The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1855, Page 1

"HOLE NO. 6729. FAIRS IN THE LEGISLATURE. RESTING DEBATE ON THE LIQUOR LAW. REMARKS OF MR. COLEMAN. 4 'e Letter of Fernando Wood. ortant Conference Relative to Harbor Encroachments. W Nothing Movement in the Assembly. ATTEMPT TO CHECKMATE W. H. SEWARD, de. &e. die. SW VORK LEGISLATGRE. Assembly. AuBasy, Jan. 26—4 P. M. ‘THR PROWIMTORY LIQUOR LAW, e Committeo of the Whole, Mr. Blatchford in the *, resumed the consideration of the bill to suppress uperance. + Gumasox’s amendment to strike out the County 1, and comfne the power to grant licenses upon the rvisor and justices of the town, was lost. © SrEamKe moved to strike out the words requiring ous who apply for a license to be such as do not use sicating Bqeors asa beverage. Agree d to. ) mere. Seecmase and AITKIN offered amendments, ging the details of the second section, but without to reduce the ens. *, GLeasox proposed malty of the (to be given oy {be Hoensed seller’ fom ¥1,000 to °, Magus addressed the Committee, chiely to e that those members from the city of New York sustained this bill, did so against the strongly ex- sed semtiment of the pecple of that city, who had athe who vetoed the bill of last year a : 000 over his Maine Law opponent, the satbsecute rch Bakgx sustained the proposition to amend, be- , , witout it the tratie would become a legalized ‘ the poor, for no poor,man, unable to ny ena stasusene lar bond, no matter how sober, ‘oral, or homest he might be, would beallowed to en: +, MaGumix elahed to confine the operation of this ‘ (@ native bora white male sitizens. ‘ye CuaiR—The gentleman’s proposition is not now in on ‘it, Magume—I beg pardon. I thought the native »-ement was always in ord . ‘s, O’Kuave spoke against the whole bill, criticising, svere language, the motives which impelled the ultra sda of and challenging them to a defence embodied in the bill. related an anecdote expressive of his opinion ‘108e who seemed so eager to draw the friends of the ato its diseussion—of a huckster woman in Phila- iphia, who insisted that if the provokingly quiet “ser, did eot talk back, ‘she would burst.” Mr. ould oe todear of any such catastrophe tothe aies of the bill; ‘but even to prevent it, he could not duced to waate the time of the House in debate. t ——— to ceduce the penalty of the bond to $600 +. McGute renewed his amendment, restricting the of eugeging in the traffic to native born white ’ \: Perrr—Why net say Know Nothings. wet] use ignorant of the character sh that eal +, O’Kxxere moved to strike out the word‘‘sacrament- because tea or a dozen of very improper persons at organize themselves into crameatal circle,and shase wime, improperly, for sacramental purposes. ¢ Arreew moved to add the word ‘“unadulterated,’’ ‘hat the phrase would read, “pure, unadulterated 1, for sacramental ep se :. Baker thought if aoy believed adulterated wine er for sacramental purposes Ser should be allowed archase it. He therefore opposed the ameadment— ©. Bama @ substitute for the second io for the election of the agents to be torlosd to well intoxicating drinks, He preferred this eto that of appointment by the County Judge; and as preferable. But this fact will mot secure ity ition. The bill is to be passed ax it stands, without and witheut defence—at the prose e nee mora jot saphe svp rted by peuny acl ict con ations, from parte and calves, are prowling about lobbies dictating to members bow they should vot» | that the agents in the city of New by the Judges of the District Court. to amend so that agents appointed to hold their ofice for five years. Lost. r. Cousma® moved to strike out the secoud section. fr Almkuy advocated the amendment as just and PeCormcas Tend moved to strike out the second sec- of the bdi (as he would to strike out all the other ions), because he deemed its provisions unnecessary ‘wrong, and the whole bill calculated to retard rather promote the cause of temperance It originated with a committee of the Legislature, contemplated—but with the commit- & self-constituted society or party outside the responsible to the people. It is a thus o: et AR rere em robe of- they are stringent—w is ure is Ne amendments, it ia understood, to be made to it. It must pass as it ve from the hands of its self-constituted authors. matter of et, but not, perhaps, of sur. previous ir election, and cabelqecut to members were questiouec, by letters from tise rooms of this seif-constituted society, course which they would pursue in election—admoniabing them, at the their failure or org in Menthe std upon their response ogatory etare se not, in favor ca dea = ww. Umioul many gentlemen pl m- om. But could the; ia view of it ob- ations as ors? When they entered upon thelr took anoath to su) States and that o! the constitu- a pal obligation, w! untrammelled, m5 whatever question tedere thom, But how can gentlemen do this sound themselves in advance to submit ‘of this self-constituted society, and to not on theic own convictions of duty, but as the whom they stood pledged thus pleiged might as well xy, or have automatons. gentieman from ) all other honorable gentle- ), thus given, is impro- They are sworn, aot to-do tho ‘the are sworn, ‘0 do the any rg however constituted, but to of eed nelal eee eat He had no epi ‘apply respectfully lanisted that there quite unbecoming those whom enact laws for their proteetion Mr. C. did not object merely to the position in real igre eign self conetitared. society; be aj I ren i api ices ipa gs, ‘also, as quite unnecessary to effect orm preted desires. Tue lay aleady upon our tatute boots, enforced, wou! fou ‘sufficient. bis . The fact had been receat- of New York; sud, in f read the following letter trom York:— e, New Yous, Jan. 24, 1866, i # " i : H ry ; da impossible for me at this time to go at Pe Se a ra swith ruth, that the reform effects