New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-24

I'm the United States Senate yesterday, some
changes were made in Committees to give new
members chance. The bill to print an annual re-
port of the Banks of the United States was passed
A bill 10 provide means and modes Of taking EVIL
dence in support OF claims in certain cases against
the United States was referred TO the Committee on
the Judiciary. A resolution was adopted inquiring
into the case of invalid soldiers at the conyaescent
camp. Mr.. Wilson offersd q significant resolution
instructiug the Committee on the Conduct Of the
War to inquire whether MajorGsn Burnside has,
since the battle of Fredericksburg formed plans for
the movement Of the Army Of the Potomac, or
any portion Of the same and if co. whether any sub
ordinate Generals of the SAID srmy have written to
or visited Washington to oppose interfere with
the execution of such o movement, end whether
such proposed movements have been arrested or in
terfered with, end if so, by what authority. The
bill to provide for the greater comfort of the sick
and wounded soldiers, and to promote the efficiency
of the Medical Department, was amended in some
particulars, end adopted.
The House spent the entire session in Committee
OF he Whole on the financial scheme Of the Ways
and Means Committee. The concluding portion Of
the bill is given in another column. 1t is now to
come before the House. and will probably be voted
upon on Monday. The Secretary of the Treasury
Gas succeeded IN carrying ali the importan. amend
ments proposed to the first copy Of the bill. The
House adjourned to Monday.
in the New-York Senate, yesterday, bill WAS
reported favorably comforting additional powers on
uoaries public. Also, the Canal Appropriation bill
Last years bill relative TO the duties of executors
and administrators was introduced. A bill was in
troduced TO create the Office of Associate Surrogate
Of New-York County. Bills were passed relative to
forfei ed recognizances ia criminal cases and author
izug the Albany and Vermont Railroad Company
10 construct a branch track Adjourned until
Monday next.
In the Assembly there was an exciting session,
speut chiefly in b4lioting for a Speaker. Afer
,he 9Oth vote which stood GO to GO. the House ad-
iournsd until to-day. The Republicans voted
steadily for Mr. Callicott-the Democrats for Nj.
Trimmer.
---An important discovery Of series Of very pro-
voking robberies Of baggage on the Hudson River
Railroad, came t.. Light yesterday. A youth named
Shear who had been principal in the practice WAS
arrested, but made bis escape from the Twentieth
Precinct Sta;on-house yesterday morning. The
police are ON the alert for him and his gang.
Yesterday, AdOlph Blank Yves arrested on sus.
r!eou OF having robbed his employer Alfred Dung,
Druggist in the Bowery, Of $500 in specie and
notes, on the night Of the 18th inst lie WAS held
for examination.
Yesterday the President sent to the Senate thC
correspondence between the Secretary of STATE and
The Mexican charge d Affairs, relative TO the ex
Portaton Of articles contraband of war for the use
Of the French army in Mexico.
We learn from Mszatlsn, by way of San Fran.
cisco, that w. l.. Baker, American Consul at Quay.
smas, Mexico, was murdered by the Apache indians
shout the 2Oth ult., while visiting some silver mines
Our Board Of Health for the year 1863, organ
lied yesterday. The Resident Physicians repor
shows tha. the city is unusually free from contagious
DISEASES.
Odd Fellows Hall and other buildings, in Bing
hsmtoh, N. Y, were destroyed by Ere YESTERDAY
morning Loss 81, 900.
The mails for Europe by the steamers City o
Baltimore, and TeutOuia, will close this morning u
l0i o'clock.
The reaction in the Stock market continued will
severity yesterday morning Avery large amount Of stock
was thrown ths mske, for realizing and from weak PAL
ties who were slaughtered BY the using up Of their margins
The decline very general and rssched from to p cent
Governments did show much change and mos, decrr
tons Of railroad bonds in fair demand at previous prices
AT the O'Clock Board the market irregular with som
symptoms Of recovery. At the Second Board the feeling
much stronger and there that the reacto
bad exhausted itself The reaction continued to grow stropse
late In the dsynsw buyers rushing in to replace the stock
which they had thrown for the last two days. The eI
element ct the O'clock call very great with free bid
d. If IA
active market for Sterling at l620lG3i Feights lower 70
Gald fell ol