The New York herald., 1866-03-07
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CONGRESS.

VuNOHEDo.
In the Senate yesterday join, resolution to eslab-
}sh quarantine regulations to prevent the spread of
AS attic cholera referred to the Committee on Com
snerce Tho bill previously offered By Mr. Brown, of
issou providing for the reimbursement Of Missouri for
expenses in equipping and paying the State militia
passed. Mr. Sprague employed the morning. hour in
cch nst tine for the purpose Of staving off
on the bill 10 extend the time for Withdrawing goods
from bonded warehous ana public stores The specai
order the proposed constitutional amend the
subject OF presentation Mr. Salisbury addressed the
Senate at length in opposition to it, Comm ln.cations
from the President in regard TO the organization of the
Southern States and operations of the Freedmens u
reau referred to the Reconstruction Committee
Joint solution giving the consent Of Congress TO the
transfer of the counties Of Berkeley and Jefferson from
Virginia TO West vrsina was passed
In the House bill introduced and referred to the
Military Committee allowing compensation to manned
soldiers and sailors entitled to artificial limbs in lieu OF
the same. harp debate sprung up between Hessrs.
Ba ne, Stevens aud Schcnck the inoduciion by the
latter OF amendment to the Military Academy bill
virtually declaring Southern youth from wcs, Point
Tho amendment adopted and the bll PASSED Tho
main business OF the House yesterday tho con-
6deration, in Committee OF the Whole Mr. Raymond in
the chair OF the bill regulating trade with British North
America
THE LEGISLATURE.
The late proceedings of the Chamber of Commerce of
New York in relation tho lease OF wharves and slips
yesterday submitted 10 the State Senate and Assem-
bly, Bills introduced in the Senate To suppress the
trade obscene literature; TO Incorporate the souci
Build ny Association; to improve the lands IN OF
Wallabout bay, Brooklyn, and TO construct a basin,
docks and therein; to discontinue Ninety ninth,
hooh 10lst Streets between Third and Fo-r.h
Hues, New York city; TO fix the salaries Of Judges
Kelly and Bowling at so 500 and TO extend Cen
Drai avenue, in wcstchcs'er comfy Bills were
passed amending the charter Of Elmra: extending the
paccs Of Justice and Clerk of the District Court of the
Eighth Judicial district Of New York incorporating the
AS ociaton oi Exempt Fremen au horzIng the charter
OF the Queens County Savings Bank; providing for the
completion OF the Champlan canal Improvements and
Lebanon Springs Railroad Resolutions endorsing the
Presidents late and declaring favor OF the adms
Sion OF Southern delegates to Congress hastily
ferred. without debate a select committee of Ave
In the Assembly bills were passed In orporating the
FIX cisior Trust Company and the Ladies' College both
OF Brooklyn; to amend the charter OF the New York
Ct zens Savings Bank to facilitate the construction Of
The southcrn Central and the Whitehall and Plas5arg
railroads The Committee Privileges and Elections
have reported In favor OF William Williams in the
tested with Lyons and the report ard resoIu
Zion declaring him member Of the Assembly made
the special order for to-day evening sion.
THE CITY.
The Feniau cxciemen, continues a, fever heat Con-
trbutions and dcmons;r raiions alike continue Public
meetings held nigh, parts OF the ~.
and at Tarx Circle Brooklyn. Al the lat named place
addresses were made by McssrS Robinson, Daily and Kill
Dan thousand dollars worth o. bouis sub
ecribcd for aud ny mskets presented by friends
of tho This evening there Is to ~ grand mass
injecting of Fenlans in Brooklyn in front Of the Cy Hail.
for VII ch unusual preparations havc bcea made
Another financial leaked oat yesterday
Involving serious charge aeainst Louis Colin, for
medy the foreign clerk Of Duncan sherman Co,
who is accused OF absracing forty thousand dollars
worth Of United States bonds and railroad securities de-
posted with the firm by parties travelling abroad who
desired TO obtain letters OF crcdt With these, IS
charg d. Colin carried runous stock spccuatons, and
finally con- cssed hrs offence his employers The
yas argued before Jsdge Cardozo yesterday motion
10 discharge the prisoner from the county Jail under the
Insolvent act full report win be found in our Sup
plcment
suit was commenced before JUDGE Garvin, OF the
Superior Court Yesterday, by Mr. John W. wsrth against
Mr. Gustavus T8rchfuss for two thousand dollars dam
ege occasioncd oy the alleged negligence OF the latter
In allowing the Croton water his premises to overflow
hnd run into the apartments Of the plaintiff.
The special committee Of the Board OF supervisors
the alleged Court House frauds, will be by REFER
ence 10 Supplement sheet met sterday and heard
thc testimony Of George Jackson, Of tho rival
Contractors for tho work the building The sum
pf his evidence was the value Of iron work such
That on the Court House between 1898 and 1s65 was
From twelve to twenty -nvc cents pound Mr Anthon,
the counsel for Supervisor Ely stated that he intended
- prove ccluon between the rival con,racto and the
tommee then adjourned at the request Of these con
fractors, till to-day.
The Board Of Supervisors yesterday, and adopted
the report Of the Committee on Annual Taxes on the
budget OF the county Tor the year. with only ono atcra
tonan addition Of $40 900 the item for printing and
ttstionery The whole amount now OF the levy is
k8sl1, ,024 John X Hackeu was unanimously an.
pointed Recorder 10 Gl the vacancy oceasionsd BY the
resignation Of Mayor Hoffman
We publish in full In supplement this morning two
important decisions by the general Of the Court Of
lsmon Pleas relation the much talked Of ouesseu
city raroad fares Ono Of thess decisions settles the
ioustfor the present time a lsss-as 70 the appca.
ty Of the act Of 1857 restricting companies 70 charge
f three per mile TO city rsiroads The Court
secdes the negative holding that applies merely "a
general railroad companies Whose stop as resulas
s,s,Ions and mpelIed BY steam The other decision
s explained yesterday takes the view that the city
companies have no Heki % mvss QoH thap one eight,
o cent on passengers the Internal Rsvend~ Act
I'm tho case of the United States W CA,nar which
hn. hesrins for several days pass In shs United
d. - District Cvur, before Judge Benedict and jury