The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-04
THE LEGISLATURE.


In tho Senate bills reported to amend tho char
ter of the Citizens Savings Bank OF tbs city, and to
prevent the Introduction and spread Of the cattle
plague. Bills were passed increasing the capital
stock OF the Pacnc Mail stcamship Company and
10 regulate county medical societies OF the State
amended so rs 10 Apply TO homeopathic societies;
together with the following referring to this city and VI
entity :-Au,horizing Che Comptroller to borrow money
for mpro cmcut Of docks aud Slips relative the pow.
ero and duties OF the Commissioners of the Central
Park amending the relative 10 tho Court Of Special
Sessions authorizing the extension OF Central
weschoscr county change thu OF the broadway
and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company providing Cor the
temporary support OF quarantine and for the payment OF
certain liabilities incurred by tho commissioner nd
ing the charter Of tho New York and BROOKLYN Pciro
leum Floating and Storalo Companies, and liking the
salary OF the City Judge Of Brooklyn at five thousand
dollars The New York city Tax bill then taken up
In Committee Of the Whole and progress reported
The proceedings in the Assembly were very important,
After the report Of various completed bills among VIII ch
were igc Tor the Construction OF railroads in Brook
Ign, the House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Niagara ship Canal, which was finally ordered
20 third reading. The bills to roorganze the
Judicial aud Assembly dstr,ts Of the State were also
taken up In Honssee Of the Whole. the former being
lost, and the latter ordered TO thrd eadns without
being in special order, number Of hills referring to
various contemplated railroads the city consider
cd Committee Of tho Whole ami nearly all ordered TO
n third reading.
BY the arrival Of the steamship Vera Cruz At this port
from Vera Cruz March q and Havana 2sth, We are
placed In posse sion OF from the city OF Mexico to
the 10th ulL General Ogazon had proclaimed himself
Pr sdcnt OF the Mexican republc in virtue Of the
stution of 1857 at tho town OF ,uliacan. Tho asasns
Of the Belgian envoy were being vigorously pur.
sued by the French police, under the direction Of
Mr. Mauray. The imperialists, under the command Of
General Mcndez, had sustained severe reverse upon
tho plains OF Uruapan, where 1t Is stated two hundred
prisoners shot In retaliation for the execution OF
liberals under the recent decree OF MAMMALIAN
agreement has been entered into between MaxImilIan
and the children Of Yturbide by which the latter have
BEEN sold into exile We are also informed that French
troops have recently been from France to Mexico
THE CITY.
Ths Health Commissioners held their regular meeting
yesterday great routine business was per
FORMED IN TIE abatement OF nuisanccs Instructions
were issued 70 the inspectors for examination Of
every house In their district President Schultz
made statement 70 the Board in rcn,v a ,,o ,r,o,
contractors argument fun report Of which will be
found In our Supplement sheet
The dealers doing business at Washington uartet
had hearing yesterday before the attorney for tho
Board Of Health, which is published else where
The street contractors claim In a communication re
ccived by the Mayor yesterday that the saemen, Of the
work performed BY them, made through tho police
rcports which appeared In The papers Of yesterday not
correct
An order w@ issued yesterday from the Police Depart.
Inen. Cor the arrest Of all wandering and idle