The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-06

Company- The Ercise Lav, &c. 9o &c
The legislature has decided to adjourn on the 18th inst
but there immense and Increasing prooaoiity tha'
II will not adjourn on that day; the session may be ex
tended to the goth inst, even to the LIST proxmo
have now learned from member of the House, OF pro-
minence and talent that the House will not recede from
the utmatum it has offered to the Senate for the
arrangement of the Judicial districts that ua'mat"m
published in the Herald. The Senate, when seems
to impression that the House dare not adjourn
without accedng the proposal of the Senate committee
of conference in error and has moderated the cabre
of the wing dictator in the house. That able person.
being perfectly confident of the propety Of the division
offered by the House will rather omit duty enjoined
upon the legislature by the constitution than consent to
the of the Senate state this for the information
of the Senate and be assured that 1t Is not other
wise But let the Senate support the responsibility OF
adjournment without dividing the State into judicial
districts If il This is of the formidable diicu
ties that may serve to proong tho present SESSION
beyond the period selected for the adjournment
The select committee appointed to investigate the
matters connected with the late refusal OF Mr. blsnop
Perkins, of St Lawrence attend the House during
call when he required to do so by the sergeant ut
arms have already had one meeting but have NOT deter
mined upon the character of the report that they Will
submit to the House; the committee will meet again TO-
perfected think Mr. Perkins will be required to make
an explanation and apology and that if this be notdone
he will be reprimandea expelled understand that
the committee will recommend such proceeding
An extraordinary petition was presented to the Senate
this morning by Mr. Harris and referred to the commit
T tee on commerce and navigation 1t was signed Amos
Kendall president OF the magnetic telegraph company,
designate the place Of crossing the Hudson river with the
the telegraph. Mr.. Kendall says that the line OF
telegraph from Washington 10 'ns sa0re York IL
| destined to be the main line from which branches
win diverge to the south and west along the
p extending ultimately to the city of Mexico and the
Pacific Ocean MIR Kendall also observes that IT is
expected year will not have passed before lines Will De
constructed to New Orleans and far west AZ Louis
Vile, Kentucky; and that ere two years have passed,
connected through this medium with your great COM
mercial metropolis New York; The interests OF the
city of New York, connected with the telegraph,
already suffer and likely to suffer more from the OBJ
strucon which the North river throws in the way OF
their correspondence No mode has yet been tested Dy
which the electricity be carried with Sc
curity through the water for so great distance ana
shore to shore will be found possess sufficient strength
resist the winds and storms To concentrate In the
nent there is no certain mode erection Of supports
the wire in the river ITSELF which 1t Is peeved can
be done with little danger to the navigaton-with
none certainly to be compared with the great com
mercial and social good to be accomplished. Mr. n:
then asks the Legislature to authorize the erection OF
structures in the river at the distance of quarter or
third of mile asunder under such restrictions and
regulations for the security Of navigation as the Legs
lature may deem just and expedent Unless II can DC
made perfectly certain that these structures can pc
erected without embarrassing the navigation the Legs-
ature will be disposed to authorize their erection
The Senate is almost entirely occupied IN com
plotting the great bill Of the session-the bill for the
organization of the courts of this State.
The has been discussing the general bill for the
incorporation of manufacturing companies to day.
Both Houses will hold evening sessions next week
The proposition to create the Office of Director Gene
of all the railroad companies in this state is appa
renty growing in favor In order facilitate this OBJ
ject MIR G. Hard introduced into the Senate to-day
transcript of the bill for the appointment OF DIRECTOR
General which is now pending inthe House; the senate
ordered bill to be referred to the standing committee
| ON railroads.
