New-York daily tribune., 1849-03-21
sEEATE....ALBANY, Monday, March 70.
The attendance at the first session wss very
limited and the Senate transacted business for several
hours with barely quorum.


The attendance at the first session wss very
limited. and the senate transacted business for several
hours with barely quorum.
ALBANY BASIN.
The bill TO pay for excavating Albany BASIN,
which has occupied . much Of the session passed
Mes.rs Johnson Of New York. CLARK OF Utica. COLE
Of Orleans being the only votes In the negative II pro
vdss that the State shall hereafter take the Basin its
property ard all rights thereto belonging, municipal
and private Of The City OF Albany 90 be- transferred 10
the state Pier owners % receive e5OUuO and % Re-
lirqai.h al rsbt, 10 tolls The City OF Albany = 10 re-
ceiye s620O for It's expenses already incurred and IL
Is made obligatory on the City IN the act 70 sppropu'
ate the amount 10 paying of much Of the city debt
BROOKLYN COURTS
A bill passed o. organize Court ct Civil and
Criminal Jurisdiction In the City OF Brooklyn II pro
vds that At the next charter election Judge shall be
elected the Court 70 be- Organized under this act
20 hold Office for six years and 10 receive salary OF
5000 Also, two Police Justices to be- elected Al the
same eec ion 10 hold office four yesr, and receive
salary of Al go The Common Council 10 divide ths
city into districts in each OF which Justice OF the
Pesce is 10 be elected
The bill passed % allow Anthony Barclay, Brit
i,h Consul Ia NewYork 10 hold take, devise snd con
vey real estate notwithstanding his not being citizen
OF the United states This bill passed under circum
indicating the courteous feeling OF the senate
toward the gentleman applying there being only TWO
votes sgsins, H. snd no words spoken In debate in op
position.
The bill passed allowing the City OF Albany b
elect general Assessors for the city instead OF one Asses.
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be lust and equal and no, system adopted IN one
Ward and dterent ons In another
coURT OF cHANcERY.
Mr.. WrLKIS, from the Select Committee APP
ucnted At the las, session investigate the condition
Of the funds remaining In the old Court OF Chsncery
made detailed report
II show. tha, the amount remaining secured by bond
and mortgage connected with unsettled lingstions IN
| the Court OF Chancery is the enormous sum OF
OOO Of which s69 900 Invested In the City and
County OF York There Is included In this ~ 9i2
| belonging 10 owners unknown Thousands OF dollars
remain unclaimed In small sums, the owners having
found that Il cost more TO get the funds out oil Court
than the money worth The report recommends
deposits to be made with the Lite lnsurance and Trust
Company as paying interest on deposits and that
every facility afforded by the Clerk OF the Court
Of Appeals 10 promote full examination Of the BOOKS
vouchers and sll the circumssnces OF this sccumus
ton. The amount belonging 10 Tue OWNERS "no arc
unknown hss been directed be paid over 20 the gen
ers fund of the State Treasury and as far as can be
a,certained the several belonging 20 the sew
ersl Counties, transmitted 10 each rsspeeuve.y.
| Probably legislation will be had 10 facilitate the
obtaining by parties Interested Of small amounts OF
moneys due.
The Code Of Practice was again considered. In
the course OF action upon H. the senate determined that
the Marine Court should hereafter have no other tnAn
Marine Jurisdiction, and not possess powers a now
similar to the Courts OF Justices OF the Pesee and
entertain actions for violated ordinances Of the Cy
and farther ths, this allowance OF marine Jursdeion
should no, be % construed 10 vest In IL any way sd
mlraty or maritime powers.
REGIsTRY BIRTHS.
The bill torepesl the act providing Tor the hegs-
try Of Births Marriages. and Deaths n the STATE was
debated.
Mr.. WILKIS opposed the repeal and preferred
70 see the effect of the bill tried liitle longer
Mr. GEDDss said II we want such law on our
Statute Books let frame that will be ooeyed
a, n now stands some towns comply with It's provisions
and some utterly disregard them. he wanted TO see
some penalty prescribed By the lav for It's violation 80
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law the State would have power secure the returns
contaminated