The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-15
AFFAIRS IN ALBANY.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
ALBANY. Feb. ~, le47.


ALBANY. Feb. IL, lss7
We have had brilliant session to day; the pro -eed.
ings have beon peculiarly interesting Both Houses
have been engaged in debating the bill appointing and
salarying the legal commissioners There have been
some able and elegant spsechss in the House partcu
the galleries Of which were crowded with beau
In the Senate Mr. Hams gave notice Of his insntion
70 introduce bill to amend the law for the inccrpora'
MIR BARROW introduced very important resolution of
State directing them to furnish the Senate with the mum
Der and nature OF trials In tho several counties together
sons bound over the number of trials &c,
&C. during the year ls4s.
The resolution was adopted
At 10 O'Clock NJ
The Ca.iHMAS announced the special order-ths
election OF temporary President Of the Senate.
MT HAND moved that the temporary President be
chosen pira
The motion was agreed to- and the Clerk called thu
names OF III Senator'S
Mr.. BAcAvs nominated Joshua A. Spencer
Messrs leach, Emmons FSlsom, 0rialey Hall, Har.
Backus.
Messrs Bsrlos, Durham, Crook. pennistop. Hand.
Johnson Jones, sedgwick, }. b. Smith, Tslcot Town.
SO a. Wheeler, Williams, and Young nominated Albert
Mr. Lester having received majority of all the votes
was declared to he duly elected, aud took the chair
PRESIDENT OF the Senate al interim In very laconc
and beautiful speech Mr. Lester expressed his gratitude
LOT the Distinguished consideration evinced towards him
oy his colleagues and promised to do his duty we'll
The PAEsIpsrr, motion, appointed committeesto in.
form the Governor aud Assembly, that the senate had
, Ahd me senate went into Committee ofhe Whole on
the BID reported by Mr. Hand to provide the appoint.
ment Of the legal commissioners, SC. SC.
The CHAsMAS said the question before the Senate
was on striking out the fifth section. which authorizes
the Commissioners TO employ clerk.
Mesars FOLSOM and YOUNG approved the proposition.
Msssrs JoHNsos, BARLOW and WILLIAMS opposed il
Mr. Folsom suggested that John Duer who was at
the head Of the codiying commission in 1926 and than
whom there was no man in this State better qualified for
Inc once had not been as yet nominated one efthess
Mr. YOUNG asked the Senator why he (Folsom) had
not nominated Mr.. Duer
Mr. Folsom replied that when the proper time arrived
he wonld urge his nomination.
Mr. YoySo rejoined that he would vote for Mr. Duer
for the Office of coaifer of the laws.
MIR. FOLSOM said he happy to know that the Sepa-
tor Voung) would sustain Mr. Duers nomination; the
friends Of that distinguished citizen would slso be happy
The committee Of the whole Senate appeared preds
tesmined to reject any positive and final proposition
Whatever Several Hnexceptionable olfeved
one by MIR Harris to strike out tho fifth section and
sert substitute authorising the Commissioners to en-
atng $3.50 per annum for the clerks salary
An shared like fate all were rejected
| Mr. YOU'VE in some remarks. outside the question be-
fore the Senate suggested collection of the Italian the
and the Spanish codes Of law and the code Ma
and to select their best features to be incorporated
| the American code
The committee rose without taking;the question upon
| the section
The bill was made special order for tomorrow at IL
| o'clock NJ
| Assembly.
Mr. ALLIso presented the petition Of Messrs Ormsby
and others residents Of New York of soda
water and root beer, praying for Law enable them to
and take Of their beer bottles In certain
cases
| Mr. PorrLK moved to suspend the rules Lost
| STARVING IRELAND.
MI. BAscoM asked leave to introduce a resolution.
Leave was granted and the Clerk read the resolution
Resolved. That the committee on railroads b, In.
struced to bring in bill to morrow morning. providing
such four grain and other provisions as may be contr
buted to mitigate suferiDgs from famine in Europe
! luton
| And the House adopted II unanimously
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| Mr. DEvELiN asked leave to offer q resolution.
| Cries Of READ read" what Is il ~
| The Clerk read the resolution as follows:-
Resolved, That the railroad committee be instructed
to inquire whether any discrimination difference in
charges for transportation of goods any railroad
ming in this State partly in this State Be made re-
lation to the city place for which such goods
tended and whether any delay in ardng such goods
such discrimination difference any such delay, that
the said committee report the particulars thereof TO this
House the railroad making the some when such railroad
was incorporated and whether In their opinion the action
OF the proPretors of such railroad such as to make It
proper and just to repeal the charter OF the same.
The House passed the resolution.
Mr.. HUBBARD asked leave to o!fer preamble and re-
solution.
The preamble and resolution, after recnptulang the
surings and gradual extinction of the six nations of
| Indians, VINO have been removed the MIssis
pp respectfully requests the President of the United
States to allow them TO return to their trends.
The resolution lies over, under the rule.
| MARRIED
Mr. BALcoM gave notice to the House of his intention
to int oduce bill to protect the rights married men
| THE EMiGRAsTs.
Then the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the BILL introduced by Mr.. Develin and published in
yesterdays HsroId relative the bonding OF emigran
passengers arriving in the port OF New York The
committee. afer making some slight verbal amend
ments to the BILL ose and reported it to the House;
nd thn al bird lima anAn
noes 0.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
combined and energetic effort then made to get
ho Judicial District bill before the House. The effort
vas defeated; and the House BILL together with the
morning, both a select committee in order
If possible, to get at plan Of mutual agreement A
committee Of conference, as stated before Is the only
alternative.
| THE LEGAL COMMISSIONERS
| And the House went into Committee OF the Whole
the bill reported by nr. Burnell, IRON the committee
the Judiciary providing for the appointment of Henry
A. Foster, Alvah Worden, and John A Collier
under the l7h section Of the LIST article Of the
Mr.. DrvxLIN-Mr Chairman, move to strike out the
name Of" Henry A. Foster" and insert Reuben II. Wal
worth
The srEAKeR-I move to insert the name of John
Duer for the name Of Mr.. Foster.
Mr.. ~ d sMiTH-Mr Chairman, move TO insert the
name Of Gerrit Smith.
The cHAIra.s called the gentleman to order the
question the motion made by Mr.. Devein.
count was demanded, - tho Clerk announced that
| the motion to strike out was elected
| Mr.. B,scoM got the floor against some twenty Nom.
bers who were struggling to catch the eye of the Chair
Mr. moved to strike out the first section OF the
bill. which provides that Henry A Foster Aivah Wor
den and John A. Collier hereby appointed commits
soners OF the code" &C lie objected to this OF
appointments he was opposed to a vipa election
Tho members ofthe two Houses assemble and elect
these officers by Joint ballot There were men in the
democratic party whom PORTION OF the whg party
that floor might bo disposed to support for these Offices
members could not stand up and nominate and act
with that independence and freedom which
tal in Of this nature. II delicate business,
and every should vote without reference to party
trammels. The gentleman concluded his remarks, with
an eloquent and energetic argument in favor OF his pro-
position for meeting OF the two Houses elect these
| officers by joint ballot.
| Mr. DEAr hoped that the House would vote upon the
sections Of the bill separstey he wished to cast bis vote
for good he belonged to that branch Of the pros
sion which believed in the reasonable practca bity OF
codfcation. With view of giving the committee ample
time to select the proper men Tor the Office and 10