Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-09
From Albany.
From our Correspondent Brougham-Ne
EUPHEMIA.


ALBANY, 9th Feb, 1888.
Well-the Small Bill project has passed the Senate
What Passed the Senate Yes-the suspension pro-
ject Of the Senae's Bank Committee. After talking till
they had breath spare this body Of
met today O'Clock. aud the motion to strike out
all after the words The people of the State of New
York" &c. in the Assemblys bill, the vote stood 20
Radicals for, 10 10 Wings against it. The next ques
ton insert the Senate Bank Committee suspen-
sion bill. Carried 30 To 10. The Committee rose and
reported said bill TO the House Mr.. Foxhe cunning
Senator proposed 10 strike out Senates bill and re-
insert Houses bill. Lost, 90 to TO- On the motion ts
agree with the report of the Committee, the vote stood
ls for and IL against-Col. Young and Mr.. Speaker,
two furious radicals, voting with the ten Wings, be-
cause they against touching the law of 1885. So
much for small bills. Tomorrow il goes the House.
it already determined to take the measure up Without
debate srangle IT, chop off its head and send back
The day TO the Honorable the Senate. Then will
come the heat of battle. We shall see what we shall
see.
Abijah Mann disgraced himself again this morning.
He wanted 20 amend the journal to record the facts
of the scene Of yesterday He was aefeated-himseli
voting in the negative the motion insert his amend
send you a full and account Of Mon
days doings. 1t appears in OF the city papers.
Mann will be forced upon his rights He has
no investigating committee and packed majority 10 back
him up.
Mr.. Kelley called up his subtreasury resolutions
day. and led off in a spirited speech against Mr.
virgins liberty destroying bill.
Mr.. L. +. Allen, from the committee on agriculture
introduced bill today for the encouragement Of the
culture Of silk. Il proposes to give bounty Of ten
cents pound on all silk reared in this state and pre-
pared for manufacture and all silk ready for reelng
bounty Of 80 cents per pound Bat what is of greater
Importance, every person earning bounty is required
give of the number and species Of cocoons
and mulberry trees and every other statistical norma
ton connected with this branch Of industry.
LIEUT.. PowKLL's FLORIDA BATrLE.-Ths disas-
,rous affair have been quite modern battle
Of the spurs" The surgeons report Of the wounded
might be given in one line from Pope's Homer
Pierced ~ the back a base, in glorious wound.
1.-THE troops met the Indians. but the sailors broke
and Lieut. Powell says, that had II not been for
the company OF artillery under Lieut. Fowler which
was with him, his whole command would have been
TO pieces.
The company Of artillery had protect their retreat
and il much the officers could do Is keep the
sailors from breaking into full run to the boats and
pushing off. Most OF the sailors wounded in the
back. Lieut.. Fowler was wounred in the thigh He,
however mounted the back Of a negro and continued to
encourage his The artillery retreated in good
der rather they kept up FIRE retiring There was
nothing like running among them. Whilst retiring on
the back Of the negro Lieut. Fowler received ball in
his back. IL is known whether the ball passed
through him. round under the skin All the officers
were wounded except j. L. Johnson ~ho mas howev-
less than balls through his hat and clothes
There than 30 Indians and they might
have been whipped but for the sailors, the fight
in the open pine barren with the under growth burnt
or perhaps even : ifthe regulars had not beef
afraid that the sailors would take the boats and
them. But for the regulars all would have been killed
il was, al the dead and wounded were left
behind and one boat with box Of ammunition fell into
the hands Of the Indians. Three ladians were seen
dead. The assistant surgeon of the navy and his at
,cndant killed while dressing the wounded Our
loss was believe five killed and twenty wounded.
or it may have been twentyon killed and wounded"
NEW BUILDINGS IN is37.-There were erected in
thi, city last year $40 buildings Of all kinds and sizes
In 1856 there were 1926 buildings-inore than double
the amount. This last year there a4a dwelling
houses 6s6 stores Is workshops and manufactures,
and 90 oes less erected than in the year 1876 Facts
worthy the consideration Of the wisest-lo workmer,
the average, each building, viii give the number
Of Iess men employed at 10000.
DRIrPfsos OF THE KrrcHKs.-A report has recent.
iy been laid before the Senate by the Postmaster Gen.
era submitting exhibiting the perqui
sites OF postmssers from boxes. and the charged
annually for the same In different cities and We
extract some Of The the comparisons of which
may be interesting.
To, f~rl