New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-15
New York Legislature,

tho act in relation to State frlsons. III
senu TOD 'n1 the annual report of The Inspectors
ESQ State Prison, which was referred to tht
Z Of A1Du, rsr Committee on State Prisons.
S'saaiIGs Gsa,NpERLAlN introduced bill to provide
NJ. . ING the works on the unfinished canals
fol- pres Sta,e' Referred to the Committee OF
(snansi y. n offered as amendments to the Consti-
Nf' tba, section four Of article five be abolish
lu|. that in It's place shall be
%, aTbe 1Tb Supreme Court shall consist of a chic
- i' and seven justices, any Of whom may
a ~. 1 hat in the place Of section FIVE Of article
az :, tbe Constitution shall be
NJ ,rh. w. State shal! be divided by law into eight
Ia c;rcnits, in each of which circuits one OF
@ as5 :n5ses of the Supreme Court shall hold twice
:scb l' wear and as often as may be prescribed
sas" m circuit court for the trial of issues in the
.sr ,ae Court, and court of Oyer and Tcrini-
=! surn .nd General Jail Delivery"
pr ,s0 l that there shall be two assistant chancc-
~ nanppnted, having coordinate jurisdiction
'iu ,so s an amendment extending the tights of suf
!..o, 10 all COlOlto NtIlH~ii''
&, FOSTER offered also as amendments that
I.ro additional Justices of the Supreme Court
.Ssn vi he appointed, who shall have the same pow
m &c. as the other Justices.
-, ,l.o that two Associate Chancclors shall be
.a;nted for the Court Of Chancerv, who shall
tss 70 The same powers, as the Chancellor.
Al .Iso that The Justices Of the Supreme Court
i tbe Associate Chancellors to be added to the
meme Court and Court Of Chancery, shall be
..mbers Of the court for the trial ofimpeachments
md the correction Of errors.
All the above were referred to the Committee
an tbe Judiciary, and ordered printed.
The Governors Message was then taken up,
nd after some discussion the Senate adjourned.
LyAsssMBLY, Mr.. ALvoRD presented the annual
;eport of the superintendent OF the Onondaga
All Sprngs-and moved the printing of five
Times the usual number, and one hundred add-
A;onsI copies for the use of the superintendent
/ yhich was agreed to-
The resolutions Of the Senate on Retrenchment
! nd Reform were then taken up and debated at
nstl
Messrs D. LEE and HoFFM,N moved to amend
z,as 10 recommend the establishment OF sink
1,fund for the national debt.
Mr. STEVENS proposed further amendment,
,esrctng the revenue to duties on lmposts--
sGhen
4 The committee rose, and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan II.
IL SENATE, Petitions were presented, one from
livingston Co., to make the First Judge ID saa-
ed officer; another by Mir. LOTT Of the Brook
IN City Guards for exemption from Jury duty.
Mr. BARTLT from the State Prison Commit
ts reported in favor of printing the usual num-
5r Of copies, and $50 additional ones for the In
t,ectors of the Annual Report from the Auburn
',rson.
Mr. BARTLrr, from the same Committee, re-
orted in favor of printing the Report from the
tate Prison at Sing Sing.
The motion of the committee to print the
slal number of copies Of this report and 25O ad-
sional copies for the use Of the Inspectors, was
a!Opted.
Mr. BockEE reported General Bill, extending
the time for the collection of taxes for the year
1913. Committed to Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. PORTER introduced resolution, proposing
amendments to the Constitution first, that
every law appropriating money or pedging the
Tedlt Of the State in any manner for works OF
nternal improvement, shall specify the object,
md shall embrace no more than one such object,
md shall be Of no validity until 1t shall have
zen submitted to the people {; second, that every
sw creating any bank or moneyed corporation
hall contain a clause subjecting the stockhold-
rs personally to the payment of the debts of
he cOrDOratlon whenever The DrODerty of the
,Oporation shall be exhausted third, that
Masters and Examiners in Chaneery shall be
appointed by the Courts of Common Pleas of the
several counties in this State, to hold their Off
es for three years.
Read and referred to Judiciary Committee.
The GOVERNORS Message was then taken up,
nd after some discussion, the Senate adjourned
In ASSEMBLY, after the reports of Committees
and notices Of bills and resolutions, the subject Of
ietrenchment was taken up, and, after long
discussion, the Committee rose and the House
.dourned.