The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-30

persons employed By them, and their salaries. (LAid
Dver)
Authorizing the erection Of doehs In the 7th wasd Of
s:sss ,PSss''':sie.. for til. enlargement Of tn.
In relation to TIE Canal Fund end maintaining the
Canals for the fiscal year, commencing October lst
lS4e.
In relation to the Oneida River Improvement.
In relation to the payment Of the Canal debt falling
In relation to the Crooked Lake Canal
To amend the sct providing for the improvement Of
Coneus and other Lakes to supply water for the Go
TO fscitsts the recognizable, Of banks under the
III. general appropriation bill fer the next FISCAL
To- annex part of westport to the town Of Moriah.
Toprevent the msnufactuIs sale and use Of the slung
To amend the charter Of the Niagara Suspension
TO authorize the settlement Of the claims Of the
State against the bail OF the late treasurer OF
To authorize the construction Of plank road in the
Mr. HALE called up the motion for the oonsidera-
ton Of the vote on the Hornesville and Buffalo Rail-
road Company bill. Agreed to, and the bin laid on
Mr.. Bowen moved concurrence With tho Senate In
all their mendments to the Heuse bill amending the
their .nsnsm.Dt to the he" section which submits tho
smendpents to tho people. IThe Senate struck out
The House soncurred in all but the latter amend
ment.
Mr.. TAYLOR, In opposing the amendment, said that
the entire people Of tho osy Of New Tors and
the concurrence BY this Hou.e With the amend
Tsnt made BY the Senate wSnS take from the pso
box. The Senate had doubtless adopted tho
amendment under the belief that proper time viii
not intervene between the present and tho day Of
our charter election to enable tho people to
the merits Of the proposed to the charter
and enable them to vote understandipgy. Tho fact,
nesbboring city Of Brooklyn rejected charter sub
nitted to them which charter this Legsature oonsi
New York rejected, BY overwhelming vote, char
ter submitted to them; those considerattons had,
thought proper to adopt the present occasion But
ME- Taylor could never record his vote for law that
would in the least abridge the rights Of the people
box. They might reject this and . hundred simi.
lar charters before he would cast vote or raise hand
And 1t sustained by Msssrs. Perley, A. Gilbert,
Varnum and Fikke.
Mr. VARNuM considered that such . clause a. this
was equivalent to striking out the enacting clause.
The leading objects ct tho bill were we'll known In
New York. and been called for during the last ten
years. but pat experience has shown that 1t was i'm
possible ever to get full vote on such question
The office holders were generally opposed to any
change and would work hard to defeat IT. while there
few who would feel interested enough to make 1t
their business to work for it. He hoped the Heuse
would oeneur with the Senate, and believed that the
people would approve Of such course.
The House refused to concur and voted in favor Of
submitting to the psople-ayes %, noes 60.
MI. PERLEY moVedsa committee OF conference.
Also, to tho bill in relation to the employment Of
clerks In tho Kings county Surrogste's Office
Also to the bill In relation to the Syracuse Savings
Also to tho bill in relation to tax books in the Comp
trollers ofase Recess.
THR STORM AT THE EAsT.-The Boston Travel
Ler OF the 18th instant, says:-A cold disagreeable
easterly storm commenced On Sunday last and
still continues Much rain has fallen, and OUT door
pursuits are in great measure suspended. A
violent gale from The northeast commenced last
evening at about sunset, and continued without
intermisslon during the night, accompanied with
torrents Of rain. The gale was unquestionably the
most violent which has been experienced In this
vicinity tor some months, and many apprehensions
are felt as to It's effects upon the vessels on our
coast.
bark at anchor IN the stream drifted from her
moorlngs, and came in collision with brig lying
near her, without, however, dong any consider
able damage.
Afishlng vessel which arrived this forenoon from
Georges, reports that they saw no vessels in the
bay. The storm continues very severe In the bay,
and the sea running very high.
A schooner of about eighty or one hundred tons
was seen at anchor about one hundred rods to the
wlndward Of Little Nahant, at haf-past seven this
sea breaking over her. When last
seen, the was dnftrng towards the shore;
. The rain last night washed the embankment
from the rails on the Old Colony road, this side of
Harris on square. The damage caused a detention
OF about an hour to the morning tram. The trains
now run regularly. The gale has dlsarranged the
mails The New Haven tram due last night at
SIX O'Clock, did not arrive until twenty minutes
past seven this morning. Neither the mail or any
of the expresses from New York had arrived up
to the hour OF our going to press.
The Boston Null, of the 18th, says AT early
light, schooner was discovered of Little Nahant.
hxaa 49, 0f .kr,s k.lr
Her anchor held until eight O'Clock, when it began
to drag, and she approached the Nahant Cliffs,
which rise forty feet above the sea, almost perpen
dicnlar, afiording, about as much chance for life
Niagara Falls. At this time the wind freshened,
blowing almost gale, and changing little, caused
the vessel to strike on the southern end of the Long
Beach, near Little Nahant.. A lite boat had put of
rowing two miles, deemed itimpractIcable to reach
the vessel through the breakers, and returned
At this critical moment three other Swampscot
fishermen, who were on the beach, took dory
blowing, the rain pouring, and the pillows rolling
tenlbl. AT one moment the little boat was seen
on the top of breaker, and the next she was en-
tirely out Of sight She finally reached the schoon-
sons assembled on the beach were heard above
the tempest. The dory succeeded in bringing the
crptain ashore. The life boat now arrived by
land, and took the crew off. The vessel Is the
schoonsr JaHes harvey, Ihomas Smltn. naeter,
Of Dgby, Nova Scotia, with a crew OF four men
and two passengers. She is loaded with wood,
and now lies beating at the beach,"
The Springfield (Conn.) Republicans, of the 18th
INST, says "A severe northeast storm, mainly Of
snow, but Interspersed with rain and hail, COM
menced IN this vicinity early on Monday morn
lrR, and continued until latt evening In length
and tediousness it entirely eclipsed the "equlnoc
Iial,' and has hardly been iivaled during the
wiuter. About half a foot of snow remains on
The ground.
The New Haven (Conn.) Courier, of the 2sth
INST, says The high wind which prevailed yes
erdsy did considerable damage in various parts
Of the city. The large building, formerly known
as the Axe Factory, and now as the Rubber
Works, was partly blown down, the entire north
wing being completely Frustrated. Two chlmneys
'n the factory of Messrs. Plerpont ~ Mallory,
we're blown down, and there is no end to the
rees, awnings and umbrellas demolished.