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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Fe Waauworox, mom, April 17, 1862. CABINET DISCUSSION ON THB EMANCIPATION BILL. Tho District of Columbia Emancipation bill elicited a warm contest, and was argued with much spirit pro and con in the Cabinet Council. It mot with opposition from ‘more than one member of the conclave. THB REPORTED RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY STANTON CONTRADICTED. A cumor of the resignation of the Secretary of War bas ‘doen rifo in the city to-day, but it ts without any foun- dation. Mr. Stanton has no intention to resign. He has movor entertained that idea. It is true that there have boon some spirited discussions in the Cabinet councils, nnd wide differences upon measures proposed, but nothing ‘nas occurred to render nocessary the retirement of the Beeretary of War. The President has sald that ho cannot afford to lose a Cabinet officer every time one of them omay differ with him. It is not improbable, however, that a change in the 'Cabinet.may soon be made. The obnoxious member is «personal'y esteemed, but regarded as officially ineflicient. Ho would probably have becn required to retire somo time ago, except for the roason that there was no way provided to dispose of him, as Cameron was let down ‘Crom his eminence. ‘TUB RELATIONS BETWEEN GENERAL w’DOWEL. GRNEBAL M’CLELLAN. Goenoral McDowell has been very generally represented 45 docking to: rival the young General commanding, and ‘40 procure his removal, with the hope of himself attain- 4ing to his position, The friends of Goneral McDowell @oclare'that he hasnot sought the chief command, and baa Deon iv no way instrcmental in obstructing the ex, ‘ecution of the plans of Ge: i McClellan. The antago- ism in which it hag been attempted te place General McDowell and General McCielian is said to be exclusively ho work of radical abolition politicians, who have made ‘war against General McClellan because, in the purity and earnestness of his patriotism, aud his determination to prosecute the war for the Union, he will not lend ‘himaolf to the purpores of these agitators, whe have sworn* to rid the government and he army of every officer who will not submit to be ‘used ag an instrument to carry out their schemes. The very mon who fed in pale affright from Washington when it was beleaguered and endangered, and were ailont and trembling before the shouts of the rebels thun- doring at the gates of the capital, now that Washington thag boon rescued by the masses of the people, under the guidance of a skilful and energetic and truly patriotic Com- smanding Goneral, and the tido of war has boon rolled far to thesouthward, have crept back into their places in the councila of the nation, to agitate, and do nothing but ngitato. They have thrust in their remorseless hands to tear open anew the nation’s wounds. They strain every nerve to weaken and demoralizo and embarrass tho Union Generals and Union armies fighting for a glo- rious and speedy sermination of the war produced by ‘these reckless agitators and thoir colaborers from the South. They put aside the legitimate business of Congress ‘and of the goverment, and, Nero like, revel in their cruel- ties, while the heart of tho nation bleeds from the wounds they have inflicted. ‘The proceedings of Congress have ceased to bea record of legislation forthe Donefit of the matorial interests of 26 country. They simply recount the efforts of the anti- administration negro worshippers to revive tho slavery agitation, aud the struggles of the conservatives to artoal it. PROGRAMME OF THE RADICALS IN CONGRESS. ‘Tho -nogro-agitation has hardly begun inCongress. The ‘radicals have determined to change the Fugitive Slave law @0 as to give fugitives a trial by jury in the precinct towmhich thoy escape. This, of course, will render the law Of little value to slave owners. ‘They have also determined to recognize Hayti as a Power, aud receive ambassadors therefrom here. ‘They propose also to repeal the ‘black code,’ socalled, of the District of Columbia, and will attempt to legalize ‘voting in thewistrict by six months residents. ‘Theso are a fow of the measures which the radical party 1n Congross,. who feel remarkab!y stropg just now, will Snsiat wpon, and ag tho session proceeds they will open the tbiack Pandora's box as wide as possible. Meanwhile the soldiers of thearmy are wondering as they fight why does not attend more closely to the financial in- ‘Corosts, and lot slavery alone until the rebellion is ended. {H8 PRAYER OF THE CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSR. ‘Tho Chaplain of the House, in his prayer this morning, gave thanks for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and that the air of the capital is now free. ILL FERLING BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST. Gectionalism bogins to creep out in the Houso botweon the East and the West. It will not, for a while, become aa rancorous as that between the North and South, but fodications are apparont that it will become very strong n ite political action. In the debate to-day upon the Pacific Railroad bill the Western members intimated plainly that the West would soon be strong enough to got her rights in Congress without begging for them asa favor. Tho members from the West in the present Con- grea represent a population larger, by several hundred ‘@heusand, than those from the Fast. Frank P. Blair, Jpe, in some spirited remarks in reply to Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, imputed s grasping dispo- sition to the East. The great victorics over the rebels had, he said, been won by Western troops, and while the East had been paid in full for their transportation of ‘troops, the Western railroads had been for menths de- layed in receiving their dues. Their bills bad been re- @uced, and they are finally paid certificates, the money aving beon all thken from the Treasury by the Eastern @roditors of the government. Mr. Morrill, in responding, had his fling at General ‘McCielian. Ho said he gloried in the victories of the ‘Western troops, but if Fastorn soldiers had not been