The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, BPTOR AND PROPRIETOR. SPFICH N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON OTS Bue Mason anv 5 P RIB o'# GARDER, Broadway—Excuse Orsas—Tap Bonenay Gtk. BOWSRY THEATRE, Sowery—A New Way to Pay OLD Drav— Love ayp Munprn, BURTO5's NEW THRATAE, Broadway, epposite Bond st. Ho: fy Moox—Tue Muga. arn Om WA.LAOK’S THFATER. Broadway—Laar Yean—Coon as 4 CocomEn—Miscaniy Makure. LAl 2A EXENE'S THEATRE, 694 Broadway—Caunis— Young Pavsceva. —_— ACKLPOMY OF MUBIC, Fourteenth sireet -Rowno anv Jeu, BABRNUMS AN ERICAN MUSEUM, Broacway—After- i Waren: Run Dwr. Kvening—Srt Warmes © Daxr—Lanp Kr Five Seniines. @HO. CHRISTY ¢ WOOD'A MINSTREL, 444 Broadway— rE iAN PeerouNaNce—New Yraw Caixa. S SERENADERS, 895 Rroadwar—Ernorian —-RURERSQUE OF THe Trattan OPERA, Ad. BUC New York, Savurday, Janeary 17, 1857. =e The News. ‘Gp to a iate hour fast night neither of the steam- ships due from Liverpool had been telegraphed. Congress passed upor a number of private bills yesterdey—none of them, however, of general in. terest. The Senate postponed the further considera ‘won of the bill for the settlement of the accounts of Revolutionary officers till the first Monday in De wember next. This disposes of the subject, at least wo far as the action of the present Congress is con} werned. Th House, by nearly a unanimous vote, e@dopted a resolation compelling the attendance of witnesses before the Corruption Investigating Com- Mittee. The committee have examined a number of witnesses, but as yet nothing of importance, with egerd to the character of the testimory elicited, thas been allowed to reach the public. Nothing of importance happened in the Legisla- ‘ere yesterday. The annual report of the State En- giner, an abstract of which we publish, was present- ed. Itshows that about five million doHars ad- ditional will be required to complete the projected enlargement of the canals. A letter from the Go- vernor of New Jersey to Gov. Clark, relative to the action of our Board of Health, last summer, in send- ‘img infected vessels to the Southwest Spit, and hop- img that the Board will not repeat the offence, was comannicated. The Senate voted a gold medal and a vote of thanks to Capt. Hartstein for the ree ene of Dr. Kane. The committee appointed by the Chamber of Com- merce to welcome the officers of the British frigate Retribotion in a proper manner, met yesterday in the Insurance builaings, Wall street, when it was an- Bounced that there was some doubt as to whether the Uritish frigate would accompany Captain Harts- tein, as reported. Mr. Henry Grinnell had received a despatch from Mr. Thomas, of the State Depart- ment, informing him that Captain Hartstein would sail in the steamer Whshington, having refused, for ebvious reasons, %» accept the proffer of the English government. But the same gentleman also received a kteer from his son, Cornelins Grinnell, by the last steamer, to the «ffect that Captain Hartstein had determined to sail in the Retribution, and that he expected to accompany him. The committee, hav- ing to do, adjourned, sabject to the call of , and reuder- Yesterday from @ar- @enns for New York, w > way ito port, and when on the Miidie Ground, ia the lower bay, was cut throngh by the ice aod sunk in ten minutes. Her crew escaped with only the clothing they had on. Ter cargo consisted of 345 hogsheads ef sugar. Some of the bark’s upper rails and rig ging were saved by a stexmtug which happened to we in the neighborhood whea the disaster nappened, and which also picked up the crew and brouvhe them to the city. The Young Men’s Democratic Union Clab met ast night, and after o stormy debate passed resolu tions thizing with Forney on his defeat, and abusing the turee democrats voted against him. It eppears that there were two parties in the Club. eve of which wished to pul! the defeated cand! for Senator as much as pow grieved ou account of the demoer sustained, but did not think h, after all, Tuese youn are fonny fellows. the caucus not beiog Forney amounted to eo int dew rrespondents in Havasa, writing on the 10th inst., ste that the Mexican war steamer El Demvcrat. bod been surrendered by the roaaways to the legitimately commissioned commander, Cap tain Ferrer. Senor Villivacencia, the officer lately in charge, preferred to remain in Havana rather Mexico. The sen- ves conspirators had k of a trial f t then take t tence parser nthe Isk not been wnlgated. The slave trade was brisk ar tal In Havana and Matanzas the Opera pes were carping new laurels, and filling their Spanish jatrigue in San Domingo Trede bas improved, freights up rate of exchange unaltered. The an an unnsuall ld term. remarding the habits of the style of living on the island are the given in * referred to above, whieh may be found eleewhere 'y our columns. r tr a Com. Rowan met sguin at F when the counsel for the accnsed preparation for the defesce bad rent e than he hed antici pated, and he tueref: re or a farther adjourn ment until tod which was agreed to the cont. A despetch from Albion, N. Y., states that a leo? y sto" v a prog in that town last even img, Lelween athe canal aod a party of Ar t last we killed. and rev were so de their lives are despaired prime ca he s We publich elec © the proceedings of the Con vention of Alolitioniets, held at Worcester, Masa. They contain several points of interest, not the least of which is the a.lusion of one of the leaders of meeting to the coarse whith Senator Samner con. templates pursuing upon hie return to the Senate chamber. The Board of Councilmen met last evening, but transacted no business of