New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-11
Nsyr-yo-k Legislature.

praving for a law authorizing the Utica and
Schenectady Railroad Company to carry freight
For a law to organize Board to equallze the
| value of property subject to general taxation
From PA ladies' and 10 gentlemen of Fayette-
vile, Onondaga County, asking for law to
punish Seduction and Adultery.
MIR. SHERMAN called up his concurrent Resolu-
tons requesting the Members OF Congress from
tins State 10 use their efforts to have system of
economy adopted which shall bring the expendi-
tnres OF the General Government within the IN
come.
Mr.. RHODES concurred in the general scope of
tie Resolutions, but did not think the preamble
sufficiently explicit, and moved TO amend it by
inserting the enormous increase of expenditure
under Jucksons and Van Buren's Admlnlstra-
tons as creating just cause of alarm. The
amendment Of course, was lost.
ur. HARD spo.,e in favor of the resolutions,
irving as q reason the alarming rapldl:y with
which the expenditures had increased. SAID he;
During Gen. Washington's Administration of
: wears the aggregate public expenditures amount
ed to sixteen millions. During John Adamss
sons 8 years to forty.one millions. During Mr..
| Hadisoas s years to one hundred and for:y-fou-
millions In Mr. hIonroe's s wears TO one nun
dred and four millions. During llr John @.
.idams's wears to fifty millions Daring Gen.
.lackson's wears to one hundred and forty-tive
millions, and during Mr.. Van Van Burens first
three wears to one hundred and eleren millions.
Moreover large amounts of the Public Debt had
been paid off during the several administrations
previous TO Mr.. Van Buren:s four years not a dol
| lar Of Public Debt had been paid And II Mr..
! Van Buren, had remained IN Office for eight, IN
stead of four years, the aggregate expenditures
during his eight years term, taking his first four
wears as a standard, would have amounted to the
enormous sum Of upwards of TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
After some farther discussion, the resolutions
were passed. The resolutions respecting Gen.
.Jackson's fine then came up After much dis
cussion and an attempt to have them post
poned, and resolution to lay them on the ia
bic was lost, they were carried-Messrs. Platt
and Rhoades alone voting in the negative, and
So voting fer them.
In the ASSEMBLY, several petitions were pre-
scntcd-to abolish the January term Of the
Common Pleas Court in Clinton County; from
1000 ladies of Erie and Cattaraugus Counties
for law to punish hcentiousness and one to
protect the rights of married women.
The CANAL BOARD submitted the report of the
Railroad Commissioner to supervise the affairs OF
the New York and Erie Railroad.
Mr.. YouxG moved that five times the usual
number of copies be printed. Mr. STEVENS, MIR.
| DAvs Mr. LEE and Mr.. SEYMOUR spoke in favor
of little delay-stating that large number of
the citizens of the State were deeply interested
in this question, and thought that simple justice
required that the Company should be heard be-
fore prejudging the whole matter-a fair hearing
they were certainly entitled to- Mcssrs. HoFF-
MAN, Cochran and SAMPSON, spoke against far
thcr delay. Mr.. LEE. understanding from the
discussion that the report came from the old
board, changed his mind, and was in favor of
printing. Mr. STEVENS moved to lay the sub
ject on the table-lost, 3S to 40. The House
then ordered the printing of five times the usual
number Of copies,
The Senate sent, for concurrence, resolutions
on the subject Of Postage Reform. Laid over
!
Also resolutions instructing Congress on the
subject of Retrenchment and Reform. Laid over.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, bill for the equal distribution
OF the Literature Fund.
Mr; ALLEN gave notice of a bill to provide for
the election Of Canal Commissioners by the People.
Mr.. Allen offered series of resolutions refer
ring the message to appropriate committees which
were ordered TO be printed, when the House ad-
| jOuned.
MAssAcHusETTs.-The Senate of Massachu-
setts having received from the House the nomi-
nations for the Office of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, on Monday, IN. 0th, proceeded to
the election of those tunctionares, with the fol
lowing result
Whole number of votes cast for Governor. IS
| Necessary to a choice. l9
For GEORGE; n. BRIGGS, Wing 30
MARCUS MoRToS, Loco. Observation-Disclosures. s
Majority for Briggs "a
JOHN REED, Wing, was elected to the Office of
Lieutenant Governor, over his Loco -Foco COM
pctitor, Henry Fl. Child, by The same vote.
On the 9th, the Governor elect appeared before
a Convention appointed for the purpose, and took
the required oath of office.
Nine Councillors for the current year were then
elected; after which JoHN G.. PALFREY was
elected Secretary of the Commonwealth by 2l4
votes to l40 for John a. Bolles, and Thomas