The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-21
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CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
In tho Senate yesterday motion was made for the
purpose of bringing the adjournment question under
consideration but IL negatived The reading Of the
Tax bill then commenced and the committees re-
commentator to fix the tax cotton at two cents
agreed and the first section amended that the
shall take effect after the 1st OF August instead Of July
Under the head OF licenses, architects civil engineers
plumbers and gas filters required TO pay dollars
for each license.
In the House. tho bill increasing the pensions Of
widows and orphans passed. It increases the PEN
to widows OF deceased soldiers and sailors having
children at the rate Of dollars per month for each
child under the age Of sixteen. The communication
from the Secretary Of tho Treasury relative to the sales
OF gold by Treasury agents, referred to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency. The Senate amend
ments to tho House joint resolution provide for the
expenses attending the exposition of the products Of
industry of the United States at Paris, in 1867,
taken from the Speakers table. and after lively
discussion between ar. Banks and Mr. Washburne
gardng the occupation OF Mexico by the French troops,
the amendments non-concurred in and COM
mttee OF conference asked.
THE CITY,
Two cases OF cholera were reported the Board OF
Health yesterday, Of tho proving fatal and the
patient in the other being dangerously i'll Three deaths
occurred on board the hospital ship.
The annual enrom of the militia Of the State Of
New York will commence to-day. All able bodied citi
liable military duty will be enrolled and assigned
to various regiments Of the National Guard.
Tho annual exhibition Of the New York Roman Catho-
lie Orphan Asylum for boys took place at that nsttu
ton yesterday At the conclusion Of the
ercises short made by Archbishop Nc
Closkcy, Bishop Lynch OF Charleston Judge Daily, and
others
The unlicensed rumselcrs were in state OF Immense
excitement yes eay upon the descent OF the
whole police force upon their peculiar institutions Fifty
dealers required give bail In three hundred dol
lars by Justice Bowling for selling without licenses and
twenty.sx were discharged by him on their parole.
About nfy i've were held in hundred dollars by
tice Mansfield seventy hundred dollars by Justice
LedWith twcntyt three hundred dollars by Jus
tics Kelly Forty Of the unforunates were taken be-
fore Justice Cornell Brooklyn, and lined thirty dollars
each.
Tho strike Of the ship caulkers ended for time yes
tsday the returning work at the old prices and
hours The employees, however, requested them 70
sign pledge enter upon another strike be-
long which should control their
ments which they refused do and again entered upon
Che strike.
Tue regular meeting OF the Fire Commissioners was
held yesterday Nothing important than routine
business transacted
Miss Kate Smith was killed at halfp past ave O'Clock
last evening No. 100 Prince street, by
Jerry OBnen who kept her as mistress She died
almost instantly 0'Brien made . not very serious
attempt to commit suicide. He arrested and taken
20 Bellevue Hospital but will be committed this morning.
The Forman will continued yesterday ~ the
eurrogates Court, before Surrogate Tucker One wit.
examined by counsel for proponents who tes-
uhed the sanity OF deceased both before and after
having been sent to the ium II the will Ia not
taned the property In question: valued At ooo viii
pass into possession Of the husband and half sster OF
tAe decoased, Mrs Forman.
Thomas Farley, alias Blackey, accused Of shooting
Jas Ryan June 1st In A. between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Streets arrested yesterday and held
70 BY Judge Dodge, II tho Jefferson Market Po
lice Court, In default Of 81 900 ball
The stock market nrm yesterday, with rising
tendency Governments steady. Gold was steady,
and ranged from l52 to 15sk.
Dulness was the prominent feature in CONNER
sia circles yesterday and comparatively little business
was done either 10 foreign domestic goods Prices
were generally nominal The movement In brcadstafi
h held In abcyance by tho Western spectators, who
prevent supplies from coming forward from the West
Cotton was dull and dropping Groceries had declin
Ing tendency. On Change nour irregular. wheat
was without decided change Corn higher Port
unsettled Beef steady. Lard quiet, but nrm whis
key and petroleum dull aud nominal.
NIsCELLANEoUs.
Our correspondence from Panama 10 dated June IL
There was no news OF Importance the Isthmua The
rainy season had n. The election for President
with aid OF expert ballot stung, went In favor Of
General olasss Part OF tho Spanish feet supposed 70
have gone 10 the Philippine Islands and the rcst u
Montevideo TO rcnt
Our Lima correspondence comes BY the way Of
Panama, and ID dated May Is General Hovcy ". given
grand reception by the government on the presenta
ton Of his credentials The General, In . few words,
expressed the cordial feeling entertained by the United
states towards her younger aud southern sisters
and Colonel Prado the Provisional Dictator, replied In
Oh commentator Of the great republic and the per
sona character Of its accredited representative his
court
The steamship Columbia arrived at this port yesterday
and our Havana correspondence by her dated June 10
The Spanish government, showing nervousness regard
fns - possession Of tho everfathful island. The
policy Of the new administration Is q rcprcssve and 70.
sc,vs one, very obnoxious 70 the Cubans more espc.
esy By contrast with the generous treatment Of
Cs1sral Duics. A violent hurricane visited Bazamo ON
tao Ssh- Regia . town oppo Ito Havana lost twenty.
Isr.. Aozsss By Gre the evening Of tho 18th.
css ssvs from The west Indies by way Of
yssna - the 18th About two hundred
c,a,s ssh l.n D. Thomas 70 Join the foreign
hss,n. n n.s1s ysr,bss particulars o, III,
hoo n, = Ssys<s-z, Porto Rico are given Owe
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