New-York daily tribune., 1849-03-23
CalIsd .e..iou Of .hs senaIe.
sENAl k.--- -WAsHiNGroN, lueslay March -
TIE rMIcaANr PASSENGER Laws. &C.

TIE rMIcaANr PASSENGER Laws. &c.
The resolution Yesterday submitted Dy Mr.
FoorF providing for the printing Of 300 extra copies
OF the recent decisions # the Supreme Court 10 the
cases of Norris The CITY Of Boston and smith
rs. Turner" Annullngscer;sn laws Of New ork srd
Massachusetts and In regard 70 Emsrani passenger
uy iu order
Mr. BESroN opposed the resolution. on the
ground that thi. was exclusively an executive sud
eci.lst session Of the senate, aud that y The rules
such resolution vss In the nature o bill which re-
q1red three several readings three sever 81 days IN
lc.s otherHs ordered BY the unanimous voice of the
-euats.
Mr. WrusrER remarked that an order passed
the senate about month ago directing the SECRETARY
Of the Senate 10 have these opinions printed and that
order he supposed had been executed, or was 10 the
progress Of execution aud that the resolution Of the
senator from Msslssipp ~as simply designed 70 order
an extra number. The opinions t. which the reso'u
ton referred we're very interesting opinions of the
Juagcs oi the Supreme Court nn Al important consu
tud1ual question upon which the Count Uas very much
divided and on which several very elaloisle opinions
had been written by the Judges Htich Involved much
constitutions laarung and were. therefore valuable %
every part Of the United stsies lie sWare that
these opinions would be- published in the ordinary
nual volume 0f f ports 81 the supreme Court but II
the senate made exception ty ordering The seper
ste printing Of the opinions In those ca-es 10 would be
found be because Of tha vast importance Of the sub
isci snd because the reports OF the supreme Court
reached but small part Of the prof si1n, and scarcely
any part Of the people of the nited states. These
wished 10 pOssess knowledge on questions of constu
i0ns Law and II the object contemplated could b. oh
tanned Ia conformity with the rule, he should be al If
the senate would concur Ia this resolution Il struck
him thst the Senate had followed the rule quoted
by The Senator from Missouri in such cases and hence
he trusted the rule would not be sPpicd hare.
Mr.. SEWARD said the City oi NeW-lork was
the poit Al which the great tide Of immigration rom
foreign countries received and The expense eharg
cable the city hsd been excessive, ans the frauds
which bad been pra-tsad on the Immigrants had been
into,ra5le. Two years ago tho state oi New-fork
aiODirt system for tie protection 10 thf imm'g -ants
against po.idou and a6 the protection Il he Ciy
o SeWi Ork from he Incurred IN taking care -
tie sick and disabled imm rslts ~hO g@ra poured into
that port Al the rate of 1000, 1000 fo0l and even
5000 a day from Germany. Ireland and Engla1d-a
class Of people that were commended % the synpa-
thss Of The pe0ee here by tie srrrns- they hal en-
dured n ther naive aud ~ he operation OF ihe d.'
c.iOn at the Supreme Court ia the csses net dec de-
that whole syst had been subyersd, and .he iinmi
grfn's were left n state Of hopeless desttailn. The
Legislature OF ihe state 0f New York Ras s 10 session
and they were desrcus % know how they could f"psif
sn1 rebuild system II IL belonged 20 them o. do ths.
duty which would accomplish the great object confirm
plated BY the system that bad been 90 unexpectedly
slbvertod They also desirous 10 know u II was
no, their province o. do that duty what should De cone
and in what application should be made - The
Congress of the United states n provide such sys
TEN 40 will accomplish that important purpose. When
he here h. had i In charge % ascertain n pos'i
hle what relief could be given 10 the immig grants and
aiso 20 the City and state oi Se~.fork That could
not be sscertsnrd accurately until the LeNs4inre oi
that State should be IN possession ot the opinions OF the
supreme Court on which is Judgment was based
This. then was patriotic and humane object which
the LEGISLATURE OF NrE.i0rk desire O. accomplish He
was not consulted about the Introduction Of this res1'
luton bat when hs saw Il iiintroduced, be purposd T.
give IL bis sanction. bacsuse 70 would enable him 70
transmit % New York 81 On early day that Information
which was only OF great value and importance oui
Indispensable He hoped the imporiance ot tie sub.
isct would b. a sufficient inducemelt with the senate
70 acquiesce in the passage oi the resolution although
IN general le cOrcurred In tbs views Of The Senator
from Missouri
After farther debate IN which Msssrs. FooTE,
BApcER and DIcKtNsoN advocated The Resolution
Mr. BERkES opposed q the question was taken and
toe resolution was adopted. Yeas p Say. IL.