The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-27

IN support Of tn. notion aud Mr. Juash for plaintiff t.
ms stated that "a this might here
from making any remarks merits He would how
enss e, s1s pI,sy Of our Laws ana
that bail was often asked for view to further
tine snas 81 out o ws As intent oo.rons
which he otherwise would not make He did not mean 10
be IS mpuns anything Of this Kind to the
he had alluded TO, to have occurred IL saasA
that the pl.nn citizen Of the STATE Of T.a.:...
required by plaintiff Taking all the circumstances into
consideration. feel myself constrained to reduce the
bail from $4,000 to $1,000 Bail reduced
U 8 CoMmrssIorrRs OFrIor, Oct 90 Before CON-
missioner D l. Gardiner. Charge Of Recoit -Gse~ss
F,s.iovs, Jshn Lewis John Chapman, JAMES L0ssan,
ship Mortimer Livingston brought before the Com
missioner this morning the charge Of having on the
attempted create revolt board by refusing 20 DO
duty, and acting In riotous and tumutuous manner,
ship detained in the river Tor day Afssr the az
animation Of two witnesses the case was sdjournsd-
der arrest for an attempt to revolt on board
the LIST instant whilst she lay in the stream, about TO
proceed on her voyage to Liverpool.
Counr CALENDARS - This day. Dot. 2T-Csmmea
Pi.as-Psrt Before Judge DAILY Nos Is ss 81, -,
30, lOi, 81, l07, 100. liza, 6. H. lie, l2i lss IL
ia l7e, us $50 49, lei. 1856 iss, $50, log. Is.
SnP,r.oy Court two branches Sc ias, 10 TO- e. e.
20, 49, lsS 1906 ST. l30 l24 a. IT, 50, So a. VI, lS1
ALsAsr, October as, IsST.
The Patronage Of tAe General Government.
In the Senate this morning. the following jsint rssou
lions were offered by Mr. Albert Lester Of Ontario.
They have been offered the insgaton of the radical
section Of the democratic party lately charged
that the democratic State Convention at Syracuse
thrown into the hands Of the conservatives by the In
tmdstion of local officers dependent upon the general
government for their bread they have charged
the general government with undue interference In
Resolved, That the Senators in Congress from this
State instructed and that the In Con-
gress this State be requested their best
efforts to procure the proposal by Congress Of amsnd
ment to the constitution OF the United States which
l. To provide by law, that any Of the officers Of the
United States provided for any State or Territory OF
by the electors Of such State Territory some sub
division thereof and TO prescribe tho manner Of suoh
election.
, To prescribe by law the duration Of the ofnoisl
term OF all officers Of the United States the dnrAtco
of whose oicia terms Ia fixed by the constitution
the In which any such ofhcsr may be removed
from ONCE before the expiration OF the term for which
he shall have been elected appointed the onosr or
tribunal by which, and the manner In which suoh sus-
pension or removal shal be made; and the manner Of
filling any vacancy occssioned by any such suspension
Resolved, That the presiding onioers Of the senate
and Assembly be requested to transmit COPY OF the
foregoing resolutions to each OF the said senators ana
representatives.
This following additional resolution offered BY Mr.
Barlow
Resolved That such senator's and representatives Be
also requested to their best efforts TO procure the
proposal Congress amendment to the eopstttu
ton Of the United States which shall prohibit the
pointmsnt by the President President and ssuats Of
any senator representative In Congress TO any oos
except Of member Of the cabinet the United States
government, during the term for which be shall have
been elected, or within after tbs termination
thereof
TIE resolutions were advocated BY Msssrs Lester,
Spencer, Barlow, and many other senators OF talent
Mr. FOLSOM opposed the establishment Of universal
elective system the senator Mr. Lsster) would ON
hus his resolutions to the ONCE OF postmaster he (nr
F. would them but otherwise he could not DO
So He advstsd TO the singular conuneturs which had
suggested these resouti0nsthe divisions In ths demo
cratic party in this STATE His remarks were sx,snds4
and eloquent and regret that have time TO sketch
them.
Mr. sr1seEK said that recently the post onos depart
msut had become powerful political Of the govern
ment Before Mr. McLaps held the ofios Of Postmaster
General there WAS such thing changing subordi-
nate postmssters upon change OF administration But
now, TINS had become Immense engine OF power and
corruption, aud postmsstsrs inti,niasted into
support of tho general government Hence (ssid Mr..
spsncsr the vast necessity that the ONCE Of pestmsssr
should be made elective Mr. 3 occasion to CON
plimsnt Mr. McLsne under whose Of the
oce Of Postmaster General Che said QUESTIONS relating
to the were always referred TO the
Mr. LESTER said that Offering these resolutions hs
had no intention Of rejecting upon any previous sd-
that the American people were capable Of self
ment and that they also capable Of ssons their
officers, without the Intervention OF agent He
believed the resolution embodied sentiment which
all but universal and he thought that the sstissction
with which the now elective system had been rsosivsd
in this State, warranted him In making this remark
complaints had made about the fitness Of the judi
oa officers who had been elected by the people and the
expedsncy safety Of the slsotivs system in this
State every where acknowledged.
lutions by yeas and noes With the following result
Ayes-Alesss Baokus, Barlow, Beach, Beers, Burn
ham Crook Dspn:ton 1 osidsy Sosnsos Lester Nor
Van schoonhovsn WiAms-ls.
Nsys-Messrs Folsom and Whseler-0
The additional resolution offered by Mr.. Barlow v
now under discussion.