The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-28
BY TIL E M Al LIS.


taken
BY THE MAILS.
LEGISLATIVE pRocEEDlNGs.
ALBANY, Jan &c, 1s47.
Mr. g. SMITH introduced bill for the protection of the
rights of property Of married The bill read
and passed.
Mr. HARMS gave notice of his intention to introduce
bill relating to writs Of error and appeals.
Mr.. LESTER moved that the Assembly bill to authorize
the drawing Of an additional number of juror. in Kings
County be ordered to third reading, and the motion
was concurred in.
The tn bin was .ub.squently passed BY the Senate
laton to the trl Of convicts in State Prisons also
passed by the Senate.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Tho bill reported by the chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee (Iand to divide the State into Judicial dis
trcts and to provide for the election Of certain judicial
officers originally referred TO the committee of the
whole By the terms Of the bill. the eight judicial dis
tcs arranged according to the Senatorial districts
which comprise the first judicial district and the county
OF Richmond is added to the second district
Of the bilto refer it to select committee, with in
suotons to alter the arrangement of the Judicial dis
trcts as contemplated by tho bill The resolution, after
considerable discussion, was lost-eyes 49, noes H.
ANTI SLAVERY REsoLUTIors.
Mr.. HALL moved that the Senate go into committee OF
the whole on the anisavery resolutions, (slready
ticed in the Herald)
The motion was concurred in We hope to get vote
uents and substitutes and preambes and prOvisos have
been offered 10 the original resolutions of them
however. opposed to the principle upon which Mr. Haps
resolutions are basedthat slavery shall not be toe ated
in any tel ritory We may acquire by the war.
Mr.. Josl. occupied the a,or during the whole
in the Legislature Of 1882 upon the right Of petition
the Atherton resolutions were at that time being dis
his report that the slavery question ought not to he as
tated at the peril Of the Union Mr. Jones contrased
this report with Mr. Youns's present course upon the
Mr. YouKG reply to Mr.. Jones the hour OF
adjournment had arrived.
Somebody asked the Soma OF il he wished to mako @
speech.
Mr. Youse said be wanted to clear away the smoke.
II vas suggested TO tue Senator to give way until TO-
morrow, and he gave way.
Mr. DsSms ON Introduced q resolution to make the
resouiionsa special order for at eleven and
halt O'clock and to take the ns upon the resou
tons ut one O'Clock and thirty minutes And the sena e
adjourned
ton passed-ayes 20 noes 0. SO the Senate will take
the nnsl upon the slavery resolutions
At one o'clock and thirty minutes And Senate ad.
journed.
Semi circular gallery crowded, large number forced
TO stand as seats could not be procured Payer aud
journal
MIR MARKS said he desired to be excused from serving
on the committee which has the snti.rsnt to.bss IA
The House excused the gentleman
Mr. Boss moved to suspend the rules, and TO take
the bnl appropIstng ten thousand dollars FOR the re
vi the second giment OF Ne" York State volunteers
The House adopted the motion.
tbs VOLUNTEER BiLL-irs p,ssAoE.
seemed that this unimporsn bill to have been
discussed for ever II simply conempl9tes appropii.
cuPsd III anost Irrelevant debate upon subjects entiIe
iy foreign TO the bill. The example of Congress is
strictly followed by the House here The occasion has
been seized for particular reviow 81 the origin oil the
Mexican Governmen-the adoption OF the Mexican
Constitution of 1924, and abstruse commentaries upon
subsequent events connected with Me xicsn history
The speeches Of Webster, and Benton and Wright upon
the aggressive acts Of Mexico and tho Texas boundary
question, have been quoted from very voIuminousy
NJ q n I'll he
speech Of Wright at Waertown-the essential features
OF Saxon characterize peaks OF the Sierra Madre
the barren desert he eternal barrier between the
ADgloSaxe and Mauriian races)the country between
the Nueces and the Rio oraDde have all been exploded
According to cppesran to-day the range OF the discus
sion have embraced every subject which has had
bearing upon human government and society since
CromwePs abdication Happily under the power Of
the previous question: vote has been had. MIR Burne
the whig leader in the House heard to remark last
evening that very few of the wing members of the House
would have voted for the bill at ALL il the preuin
bic reprehendng the President had not been ed
he also heard to remark that the bill could not be
passed without the preamble This is probably the
position OF the matter The bill was debated during the
whole morning hour and until long after the usua hour
Of adjournment
ton was sprung" upon the motion to recommt the bill
to select committee instructions 10 insert after the
first clause OF the preamble the words "by tho upuss
BILE acts of Mexico"
MIR. DrvnLIN rose to cuds the effect Of the previous
question: IL ble he said the previous question could
not apply on such a motion.
The SPEAKER called the gentleman to ORDER and said
that the Of the que ston in order
An appeal taken from the decision Of the speaker
and the ayes and noes called Tor upon the appeal
The Speaker was sustained ayes g. noes az. (Seve
raj wings voting in the negatively ;
The question was then taken by ayes and noes Sc
conding the call for the previous question.
The call was seconded-ay os 6s; noes 40
MIR. BLopoETr-Mr Speaker, spprehend that there is
a Misrepresentation in the House. T. Ha, ha, hal be
eve the question is upon the final passage Of tho bill and
upon the commitment Of the bill to q select
mittec.
ssEAKrs-The gentleman will Come to order; the
question IL, whether the main question she'll DO putt
Great confusion PREVAILED almost every member
and asked what question was before the House.
The CLERK called "Mr Walsh"
MIR. WALsH.--If understsnd any thing at all, after
there has been much miserable schoolb boy clubbing
in the House, shall consider myself fortunate don't
know what the question Isl If its to hasten the vote upon
the BILL III vote Aye" and the gentleman voted aye
The House egreed that the main question should DO
now put.
The main question, which was whether the bill should
be recommitted to q select committee with instructions
10 insert the words by tho unjustiiable acts OF Mex
CO." after the first clause Of the preamble, then lost
ayes 40, noes 90.
Mr. BLopoxTr.--Mr Speaker, as understand IT. the
question is upon The fuu passage Of the bill.
sPEAKER-The gentlemsps right
Mr. DEvHLIS Il move we adjourn. l'Adjourn" "ob
no;" yes, adjourn"
Mr. WALsH.-Lets settle this business
The House refused to adjourn.
The call for tho previous question was seconded.
And the House agreed that the main question upon
the passage of the bill with the preamble condemnaory
oil the President, should be put Immediately.
The CLEKK eel the bill.
The ayes and were taken upon the final passage
Of The bill with the following result -
AfEs-Mossra Adams Barftow, Beers Bell, BlodgeW