New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-19
GENERAL NEWS.

In the U. S. Senate, yesterday, Dir. Foot was
chosen President for the remainder of the Session.
The bill to change the time of holding Courts in In.
diana was passed; also the bill to pay the Moni.
tors crew for losses. bill introduced concern
ing Naval officers also one to equalize the grade of
line officers in the Navy. A bill was introduced TO
hurry up the pay of sick and wounded soldiers in the
hospitals. The Fertilization bill was passed, with.
GU. amendment. The bill fixing the gaase Of the
Pacific Railroad at SCI inches was adopted.
In the House bill was passed to aid the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad in making bridge.
Tho House concurred in the Senate amendment to
the bill providing for an Assistant Register Of the
Treasury: also in the amendment authorizing the
appointment of Solicitor of the War Department.
Tue House took up the Senste's substitute for the
bill TO aid the State of Missouri in the abolisbment Of
Slavery, providing that whenever the President
shall be satisfied that Missouri has adopted valid
and constitutional ordinance for the gradual or i'm
mediate abolition or exclusion of Slavery therefrom
so 900 0O in Bonds with interest at per cent Per
annum, payable thirty years after date. ETC. The bill
was sent TO the Select Committee on Emancipation.
The House passed the Senate bill for the purpose of
removing doubts as to the meaning Of former laws.
1t authorizes the President, when two kinds Of pun
ishment are imposed by Court, pecuniary and i'm
prisonment, to remit TIE one or the other. When
the Imprisonment is RENTED, the fine shall be
collected as judgment of debt in the common forms
Of law. Passed. The Senate bill to temporarily
supply vacancies in the Executive departments,
caused by death, resignation or absence, author
ICES the President to appoint the head Of any one
department to supply temporarily the vacancy IN
another The House took up the Senate's substitute
for the bill indemnifying the President and other
persons for the suspension of the babeas corpus and
for acts committed in pursuance thereof. A long
and sharp debate ensued but no question was
tskeD.
In the New-YOrk Senate yesterday, bills were
reported favorably to incorporate the Womans
Medical College; to improve Flatbush avenus.
Bills were introduced to amend the divorce laws,
and to protect creditors of Secret Societies.
In the Assembly bills were favorably reported
relative 10 detention Of prisoners in Kings County
JAIL and relative to fees and costs in Brooklyn JUS
tees Courts. general bill was reported and
passed TO confirm the Governors acts in regard TO
bounties, and repay advances by towns and coun-
tics. Notice was given of a Broadway Railroad
bill also bill to create Bureau Of Military Sta.
Dry Goods Clerks Early ClosDg Association; re-
pealing the ACT exemptiug Ministers Of the Gospel
from taxation relative 10 the accounts Of town Of
fcers. 1t provides that the supervisors town clerk,
and justices Of the peace or any two justices in the
several towns Of county, shall constitute Board
OF Town Auditors, for the purpose of examining the
accounts of overseers Of the poor, commissioners of
highways, and other town officers. To amend the
Revised Statutes relative TO auction sales. II pro-
vides for the payment Of auction duties by all
brokers, factors, and middemen, in the sale OF
every species OF personal property subject TO auc-
ton duties; on all goods, each and every time Sold
and on all damaged goods, the came as if in good
condition. II authorizes the Controller to appoint
agents, and enforce and carry out the law. At the
evening session, Gen. Cass was rendered the priv
ileges Of the floor. The Governors Message was
debated. The Assembly agreed to adjourn from TO-
morrow until Wednesday of mex, week.
From the annual report Of the Commissioners
of Emigration Of this port, We learn that, in 1862,
tho whole number of emigrants was IL GO more
than arrived the preceding year. the whole number
of passengers landed during 1862 being los, 1886. or
these, 097 citizens, or persons not subject to
bonds or communication, and 1906 were aliens from
whom Communication was paid or bonds executed,
showing an increase in alien emigrants of l0,777
over 1861, and being 1856 less than in 1860, 3.Ol6
Less than In 1862 1888 less than in 1853 and lO 46
les than in 1857; while the population. to the
evsrage Of former years, since 1917, is much less
than half. OF these emigranls, 32,27 were from
ireland, n gao from Germany, 1875 from England
end Ss@4 from other countries. The receipts Of tho
Commission during the year 1862. amounted to
tl74. - %.
The Board Of Education met last night. and