New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

erence to the negro population in his Department
I'm the n. Y. Senate, yesterday, the following
bills were ordered to third readng Relative to
the Rome and Oswego Railroad; incorporating the
Maiden Railroad Company; incorporating the New
town and Astoria Railroad Company. The Senate
non-concurred in the Assembly amendment TO tne
New-York Harbor Defense bill, increasing the sp-
preparation to one million Of dollars. Conference
Committee on the subject was appointed Inc ioi-
lowing bills were passed: Relative TO the fees OF
Surrogatss, and the compensation OF Execu'orsi
relative to the Brooklyn fremeni Incorporating the
Catholic Orphan Asylum at Rochester, incorporat-
ing the Protestant Episcopal Tract Society incor-
poratiuR the Johanitor German Benevolent Society
Of Nsw-York; relative to the Protestant Orphan
Asvlum. Hew.York; relative TO the PoughkeepSe
Savings Bank; relative to the Southhold Savings
Bank; Incorporating the Seminary Of Our Lady
Of Augels;" authorizing dummy engines on the
Brooklyn Central Railroads. incorporating the Onon-
daga Historical Society amending the New-York
Unsafe Building act; incorporating the Oswsgo
Water Works Company; authorizing the Mayor and
Controller Of New-YOrk to appoins thirty Tax Mar.
shals-lost aud motion 20 reconsider was tabled In
cooperating the Father Mathew Temperance Society
Of New-York; the South Brooklyn and GravsSend
Railroad bill. Mr.. Lowe resolutions pledging the
State to support the Administration in the vigorous
prosecution of the war, &C., were adopted. Tie
Senate, BY vote of 10 to 6, refusss to consider
resolution for final adjournment. incorporating the
Master Steyedores' Association ofNewYorki amend
ing the Railroad scl-it allows baggage cars to be
placed IN any part OF the train; providing for the
erection Of Police Court-House in Fifty.seventh
street, New-York. The following bills were or
dered to third reading: Reimbursng the Manhat-
tan Company $226 900 expended in purchase of coin
TO pay the interest the State debit for the relief
of the Antwerp Literary Institute incorporating
the Ancient Order Of Hibernisns Of Hew.York; in
cooperating the Lithographers' Society. AT the
Evening Session the following bills were ordered to
a third reading: The Geddes and Syracuse Railroad
bill; the West Farms and Morrisanis Railroad BILL
the Richmond County Quarantine Claim bill was
debated and progress reported the Senate insisted
on its amendments 70 the PilOtage bill, and Msssrs.
Tobey, Freer, and Folger we're appointed Commit
tee Of Conference.
Iu the Assembly, the majority report OF the Cali
cot Investigating Committee declaring him limo
cent of corrupt or criminal conduct in his official ca
pacisy as member Of the present Legislature o
sDoe his election, was made the special order 70
Monday evening. The report is signed by Messrs
Prinde, Lake aud Havens. The Grinding Com
mittee reported the following bills complete:
For recording Internal Revenue Stamps; Amending
the Charter Of the Neptune Insurance Company.
The following bills were passed: Facilitating the
construction of q railroad the Upper Hudson;
Mr.. Deans BILL amending the Metropolitan Police
act the vote the bill preventing frauds in street
openings in New-YoTk was reconsidered, and the
bill passed; The Annual Tax bill; Authorizing rail-
road companies to employ police force; Relative
to preferred in the Court Of Appeals. At the
Evening Session the bill providing for the sale of
land scrip, donated to this State by Congress, was
ordered to third reading; also, the bill donating the
proceeds Of the fund thus created to the Peoples Col
lege Messrs Weaver and Saxton Smith, from the mi.
poity Callicot Investigating Committee, report that
they find that Mr.. Callicot, after qualifying rs a
member of the present Legislature, received 81 900
o. consideration for his official action and votes as
q member and Speaker Of the Assembly. The re-
port concludes with the resolution recommending
the expulsion of Mr.. Callicot Adjourned.
The members Of the Tammany Society seem to
10 in quandary concerning the preparation Of a
regular ticket for officers for che ensuing year.
The Committee Of fifteen appointed to select caDdi-
dates for the new Council had made up the follow
ing ticket aud were ready 10 present it at an nfor
NAL meeting Of the Society last evening; Sachems-
Andre Froment in place Of John A. Dix, Elijah +.
Purdy, John Kelly, Isaac Bell, Edward Cooper
John E. Develin Richard b. Connolly, Daniel L.
Delevan, James b. Nicholson, Peter b. Sweeny,
Douglas Taylor, Henry VsOdewater. Treasurer,
John Y. Savage in place Of George e. Baldwin.
Secretary, Casper C. Childs. Sycamore, George S.
Messerye. Wiskinskie, Stephen G. Duryea. The
Committee did not however, present this ticket,
having heard considerable mutteriug against some
OF the men thereon. There WAS expressed oppos!-
ton TO John Kelly and War-borse Purdy, in fact
disposition eviDced to lay upon the shelf all OF
the old chiefains and make up ticket Of live men,
like eet-Conmissioner Cornell, Bill Tweed, and
other workers. The society had a pow-wow Of all
hour and half but falling TO arrive at any conclu
Aion, adjourned until ii o'clock Monday morning,
when ticket will be made up and presented " the
members IN the evening for their suffrsges-the
election trsnspiring half an hour after shutdown OF
that day.
An extract from The Jaessoa Missi,s;DDion
tells Muncbausen story which we have not seen
before: 1--WE learn from gentleman from yieks.
burg that two Yankee meD-Of.war, the Hartford and
Albatross, which passed Port Hudson during the
late battle at that place. weighed anchor on Monday
and left their mooringS, for t is believed final de-
parture downward. There being no hope of succor
from Porters upper feet, after the disastrous fate of
abe two vessels sen, down last Wednesday, Farsgut,
no doubt determined to the gauntlet, OF Warren
ton, Grand Gulf, and Port Hudson, rather than stay