importance. A communi- cation wos received from Mr. Ebling, Commissioner of Streets and Lamps, aekiog for an additional ap- propriation of $10,873 to the allowance to his depart ment for 1857, to meet the deficiency of 1966. The sales of cottom yesterday embraced about 2500 bales, closing at the recent decline, which amounted to about \¢. per Ib. over the highest point of last week. Viour was quite firm and in good de- mand at full prices. Sates of wheat were checked by the difficulty of insking deliveries to purchasers om account of the ice in the harbor. Holdors, how’ ever, continued firm. Corn was sold at 72c. from store for Western mixed, end 75¢. was asked for it, delivered. Pork was steady a ) 50 for new meas, and $19 62) a%¥19 75 for old do. Reef was firm, with sales at full prices. Bacon and cut meats were im. Lard sold for February delivery at 13¢, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1857. ' Sugars were firm, with sales of about 1,000 boxes at 10c. a 10}¢.; 800 » 900 bhds. Cuba muscovado #' , She. a je. @ 10jc., with 50 do. Porto Rico at 10 i and 25 do. New Orleans at Llc. A oargo of * 4999 bags of Rio coffee, per Grape Shot, was 804 oy pr} vate terms, and 300 a 400 do, to thetrade, 4¢ steady prices. Freights were steady, but grain were ina measure suspended by the interruption from ice. To Liverpool 2,000 bales 0°/ cotton were taken at jd., and some floor at 28. ° 44, ¢ 25. 6d. Mr. Buchanan and the Cliq acs of the Deme- cratic Par ¢y, In the debate in the Horse of Representatives, the other day, on the Tari pill, Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, was drawn off to the late Senatorial elec- tion in Pennsylvnnia, and asked, was the Senator elect (Gen. Caraeran) “one of the national con- servative men?” On the contrary, Mr. Keitt thought tlvat this election “was the first alarm gun, or tive first flag which fluttered at the mast- head as a signal of distress. He need not be told that some few tricky men were bought. If a true man was not elected, it was either because of @ dereliction of duty on the part of national men, or because they were in a minority in the Legislature.” Touching upon the same subject, one of our Washington correspondents says that “the result of the contest for Senator in Penn- syivania has produced a sensation in political cireles second only to the Presidential election ;” that “the defeat of Forney has unmasked a fire upon Mr. Buchanan which it will require all bis nerve and prudence to meet;” and furthermore, that The rerult has caused a deep impression upon the minds of even the most conservative Southern men. Yhey see in this resuit a simple confirmation of toe appreheurions entertained in regard to ibe meuns used in Penuayivania to carry the Presidential election; and no aseurances can shake ‘the fixed impression that the Southern Jelogatce must fall back afm upit vpon their reserved rights, allowing the Prerident el:ct to follow his own inciina- ons. No doubt there wi! be « caucos of the Southera members, or something akin to it, for tae porpose of Keeping aloof from all Cabinet combinations Up to thie time Were bas been ap unueval amount of good wul aad Gieposition to compromise among Southern men. Now they are uneyimous tm their determimation to leave nothing more to an uncertainty, What they before desired as @ courvesy, they row domand asw right. 1 stale upon very best meara ot information, that there is bot eat 1a Congress who will acce ’ inet apoototument under Mr Buchanan, ubless the coustiutional orm 0’ the party is clearly retecied throughout, 0 tar as tho South is concerned. Now, in all this it strikes us there is a con- siderable amount of nonsense. Mr. Keitt is ono of those combastible knights of Southern Quix- otic chivalry who were pledged, with Governor Wise and Chevalier Brooks, to march upon Wash- ington, rob the treasury, and carry off the public archives, in the event of Fremunt’s election; and we have no doubt that the “ Southern men” de- scribed by our correspondent, belong to the same intractable fire-eating and secession school. It is a little clique of dexierous, boisterous and celf- conceited politicians, who, since Mr. Buchanai’s election, have been experimenting upon hun through every accessible channel, aod with all imaginable tricks and devices, either to win him over, or to iaf@nidate him into their peculiar projects and designs. Bat what does Mr. Buchanan owe to, or what concessions #8 he called upon to make, or what has he to fear from the threatened rebellion of this little Southern clique of noisy and disorderly se- cessionists? Notuing—simply notbir What is there in this defeat of Col. Forney so drealfully sigvificant of mischief to Mr. Buchauan’s admin- istration? Nothing. Cul. Forney, before a Legis lature very nearly equally divided between the democracy and the opposition forces, has failed because of the superior electioneeriag tactics of He is but another addition to the list of the democratic killed and wounded in Gen. Cameron. their recent encounters with the enemy. If really dead, give the unfortuoate man a decent funeral and a Christian burial, and let rest in peace; bat if only wounded, with every syrap- tom of a speedy recovery, then let him be taken are of accordin ni ces to and clai us commander in chi This is the ouly rational treatment of the case of Col. Forney. The idea that bis defeat is ominious of troubles and thick-coming disasters to Mr. Buchanan is, in our estimation, a perfect absurdity. Iosteud of these impending party dissensions and tribula- tions, deduced from the defeat of Col. Forney, upon the should not be surprised