The New York herald., 1868-04-09

CONGRESS-.

In the Senate yesterday bill for the continuance
OF the Freedmen's Bureau was reported. The bill in
regard to the qualifications Of jurors, which provides
that the forming Of an opinion In the shall not
make one incompetent to act as Juror under cer-
tain conditions, was called up and passed by yeas
37 nays s. proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion was introduced providing that no one shall
serve as President for two terms.
In the House, which reassembled after recess OF
three days, the Senate amendments to the Naval
Appropriation bill were referred to the Committee on
Appropriations. resolution asking information
relative to a mortgage held by the United States on
the steamship Atlantic, which is advertised for sale
was adopted Mr. Robinson, OF New York, offered
resolution as privileged question, that the mpeach
ment proceedings be rescinded and the Managers
recalled. 1t was decided not privileged and the
House adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate yesterday bills amending the law
relative to Hell Gate pilots for the widening of West
street, New York; to abate certain nuisances In
Brooklyn, and relative to commissioners for the
building Of public market In New York were or
dered to third reading. The bill TO repeal the law
relative to brokers was reported The bill making
an appropriation TO the Whitehall and Plattsburg
Railroad, vetoed bv the Governor was discussed and
finally laid on the table. A bill Incorporating the
Underground Railroad bill was passed by q
vote Of % to 2. preamble and resolutions relative
to the charges Of bribery and corruption made by
member Of the Assembly and providing for an in
vestigaton into the facts set forth in the charges
was offered. but it was laid ON the table for the
present until the Erie Railway Committee make
report.
In the Assembly the bill repeating the oct exempt
ing the property OF ministers from taxation was
passed by q vote OF 65 to 20. The Excise bill was
made special order for to-day at noon. The bill for
pneumatic tube under the East river was passed
bill to provide for the better protection OF the pub
Lie health and for the completion OF quarantine was
reported.
The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes
terday evening April s.
The bishops OF Ireland will, II is said, petition the
Queen Of England in person, praying her not to sane.
ton any change in the Church in that country Lord
Cranborne, II Is rumored, has been offered the Gov
ernor Generalship Of Canada. Earl Mayo will, 1t i:
said, be appointed Governor General OF India. The
peace of the South of Ireland is again violently dis
turbed. DR.. Livingstone, the African explorer, ha
been heard from by letter, announcing his intention
of returning to England soon
Our special correspondent in Frankfort-on-the
Main, writing on the Goth OF March, states 1t wa
IepOTJeu IN Jndt city tHdt tic
naturalization treaty, lately concluded by Mr. Ban
croft contains clause which will render 1t incum
bent the United States authorities TO 'hunt up' al
emigrants designated as military 'deserters" by tn
Prussian law and facilitate their extradtion. Tn
americans in Frankfort expressed the hope that MI
Bancroft did not permit himself to sign q pape
likely to initiate the most serious international dim
cultles. "
MISCELLANE0Us.
Advices are received from Alaska to the 2Cth ult
The health of the garrisons was good. Genera
Davis had been entertaining some Indian chiefs.
movement was In progress to establish seal fisheries
and 1t was reported that new steamship line I
San Francisco was soon to be opened
In the Virginia Convention yesterday the claus
providing against separate schools for the two race
was defeated by vote Of 81 to 21. Sergeant Bates
who has walked from vicksburg with the Unite
States nag and Without m9pey, arrived in Richmond
and Motion was Made 70 invite Him on the noor
the Convention; but 1t was objected to and defeate
by member, who said he did not wish to see the oil
nag under copperhead auspices
The facts In relation to Indian ou,rapes on IN
plains, II is said pro srnnrcssc w Indian ayo,,s
ovpsrpQjNu snd otners wan are Interested Ia .u