The New York herald., 1850-04-11
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THE LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.
The Closing Business, &C., Sc.
Senate.

Senate.
ALsIvr, Aprii o. 1870
ss'RD axADISo mLLs
The following psssed -:
To enable the Merchants Rxchsnge Company sf
New York to reduce its capital stock
To incorporate Richs Inst ute for ysicsl training
TO extend the time for completing the Heuriesss
To pay canal damages TO James Poltx
To incospors,e the Piermont and Westchester Ferry
Company
To pay certain expenses u Mes~rs. FULLERTON snd
Dursnd incurred on account Of the contested seat tn
the Assembly
wAsHISoross HEADQUARTERS
To provide for the preservation Of wash ington's
Declaring Racket river q public highway.
To suthorise q loan to the county Of Putnam.
HoMEsrE rEAD ExEMrrioN.
The homestead exemption bin was passed BY vote
Avrs-Nessrs BaScoek, Beach, Beckman Brs.dretl Car
roll Cook, Crook CroIu. Cross Cur.iss Dart, Dmmiek.
Rs Gsad, Ssnn s
NArs-Messrs. Brown. Coit skinner
President Pho rgMPoRn.
Mr. Cook WAS escorted to the chair, aud upon taking
Senators, thank you for the honor you have con-
ferred upon me, BY elee ting President rro OF
the Senate In entering upon the duties Of the ocs
permit me to bespeak your kindness and indulgence,
In overlooking the errors j may commit while pre-
siding over your deliberations feel the necessity Of
thus asking your indulgence, from tho very limited
experience have In performing the duties you have
assigned me but rest assured that a. far as my "a
charged with fairness and impartiality
Mr.. STANTON offered resolution which he said he
presented with the greatest degree Of pleasure, and
which he doubted not every senator on the floor
would most cheerfully and cordially support. lie
derstood that the Hon. Geo w. Patterson would not
resume his seat President Of this body during the
remainder Of the session.
These resolutions were unanimously adopted.
coLLEGr.
Mr.. BHrxMAr moved that the Comptroller and At
torney General bo instructed to examine into the ut
fairs Of Union College, and report to the next Lcgs
lature.
Some discussion ensucd, and then the motion WAS
amended and adopted.
GENERAL ArrkorniArioN mLL-sprcIAL ORDER.
Tho Committee Of the whole Mr.. STANTON In the
chair, took up the General Appropriation Bin
Mr. STONE moved a general amendment Of 81 900 TO
each of the counties OF Washington Oswego, Albany,
Monroe, Rensselaer,, st. Lawrence and Erie, for the
support Of foreign poor.
Mr.. GrDDEs called for division.
The Washington Monroe, oswego, Albany, st. Law
renee Erie, and Rensselaer, amendments were then
veraly adopted
Mr. Crook moved GOO to Clinton. Carried.
Mr.. Gcissrr moved 600 to Chemung. Carried.
Mr. SkrSSFR moved 1000 to jefferson Carried.
Mr.. Srrpss 1000 TO Dutchess. Carried.
Mr.. Cnoss, 1000 TO Kings. Adopted.
Carried.
MIR BAscocx then moved 5000 for the Buffalo medl-
cal college. Carried.
Mr.. ScbooSNAsys moved to strike out tho whole
amendment offered by the finance committee, relative
70 appropriations to the medical colleges and all 9th
ers Let them come up in particular and special bill
The committee then went through the bni-amend-
ed II slightly in some farther respects increasing the
amount Of the Of the clerk In ths Attorney Gene
rails Office to 81 900.
Mr.. scroo>M,Krp moved to add Ulster county TO
the list to receive aid for foreign poor with appro
pration OF $500. Carried.
Mr. Corr moved $500 to Livingston. Carried.
The committee reported the bill to tina Senate.
Mr. scHooSMsKrs moved TO amend the report by
striking out Jefferson and Oswego.
Nr. NAM moved to ssrsnd the au,-uti.v.s W -t-ih
Ing out all those Foreign poor appropriations. Lost
Mr. ScHoovM.xrss motion ws. carried
Several Senators claimed that they had voted mis-
understandingy. Considerable commotion and
fusion followed. during which motion made to
adjourn, (it then being quarter past Wednes
day morning which motion was lost
The consideration Of the report then continued
for long time and after much further discussion It
finally resulted In leaving In the bill the following
counties with the following appropriations -