n. Camer (notwithstanding the impr e Peansyivanian) were io prove » able in the Senate to the incoming administra- tion, But it appears that our Southern Washington Cabinet makers and party Warwicks bave sei: upon this defest of Colovel Forney, and that th i le in pi Mr. Buel ‘sa Caucus of Southern members, or is to be held torthwith, « of keeping aloof from all Cab tend to make as mach of it as poss! ng their exclusive pretensions upon something akiu to it, “for the purpe net combinations.” “Up t told, * » has been an unusual amount of good will avd disposition to compromise among Sou ern meu;"* but that now, since the defeat of Col. Forncy, “there is not a single State rights demo- crat in Congress who will accept any Cabinet appointment under Mr. Buchanan,” exeept upoa of their own dictating general policy of his administration. Here we tall back clamation of Gen. Cass, when informed Forney’s defeat, “ What country coming to?” Bat we apprehend that this inquiry will apply os well to the late Senatorial action of the Legisla- ture at Detroit as to the recent remarkable o\. ot at Herrisbuarg. Some six weeks hence, we dare say, all thee Washington Cabinet making politicians and pr i phets of rebellion in the democratic camp, and of mischief and trouble to Mr. Buchanan, will riceive a very definite and decisive answer to all their threats, demands, warnings and predict from the President elect himself, through hie tn- augural and his Cabinet. He has been clected President of the United States, not by Southern fire-eaters—not hy democratic caucus, convention end party platform managers—but in spite of them, by the Union sentiment of the count: y. Thus elected, he bas yet had too narrow an es cape from the malign influences of poor Pierce and his cliques to follow in their footsteps. His clearly defined policy is an independent conser- vative Union administration, and a Cabinet to represent it, He has nothing to ask of party cliquee—nothing to fear from them in future de. mocratic National Couventions, He is Presi dent—he asks but one term, and that he has ce. cured beyond the reach of intriguing cliques of politicians or spoilemen. He has already de- clared that it will be his policy to restore the federal executive government to that broad na- tional conservative basis upon which it stood fifty years ago, and to destroy all sectional par. ties or factions. And why not! These section- al parties and factions will be powerless for mia chief with hie adhesion to this resolution. In a word, ae Mr. Buchanan, like General Jack- fon, may commend success and popularity, it is not probable that, like poor Pierce, he will truckle to secure defeat and disgrace, » this time, we he terms the concerning upon the ¢ of is The Monroe Doctrine Recognized in Eurype. It appears that Mr. Fay, the representative of the United States in Switverland, has just re- ceived a smart check from the Minister of Aus- tria. The Austrian, in reply ta an invitation from Mr. Fay to meet the other foreign Ministers for the purpose of proposing an accommodation between Switzerland and Prussia, is understood to have said that be could have nothing to say to Mr. Fay on the subject; that the United States had no right to interfere in European affairs, as their Monroe doctrine prohibited European States from interfering in American questions; and that Mr. Fay must therefore be excluded from any consultation of Ministers on the Swiss question. As we understand the affair, Mr. Fay’s propo- sal was an ofticions one, made rather in a per- sonal than an official capacity, and should be viewed more in the light of an individual act of good will and friendly feeling than asan authori- tative measure of the goverament he represeats. In this view perhaps the Austrian was rather hasty in his quip. But if there was any reason to believe that Mr. Pay was acting officially on be- half of the United States, then it would appear that the position of the Austrian was well taken, and bis reasoning unanswerable. Most certainly the United States have no more business to interfere in the questions of internal Europe than European nations in those of Ame- rica. It would be the height of impertinence, for instance, for the President to want to send a representative to the Congress at Paris; quite as unreasonable as it would be for the Powers of Envope to undertake to interfere in any yuestions which might arise between the United States and Mexico, or any of the States of Central Americ. To each of us, as this sagacious Austrian says, God has assigned a particular sphere—to them, Enrope; to us, America; if we are wise we shall not, either of us, attempt to transcend this sphere, or to extend our cares and our responsi- bilitics beyond it. There have been times, if our memory serves us, when this excellent principle has been for- gotten or Jost sight of, not only by foreigaers, but by citizens of the United States. Once or twice during our history, American statesmen have sanctioned, by the conclusion of treaties, the in- terfereace of foreign nations in American affairs, and afforded precedents for a general admixture of a foreign element into matters whieh ought to be exclusively American. The Senate has now before it the Jast fruit of this mistaken policy— the Dallas treaty, in whieh the United States not only join England in a deliberate and public act of filibusterism on two independent States, but as deliberately admit that Great Britain has an equal right with this country to regulate American affairs. No such blunder has ever been made by European statesmen. They know their business too well for that. When an