New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-18
NeD-Fars IeqisIature.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is. 1875


WEDNESDAY, Feb IS 1875
In SENATE, Mr.. FAULKNER reported bill 10
ineor porate the Hudson River Railroad COMPANY.
A resolution was adopted directing the Finance
Committee to inquire into the expediency of
law requiring the Railroad Companies between
Schenectady and Buffalo to pay into the State
Treasury toll on passengers. The bill concern.
ing the salaries Of officers Of the State Prison, Sal,
Springs, &c, was taken up; amendments were
carried giving the Deputy Superintendent, and Ia.
spector at Liverpool $500 each, Instead Of $500
as the bill proposes, AID the Deputy at Geddes
$3.50. The Senate then wen, into Executive SEES.
sion and soon adjourned.
| In ASSEMBLY, petitions were read from six
Counties in favor of the repeal of the Exemption
Law, and from one against it. The resolution Of
| Mr.. HAIsHT calling On the Chancellor to repor,
whether law cannot be passed to enable sui,ors
to obtain red,,ss in seasonable time came up, and
after slight debate was laid on the table. The
bill relative the appointment of three Flour Ia.
spsctors of this city referred to the Committee
of the Whole. Mr.. MILLER introduced bill to
abolish Capital Punishment. Mr.. BABeock gave
\
Cbancery Reporter, and Mr.. BRowS introduced
| bill to secure to married women their rights and
property. Mr.. BkNEDIcr's resolution came up
| calling for the printing of the Report from the
Commissioners Of the Land Oa;co on the sales Of
land In Oswegs The resolution was laid on the
table and the Governors Message was debated
The bill to charter the Cayuga aAd Susquahanna
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of faro was fixed at not more than four cent, a
mile, and after some farther discussion the bill was
reported to the House. The House soon adjourned
Naval Court Martial on board the U. 9,
whip North Cnrslinn.
FRIDAY, Jan. II.
Tho Court met AZ usual, and Acting Master
Perry was recalled, and hs direct examination be-
ing concluded, he was cross-sxaminsd BY the Judge
Advocate. In the course Of his cross sxamina.
ton he said as follows:
"The possibility of taking the brig into ST.
Thomas's was talked of in the Council of officers.
was asked the distance, and I tsld them within
few niles. told them that would sooner 90
overheard than 60 to St. Thsmas's for protection.
said SO because thought it would be disgrace
to the United States and to the officers Of the brig
and thought if an American nan-of.war was no.
able to protect herself it was of no having any"
With this exception, hs examination produced
nothing a. all differing materially from his tessimo-
ny a, given before the Court Of Iaquiry.
The Court adjourned at The usua! hour till 10
o'clock this Saturday, morning.
% The packet ship North America still lies
ashore, bat her goods, it is believed, will all be
removed in safety. There is not more than three
feet Of water along-ide at low tide, and large
amount of her dry goods were brought up yester-
day by lighters.
NArAL.-The y. s. corvette Decatur was at
Buenos Ayres ON the 2lst November, from Monte
video.
B Professir GeUKAup's general Lectures illus.
traiive of the Planetarum, will begin this evening
at precisely half past o'clock at tho American
Institute, in the Park. The Lecture will be con.
cluded by series of striking experiments on his
wonderful system of Phrenotechne but we under.
stand that this evening will be the last time Pro.
lessor G. will give those interesting experiments
in connection with his Lectures on the Plane,a.
risn.
% In the District Court Of the United States
in Massachusetts, (says the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser, the of funds deposited in the Court,
arising from the of bankrupts since the law
went into operation, Is $l43,76s, of which there
has been distributed $56,485. Tho number OF
bankrupts is over 5000, and the number of papers
which have been fled in bankruptcy 10 over SERENITY
fve thousand.
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