New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-20
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

In the y. Y. Souatc, on Saturday, tie following
bills were repor.ei fsyJruJlv: Authorizing CoUrts Of
Over tud Tefu.le. 10 gsg, new tjai.-Oroered to
t. ,ti-G reading. Rviuye 10 cii4in.l statistics IL
Neu.Norl.-O,d red o a third reading. Increasing
the slI4ry Of the Commissioner OF Jurors IN k'g'
COUsty.-A majority report. Incorporating tbe
Auglo-AIican Bank. Establishing B,afd Of
Ofisera fJr the Fi,st d v.siou National Guards
Ordered 10 a thrd reading. Eelti to Oyster
planting in the town Of Hampstead. incorporating
the Olive B,uevI MT Saci-ty.--Ordered 10 a third
reading. The following bills passed. ReimbursinR
,he Mautattan Con- any the money expended lor
gold TO pay the interest tine State oeot' 4hI'
BIurILy's Qua sntiie bill Approprating certain
waLers Tor the use Of the Citation Prison. lncor
porating the Brooklyn Loan and Improvement
Compsuy-Lost. A motion TO reconsider tabled
The Harlem Railroad New-York Depot bll.-l'ost.
A motion 20 recou. ider tabled. The bin providing
for conversation 70 members of the New-York
Common Council wss ordered 10 a third reading;
aIo, the Oswego Weigh Lock BILL also, the bill to
improve Oak Orchard Creek also, the bill to ralee
tie head Of the feeder Of he Oh Creek Reservoir;
also, the bill providing for canal bridges at West
Troy Rochester, NJ. Morris, and Mazda At the
evening session, the following Yves ordered to
third reading: Incorporating the Brooklyn and
Jamaica Railroad Company. The bill amending the
Excise law was repor ed fsvorably. 1t fixes The
price Of license at from SIS 20 $50, ard permits
two Commissioners to act in the absence Of the
third one.
In tho Assembly, tie following bills wers passed:
Appropria,ing the proceeds OF the Congregational
Land Grant to the Peoples College, by vote Of 60
to 40: amending the Statutes relative to Writs in
Criminal Cases; relative tn arrears Of taxes and
easements 10 the City of New-York; incorporating
tbs Market Savings Blrk, New.York providing
for the location Of lsnis granted By Congress and
raising scrp conferrnq additional powers on Boarda
of Supervisors; authorizing The Neptune Insurance
Company TO tax Are aud inland navigation risks.
At the evening session, the special order, the bill
allowing soldiers, TO vo'e we taken up. On motion
of Mr. DeaH gu amendment wac adopted limiting
the bill 10 tie time Of war, Instruction rebellion.
After q six hours debate the bill was ordered 70
third reading, and resolution wac adopted TO take
the final vote on The passage Of the bill on Wednes-
day at noon IL slSo agreed 10 take at the sane
time final vote on the resOlu:io amend
ing she Constitution to enable the soldiers to vote.
The Quarantine bill, the bill for tho relief Of sick
aud wounded soldiers aud the bill establishing a
Law Library in Brooklyn, were made the special
order for Monssy. Mr.. Dean introduced bill tax.
Ing the entire capNs of banks, notwithstanding that
portions OF the sane may be invested in United
States stocks
The Treasury Department las directed the
necessary measures TO be taken 70 put into
operation, az an early day, the Brsn;b Mint
authorized by recent act OF Congress to be
established at Denver, Colorado Territory.
private miutiug establishment al Denver has been
purchased by the Government for mint purposes, ana
the additional Implements aud fixtures required for
melting, assaying, and casting bullion into bare, to
which operations tho institution is to be eonGned for
the present, nave teen manufactured in Phihdel-
phia, and are now being shipped to Denver. II is
confidently expected tba. TIE Branch Mint will be
opeted for the operations referred 20 by the lat Of
JAY.
On Saturday afternoon the Hsrbor Defels.
Commissioners visited jersey City, TO witness the
trial of new battery designed for harbor defence.
The battery consists Of twenty five rihed barrels.
longer come what than the barrel Of ordinary rife.
The balls fred from them about the size Of rife
bullet. IL worked satisfactorily, discharging its
missiles AGAINST targets $50, 80 and $50 feet of
Three Iaen can operate il, and il has the power of
concentrating tie twenty-five bullets one point,
or scattering them a, the pleasure Of the chief op-
orator. 1t is also desigusd for field piece After
exhibition there wss Il collation. Of course, md brief
speeches by Alderman Hardy, ex-Gov. Price, Of
Neville 10y, ana DR.. A. h. Gardner, of New-York.
The mails Of tho Arabia and Hibernian reached
here Yesterday, bringing three days later foreign
files. The English papers contain extracts from the
correspondence between The Commissioners Of Gus
toms and tue Custom-H0use authorlies at Liverpool,
relatiog to the buIidBg, flung out and sailing OF the
Alabama. Ore Of tie inost interesting PORTIONS Of
the correspondence the sworn dispositions OF Wi-
liam Psssmore who stated that no VICE engaged as
sailor " serve OF the vessel and was tod by Capt
Butcher that it was going 70 fight for the Southern
Goverumsns. Nevertheless the Commissioners OF
Customs considered this insufficient to justify tie
seizure Of tue weasel.
On Saturday the New-York Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church heard the report OF the
Committee Ola the SAFE OF the Nation, and adopted
sseries Of spirited aud patriotic resolutions Adj
aresses were made by tue Hon Mr.. Odell, DR..
Foster, the Kew. Mr.. Wakely, Elder Marks, Bishop
Scott and others Two gsndemen, the Rev. Mr.
Sileck Of Ulster County, aud the Rev. DR.. Ketell
of Duchess County, voted against the resolutions
because Of their Abolition tendency" end their
Indorsement Of the action Of the Government 10
crush out the Rebellion.
"A bill is before the Rebel Congress providing br
an election of the members OF tue mex. House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. by general ticket. Tue object Of
changing the law lie 70 secore inll representation