The New York herald., 1866-01-04
THE STATE LEGIsLATuREs.

THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
soth houses Of the New York State Legislature
gain in session yesterday. In the Senate bills in
reduced amending the Banking law OF 1888 by dcclrng
the banking privilege matter OF personal property,
subject to taxation TO amount not exceeding ;he
capital stock, and applying this provision TO all
banking corporations and associations in the State
not organized under the act OF 1888 bill
create the Metropolitan Sanitary District and Board Of
Health given notice Of Resolutions introduced
and laid over declaring that The dangerous sentiments
which caused the rebellion still entertained in the
Southern States and that therefore, Is the duiy o Con
to base the restoration Of civil government there
the principle OF equal rights to all regardless of color
aUd 70 gran, the privilege Of voting coorcd in
shc Dstric, of Columbia Tho Governors nomination OF
NJ George w. Schuyler, of rompkns county late State
Treasurer, Bank superintendent was confirmed III
sxecu,ise session.
In tho Assembly the annual reports of the superinen
acnt or Banking, the Canal Department Auditor the
ase Coeptroller and the Canal Commissioners pre-
s-~ed Notices given Of bills, among number OF
ohecs to amend the:Metropo!i,au Police at and the
saaass act, regulate fare tho Eighth A, Raj
rosd TO provide for filing sncies in the ofces Of
Recorder aud Surrogate of This city to ;naagurs'e
B.osdssy underground railroad mud incorporate the
Cross Town Railroad Company. to prohibit aas
Jstor 10 eight hours TO establish the Metropolitan
acsith District for the prevention Of fraud the sale
c'rcadstufs IN this CITY, p.obibtng residents hold
~ market stands, regu!sn: the sale Of malt liquor.
authorizing railroad through Houston, Grand and
soad sfreets
Accounts given in our t-!egraphc despstchcs Of
Ate assembling aud organizaiion u tho Legislatures Of
arns. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Min
"-so,s ard Florida That of Florida, the nrst Que
s,ysi 70 tho national sovsrnmcnt which the State
bss had since tho commencement OF the rebel
tca msi In railahsssco the 18Th of December,
sod The following day addressed BY Provisional
soveinor Marvin and the Governor eicc,, Mr. n &.
Weaker rhs Legislature of Wisconsin me. ON New
Years Day when tho inaugural address Of Governor
rsirch!d delivered and that Of Minnesota on IN
,ay rs,lowng. The Legislatures OF Maine and Masea
'nrsets assembled yesterday and that oi Virginia
'smbed In the Pennsylvania Legislature Yesterday q
nssago received from Governor Curtin dated IN
'ne sItt Of November announcing the necessity OF bis
ssmnorary absence from the State, he being
trip 70 Caba Tor the benefit of his health
MIsCELLANEoUs
The usual monthly statement Of the national debt hs
oecn issued by Secretary Of the Trnsury McCuoch and
appears In columns this morning The total
national ndcttsdncss is Ittc over two thousand
sght hundred and seven millions OF dollars showing IN
during ths month OF Decsber OF over ninety
f~o millions aud n half
Later and interesting aivlcss from Mexico dated
vefs Cruz 10 the 24,h of December hsyc reached 49,
The Empress Charlotte reached Vera Cruz the Goth
n her return roia hcr visit 10 Yacssp which was
pronounced 10 DO very satisfactory. The imperissts
ea,m 10 have gained another sciory The rcpubl'-
under porlro pilE the s'b ui, Comitiiis
IN which The famous loader Tomas Sanchez rss killed
Macmillan had appointed pon Luis Arroyo Assisisni
sece,ary Of Foreign Anairs and Don Msnhel d. canhs
Eels exclusive superintendent OF hs introduction into
Mexico OF oooIc isbo-crs General ouiatanilla and his
pr,-sie secretary asSsssnsed the 2,th of No
vnser os the highways by their military escort
With the object OF piunder The republicans have taken
pcession OF the town Of Ia Psz in Lower California
rhs announcement is made OF the nua prevalence Of
psscs the departments Of Ia Sierra and uuasiecs
Right hundred French troops whcse terms Of service had
s,pired were to Leave Vera Cru. the cath uit The
arrival therc OF others from rsncs daily looked for
Il reported thar Maxmian's Foreign Affairs Minister
Scen,y stated that the only hope Of the imperial gov
rnmsn, rested on the success of s In ,hc London
market,
Intelligence has boen received Ia washinsi oil tho
the city OF Chlh hushus OF President Juarez aud
he members Of his Cabinet the Goth Of November 'as
nd the establishment there Of the government o. the
Mexican erpub The ctizecs sad 10 have been very
enthusiastic In their reception OF the President and his
ministers. our Mexican sfv.ees through impsrislis
sources. Published In last Thursdays HsnALp. reported
'bai Cbhgaaus had been serin occupied by the impe
VA .'s bu', dates particulars were given
"oatls dc'ernIns whether ~ Jusrex Msximlilsn
~io nov holds that city
The nsysi steamship De Soto. with secrcisry seward
on board passed the Chesapeake cspe and vent to
s'gih-ard on lail ruesisy evening
The Now Hampshire Republican state Convention was
he,is Concord yesterday Governor Frederick smyih
go unanimously nominated for election and Leuten.
AM Colonel George ID Savage choson candidate for
Railroad Commissioner The resolutions adopted endorse
President johnson and his ncsase 10 Copsress pledge
support 20 his administration snd rcconsrucion policy
snd condemn mo usurpslon Of asrminn iu Mexico a.
a. insnli and menace 10 the United states
Among the foreign steamers now sae soc tho innAn
steamship City of London this port from Liverpool
on December 20 and Queenstown On December II e,o
Montrcal Co-urany's steamship Noravian NJ Portland
from liverpool December "a aud Londonisrry o. and
tue cunardsr Canada o, na.ss With aivices from Liv.
eool 10 the 2Sd December aad Queenstown to The clh
VT These oxpscted arrivals embrace news fro Europe
.peek later
An account Is c,vor In Richmond correspondence
r ths enihus ssc celebration BY the freedmen Of thai
,y u New Years. Day sai the anniversary Of cnancl
add Tho principal ceremonies on the occasion werc
ssndusod IN the African ohub participated In by
Abort four thousand persons ard included religions and
o isical exercises .ni sddress bya ooored orator
o. Pa. e'rrI c.'sa-t 10 -3- isi :. -