American even ventures to say a word on behalf of poor Switzerland, he is sharply rapped on the knuckles, and told to mind his business, which is American and not European. it is rather unfortnnate that the consistent in- dividual who called Mr. Fay to order should have been an Austrian. With Austria we have nothing whatever in common, and no chance at al) of & respectable quarrel. We never hada difference with her til] Mr. Hulsemann put Daniel Webster to the pain of demolishing him. But as the Court of Austria is high authority on matters of international law, we presume its allies, England, France, Russia and Spain will be bound by its statements of law, or at least will take a generally similar view of abstract questions Under this impression we hope that the argu- ments which were used to exclude Mr. Fay from the Council of Ministers at Berne may be laid before the various Cabinets of Westera Earope and their sense taken upon them at an early op- portunity; for our part, we beg to say that they have our entire concurrence, and that we never desire to see the United Statee a party to a Enropean Congress of Nations. Tue New Corace Bu.—Anarenent ov TRE Sumiine anv Sixpenny Nersanc It appears that the Honse of Representatives has latterly had a faint glimmering of on idea that the nig- business was a little ove that there were several millions of white mea v.10 needed a little bit of attention occasionally, Al- most the first act of the session, in accordance wih this glimmering, was done on Thursday, vhen the House passcd the new coinage bil! f 1, in its amended form, will 1 column. nted by the fire been needed. sradually depre- rived at the of three or four per cent above its real val ger done, and long to which the shilling and sixpenny buisance in eve point of vi As a machine for swindling le ont of thr x four cents ov every dollar which they ap has worked adtoirably. Who in New York nt a shilling’s worth of anything, and man would be a curio ity « received seven © 1d deserve a place in the Museum. At man of the ver money for exebau, carefully arranged the purposes of getting tus three or foar per cent, and the loss, as us abl fale upon people who are the le to boar t. Add to this the conf of st are bothered in every city of the Union by loca terms given to Spanish pieces, suct sh lings,” “ sixpences,” “fips,” ‘* bite evies* pieayunes,” “ ninepences,”” “ fourpen “ de nd it seems strange that the nuiae bax not been done awny wit 0g ace and our own convenient deo nl sysicm rigorously enforced. A confasion of currencies is qu as bed a® a confusion of tongues. In this country it was caused by each betch of the earlier settlers bringing with them the eystem of the country from which they came, Thus, the Puritans and Virginians brought thei pounds, shillings and pence; the Spanish thei doubloons and dollars; the Doteh their guilders and #0 on. The colonial governments, in rega Jating their currency, cach fixed a differen fraction of a dollar, which should represent a shilling. Thus, in Boston, if you bay an article fer four shillings, you pay sixty-six and two. third cents, while in New York four shillings worth of anything will cost you fifty cents. Every one bas experienced the annoyanovs growing out of this want of unanimity, and every one bas been anxious for the day when all the Spanish coin should be melted up, and ro- eppear fresh and bright with the impress of our own mint. Congress hac done the work at last. The Will has passed the House, ond will undoubt. edly be the law of the land in a few days, After that time no one will take Spanish ¢ under the denomination of a dollar, ey 0, at the rate fixed by Congress, a depreciation of twenty per cent. This will drive the coin out of circulation within two or three years. The same thing was tried several years ago, but being only @ balf way measure, it failed. The present act appears quite equal to the emergency. At first its operation may cause a temporary scarcity of silver change, but we presume that the mint will be ready to meet that by an issue of small coin corresponding to the amount which will be with- drawn from circulation. We advise every one to get rid of the Spanish coin as soon as possible, and if people generally would decline to take it except at the new rates, the reform contemplated by the law would soon be brought about. The third section, repealing the acts by which certain foreign coins were made a legal tender, and the fourth section, legalizing the new cent, a great improvement on the clumsy coin now in circula- tion, are commendaple, and will facilitate the re- form aimed at by the law. Altogether themove- ment isa most important one, much more so to thousands of our citizens than the state of things in Kansas, the case of Dred Scott, the pugilis- tic encounters of the gentlemen from Arkansas and Ohio, or the other matters with which honor- able members have been amusing themselves and boring the country for the last six weeks. Tae Curvarier Wess AND n1s Loppy Conres- stons.