The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-09
The District Suffrage Bill Passed Over
the Veto in the EloaSe.
IT IS DECLkaED TO Be A LAW
Passage IN the House or a Bill ProhibIt-
ing the Sale Of Negroes.
Anniversary Banquet in Honor Of the Battle
Of New Orleans.
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The Inspeachmcnt. NN ia SIS
The Judiciary Committee Of the Heuss viii hold its
first sitting upon the impeachment question to-morw
Mr. Ashley hbnself will De the first witrcss and wi be
afforded opportunity 10 diyuge all ls knows wAh se
ference to the grave charges that he has At make
j, 10 understood that tie committee viii hold connss
daily seesicus for time TO como.
The presCure against the impeachment project s very
great Temonsrances are pouring in from all quar-
tiers by mail and telegraph.
The vote of yesterday is by no eans Regarded in
d,ative tat the House Wall support tho charges made
contrary the belief Ii quits the other scv
,se republicans who voted send the project 10
Judiciary Committee have since stated that they did
surest aad quickest way Of getting rid Gift.
One of the chief arguments relied upon sor the nm
pssshnent of tho President is that 1t vas mainly
through his influence that che rspsdated
the assendmerc
The District Suffrage BilI Passed Over the
Veto In the House.
An attemprvas made 10 vprocure ADJOURNMENT Of
ibs HORSE to-day in honor Of the anniversary Of the
battle OF New Orleans. TIE real object Of moving
adjournment doubsless to postpone action on the
Senate regulating the elective franchise IN The Dis
Of Cob mbia Notwithstanding the objections Of tho
President The enort 70 adjourn met with signal
failure After the message of the President received
senate dill taken Up and with some htsle opposi
tioo passed by a Of hundred aud shirteen TO
,h,rty-eixkt The snuetment has now become a law,
despite objections or the Executive provisions
and the announcement of the fact By the Speaker
ecteda OF appn1se from the crowded galleries
The New York Post Once.
Secretary ot tire Interior and Acting Postmaster
General skinner have approved the report Of the COM
nse,en heretofore appointed select ste for build
ing Post Ofice<ad for the accommodation OF the
Unsted States in he city OF New York They re-
additional appropriation OF 81, 600 for
thes,cction OF building for the purpose mentioned
An usccni necessity they say, exists for early action.
they OF opinion that economy and policy require
th<he United should DO the pFcpctors Of the
supangs the cry OF New York appropriated 10 such
Important pablo The report cDctosed from the
cesnisson says that upon investigated II was ascer
sa.ed ,hs, erage Of outgssng and NOON
ing annals had increased in less than twelve years
Ercsa ten tons TO ninety and one hundred tens .
Oar thai tho present Post Ofacc building was
,osAy untitled for and inadequate to shs present wants
ofthe postal business and that building ted 10 accom-
noeaae and the Of the United States courts
would require space Of land equal to from twenty nvs
thirty city lots II also apparent that location
should be procured in which wider than
those upon which the present Post Oos situated the
latter being narrow permit lsrgs mail wagons to
be tned in them without using the sidewalks Of
sbssides Of those Only onese6nite response
received the proposals the commission invited
namely, from Smith Cleft, rclativerto the sale OF ST.
JOINS Park. This property located naar the Hudson
river considered to b, far removed from the
taIspas Of the city be united for the purposes
proposed The commission, for thew stated u
length the United States accept the
o0sr.of she Corporation Of the city OF New York TO sell
tshe portion of the City Hall pa1k g., $50
equase feet for half million OF dollsr Cor the purpose
os erecting city Post ONCE and for the
sfhe United States and for the necessary ofces
cted ssbercwith. These docuuenss TO day
transmitted 10 the House OF Representatives.
Asssher Frapco-Mexican Rum0r.
Reports raid 10 be well founded S,xr~rt that
twelve thousand Of French roopsone half the whole
sumbor there-w ROMAN in Mexico drrine the ensuing
aid to Macmillan In the more durable
tsbiishmsns Of his empire II added that there is
sscvst understanding between Napoleon MAMMALIAN
this effect