vie- tofious it was because they had not bad an opportunity. A Western man bad been at their head. When Eastern ‘troops Lat been led by a Burnside they were victorious. ” Am Indiana member spoiled this remark by stating that Burnside is a native of that State. ‘The debate throughout showed that tho West is be: coming restive and defiant, y THR TAX BILL. Bevoral petitions were presontod in the Senate this morning, praying that tho principle advocated by Hon. K. B. Bigelow, of Massachneotts, of taxing the sales of manufactured articles by méans of ad valorem stamps, may bo adopted in the Tax bil). A memorial came in from New York against the Tax Dill and tho issuing of government bonds, and asking that Treasury notes may be issued to the full amount of the indebtedness of the government, and for extin- guishing the public debt. That will moet with little favor in the Finance Committee of the Senate. TES CONTROVERSY BRTWEEN SENATORS M‘DOVGALL AND WADE. A warm debate between Senators McDougall and Wade ‘wis anticipated this afternoon, but the time was con. @umod by other business, and the matter was re to next woek. Senator Wade's friends acknowledge that nis sleiaies fa reply to Senator McDougall, last Tuesday, were nowise. .L AND ARMY APPOINTMENTS. Colone Van Steinwehr, of one of the Now York regi- ‘monts, was uominated to the Senate today as Brigatlier ‘General. It is understood that the Military Committee of that ‘body have reported favorably on the nemination of ‘Ward B. Burnett for a like porition. Franklin Haven, Jr., of Boston, has received an ap. (Prntmont on Major General McDowell's staf. THR NAVY. ‘The following orders have been issued at the Navy De- ‘partment to-day :—— Acting Master Foster Willis Tawronce, and orderod to Boston. Aoting Mastor J. A. Tittcomb, ordered to the St, Law- ‘Tence. ‘ Tieutenant Charles E. Fleming, ordered to the steam sloop-of.war Wachusett. Commander Alexander Gibson, detached from Boston Navy Yard, and ordered to the command of the frigate Potomac at Ship Island. Assistant Surgeon Alexander Hutchins, ordered to the ‘United States steamer Massachusetts, at New York. Acting Master's Mato Jonn H. Oates, late of the Con. Stees, has permission to be examined at Boston as an Acting Master, COMPENSATION OF MEDICAL CADETS, ‘The medical cadets of the army, fifty in number, me. ‘morialized Congress to-day for an increase of compensa- tion, atloging that by the cireums: of their position they aro compolled to associate with commissioned off core, and the pay allowod them, thirty dollars per month, Js insufficient to defray their oxpenses, as is proved by their exporiones during cight months, They ask thas their rank and pay be increased to the pay and rank of Arevet or Lieutenants of infantry, Someot the senators Gro laclinsd bo reduce the pay of tbe commissioned of. letached from the St. cers, in order that the medical cadets may keep up 4p- pearances with them. THE REMAINS OF CAPTAIN MAXWELL O'SULLIVAN— INTERESTING CEREMONTES. ‘The remains of Captain Maxwell O'Sullivan, of the Irish Brigade, bave been sent from here this afternoon, and are to arrive at New York early on Saturday morning. An imposing ceremony took place at Alexandria on their removal. Mass was celebrated at the camp of the Second New Jersey Volunteers, by Father McAtce,S.J. A de- tachment of the Morgan artillery escorted the body to this city, Among the officers who formed part of the procession were Captain Hergan, of the Eighty-olghth ; Adjutant Murphy and Quartermaster 0’ Hall, of the Sixty third ; Captain Hogg and Lieutenants Berry and Rich- mond, of the Morgan artillery ; Captain Horn and Lieu- tenants Lacy, Cooley and Lealer, of the Ninety-fourth, ana Lieutenant Prendergast, of the Lincoln cavalry, The chief mourners were John McAuliff, of Now York, and Orderly Unice, of the Kighty-cighth regiment. IMPORTANT POSTAL NOTICE. ‘The Post Office Department has received information that newspapers from nearly all the principal cities of the North and West, addressed to the rebel States and Post Offices long since discontinued, are being sent in large numbers to the’Post Office at Nashville for distri- bution, These papers cannot be forwarded. They accu- maulate at that point to such an extent as to make tt difl- cult to find room for them in the office. To relieve the Postmaster from’ the heayy burthem thus improperly imposed upon him, it has become necessary to instruct him to sel as waste paper sich a8 cannot be delivered or forwarded under the present postal arrangements, GOOD FRIDAY AND THE SENATE. An attempt was made in the Senate this afternoon to get an adjournment till Monday, to-morrow being Good Friday. The religious party was dofeated, and the de- bate on confiscation will -be resumed at one o'clock to- morrow. ‘The Senate has, 80 far, devoted more hours to business each week during thia session than in any previous one for several years. ILLNESS OF GEORGE WILKES. George Wilkes, who arrived here a week ago from the seat of war near Yorktown, has been for soveral days dangorously ill with malignant typhoid fever. He is bo, lieved to have passed the crisis of the disease. SENATOR WILSON HOMEWARD BOUND. Senator Wilson, accompanied by his family, started for Massachusetts this afternoon. He will return next Tueaday. WARM WEATHER. At noon to-day the thermometer stood at seventy-six degrees in the shade in this city. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. FIRS? SESSION. Senate, ‘Wasainctox, April 17, 1962.” ‘THE COURT OF CLAIMS BILI., ‘The bill to amend the act creating the Court of Claims was received from the House, and referred to the Judi- ciary Committee. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. Also, the House bill amendatory of the act authorizing the issuance of certificates of indebtedness. Referred to the Finance Committee. TAU TAX BILL. A number of petitions oa the Tax bill were referred. WARPER’S FERRY ARMORY. Mr. Wuiiar, (Union) of Va., presented a memorial for .the restoration of the Harper's Ferry Armory. RELIRF FOR THE MARINE BATTALION. Mr. Hate, (rep.) of N. H., from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a joint resolution appropriating seven thousand dollars for the relief of the officers and privates of the marine battalion, who lost their personal foes on the Port Royal expedition in November last. sed. ‘TBE RLECTORS OF TUR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The bill prescribing the qualifications of slectors in the District of Columbia, by administering the oath of allegiance to the government, and that said clectors ys have been loyal at municipal elections, to all rar may be challenged on the charge of disloyal! ay, was taken up. Mr. Sumxgr, (rep.) of Mass., would inquire if an addi- tion to the Bil Soi not be had who have resided here six months ‘ight was a disloyal community here, and tre favored such an iment. aaenae Pp.) Of Iowa, preferred the Dill as it stood. ‘The oath prescribed in the bill wag the samo as “the bi was by the State of Maryland to electors. i DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 1 House bil Dill for the Soot peagens vs @ Department of Agriculture waa taken up, and the Senate com- mittee’s amendments agreed to. It provides for a bu- veau independent of tne Interior Department, with a commissioner and assistants, who are to obtain and dif- fuse vv information. Mr. Wr:aur, (opp.) of Ind, offered a substitate for the bill, providing for an Agricultural, Statistical and Com- merciel Bureau. He briefly recapitulated the ebanges produced in agricaltural Uo gps by the war, and jo- stanced that sugar cane and tobacco were being raised in the West since the resources of the South had ceased to come North. He believed we had less agricultural statistics in this country than any other, and we depended too much in the States on the often inaccurate knowledge of the loyal presr. A bureau of statistics on agriculture would prove to be the greatest benoit to the country. The present burean de- scended into the mere distribution of seeds—two kinds of which are useless to the people. Able and scientific men were nceded at the heads of these bureaus. A statistical burean would show what the country was doing, while it conld be managed as economically as under the present ‘appropriation, Mite had little faith in any bill which did not inciude a Poe pete bureau. ‘TUM INDIAN APPROPRIATION WIL1.. ‘On motion of Mr. Fxssexpen, (1 of Me., the bill was postponed, and the Indian A\ ‘ion bill was consi- dered and amended at longth and laid over to be printed. BRANCH MINT AT DENVER. The Houso bill establishing a branch mint at Denver was taken up, and was passed without amendment, after & brief explanation by Mr. Fsexpay, that the yleld of gold for Colorado fully warranted the establi*hment of a fine in that Territory. ‘THE CASE OF GENERAL STOKR. On motion of Mr. McDovoats, (opp.) of Cal., the reso jution callng for information in regard to the arrest of Brigadier General Stone was postponed until I Monday next, after a long debate as to the order of business. Mr. Doourne, (rep) of Wis., gave notice that he should move to refer the resolution to some committee, 1 orks the Special Committee on the War would be the yeat one. ‘TUR CASE OF LIRUTENANT FLEMING. Mr. Growes offered a resolution calling on the President for the papers and testimony in the court of inquiry in the case of Lieutenant Fleming, of the baw if not incom- patible with the public interest. Agreed STKAMMUP LiKe BETWEKY AAW’ FRasctsoo. AND oma. On motion of Mr. Latuam, (opp.) of Cal. 3 bili pro- viding for a steamship line tween San Fi ‘rancisco and Shanghae was taken up, pending which the Senate went into executive session. Adjourned. House of Representives. Wasmncton, April 17, 1862. Chaplain Stookton in his opening prayer returned thanks for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, regarding it a8 a Divine intervention. ‘The House resumed the consideration of the bills ad- versely reported on from the Committee of the Judi- ciary, upon the subjects of the liberation of slaves of rebels, confiscation, &c. The ponding motion was on tabling these sixteen bills. Half cf them had been read through, when the House, evidently indisposed to take further action to-day, went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and took up PACIFIC RAILROAD BIIL. Mr. Lovavoy, (rep.) of Il!., in expressing his opposi- tion, said the bill was patchwork—got up on the plan of jg-rollrng to suit six, eight, nine or ten railroad eom- panies. Mr. Prxm, (rep.) of Me., advoeated postponement till the next session. Apart from the magnitude of this pro- ject we would by that time find out where we were and the extent of the prodigious load of debt with pressed for which we and our descendants would be 0; mie one, (9 ).) of Ind., wae in faver f the const: of hey ol - tion of a raliveed te the Pacific, but was mot. In favor of this House dering (octal tara, He wished r wid era ing trond tons tiga Mie we road will give us Pate of Megara. Kuuty, (rep. beveratty a effording ty in their platform had Dromined mc Chicago plier ue Ah ihe genet b oention’ should knock bis braius out or aoe would the lat road was the way to keep the brains Ir. Monnii resumed, ga; ng. they. ‘were to do the right thi ‘was not the right rhs Owing io the war ter appa would not subscribe Brain, (rop.) of Mo., said Mr. Mori iby providing the “ way: perploxed by another favorite hobby rill tariff,’ for the protection of domeat Ma industr: eople of je Wost hind done theit duty. in the eld ‘Woil as every whore else, and it did not now become Eppreseatattves of tho people to treat them as stop children, He had heretofore seen disunionists opposing { ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1862. this measure and had not anticipated adverse action om ere. Mr. Mougiut replied that the tar? had oothing te do with this question. But for the Morrilt tariff the coustry would now be bankrupt. Under it the burdens fall yaito ‘cats why he though ho blast bo pot a be reasons w) ae bo Reaghnds , aud challenged an examwwation of ae sectete ticker ht be had ia his ibe course been ever actuated by mise- rable l cal udice. Mr. Camrasi2, (rep.) of Pa., said that he bad horeto- fore shown that the government annually paid seven millions” eight bund: thousand