—We publish to-day, from the Courier and Enquirer, a remarkable manifesto from the Cheva- lier Webb at Washington, in relation to his lobby aceociations and observations among the lobby men at the Capitol. Concerning the duty on railroad iron, the Pacific Railroad land spoliation conspiracy, and railroad land grants generally, the confessions of the Chevalier are all that we could ask. Doubtless the amiable Chevalier would have us believe that he is invisible to the naked eye asa lobby man; bat, like the foolish ostrich, which, in sticking its head in a bush or in the sand, imagines it is securely screened from the observation of the hunter, so our innocent Chevalier vainly supposes that his artless sim- plicity concerning the lobby establishes his inno- cence. The communicative Chevalier, however, has yet to inform us of the lobby influences in be- half of the Woodworth planing machine, and of the scheme for the repeal of the duties upon wool, and other schemes, He understands the lobby business to perfection. The real lobby manager of Congress seldom goes up to the Capitol. He stays at home, at his house, or his rooms, gives costly entertainments, and understands well the old maxim, that when “the wine is in the wit is out.’’ Let us have another lobby mani- festo from the magnanimous, the liberal, the pat- riotic and incorruptible Chevalier. THE LATEST NEWS. eY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, Non-Arrival of the America. Bauax, Jan, 111 A. M. ‘We are still without tidings of the over due sicamsabip America, Tho weather is clear and calm. Inte from Washington. THE REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS’ BILL LAID ON THE SHELF— PROUEEDIN Or THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTRE— TB: 188 QUESTION—THs PRINT ING LEAKAGE--EFFECTS OF CALIFORNIA REV'UDIA- TION, ETC. WAsnineton, a. 16, 1857 The Senate poetpored to day the Revolutlonary Officers’ bill, as an easy mode of execution. There is a similar Dill pending tm the Senate, which must share the sam fate. Mr. Houston's resolution, calling on the Secretary of the Navy for certain information wasadopied. Anum ber of private bills were paseed, but none of importance The House cceuptsd the day on private bills. The Investigating Committee asked the arrest o Joseph 1. Chester, correspondent of the /hilsel phia Inquirer. The resolution was adopted over the beads of macy mombers who oppored ft The yeas and regretted. If the government pays the expeasos of wit who pays thoss who lea~* wes ordered, and wha brought before the House he will be gent to the coma.t- tee to parge bimself of the contempt by testifying. Ta20 Sergeart-at Arms left for Philadelphia this afternoon. } learn that a fow days sgo the Swiss government p-o eonted throngh ihe r Consul General a memoir relative to the Neuchatel alair to this government It now romains to be seen whetber or not Preaident Perce will approve of the steps taken by Mr. Fay, the Amorican Charge at Berne. Mr J.R. Sweeny, of New York, who sorved as an aenistant Coorkeeper of toe House [ast searion, was to. day examined by the Corruption Investigating Commit. tee Mr. Triplett, formorly chief clerk of the Penstoa , banker, it is reporie’, have bean mopton, the correspundec' of the anewerod every qnention affecting ome reepecting New York Times, himre!f, bot aeelined rerponding to other, on the froand that he could not do so withoat Bcishonorable broach ef confidence. He also iusteted on the right end dwiy of newspapers to aot oo moral convictions witicut holdivg themeeives reeponsibie to present the proofe, uniees epeciic charges are mate agen ia by name Superintendent of Pablic Printing bas roquested the House Committee on Waye and Meaas to report ao Appropriation of nearly $147,000, as the dedeiency to Gnish the printing ordered during 'be frat session, of ne immerse smovot of which he rays the mombere at that time could not have been aware. General Camoros ‘ared in the lobbies of the Senate and House to-cay, and was quite s lion. He read for the firel time today the Penmryloanstan’s article, amd re- warked that it did not apply to bim. The course pureved by the Supreme Court of Cal ota, im fisting ber ¢ebt, will, 1am credibly tntor ed, defeat all appropriations for that Giete watil thy Agopt come mr ane for payment of the debt ‘The Commutoe on Territerice have prepared a % il, Aimiiar to the Minnerota bill, authorieing the per: . of Oregon to bold a Convention to form « Sate constiuden price to atk ity admittance into tne Union, An inte cane WAe argued before the Supreme Court to-day, iavolving the title to the Tonawanda re verve, in Westera New York, valued at half a million ‘ollara. The Preetdent’e fret public reception of the esas tock place this evening, sed was largely and fashions) attended. Among the moet notable guetta was Governor Robiteon, of Kansas. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, BRCOND AKSFTON, Senate. Wasiunctox, Jan, 14, 1867, STATES ATM REVOLO MONARY BOLDIRNS? PLL PRIVATE Wns, BTC ‘The Senate tok up Mr, Hooston’s resolution ealling on the Seorstary of the Navy to stete what number of do. pertious from tbe ravy had taken place since the passage Of the set 1 promote the efficiency of that bramch of the pablic nervioe, &c Mr. Marvony objected to its adoption, ae being a noad- jess exposure of transactions which have gone beyond the control of the Navy Department and the Sonate. Mr, HovsTon contended that these matters ought to be brought to light. #0 that if the action of the Navai Board waa goud it could be made mani if the contrary was the care {t ong’ The resolution was laid as ing the bul provid'ng for officers of the Revolution Mr. Toomrs, of G&, said he intended to make the bil! as ooiouk as poraiiie, and to that ent he indicated vart TREAPURY be lement of ciaims of the ous emendmerts ineluding ote te compensate Revo jutionary soldiers for Ure d: prec in continental money, aeation, be moved the indefinite postponement sideraiion of the Bill, whieh Was let by & ve Agsioat 26 Mr. Fe ad, of (10, moved the postponement of the oon Ni wotil the frat Mooday in December Brown, Butler, Casa m. Hoanter, | Jobe ork, Sebastian 8, Fitepaty ick Yea ay. Dod. t son, Jones ot Iown, Mallory, Pooh