The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-27
HEW YORK xEaIsh AZURE.
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by MoRsR's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
ALE. >sY, Feb. 2o, 1851.

All NyY, Feb. 20, 1851.
PETITIONS.
OfDanie Richards, and other citiz Nas, for psrmis
sion to build piers and docks the Ess. river for
change in the location Of tho Troy bridge
Mr.. BEEKhAs gave notice Of q bill to req vlats tn
salary Of the Health ohcer at the port of New York
/ THE WORLDS FAIR.
The motion of Mr.. WILLIAMS, of the Assembly, .'e
qusstng the return ofths bill appointing delegates to
the Worlds Fair for the purpose Of amendment, wa,
received.
THE UNITED STATES sEyAroRsHIf.
The Senate went into Committee Of the Whole upon
the bill to elect United States Senator.
Mr. BAscocK offered substitute, to the effect Of
sexs Of the present law with the exception that 1t
Mr. wnLIAMs .poks in reply to Mr.. Bestman, con.
cerning instructions to New York committees. and
Mr Williams would have them pa,s judgment upon
bis acts. He stated that he voted for Mr. Fish for
the whg caucus He would have voted quslIy cheer
fully for Mr. Granger Hiram Ketchum had either Of
these gentlemen been nominated Mr. W. declared that
when fugitive slaves ran away from their masters and
came iptoree States they should be treated other
property He did not believe there any danger Of
Q dissolution OF the Union nor would there be, even
should Gerrt Smith be elected URitsd States Senator
His constituents hsa not given him any instructions
how to vete for United States Senator.
Mr.. CRoLiUs followed and stated that whom he was
elected he was not in favor of Sewardsn ony other
ism and he stood upon the same ground still In
his vote for Senator he had not yet learned that he
had disappointed the expectations Of his constituents
His district comprised four wards of the city From
the Seventh ward not word had bsen said In relation
to his vote; the Tenth had spoken through its
mittee fully agreeing with that vote the Thirteenth
bad not spoken, but silence gives its consent; the
Seventeenth, the residence Of Governor Fish, has
spoken In favor of the which he gave Senator
Mr. g. declared himsef friendly to the national sdmi-
nistraton, and strongly in favor of the compromise
measures OF Congress. In conclusion, he stated that
he had disregarded the action OF both whig general
committees OF the city Of New York and shsud neither
obey their instructions resign his seat in the Se
nate.
MIR. BABcocK defended Mr. Fillmore, and denied as
from his own knowledge that steps had bssn taken
to secure his nomination for the Presidency and to
the Presidents interfering In the election OF senator
Mr. b. positively denied any such interference few
dayr previous to the fourth of February, letter of
advice as regards Senator was written to . member
Of the cabinet (Mr Usll) at Washington and Q tele.
graphic despatch received in RETURN advising the
election OF Mr.. Fish Mr. Bsbcock strongly defended
the national Administration and more than ntimated
that IL Mr.. Reekman had not taken the etand which
he did. other Senators would certainly have dons so.
The debate the senatorial quss tion was continued
ly number Of Senators.
Mr. BABcocK OF Erie denied that the neral govern
nent had in any nterered to prevent election
OF b. nator. The Senate then took TIL P NJ
After the recess the debate contin ued until
O'clock when the bill was reported to the Senate