dollars for transporta. tion to the Pacific, and the amount was doubly sufficiont to pay the interest on all the bonds contem; by the bill it = shoul be sued to-morrow, construc. tion of the road has beon delayed long chough. ft might not be built for ten or fifteon years, but if wo never be- gin wo shall never finish it. Tuantie samenienatanandithn'tnap atioareat. NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Minority Report from the Shoddy Com- mittee—Effort to Whitewash the Mill- tary Board without Reading the Tes. timony—Falsé Position of the Minori- ty and Errors of the Majority—Move- mentsto Suppress the Testimony—Har- bor Masters and Exolse Billsa—The Canal Commissioners on the Policy of Paying State Bonds with Coin—Health Bill— Unsafe Buildings, &c. Axpanr, April 17, 1862. Mr. Wheeler, from the minority of the Shoddy Investi- gating Committee, madea report this morning exonerat- ing tho Military Board. This has been expected for ome time past. Any person who has besn around the State Capitol during the last two or three woeks and witnessed the constant attendance upon Mr. Wheel- er by certain members of the board and their friends could not have failed long since to have come to the conclusion that a manifesto would soon be issued: It has come this morning, and in it ho gttempte to re- move all blame or suspicion from the board or other parties. But he might just as well have undertaken to turn over ® mountain. Notwithstanding his report, the facts are there, and he cannot get around them. It is somewhat singular that he should attempt to makes report. Although he was a member of the committee he was present on the examination of but one of the numerous witnésses, and other members of the commit- tee inform me that he has never read the testimony taken; but yet with this condition of affairs he mskes ‘ minority report and attempts to show that nothing has been found against anybody. He must havea poor opinion of the intelligence of the people to imagine that they will swallow such statoments, especially when there is strong and itive to the gontrary. But er a ee a oar na ee but amet The ‘ity of the cousratttes were undoubtedly too majority 'y severe on jackson, who has been summoned to another world. Respect for the soldier who marc! i. the del of the country, and was thus taken died, should have excluded all val exprecsioay rel acting ped hi go from the a the reget ia here is no doubt if Colonel he could have, and no doubt wroua ora kare, posts furnished the committee™ facts that would have been far more important than those that they have got; but bo Abe’ +s guilty of any wrong further than giving toa friend information that he was under no o! tie fo witbold fom any person ‘no one for a moment bell knew him. In re- flecting upon him sow nantes Save done a wrong; but they are anxious ge it now that ey oe whole to te the statfer the Governor, wh ig one of he pointe of Mr. Wheeler's minority report, the committee made a statement not justified Ty the fall facts of the case; but that they had Livetem tha Gaserellecs oma Thera PSS tJ ap to see what salaries each official received. The called upon the deputy for a statement of the salary received by stat ocnenes iy astiary, the duties paged upen them by the Militar ie ul eo deputy tolanderateod | the rene ey the be Grupo gave the amount Wiper sty 3 pac ts Military Board receive, ‘and algo tbe amount that the naar to rooeirs —_ phpetcrte = reg he had asked for, sent it to the committee, and upon ‘cat the majority of the committee made their report, which they had avight todo. Butit new appears that major of infantry sary is the enly amount received, and on this Mr. Wheeler also comments, and gets the staff officers right, as we understand it—precisely what the majority of the committee were willing todo. Had Mr. Wheeler confined his report to these facts it would have had a good effect upon the public; for, in times like these, the public appreciate integrity in ‘officials; and, while there is a strong disposition to punish those who have betrayed their trusts and squandered public money, there ia at the same time a desire to a credit and — every man who resists the tide of corruption that ‘3 to be sweeping over the land; but in wanderin, re and endeavoring to exculpate every one connect with the famous shoddy transaction of the memorable year 1861, he hag placed himself in the position that will ay d tO him the name of « ‘shoddy whitewasher.’’ ile the majority of the committee have in one or two ingtances done an injustice, he has committed far great- er by laboring, in an official report, to ve that nothing has been proven. In this reapect who read ‘the report and know the real facts will be suddenly seized with # distortion of the facial in the viel ty ofthe mouth. It also will fail to have the desired effect im convincing the p> tipi in regard to those points where corrections a! I notice that the politicians ‘about the Capitol are en- deavoring to prevent the testimony from being printed. The printer will ge on with it if let alone; but there isa desperate efiort made to suppress the testimony. They seem to be that it will be too valuable an electioneering document before the people. The now is to have the ay, ert rae and to sup- Press allothers. Let the iy wi closely the move- ments of the politicians at The Harbor Masters b' ‘come up in the House this morning, and, after debate, was recommitted, with instructions to strike out th Assembly amendments aud leave it the same as it passed the Senate. The Excise bill was also discussed at some | length; but its friends failed to make it a special order. In the Senate this op the raply of the Commis. sioners of the Land was recetved to the resolution of Senator Cook, asking why tl tpt Ayo decided to pay the principal of’ the canal bonds that mature in Septem- ber in coin. Their ly is somewhat spicy, and ex- ceedingly indopencent and decisive. They hold that it has always fi icy of th to pay her pe gE State debtedness coin. The State had at onetime premium of nine per cent for coin in order to live cp to that policv. This course had received for the State of New York