Bi dell, stuart, Teombe, Touee y Baye — Adame, Bayard, Me head, Collamer, Crivenden, D Tenn , Brot eden, Fim Wasmunatom, Jan. 16, 1! ‘The House was engaged in ihe consideration of private Dills, Thirteen were passed. ‘THE WIVESTIGATING COMMITTEB—WITNRSSRS COMPELLED TO ATTRED. Mr. Kuzasy, (rep.) of N. Y., rising to » question of pri- vilege, offered @ preamble setting forth that Joseph Onester had been duly summoned before the Corraption Investigation Oommiitee, and had meglected to appear, and concluding with the resolution that the Speaker issuo his warrant, directed to the Sergeant at- arms, command- to, bg seas ae oem See ot Seat ane hor ey ly ag rity. authority for ail tals? pcan px coh oye Mr. Jonxs, (dem.) of Tenn., believing that the bad po such’ power, moved Ww lay cone aoe Mr. Paive, (dem.) of N. C., demanded the yeas and nay MoMvutun, (dem.) of Va., regarded this as a very Important question, and time should be aifordad to look wos Bis motign to adjourn received a desided nega- ve. At the instance of Mr. Orr, (dem ) of 8 C, the precept adcressed by the Speaker to tue Sergoant at-Arms com- ‘Mmanding the latier to summon Chester, was read. ‘The precept was returned by the’ Sergeant-at-Arms with ihe cndoreemen: that ne had served the summon« Mr. OgR was permitted to make a statement. Ho sald the Committee had not acted in this matter without look- fully into she authorities, which they thought, fuliy sustained them in the applicetion they had made A case occurred in 1817 or 1818 to this effect :—A party applied to Lowis Willams, a member of the House, and proposed to pay bim a pecuniary consideration to make a fasta Teport on a certain bill, Mr. Willams brought the fact to tention of the House, which ordered the arrest of the party, iu the language © ihe resolution now before the Hovre, which the presen: committee from pro- ceedings in that case. The party was brought before the House and after triat was Hopi oy by the Speak. er of the House, because there were mitigating circum- stances. Afier his disonarge from custody, he instituted ‘ap action against the Sergeant at arms for false bry nor ment. The case was tried inthe United States uit Court, and decided against the plsiatitl, and on appeal to the Supreme Court, that tribunal decided that the House bad the power to act as it had done, and that it was pro- eng exercised. The Sergeant-at- Aras was protected an‘! complaint dismissed. The witaess in the present caso enaed but failed to appear. If the House hit to epforce the attendance of witnesses the yn was a mockery, and he (Orr) should not continue ® member of the committes. If it bad not the jer to enforce recusants to testify to facts within their ledge the ‘nvestiga:ion would fall to the ground. Mr. Broom, of Pa,, wished to make @ statement rels- tive to Mr. Chester, but Mr Jones, of Teun., said they ‘wanted to hear nethiog about him now. Mr. Harnis (dem.) of Ili—When the witness purges ‘himeelf of the Legg, i hear tbe explanation. €ries of ‘‘Hear,”” Mr. Broom—I was informed this morning that Mr. Chester was sick and unable to be prosent before the committee. I would ask the committee whether they can “weaeod evidence that Mr, Chester rofused to ap- pear Mr. Parvr—That is of no consequenoe to the maiter be- fore tho House. The House refased to lay the resolution on the table, and thea passed {t nearly unanimously. Adjourned, Affairs at Albany. BE SICKLES AND BARR CASE— MEDAL FOR LIEUT BAQSSTBIN—CORRESPO DENCE IN RELATION TO INVRCTED VESSELS—INCREASING THE EBI® Rall ROAD STOCK—LIBEL BILL—REGISTRY BILL, ETC. ALnany, Jan, 16, 1857, The Senate came to a vote last evening, and were ‘Upan mous ip a docision re opening the case of Barr vs. Sickles. It 's sent back to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, before whom testimony is ordered to be taken, The report of the committee, it will be revol- lected, was adverec to Mr Sickles, and io favor of admit tpg Mr. Barr to the seat; but Mr. Sickies ‘conwnded that, although he entered « demurrer, he intended to avail himseif of the privilege, if he chose, sud sequently to going into teei\imony. A motion to that effect bas been pen¢ing ever since the first day of the seesion; in fact, was introduced by Senator Oyrut Smith at the jast session, tnough be reported recently ana wa drew tt, when it was renewed by Senator Kelly. The question is inaily to be disposed of oa the 23th In stant. The affidavits preseuted to the senate, made by Hugh O'Neil, verjamin G. Corday, Inspectors of Election of Second ctstriet of the First ward in 1856; ot Jacob I, Smith, Counctimaa; of Michael Haipia, Potice Captain; of Edward lorr. chetienger; of Jobn MeCutloeb and L G. Goviaing, cierks at tae polis; who all agree in the statement that tbe canvarsiog of voles so far as Sen- ator was concerned atleast. was done in all respects in alegai manner Two of the Committee on Elections, of the Sepaie, have declined performing any further duty in the care. Mr. Hale, the other memiber, wi to be discharged. So it seems the commitiee aro wearied with tbe juves tigation of the case, which forcibie inkling that the case is now virtually aad fo diepored of, and Mr. Sickics will servo out bis term. A resolution was unanimously adopted io the Senate Sppropriating ive buadrod dollars for a medal to be pre sented in the name of ihe State 0 the gallant Liewienan Fartee p, whe ts on bis return ‘rom Kagland on « grea pacitic nations! mission. The loliowig correspontence was transmitted to the Senate by Governor King :-- State or New Yous, Executive Dera Aunasy, Jan. Ui £1n—I have the honor to transmit to the Senat communieaiion