New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-08

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There are only la7 Members in the present
House. one resignation having taken place, by
gentleman who accepted Office in the lst y. y. Vo.
unteers OF these i27-
There are IOa married men. IS unmarried, and
vidOwers.
There are e natives of New-York state II OF
Vermont II OF Connecticut, Massachusetts, Of
New. Jersey, Of Ireland, Of Scotland, . Of Penn
sylvsnia, I Of New-Hampshlre, and ! Of Rhode
Island.
All the officers OF the House are natives OF this
State except one. who holds subordinate place
fl26 Members. the ages. when added together.
amount - :, sos years, giving O.. years as the av
erage.
The Oldest Of the Representatives or father Of
the Housel is Isaac Curry from Oneida, a married
farmer o. fish and Dfci extraction anatve OF Baston
in Saratoga co. n. Y G. years Of age and weighs 20o
lbs avOirdupos.
The six y6unges, Members arc Me.srs Sickles, Fen
and Rutherford, each Of whom Is = yesTs OF age,
and Messrs Chandler, Walsh and Devclin aged % Four
OF these lawyers four arc unmarried two are mar
RED. and one has no occupation.
The hearies; in the House .re Nossrs Temple, a
native Of n. II. and Mr. EnmaJs who was born in y.
Y each of whom weighs 80 lbs. Mr.. Chapman weighs
225. Mr. orion 2l5. Mr. Marshall 2o5-natives of n Y
Mr. Barber 20s Mr. Candee 2l0 both natives OF Con
necicut
The Hg6ios, man in the House s Mr. Chatheld An At.
torney who weighs rs lbs Mr. Lawrence weighs III.
Me,.rs Gallup Maxwell, Russell snd Shumway weigh
l25 each Mr Woedcn l2s. Messrs. Adams Chandler.
Montauge, w II. Pratt w. 5 Smith and Treadwel 100
each.
Speaker HAsBRoUcK IL slawyer. Of Orange county.
married o. years OF sge natise OF Shswangunk u.
ster Co n Y His ancestors wee French and Irish -
He Is active spirited enerceic-seghs l3- lbs. Mr T.
Grain who was Speaker las. yea weighs 2la lbs. An.
drew Jackson weighed abOu. liOlbs.
Mr. Michael Walsh is native OF your cty-of Irish
psrents-sge 26-weighs lD lbs
OF la5 members. - are between 3 and 80 years Of
AGES between so and i0-3i between 30 and $50
between 30 and 60-snd between so and g.
OF l2J members. the psiernsl ancestors Of u were
English II Irish 10 Scotch French Welsh ;
Dutch I German ] Belgian.
OF l26 members the maternal ancestors were, O. Eng
hsh; II Irish; IL Dutch (lollaEd), II German 10
scotch, 6 Welsh French.
Last year there but three adopted citizen, in
Assembly lrishmen AMI Prussian. Now, there are
six lrishmen and 3 Scotch
Last year, there were 81 Farmers, Mechanics, 10
Merchants, = Lawyers. Physicians. Manufacturers.
This year there 30 Farmers II Mechanics 10 Mer
chants Physicians. and q or 2 Lawyers.
or the members Of last House OF Assembly, II are In
the present House. Eight delegates 10 the Convention
of l-i6 have seats in the Legislature of l-47
The hcGrieG men in the Assembly last year, were
Henry T.. Hayner OF Rensselaer, native oil this stale,
- years old. Iawye- Of German extraction. lie
weighed 90 lbs Mr. Hawks OF Madison, weighed $40
lbs.-a native OF Mass-eXtTsctiou English Clark ;
Gnnnell a native OF JohnsiOvn y. Y. Lawyer weighed
10 lbs lie In last Assembly aud Mr.. Hayner out
weighs both Mr Chs,hed and him. by 81 lbs.
As to the intellectual cslibre Wsss principle, that
The Minds the Standard o. the Man, the corporeal
dimensions may prove IN unsafe guide. q.