fifteenth street and
sixth avenue The religious services interesting
and the performance Of the children In singing the
hymns was highly eulogized by the various speakers.
The anniversary celebrated also last evening At the
t"We" souuo ffcsoyVush cnufcn, h6v ~. reuis
presiding The exercises comprised prayer singing the
delivery Of several addresses the reading the annual
report OF tho Union end the election OF officers for the
eus,ng year.
The annual anniversary Of the American and Foreign
Christian Union took place last evening a the Presbyte.
ran church, corner Of Fifth avenue and Nineteenth
street Several missionaries aud promnep, divines ad
dr,ssed tho audience. The recent movements Of the
Catholic church were dwct upon at length and thor.
oughiy ventilated The progress Of Protestan,sm and
Sunday Schools in foreign lands was also freely dis.
cussed
The anniversary Of the American Missionary Associa.
ton was celebrated for the nrt time In this city a the
Cooper Union, yesterday morning Addresses were dc
Iivered by Major General O o. Howard, Of the Freed
mems Bureau, and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
The nfesnth anniversary Of the Five Points House Of
Industry was celebrated yesterday by the examination Of
over three hundred children In figures, grammar and
geography To-day or 10 morrow General o. o. Howard
Rev Mr. Ningcr and others expected TO address the
pup,iA
The Boston Tract Society held their ny.second ami
vet.,y meeting In Irving Hail. before very respectable
and sttsotve s1dcnce Speeches were delivered by
Rev Dr. vsrmiye and other cersymen on the occasion
Major General Howard made speech which called forth
much applause IL contemplated that the Boston and
Nsv York Tract Societies will ere long bs united.
The arsi general missionary meeting Of the Universal
fsi society Of New York held last evening al the
Blescker street church, at which the Rev H. Hsrtze
of Bafso delivered sn address "Denominsonal Ad.
vance" aluding 10 the rapid progress Of univers,lsm
n be.Vsjlsd-5lases short addresses made by