better credit than that of any other State or the national government. Her securities were sought for in foreign markets fist. The policy of the State having been settled in the past, t! was no reasonable excuse that would justify the Canal Board to depart from it now, when there is more coin in the country than ever before, A majority of the Senate committee reported the Health bill, with a dozen or more amendments—one in reference to the quarantine, for the purpose of leaving out Dr. Gunn—and ma written report on that evidently prepared for the committee by Dr. Thomps well known inthe Albany lobby, quarantine matters especially. They also strike out the two Police Commissioners and insert the two Mayors and the President of the Board of Supervisors of Richmond county. we Montgomery, from the minority of the com. 1 bhe bill precisely it passed the as- sembly. ih special order for to-morrow morning, when this great contest will com- mence, and the question be settied which has the more veuce in (Le Senate, the Seward or Chase wing ef the art ? ‘an exec cutive session was ordered for Friday to act anon the Harbor Masi Insafe Buiiting + passed this morning, and now jignature of the Governor to bea law. Journal to-night comes out in flying ver the minority report on shoddy. It has found w floating around that favors its colleagues, and, likes drowning man, jumps for it. it is now pretty clearly wood that the report is nothing more nor leas @ manifesto of the Military Board in answer majority report of thi theft of the Hrnat over until Colonel Corcoran ean q The Assembly a ned in friends of the Excise Dill, failing to sidered, retaliated by adjourning, and will pursue the same polisy to-morrow, unless the temperance party allow that measure tobe considered, ‘There isa fair prospect of a grand row over it. ‘The Governor sent in to the Senate this evening a veto on Albany and ‘The friends of that measure have had assurances that the bill was neither to be ve- toed nor si it allowed to a law by default. ‘This action ‘unquestionably seala the fate of the Health bill, and probably the bill for the Lewy sane] > hd militia, es well as to make the confirmation Harbor Masters a SS Job. This the ‘fourths time that Governor Morgan has vetoed that measure. NOW YORK LEGISLATURE. Sonate. Atsayy, April 17, 1862, The bill to prevent frauds in theopeninr ad laying out of atreots and avenues in New York and tus City Tax Levy wore reported favorably and ordered to the Committee of the Whole. ‘The following bills were ordered to a third reading:— ‘To amend the law relative to the Supreme Court, Firat district. Relative to rates of wharfage in New York and Brook’ lya. ‘To amend the eharter of the Harlem Stage Ferry Com. v- ‘The Commissioners of the Canal Fund transmitted a | commeniation relative to paying the State indebtedness x mate Fasee, To reguiate a To increase the state ‘the iene Fire and Marine Insurance Com) To amend the Charter of tho Guardian Life Insurance ipany. Relative to Justices of tho Police Courts in Brooklyn. For tho construction of the Troy and Cohves Railroad, Relative to the inspection of unsafe buildings ube city of New York The Dili to udayt the canals of the Btate to the defence of the Northern and Northwestern lakes came up for a third reading. Mr. Fovaxr moved to recommit the bill, with inatruc- tions to amend, leaving it onnnal with tho Canal Board to either enlarge the locks of the Oswego Ganal or build ‘@ jpew canal f om the Clyde to Great Sodus Bay. Messrs. Hurcunncoy aiid SaNvorD opposed the motion. Measrs, Bauer and Low supported the motion, which was carriod by a vote of 15 to 10. mr. low red &® resolution that the Senate ad oura sine die on Saturday, at four o’clook in the afternoon. Laid on the table. Mr. Muxnox moved to uxpend ao much of the rules ri quiring bills to be considered in the order in which they stand on the calendar, to the end that he might move to make the ‘Motropolitaa ‘Health bill the special order for to-morrow morning. ‘The question was debated until one o'clock, when the bill came up as the special order. Mr. Aunvrr submitted # majority re) being the Assembly bill with amendmonts—and Mr. Mowrcousrr ‘@ minority report—being the Assembly bill without amendments. Mado the special order for to-morrow after the presentation of repor' On om wylorl Mr. Nunes the majority bill was or- dered to be ‘The Senate non-concurred in the Assembly amendments ‘to the Swill Milk bill. Laid on the table. ‘The following bills ordered to @ third reading: were a — Relative i onapanin Organized to navigate Long To the Americana Guano Company to issue bonds, ‘To amend the act relative to Telegraph Companies. a, Te smoud ‘be law relative to frmne oad names of part- Relative to the Sees of Associate Justices in oriminal | bastardy oases. ‘To confirm Michael Brady's oyna! New be ‘To reimburse certain expenses in raising and subsist- ing volunteer. Assembly. Atoasy, April 17, 1862. Mr. Wasa.sn, by consent, made a minority report from the committe to investigate the transactions of the State Military Board. The report reviews thoroughly every transaction al- luded to in the majority report, showing that not a single one is susceptible of any serious condemnation. The only errors committed were those inseparable from the hasty [mere of a vast system, in which all were inex- ri vemne report wag ordered to be printed. Mr. Besgoict called up the question upon agreeing with the report of the Grinding Committee on the bill relating to Harbor Masters in New York. ‘After a long debate, the bill was amended so as to se- cure the exclusive use of the canal ships aud boats with- out the interference of Harbor Maaters, and by striking out all qualifications for Harbor Mastors, except requiring nine of them to live in New York during the term of office, and two in Brooklyn. The bill was then ordered to athird reading. ‘The Conference Committee on the General Ap; tion bill reported they had agreed to strike out the — a in the otbor to — the office ot ‘State Appr etributing amendinents, except increasing Caene ueer nasa C sylum amon; all the counties of the State. " a “a On these items the House