New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-20

ate's joint resolution expelling ex-senator Badger
from the Board Of Regents Of the Smithsonian In
sttution, and appointing Prof. Louis Agassz to the
place. TIE Senate bill for the removal Of the Win
nebago Indians was parsed. bill was passed 70
appoint Assistant Collector, who shall reside az
jersey City. The Senstes Currency bill was dis
cussed during the Evening Session.
Tie New-YOrk Senate yesterday concurred In
passing the General Bounty BILL the bill to connfm
acts Of Supervisors was passed. also, the Dill 10 eA
tend the time for the completion Of the Albany and
susquehannsh Railroad. A bill to promote enlist
ments was reported it provides that the volunteers
Of this State now at the seat Of war shall receive
$50 bounty on reSnlistment for one year, or 20
bounty on reenstment for three years or the war;
Bills were introduced to amend the acts relating TO
trials in the Courts Of County Sessions and Oyer
and Ter,nner and to amend the act concerning the
rights and liabilities of husband and wife. The bill
to enforce the responsibility Of stockholders in oank
ing associations went through the Committee OF the
Whole, and was ordered to third reading.
In the Assembly, the following bills went
through the Committee Of the Whole, aud were
ordered to third reading: To legalize the ordi-
nances of the Corporate Of New.fork relative to
bounties TO volunteers and the relief of their families.
In relation to the sales of lands by the United States
Loan Commissioners. To incorporate The German.
American School Society in the Nineteenth Ward of
New.York. The Annual Appropriation bill was dis
cussed in Committee of the Whole.
Twelve Counties of New-York State, electing
lSS Supervisors, held their elections last week, re-.
suting in the choice Of l0s Republican Unionists,
and so Democrats increase TO the latter over last
Spring of Just H. This increase is over the vote Of
last Spring, and not that Of last Fall. Instead Of
the indications being toward a largely increased
Democratic majority over last FALL they give reason
to hope that that majority will be reduced, If not
entirely overcome.
in answer 10 Senate resolution, the Secretary
of the Treasury communicates the amount Of Gov.
eminent cotton sold in NewYork since the block
sde, the amount of commissions, expenses, &c.
The sales included 1895 bales and 1919 bags of
unginned, realizing total of s69G,5G2 There was
paid for the expense OF selling $500, and Sj,575
for storage. The average per bale for the ginned
cotton was $203 The price ranged fIom zoe. to
81 2O3c per pound.
The first anniversary Of the National Freed.
mems Association celebrated last evening At the
Cooper Institute. There were speeches by DTs.
Tying, Newman, and Beecher Among the many
interesting facts developed this, that the United
States Government has, during the year past made
profit Of $i22 600 out OF the labor Of the contra
bands at Port Royal.
Mails for Great Britain aud Ireland and the
continent via Queenstown and Liverpool, per
steamer Etna close at the NewYork Post Otfice
on Saturday tomorrow at l0l a. m. Also for tho
German States, per steamer Bavaria, at the same
time Mails for these steamers close at the uptow
stations as follows A and b, 9:45; G and ID,
600; E, 905; + and G., Gam.
The officers of the l4th New-Hampshire Regi.
ment have home earnest appeal for the MAIN
tenance Of the Government. They say that North
ern sympathy with Secession is the cause Of more
encouragement than all the Loot battles and fruitess
E campaigns Of the war.
Roger Sherman Baldwin, once Governor o.
Connecticut and United States Senator, died a
New.Hsven yesterday. lie was u grandson o.
Roger Sherman.
Charles Lewis, tried at Trenton n. j., for the
killing Of James Rowand OF Princeton, has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree
Coiton.raising ia to be tried this season in Cali
fornia. Seed will be planted in Sacramento Valley
OIL Stockton, and other places.
No business of importance was done by the
! Aldermen yesterday. An ordnance was proposed
to raise the rates of carriage 20 per cent.
There was an active stock market yesterday,
but the tendency downward There considerable
amount stock thrown the market by Hid holders
and the bears advantage Of the feeling to hammer with
yigor Governments fairly sustained bat the share
market of 4 cent The nsfie. At the elae Of the
First Board irregular but had generally downward
tendency At the O'Clock call the market for shares
nued heavy and the Second Board the prices Of ,haes
were s The ssles at the Second Board
all for cash At the O'Clock call there sharp rally in
Pacific Neil Erie better and the whole tone Of the
market showed recovery from the panic Of the morning
fairly steady but lnsetve. At the close the
market was bat quiet The market for Sterling very
strong ct l8Odl8c the close weaker at I8ed5
Francs ore 3l5 Fteghs faiy active aud rates
again 6tmeer for grain.
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