New-York tribune., 1841-05-17
ScmsFort 1eOisIature.

PHI. ,oI,ed a bill regarding the Governor. recon-
,., = ro.o.., 20 mechanical ubor IN the STATE Fms
,ns providing follows:
Tim, the Agents shall employ. during the present year
and anil otherwise ordered 80 man o INC CON-
rI without violating existing contracts IL t' mar
~ ,f six and six goods. and ssch articles 8" ron" N''
and other metals. a, not manufacturers III '''
Thai no nov contracts shall De- made or cA''nS C'"
t renewed for the employment OF con''ct' i.
labor beyoud what required for TIC support OF 'e
in the Judgement OF the Agents, without !'''i''7 a.
Tb A-nt shall report 10 the Governors all Proceedings
-lr li> act aud and opinions a> may naoe us
LEGISLATURE 20 determine whether mccha"ica! laoo !" Wv
Prisons can be abolished without >eroh' INJURY 70 '' ''
c-t> of the State.
whcn,,cr am contractor shall fail perform the con,
,tion of his contract the Agent shall cancel the >ae ana
DISPOSE OF lie conycts provided the h>t section VI w
bill
The bill was ordered 10 b. printed.
Mr Root laid on the table the following concurrent rcseu-
tsn,
Resolved 5v the Senate and Assembly Of the State OF New
Yo That ono OF the great and leading objects ct the tedc
1 T,i,u was 10 NV, 70 the country National Currency 10
be National this Currency be 4 equal value III ii! rs
part. e. - tc paycn the duSv OF Government and tc
duties nr>;, and eNci>c> cannot be uniform through
out the United States For ,at and other purposes the
Constitution provides that Congress Shai have the power
to make all laws which shall be- necessary aAd proper tp car
ryr into execution all other powers vested by TN, C"S'u
]
partmcn or officer thereof Ia pursuance o ts power,
and with a view to the great object aforesaid Congress,
shortly after the organization OF the present tedcr Govern
r,crt psscl laws cStabl, m- Tor the coinage oi mo-
nov and t. establish Bank which might with It's branches
furnish larger and extensive, and more easily trails
n.cl circulating medium OF exchange and winch might
also become cheap ana safe fiscal agent and depository o
the public mcneys OF the United States. Both agents the
Mint and the Bank created by hs same Congress and under
the same ntcrential power alike performed their respective
functions The coined the money according t" the hN'd
standard o value and thereby furnished certain and known
which the and .ilS OF the Bank might rest
while the other turli.hcd widely extended paper circul
ton. resting the basis Of metallic currency OF
certain and Known intrinsic value Both OF these agencies
combined furnished the country with currency equal IN
value in all parts and adequate all lis fiscal concerns and
the regulation OF commercial exchanges throughout the
United States.
Resolved That whenever tho ccmbiHcd upon e the osen
ccs aforesaid la, been disturbed by the withdrawal from CIR
cuaon of the paper the Bank the currency c >hc Nation
has become dcranscd and H. uniformity DESTROYED lhis
fact alone ncontctb proves that in this widely extended
and highly commercial country, specie crcuafioa with all
the AID the State Bauks afford ;urnisi adequate
and uniform National Curcncy
Resolved, That to give tho Nation sound and unurm
Currency, National Dank necessary aud proper de-
posor Of the public money keep them -ut oi 4c reach
of the Executive. but consequence Of appropriations
made law Therefore
Resolved That the Senators in Congress from tl, STATE
be and they hereby instructed and the Representatives
cqnecd their endcayor procure the passage of
law Incorporating National Bank with sufficient capital
and modified in the details of it, charter, ntks it
safe fiscal and depository the moneys ot the United
Stae. and restore the country sound and uniform cur
rency.
The bill Tor excmpting household furniture &c then
debated at some length when the Committee rose.
Special Message was received from the Governor
miting message from Acting Governor Rutherford Of Vr
gina in rcpy the last letter of the Governor OF tins State
to Lieut.. Gov Patton, the in difference be-
tween the Two States. The Senate then Adjourned
In ASSEMBLY ON Thursday the subject brdsisg the
Hudson at Albany debated somewhat but question
takcn
On Saturday Mr. Simmons from the Judiciary Committos
reported resolutions relative amendment to the Judi
ciary sysem, rfich ordered printed
Message was received from the announcing their
nou-concurcucc in the Assembly amendments the Gene
IA; Appropriation bill Mr. moved thnt the House
ce9e from tle;r amendments The House voted to insist
the first secon Ayes &C. Noes b. After tronsacting
other business general interest t.c House adjourned.
APPOINTMENTS Bf TIE GOVERNOR AND SENATE:
b. Ludlow oNego first Judge place
David 7. Brew resigned.
John y Casey of o,wego Examiner in CIanccry, pl,sc
'' oTsfco~1Ccrr noughou Worcester chanecr
place Of James Brlckett resigned
From TExAs--By the arrival of the steamer Neptune
been received New Orleans from Galveston up
the I'd INST The Austin papers that skirmish took
place Lar,io, the 9Th of April between company
Texan spies, under Capt John C. Hays, and nauding
party ot Mcxans which resulted in the total defeat Of the
latter. The Mexicnns about forty number o whom
three killed, number wouuded and twenty-five taken
prisoners. Most Of the horsc arms So. also taken
The spe, consisted of twelve Americans and thirteen Ncxi-
cans, none ef whom received any injury.
70 The settler. (,quatters the Public Lands subject
to entry Dixon Illinois, have held ting and protest.
ed agunst the sale Of lands advertised take place on the
10th Of August They say if takes place they will be com
peled lose their lands pay 30 100 psr cent incre,
m money buy hem with-Thi- consideration Is not with
y;esh but what the Gorernmsat should happen ais.
need the money due lands taken and not bought Or
paid for
CJ' The steamboat Troy Thursday nude the trip be-
tween this Citv and Albany quicker than II had ,y, I