insisted im non-conourrence, | and asked a further conference. rye ‘Samson reported the Senate Excise bill. debate ensued on a Cy torecommit. The motion ¥ was lost by a vote of 38 A motion to poaA thedill ‘he speci, some for to-mor- row failed for want of a two-thirds vot The bill was then gent to the Committes of the Whole. Mr. Pamwain reported igre the bill to repeal the act to widen Maine street, Brooklyn, when, on motion of Mr. Dancy, the bill was again recommitted. A recesg was then taken: AFTERNOON SESSION. fessional Apportionment bill was made the ‘The special order for = evening. The remainder of the afteracen, Was consumed in the consideration of . private claim bills. SVENING SESSION. Bes assembly met at seven o'clock. eat ol ma pontpned order, bag ir in Cevacenriine} Apportion- mioctern: haber being seas ood, several vain were haga to put forward the Excise and other bil rien when, after considerable Glilbustering, without doing any business, the Assembly ‘adjourned. ‘The Metropolitan Health Bill. Auman, April 17, 1862. The majority of the Sevate Committee on the Health bill in their report apeak as follows:— ‘The Metropolitan district feature of this bill, the politi cal polioy for passing laws for a locality and appointing persons toexecute the game without the consent of, if not in opposition to the well wishes of the governed, does not meet the cordial approval of your committee; and, in their opinion, the bill, if it become a law, should be amended as far as possible te an- swer this objection. The bill proposes to appeint ag a@ part of the Metropolitan Board of Health two of the Metropolitan Police Commissiouers and a citizen of Richmond county. The committee are of ,be opinion that it would be far more consistent with tho spirit of the constitution, with the acknowledged policy of the republican he yoyo oe taxation, and pe ee the rights and wishes of the people to substitute in the place of the Police Commissioners the Mayors of tho cities of New York and Brooklyn respectively, and in the place of a citizen of Richmond county the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of said county. If the bill become a law and the subsgitution be made, the elec- tors within the district, when they cast their bal- lows respectively for Mayor and Supervisor, will do 80 in view of the faot that the officers will sit and act as members of the Metropolitan Board of Health; they ‘will thos in fact, to a certain extent at least, be direct! represented in all that pertains to (he public health within the district The sanitary core of the Marine Hospital, the appointments of physicians, nurses and orderlies therefor, should be tra: et from the Com- missioners of Emigration to the ‘d proposed the bill, The suggestion is not only consistent with the po scheme of the bill, but contemplates the change jesired by the Commissioners of Kmigration. An addition to the bill, embodying this transfer of duties and powers, ts made the more necessary, because the provisions of the existing laws do not clearly impose upon the commis- sioners the duty of providing for the sick arriving and Com era quarantine for the sake of humanity, should be accurately defined, and some party or parties held responsible fer their faith. ful performance. The report reviews other features ef the bill, and sub- mits the bill amended in conformity with the above "ng gestions. gy Our Key W ment bill, Correspondence. Ker West, April 9, 1862. Ship Cilyof New Yori-—Excape of Three Redels from Key West—How They Accomplished It—Expedition to the Mi- ami—Arvival of the Wanderer and Supply—Warn Weas ter—Sanitary Condition of the Istand—Quarantine— Non-Arvivat of the Octorara—Sale of the Prize Schooner Eugenia Smith ond Cargo, de. , de. The ship City of New York, Captain Salter, for Ship Island, passed bere last night, and was spoken and boarded by the pilotboat Oriental. She reports that on the 6th {nst., when at anchor off Indian Key, sawa large steamer bound south. The City of New York showed her colors, but the strange steamer refused to respond. Tho captain of the City of New York, when he heard that the Nashville had escaped, expressed the opinion that the steamer he saw was her; but your correspondent thinks she was nothing more than the steamship Columbia, which sailed from New York on the 2d inst., and reached Havana, on the 7(h. The pilotboat Oriental brought a large mail ashore from the City of New York, and her captain desired to be reported “ all woll,” and every. thing going on satisfactorily A largo ship passed here the day before yesterday with troops, bound west; but she was not spoken by any of our pitotboats. ight before last three men—two of them being the captain and mate of the prize schooner Wm, Mallory— succeeded io making their escape trom this place. They purchased, the day before, the launch of the wrecked English vark Director, and obtained a permit to go Osh ing; and, taking advantage of the night, put off, taking all their effects, and leaving the preprietor of our hotel minus over sixty dollars. They undoudtedly took » mail with them, and will endeavor to land mainland of Florida. It is to be hoped taey will ‘be ht; but this is doubtful. The officers of the Water hich vessel captured them, were ey. im. pressed by these m ‘and Captain Hughes thought they were men; but your correspondent formed a different impression—viz: that they were rebels of the purest water, and great scoundrels, whieh bas ae on to be the case. They were some of the large the same class fase np Row nae this piece, (6 the dlog of all people; and if their escape will only ager our authorities to be more strict in future it will be . most fortunate occurrence. inher ny ot Cape Florida ‘The lighthous poe podaed relight Sad te cod lighted, which will be ia leaves for javana shi evening, for watet,and, thinking she may jeceed in arriving there in time to meet tho be Stems, Tavail myself of the opportunity to send the above items by hor, and will be enabled to have more particu- lars for the Philadelphia, as she returns here before leaving for the A ‘The weather hero is very warm during the day; but the hights aro cool and