The New York herald., 1866-05-30
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CONGRESS.


CONGRESS-
In the Senate yesterday tho consideration OF the Re.
construction resolutions the principal business per-
formed The third section dissnchising the late rebels
until 1870 was stricken by unanimous The sub
stue propos ed by republican declares incgi
BILE Office the United States or In any OF the States
any late rebel who formerly held oce In the federal gov
ernment executive judicial office in any State.
The right such disability is vested Congress
bys two thirds vote Of both houses Mr.. Sumner in
troduced an amendment TO the constitutional
amendment To secure the elective franchise to
the negroes It provides for heavy penalties against
officers of elections who shall refuse to receive the vote
OF former slave Of who does not belong to the
siso-called white racer The Railroad bill, slightly
amended then taken up and passed by vote of q
to ~.
In the House a committee Of conference was caed
for on the West Point Academy bill The Dill 10 con-
tinue in force and to amend the Freedmen's Bureau
passed by vote of 90 to So The bill 10 r'store
rebeous States to their rights reported by the Recon
struction Committee. then taken under consldera-
ton Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, having the hoor he said nc
in favor Of negro suffrage everywhere. ihe o "s
on motion postponed until to day.
The President has approved the Quarantine Bill 10
prevent tho introduction Of cholera into the United
Sates
By tho arrival yesterday of the steamships st. David
of Father Point Persia at this port we have news
from Europe to the Goth of May, three days later.
Afmaments we're being pushed forward with great en-
ergy in Germany and Italy The first general order''
had been issued to the Austrian troops Garibaldi
had written his acceptance Of command In
the Italian army, and Italy was enhusias
ticaiiy excited that assured from Florence
that the question In the capital was-'foregn war
civil war Toe of peace negotiations were
however the very latest moment TO be detected
amid the cang of Lord Clarendon informed the
English House Of Lords, the evening Of the 18th of
May, that England, Franco and Russia were in commu
ncation, he would not call it ''negotiation," with q
view to the organization Of Congress in which all the
Powers would be represented.
Additional failures had taken place in London and Liv-
erpool during the subsidence of the money panic The
Bank of England return reported by the Persia shows
that the bank had advanced the Of ten millions OF
pounds sterling private securities in single week.
great had been the PRESSURE although the institution had
not avacd itself OF the privileges granted by the suspen
sion of the Bank Charter act
The report Of the discussion in the English parliament
the subject Of the bombardment Of Valparaiso pro-
duced great excitement in the Spanish Cortes. On
second occasion the English UnderSecretary Of State
said that the statements OF Commodore Rodgers u NJ
and Admiral Denman, r N, on the affair wore COM
Mr. watkn called the attention Of tho House of Com.
mons to the termination Of the Reciprocity Treaty with
tho United States and expressed regret that he found
himself compelled TO consider that Of the most
important questions that had engaged the foreign depart
meut for many years the British government had ex.
hibited great negligence Mr.. Layard denied that the
government negligent He insisted that af,cr Con-
gress had given notice OF Its Intention 10 terminate tho
treaty. Sir F. Bruce had done the utmost with Mr..
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manner TO make IL advantageous TO botlrcounircs.
The reply Of Mr. Seward to the effect that such
negotiation beyond the limits of the Executive De.
rarment and that the question rested with Congress-
Tho alarm caused by the appearance Of the cattle
plague In ireland was subsding.
Mr. Dunbars horse Tormentor, won the "Oaks"
Seventeen ran.
The Of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, to como or
on Whit Monday, created great interest or schoones
entered, the new Blue Bell the favore at i've to
four; OF cutters tho Luworth and tho Vanguard Tho
last named pronounced by the eo0aoscent to be
nyer" and fully expected to retain her name at the
winning flag boat.
The London Times OF the 10Th Of May says" On the
9Th OF June there will be grand dinner at wills's
Rooms, 70 present Captain Maury with q testimonial,
which will take the monetary form Of 5000 guneas Sir
John Pakington will preside"
Consols closed in London, May 10, at 81 s7k for
money. United States nve-twenties G5 g. The Liver
pool cotton marke; duh, with little inquiry, and
prices weak the 10th of May Breadsuffs quiet and
steady. Provisions dull
THE CITY.
The Board OF Supervisors met yesterday and appro.
priated SIS coo for the support of the College Of New
York. and SIS 500 for the of the society for
the protection Of destitute Roman Catholic children
An appropriation Of siae23 medc to reimburse the
WhO erred dlo~sh nv fhc de -alca of
Lynch, the late clerk OF the superior Court.
The semi weekly meeting Of the Board Of Health
held yesterday, when tho report Of DR. Harris
ing the health OF the CITY, the supcrntendc report
and petition from coney Island against the proposed
hospital read. nr swnburne's report on the SUBJ
ect Of tho arrival Of another cholera ship also read
The Telegraph Committee OF the Board OF Fire Com.
missioners in yesterday with the Chief OF
tho Telegraph Department discussing the present system
or telegraphing FIRE alarms II decided conclusvey
that the present system is insufficient and failure Il
works we'll at times then again does work at ALL
The street box telegraph Is under consideration by the
Board 1t 10 said to be the reliable system In use,
and the present wires be used connection with tho
boxes
The Board OF Excise transacted but little business yes.
terday and tha, mainly routine.
James stephens, c. O. |. f., WIS yesterday in consul
taon With the head Centres Of the Manhattan Circles Of
the Fenian Brotherhood when he submitted plan for
their guidance during his absence from the ciy.
small meeting Of oolorcd people took place last
evening in the African Methodist Episcopal church, sui
hvan street Resolutions adopted pronouncins the
government not republican, asserting the right Of the
negro and forming an association for the pur-
pose Of bringing the subject before the Supreme Court
The exhibition Of Colored Grammar School No took
place La, evening at the Cooper Institute The audience
quite large and included few white persons both
male and female and well pleased with the
embraced in the programme
In the United States Commissioner Office yesterday,
b.fosc Commissioner Bes the further hearing Of the
cucof Jainc- Ny. Yho We, charged James Hughes
v a ha,irs Gcmul,l liza oui Of $3.50 bounty money.
r-Nmod and, after sno evidence had been taken,
ue OK. -finat adjourned I'll to-day.
Tic charge against N. LamIande OF having defraudcd
to Ba of Pocticr France OF several thousand