iment has boon my adminis * vERNANDO WooD. city of New ‘ao 4 srLead eka the commencement yours, r of the Mayor of the competent to | | | | ' ae 3 & ‘as it went, but it did not go the friends of temper- beyond—to the entire eradication of the traffic on all days. This, no existin, law, however stringently emforced, could accomplish. prohibitory law was a riche Droponed, and this is what, he trusted, we should have. He was willin, concede all that Mayor Wood’s friends claimed he had done; but this law would do more. Mr. Petit said he would like to bave the remarks con tained in the Mayor’s letter reach the hearts of th» friends of this bill, as had done more for the cause of temperance than any ten men who hare. peau’ him in office, Mayor Wood has, ce Proved fearless in his action in this matter, and he id that due credit would be (ped him by the Maine law men. The Mayor has not only closed taverns and other places where liquor is sold, but his doing so has damaged the business extent that taverns are fees i city. Therefore, should not t! preciated by the friends of temperance’ He hoped the amendment to strike out the second section would pre- There was already, asthe Mayor says, Cw upon the statute book, No- as for one Legislature to pass ture to pass another enforci ‘to this bill as a whole, an ly 4 section would be struck out, but that the whole bill would be lost. Mr. O’Kxere followed in a burleaq! to the arguments of the friends ef the bill, especially directing his witticisms at the leading members of the committee who reported it. Mr. eGume followed, earnestly protesting against the scope and Purpose of the law, and the spirit in which it os riginated. r. . BAKER made an elaborate argument against the principle and details of the bill; reviewing at length and very ably the arguments adduced in its favor, and the apitit with which the temperance reform was now sought to be promoted—taking his stand upon the great idea of moral suasion, and arguing against whatever assumed the form of coercion in morals. [Wé shall probably pudlish this speech hereafter.) Without taking any question, the committee rose, and The House adjourned. Senate. ALBANY, Jan, 27, 1855. PETITIONS, By. Mr. Z. Cuark, of citizens of Brooklyn, to prevent the distribution of the school fund for sectarian pur- poses. By Mr. Spencer, for the same object. NOTICES, ETC. Mr. Brooxs, by bill—To extend the charter of the Col- lege of Pharmacy in the city of New York. Also, of a bill to regulate the number of ballot boxes and number of ballots to be used in New York city. Mr. Wurryey—Of a bill to incorporate the American Political Historical Association. RESOLUTIONS, Mr. Crospy offered a resolution appointing a commit- tee of three Senators to proceed to Utica and investigate the cause of the resignation of Dr. Benedict as Superin- tendent of the State Lunatic Asylum. On motion, and by consent of Mr Crosby, the resolu- tion was laid on the table for the present, Mx. Dickinson called up the Assembly resolutions to Congress, in aid of the soldiers of the war of 1812, and they were agreed to. GENERAL ORDERS. In Committee ef the Whole, Mr. Z. CLARK in the chair, the following bills were considered ;— To amend the charter of the Panama Railroad Com. pany. ‘The committee reported progress on the bill. To appoint commissioners to locate the second New York State Lapatic Asylum, Third reading. Mr. Bercmms had consent to offer the following reso. lutions, which were adopted Whereas, The Governor and Committees on Commerce from the Senate and Assembly of New Jersey are to be in the city of New York on fhursdey, the Ist of Feb- ruary; Resolved, That the Committee on Co ree of this Senate have leave of absence, to meet the said Governor and committees, for the purpose of taking iato cousider- ation the best method to protect the harbor of New York from encroachments. In Committee of the Whole, Mr Watkins in the chair, the following bills were considered:— To enable the school of the Five Points House of [n- dustry to participate in the distribution of the school moneys. ird reading. To ensble the Common Conneil of the city of New York to take testimony in matters referred for investi gation or inquiry. Third readingr Mr. Brooks ad consent to report the bill to amend certain acts concerning the arrival of emigrants at the port of New York. ‘Tho Senate adjourned to 11 A. M. on Monday Assembly. Away, Jan, 27, 1866, Prayer by Rev. Mr. BARtierr. PETITIONS. Mr. Stxvens—In relation to the tenure of churca pro- perty. ‘BILL# REPORTED. Mr, CoxceR—Relative to the salary of the County Treasurer of Kings coanty. Mr. BakeR—To reduce the several acts in relation to the Districts Courts in the city of New York into one act Also—In relation to the Justices of the Marine and Justices Courts, in New York, and their clerks, Also—To provide a separate ballot for certain judicial officers, in New York. oir. Sravens—An additional rule, requiring all aj Priation bills to. be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, before being acted upon in the House. Mr. 8. said that this rule was posed at the nu; ition of the Comptroller, who had found it very difficult to keep track of money bills passed, because no single committee had control of them. A register of such billa was neces sary, and if this rule is adopted, such a register will be kept. Laid over. r. BLATCHYORD—To explain and amend the New York Passenger act passed in 1547. Mr. Riioprs—To smend the charter of the city of Brooklyn. NOTICE OF BILLS. Mr. SrvyvEsaNt—Ho incorporate « Hebrew benevolent society of New York. HILLS INTRODUCED. Mr, Jnmerson—In relation to Hamilton square in the city of New York. ir, BLaTOHVORD—To regulate the pilots of the Heil Gate c! Mr. LeiGH—To incorporate the New York State Colo. nization society. ir. Srvuvvexant—To amend section 114 aad section 56 of the Code of