comfortable as yet, Typhoid fover Still continues, and | auppows will during the summer, If it turns to nothing worse Wo Rbail be most fortunate Gur quarantine is how in foros, and is mopt rigid, whig THE BATTLE AT PITTSBURG, TENN, Our St, Louls Correspondence. Sr, Lous, April 15 Interesting Biatements of Rebel Prisoners Arrived in St. Lowts— Where the Rebels Obtained The Superior Arms — Beauregard and Jonnston. Be. Having hed # lengthy interview this morning with Some of the rebel: officers captured at Pittsburg, who arrived bere yesterday by the steamer Woodford, | am ovabied toudd a fow particulars to the battle of the 6th and 7th which may prove of intoreat to the readers of the Hanauo. These prisoners are chiefly from Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee, mixed in witha few from Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and goveral fine regiments raised in Southern Kentucky by the late so-called provisional government of that State, They confirm the previous statements tha tho rebel forces in the battle were the best armed im the Southern confederacy, excopting those now contending against McCiellan at Yorktown. - The arms wore imported from England only last month, by the igon steamer Economist, which ran the bi lo at Charleston with a valued at $500,000. aame oargd epoken of by Yancey, one which has been the subject of 80 much ae in Southern papers. A distribation tifles took place, so am in- officers, only a week before Our rebel prisonors also state that PRE rest im} \ the dratt. y the name nee Beaure- . Recruits were accepted in companies, and every tailroad in the Southwest waa turned into a recruiting station. As goon as 4 man enlisted he was sont to a company rendezvous, and when sixty were gathered together they were all sent to Corinth and combined in fogiments according to their States. Negrocs were searce, and yaeoanliee | thousands were ve into volunteering, ane they would be com. polled to join the army any and then be disgraced — oe comrades for sabmith toa draft. jement telegraphed from Cairo this morning, thas Pillow and Floyd wr were at Corinth, is pronounced wi oe by balf a dozen of the rebel oft wi I conversed. Pillow and Floyd despiaed by the Southern army for their conduct Fort Donelson, and my informant added, with emphasis, that the men would os mutinied rather than fight again under such generals. Floyd is at home in Virginia, and Pillow was recently in Momphis, without any command. ‘The troops all supposed, when ordered to Corinth, that they were to be under ‘coinmand of Beauregard, and much disappointment was felt among Alabamians, Louisi- anians and Mississippiang when ‘5 den that Beau. regard was subordinate to Sidney Johnston. Several of the Prisoners pra led, in my presence, to belicvo that if Beauregard bad ‘had the whole management Grant's army would have been annihilated. The troops commanded by Sidney Johnston arrived at Corinth tirst. They were about fifteen thousand in number. Lragg came next, with five thousand from Pensacola, aome raw Tonnesseo rogiments having been sent to the latter lace to elon gp the deficiency caused by the withdrawal, at this time was at Jackson, Tennocaee. Many rot the troopa who went to Corinth with ie latter were bitter in their language foward Sidney Johuston; but the latter was warm! yy the troops who ue accompanied him from erie, the result was that camps. coemreaeret Eee caronally ay the best of terms. For the principal items of “ihe above T_am indebted to First Lioutenant Edward C. Williameon, Twenty-firgt Ala- bama regiment,a native of New York, and for twelve years a clerk in’ Montgomery, Ala. ‘Too much praise cannot be given to the Western Sani- tary Commission for their labors in behalf of the sick and tals, and ision for en and b hospital supplies, they @ accomplished a vast deal of work, for which the Goldiers and their friends can never beaufficioutty grateful. Additional Particulars of the Battle. [oe ‘From the Cincinnati Commercial, April 15.1 We had yesterday the satisfaction of a conversation with Captain J. T, Stockdale, of the steamer Horizon, who was at Pittsburg Landing when the battle commenced on Sanday morning, snd was sent down to Savannah with his boat, but returned next day. Hesaw much of the fight, and spent ‘Tuesday aud Wednesday in walking ovor the battle ground. He had also a converfation with a wounded rebel prisoner who was well known ¢o him. Captain Stockdale walked over the battle field for miles, aud usually the rebel dead were more numerous than ours. Only in a few places were ear dead thicker than theirs. The shelling of the rebels by the gunbeats had been very destructive. Several groups of six, elght_and ten, who were Killod by @ single shell, wero seen. Rebel prisoners stated that the first big sbell that landed among them killed nearly twenty, and it was impossible to force the men forward whore the heavy shots from the boats wore crushing the timber, and the shells were shrieking and crashing on every ‘side. ‘The field where the enemies’ dead were thickest was where they encountered Lew. Wallace's Division on Monday morning. There, standin, qn astump, Captata Stockdale counted sixty dead rebels, ‘There were several piles-of nearly # dozen each. Every. thing indicated that the repulae of the enemy on Monday had moat dead! e Captain Stockdale on his boata wounded rebel whe was an old acquaintance. His name wasPatavieni, and when Capt. ‘dale know him, a few years ago, he was the chief clerk of P. L’Auo & Co. , doing busines at No. 13 Conti street, New Orleans. Patavieoi was a member of the New Orleans Guard, a company which was of tbe Home Guard organization; but upon the oews of Grant's movement up the Tennessee river it was called into sor- vice for ninety days, twenty 4 days of which term of ser. vice had expired wi Dattle was fou; stated that the attack wee made with sixty-five thousand men, with a reserve of Le -five thousand, and that they were told that Van Dorn and Price were at Memphis with their whole army, and would be in Corinth at once. A large number of the rebel force were ninety day mon. They were forced into the service. The rebel advance from Corinth was commenced nine days before the at- tack was made. Patavieni said he had been nine days out from Corinth , re our folks were as careless as if they were a party peat, and knew nothing of the enemy's advance. tavieni was shot through the thigh, and died on tbe way down the river. Why en — Retreated at Pittsburg. Fro Richmond Dispatch, April 10.