New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-02

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Mr w II ROBERTSON In the Chair, on the bill 10 amend
the General Plank Road act and passed il
The same Committee took up the bill 10 erect
the County of Harrison, from parts of Green, Della
ware and SchOhsre
Mr.. DANFoRTH opposed the bill.
| Mr.. SWEET sustained it at some length
Mr.. TAYLOR had serious doubts of the COnstItu
tionsiity Of the bin.
" itnout taking any question, the Committee
and reported progress and the bill was made the
special order for Wednesday next. Recess.
sENATE....ALBANY Friday March 80
| REPORTS
| Mr.. WILKlN lavoraby on the bill 10 prevent the
manufacture and sale of slung shot.
Also, for the consideration Of the senate, 10
continue in Office the Commissioners on Practice and
| fesdings.
Mr.. GEDDEs said It was necessary to pass this
bill at once and be would therefore the bill to a
/ third reading
Mr. CLARK supposed this matter had been set
lied 10y both Houses deliberately against the coDtnu-
ance Of the Commission He saw reason therefore
Tor departing from the ordinary course IN regard 10
! this bill
Mr. GgDDEs urged it was Just as well to meet
this question by the Ayes snd Noes 40 10 sirange It
he denied tina, the question had been settled or II at
all rather 10 favor Of the continuance than the reJec-
| zion Of the Commission.
Mr.. WLKGN deemed that the Senate had deci-
dcd this question This bill very similar to one
which parsed the Senate 81 early day In the session
He pref rred not taking the vote on the bin until TO-
| morrow, and would IN the Senator from OnphOt
| ga to secure the object
! Mr. CLARE INSISTED that the Senate had decided
this que stoD The House ri cited the senate bill re-
| terred 10 aud limited the Commission He un1eratood
that the Senate in concurring with that BILL had Dc
rIced against continuing the COmmissOn beyond th1
st Of April He urged that the bill should take the or
| binary course and 60 through Committee oil the
| Whole
Mr. WILKES referred to the action OF both
Houses on this question show that the very action
now proposed had been intended There bad been NJ
expression OF the Senate that they would not extend
the time. He WAS not United for or against the ol
s fnsl passage. but believed that vote should be
taken on its merits.
Mr. ColE urged that the bill should not thus go
to third reading without discussion OF It's merits
Mr.. GEDDEs said the merits OF the bill could be
discussed under this motion, or on motion to recon-
nit hereafter
Mr. Cook also urged that the matter had been
freely discussed heretofore, and Insisted that wsf
necessary 10 dispose Of II TO day or ton row.
| Mr.. 81 ~ 81 the motion would -clnde anne nd
inent OF the bin lie could nothir these Com
| missoners t. DO for another year.
| Mr.. COOK had expressed no opinion on the merits
the bill hut had merely urged that The question should
| be formally decided by vote Of the senate
MIR. TAMBLIS was opposed to taking any course
| which should cut on debate amendment although
DESTROYS OF having vote on the bill in time He sug
gested that It made the special order for this
| ming. or al early hour tomorrow.
Mr. GEnDEs insisted that on a motion 10 recon-
init hereafter, every opportunity would be afforded tor
debate
Tie motion to order to a third reading as lost
Ayes :, Maya.
Mr.. Cook moved reconsideration. Agreed Ia.
Mr. Cook then asked the Ayes aud Nays on the
motion, ana it prvsied-Ay 10, Noes 9 AS folioss
aYrs-Messrs Bets Brownson, Cook COrnweil T oyd.
Fox foot Gsddes =. Hall, Haw ey, Smith Tread
NiYs-Me.srs Adam, Brsh. Clark Coffin, Cole, Colt,
| Johnson, Martins
Mr.. CLARK, against the bill to pay Canal dam
| sges to FRANKLIN SMITH and others.
Mr.. FRosT. farther to amend the act to protect
| emgrsnts arriving in the state OF New York. Re
| ierred 10 Finance Committee
| Mr.. COLT, iavOrably. in relation to Canal debt
| falling due in July lci).
Mr. MARTIN, also, to allow the Canal Board to
alter the mouth OF Erie Basin at Buffalo.
Bills were reported complete and ordered 10 a
| third reading BY
| MIR. COOKE, with amendment, 10 designate the
holidays TO be observed in payment Of promissory
| notes. Agreed 10.
ar. CORNWELL. 10 amend charter OF Buffalo
and Niagara Falls Rail Road Company.
| The supervisors bill came back amended from the
| Assembly, and referred to Selec, Committee Of
| Eight to report complete.
| The Joint resolutions annexns Boston Corners,
Massachusetts TO the State OF New York came up from
| the Assembly.
Mr. GEDDEs moved a concurrence.
Mr. BUSH | must object. 1t may be proper 10
| prepare Wi'mot Proviso TO be added. 4 laugh
Mr. FLOYD That would be OF no use IN this
senate as Fee Soil doctrines no. in very good
odor here suggeN thst this may require an spplica-
| ton 10 the General Government
The resolutions, under the rule, lie on the table
| for ore day.
| The Senate then took up the Special Order, be
Ing the GENERAL Insurance bill in Committee Of the
! Whole Mr. WHALL o> In the Chair
Mr.. Cook proposed An amendment 70 tie effect
that Insurance Companies in other states should be al
United 10 do business in this on the same terms as
those Of our own State admltietn those states
respectively.
This was objected TO by Messrs. BOND Bush
| and : p HALL "a tending 10 exclude foreign in'u
rance companies from this StAte-thusc OF PennsylSs
MIA and others eniirey-snd % thereby raise the pre-
MUM insurance. particularly In the Western part
OF the STATE, where II slre7dy eNorbitant Ih'
people il urged should be suffered 10 Insure where
they chose without any such restrictions.
Mr. COOK urged that in order 70 protect the
people these foreign Insurance Companies, whose
agencies who covered the state, should be- paced
IN the same footing those Of this state There wer.
r. duired TO publish abstracts of their srsrs, &c. ON
erwse u citizen bad guaranty that his Insurance
was worth copper
The amendment was rejected.
The bill having been gone through with vas
reported 20 the sense, and the question ssreeing
With the cport laid on The table.
The same Committee went through with the
bill a, airing the public at Railroad from Lewis
ton 10 Niagara Falls Recess