The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-26
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

NaturaI
History Of the State OF New York. among certain aea
denies, was, ON motion, taken up, read third time,
and passed.
BILLS REPORTED.
buls were reported complete and ordered to third
Mr. WILKIN, to amend the Revised Statutes in rels-
ton to commissions to executors and administrators
Mr. CoRswELL, fsvorabiy, with mendments tho bill
provide tor tns payment OF the expenses OF egslA-
Also to release the interest Of the State in certain
lands Of which David Dsrr t died IL l ss:ed
ason to summary proceedings to recover possession
OF lands.
To authorize the Fultonville Plank Road Cympany
esreot bridge over the Mohawk was passed.
A csmmittee Of conference WAS appointed on tho
Aims House Goverpme mt bill both houses Adhering
fsrted as Governors. The Senators from New York
requested o. favor that they might not Be placed
The committee and the Senators from Erie, Saratoga
and Steubsn were selected.
The bill regulating hours of labor up from the
House 1t does not apply to domestic or agricultural
work and the age limited for work in factories is
six years. but persons under twelve years. except
BY their own consent, shall work more than eight
hours.
MADISON UNIVERSITY
The vote OF the Senate on dssgrseing to the report
removal OF the Madison University, was on motion,
recopsdered, Al the bill ordered to third reading
provides that tho village Of Hamilton shall give good
bonds In $780, O0 and that tho University shall be
removed.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
The remainder Of the session occupied in deli
beration private claims. One important bill Of this
nature presenting the question whether Governor
should be authorized to appoint two commissioners to
ssttle large claim of against the Auburn
Prison, occupied most Of the morning.
Pending the disposition OF the bill in relation to the
Madison University the special order Of the day the
Private Claim BILL was taken up and is under
tideIation.
RELIEF HorcHxIss AND SMITH
Mr.. S. H P. HALL reported Q bill for the relief Of
claims on them instituted by the Sing Sing Prison,
which report expresses his doubts to the proprety
ofthe pasrage Of the bill
The Committee Of the Whole took up the bill for the
pay Of the Select Committee of ls4s on the Qusran-
tnSremoysl the expen.es Of which committee amount
to $3.50, and passed tho same without amendment
and 1t was ordered to third reading.
The Committee Of the Whole took up the bill re-
ported by Hall for the relief OF Mss.rs Hotchkiss
and Smith and after short debate and reported
preErers,
ga petition was presented for charter tor new
bill WAS reported for a new savings bank inthe
MI NoBLr reported bill to adjust and define the
fees of certain officers.
Mr.. FIrnnueH, favorably the bill making provision
for payment for removal Of wrecks from the Albany
Basin
Mr. L. w. SMITH, complete, the bill to amend the
charter Of the Rochester Roman Catholic Orphan
A.o, the bill in relation to fair competition between
Albany Ind Trey rsiTo Dads.
MIR w. II ROBERTSON, o bill authorizing sale of o
portion Of the State Prison Farm at Sing Sing for
MI BxILY tho bill in relation to suits upon pro-
missory noYs. and hills Of sxcbsnee
to the bin making for the support of the
sing sing prison
NJ $40 moved to rec ommit to report eomplete
the bin in RELATION to the sale Of certain salt lands
Agreed TO-
BILLS RrAp A THIRD rrnr AND PASSED.
To establish free schools in the city of Troy.
TIE II ouse ooncurred In the Senate's amendments
to the Fonda and Jonnstown Plank Road Co. Bridge
bill.
bill to amend the charter of the Canandairua and
Corning Railroad Co was passed.
GOLD MEDALS.
Mr.. BsIrroN laid the table resolutions to present
gold medals to the surgeons and chapains from this
State who served in the late with Mexico, which
A resolution Was offered for gold medal for Capt
Beerf Of the Navy. Referred.
CLINTON PRISON.
The bill making appropriations for the Clinton Pri.
was passed-ayes 76 noes "a having been amend.
of eonvcts frem prison to another Also the pro-
vision abeiiehipR the contract from the Ayeri ore
he'd and limiting the appropriation to s4i 600 or so
much a. shall be deemed necesssrv The massage Of
this bill is to be as an expression Of opiSion
on the part of the Assembly that this prison "a not to
be given up.
ALBANY HOSPITAL.
propriatipg in tkree of as 600 sssh
was passed
puxYHINe PUBLIC OFFICERS
puLth public ecers refupe 60 ansver cali. from the
Legislature for inform alton.
The House went into c. commits.s Of tn. whole. Mr.
W. H. RoBERTson In the chair, ON the bill to erect the
county Of Patterson.
A communication was re ad from the Attorney Gene
raj, giving it his opinion that the bill in
bs mony with the constitution pasnuoh it divided
towns lying in separate Assembly districts, &c.
MIR SwyET diseented from this opinion.
Mr.. j. l.. THOMPSON sustained the bill and
IL was opposed by MIR A JOHNSON, who insisted that
this mt was got up by a fe v spec ulstors.
MI WHITAKER contended that the county
called for by the great Of the people into
rested
Mr. WILLARD also opposed the DILL and without
rHr wysT POINT roUSDar ASSOCIATIONS
a., ns OH allowing the sale OF property belonging to
Div upon '"' N''''"''A' i'p'i i~'
-, OFFICERS OF THE CANAL BArK, ALBANY.
MI; DAILY .neIed resolution In favor OF raising
r. ~, ~, 10 inquue ~ 70 tne matters suggested
thu sonduct Of ,rtsin member, Of The iud,c,srv IN