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BY The cable we have report dated yestsniay,
February T.
Ear Derby stated 10 Parliament that Secretary Seward
has heen officially requested by England to state
plaia,y the points Of the American claims on which
government desires an arbitration adjustment The
Lord Chancellor Of England read the speech the OPEN
ing OF Parliament by order OF the Queen-not the Queen
herself. enormously stated by the cable The English
coast has been visited by another storm Napo
leon has completed commercial treaty with Peru by
which France gains valuable export privileges The
Pore thinks Of ordering the sanonzaioa Of Chrstoph
Obiumbus m m4 st.4 s
The Russians have gained another important victory in
Central Asia sY rN
The Bank Of England has reduced s nate Of discount
20 three per ConsoIs closed 40 1I16 for money
IN London United States ive.twenties were at 72ss
The Liverpool cotton market Irregular with mddng
ariapds 81 from i4s to l4h pence gresdstufs dull
CONGRESS-
b tho Senate yesterday, bill was Introduced yelasye
appeals and writs OF tho Supreme Court Kills
snd rssolutions suspending the payment Of claims Of
loyal owners for slaves and to prevent corrorel punish
nent tho rebel States reporteA from the CON-
ptees The bill increasing the compensation Of clerks
and civ,l employees Of the civil government Washing
ton was discussed The Legislative Executive and Ju
dsa Appropriation bill was then called up. and the
amendment approprasing fifty thousand dollars pay
temporary clerks in the Treasury Department
adopsod after considerable discussion the proprety
allowing Secretary Mccuoch to classify the
pleased. Debate the bill continued in Committee
Of tho Whole during evening eesson and inaly re-
ported 70 the Senate which after adjourned.
in the House. joint resolution continuing the of
government vessels at New Yerk years LONGER for
qparantiAe purposes passed The Dill reported on
Wednesday from the ReconstructoB Committee FOR the
government OF the rebel States which constitutes each
oao Of stose States military district taken up
sat IT decided 70 devote evening 9ssion TO de-
baso upon It Mr. Ashley made personal explanation
fcgsrng newspaper report OF the circumstances
necled with his impeachment resolutions Messrs.
~essnS Brandegee lie Blond, Pike and Rogers severaly
spote The Reconstruction bil the latter saying that
he hoped that the President would resist and all the
roilery which the constitution had given him to
compel traitors and disunonsts to oboy she law. In
,hs evening the debate resumed, and MT Bnghss,
his speech said that the general purposes OF this bill
hts hearty approval but he desired that the egss
of Congress should conform Che constitution.
THO House adjourned at sto hour with probability
Of voting on the measure to-day.
THE LEGISLATURE
In sne senate yesterday the bill psovdiSs fcr con.
vsn,iou TO revise aud amend the constitution
ported from the judiciary Committee. The bill allows
s.orcd to vote for delegates Bi,s were introduced
70 preSsrvc the people Of this state from hvcauntsy
s-~itsds and authorizing the Manhattan Railway Com
pans 10 construct certain railways and sunpels In New
York Tho bill fixing the term Of once = the New York
Tar Commissioners passed, and asss some fusther
bssncss The Senate adjourned
In the Assembly . resolution scqnirns an opinion
y..A ~, .t.Nst
sata in operating the canals adopted. bill was
repored provide for convention to revise the State
constitution IL differs from the Senate bill In not
allowing ooorod men 10 votc for delegates. Numerous
bills nf local private character word Introduced aud
acted upon. After evening session, In which the
question o, protective tariff DISCUSSED the Assem-
bly adjourned
rhs Chamber or Commerce held regular monthly
nsstng yesterday. Resolutions urging the Immediate
conveyance OF certain portions OF tho Battery 70 the
general government adopted resolution remon-
s.rsiing against the passage Of ths Tsrn bill and for
wsrdng memorial to that effect Ia coBsr~s was unani
ously agreed and the Board after adjourned.
Tho Board Of Health met yesterday afternoon, when
e sanitary Committee In lheis report prssisa
ticn In ,his city.
Tie Board Of EXCISE quorum not being present did
yesterday; but Superintendent Kennedy moved
~fors President Schultz for the revocation Of the
licenses os large number Of liquor dealers who, ID
alleged have violated their ceuscs, and thai civil suits
BE- instituted against them Two officers arrested Mr.
Gregan whs has bar at the Of second avenue
and Forty second street, Saturday. and Sunday
morning hc was discharged. He mas since made COM
paint against the olcers who arrested him. charging
thsm with assault and battery and they yesterday
committed by Justice Connolly, having refused TO q
eai IN obedience, they said 70 instructions from ther
superior officer
Tho steamship Atlantic bound fer Bremen, went
ashore yesterday mornns In the lower bay Tug boats
srs sent TO her assistance, aud IL probable she win
y. rot on without sustaining any serious injury. The
vs.act had been IbcIed and United States marshal
aud Two deputies were placed aboard 70 prevent her sail.
ynr The captain got up steam, however and fairly
uudcr way for Europe, with ths marshals on board
ven sbe met with the accident referred 70 above.
An important case involving the question ~ 70 when
uss upon imported goods accrue, whether on the arr-
vs Of tho tho importation in port OF on the passing Of
ma ,pry al tho Custom House, was tcd yesterday be-
fr. Indigo smaily in tho United states Circuit Court
gh. Da,usiff in the imported goocs on the Son o.
Juus 1894 up to that date a. seven ana mar
csats uer pound BY recent acs the tax on 'ns
s,ns Goods wss raised from the 1st Of July tne dsy
as,ot ,he ,uporation TO ten cents The planuns pro-
sensd their invoice and entry for liquidation on ne
ao,b lot ,be Custom House officers refused TO pass tho
ery "a The vessel Lad not been officially rcpcr'ed Tne
smeadcs tariff coming iaio effect on she fo'o"'nS as'