The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-22
BY THE AILB.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SoMate.


Mr. BAcxvs presented the petitions Of the surgeons
attached to the Eye and Ear Inrnsry the city Of New
York, praying for continuance Of legislative aid Tho
petition was referred
Mr. LESTER presented the petition Of sundry citizens
Of this State praying for limitation to the number Of
acres of land TO be held BY any individual and an OK.
empon Of the homestead OF every family from any liza
M Josr. called for the confederation of the House
concurrent resolutions containing suggestions to
Senators sc in Congress that their approval OF the bill
introduced into the House of Representatives nppro'
patng 5000 600 for the relief OF the Irish, will be high
ly CONNIE ndable ana honorable.
A conviction that Congress have no power or authon
ty appropriate this money for this object appeared to
pervade the Senate The United States constitution was
and was said that the provisions of that instru
did guarantee the power to Congress TO pro-
vide for the general welfare OF of the nations OF Eu
rope that the lessa'ion oil Congress must DO carried
OF North America and not with reference to the social
or political condition Of any other govsrnnsntor people.
Mr. YoUNG said " commentators, in all eyes who
had written the constitution had assumed that Con-
gress had which was not expressly delegated to
them by that instrument There where found In
il the right to give the public money II had been
done but he believed it without the authority of the
the country and private bsnevo would outsrp
tardy movements of the government"
These the sentiments expressed by Mr.. Young,
and am not but majority Of thu Senate incurred
with him The resolutions were ordered to be laid
the table until to morrow
CANALS.
MIR DsN,nroN, with the leave of the Senate. intro
duced bill making appropriations for the canal debt.
and for the maintenance Of the canals for the lS47
| The bill was referred.
Mr. CLARK introduced bill to incorporate assoca-
ton in the city of New York, organized believe. with
the view Of improving the dwellings oil the laboring
classes in that city.
The Senate then adopted the concurrent House
utons respectfully requesting the President Of the Uni
ted States TO permit seventy Indians OF the Six Nations
who have been eg ally removed west ofthe Mssisspp
to return TO their friends in this State.
The bill providing for the construction OF plank road
! from Salina, Onopdaga county TO Central Square,
Oswego county, passed by the Senate
An immense number OF private and local bills " . %
reported and perfected and passed Few men
the incredible amount OF private and local business
imposed upon the Leg stature Is almost ncalc uable.
And the Senate went into Committee Of the Whole
the bill in relation to the seamans fund and retreat In
the city Of New York. and to reduce and equalize the
tax sesmen"
The bill authorizes the President Of the board of
tees of the seamans fund and retreat in New York to
collect two dollars from the of every vessel ar
ring from port the East Indies the Pacific and
so from each mate, sailor, mariner OF such vessel
For each master mate mariner Of every vessel from
Africa from port South America south Of the
equator, S7a cents any port IN Europe, go cents sny
Indies aud coaswise beyond st Marys river 37h cents;
any port in the British provinces SO cents any port
South of Haeras and North Of st Marys river 90 cents
per month From all other vessels 20 cents per month
The trustees who are the NAV or OF New York, the
Health Officer of the port OF New York SC required
TO appoint nurses and attendants the hospital
treat, and TO fix the amount of their compensation The
trustees required TO pay out Of the fund to the health
commissioners Tor the support OF all sick and disabled
who may be detained in quarantine, during the
time they detained twenty five cents per day for
r the support OF such seamen.
The Committee without taking vote upon the
bill in order to give MIR Bickus opportunity to
anime the provisions OF the bill.
The remainder of the session devoted to private
bills.