New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-16
Legislature Of Ne,~-Yerk.

Ifrfes Frr-zrs Do-s-s. ar.-BcrrdizS Hsnsss-F1s
Of Ttie-ss-Judiciai Disrrtots- Nsr. Yt-k and Ere
Railroad-Bssccl % Lar FEES The NssssSe- ne
Fire Smi,ss-l5O0o Pos,uasT, ~ Eiaios-J c L.
Spencer aHs Codlsanti0n-
t. ~ EdRcr Of TIE Tribras
SIR ind sy reference TO an Official document.
that the number Of Lawyers in the present House
of Assembly IS p or half as many as there were
in the Convention last year there are also 50
Farmers, Is Mechanics, II Merchants, Physi
clans Gentlemen. ! Produce Dealer. 1 Litho
srapher walsh Steambos; Captain. Drover, Civil
Engineer and Manufacturers in al l2s members OF
the lawyers, also farms as does one OF the meT
chants Of the doctors snd one of the msnuisctur
ers "a tanner smother of the manufacturers Is tan
ner and currier Among the mechanics there are r"o
zilors one halter scythe-maker. one sssh'maker
one carpenter. one aNernAker, and one joiner.
The Members of ASSEMBLY board. as follows
~ al the Deievan House - AZ the rankin II AZ zee
american 10 At StanwiN Hall 9 al the Eagle Tavern :
o AZ Congress Hall AZ Beardslsys al the Carlton :
a. the Townsend 3 ~ Gallup's AZ Is Jay St $ Al
81 North Pearl 4 4, the Mansion House each CITY
Hotel and Eagle-s, House 3 AZ Miss fitchs ehch
broadway House L. : Hotel and Clinton Hotel
OF the SENATORS. the boarding houses are, al
Congress. Hal . Eagle Tavern g. stAn~ix Hall 9 the
Delavsn 3, Mansion House . Cry hoIei :, io"h
send House l. Washington Hall /, MISS flcn >
The HoUsE was in session from II TIL near :
today Mr. BvRNELL introduced his slll 10 reduce
after July the rate of Interest from on the sOu
20 So important measure Tor al VINO hS's lhlci
10 pay on open accounts balances OF rent &C. OF IN
any yay where there 10 not spccinc agreement /
have often asked the question why the banks, ner-
chants landowners &C took s. here. for what - q
the legal charge in New England Canada Pennsy vanis
&c ? Is money scarcer here Mr.. GALLgr IS about
to introduce bill to amend the law OF devises and de-
scents Mr. DEANS resolution for committee OF seven
to divide the state into eight Judicial Districts, was
laid on the table but Mr.. BEERS in senate introduced
bill this forenoon, for the same purpose Mr.. HUNTER
presented four petitions from about 900 persons IN
Steuben, praying that the Attorney General may be IN
sucted to bring suit 10 investigate and test the title
of the alleged owners Of the Pueney Estate SO that
purchasers may know % rh0 they ought 70 Pig tor their
lands Mr.. CHATFIELDs bill, fixing the age OF major
ity was referred The Manhattan Company and the
Leather Manufacturers Banks sent in returns Of I'M
claimed dividends
The Report OF a majority Of the Commissioners
to locate certain parts OF the New ork and Erie Rail
road. caused long discussion. minority report Is
expected. Sir. FENNo was not willing to print $50
copies extra for the OF Commissioners who had de
cded carry part Of the road into Pennsylvania which
would US to pay $1,000 annually TO that state.
The matter OF printing was referred to the PRINTING
Committee by majority Of two.
Mr.. WAIsoN introduced a bill for modifying the
laws and simplifying legal proceedings Commissioners
to be elected nrst Tuesday in Feb by the Legislature
and their reports be published in four newspapers of
the State they salaries bold office Tor stated
period &c. Referred TO Committee IN Judiciary
Mr.. BAscoN proposed that the two following
resolutions should be referred to select committee
with power TO report by bills, &c.
Rolped That no fees or peTqusites OF once shall oe re-
ley solicitor or counselor other lhsn such as shall he
voluntarily paid by the party receiving The oenent tneIeel
services OF such shall have been acreed upon BY he
party employing snd when any special contract shsl be
sought 10 be enforced the parry against whom iuhlmsnt
shall be claimed should be permitted TO prove Ia mitigation
OF the and conditions hereof that the same are IN
conscientious eNorbiant or that advantage had been
OF his condition, hat Of his property or interest o.
Of The condition OF the party for whose benefit he entered
into the contract was made
ReolrsS That neither party IN any suit controversy llt.
fcaton or proceedings courts record should recover
any the other FOR attoneys solicitors or
counseors fees or disbursements made by ihem nut IN
stead thereof ne party adudged TO Ne N We Wtouk ~ nc
hns ud gment OF the Court shall 10 pay aeesh
rNed raie per the prevailing party upon me amount
recovered, or upon the y,ue Of me property o. JIM nc
immediate subject Of the litigation or upon lhe amount
claimed by The party seeking 10 recover snd sng 70 i
And the rates per cent should De aneIeh WIZ
The matter Is determined by the default payment or CON
fe,sion OF party before ua by verdict without The
IN bank by the Court Of Appeals
They were not disposed OF. 80
In SETATE. Mr. HAND introduced bill winch
nroytdes that the presiding officers IN Senate and As
semhly shall certify under their hands, the tunes AZ
which any bills shall pas their Houses aud the NUMBER
OF votes that shall have been given At their nna passage
The Governor Message-what he did say and what ne
ddn what he should have said and what he shouldn
his sins OF omission as well ss OF COMMISSIONERS
under review today Mr.. JOHNSON being the principal
speaker.
There are FIVE Smiths IN Assembly from Mon
roc suffolk New.York Schohsre. and Queens doc.
tor and farmer . merchant snd two lawyers One OF
them is John Smith, perhaps two
There was only one proposition this morning Tor
the amendment of the United States Constitutional
TO be moved in by oin resolution here-includes VIM
Leggets old ides-snd would extend the elective prn.
cp,e so that the people In their several localities might
elect every the $1,000 Postmssters OF the Union
(be their number more or less) and Mr. Cave Johnson
and the Cabinet be released from the trouble OF select
ing re1i political parizsns The mover OF this iormi
dable amendment is Mr. RANSOM BALLOON OF oxford IN
ChensngO.
In The Tribune Of this morning, you mention
Mr. j. G. SPENCER as M person to be acommlssloner
for the reduction into code OF the rules and prece
dents of the Common Law. OF his eminent talents ana
great experience doubt but do not his notes
10 the American edition OF De Tocquevile pronounce
an opinion rather unfavorsbe to the measure The
notes 10 the third volume of the revised statutes let ed
ton do not recognize the necessity OF codcaon In It's
fun extent In Assembly some % years ago Mr. sPEN
CIR is reported having spoken quite isvorsoy OF ths
great and good work which bis noble relative DE WITT
CLINTON sfierward publicly recommended to the Le'
g.l.,ure q.