Procedure. Mr. Buceixy—To prevent encroachments and obstruc- tions upon road: MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Perry offered the following resolution — Resolved, That in the now distracted state of parties. it is the duty of this Legislature to cast off the boads of party leaders, and vote only for such men for the office of United States Senator as have shown themselves, by their acts, speeches and votes, that they are trae to the interests of the State, to the Public Schools and the who'e country. Latd over. Mr. Perry moved that “fy the House adjourns it will adjourn until Monday, 12M. Agreed to. ‘The House, in Committee of the Whole, Mr Blatehford im the chair, took up the bill to su; 4% inten ‘The motion pending was that of Mr. Coleman, out the second sectior. Mr. Wiswer opposed the mtion. Reasons had been asked for the passage of the bill. One reason was that the people demanded it—they had been petitioning for such a law for many years. desired that the Legisiature should do something to save fathers, sons, wives and daughters from ruia. Very few remonstrances had been presented against ruch slaw. Two successive Le- gislatures had been elected to pags some law like that » Last both Houses las hich perance. to strike ww, with sign it. In May, 1846, when the license uestion was ferred to the people, the vote showed tl at they were opposed to the trail, ‘Tue friends of that law recom: forbearance. They did not desire to use rigid measures: and because of that forbea law was repealed by the Legislature. Why, not say. The people were di inted. There are e depces that the people ask for this law. This liquor ba- iness is a costly business. It imposes an expense of nearly eighty millions @ year on the tax te Bat if it be but half that, itis enormous. Why id those (chiefly the producers) who bave to bear this tax, be com 4 to continue to groan under the barthen’ The tra! eee only evil ant beggary. But for it, there would be but ae eee sobieee ugh ae A. wasted year to build an en cai ‘rom (ake Tirle to the Hudeoe. Bm of all the terri- ble suffering now ex poor in your cities’ Why are our prisons and slmehouses filled’ It has its cause in this traffic. Suppress it and these evilawill scon and the i. we will be robbed of its . Few murders are committed by sober men. Few casualties occur whieh do not spring from this trafic. Every day proves this. Why should not » traffic thus jiclous—carrying crime aad death aod suffering in ihe ‘train—be suppressed? Mr. W. was iad, Inet pram, hear that good laws could be carried out even New York. From what was then said, he was quite sure that, under an efficient officer, this law could be enforces. Mayor Wool—s man o hickory name—would enforce, If the su; a of the raffle for one day Joes so much good, what might we for ir New Yerk would oon become the glory of the whole earth Then why 3 SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1855. not pass this bill? The ex! law has been in force fifty years. We have found it juste. If sonnets it could not accomplish the srt cen But could i be enforced? It has not been. wi have some law which could be enforced; and, when en- forced, would be effective? Let us try it. It’will do no harm; and, if it shall work oppressively, it can be re- Mr. Arrken corrected the remark that no remon- strances had been sent up against this bill. Last year there were sent up innumerable remoustrances. pati Wisxxn—But not to be compared to the number of ioners. Mr. Airxen—Remonstrances were treated cavalierly last year, and they would be now. Heuce it was not consid worth while to send them here. Mr. A. de- nied, also, that this Leguates soncrenet, the people, and argued to prove that while intemperance was a great evil, the violation of personal rights, as this bill proj to do, also was an evil. But this bill will not Abolish the evil of inten . If it would, he would sustain it with all his hea No law can abolish the evils of intemperance; and this law would raise a spirit of rebellion against it, resulting in even greater mis. chief than now exists. Without taking any question, the committee rose and the House adjourned. MORE MARINE DISASTERS. Stranding of the Bark Nazarene on Long '—A Whaleship Ashore=Later from the ship Sullivan, We received intelligence yesterday morning of the stranding of the bark Nazarene, Capt. Pendleton, on Long Island. She sailed from this city on Thursday last, with a cargo of staves, for Matanzas, and went ashore at 3 o'clock on Friday morning, about five miles to the eastward of the bark Flight, opposite Merrick. All hands safe. On Friday evening, when our informant left her, she lay with bows to the shore. At half tide one might walk to her dry footed. The chance of getting her off is repre- sented as doubtful. The Nazarene is an A2 vessel, of 245 tons, built at Boston, in 1852, where she is owned, and valued at about $9,000. The following letter from Fire Ireland is the latest re- ceived from the ship Sullivan, ashore there:— Wreokep Sup SULLIVAN, ’ Fire Is.anp, Jan, 24, 1855, 5 Sm—The ship lies broadside to the beach, high and dry. They have discharged some 200 bales of cotton, and a lot of empty beer barrels. On account of the heavy northeast storm to-day, they were obliged to leave the wreck—the sea breaking all over her. The cargo will have to be carted some two miles across the beach to the inlet, and put on board of small vessels and shipped to New York, If the weather should moderate, I think, from the look of things, they would get the cargo all out this week, as Capt. Ellis, the underwriters’ agent, is a smart energetic man, and is driving things pretty lively. The ship is in a very bad condition; she is badly bogged, and every butt is started, and she would go to pieces be- fore they could beave her over the outer bar. It was reported in the city yesterday that the whale- sbip ‘Black Warrior,’’ of New Bedford, was ashore near Shelter Island, opposite Sag Harbor, having, as supposed, parted her cables in the gale of the night of the 24th She was high upon the beach, having gone on at full high tide. There is some mistake in the identity of this vessel, The only whaleman of that name belongs to New London, and was at Honolulu on the 15th of Novem ber last, It cannot, therefore, be ber. WRECKS AT THE RASTWARD. Boston, Jan, 27, 1855. The ship Golden Cross, from Kennebunk for New Orleans, and a new ship from Damariscotta for New York, put into Gloucester yesterday during the gale. The abip Richmond reported ashore yesterday ov Long Isiand, Boston harbor, remains tight. She will have to lighten to get off. The brig Bloomer has bilged. The passengers and crew in both the above cases were all saved. {From the Boston Advertiser, 27.) Steamer R. B, Forbes, Captain Morris, Lovell’s Inland, came up at 10 P.M. Reports the gale very severe in the bay upto about 8% P.M. Brought up three passea- gers from brig Bloomer, from Halifax, ashore on Kam’s Head ‘the brig has bilged, Joff shore, masts standing, but the cargo may be saved Captsin Thor- ten that at 10 ‘M. it commenced snowing. to bear W. by 8. Ran into the bay, and at 459 the Graves bearing N. W.; W. by S., made breakers abead; hauled N J to both anchors, when the best bower parted. the brig atruek on Ram's Head bar. Got out the boats and fanced the crew and pepeesasee safely, who ware al comfortably acconmmodat in a house on the island Aftertaking the passengers of the Bloomer, Captain Mor ris up the west way to assist the ship Rich- mout, which had parted both chains at dark, and was supposed to have made sail for the city. tain M. found her ashore on the 8. E. side of Long Islaad; spoke her, and Captain Gookin stated that the «hip was tight, and requesied to have anchors and chains brought down. ship is on soft bottow, Captain Morris atarted ut midnight with the requisite ald, The outer marine station reports that brig Bloomer, from Hallfax, bound in, struck Ram's Head, in Broad Sound, yesterday afterncon, swung round with her bead N.E., and would undoubtediy go to pieces. A boat with five persons,in leaving the B , got ashore on Ram’s Haad bar, and filled, but ber crew al fam ashore. Aaother boat started subsequently with thowe remaining oo board, and landed safely at 6 P.M. There is a dwelling house on Lovetl’s Island, where they landed, aod the crew will undoubtedly be well cared for. Review of the Carnival. ‘The predictions of the clerk of the weather bave | been realized, and the intermission in which took place the carnival has only served to increase the zest with which {t is celebrated by our people. The sleighs have once more asserted their supremacy, and nearly all kinds of vebicles with wheels have deserted the streets. Broadway has recovered from the effects of Friday's thaw, and although the snow is somewhat used up by the frost, and the pavement has made its ap pewrance in several places already, the sleighing still | continues excellent. From present appearances, if wo might again venture to propbecy, we predict a continu - ance of the carnival for two or three days longer. The air is clear and frosty, the keen bitter wind which fol lowed the thaw has died away, and the stars shine out in all their brilliancy from an unclouded sky, Those | whe could took advantage of the splendid opportunity | which last night afforded them for sleghing, and itis to be feared that some sliowed their love for it to extend the amusement beyond the hour which divides Saturday from the Sabbath. They are evidently de- termined to make the most of their time, and if they are pot quite so scrupulous as their more religious brethren it ix to be hoped they will not be criticized too severely by them. Let every one enjoy the carnival while they can, and let them also observe the Sunday, for while we encourage healthful excitement and pleasure, we must frown down anything that looks like a violation of the Sabbath. Mesatime, we hope the carnival will con. tinue as long as our people can find any enjoyment. The Gambling Houses of New York. The public will be gratified to hear that this great city only contains three gambling houses within its length and breadth; such, at least, is the happy conclusion at which we have have arrived, for the lace Grand Inquest of the city and county of New York, after parading their zeal and expressing their determination to use freely every means in their power for the suppression of vice and immorality, have been able to indict only three gambling bouses ia the city. One of these indictm in against Pat Hearn, agentieman too well known in the community to require any minute deseription of his per son or his domicile, Another indictment is against one Hail, of the Fourteenth ward, whose first name the jury were unable to discover; and the third indictment i+ against some person er persons unkaown, whose names for the purpose of justice require to be kept secret at present, Pat Hearn and Hall both gave bail on Friday toappear at the next term of General Sessions, when — they will be tried on the charge preferred against them— | that of keeping gambling houses, Many curious de. velopements will in all probability be made in the course of their trial, Still we are glad that there were only three euspected delinquents upon whom the Grand Jury could make a descent, for we dare not suppose that after the presentment recently made by that illastrious body, a tingle gambling house could escape its searching reru tiny. The public of New York have reason to congrata late (teelf on the state of the public morals. Let it do so was ot Mateira for Porto Prays January, to be re- ‘AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. PASS‘GE OF THE FRENCH SPOLIATION BILL, &o., &., &o, THIRTY-TUIRD CONGRESS. BECOND