The New York herald., 1868-01-08
CONGRESS.


In the senste yesterday Mr. Wilson, OF Mass, intro
ducsd bill to remove the Governor and other State
oficen Of Georgia and empowering the Reconstruction
Convention TO 6il the vacancies. Dir. Summers bin,
which passed before the but has not been
returned by the President for securing equal rights in
the District referred 70 the Judiciary Committee
question whether it had fallen through become
= law by the failure 10 return the part Of the
President The bill 30 repeal the internal revenue tax
cotton taken up and passed, with amendment
providing for the resumption OF the tax after $685.
synopsis of the report Of Senator Howard the
moval OF Secretary Stanton, whish was completed
Monday night will be found elsewhere In our columns
this morning
In the House joint resolution authorizing the sale Of
III the clad vessels longer required By the
vice caused considerable discussion, and was finally
passed. bill prevent frauds In the collection OF
taxes distilled whskey was reported from the Com
mittes Ways and Means and passed The report OF
Commissioner Wells, Of tho Internal Revenue Bureau
presented and referred II will be found elsewhere
in columns this morning In Committee OF tho
Whole Mr. Cary. q republican or Ohio, mada = isnsthy
spsech in favnr Of navi.s q. national debt In legal
tender
THE LEGISLATURE.
The two houses OF the General Assembly OF the State
OF New York called order at eleven clock yes
tsrday morning.
In the Senate the incumbent subordinate officers were
reelected. After the appointment Of tho usual CON-
mttees to wait upon the Governor and the Assembly
and the reading OF the Governors message, the Pres
dent OF the Senate Lieutenant Governor Woodord de-
iivered welcoming address. Notices were given OF
bill TO repeal tho Metropolitan Excise law TO create q
Harbor district and Board OF whaves and Piers in New
York and relative to The powers and duties OF the Re-
cOrdsr and City Judge OF New York.
10 the Assembly William Hitchman. democrat Of
New YORK. was elected Speaker by eighteen majority
over the republican candidate The newly elected
Speaker delivered an address taking tho chair.
thanking the Assembly for the honor. The democratic
candidates for the subordinate ofeos also elected
Tbs usual committees TO wait upon tn. Governor snd
Senate appointed and . recess vas taken for the
purpose or drawing for seats
The Governors message will be found In full in the
columns or the HERALD this morning
KlsCELLANEous.
Our srecid teleTrsphic advices from ST. Domingo
state that the government bad fed to Turks Island and
Busnavsntura Baez bad been proclaimed President.
Cabrai was expected 10 abdicaie
Our spec al teegrams from st. Tomas state that the
United States Ccmmissone 20 take charge OF the island
was anriousy expected, the people expressing their
willingness 70 be annexed
The January statement OF the public debt shows the
total debt 70 be s2642 325 253 while the cash In The
treasury al5s zV0oOa Ins indicates decrease Ia
ths debt during the past year or ss 572 But dur
ing the month o. December increase Is Indicated OF
s2os3,6si in the total debt, while ths cash iu the
Treasury decreased BY a. 2i7 thus showing &C
actual increase Of soslo.s93 in the debt during The
month.
The contest for tho United States sepsorsnp in Ohio
% succeed Ben Wade, waged in the state Democratic
Convention between Thurman aud yslandlgh gham. They
ore both confident OF success, but Thurman Is un.
doubtsdiy ahead.
In the Louisisns Convention yestsrday fuan cial
plan was proposed making the warrants or the Ccnven
Hon the only receivable In payment OF tars but II
was defeated One member OF the Convention expressed
opinion individual that The reconstruction laws
were upcoustituiioraL
odin Bowie, tho Governor eec, OF Maryiand, will b
ipsugursted at Annapolis to-day
An old citizen OF Pepperil Nssi was k!Isd yssier.
day while riding in sleigh vlh two Iadss By coidsa
With locomotive The ladies' were only slightly in.
3ursd
FARRELL Hall and the Yeung Mems Christian Associs-
ton buildng n Chicago, vas burned yesterday mss.
tsg, involving loss OF $500 600 os Bull had given
DIS opening performance In the ball The night rsveus
y great many negro hovsls built 10 out Of the way
fhehsm a. far from civilization end the main thorough
farce 80 possible are potieesbls now Ia Virgins.
yrank j beEiroy, hookkseper, killed himself In |
bs room In Syracuse yesterday BY shooting himself |
ebrousb the head 10 a OF OF mental depression.
Mr. James w. Gerard delivered an interesting and In
strueive lecture Earthquakes and volcanoes last
svsnlns at the old Trinity Chapel, bsiore large and
sppreca1iva audience
The Liquor Dsalsrs Association Of shs city held tasr