The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-11
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE,

ALBANY, April 0, 1S49+pM
Mr. FLOYD tho leading free soil Senator offered tho
| following resolutions =
Resolved, That tho fact that the President of the
United States is tho ownor of large number Of slaves
that ne mas formed his cabinet so as preponde
rance in its council to the slave powersthe that
his appointments to Office thus far indicate dotermi.
nation to protect and extend the savehng interest
all admonsh the opponents of the extension of slave
| ry to renewed watchfulness and activity.
Resolved, That in behalf of tho people of the State
OF New York we hereby evince deliberate purpose to
prevent the formation OF any civil government in Cali.
fornia New Mexico which does prohibit the intro
ducton Of slaves and the institution of slavery upon
the free soil of those countries and that this deoara
ton made regardless Of all the threats detection
and Of indignant rowns from whatever quarter threats
may come.
The Senate had previously adopted resolution re-
strcting debate to ten minutes from any one person
Mr. FLOYD occupied his ten minutes in review of the
several members of the cabinet of General Taylor in
their relation to the question of free SOIL and declared
that they all chosen of their subser.
viency to tho system OF slavery.
Tho first resolution laid the teblo by large
vote.
The second referred to elect;committco, to re-
The Chief Engineer of thestate communicated a re
port concerning the business OF the several railroad
The Clerk Of tho Court of Appeals communicated
iul statement OF all the moneys and securities
mitted by him under the law of year to the
York. ''"
in the counties where such lands were situated was
sent to select committee to report complete and will
probably become a law
ALBANY, April 10, 1s40.
The bill providing for the construction of q railroad
by the most direct and eligible from Syracuse to
Rochester, brought to q third reading and lost
majority of the votes being against it, 1t lacked Ave
votes of the number necessary to make 1t law Tho
vote follows
In THE AIrInMATrE-Adams, of Greene; Belts, Of
Delaware Bond, of Oswego Bush of Buffalo; Cole Of
OrlcanS COrnWcll. O Of 7
Floyd of Suffolk Fuller of Monroe Geddes, of Omen
daga; Smith, of Putnam; Trcadwcll, of Abany-I2
In THE NEGATvE-Bokee, of Brooklyn; Brownson of
Wyoming; Clark Of Utica; Colt, of Livingston Cook
Of Saratoga; Frost, johnson, and Lawrence, Of New
York York Martin, Of Gattaraugus; Whalon Of Essex;
Those absent which is equivalent to negative VOTE
William Hall, Little, Tambin-6
AS no motion to reconsider made, this vote Is
probably final
TROY oREENBUsH RAILROAD
The bill to declare the public Of q railroad con-
Meeting the Troy and Grecnbush railroad with some
railroad in Vermont passed. This will when com
plotted, make continuous and direct Line of railroad
communication from New York to Montreal.
Its hearing has been urged by many of the LEADING
men Of Rensselaer, county.
HOSPITAL AT SANDY HOOK.
The act to provide for the establishment of hos
pital at Sandy Hook was passed This what has boon
called the Quarantine Compromise Bill No amend
ments were made to it, and the BILL probably, before
this, has been published law. 1t vests In the Com
missoners of the Land Office the power 20 erect such
hospital for the care Of persons afflicted with malignant
or contagious diseases, to many seemed expedent;
and as the new Emigrant Commissioners bill allows
those officers to remove from tho establishment on
Staten Island such other patients their Judgment
deems best tho Quarantine at Staten Island is i'm fair
way TO be removed. The vote this bill AZ
follows "
AFFRnArrvE-ScnatorsA Adams, Belts, Bokec, Brown
son, Bush, Cole, Fine, Fox, Frost, Geddes, IIawlcy
smith, 1amblin, Trcadwell, Whalon, and Wiikins-lg
NEoArIvE-Scnators Clark, Colt Fuller, s. H. T. Hail.
Johnson, Lawrence, and Martini
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
INC OIL passed to allow compensation to Mary
Murray, Lindey Murray Hoffman, and others of the
Murray family for the damage ocoasioncd by the
tailure of the State to maintain sufficient nubc
worS 81 tho Genesec River near Mount Morris
COMMISSIONERS THE CODE.
The bill to re-appoint Mcssrs Field Graham AMI
Lotmis, commissioners of the revision of
plcadngs passed This is reversal of the decision
made few days ago. Their time is extended to tho
3lst Of December next The vote on this bin wa, i'm
the Affirmative 10; negative g. Those who voted ad-
and Martin There is contained in this bill an appoint
mont OF John T.. Spencer. Soth e.. Hawicy and Alvah
aroen, MS commissioners to mould the law into
bcrtson "
The house sent back the bill to be amended 40 as to
authorize the business Of distinguishing the re-
suit OF the abors of the committee conference agreed
to the bill IN almost the shape that it originally
passed the Senate, when its provisions fully re-
ported
MAP BRooKLyr
The long agtatcd question of the alteration Of tn,
Commissioners Map of Brooklyn, so far as the action
VI the legislature is concerned is settled After en-
rcy dsagreeing to the section restoring the orgi
committee Of conference, and this committee deter
min, that the wishes of the Corporation in this re-
'p,ct should be complied with a section was how
adopted saving the vested rights of the lowanuy
Bridge Company in whose behalf judge WIN Kcnt
made few days ago, very powerful effort before the
Assembly Committee ON Cities aud Villages The bill
Is sent To the Governor. Its provisions extend over
much OF the city Of Brook amending others Clay
ION avenue is 10 be opened, after "A majority OF tho
owners Of the land to be affected apply therefor This
= II said, wli open "a direct communication ffo.n
Brooklyn 10 W illiamsburg
1hE "iLLiAasguRG PERRY COMPANY.