sK8x0N, House of Representatives. Wasmisaton, Jan. 27, 1865. Mr. Goopwiy, (whig) of N. Y., introduced a bill pro- viding for the wi rking of a steuin dredgeboat in the har- bor of Oswego, Referred to the Committee on Com- merce. THE TREATY OF 17956 BETWEEN SPAIN AND THR UNITED STATE, Mr. Kenn, (whig) of N, C., offered s resolution calling upon the President to inform the House, if not incom- patible with the public interests, whether, in any cor- respondence with the Minister of the United States at Madrid and the Spanish government, or otherwise, it ix insisted by the latter that the treaty of 1795 between Spain and the United States is not applicable to the Spanish colonies, and that we are not entitled to the be. | nefit of the provisions of said treaty Mr. Barty, (dem. of Va.) moved that it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Kxxn said he offered the resolution by request of a distinguished statesman who formerly representes our country abroad, The Spanish government denies that courts of justice are open to our citizens for the collec- tion of their debts, which the treaty referred to under- took to guarantee, It is a subject of vast importance, ‘The House refused to refer, and passed the resolution, THEPRENOH KPOLLATION BILL. Was then taken up in Committee of the Whole. Mr. Barty, (dem) of Va., said be should move to strike out the enacting clause. He wanted to bring the House to a fair and considerate vote; not to take snap | judgmen;t for every gentleman was as well acquainted with the bill now o they ever will be Mr. Onn, (dem. ) of 8. C., was surprised at the motion ‘The opponents of the bill ought to have time to olfer amendments. The gentleman from Virginia seems re- solved that the details shall not be examined, Mr. Bayty said he would not now press t tion, Mr. One offered an amendment, which was rejected, | provi that no transfer or assigament made after january 27, 1855, shall be recognised by the Board of | Commissioners, Mr. Banky, (dem.) of Mis., made a motion to strike out the appropriation which Le subsequently withdrew, He said they who advocate the bill content there is an obligation on the part of the government to pay the debt. No man deniea the claim is larger than five millions; then why, with an overflowing treasury, scale down the claims? * Would not this be scandalous, while admitting the justice of them’ | Mr. KERR said it was a remarkable circumstance that | that those gentlemen who deny anything is due, object to the bill because it appropriates less than we ought to pay. If those for whom the bill is intended are content with five millions, surely its opponents ought not to ob- ject. Mr. Wasrmcnn, (whig) of Me., remarked, the claimants had said in effect, give ux this amount and we will re- amount should be paid as our government would ha been able to cbtain by the continuance of the nego! tion propriation is too short for the lobbies and too long for the House, like Fanny Elasler’s dress, which | ‘was too +hort for the galleries and too long for the pit. | | (Laughter. ) Mr. Lyon, (independent) of N. ¥., conteraned the | miserable picayune attempt which bad been made to grind down the bill from five to one million of dollars. Mr. Wanney, (dem.) of Ark., was in favor of the bill. He thought too rhuch time had been wasted, and was in favor of going into the House and taking a direct vote view of accompliabing thia object. On the question Va., rove and moved the Civil and Diplomatic Appropria tion bill be taken u "The CuatRaAx, (Ir. Seymour,) decided the motion ou of order, and was sustained on an appeal from hia deot sion by the committee Mr Sewann, (Jem.) of Ga—t move the committer rise Mr. Corma, (dem.) of N.¥.—And report the bill tion that it . » Mueh sofa end disorder was now manifested in Mr. WARkxN said, seetag that gentiemen are serious (n their efforts to amen@ the bill, | withdraw my motion to strike the e clause. Mr. wa eee of N. Y., said it was evident a ma. Jority of the House are in favor of the bill. Thoy might as well meet the question now as at any other tine. Further delay would be captious opposition. He regard ed this as the most infamous and atrocious measure ever brought before a legislative body Mr. Fioxence appealed to the friends of the billty | come up with a steady and determined parpose, and pass it, recognizing the right of the majority to rule Mr. Ou did not know whether the gentleman would find it an easy matter to crush out opposigion. Mr. Fioxexcr-—I meant fairly and honestly. ter.) Mr. ORR—No objestion to that at all Mr. Leroux offered an amendment surance offices or assignees from indemnity by 48 againnt 78. | “Other amendments were offered, discussed and voted down, when the committee rose, aud a bill similar to (Laugh (Laughter. ) to exclude in- Rejected ton of the previous question, passed by yeas 110, nays iT Aiken, Willis Alles ks, Beleher, Bell, Is Me: ry Davie (R 1), Elliot (Mass) Pra Goodwin, Hosting ven, en (Va.), Keitt err, Kittred, , Lyon, MeCullech, MacDonald, Me Dou urice, n Norton, I Pratt y of Georgia, Chastain, OWrie # Indiana, Daw lihott of Kentucky. Joode, Greenwood, Harri « olquite, abar, Duahast, Rasmey La Taylor of § | ren Wi of Mississippl, Wright of Pennsylvania ‘The question wes then stated on agreeing to the title | of the bill Mr. Watan moved to amend its title. | The Curek bad scarcely commenced resting the bill | amid laughter, when Mr. BaYiy rose to @ question of order Mr. Lerouen—Lat it be read through. Much confusion no | obyect,’” “I object,’ “rend,” ‘The amendment was then read, and is ne follo | _ “An act to accomplish the following objects — First | To enable sundry unscrupulous and grasping companies of speculators and brokers to still further aggrandize | themselves, § Ge racreligiou! y assumed same of the od orphans, ying upon those by w tad necanatles’ they bo ¥ wand the