The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-16
By II III e M AILS.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
ALBANY, Jan. ID, lS47.
Cloudy morning, and mild air Senate not very full
Senator You've, from the Committee on Finance. TO
whom was referred the bill to extend the time for the
collection Of taxes for ls46 reported in favor Of the pas
The bill was referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
JOURNAL AND DOCUMENTS OF CONVENTION.
, MT TALcoTr, from the Printing Committee reported
the bill instructing the Secretary State 10 transmit one
copy sfhe journal and documents of the
Convention and laws Of ls47 each county clerk in
the State two to the Secretary of State OF the United
States, one TO each member and officer Of the Conven
on and to the Governor each State In the Union
the bill also provides for the ds buton Of the journal
and documents to certain colleges and Academies and
to the Smithsonian Institution, SC, &c &c. '-N
II being considered important that the matter should
be disposed Of medately the BILL which was referred
to the Committee OF the Whole, was
o. motion of Mr. Talcott Immediately had under con.
sdsration by that committee, MIR. Harris in tho chair
The committee rose and reported progress without
Mr. HAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary, in
PRODUCED ol relating to the passage and publication Of
The bill imposes the duty upon the presiding officer of
each house Of certifying as to the time of the passage Of
and tue number of given for and against bills re-
quirDg certain number of votes for their passage By
the terms Of the constitution majority of all the mem
bers elected required to pass bill and this modfca
ton OF the law might occasionally escape the observa.
ton Of the presiding officer did the lately had
upon the bill for the relief Of the volunteers in the lower
Tho bill referred to the COMMITTEES of the Whole
Then the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the
whole upon that portion OF the Governors message
ating to the canals and the finances; Mr. Jones' Of New
York, in the chair.
Mr.. JOHNSON secured the floor.
He proceeded to surround, charge upon, undermine
and blow the position Of the Governor upon the canal
and financial questions Your reporter wants to say
here very there have been some ugly Aings
the Governors message in both Houses Mr. Lester in
the Senate and somebody in the lower House. after long
speeches in support of the motion moved SO much
nj tkn
be referred to the Committee on Grievances en-
The committee rose and reporedi progress, without
action upon the message.
JUDICIAL pIsrRIcrs
Senator BEERS presented the following important BILL
which was referred to the Judiciary Committee =
The people Sc do act as follows
The Judicial Districts Of this State shall be arranged
follows to wit -
The first Judicial District shall consist of the city and
The second Judicial District shall consist of the coun
ties Of Kings Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk,
Westcbester, Putnam Duchess Orange and sullivan
The third Judicial District shall consist of the counties
Of Columbia, Greene, Albany, Rensselaer,, schoharis,
The fourth Judicial District shall consist of the coun
tes Of Saratoga Washington, Warren, Essex, Clinton
franklin st. lawrence Fulton Hamilton, Montgomery,
The fifth Judicial District shall consist of the counties
Of Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Oneida, Madison, and
The sixth Judicial District shall consist of tho counties
Of Chenango Broome, Tompkins Chemung, Tioga steu.
The seventh judicial District shall Consist of the cou
ties OF Onondaga, Cayuga Seneca, Yates, Ontario,
TIa ;ch.. Ti;;i
,;.s Of Chsutav D'Hio. snan CONSIST OIL the coun'
Orleans, and Niagara.
Assembly.
An immense audience in the galleries and Hobbies, as
Prayer-Journal and Petitions
Petitions for the abolition OF capital punishment con.
unue TO be received in great numbers A bill having
this object in view now in the hands of one of the &C.
lect committees of the House. The bill will come up in
Anew days and upon its passage expect hear highly
Several reports were received
- NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD
The seven commissioners appointed bv the Iegisla.
turs OF ls41 TO select the most feasible route for the
certain whether the line of railroad could be
carried through the county Of Sullivan and to report to
the present Legislature made their report to the House
THIS morning.
The Commissioners disagree in their report the re.
port MADE ms morning was majority report the mi
nority reservlnR their report for the present
most unnatural excitement was eyipced bv the nam.
bers as soon as this report was announced
The motion adopted
Another motion was made to print $50 exra con;o. ~,
the use Of the commissioners. N''''' '''
Mr. WRIGHT of Sullivan arose and asked whetber opo
OF these commissioners was not officer Of the New
York and Erie Railroad Company dared Wilson Of
Canandagua, one OF the was sand og in
Several members denied that any OF the
were officers Of the company
Mr. FrNso of Csego, said tho rcpor. of the commits.
sioners was not founded ia TRUTH he upderstood TINT
they propose to pay TO the state of Pennsy lvania
thousand dollars annually for the privilege Of CARRYING
the route OF toe road through certain border counes
that Stale. This detrimental to the int of the
southern portion of the State Of New York lie was on
posed 70 printing 100 copies for The Of the commits
soners they Veo lobby members and tho proposition
to print was offered TO subservo the private OF
the commissioners the report fase one of the com
mssioners who made the majority report in the pay
for them f'N'