The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-04
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In the Assembly, Mr.. LOOMS reported bill to
reduce the fees of District Attorneys The bill
proposes TO authorize the Boards of Supervisor,
dollar for every one hundred inhabitants in tn,
county. 1t was ordered TO third reading.
Mr.. SIMMONS introduced a series of resolutions
in favor Of protective tariff, which were laid O,
the table.
Mr.. HuMpHREY moved to have the bill for tn,
recharter Of the North River Bank taken from tn,
files, and referred to q select committee to report
complete. The House refused.
Mr. LOOMS bill relative to judicial and le,al re-.
form we're made a special order
Mr.. TAYLOR asked unanimous consent to intro.
duce resolution providing that the House should
hereafter meet at Am instead Of 10, as a, pre-.
sent.
Mr.. SMITH Of Genessee objected At this late
day Of the session, when there i; SO much business
remaining to be done, il must be evident that
moment of time is Indispensable, aud what could
be the object of MIR. Smith in thus obiectinp. I
cannot imagine.
Mr. O'SuLL,vAN, from the judiciary committee.
reported as he stated in answer to petition from
Albany, signed by 500 citizens, and another from
Columbia, another bill for the abolition of c.,;ta,
punishment. This bill differs from the other !,
providing that it shall not 20 into effect until the
resolution amending the constitution, SO that the
pardoning power should be taken from tho execu.
tive and given to the Legislature, has been adopted
by the people. MIR. O'S. remarked that he wished
q silent note taken on ordering this bill to o third
reading, as he did not wish to occupy the time Of
the House any further on this subject
Mr.. SIMMONS said that as one of the judiciary
committee, he felt bound to state that he did net
eoseur in reporting this bill.
Mr. LOOMS said that if the gentleman from New
York had included him in the majority, he had
mistaken him He could not assent to this report,
as he thought the committee had no further juris.
dictioa over the subject, as they had already re-
ported on it, and the House had decided on it.
Mr.. . SULLIVAN then said, If the gentleman dis
sented, he should be obliged to Withdraw the re.
port as II would not be majority. He had Ger
talnly understood the gentleman as agreeing to It,
The report was accordingly withdrawn.
Nr FLAGLER reported a series of resolutions
against the ranking privileges, recommending It's
abolition, and requiring the Governor, il the re-
solves are adopted, to present them to Congress
Ihey were ordered printed There is no priv.
ledge subjected to greater abuse than this one of
ranking, and 10 to be hoped that the present Le
gisature will call the attention of Congress to IT,
correction.
M, SwA 'KnAMsER ieavored to call up the re
solution introduced by him, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution, so as to abolish free Mold
Qualif cations for certain offices; also The resolu
tons relative TO one day elections throughout the
JAIteu States. were opJ cteu 10.
The bill from the Senate providing for the exemp
tion OF household furniture from d. stranment under
landlords warrants, was referred to a select COM
miItee to report complete. The Senate passed this
bill yesterday and it will doubtless go through the
House.
Mr.. STRONG, ofthe Senate, deserves great credit
FOR the perseverance, and exertons he has manifest.
cd in urging this stion TO successful an issue
The issse then took up the order Of third reading
Of bills, and passed number Of local and uninpof,
taat ones.
In The Senate to-day, the Committee Of the Whole
rad under cons iderato, Mr.. Faulkner Bill for the
aid OF the New York and Erie Railroad. This bill
proposes to give to the company the S3 900 600 al
ready loaned TO the company, provided the road
shall be constructed within the next five years
The bill was gone through with in COMMITTEES. and
reported to the Senate. The New YORK School
Bill was made a special order for TUESDAY, next,
Tbs Senate then went into executive session
1t IS now almost certain that the School Bill will
be defeated. Al any rate IL will be so amended as
TO change its character almost entirely and render
II quite as objectionable to Bishop Hughes and his
partiz ans, as the present system. TigSe Davy and
host Of that lk, here, and doing THAR utmost
to prevent the adoption Of the amendments, but II
will be OF no avail The friends Of the present sys-
tenn are equally earnest on the other hand
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