New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-03
Legislature OF New-York-The Judiciary ana
the Ardent spirits License Bills.

istnss-Brooslyn Pfsrs ard gAarps.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
On board the ISAAC NEWTON
Saturday night May l. Is4H)
The ASSEMBLY adjourned TO day at two til Mon
day, and End nine or ten OF the members on ther
way to New.York A sail Of Sc miles on the mud
son. for 80 cents in floating palace like this Is
one Of the wonders Of the 18th century. The Cap
tsins Of the Isaac Messoa and HeHdrieE Hudson
preserve excellent order bat did not nae the per-
pe,ual din On board the S0Eh A"utea pf ''at 0ooa,
same line which charged higher than the otne stopped
ct many places and though good 0o.l '0uh' " less
comfortable when going W last
The Ssnafss Judiciary BM-Loos az ~
To innede useful legislation would be w-nionly WICK
edo pass this bill IS II TO- would be seung IS some Ju
ries DO when wesried out BY dull ana -oio1s u.s',
agreeing TO anything 10 get aWsy Ano o,seu
their own conduct 20 the last day o.. tneh ives
Although Infinitely the most important measure on the
session the Judiciary bin nss been Ssreiu IN
from the Assemble Nh within lev days OF me osy OF
adjournment ,,.,
The senate two-,hrd, OF its member being prsens
ing attorneys. and (ss ambitious PoAneahs snu PIos'
siOns mem 20 sonslly and po"eriuAy 'neI ~ VIC
result debate H. II a. all sEcEET-theJ ulseus- oPeu
w. and al great length ustters OF NOT one tNrny
.aDdth part thu importance OF this yep
10 SESSION I'll Jsnusry February Msrch ana Aprll ou'
VOID IL hspcd Of the principal ouslne'e 10 'her
charge undsr the nes, Constitution until within few
days OF the adjournment when farmers are ANXIOUS !"
be- ~ home, aud other business men ufeo out-tnen
al At once, the lawyers. by the names OF Mr. hano'
/ .oring a bill of denominations upon the public. which
openly goes for NULLIYYse the beet sno most popular
features Of Constitution, which has JUST received TIE
I popular sanction.
are practical nufcaton OF that great and good work
even The EUeRtHs Pot frankly sdmis tnat-ine sen
stes JUDICIARY BILL, sl more daring orsss .ne Gown
try into deeper slough Of despond tnan IL W" IN
before the late Convention sssenbled-increses I'M
nicely the powers Of the legal sharks VINO nave long
iat.ened the vitas Of the communy-leaves scarce
ly nominal popular responsibily-snd continues tne
Masters In Cbancery, the odious Lawyer Monopoly me
corrupt and corruptus patronage Of the Courts the
power to deny defeat defer Justice the Censorship OF
the Press the endless Appess the enormous Cosu the
unchrsusn, demorsliiins legal issehooos the uneer
tsiny TO what s evidence and the monstrous prac
tce Of allowing Judges 70 make or unmake the Law" ana
become at once Legislators and Administrators through
their innumerabe and arbitrary rules.
vonld (were legisstor) leave my vote on the
Journals as deteted legacy 10 poserity, IN favor OF
that bill to enable the Lawyers 70 irsmpe on the neck
OF the farmers and sanction institutions which would
prove the potsoned upas tree TO American Democracy Tor
any worldly consideration An honest bill would sup
port-but that bill NEvERi
The Senate seems determined TO put down the Con
sutiOn-but may be fol ed II the Assembly IL faith
full the Wbss tris-msy they prove every way
worthy Of their usrious progenifors.
The great work Of the Session 10 yet 10 be done let
there be no sbsentees-no artfuL dodgers
10 REPEAL the TEMPERANCE or No LicENsx Act OF
May Ia. le45 will tail this Session M-srs. Sickles
&c reported yesterday that in their opinion II wa. sd
visabe 10 send 10 select committees TO- report complete
the bills both Of the majority (Chsnders and the mi
nority Curry s)he 10 prevent any annual vote
of the people and TO resstabsh before the old cens
ed schools Of drunkenness and crime In towns wnere
the people wanted them and In towns where the people
did not want them-in towns where the freemrn were
ready them down the worst Il all public nut
sances, and declare Them INF nous and also In towns
where they were not-and the SECOND 10 extend tne
Temperance law OF l-45 TO your CITY, and thus enable
its 400 900 Inhabitants ANNUALLY II they pease TO sane
ton thousands Of licensed schools of vice. under the
form of and gin shops with all the gambling
apparatus Of old times OR 20 declare them dangerous
nuisances. and rs such sweep them away.
believe that the excellent Temperance Bill OF lei3,
had the support of the NewYork City Delegation dhen
NATrvE) but 56ths Of the present Tsmmsny delega-
on much opposed to IT, and also TO m extension to
New York of 10000 signers 10 memorials 10 this As.
