The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-24

the bn which has bssn yuhlishsl II he useslC pro.
pose 70 abosh punshmsst o. death except IN sssSe
Of murder In the nrst degree 80 defined In the amend.
ments
Mr. BAscoM asked leave to be allowed to change his
from the negative to the Affirmative He had
no,n In order to move reconsideration Of the vote,
when he the bill lost but he felt that the
hopeless and that the bill could not be passed
The gentleman was allowed to change his vote to the
Affirmative
Mr. PorrLr of Ontario said he rejoiced that he had
arrived ut the capital in time to record his
Of this bill he alluded to the change Ia public opinion
upon this subjects few years ago proposition to sbo
lsh capital punishment would have been Kissed from
Legislative halls be humbly hoped that day would
arrive when this proposition could be successfully main
hilaton of of the relics of bSrbarism Find
ing that the friends of the II in minority upon
this floor he believed that their only alternative TO
support tn. amendments offered by mir Perkins. a
mg ,tion II abolition OF the present punishment
for crime he theref hoped that the motion OF Mr.
Perkins would he csrri d
wr CosNwELL, of Cayugs, CONQUERED in the views OF
his colleague from Ontar, he also would vote d
consideration because the proportion OF Mr. Perkins
proposed to ameorae II not to extingush tue mode OF
punishment now in existence
MIR WATSON opp osed the motion to reconsider
Mr.. GOULD, Of Columbia, called upon the friends Of
the bill to stand around the proposition Of Mr. Perkins
and to leave to future legislature to complete the
work.
Mr. PERKINS urged his amendments with all the elo-
qoence which he could command he entrested men,
bers to avail themselves Of this opportunity (Which
would probably present itself agan) t. mitigate
the penalty for class Of crimes which defined by
the statutes as capital, but which not capital
crimes
The question upon the motion to reconsider, then
taken by yeas and noes, aud resulted follows =
AYES Messrs Adams. Atwster. Baker Barber, Bars
tow Bsscom Beckwth Beers, Benedict, Blodgett Bow
ditch. Bowie, Boyden, Brown, Burcbard, Carpenter,
Chandler ChatnDld, COrnwrll, Crowley, Dawson Dean
Emmans Gallup. Gould, Hammond, fIaring, Heaton
Henderson, Hitchcock, Hove, Lawrence, Leavens
Nsrks, Marshall Maxwell McConegsl, McNsnara, d
Moore Perce, Perkins ,PottIe, w H Pratt, Prndls
Russell Shaw, shum way Small, j. B. Smith, I. smith,
w. s. smith, Soper, Stewart, Temple, Treadwel Van
Nslksnburgh, Walsh WsnmaD-6l
NAys-Messrs. Balloon, Burnell, Candee, Cav, Cole,
Crosby, Davis Dewitt Diven, Fuller, Fullerton Gar
rison Gray, T Green, Gregory, Hodgson Hubbard,
Hunter, Ksyser, Lskin Landon Lee, McDoual Miller,
orion, Peck NJ Pratt Raplee, Sherman Sill j. Law
renee Smith, Southland, Speaker, Taylor, Tinghast,
Upham Vanderbilt, Watson-36.
majority of all the members elected being necessary
the motion to reconsider the vote upon the bill de-
csred be lost Thus has this bill been utterly defeat
ed No effort will probably BIZ made to revive it at this
session of the Legislature.
bill introduced into the House to-day by Mr..
Beers appropriang $4,000 for the completion Of the
monument