New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-02

Final Defeat of the bill to Punish Seduction

Correspondence Of The Tribune
ALBANY Tuesday, Feb. 80, le4s
+ send you to-day the Ayes and Noes on the final
MASSAGE Of the bill to punish Seduction 1t was
lost as you see, by one Uote. Messrs. James r.
Rush of Sullivan Co. and George Il. Gay from the
LIST Assembly District of Ulster Co. were present
when their names were called and refused to vote.
These two paen are protesting Christians, and oee'e
msmbers of churches and kncg they were counted by
the friends of his bill among Its supporters WHICH
would not have been the had they not given cause Tor
the belief that their support would be rendered Iner
refusal to vote act Of moral cowaruce on tne,
mart which should be known TO thtir constituents ahu
those constituents will do well TO recoect that man VINO
not tho courage 10 record his vote either for or against
a great moral question, but shameuly efesps out ueer
decision OF the Speaker Is not the maj 10 DC enuu'eu
with pover 10 legslate for free People Inc Cerk o
,in.v caIed tho names Of these two gentlemen three
several times, and individual members rose ana e1ed
upon them for vote, but the speaker ruleu tha uey
could be compelled to vote uhdsr the res Vi tne
House nasmuch exception was taken 10 Their names
beng passed when the Clerk called tue aosentees shl
m the decision before stated they persisted IN refusing
20 answer either Az or No. How they Will accouat for
this act [ know not-bat this do knew, that every
straight forward 10 the community VIII nave more
respect for those vino voted No, however they may Do
eve than any who lodges such esuoh As ih
Mr. BurRIcK Of Essex, known champion Of the Dill,
was absent this morning, from what cause fnow not
He was present last evening when the OH WIS ~
q third reading. -, - -.
will make no farther comments on the strange pro-
csadng OF to- aythe eads Of the measure may draw
their differences. NV IONA.
append The Ayes aud Noes on the Dill 10 Punish Sc
duciion, viz: -.
AYEs-Mesus Ashley, Bailey, y. c, BENEDICT BeEis,
Bremsr Brnkerhoof Calhoun, CampoeiL Chase COBB
Coe Convene, Croker, Curtis, Eaore, renD, rss'
Glass, Goodrich, H,Ken, Holmes. Houston, Hun, huid'
Ir.h Jessup. j. g johnson, NJ III Johnson LaPhau Lee
Little Martin, Matthias Msxson, MeIse eau, Miller,
Moss Palmer, Pardse, Parsons Psyn, v Peek fs.,ir
Phsnr Pray. Pruyn, Rapeje, Resmer Severance eneI'
don, W. sydney Smith. spsuldius, spencer, sewers
Thompson Tot 80. Townseld Tuthil Upham, ndernil'
I Wnss! Whrelor, West Willett. -
N.Y-Messrs Brigham, Br0ot', Chsmeeriin' csnrSoes'
Cheney Garrison Hsslett Hsaon olhster Keith Ken
nedy. MeCsrty, Matues, Myers, Z w Peek h..s0i .
/ Raymond. Saunders schorm-rhorn, slsde, Wssset .
smith, soedsn, Speaker Iit.s. Ifsssdet "ai'h w eehs
! ABsENr-Msssrs. Beseh, Benedict, Bowen, th<d been
in Tho House bat sbsr Al the voteA Bowman, Brother
Buck Bush present bot did rot vote bntfies ln to~
hat cot presently Case, Chpm.n. Chubb Ctafoh Cohes
! Comstoek CEoss, Tin BfoehJnD DAVIS, DenElson poS
Feetsr GAY tpfescnt but not voteD Grant hsnuiona
Kendall, Mech. tiu New.Yoikl Msuy. No~lsn, Parker
Osborne Richards Rodni,a, Vn New Yorkl Rose IN Al
ha1y but not pressnt.l L. smith, stewaiN V'eAl Ae's
Tresdwsy Vincent, Winslow. . ~. A.,
| Ayes, %, Nays ~, AGENT ~ tNe"-i9rs Sis "em
hers 10 ltalicsl