New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-21
TIL 3 TRIB U N E
New-York Legislature.

TuE.pAY Jan. le.
MIR. PAIGE moved aninquiry of the Comp'fole'
where tie balance OF $G05, III net earnng' OF 'ne
Canal now is, and whether tits available 1os'
not this blockhead know that By law passed 0s
Regency Legislature every cent :" us pr
pria,ed to the Works in progress as 'a'' a = %
..eived7 Why sAoxld the State keep 50 large a
vu,, an hand while she is borrowing largely a. y
nor cc,,q1 The Resolution was adopted
". rp,xK1,y's anti R-pudiating resolutions
80 ,,Lcn no. and advocated at length by INC
..,,ar and Gen RooT Mr.. PAIGE hes the flor
r, ,ba ASSEMBLY. petitions OF 500 citizens OF
Albany and 800 of Columbia CO. in favor of abol-
;sb;,g the Punishment OF Death; several for State
aid ~ N. Erie Railroad; severa for State Prison
Reform: several for exemption Of $500 worth
of Household Furniture from. seznre on Execu-
lion; and several for the extension of the Right OF
Suffrage to persons Of color, were among those
presented Mr.. O'SuLLIvAS presented for
the rechartcr Of the North River Bank, and avowed
himself opposed to its ptnyer.-
Mr. O'SULLlvAH reported the bill to ABOLISH
THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATR, with amendments,
rcmurking that, as amended, it had the approba-
ton Of every member of the Committee but ono
who was absent. He moved that it be made
special order for this day week, but this was OPP
posed and defeated
After some minor matters OF business,
Mr.. LOOMS called up VIVA; is styled g The Peo
pies Resolution proposing an amendment to the
State Constitution whereby each appropriation for
any work Of Internal improvement: shall be passed
no. -, ,oI .l,o poonle ,l,o Eicction
,ecdins its adoption by the Legislature, and shall
not take effect until and unless majority OF the
popular vote is cast in its favor. MIR. il. wished
10 proceed Immediately to its consideration. Mr..
HUMPHREY of Tompkns objected to making this
proposition Special Order, and thus crowding 1t
over the head Of other business. Mcssrs. LOOMS,
.D'AvEzAc, and HoFfMAS, spoke urgently IN re-
ply. Mr.. Loomiss proposition was neSattocd:
Ayes sd; Noes 50. The resolution was then re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole having III
charge the Governors Message. Ayes Is; Noes
40. Adjourned.
PESSsYIvAHIA.-Mr. Gilmore, late Treasurer,
reports the entire debt of the State beside The U. S.
Depositc Fund at $36 33 ,O07 Is, mainly bearing
per cent interest, though nearly I've Millions bear
6 per cent. and us much more as low as per cent.
The annual interest is about S ,800,0 900. Her rcvc
nues from Public Works for 1912 are estimated a,
81, 3500OO from Taxes, Licenses, &c. 81 1898, 438:
Total, S2,435, ABB; Expenses Of Public Works,
IS, s45 00O Interest of Debt, 81 ,S000GO; Schools,
$500, 600; all other purposes (excert new Public
Works. $3.50 $50: Total Revenue, including bal
nnce in the Treasury $3.50, 367 "a, which will
leave trifling balance in the Treasury next De-
cembcr. Mr.. Gilmore urgently recommends re-
,renclmcnt in the Public Expenditures, and points
on, the departments in which they may be made
The Tolls on the State Works are to be reduced
so as to allure more trade and travel to them. Ca
good idea, but rather late in the day The proposal
10 sell or lease the State Works meets strong oppo
sition, as it well may. We do not doubt that, in
time and with good management, they may be made
10 paw To sell them is to throw them away, and
worse, to lock them up against the czens who
must pay for them, the cupldity OF the pHr-
chasers may dictate
The Committee of Was and Means Of the
Assembly has reported bill laying duty Of %
cents on every ton Of Coal mined in the State
This appears to wretched policy, and calculated
to inure not only the Coal but the Iron interest OF
the State We do not believe it can pass.
OHlo--Matthew Burchard of Ttulnsull Co.
has been chosen Judge Of the Supreme Court
vice Peter Hitchcock, superseded for Whiggery
Vote: Burchard IS; Hitchcock 81.
A State Military Convention was recently held
at Columbus Gen VIM. Blackburn President.
A Home League meeting also held the
ldfb el;r,inu ,lto nuh arra
70 We suppose that the I.oco-F ocos abroad
will now slgma,ize the demolished banking houses
OF Lougee 4 Moore, in Cincinnati and Louisville,
as ''Whig shinplaster Sleeps We can state,
however, that both Lcugcc and Moore are hrst.ratc
Loco-Focos. Lougce. IN particular, Is n real
! Loco-Foco veteran He came here from Albany,
Ncw.H and we have a thousand times heard
him boast that, while there, he admitted to
MI the meetings and secrets OF the Albany Regency.
OH how it always seemed to do his heart good to
dwell upon the cherished rccoections of his init
macy with Van Rurcn, Marcy, Croswel Flagg
Knower, and the rest of the distinguished Loco
Foco regents ut New, York capital
Loud were Lougecs reoicings over the down
fall of the United States Bank. :" Now said he,
Z 'yeu will have chance TO witness the operation
OF the genuine principles of Democratic Banking.
We have witnessed it. Louisville Journal
q u The Portland papers announce the death OF
Il WILLIAM DELEsDERNlER, Senator irem Aroostook
g District. The Argus says:
4 This is the third instance OF death among the
K members elect the present Legi-laure MIR.
Davee was the FRS, victim, MIR. Sanborn OF Gum
bcrlau. was soon called to ollew him, and now we
have a third instance in the lamentcd death OF Mr.
4 Delcsdcrrcr.