from bis Excellency the Governor of the state ‘of New Jersey, to my predecessor, in relation to infecied vee ewilh a fais sent from an ane &t Quarantine station to 40 an chorace in the waters of New Jersey, in the vicinity of the Bouth west Spit JOHN A. KING. ‘To the Hon. H."R. f runew, President of the Senate. Stare or New Jenery, Executives ar Anema, 3 TON, Deo 1S, 1856 To Has Excrusvey Mynox H. Crank,’ Govmkson or Tar State or New ¥: Sie—in A ug tint veewols had be x Inst ii Was represented te me that infocted went by tho Heath OMcer of NewoYrk from At your quarantine ata. to oan orng the waters of this . id the vicinity of the Southwent Spit, to the alarm of ‘tiene renicing on the shore of Raritan bay. To ascer- [ appointed commissioners to in- orto me the result of thelr in. ves ication. igent inquiry, they have reported that four snare rizged veaeris were forind anchored in the waters bin the jurisdiction racy. The commissioners ertained (rem nd authority that those vexsels ¥ orders fiom the Heard of Health, or ‘Officers of the State of New York, for the purpose hat ¥ be taken to prevent a recurrence of (be unpleasa..t violation of the agrey me esivting between the States of New York ard New Jersey as to limita, boundary and jurisdiction. I bave the honor to be, with great respect, yur Bxcellency’s obedient servant, RODMAN M. PRICE, Mr. Brooks introduced this bil): — oF THE NEW YORK AND RRIR PANY AN ACT TO AMEND THR CHARTE RAILROAD The people of the Hate of New Yor Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows —* See. L The Board of Directors of the New York and Erie Railroad Company are authorived, from time to ume, to igaue stock to am amount n@exceeding to mach of the net earnings 7 a8 have Leen assemed to the parm f the funded debt of sald company, owing at of this act, or to any sinking fund for the redemption of the principal of sald funded debt. Bee. 2 any stock issued in pursuance of the foregoing pro vision aball be divided »» 0 ta mong the stockholders of aaid company, Fee. 3. The eapital stock of sald company may be increased to mert any issue of stork made in pursuance of the foregoing row Piper, 4. This eet sliall take effect immediately. Now, it were weil forthe boars runsing about Wall Mtreet to look about and see whether they can discover ¥ stockjobbing scbeme in this bill, Ie it not @ direct of this mammoth concern in order to pay cash dividends? The pill will reseive a full Ciscussion when it comes up for consid cipaliy from there interested io Central ‘allai quem ion, opon ite presage, will show which of the two = roads porsenstes thegreatest sirength in the Logie ure. The Libel act, tsirodaced by Mr."Sickles in the Senate, fcema to meet with general favor, All members regard the rigbteo! the press, and who wich time to prevent licentiousncse, will give Support w hen it comes op for action. ‘The Regietry bill, introduced by Mr. Varn: to the whole State, authorizing common boards of cupervncrs to provide facilities for register'ug the voter, The details are quite yolamimous, occupying twelve or fourteen loog sections. The country mem! are willing to vote the law for the large cities, but ojo: going among the meadows and cornfields to look op Both houses refused to adjourn over watt! Monday ‘This was sensible. NBW YORK LEVISLATURR, Semate, ALBANY, Jan, 16, 1967, REMONPTRA NOT Against the international bridge Against the prewage of the bill to prevent charcoal burning in Brooklyn. represented in the REPORTS By Mr, Warewoxth—Favoradiy, rolative to the Court of Bessions, Kings county. By Mr. Bucos—Favorably, on the bill amending the go neral manvvacturing Iaw By Mr. Brooxs—Favorably, on Mr. Rishardson’s bill re- guiating interest on money Op uprafe bu'idings in New York, Relative to the Oremen of jrooklyn. NOTICRS, By Mr. Sravemm—To change the name of the Blecoker street Presbyterian chore. By Mr Krity—Por amending the general banking lew. By 4. Urnam—To change the naime of the Sacketts Barber Bank, uflalo, to the Buffalo Bank. RILIS INTRODUCED, By Wr. Spencer. le. Relate to orphans and dentituts obildren. By Mr. Keiiy--To amend the ebarter of the Now York and Frie Ratirond 4 the charter of the State Agricultural Soe) recover the possession of land. Mr, Manmn—fo abolish the office of City Judge in New Y BILIS INTRODUCED, Mr. Haxroxp—Te amead the Brooklyn consolidation, v, joved tbat the papers relating » VaRNUM mm at the to tho ners of Emigrasion, introduced last session, bo referred to the Committees of the present Houre. soho baste, Ges cee henge a elective; [7 ri J or the Court of Appeals ai $5,000, and those of pl ee ape $5,000, 1080 of the Supreme < eid Se natanes ‘8 joint rosolution fixing Tues- lay, February 3, at noon, as the time fc election for a United Statce Senator. prise cs cand ; Mr Lay a end introduced @ resolution calling for Information in ail matters reiting to the Pors Byrom Cana enlargement, 4 2 . 5 Owsn introduced a joint resolation condemning renewal of patents, and requestigg, our represe in Congress to 0) all such ay \ orate Mr. Hocanoom introduced @ resolution rescinding the Sppointment of an additiona! doorkeeper, and after de- bate it was adopted. Mr. J. J. Reity offered a resolution dismissing al? the House not named in tho constitation, officers of Laid over, A resolution was then made to adjourn over till Monday, but was lost. THE RRVORT OF THE STATE NNGINRER AND SURVETOR, State Engineer’s annval report shows the following facts. The total expenditures in the engineer for the year amount to $245,618 48, ie following esti- mate is submitted of the total cost of the enlargement of the Erie, the wego, the Cayuga and Seneca canals, and. the comple. . of the Black River and Geneseo Valley jement of the locks on the Cham- d for in the amendment to the canals, and tbe enii Plain Capel, as provi constitution: — Enginecring in 1864,, Land pay ments in 185: Work done in 1865.. in 1865: Estimated Deo. 31, 1856:— Erie Canal enlargement... Ensen © an Buck River a Genesee Valley bd lotta cost at cagemes ma of €1 . Estimated land payments 4 GIB Ga 0h Sesui ets ceeisecs 632,829 62 5,075,090 20 The total estimated expenditure to be incarrei1 subse- quent to Jan. 1, 1857, will be distriouted among the re- pwd works authorized by the constitution, as fol- o— Enlargemert of Erie Canal ... Enlargement of Oswego Canal . 