The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-23

book, the time not lar distant wnen lis orlnine-
tors will meet with the oboquy and contempt they
90 richly merit. With these facts and views, we
trust that Congress will fad time before they ad
journ. to settle this important subject. Do, try.
Progress of Medical Science-Private Lee
tures-The Lancet.
The Spring course Of lectures, at the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, commenced yesterday.
Dr. SWEET delivered the first Of series OF lectures on
Diseases of the Heart" This gentleman has de-
voted particular attention to this most interesting
class of diseases, and while in Paris had singular OPP
portunities of acquiring scientific information,
which, it was evide nj from yesterdays lecture, were
not suffered TO pass unlmproved Professors Gilman
Watts, and Parker, with Drs Buckley, Qdacken-
bcss Wilkes and others of great talents and attain
ments, will also give lectures on particular branches
of surgery and medicine. The Zee for attendance Is
merely nominal, and crowds of students are Hooking
to the Crosby street halls. What in the name OF the
seven sleepers is DR.. Mott and his family OF pro-
fessors about!
These lectures, which will be Of popular charac-
ter, will be fully reported in the Lancet. Men OF
alen. will thus be brought before the public as they
deserve. and science will have full course and be
triumphant. The quacks, in and out of the proies-
sion, begin to be alarmed. Well they may A great
movement has commenced in the medical profess
sion; and, aided by free and independent medical
press, it will 90 en- sweeping over imposture and
charlatanry, ike the desolating lava over many
miles ofauvial oyster beds.
The PUBLIC SCHOOL BILL.-This important
bill has passed the Assembly by large majority.
We und erstand that the bill meets the views both
of Bishop Hughes and the Catholics, and that 1t
will pass the Senate, and receive the Governors
signature beyond doubt. These are the proceed
ings:-
New York SCHOOL BILL.
This bill coming up o. its third reading,
ME- u. BALDWIN hoped the final question on
the passage of tae bill weuld be delayed until TO-
morrow
Mr.. MAcLAr opposed, and the motion was lost
MIR. D. S. WRiGHr moved to recommit, with
instructions to add section submitting the ques.
ton of the approval of the law to the people ofNew
York.
support of the bill, but was called to order by MIR
SsYMouRa as debating the merits OF the bill, on
motion to recommit with special instructions.
This point of order was debated by Me:srs HUN
PHREY SEYMOUR, O'SULLIvAN, and finally the de-
bate was al rested, and the question taken on the
proposition to submit the law to the people, and II
was nepatived, ayes "a, noes 81.
MIR. KELLY then moved the previous question'
MIR. LAWRENCE, who asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the House to offer the following-to refer
it to the committee ON common tschoois, with In
structions to report the following amendment IN
stanter -
"And the said supervisors shall in the appor..
,ioAment of the moneys appropriated and raised
for the support and encouragement OF common or
district schools in the city Of New York, apPor-
ton and divide the same TO and among the said
several Wards, according and in proportion 10 the
average number Of children over and under 10
years Of age. who shall actually attend the coM'
mon or district schools therein the preceding year,
which shall have been kept open at least nine
months in the said year" 49,
Mr.. E. G. BALDWIN, moved TO amend by adding
to the instructions the words and that no religi'
Gus doctrine Of sectarian character be in any man.
ner taught or inculcated in any Of the common or
district schools in the city Of New York"
The amendment Of MIR. e. BALDWIN was
adopted.
The question then being on the motion Of Mr..
LAWRENCE, as amended by Mr.. E. G. BALDWIN, it
was rejected. 80
MI GRour then took the floor in a defence ofthe
on this subject, showed that the alleged feeling adj
verse TO this bill, had been greatly exaggerated.
When Mr. GRoUr had concluded, MT >. Z.
CHURCH called the previous question: which was
ordered and sustained.
The question was then taken, and the bill passed,
as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Arnold, Beakes, Brown, Brown
son, }. c Burnham, Case, s. Church. G nnaen,
VA; Tsy, Hoffman, AfS S%RAfs9 aySas,, 4AsBS; Htshe:
hacker, Lansing, Lawson, Lockwood, Loomis,
Lott, Mcneil. McQuigg, Maclay, Munro, OSulli'
van, Patterson, Redington. Robbins, Rogers, Rus
sell, Scovil. Seymour, Shelton, Smiley, Smith,
Speaker, Spence, Spencer, Stevens, Storing,
Swackhamer, Townsend, Upper, R. A. Udall, W.
NJ. Udall, Waite, Weir, Wilson, d. S. Wright. G.
Wright-65.
Nays-Messrs E. Baldwin, +. g. Baldwin, Dana,
Dox De Novelties, Hitchcock, Hunt, Ketcham,
Marcellus, Mead, Morse, Pratt, Swartwout, Thorp,
Tucker, b. +. Wells-l6.
The SPEAKER declared the bill passed sug.
gestion was made that il requires a vote OF two
thirds altering the powers OF the corporation OF
New York, and an appeal being taken from the de.
cision Of the chair, it was given as the opinion OF
the chairman OF the committee on two-thrd bills,
appeal was Withdrawn, and the bill is sent to the
Senate for their concurrence.