The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-20
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ny the Atlantic cable have a news report dated
yesterday evening, December 10.
Brussels journal says Marshal Bazane has been In
sructod TO negotiate with the United States
government for Mexico.
Macmillan spoken OF IN Austrian military circles
asuitable candidate for the OF the homo empire
The new German Parliament will be elected on the
universal suffrage plan OF young Germany"
Prussia will command the reconstructed German army
Prussia Is to despatch number of naval officers form
ing commission OF inquiry TO the United States.
Count Bismarck s still invaded.
number Of Hanoverians have been arrested in Ham
burg when en- route to America, and charged with A.
tempting 10 avoid military service TO Prussia.
The new French army scheme is unpopular
Ex.Unied States Minister Bgelow Ia 70 have public
farewell dinner in Paris.
General Prm is reported to have e.ontsrod Spain
with a revolutionary design.
The Croatian Diet has voted . government separate
from Austria and Hungary.
Consols closed In London soA for money yesterday
United States Ave twenties wero at 71k.
American Hve-twenties we're q. ysk 10 Frankfort yes
terdAy.
The Liverpool cotton market very active at the
close with largo sales Mdd!ing upands fourteen Hvc-
aighths pence
CONGRESS
10 Senate yesterday the House bills fixing the trno
FOR regular meeting OF Congress and regulating the
duilcs Of the Clerk Of the House IN making a roll OF
rombers reported back by the Judiciary Commit.
Tee with unimrostant amendments. resolution look.
ing 10 the establishment OF governments by Congress
tho Southern States In the constitutional
amendment is rejected introduced and laid on the
table, bill to eq1alize the national currency which
provides that the OF national banks shall be
legal tender the Treasury notes, and authorizes
the Secretary OF the Treasury 20 redeem and cancel
exceeding ~ 100000 worth OF Treasury no,es
monthly during tho coming year, and ex.
ceedlng 5000 900 monthly during the year 1863
reforred to the Finance Committee. The Senate
bi authorizing tho appointment Of pension agents by
the President amended by tho House. reported with
additional amendments by the judiciary Committee.
resolution Of inquiry 70 the oxpedcncy Of restricting
tho immer aton Of Chinese adopted. Mr.. wilams
who offered the resolution sad tho Chinese coming
TO tho Pacific large numbers and new facilities
for their immigration recently been made. and
thcy MAINTAIN their attachment their former govern
meat trnc Congress should give the subject
attention. Tho bill for the admission OF Nebraska
W as unfinished business and Mr. Howard, OF Michigan,
took tho door In advocacy OF the bin and opposition
the impartial suffrage amendment OF Mr.. Brown. He
was followed By Mr. johnson, OF Maryland, in opposition
70 tho bill and amendment and after several attempts
adjourn, which defeated the question was takon
people
OF Nebraska shall paramount allegiance to the
United staes, &c, which was disagreed 10. Several
attempts were made to adjourn and finally at
twenty minutes past six O'Clock, an adjournment took
plsce without further action on The bill
In the House the Senate amendments TO the Dc acency
bill ooncurred in bin granting lands in Oregon
Cor tho construction OF military road from Dallas to
Fort Boise was passed. bill permitting the Lcglsla
lures OF Illinois Arkansas, Louisiana and tennessee 10
lease mineral lands for school purposes for aecu years.
amended apply TO any OF the late rebel
StG.ee ana passed Tho appropriation bin then
takcn 10 and considered In Committee OF the Whole
The words "Clork OF Pardons stricken from tho
bill Mr. sehoreld said no he'd learned that all tho par
dons South marked 1890, and that sum
collected on zach Of them. sharp debate cnsued
on removals from onco for political purposes, In con-
rdorng amendment 20 withhold pay from appointces
IN tho Internal Revenue Department until confirmed by
tho senate. The amendment modified by excepting
those appointed during the an vacancies,
aicpsei Vito general understanding that to-day win
" dsvctsd TO general debate rho House adjournod al
fcur o'clock.
THE CITY.
Tho Board OF Fro Commissioners met yesterday, and
Bio reward q ono thousand dollars heretofore offered for
tho srres q ncendiares was continued, by resolution
Scr SIX months
The Registrar n vital Statistics reports that during the
" sN Guiding December IS four hundred and thirty.
thtae pefsens died N this city one hundred aud
tfry-bine Va brooklyn, showing marked decrease In
W hcr and an incsao in tue former OF forty-eght
c,afS, attributable mostly % Academia Tho Registrar
a. 1dug q the recent disasters from the use Of kero.
sero eilkr TIA, later generation and wiser laws viii
hold fhe people apd laws q cur day guilty Of homicide
~ several ccl1Syraons BY srcss csreiessness last
wces tsarty.onc pefsoas in all me, their death.
- hIer, suotaos 81 tns victims Of tho Compton
Eoa'' a'er ciei ysrerdey no sS facts in rela,ioe
q ~ raaa Of tie o. nine eilosd a, ts nvestxa.
u t'eh - be continued this morning
nsf'. aqltft " tho Victims IN the az, ,sns
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