004 747 45 ula gement of Cayuga aad Sen: 331 238 52 c of Black Kiver Cap 204,348 23 Completion of Genesee Vailey 93,000 08 Locke of the Champlain Canal . signate three daily newspapers, oue in the Eastern and two im the Western d! , having the largest circula- = to publish-all ordinances, tax sales, Ao., required yy law. ‘The Unticd States Agricuitural Society. Wasutvorom, Jan. 16, 1867. ‘The United States Agricultural Society to-day passed. resolutions thanking the rege.ts of the Smitheoniaa In stitute for the use of their rooms, and Lieutenant Maury for bis invitation to visit the Observatory, and appointing & committee of five \o toquire into the origin of the disease: }nown as bog cholera. A paper on phosphorus. io its relations to the anima! and vegetable kingdom, by l’rofessor Webster, of Ports mouth, Va., was road and reierred to the Execative Com. mites. Charles L. Flint, of Mecsachusetts, delivered an an- dress on the subject of grasses, showing at length how hey should be grown and cw ivatod. Professor Henry gave an account of the operatioas of he Smitheonian Institute and ibe Patent Oilice. Dr. Newberry delivered sp sddrees on agri>ultural in- ducemente in Oregon and Calitornia, which be con sidered fer lees than those of the Valley of tho Missis 4 motion to buy suificiest Chinese sugar cane to plant one bundred acres was ado; A report by Mr. Jones, « titioning Congress to grant £500,000 in lands to each State for ihe estabiisbmert of an Agricultural University, ‘was informally pansed over The same gectieman, from tbe committee appointed at. the last appua! meeing, thea made a report on toe sub ject of agriculture, with various recommendations, which was adopted. A retolution, oCered by lr. Newberry, recommending geological eur vey ta ‘Slates, was adopted. Mesers. ©. B Onivert G@ W. P, Casts, B. B Fronch of Washington, were appointed » Orial'ze Congress in favor of establish | Depertmeut. im Celivered an cloqucnt closing address, and after ® vote of thanks the President, Nr. Wilder, who responded, the meeting then adjourned sine dic. ware, in favor of pe- United States Senator from Missourt. Crroaco, Jan. 16, (887. A paseenger from St. Louis reports that the Hon T Polk has been elected United States Senator fiom Mis- sourt, for the long term. United States Senators from Maine. Acevsta, Jaa. 16, 1857. In our Legisiatore to dey Hon Hanpibal Hamllo wae elected United States Senator for the long term and Amor Nourne for the ehort term The Pennsylvania Legislature. Maxkienene, Jam. 16, 1867, A resolution was presente’ in the House to-day in- strveticg our Senators to vote for the admission of Kansen as a free State. The democrats hold s caucus this evening for the pomination of @ Stato Treasurer. The election taxes place on , Henry 8 Megraw bas been nominated tn the democratic caucus by acclamation for Treasurer, Tne boliers aad others were absent Rejotcings In Pennsylvania. Pitre Jan. 16, 1867, The Americans and republicans ia this county Mrod tixty seven fund this evening 'n honor of Cameron's elec tion to the Senate Terrible Riot at Alpion, N. ¥. Atnion, N. ¥., Jan, 10-8 P.M. A terrible riot is now going on in Main street between ry = of Americans and a party of Irish. Koivesend other weapens are being tresly weed. = appears in Is pay clay for the borers the erowas to be paid and have been for a row. We cannot learn ie at the bottom of the riot. Killed, and four Americans #0 injured that they are nob Supposed Potsoning of Two Persons. Euaavert, N, J. Jam. 16, 1967 Patrick Donahue and his wife wore found dead \a thelr bed tbia morning. Dopabuc was a man of stexly habite, snd waa in the employ of the Contrai Railroad Company. Stron are entertained by the velghbors that they fave potroned. A coroners inquest will be beld this afternoon. Fire at Milford, M Large nee. ‘nion Miock, in Milford, Maer, was d S Loss abou) $50,000. Tho batt and Wat Socupicd otherwise for stores, offices, &o., and wae owned by 7. Gleason, Ethao Claflin, and A. W. Wobb. Two dwelling houses adjoining wore aleo destroyed. Mysterious Murder. dered aan wus techs to tou vieleity ‘The body of @ mur ie 4 "A letter in bis pocket bore the addroas “Sa~ move! | Koreross, Dupieith, Litnots, '” Fatal Accident. Witkrewanar, Pa., Jan. 16, 1967. Wiliam Patton, of the firm ot Patton & Fendon, wae Killed this morning by falling down the shaft of a com: mine at Piy mouth, « distance of ninety feet. ‘The Magara Outward Bound, Haurwax, Jam. 16, 1867, The eteamehip Niagars arrived here from Rosioa at one o'clock, and eniled again for Liverpool at three o'clock pF ng ‘with @ light northwest wind and clear we a Navigation of the arbor of Baltimore, Barrios, Jan 16, 1867 The steamer Horald came np from Norfolk to day, \ jarge imber of veasels were in the Annapolix Roads, the Now York steamers had got into Anmapotie, There hae been no eerions damage eo Wo way of the So aes ee aa a os aoe ee oS