The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-17
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LEGISLATIVE PROCE u DlN0s.


LEGISLATIVE PROCE EDlN0s.
Albany, January Is, lsH.
Senate.
Dark and rainy morning. Gov Seward on tho hoor Of
the Senate chamber, apparently in 6ue health. Gov
Young lus walked up capitol from his rrssidIss
in State street leaning the arm Of the Secretary ne
MI sArDyoap reported bill for the payment Of tho
officers Of the Constitutional Convention
The SENATE concurred in the Joint rulos reported by
the select Committee to whom hey referred tor
revision.
Mr. Jossss resolutions of reference Of important por
tons of the Constitution published the HERALD were
referred to the committee Of the whole.
Several motions were made.
THE eovERNoR's MESSAGE.
Mr. JOHNSON, from Delaware county, resumed his re.
marks in committee Of the whole from yesterday upon
the inaugural message Of John Young rather the
unwritt-n por ion Of the message" il Is called In the
Senate and it called by Senator Johnson The
OF which The senator confined himself are the antrsnt
troubles and the Mexican war The speech Of the no.
brief of it from time to time during its delivery
He said the tsnantry would hold MIR Young to account
per there was no excuse or apology for under
heaven. Why, he asked, has the al evinced by this
Creatures been dssipaIei no sooni why has Il burnt
out1 Why have his pledges and promises been vioasd'
He Mr ~ was feeble representative from Delaware
touished silence of Mr. Young upon tits question:
and on behalf Of his county he asked Why this silence,
complaining OF the Governor for not pardoning the
an'irent convicts7
Young) violated his solemn promises has the whole
fountain OF sympathy been exhausted No more love:
Ike il upon himself to say that for the sake of the Office
of Governor, he (Young) was willing TO sacrnee his
erv ssctoDs were to depend such conin
gsncies, he would say farewell to the Republic.
The great object the tenantry had in view wa.
anew, and there was no doubt but Mr.. Young
stood committed to recommend these measures. Tho
hal utylu haro md
sale W lib The anti.reners the contract ratified bs
fore the election. number Of men had como down
autirent commissioners, and concluded the bargain.
Mr.. Van SCHooSHovEN asked Tor proofs
branch Of the told him that they had
certain letter in the possession OF John Sngoriaud'
WRITTEN py T hs proos % hut
would not speak sny longer upon subject so otious;
he would say in conclusion. that any man who would
consen, 20 run upon such On issue would be guilty OF
bascr and acts THE gentleman then turned his
attention to he unwIten portion OF the message rea-
ting to the with Mexico, Sc
Upon the conclusion Of the gentlsmans remarks the
Senate in Committee of tho Whole, took the bill
births. marriages aud deaths ihe bill lnSing passed
the Senate in Committee OF the Whole send yon copy
OF it.
The bill was amended that the word "rsgis.ration'
is substituted for the word record" wherever il
in the bill The bill |, ~ iollo~s:-
StcTroS TIE clerks OF the sevcral school districts Of
this State organized according 10 law ana whore there
shall be clerk he shall be Incapable of acting the
ruoes or one Of them of such district sh9 annually.
before the fifteenth day Of January in cash year,
ascertain from the most accurate meaus Of information in
their power and report 10 writing TO the town clerk OF
the town. Of tho alierm OF the ward in which
the school house Of their district shall ne situated, in
the city OF York to the city inap cor under appro
pirate heads end il such form shall be presented by
the Secretary of State tbs number Of births marriages,
aud deaths, which have occurred in ueir districts
specvey during the pre- cedirs the date OF such re-.
port the month and day OF their occurrence toe nanes
and residences of the persons 80 married or DYING and
the the COLOR and names OF the lren,
residence Of the clergyman csr perform
age of the persons who shall have married or died dur
ing tho year and the disease or cause of their
death.
"a II shall be the duty of the town clerk of zach Of
the in this State o alderman receiving the
report as above specified within fifteen days after the
recent thereof to record the same in book to be pro-
vded by him for that purpose, aud to transmit copy
thereof OF abstract thereof ia snch form as shall
prescribed of STATE to the county clerk
city Inspector whose duty shnli be, within fifteen
days after the receipt thereof to forward Nh abs ract
duly certified by snch form as shall be prescribed
Aforesaid to the secretary Of sste no shall file the
same his office make complete abstract ther, Of and
ran.mt the same TO the Legislature as soon as may be
practicable thereafter
81 It snail be the duty Of cergymcn magistrates and
other persons who perform tns mirage ceremony, to
keep record Of the marriages celebrated by them aud
to ascertain far as pr;tcabe and note the sges OK
tho persons married aad nir denccs such cord
1t shall also be the duty Of ply sicans On professional
mdwives TO keep record oi the several brfhs in which
they have assisted professionally and the time Of sue
BIRTH or and the resi- encs Of the pareuts and
physicians who attended decea ed persons in their
last ckness clrgymen who have Off lated at the fun.-
raj and sections who have buried deceased parsons 10
keep record Of the nsme age and residences 6,
censd aud the times OF tnsr deaths IL shall ba
the duty Of such p1y a'es clergy and
sections allow the clerks u the ch0o districts ithn
which they respectively reside TO Inspect sucn records
from time to time and 10 ur ish them such other nor-
ma ion in their power may be necessary TO enable
such clerks to make g returns by this act .
L. The pei !o nance OF the dut es herein r. qnred mo
oc the several districts towns and couoties rem
deng the services heein spec fed shall be enttlsd TO
sucs for their services and incur
red by them Ms NOV be su lifted and allowed by the
boards oil super, isors such counties respectively
ASS inbly.
Mr. CoRNwELL ofCay uga presented the annual report
of Compr oler FagG relative to the expenses OF nam
taniug The canals Three times the usu Il number were
Hill p,ovidi, for the payment OF the members Of
the Lgisiature was rstrne rom tns senate. Wi.a ne
inasmuch a. the clerk Of the House had omit
led to certify that three hs Of all the members elected
had voted for the bill $50
hut was coacuned in ard the joint rules which passed
the Senate (sbove ro.iced read Tor the Information
Of the House.
Tie House adopted resolution requesting boards OF
canvsssers to make return to the Legislature OF the
vstes last spiing, tor aud against the excise law
Resolutions for the benefit OF the U. army were In
/ troduccd by MIR. Watson.
Then tho House resolved itself into committee Of the
whole upon tho resolutions OF reference OF specific por.
tons OF the Governors message to select and standing
comm iitses During the discussion which follownd
Mr. If Schohare moved that the resolution Of
fered yesterday by Mr. Walsh land adopted by the
Housed 10 refer much Of the Governors ssage
relates to the Antirent troubles TO the Committee on
Grievances with instructions TO report TO tho House. be
re.consiiered.
MIR WArsor said that the motion re consider the RI
solution (since MI Walsh was not In his place this.