The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-20
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
ALBANY, Feb. Is, ls47.

ALBANY, Feb. Is, ls47.
Senate.
Mr. HArD presented a remonstrance from the Cam.
bridge Academy against any reduction of the usual
academical appropriations.
Mr.. VAN ScHooNHovEN presented the memorial OF the
Female Moral Reform Society Of Troy for the supres.
sion of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
ration of religious societies. The general act of ncorpo-
ration of these societies. which has hitherto existed will
be essentially modified by this new act
local bill occupied the attention OF the Senate during
the morning hour
ZACHARY TAYLnR-TAUroLooY
The Chairman of the Committee Military Affairs
Clark having just returned to the Senate called for the
consideration Of the concurrent House resolutions of
thanks to Gen. Zachary Taylor and other officers of the
American army. When these resolutions were trans
mted to the Senate they found to be Inaccurate
and referred to the Military Committee, with in
strucons to make verbal amendments and report
them to the Senate; they amended according to the
instructions and reported to the Senate, when they
referred back again to the committee with nsruc
tons insert additional resolution thanks to Gen
Wool The committee added the additional resolution
and reported them second time with the following
amendment, among others:-
That the thanks of the Legislature are presented 10
Gen. Taylor sc for their herOm in the gallant
achievements the Mexcans lin a forced upon
by the most fragrant acts Of toward go
vernment and citizens and in the hostile invasion OF
Of the States OF ths Union"
To-day, these house resolutions as amended call
ed up by the Senator who amended them, he chairman
of the Military Committee)
for incorporating the Objectionable feature quoted
sbsve into tho body OF the resolutions The resou ions
a
cared that the battles Of Pao Alto and Resaca do La
Palma fought upon tho plains Of Me xico;" and
that was untrue II the object was to get the petty
question in relation to the boundary between Texas and
Mexico he would oppose the resolutions; he did be-
ieve however that the House had any such object in
view; he supposed that the assertion that the battle of
Pao Alto was fought upon the plains of Mexico was
written through nadvertence; ii was kind oil rhetori.
cal ourish; he wanted to strike out the bsptsmal name
which had been given TO the location Palo Alto and
Resaca do la Palma not in Mexico He proposed TO
consolidate these resolutions; and his object calling
tn MA hrtaf pIntto
a substitute to them.
MIR. Youso said he thought should avoid any dis.
OF the question OF boundary he had yet made
up his mind on this subject he thought it would be a
little vain in this Legislature to attempt to settle ques
ton Of boundary between Texas and Mexico In egard
to the language used in the resolutions he believed
should strike out the exggeration that tho city of Mon
erey impregnabIe. The language was extrava.
CANT Resolutions acted upon by this Legislature would
probably he read in Europe and he did
Jet himself to the criticisms Of British reviewers He
rec objected some lines which we're written in England
by doggerel poet on the exploit of Wolfe at Quebec.
The poet said: -
- And what is more particular
He (Wolle) climbed over rocks which were more than
perpendicular"
.aughtcr) He did not know how il happened that tho
rocks than perpendicular but he hoped that
we should not such ridiculous language in recount.
ing the military achievements of our officers. la re.
spect to the question Of boundary, II we had title to
the Rio Grando under the treaty OF Louisiana, he want
ed to know why our Government had not set up the
title against Mexico quarter Of q century ago.
Mr. CLARK here offered the following resolution, as
substitute for the several resolutions before the Sen
ate =
the thak Of the people OF the Emitted States due
Major General Zachary Taylor, Brgadisr Gen VIM. j.
Worth and brig Gen. John Wool and the officers and
soldiers under their command for the forttude, skill
and bravery which they have displayed achieve.
men,s in the existing war with Mexico.
This resolution was read by the Clerk and laid upon
the table.
upon propriey OF the language used in the esolu
tons they were passed by the House, displayed con
yersationa powers OF high order. Mr. Clark attempes
to show that the resolutions as they from the
House were nonsense that the writer was tautolo.
gst; he said the resolutions reminded him of stated
preaching" at q camp meeting lie criticised the Ian
guage with the utmost severity.
Mr. VAN ScHooNHovEN ererted himself to defend the
House lie read and re read tho resolutons he expat
ated upon antecedens penultmates, consonan vowels
puncuatlons, and dipthongs lie was excruciatingy ca
by some half dozen Senators, and finally
compelled TO abandon his object altogether.
Neither were all the assaults upon the dignity Of the
House confined to the present Houses the Assembly OF
Nix BARLOW read an extract from speech of Mr. John
Young in the Assembly Of last year, reported in the
argus upon the with Mexico. MIR. Young said the
6rst second and third blows had been struck by Mex.
70. our soil had been blood of our
had been impiousy spilled eta, etc. Mr. Barlow made
an "odorous" comparison between this Mr. Young aud
the wing party.
The Senate ad ourned without voting upon the reso-
lutions.
Assembly.
MIR. MARKs presented the petition of owners Of rea
in the city OF New York, praying for the amend
ment repeal OF the act passed last session. entitled
| IAN act to equslize taxation"
/ Mr.. SBuMSAY, IRON the Committee the Judiciary
to which was referred the bill TO provide for the allow
OF writs OF cortiorari In criminal cases. conforma
bly, 10 the petition Of William H. Seward reported tn
! bill complete.
The bill was ordered to BIO cngrosscd for third read
ing, and was subsequently read third time and passe
! -aye s 3d. noes (Mr. Bell of Cayuga)
Ths bill was published in the Heroid yesterday. II i
conessedly plan matured by Mr.. Seward the counse
for the negro Freeman to pave the way for the ums
Suitts OF his client II may be an act fbenevoence
and II may not be.
Mr., BusrrIi, from the Judiciary eommittse, rsports