MIR JOHNSON, by unanimous consent Of the Senate,
introduced bill this morning t. repeal the excise law
of 1915 An attempt made to refer the bill to the
Committee Poor Laws which would probably have re-
liz avtrn
bill on motion of MIR. Lester, laid upon the table,
who gave notice to the Senate that he would move TO
suspend the rules tomorrow morning. so that may De
ordered n third reading There can be no doubt but
that the bill will Immediately pass the Senate; but the
from papable anxiety to avoid any collision with the
temperance men, will suffer the bill to go over 10 inc e4
ira session speak confident Of such result NOVA,
excellence is playing at the Odeon in this city
he will play "Macbeth this evening, and he intends to
play Lear "Othellon Damon" Sc, very soon. |
him in several Of these high characters and
it proper observe that he has been received with
the most thrilling and unbounded applause and enthu-
sasm both by the diietan'i and the canaiHe
albany May A, ls47.
affairs in The LesislatureT The Pacific Railroad, &c.
Some important and impressive proceedings occurred
| in the House to-day. The cmigrant bill having been
sent down the Senate and referred to select COM
mittee report complete Mr. Deyelin the chairman Of
the select committee reported the bill to the House and
recommended concurrence in the amendments OF the
Senate to the bill that originally passed the House
Mr.. ScKLEs of New York, moved that the bill be re-
Hadey Rensselaer, and Wright of Sullivan protested
would have the effect to defeat it for the present
session Mr. s nevertheless advocated his motion with
tremendous energy great feeling lie dclanled the
design grauously attributed to dim to defeat or delay
the bill He evidently influenced by objects more
liberal and sagacious and honorable. The House. with
out division, refused to adopt the motion OF Mr.
sckes to refer the bill toa committee Of the whole
The question reverted to the several amendments OF
the Senate to the BILL impalpabe observations &C.
CURED, whom Mr. Boss of Monroe moved the previous
question: the previous question was seconded, ana Mr.
Sickles demanded division OF the question: on the
amendments. ,
The first and amcndaory sections ofthe Senate
were carried by the following vote =
! Avrs-Messrs Adams, Alaben, Balcom Barber, Bar
stow, Bascom. Beckwth Beers, Bell Benedict, Bloss,
Bowdsh Boyden, Brown, Burchard, Burnell, Butrick,
Carpenter Carpenter, Cav, Chandler, Chatheld Corn
well Croker frosty Crowley Curry Daniels j. Davis,
s. ] Davis DAWSON Dcvelin, Owen, Earl Emmans,
Flanders Fuller Fullerton, Gallup, Gray, o. j. Green,
7. Green Gregory, Haring Heaton, Henderson, Howe
Lee, Marks Marshall, Maxwell, McDoual, Mctarian,
McGonegal Mcnamara, McWhorter Montanye' Moore,
Morgan Orion Peck W. II, Pratt, Prndle, Raplee, Rus
SELL Rutherford Shaw sherman, Subway Sickles Sill,
Small, J. B. Smith, r smith, w Smith soper south
Treadwell, Upham, Van VallIenburgh, Weeden, Wen
man, Wrght-9i.
The vote upon concurrng with the remaining amend
of the Senate did not differ materially from the
above vote.
MIR Boss of Monroe as measure Of reciprocity and
courtesy MIR Sickles moved consideration of the
vote It then that Mr.. S. displayed some great
qualities Of eocuton and oratory that he has never dis
played before in this House, no alluded to the bill as 90
pcciay calculated to revvify that "execrabe revolu
tionary and bloodhrsty factionthe native American
party which has proved such dire to this land
These the terms with which he spoke OF
this party. He was very severe, and his sar-
sublime. But it could not have the de-
sired effect upon the House; the matter had been
previously adudgcd and common man could re-
voluonize the fixed sentiments of the chamber. The
previous question moved Immediately after Mr. 8.
had concluded it was seconded and the House refused
reconsider the vote the amendments Of the Senate
So the emgrant bill passed and tomorrow will be-
come a law
remonsrance received by the Senate this morn
ing from the mayor, aldermen and commonalty OF the
the city of New York, against the passage of the bill
which proposes the people for the compensation OF
jurors instead of requiring the tigating parties to pay
jurors fees remembrance also received from
hundred seamen, who pay hospital taxes in the
port of New York against the continuance OF the pre-
hospital and also against the appropriation OF
funds of the searnens fund and retreat for the