mercenary bopes of the several agents, lovbyers, kc of Washington, who are personally interested in its passage and also to om! those ‘‘modest'’ and coascientious worthies to renewed and (nereared efforts to deplete the national treasury av effectually as to herea ter preclude | the penstbility of ite funds ever again reaching one loch above low water mark. (Excessive laughter.) ‘The yeu Mr Walsh's amendment ‘The BreakeR, in answer tos question from Mr Wash | burn (of Maine), decided that the amendment was ia oréer, Mr. Wanuex—I move to lay the amendment on the | table, ‘A Vorce—That_would kill the bill Mr, Wansex—Then I'll not make the motion. (Laugh | ter.) Mr. Wasnecns—I think ao ineult is offered to the House by this amendment | The # we—The ir does not like to ateume the | prerogative of determining such nice questions Mr Fionence—The iasguage of the amendment historically untrue, indecorous In language, and ie a re flection on what bas been ascertained to the opinion of the majerity of the Senate and the House, aod being so, ought pot to be admitted in « legislative body = This is wy point of order. The #rracea—The (leman from New York (Mr tly. I hope 00 friend of the bill will object to Waleb) thinks very Mr. Waten— | vetting forth ite true ; Mr. One—As gentlemen want to cavil over the bill, | the House atjourn. Negatirea. og ‘o the continued confi the Srescem oa be compelled to call the Sergeant at Arm jolt was exhausted Mr. Onn moved an sdjouroment until Tuesley nrrt N uertion now recurred the adoption of Walsh's smenduent, ow y and moved to strike out the enacting clause, with th» | ing atated, Mr. Leroune, (dem.) of | Mr, Froxencir, (dem.) of Pa.—With the recommenda. | that of the Senate's was reported, and, under the opera. | | his vessel in any unlawful expedition Mr. Barry—) 8%k the gentleman to withdraw it. He has bad bis fun Mr. Warsu rose ¥0 explain Mr. Evoxxrox—I odject tothe gentleman s withdraw- ing or explaining. fe Walsh’s amendment was then rejected, and his vote being the only one in its favor occasioned much laughter. ‘The House then adjourned. The 8 Cuban BXAMINATION OF THE STEAMER MASSACHUSBITS—HO ARMS FOUND—LETTER FROM THE CAPTAEN. On Wednenday last, as the steamer Masoachusetts war about to leave this port, bound, as her clearing papers stated, for New Orleans via Mobile, she was boarded by the United States Deputy Marshals Messrs, De Angelow and Horten, and prevented from sailing, charged’ with being engaged ina filibustering expedition, and that she had on board two thousand flint-lock muskets, besides a large quantity of amall arms, cartridges, and other mu- nitions of war, The veasel was taken to the slip between piers 11 and 12, and there detained until an examination could be had—twelve men being detailed to take charge of her in the meantime. Yesterday, at noon, Deputy Surveyor Lsaiah Rynders, together with the United States Deputy Marshals De An- gelos, Horton and Cook, proseeded on board to for mally exsmine the wel, Her holda, fore and aft, were searched, as* were also the ladies’ cabias, upper and lower; but though the examination was as complete as pensible without discharging the cargo, no thing was found to in the slightest manner justify the reports that have been publirhed in reference to the vessel, After overhauling the steamer from stem to stern, several boxes were discovered in the ladies’ after | cabin, which were opened with the help of theem | ployees of the boat. They were found to contain pack dray and saddle barnes, martingales, stirrups gearing and other paraphernalia of a similar character. Single saddles and holsters for pistols were alvo found, but no trace of the munitions of war the officers were in search of, that would in any way warrant the rumors afloat im plicating the steamer in an uniawful expedition, The officers, after being aboard two hours, discontinued their search until the cargo was further discharged, when it in to be presumed the matter will be again {nvestigated. The Massachusetts bad on board waterand provisions | for twelve days, sufficient to last her unti! she reached | New Orleans, as proposed. There is also a aumber of | casks aboard to be used as ballast, by dling with salt | water, ay the supply of com! lessened The Massachusetts, when first built, was used asa Sound steamer; after which she was taken to run be tween this city and Philadelphia | Mr. James W. Goodrich, the master of the vessel, called at the Hemaup office yesterday, and denied, in the | most emphatic manner, the partic pation of himself or He tates that | he was about taking the steamer, which he has recently | bought, to New Orl | for which she is pe | roomy vessel, with plenty of space f i pesesy (elie op obligation. In his opinion they would be stopped by the bill from the further prosecu- tia of their claims. | Mr. Jones, (dem) of La.—Has any evidence been | furnished that they will be satisfied with thia sum ¢ | Mr. Wasuncxy—That is the general understanding. WARD, (dem.) of N. H, was opposed to the appropriation it snould be to pay | all that is houestly due; but he regarded it as an enter- ing wedge of thirty or ffty millions more, ir. Harn, (dem.) of Miss, eid only such an ed, amnid mingled cries of I | ke. | and mays were then demande! on agreeing to | | to sail | The complaints already are becoming smaii be degrees | had gone home, when she at once to! care of some gentlemen, ae bis power to enf iter j where the was to be used in that port and Texas, a business arly fitted trace betwi being large and that purpose, The following is his letter on the subject: — TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sim—A publication appeared im several papers yeater day to the effect that my vessel had been seized by the United States Marshal, and that she had on beard arma and ammunition, and was going to the island of Cuba. My