New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-29
EIENING B DITI 0 n
FRIDAY, 81 O'CLOCK, p. M.
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Neyv-Yor& Legislature.

days report, the Committee of the Whole took
Cor consideration the bill in relation to the
State Lunatc Asylum.
This BILL reported by Mr.. SAMPSON from the
.,oiorty of the Committee, appropriates for lS4l
eS5 900 for the erection 81 two additional wings
Shrek to the building, &C. In lS45, not ex-
,a.dpe S25, 900, to be expended by the Managers
N the above oblect.-Si,2 200 is appropriated to
Inv piece Of land $4,000 TO purchase furni-
tnre. and $500 to improve and fence the grounds.
4 long debate sprung up on this subject, which
continued until adjournment, and was then left
unfinished.
In the SENATE variety of private bills, reports,
&c. were discussed and temporarily disposed of !;
when the Constitutional Amendments were de-
hated an hour or two, and laid on the table
The bills to extend the charter of the Albany
and Goshen Railroad in relation to the Plan and
Map of New Y ork; TO establish uniform natural
;zatisn fees SC. were passed.
debate about the Kings County Poor bill
then arose. after which the subject was postponed,
and the bill requiring the Register Of the city of
New.York ard County Clerks generally to keep
and return an account of their fees, was taken up
and passed.
The Albany School bill was then discussed till
the hour of adjournment
ALBANY, Thursday, March 49,
In ASSEMBLY, the bill renewing the charter Of
the New York Manumission Society was ordered
to third reading.
A curious petition was presented from Wayne
County, to pay the black citizens of the State for
loss of services while in state Of slavery prior
TO lS27-the sum fixed by the petitioners as due
to these persons is $S25000,00 (laid on the ia
Bile, after an unsuccessful motion by Mr.. YoUNcs
Al Al Il.
ton
The following bills were ordered to IA third read
ing: To amend the charter of the city OF Alba
nv; to renew the charter of the New Y erk Man
OMISSION Society; to reduce the term Of service
of the firemen OF the city of New York to tre
years.
The bill relating to the Masters and Wardens
of the Port Of New York coming up for a third
reading,
Mr. WILLIAMS earnestly opposed this law as
uncalled for, unjust, arbitrary and tyranncal. 1t
had been demonstrated against by a large class
of the most respectable merchants of the city, OF
all parties. Mr. w. commented upon the provl-
sions of this act, and SAID there was not one good
reason why such bill should become law. He
appealed to the House to save the merchants
from such an oppressive enactment
Mr. DAvEzAc followed in an eloquent political
harangue in favor OF the bill. He gave the rea-
son why some Democratic merchants were found
signing this remonstance They were few and
far between, like Encas's ships after the storm--
They were partners of two or three Whgs-ior
Democrats were not generally engaged IN com
r1erce. These persons only stayed with us IN lar
weather. When the storm came and waves ran
high, then they scud to land, and build their nest
with the other party, which was always ready TO
receive them back. Mr.. ID. then went on TO speak
of the veto power and the immortal Jackson
This bill was to stop up hole in the fence. tie
owed no gratitude to the merchants. Very few
of them voted for him, and he was very thankful
they did not, for if they did, he should not have
received his 1000 majority. Gen. Jackson once
told him that he had adopted as his rule of life
that when certain persons told him certain path
was dry and it looked so, he always Jumped INTO
the mud. He then knew he should 90 but
knee deep; but in the dry road there would be q
pitfall "Sir," said Mr.. ID. "Timeo Danaos Ell
dona tcrentes-I fear the pcrfdious Greeks, an,
the gifts they bear
Mr.. WILLIAMS said Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Jefferson
and Gen. jackson, and q host OF other worhe:
did not happen now to be under consideration, he
should say nothing on that part OF the subject
II the gentleman (Mr. Davezac) had said one
tunate enough to hear it. lie then proceeded a
some length TO oppose the bill as most unjust, an'
he read from the remonstrancc, commenting upo1
it as he went on The merchants compliance
not of the present law. They asked that II NIGH
be left as II is Who asked for tins bill Nc
one. but the Harbor Master, who asks the Legis
laure to compel the merchants to increase h
salary one half This reminded HIM OF the re
mark of a Senator some years since, that the LIE
pislaturc framed laws to punish the COMMISSION o
frauds, and then framed other laws TO legaliZ'
frauds What was this but lcgallzed fraud ti'
could tell gentlemen this was not a political ques
ton This remonstrance was signed by many
the most strenuous political opponents which h
had in the city. He was not surprised that M:
colleague (Mr. Davezac) had SAID nothing abou
the bill. He knew nothing of It's practical opera
tons. He had sounded the political war cry, bu
he hoped and believed the House was too homes
to respond to such appeal.
Mcssrs. SANFORD, JANSEN and BURKE followed
and were all replied to in a lump by Mr.. DAVE
FAC, who followed IN history of the Harttor'
Convention and the Embargo. They were IN
stances where the merchants had combined L
sci at defiance laws of the State. 1t was queS
ton whether honest Farmer bouck, elected ny
10000 majority, deserved the confidence OF INT
people, and was able to appoint sklliul men TO IN
spect ships in the port of New fork k. &c; &c'-
after which the bill was passed-Ayes b6. Noc'
34-a party vote, with the exception OF MeSsrS
Burhans Flanders and Youngs, who voted IN the
negative. =,
The I'LL to amend the Charterot the CITY OF ~
bany was passed-97 to l.
The bill TO incorporate the New ofk 'accii''
Institution was passed.
FROM PERu-rhe schr. Charles Henry, Capt
Griffin. % DAYS from Charthagena, brings lnior