New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-31
GENERAL NEWS.

I'm the United States Senate yesterday bill was
passed TO expedite the printing Of the Presidents
message and accompanying documents. A reeolu-
ton was offered inquiring whether not any agent
of the United States has received from the Japanese
Government any sum of money to be used in coli
struotinR ships-of-war; if 80, who was the agent,
how mach money did he receive, in whose hands
was ii deposited under whore control is il now, snd
what disposition is proposed 10 be made of il The
resolutions of censure on the charerers OF the Banks
expedition vessels discussed hut not voted
upon. Mr. Richardson took Lis seat IS Senator from
Illinois for the unexpred term Of the late Stephen
A. Douglas The Aid-to-Mssourtb bill was DISCUSSED
for q time, and finally referred to the Judiciary.
Executive session, and adjournment
In the House joint resolution was reported, Rro-
viding for q Commission TO revise and codify the
statutes of the United States. bill was reported
TO prevent collisions at sea. Special Commission
was voted 10 inquire into charges against the Com
missioner of Patents. The Precedent sent in "A rec
oumendaton that q vote Of thanks be given TO Rear
Admiral Porter The Committee on Ways and
Means reported bill making appropriations for The
construction, preservation, and repair of forlifea-
tons. Alec, a bill making appropriations for the
support Of the Navy for the year ending with July,
1864. The bill TO arm negroes was then taken up,
and Mr.. Wadsworth Of Kentucky, Mr.. Sedgwiok of
New-York, Mr.. Wright of Pennsylvania Mr.. Moor
bead of Kentucky, Mr. Mcpherson Of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Diven Of New-York, Mr.. Biddle of Pennsyl-
wanna, and Mr.. Cox of Ohio. spoke briefly on the
matter The House adjourned without voting on
tho bill
In tho New.York Senate yesterday bill WIS
introduced to furnish tournques 10 a the soldiers Of
this State. The number for each man is not stated,
but fsur would be small aowance-one for each
arm and each leg. A tourniquet French, toarner,
to turn,j is stout pad brass plate, with band
of stout webbing and q screw OF metal on the upper
surface Of the plate. One Of them has been known
10 save mans life, and consequently four ought TO
save his life four times To carry them properly
will require an extra haversack-but that Is not
much. They also require the man 10 apply them,
but that is nothing at all. 1t is proposed to amend
tho bill 30 as TO give each full set of surgical
instruments with handbook of practice, so I'D to
dispense with surgeons altogether. The salaries Of
surgeons thus ssved a. the salaries, not the sur
geons viii 20 Ear toward paying for the brass tour
niquets.
On Jacob 'Harsen, q well-known physician Of
this city, lately deceased has left to the New-York
Eye Iufrmary $4,000; Northern Dispensary,
$4,000; New.York Universalist Relief Fund
bounded by teSta.or's father. 10000; New.York
Society for the Relief Of Widows and Ornbsns of
Medical Men, 10000; New.York Society for the
Relief Of Poor Widows with Small Children. A. OOo
"A resident of Jaue street. in this city, has 90.
verdict of 800 against man who put up boiler
factory near his house. and made such an intoerabe
noise in hammering rivets that plaintiff house was
almost uninbabilsble. The theory Of the decision
Il that noise is a nuisance, when there is enough
of Il.
Tho friends Of the memory Of Thomas Paine il
this city and uegbborhood met, annivorsarily, las
sv.,;pc at Empire Hall, where they enjoyed dance
and lecture, and concluded the exercises Dy sing
ino the song, owe won't 60 horne TIL morning :
and they did not.
Tho Senate Of the State yesterday aaOpted IN
,oipt resolution TO 20 into an election Tor uniIe
States Senator on Tuesday next.
"A member Of the New-York Assembly mas IN
trodaosd bill to repea! all lquof-hcense AWE a.
restrictions. and 90 back to the old act oil 1913.
.-Ths mails for Europe by the steamship han
ssroo viii close this morning, ut l0i O'Clock.
Tho rally Of Thursday in the Stock market az
10 have been the turning point OF the reaction and yea
ssre was rush buy the loading speculative share
A.. tAs .sne parties who anxious 10 sell Few DAY
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