steamer, the Massachusetts, was weized, it in trae, | upon the representation of the Xpanish comsul: but that bad any weapons or ammunition aboard, or intended y ether port than New Orleans, is entizely mployed counsel, and offered at once to thoroughly searched. After much delay, casnot well afford, au | ’ uty Surveyor has shown | pod of the libela upon her. Is there no ean be protected from | vernment officers, | ge government’ fade at th t n0 louger porsible for an ou! hound veasel | cod oe her lawful ie obtains the | tof the Spanish co ar vennels bad enough at sea and in Ing too much for t wn wharves: The charges aguinat my ship are umtrue from begin ning to end, and I will have recress if the Inwe of our land will afford it, Will you insert this {n your valuable paper, to correct the garbied story whieh has appeared heretofoce, and oblige, your obdt servant, JAMES W. GOODRICH Master of steamer Massachusetts 27th Jan, 1866. it seems injure us Town ports, bi m to annoy ai New York The Mayor's Book of Complatnts The complaints on the Mayors book were not so aume- Tous yesterday a6 UAUAL, ANA the poliew returns notice a few cases of neglect on the part of the gas companies to light the lamps. If the Mayor continues in (he zeal for retorm, which he has displayed since he entered upon the duties of his office, be will toon have very little to do, acd his complalnt book wll become entirely useless. ane beautifully less. day — ‘That a member of the reserved corps of police stole » coat worth The foilowlag were made yester { bricks aud atone ts allowed nty-first street, aed thet it hav been eke ' mney & Co, 41 and 44 Warren street, ob- id wtroet with a barge fing and that | * comtantly, after « ow, which Is seldom That there in rous hole, three or four feet deep, in Greenwich street. opposite 347 ‘That Lain & Pinto keep their thos store in Catherine street, near Henry, and Mr. Ferrel, in the same vickut /, keeps his bat atore open on Sunday That Wm. Colgnte & Co, Now. 6 and # Dutch atraet, obstruct the atreet with thelr soap carta That the Harlem Kallrond Company, in clearing their track from the snow, throw the snow upon the sigewalk io large heaps Vi8iT OF A FORTUNE THLLER. After the Mayor left the office yeatesday afternoon, « mi idle aged woman of respectable apprarance presented herrelf to one of the clerks and expressed ire to tee him, She raid she had colue a long distance for the ex press purpore of having an interview with bim in regard to some private matter whieh war of the greatest (mpor The clerk informed her that the Mayor im the objeet of her visit. She made a bare rubsistenos, she «ald, for herself aad child ‘by reading the cup for ladies," and ax be understood that it was the intention of Mr. Wood to “put a stop to the business,” abefmerely wished to state her circumstances and to obtain from him a permit to contince her peculiar avocation without interruption Ar the © however, could not a ries, sbe after proeuring the w etermln call upon hie to wer petition ia person. City Intelligence. PIRES AND ALARMS There was an alarm of Ore in the Keventh district shout three o clock on Batgrday morticg caused from & plank in the firet floor of the Ink Lightbody & Co., corner of Duane and Rove «streets, tok rom the furoace in the basement. There was {any tmportance Cone, the work io the fac tory proceed A fire occur: t straw aod mattress tance to her t Lis residence, manufsetory of about eight o'« matter in nptness aot energy of twas toon ext ngaished. The poricemen hbors dragges piles of lam ng theaber oat of the their arms, and threw th t not for the promptoe there hich this was done that the whole block «the materiale in the nfieeenabie nature. The neighborhood! were of damage triftiog Mencarmi 1 Politics ent Patrictivm will be delivered on Mootay evening, s* the lecture room of Clinton Mall, Astor place by J H Wainwright Key, son of the inte Hixhop Wainwright * on The sub of at tention of stew ans pe sn of vital young men of thie and all other large Calted States Distrtet Marshal's OMee, APMROT OY A CAPTAIN OF A VERHEL CRARGKD wrret BEING ENGAGED IN THE SLAVE TRADE. Jae ST -4d Filet allan Kralt was charged, on the efits vit of Raymond Knowles, with baring been engaged in the slave trade, io the Amerienn seleoner Advanes, in Rept 1st. The complaint «tates thet the scensed 09 sipped the schooner in New York for carrying om the trathe of slaves Om the const Of Africn The echoomer it apprers ured ve the coast of Africa. in Now 78 Werrant wae iewued and be w y Marenal Horton, and taken before Facts and Speculations About the War. Views of the English and French Journals, OPINIONS OF LEADING MILITARY MBN, The Projected Mediation of the United States. Our Loudon, Paris and Berlin Correspondence. &e, ko. Our London Correspende nce. Lonpow, Jan. 9, 1866. ‘eet of the Foreign Enlistment Bill on the Stabile- ty of the English Ministry— Parallel Posittona off the London Times and New York Herald w Reference to their Influence on Public Opinion— Unjiness of Lord Raglan for his Present Mile tary Command— Dfiserable Ineffictency of the Eng- tush War Department—Proximate Break up off the Cabinst~-Lord Pulmerston's Tactica~-The Oxtentation of Royal Sympathy for Suffering— The Queen of England as she Really ts, re. In my last letter which [ had the honor of fer- warding to the Henaup, 3 particularly drew atte tion to the ministerial proposition for a Foreign Ba- listment bill, aad the heavy blow and discourage- ment the carrying of sucha measure would be to the nation at large, no less than to the stability of the government. Although at the time | wrote I had not had an opportunity of perusing the debates, and knew only the division, | waa quite certain {rem the floating opinions which were current ia all the clubs, thet I did net assume too mach in advising you of its aimost certain effect. From the hour that