The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-24
BY THE m AILS.


BY TIE MAILS.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
ALBANY, January ~, ls47
Senate.
Mr.. YoUro. Chairman Of the Committee on Finance,
to whom referred the memorial Of Stephen Van
Of the law to equaze taxation passed last winter OBJ
jectsd to such a reference Of the memorial
Mr. BEEns suggested that the memorial should be
ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr. YouNo hoped that the memorial would be laid
upon the table He in favor of trying the law to
equaze taxation another year. in order that the Lexis
ature might have the benefit Of experience before
tsrainng such petition.
Finance from farther consideration Of the subject
and refer it to select committee.
The motion was lost and the memorial remains In
charge of the Finance Committee.
DISTRICTS.
Mr. HAND, from the Committee tho Judiciary
ported substitute the bill Introduced by Mr. Beers
for the arrangement Of Judicial districts The bill
referred to the Committee Of the Whole
1t makes the division the same the old Senate dis.
trics except the first district which consists Of Nav
York county, and Richmond county is added to the
second district.
Then the Senate in Committee of the Whole took I'D
the supply bill for appToP1istns moneys for the pay
The Committee found itself without quorum, and 70.
ported progress without agreeing to the bill.
And the Senate adjourned.
Several petitions were received from tho inhabitants
OF Sullivan and Broome counties praying for reversal
oil he report oil tho New RsilrOad Com.
missoneIs in favor of locating that road Pennsy Iva
mia.
Mr.: BEERS. of westcheser, who occupies the seat
which was stated was about to be contested by John
K. Hayward rose to question Of privilege lie wished
to state that the petitions praying ior investigation
into his election were sent to the House by person
called Thomas Jefferson Sutherland, without tho con.
currence or knowledge OF Mr.. Hayward.
S a n, pns the II
in compliance with resolution of the House.
Mr. w. s. SMITH introduced bill for the appointment
nj ms in thQ nf kinuc
chester and Richmond.
Mr. FuLLzHroN offered the following concurrent res
olutions =
Resolved Gf the Senate concur as tho sense of this
Legislature, That Zachary Taylor, and the gallant
officers and soldiers under his command have demon
stIated to the world by their heroic deeds displayed
the battle fields of Palo Alto Resaca Ia Palma and
especially by their memorable and unequalled bravery
before the walls OF Monterey that the valor which dis
tngushed their ancestors of the Revolution has not
generated in their and that wheresoever the
and stripes are unured there will American prove
nvincbie for which they deserve the applause and ad
miration Of their country.
Resolved Uf the Senate concur) That the thanks of
this Legislature be are hereby presented 10 Major
General Zachary Taylor, and his companions arms
the honor oil the nag oil their country the hard fought
Resolved. (f the Senate concur), That the iprepid
gailantry and consummate skin and bravery of Brigader
Gen w. J. Worth, and his command, in the part It
their lot to share in the sormng and entire overthrow of
is not surpassed in the annals Of modern warfare.
Resolved iii the Senate cencur), That deeply de.
fate it was to fall noby fighting the battles Of their
| country, on the plains Of Mexico
tons be signed by the President OF the Senate and the
Speaker Of the House Of Assembly that his Excelency
the Governor be, and he hereby requested transmit
copy OF the same to Major General Taylor, who also
hereby requested to communicate his
in orms the high which this Legislature entertain
OF their vaor in such manner as he may deem
The resolutions laid upon the table and ordered
to be printed.
The Dill for the relief OF the volunteers called up
The SrgAxER said the question upon the resolution
offered yesterday by Mr. Aaben TO refer the bill and
preamble to q select committee with instructions TO in
srt at the end OF the first paragraph Of the preamble the
words by reason Of the unjusti6abe acts of Mexico
M BAscon, Of Seneca, rose to point Of order. He
said the Constitution required that the final vote upon
and That therefore any amendment TO the bill prcam
blc was out of order.
The SPEAKER ruled out the objection raised by Mr.
Mr. ALLABEN resumed his remarks against the pream
He was followed by Mr.. BunrrLL, of Chautau.
que, who said that the proposition that the Pre-
sident had involved the country in a war; was one
which the whole country had assumed to be true Il
fact, had been conceded In effect by tho nation
al administration itself the effect of the preamble would
DO to call the attention Of the country the causes
war; ond an investigation of the conduct of tho gem
eral government All be desired, with reference tina
preamble was to put upon the record Justifc
ted the former defeat of the bill agreed with the gen
tieman from Delaware that they regretted it, How did
thB compare win the patriotism and hberaly Of the
minority Their fear that suspicion would be raised
against the integrity of Polk, induced them to defeat
bill for the sustenance Of the sodery This was the ar
gument Of the minority and they could not escape from
they had made an issue upon the merits of this bill
and they must stand fall by IT, How did gentle
know that this bill would be defeated in the Senate T.
They knew nothing about IT, He would say that il the
senate should strike out the preamble and send the bill
back to the House, the responsible majority in that body
must bear the responsibility they could not escape This
looking etJames X Polk the pole all tn cir consd
Grafton, had driven the minority into most d. srracef
position.
Mr. WALsH said he had always looked with SUSPICION
upon men raised from obscurty positions which be.
longed alone to OF head and art he had publicly
denounced James X Polk but nsvsrthssss he believed
that the preamble was absurd and ridiculous and he
could not vote for it, II Polk the author Of the war
he was justly accountable for II if he the author Of
would not take part in IT, He could not say that he was
sorry that the preamble was introduced Il had had tho
effect to defer the appropriation which, IL IL had been
made when II was originally asked for, not a dollar
would have been expended Tor the prvaes in the regi
ment
Mr. WALSH road letter, which he said he Ind re-
ceived nom sn alderman in New York tho letter was
SAID 70 have been written by private, from board the
ship isabella of Sandy Hook
The letter states that the privates on hoard ve,a
starving that they had been literally kidnapped and
shipped without food clothing that Col Burnett had
ioboed the 30 900 appropriated by the Common Coun
Gil OF New York for the volunteers, &c So
Mr. WALsn said that all the officers Of Stevenson, ro
giment had been commissioned frauduently he made
iome remarks in regard to the manner Of
omeeIs generally and stated that they generally
The House adjourned At Two and half o'clock With