The New York herald., 1866-07-21
CONGRESS.

tue Scuas0 yoosekuby report OF the COufercuC0
committee on tho bl 70 further protect the lives and
insure the safety OF passengers agreed and the
bill now awaits the Presidents signature. bill In.
troduced 10 prevent courts being used persecute
loyal persona Il provides that IL shall be lawful TO
plead in bar u action Of tort done during the re-
bslion that the plaintiff q rebel sympa
thser with rebellion that he applied for or OBJ
talned pardon for treason The report Of the con-
ference committee the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill read lengthy discussion ensued
ON the case Of Mr.. Hsrvey the Minister at Portugal,
whose pay stopped by . provision Of tho bill, for
having written letter. which published dcnouncing
the republican members OF the House for their course
regarding reconstruction, During the discussion Mr.
Cowan read the despatch OF Governor Brovnow
ing the ratification Of the constitutional amendment,
which contained filthy allusion to the President by
public officer The report finally agreed to. The
Civil Appropriation bill then taken up, and pending
action upon IL the Senate adjourned.
In the House the consideration OF the joint resolution
for the admission Of Tennessee continued and the
resolution passed by vote Of 125 H. all latter
being republicans Mr. Stevens and Speaker Colfax both
voted in the Affirmative. lively discussion was
engaged in before the vote, some OF the demo-
Gratis obecting to the preamble to the resolution Mr.
Boutwell, stated that he should against the resou-
tion because the colored people dsfranchised The
bill for the full restoration Of the Southern States
tabled Mr. Stevens resolution providing for
instead Of ado lost In the discussion Of
the question Mr. Stevens said that his object "to
leave the control OF the Presidents power in
the hands Of Congress-"
The European mails by the Africa reached this city
from Boston Yesterday evening, bringing special
correspondence files from the continent and England
dated TO the 7th OF July.
Tho letters from Paris Vienna and Berlin with tho
newspaper extracts which publish to-day. confirm
the accuracy Of elegraphic report from Halifax In
attrib1ting the most important consequences likely
result from the defeat of the Austrian army Sadowa
and the cesson Of Venetia 10 France by Austria The
prevailing opinion that the would be continued
Notwithstanding the armstice proposition OF Austria;
but the very pointed questions put in diplomatic
and political circles were, will Napoleon, who is
acknowledged master Of tho situation far Italy Is
concerned. permit Prussia, flushed with triumph, to
batter Austria IN the earth and will he complete the
unity OF Italy by turning Venice TO Victor Emanuel
unco ged with conditions, end thus Gving him Rome,
Rome to the Church, and thus leave Italy in
oompIeief
Tho inhabitants Of Vienna vastly depressed by the
Aevs from the field Of sadowa and the citizens Of Berlin
were proporiiopaIy eated Tho viennese were. how
ever. disposed to take very phosophic view Of AFFAIRS
hoping has been frequently the with Austria
after dcieat that all would turn out for the best
Messrs Dsracli and Gladstone representing the Sins
and outs Of tho British Cabinet appeared a a dinner
given by the Lord Mayor Of London the King
Belgans and delivered patriotic addresses Mr. Dsrael
leaves slight point OF for the presumption
that England may yet act in the war
The Paris Conssionnel thinks that the Anglo French
alliance will be reanmaed to integrity BY the advent OF
Lord Derby to power
THE CITY.
A cool day was ushered Ia yesterday. The mercury
unable 70 rise higher then eighty two degrees.
Tho Beard Of Health mot yesterday In the matter OF
dead the OF Island the
said the Board had the right 10 remove hem and require
the odal contractor pay the costs. Eight hundred
and reports Of had been received during
the past wesk from the inspectors and sevcntv nve
supposed cholera had been cared for An adsvt
charging member. whose is suppressed, with
bribery was read
he cholera Y making rapid headway, and appears to
bs spreading the entire Metropolitan district It
broke among the troops Harts Island yesterday,
nnc deaths occurring during the day at that place. and
ten deaths occurred Governors Island Two cases
proved fatal In the city out Of reported and six
teen reported in Brooklyn, Of which Ave
suited fatally. soldier from Harts Island furlough
in Boston, died OF cholera therc yesterday
The Cnban slaves who brought before Judge Nc
Gum upon writ Of habcas corpus Thursday, were
discharged yesterday by order of the Court and
reprimsnd administered to the officers who in
srumenta in their Illegal arrest and detention in prison
Yesterday Commissioners Osborn was engaged, from
eleven O'Clock until four, taking evidence touching
charge made by the government against Henry Holmes
alias HAIL for having had his possession hun
drcd dollar counterfeit compound interest Treasury note
with intent utter the The derives interest
from tho fact, alleged In the testimony that the note
had been printed from impression taken In the Treas
ury Department, bv person named Langton, who had
been employed there In the note printing Several
witnesses having been examined the adjourned
ill Monday.
Tho new steamship Iowa, belonging TO the Anchor
line, sails to day. O'Clock, from pier ~ North
river, for Liverpool and Glasgow.
The United States and Brazil Mail Steamship Compa-
ny's steamer North America, Captain Zimmerman, will
sail at three to day from pier 43 North river for
g. rhomas Para, Pemambudb, Bahia aud Rio Janeiro
The mails will close at the Post office at half past
O'Clock p. NJ
The Inman line steamship Ednburg, Captain Hacrow,
viii sail at oday. from pier No ~ North river for
Queenstown and Liverpool! The mails will close at the
Post once at half.past ten A. NJ
The National Steam Navigation Companys steamship
Virginia. Captain Prowse. will sail from pier No. AZ
North river to-day for Qucenstown and Liver.
pool,
The steamship Tcu,onia Captain HACK will sail 10.
day at twelve NJ, from hobokeu, for Cowes and Ham.
bun.
The steamship George Cromwell, Captain Vail, OF the
Cromwell, linc will leave pier No North river 70 day,
at three o'clock r NJ, for New Orleans direct
The Empire line steamship Missouri, Captain Love.
land will sail for Savannah direct, from picr 10 North
river, at three O'Clock p. NJ to-day.
Tho stock marke, was nrm bu, dull yesterday. Gold
closed at 14o's 1907.
Business eery moderate yesterday both In foreign
and domestic merchandise the latter being irregular
hut generally rmer, except bresdstus, which dull
irregular and lower Cotton fair demand M pre-
vous prices On Change, -four quet and