shia illedvised measure be- come a law, there has been nothtug but gloom aaé shadow and disheartening foreboding throughout the country. The ministry have done their best to strike the national enthusisem ai the rebound, and our leading journal, the T'imes, haa not been slow te percelve accordingly that it tottered to {its fall, The Enlistment bill itself, 1 ventured to predict, the ministry would scruple to act upon im the face of a | Parliamentary minority of two hundred, and there are already symptomsof the fact. The ex use is, that the strong language of the press and of leading public men, is resente4 by tue countries from whick supplies were expected, acd that gallent mes, whose swords were ready to lea) from their ecab bards, have little encouragement to do battle fora people who heap upon them al! sorta of reviling and such epithets as hired cuthroata, tallitary jail birde, mercenary scum, et cetera, but the truth is probe bly to be found inthe incontrovertible fact of the country being dead againat the measure. Nothing can be more abeurd than the tirade which, onder there cireumstances, has been made against the Times, as if it were » mere party jour pal,and it certainly no high proof of the ite common sense prevalent among men when,ia the race of eaperience, in the face of tacts staring them broadly in their very presence, they require again | and sgain the seme arguments to be repeated, the | same proofs to be brought forward whlia have, um der similar circumstances, constactly eccounted for ‘the miik ta the cocongut.”’ The Times, any more iban the New Yous Healy, cannot be | duenced by bribes, or perions] capries, or pny, motives. ht — to oes aac Ht the wit - Ferm o! the peopie of Eogiand. Walle @se mal between two fires, while the people are ry neler ed in their policy of peace or wer, while the people | besitate in therr reception of aicisterial measures, | tated the nations! miad but | beck by hundreds, and our {n the street. Were | its Admiral, to attack mone | talent, exercier the Times Laits aud wheels about and Vt | " master is the publis, it is from bribe can cor and to follow tt Like « a baying bleodhound it net tns to lead the way, is the scpreme quintescence of is art; mod ;et no great question has ever Times i inotaa’ aor used of recelving a money bribe, as if it were physically in the power of & government to affect the exepequer of a jourte!l that resiizes « pr oa & hundred thoused pounds « year fram ite etoployer, the people, which thus vect ite flceuty: sud yet Catholic emancl- pation, reform, and free trede were carried, thie was ever the charge. When it hewitated to flug the war samnaetue Lean woid that muzz\ nou rintiag House byusre, and now, when It opeus ite leaves of horrors aud shows the miserable ina) de of our aristocratic system of manage- ment, how it haa been deficient in detail, {a play, in military leadership. it # accused of simply doi: all this because Lord Regian bas dlemiased ccrresponcent” from toe seat of war. The stavemeat iwelf Bas no foundation, and if it had, that the thuoderer wou of indicating lw wrath. Ite columns would, om the contrary, have been rallof the rights of the preas, the palfadiom of oar conatitution, Ac., h to wake the land from end to end NG, the Primes finde, from the means |t haa at tts dispowal, that our coalition bas ben tried in the balance, an? foand wanting--that it never was, in fact, a coalition et al), but on association of independent por, whiek vever egglomerated or (used, and whi sh, cor in iike a ‘lon, bids fair to go out, f) rod, wiih a stink. It hes failed, »ignally failed, in ite civil mes sures: aod in war, (t haa so terribly confounded everything, that our cficem are desiring to come poor soldier shoeless, foodiens, banowing like rabbits, + ing that if ever they bear « poor organ grinder piay leg “Britons never eball be slaves,” they will forta- with break that worthy 's vead. From the first, it was said io those quiet cirelesot middie }ife @bicn do not affect ministerial patron- @, that a greater absurdicy than the sppolatment Lord Regian eould not wel! have been committed. A wore hcnest, upright « an Koglab ges Ueman ia wes !imyomibie to find; vat his being on the well of the Duke ot Wellingwn forty yours ago the age of 17 to 25,while he Sores 1 the eked ot a ringle company, waa surely not the best quali x. tion for & General manding a6 ex redition a state of wart whol y revolattonizet since period of hiv antecedents—an exyedid sa as far os knowledge of the resources of the is concerned. ls found t be one of the merkeble “ “ape in the dark” tn the binte ry. We bragged of am immense superiority pines of outoumbering the reoge: we tal of confronting Swee did cet front Sebastopol—end lo! the os beth in comber and sallbre of Departinest, woich waa to have fo on ard rendered efficient through all ite beaact pleads weakness a4 the excurce for Bop pertormenee Our treneport service is indifferent; var tiat canmet find See Oe ne On Inala reg! car Quer 4) meter Generale’ ot men who are to fi ont bettie oe of the epen eky. ngileh piel be te The feet, half manned, ws desired H i. midet of raking batteries and ja oor postion, as st Inkermens, in entreation on the part of Genera! Evan, preed to the exemy, and toe aller are from being swept into the wen by the ball. clty of toe Britian soldier, Al which is as o Loomsold worts. i a gem brad y mctbers mourn thelr mardered eons, fathers thelr band silent indiqration, s fa alte. ether unbioged. yet no man tare any « word, Lert Rien was brother ef the last Duke of Beeutort one of the Princes of Eiegised. sad ie om . the present representative of the boars. = bouse allied t a0 the land, apd exercising © politica, second only to tbe crown ite: the House of Lords, or who la & bearing in the House Hag ion \s potnted cat an Who ls there woe dare the Prepeo ary Consiets of the