New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-02
NEW.YORK LEGISLATURE.

In the SENATE, Thursday. April 30, reports were
made favorably on the bill for the Albany Cohoes
and Waterford Railroad Co. and the bill incorporat-
ing the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad Go. was
referred 10 report complete.
Mr.. CLARK reported. with amendments, the bill TO
Incorporate the New York Prison Association Or
dercd TO a third reading
The most ofthe sitting occupied in perfecting
| in Committee OF the Whole. the Hudson River Rail
road bill and after discussing and making several
amendments TO H. the Committee rose and reported
progress.
The Assembly returned the Senate bill ncorporat
| ing the Sub Marine Telegraph Co. with an amend
ment, which was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. BEERS, the bill relative TO the
Dansvile slip and basin was made the special order
for Monday next, al 81 clock A. N.
In the ASSEMBLY the following bills were read
third time and passed
In relation to dockets OF judgments in the city Of New
York.
To amend the General Banking Law Ayes 90 noes ).
To regulate Bank lssues. Ayes ~, no l..
Also the bill to amend the Neu. York Police Lao.
Mr. BUSH suggested that The term of service OF the
policemen should be tmo instead of tour years.
Mr.. ALBERTsoN explained the reason OF this pro-
vision and advocated the BILL
Mr. BoYcE also advocated the bill and was follow
| ed by Mr. DEvELIS.
The discussion was farther continued by Messrs
BUSH, ALBERTsoN, STEVENSON, TILDEN, LUDLOW
j. YoUNG, BoYCE, WoRDEN, DEVELIN, Titus
By consent the sense of the House taken up.
on the amendment of Mr.. Bush To reduce The term
of service 10 two years
The vote was Ayes 6l Noes 49,
Mr. SPoFFoRD moved 10 amend so that the office
of Superintendent Of Roads in the Twelfth Ward
should be retained, but Mr. BoYcE objected.
The bill was then passed, Ayes log, Noes l.
FROM THE CHERoKEE CoUSTRY.-W heeler
Faupht Cherokee. was hanged Tahequah about the
first week in April for the murder Of Takatoka, which
he ia said to have confessed duplicating alec I'VE OF the
| Slarrs two other Indians and white man. Madison
| Gerring.
Another Cherokee named Barrow was convicted the
same week of conspiracy TO overthrow the constitution
and laws of the Nation By system Of robbery and muir
| dor md sentenced TO be hanged on TIC 9th. The
conspiracy" is said TO have been extensive and OF
long existence and the murder Of rakatoka was one Of
| lite iucdeuts The STAIRS accused OF taking leading
| part in IT,
! The Advocate SAYS: The extent 10 which viaioy is
carried In the Western country Is really astonishing
Circumstances have indicated the existence Ola nu
nerous band OF thieves and murdeers but until recent
y so perfect Is their organization, lille or nothlpg OF
positive nature he's been known OF their operations But
from certain revelations that have been made within
short time past induced TO believe that skiiui
management would succeed in bringing the whoie hur
10 light and In exposing many OF the persons VINO De-
, long the ssociaton.
For wears number of horses and mules have
been stolen and successfully from their owners and
more recently several negroes kidnapped and taken OIL
in the same manner The chain Of villains engaged Ia
this nearious business and by which several men have
been murdered and robbed 10 composed Of whites and
Indians and probably extends from Texas to certain
parts o! Missouri passing through Arkansas and the
Cherokee and Choctaw country.