The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-17
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Ia tho Senate yesterday the Northern Pacific Railroad
blu was taken up unfinished business Nj. Howard
Mr.. McDouga spoke In favor Of the bill, when fur
ther action tho matter dispensed with TO take up
Abe veto OF the Freedmen's Bureau bill
Some attempts were made TO postpone the
bill passed over tho Presidents Veto by vote
Of thlrty-three against twelve three members being
absent. The BIZ then declared . law, notwi,h
standing the oblcctions OF the President
la the House bill exemItng pensions from the IL
aernai revenue tax Was passed. The consideration
Of the X u.seau .Grnnsl Gaming affair then
sumed. Mr. Hale, OF New York, spoke against
the expulsion OF Mr.. Rousseau, aud the further
ID ration OF the matter posI oned to allow OF
the reading Of the Presidents message accompany
log the Freedmen's Bureau bill The taken
the passage OF the bill Notwithstanding the Presidents
objections resulted l04 for the passage SO against
il. Mr. Raymond OF New York. voted in the negative
The Rousseau again resumed, and Mr. Hales
amendment that u nexpedieni 10 take any further
action in the matter rejected The then went
until TO day
THE CITY
Yesterday the day for the last ten years
This thermometer al three r NJ Indicated 90 degrees in
shade There twenty Ave of sunsrokc In
the CITY thirteen o. them proving fatal In Brooklyn
only reported two OF them being fatal In
Albany, Boston and Hartford the thermometer
100 degrees, and IN Philadelphia u reached l0s
seven additional Of cholcrc reported yestcr.
DAY two Of which proved fatal. Foar also
reported IN Brooklyn two Of thcm proving fatal Tho
ortuary record this city for the past week shows
eight hundred and twenty deaths forty four OF
which from snnroke and effects Of tho heat and
40 hundred and forty eight from diarrhmai csuses
The Street Cleaning Commission met yesterday, and
report from the contractors read They state that
the city has boon such a ccanly condition.
Tho BOARD OF Aldermen met yesterday, President Brice
Ia the chair. A number Of ordinances changing the
election districts various parts Of the city taken
from tho table and adopted The Committee Streets
reported In favor Of paving and grading q mum.
her ~ streets In tho upper part Of the city
The report OF the committee adopted. a
communication received from the Board OF Super
vi.ors stating that accordance with act Of the
legislature they had increased the number Of Assembly
Districts twenty one and asking the Board OF Alder
men to make the cton districts conform 10 the now
Assembly districts Communication received and placed
ave The Board thcn adjourned until Thursday
afternoon, AZ two o'clock.
the Board OF Counc.imeu held brs' session yes,cr.
day petition received from . number Of the
re.iden,s o. the Nnccct have ferry run nom
ths OF Forty sixth street river 70 Long Island
Guy which referred 70 the Committee on Ferries A
communication received from the Comptroller Civ.
ing the uses Of blind persons who applied TO him for
relief numbsr Of reports froln tho Health Committee
directing the fencing aud filing Of lots and
reports from the Committee on Belgian pavement, Ia
favor OF paving number II streets with that pavement
were presented and laid over While the Board wer,
discussing number OF general orders motion 90 al
iourn iii Thursday prevailed, TIE hca, being
- 10 disquallfy the members aud other officials iron
proceeding with the public business
Ia the eases OF John "A. Kechnm AMI James De Van
cene Who were arrested for selling liquor contrary 70 III
ner Etcso law, and whose discharge from custody wa
demanded on the grounds that the Law unoonsttu
tonai aud void In the Kings County supreme Court ycs
terdsy Judges Lot, and Gilbert rendered decisions TO "
rd.ct that the Law was constitutional and ,s volatio
punishable Both prisoners renamed md All rur
thor proceedings IN the dropped
NJ WIN Caldwell one Of the propreiors y ne So
day Mercury was arrested Yesterday for ibclot
attack IN his paper upon Judges Lott aud Gilbert, VI
trc, Attorney Morris and Others for thor expected d
,.ion in The Erolse cases He gave bal IN 81 500
number Or important decisions we're rendered yesic
day BY Judges Cerke and Davies Of the Supreme Cour
The motion 70 set aside inquest taken ~ The Allaii
vii csss was granted Divorces were granted 10 n
sssss n susan Traver against John Tayer, Williai
Neiasad AGAINST Petra Moreno Berrsnd. Hculd'