,emby for and sgsinst rumlicenses the majority are
against themths however the majority oil towns
tor them.
Under these circumstances this morning Mr. Speaker
HAsBRoUoK put the question to the House whether they
would discharge the Committee OF the Whole from the
confederation of these two bills and refer them to spe
cis committees to report complete and ut for FINAL
vote.
The votes were ~ follows:
l. For continuing in force the Excise Law of May,
ls45 without alteration amendment-that is against
acting on Mr.. siekles's report 52-nsmeiy Messrs
Adams Alaben Bsseom, Benedict Boss, Burchsrd Bur
z II,
( Owen. Earl. Flanders Gould. o J. Green, r. Green,
Gregory Hammond Henderson, Howe Hubbard, Hun
ter. LandOn. Lawrence. Leavers. Lee. Maxwell. Nc
/ DOual Mc(ionegal, McNamsrs. McWhOrter. Montsnye,
! Moore PIERCE w. II Prstt Rsplee, Russell. Sage.
Shumwsy, sill Skeele T. Smith, Southland, Taylor.
! Tillinghsst, Uphsm, Van Vskenburgh, Weeden, Wen
man.
2 For reporting the bill to REPEAL and the bill to
AMEND-but FAcT Il take it, for the repeal OF the
Temperance bill OF May si5-in more strict language
for the adoption Of Mr. sickless report, 4i-nsmely
n o.. D.
with, Beers Bowie Boyden Brown Carpenter, Carpen.
tier Chandler, Chaided. Croker. LAWS, 3 j. Davis
! Dean Develin. Emmans Fenno. Fuller. Garrison. Gray
Harng Keyser. Lakin Marshall McFarlsn, Miller. Peck,
Prndle. Rutherford, shaw, Sickles Small j Lawrence
| Smith N. Smith Speaker stewart, Temple.
As all the Al voted 10 report both bills for and against
their affirmative is not the face OF IT. posture pro-
license vote.
3 Did not vote At all. "a. namely: Messrs Barstow
Bell Blodgett Bowdish. Csndee, Chapman Cole. eros
by Dawson. De Witt Fullerton Gallup Hsdley, Heaton
Hitchcock Hodgson. Marks, D. Moore Morgan Orton
Perkins, Pottle NJ Pratt Rahbun. Sherman. B. Smith
w. $. Smith Soper Tresdwell Vanderbilt Walsh
Watson. Woodruff. Wright
The house decided by majority of IL, 10 allow the
Excise Law OF ls4S remain the statute book for
the present without northumberland rejoice that Il
took that course ntemperance must be- rendered mia
nous by public opinion sustaining what 10 good In the
laws To talk Of ruling mankind solely by MORAL force
unsu's'Ded by positive law, Is to propose to return 70
the savage state.
Mr.. I. Smith moved recopsideraton-Mr. Sage
moved tolsy said motion on the table Carried
As well as can Judge Mr. r Smiths Il the only name
on my let No Of friend TO the repeal OF the Excise
Law. He is think for total repeal
wish Mr.. Curry's bill 10 amend the law OF Iefo' and
make H. In some respects stringent had been sooner
introduced IL IL late 10 consider and perfect II In
Committee OF the Whole now-snd the dangerous pro
slavery Congress system OF pushing bills through with
out explanation, and without going into committee OF
tnem cannot be too strongly reproosted- san enor
to dupe honest men, and make puppets OF them Posr
! OFFICE BILL fashion.
Brooklyn PIERS aud WARES Bills Richards, DC,
Thi. bill NO. 24g) passed to-day. 10 Assembly "a Il
with additional clause saving the rights Of the cor
poranons Of NewYork and Brooklyn. (Which enclose
. Tbs fth printed section struck out.
A BAPTIST PREACHER KILLED IN BATTLE
Among those killed Al Buena Vista, was MIR Rountree
OF Illinois, whose attachment 10 the army occurred
under very singular circumstances. He was preacher
OF the Baptist persuasion. believe. Al the com
mencement Of the three persons Of the same name
volunteered and the place OF rendezvous at Al
ton Two OF them were near relsuves and the thir'
his son who went along seemingly TO take care OF tn
other boys When examined it was found that the so