The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-22
WITH SUPPL f M E n T
New York, Thursday, March &c, lsG
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
Final action number of the measures before them
being rapidly arrived AT in the two houses OF Con-
gress several bills having been passed by both on yeter
day day before The Senate yesterday passed the
bills for tho efecual punishment OF the crime of
coanerfetng government notes. bonds and securities
authorizing the Intern aonal Ocean Telegraph Company
to establish submarine telegraph between this city aud
the West Indies to be completed within three years
granting land to the State Of Kansas for the construction
of the Northern Kansas Railroad giving Consul al
Bahia, Brazil fifteen hundred dollars compensation
for damages inflicted by a mob at the time
of the capture at that place Of the rebel pirate Florida
authorizing the issue to California firm of duplicate
government bonds in lieu Of others lost at sea- and 10
carry into effect the fourth article of the treaty OF 1872
with Great Britain by authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO quiet certain public land claims of Massa.
chusetts and Maine. Resolutions adopted autho.
rizng the Secretaries of War and the Navy place
huks at the disposal Of the New York Quarantine au
thorities; permitting Commodore Radford, of our navy,
70 accept decoration from the King Of Italy and en-
Sering the Secretary Of State the contract
with title, Brown Co. to publish the Con
gressionAl statutes. More petitions were pre-.
scented for REDUCTION OF the New York dress
makers tax. for n objective tariffs for the rights Of
negroes and for OF the pay of internal revenue
assistant assessors The Hab Corpus bill was referred
Z" the Judiciary Committee. OIL was introduced to
give aid in the construction of the n nsas and Neosho
Valley Railroad designed 10 connect the lakes with
the Gulf Of Mexico The bill TO incorporate tn. National
Muus, Protection Homestead Company was called up,
read discussed for time and then laid till 20
day The Senate held executive session and con.
6rmed number Of Presidential nominations, including
those OF Mossrs Edward McCook, of Colorado, to be
Minister to the Sandwich Islands, and E p. Smith, Of
Nav Yorkf IN ha Coto, nieeiop In,o
In the House OF Representative the Diplomatic Apprc
pration bill and the bill facilitate commercial, postal
and military COMMIT ncaton between the several States
passed On the latter, which, sncc its introduce
ton has been amended as to prohibit compensation
for transportation of troops and government property to
such railroads as like the Illinois Central have been
compensated In advance by land grants there was con-
adorable discussion but finally prevailed by vote Of
seventy nine to forty Amendments to the Deficiency
Appropriation bill reported from the Appropria
tons Committee; but, after being ordered to
DO printed, their consideration was postponed Till
to-day Resolutions adopted instructing the Mill
lary Committee 10 report on the expcdcncy OF APP
propriaton for continuing the work OF gathering into
national cemeteries the remains Of Union soldiers who
wero killed in battle who died in rebel prisons in the
South aud for printing the annual report OF the commis
ioner of Patents Leave was asked but not granted to
introduce a preamble and resolution declaring the Ten
ncssse representatives entitled to admission, ana re-
Ieyng tho Reconstruction Committee from further
consde ration of their The correspondence con
nec,,d with the gift to our government from
tho artisans OF Lyons, France, OF nag IN
memory Of President Lincoln was received from
tho secretary of State, and ordered to be
printed and referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee
Bills were introduced for the equalization Of soldiers and
saors bouu,es and TO grant land TO aid the construc
ton Of tho Iowa Central Railroad The bill TO reimburse
Pennsylvania for expenditures was taken up IN Com
ssivcc Of the Whole and long debate on u, lasting
up to the adjournment followed; but vote was not
reached "
Our city tar levy adopted by the Board OF Alder
men on tho l4,h inst, yesterday LAID before ths
stats senate and the Tax Levy bill was introduced ahe
referred TO the Municipal Affairs Committee. I'M
senate passed the bills providing for three additions
,,o ,orm, schools for the improvement Of the wala
bon, b,y lands and making additional provision for sic
and disabled soldiers which spprcpriates seventy thou
s.ni dollars for the Ira Harris Hospital at Albany IN
Assembly resolution favorng the increase OF naval oincer'
pay was adopted. The bill authorizing survey TOT
railroad from schenectady point on the 81 Law
renos river was ordered 10 third reading. Among ID
bills reported from committees those TO regulate Tn
sae Of loaf tobacco incorporating the New York sorag
and Igherags Company and the association FOR extend
ing the Dutch Reformed Church in North America AZ
,ho,zns the formation Of associations TO build mon
menta in memory OF soldiers killed in the late war an
that annually recurring old stager the New York al
Rrooklyu Passenger and Baggage Express bill In g
ocu,ive session the senate confirmed the nominations
Pbtip W Engs and Joshua G. Able as Metropolitan -
Commissioners
The principal part or the day session Of the Assemh
WA occupied In hearing reports OF bills from comm
toes, a large number being presented The great