} After writing the above (account of ‘the baitie of the 6th), information, for which we were pi came to hand that our army, under Genera! Beaur ‘d, retreated ‘the arrival of Buell, powerfully rein- This ‘withdra ieee: | in consequence of forcing the column under Grant. the river and the vicinity of @ matter of necessity. we believe, of our gallantarmy. General of Buell. But he will not await them too long, Sure. Ho will not lose the advantage of tho great victory of the 6th by any blunder, nor will he remain fuactiyo ‘an instant after an opportunity for another decided blow. Planetary Pheno mena. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Buoaway, Orvostre Sr. Pact’s Canc, } April 17, 1962. "J Will you oblige our good citizens with the following concerning the present interesiing phenomena of the heavens :—At thirty-#ix minutes past twelve o'clock this morning & fine observation was had through the te! scope upon the planets Jupiter and Saturn, then within two degrees of each other, and at an altitude of forty-five above the southwest horizon, Jupiter appeared with its four satellites, and Saturn with two of its aatellites, and a portion of the bright ring still visible. ‘The so-called disappearance of the ring will again take place, we learn, on May 17, and its final re-appearance on August 3. These planets will not be so near each other again for twenty years. They will approach a little nearer each other and then recede after May 17. A fine eclipse of Jupiter's third satellite was visible, with a higher power, at thirty Ave minutes t twelve A. M. The day-star, or the planet Venns, can be seen by a Bood ‘acticed eye at fifteen minutes past nine A. M. at forty four degrees above the southern horigon. Mercury is A bear the sun to be easily seen. Mars appears small, and at five A.M, low in the south southeast. Your obedient servant. A. EB. THATCHER. Coroners’ I et Drowne Casvantt.—As a child named John Moore was playing on the dock at the foot of Warren street, ; Wednesday evening, be fell overboard, and before assistance could be rendered him he was drowned. the body was recovered yesterday and taken to the late reai- dence of deceased, No, 207 Franklin stret, where Coroner Wildey held an inquest. A Cio Bervap To Deavt.—EKmily L. Clare, @ pretty Little girl about eight years old, while playing with a bonfire in a vacant lot near the corner of ic ape street and Fifth avenue, yon atest states, free her clothes and was 0 severely burned that see lied yesterday in en Coroner Nauman etd ‘en inquest on the remains. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. ‘April 11, 1868, eos sents, in a ey aang Haro, | 3 Peunaylvania Railroad, 44; oe ‘York at par. owes LADRLPHIA, April 17, 1862. Pmuwal Flour dutl, Wheat quiet: white, $1 80 a°S1 40; red, $1.24.4$1 25. Provisions very dull, Whiskey fim at Ye. a Mie. that any person ca canght ti the \esegraph wt cad ew ie wires w by the army shall be ieee eee on the spot. One ecamp detected in such an act in Virginia was so cerved, Knox Docs It.—Knox Knows how a hat should be made, and makes it, He knows that poopie cannot, in war times, to pay i cpprech and, there. fore, he sells cheap. He knows that tl lega: : Che themenith he reason of his ae unequalled ese. Ty Broadway, hey Wat 1 Hy Youce must gall tora KN — April 17, 1862. 64, 41, 34nd 10, Bo, Abs ah, Ge tor 1, 98. reernt bye OUN A. MORRIS & GO, Wihmingtom, Delaware, or Covington, Kentucky. Notice =Hts hag eilency, Governor Burvon, of the State Delaware. on the 8t! of April, —_, appointed tees H. Sharpe, Es jommissioner, for (he ‘orm of sixtecm yours, to superin and the arias of (bis lottery, im com Reclion h John Walker, ri Oficial Drawings of Murray, Eday & Co's icky aod Missouri State Lotter ‘ Kanrocne, Extras Crass ikiAori 17, 1868. » 27, O24, 44, 31 62, 10, 16, 44, 67. Circwiars sont free of bunrde jaa either to: RAY, EDDY & OO. Covington, Ky., or 84, Laonts, Wo: hed in a 1 Lege. ries, Information given, JOS! 19 Wall atreet, lized Lotte= Eri ites. Broker, Up stairs, New York, aod , just issued at 113 Nassau street, ene ee Hat Company, 148 Nasaa Street— ufacturers, aixteen years’ wlandi tinue ane fabricg af et ‘One price, one Earp rcp pon ool, to any $+ elaewhero. | Soft David’s Spring Style of Les Hate, No. besodectn cummins eb GH Mrs. ‘Winslow thing hing Syrap. ‘This valuable n sxutal aimee ore Sound, ene most ei Das book used wile never’ falllng success ia "Tt not only relieves the ehitd from pain, but invigoratee the stomach aud bowele, corrects acidity snd tone and r to the whole ayster HE ty Sts ry a bowels ae jdily remedied, ead t will almost instantly | relieve grij overcome convulsions, which, if in death. mt is the best and surest remedy in the world in all cases of porn toa arises (roam a ane di a, Whether it Sold by dealers in eatin ‘the world over. The O nd the Dwarf Continue At- tractive at m’s Museum. It is played again this after noon and evening, and is followed by the laughable Carve. “Lesson for Lovers."* Re and Private ie Crosby street, adjoiaing Keecfe’s New Supper Rooms, opened at N his former place of business. Herring’s Patent Ch: .mpion Fire and Burglar Proot tafee, 251 Brondway, corner of Murray street, ‘ew Yor! At Miller’s, 387 Canal “street, Ladies® Gaitors, with heels, at $1 60, with ladies’, missos and boys* Bootsand Shoes atl og! jeg and pricgs 0. tai G e Unders! ey and white Linen Drawers, wholesale or retail, at IRA PEREGO & SONS’, 175 Broadway. Beoaatifal Complexion.—Laird’s Bloom of Youth or Liquid Pearl, (or preserving and benulifging the complexion ‘and skin. Ait druggists Batohelor’s Hair D: world; harmiets, reliable and plied at BATCHELOR'S Wi His ee naa or Brown. Depot No. 1 Barclay street, and sold by all druggtats. 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