The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-27
NEW YORK LEGIsLATURE.
BY MonsE's LINE. OFFICE 10 WALL srnEEr


Senate.
ALnssr March % 1851.
pErrro~s
Several petitions presented for the Incorporation
of building and accumulating societies. Also f,r the
immediate enlargement of the Erie and Genesee Valley
and Black River canals Also from citizens OF Oneida
county. tolls the Erie northern railroads; of
Strong Place Baptist Church Brooklyn relief of cit
Of Troy, for the appointment of agent to the
Worlds Fair.
REPORTS.
The Judiciary Committee reported favoraby the bill
to authorize the removal of certain papers from the Court
of Appeals in New York, to the Supreme Court
Reports received from the Bowery Greenwich and
Other savings banks relative to unclaimed deposits
SCHOOL
Mr. CoLI introduced bill repeal the free sch pol law.
and to re-estabsh the laws relating to schools they
existed previous TO the free school act.
BRIDGING cHANrlstS
The Senate took up the bill providing for the consruc
tion Of the Rouses Point bridge Lake Champaign
Mr. CRooS, of Clinton addressed the Senate at length
In opposition TO the measure working great Injury TO
corporation that had repeatedly deceived the people by
adopting different policy from that looked for when the
Mr. COOK Of Saratoga. followed on the same side and
examined the history Of the country the statistics Of the
lake commerce the influence OF the bridge on the Ca
madam trade, and the effect the thousands engaged
more or les directly in the trade from own 70 Cana
dian ports.
Mr. Mann favored the bill lie deemed tn, argument
unworthy Of consideration The State has more
right to favor by legislation its channels of
built by itself than it has 10 favor the works u
pri,ste company. He glad to be able 10 contradict
the report that New York and its merchant princes
opposed to the bridge from the argument that
would favor the If New York The merchants
Of New York were liberal, too cn,htrncl.
prchc nsve in their views for such an argument Ie
proiuccd the petitions Of the most distinguished
chants Of that city-mcn whose names known in
every section Of the Unon-asking that the Legislature.
la fxvf
whether IL would operate yoraby the the
business Of New York. lie glad TO these !ntei
gent men rrpruiating such legislation lie next
mn,i The question of the interference Of the bridge
with The military drfrnces Of the country, ani urged
facilitate the transmission q troops from oc section Of
the country 10 another The Rouses Point fort would
effectualy guard the bridge. II argued that the
erection m the bridge would increase the rhc through
the Weand Canal and augment the trad Ia B-itish
ycssos lie thought all these 20 be met by the fact
that wherever could get their labor beat and cheap
est done. they had right there 70 have il done II in
dusiry energy and cifgoyernment could not c,mpe,
successfully with ncghbors the reward should anl
ought to b. to the most deserving,
Mr. GrnnFs sid that % chairman If the committee
who had investigated the locality of the question he
had There free Of all bias AMI entirely impartial
lie had wla. the OF the lake really
on trip through the lake he hai enumerated 10 sail
vessels and each Of those vessels would carry the cigh
cf one Ice motive lie had carefully elaborated The
testimony. and II had led him to the conclusion cx
pressed IN his report that the construc nn ~ bsi1s,
would tend t"a greater injury to The iakc commerce
han COED could result to the railroad The necessity
fer this bridge had not shown itself Let whether
the Hour. Tie provisions the freight OF all ls, 70 the
extent claimed and predicted BY the friends Of the
bridge. viii come TO the lake and ask for this accomno
datie0. Canada i greatest customer deal IN
with Canada with profit, than with any other nation
trade with her by this lake IL rapidly auncnting
lie had M fellowship however with the ilra that
canals nust be- protected The State n New York NUT
make it, canals do the work required os them by
their usefulness and by their ,nsoe rates
pas,agnot ly restricting and lettering Others The
State il not 10 ask the question whether i n cor
pornon Individual t!a asks for all A. il hands
II IL the hruad basis of what and whore Il the right
that these questions 70 be settled All te facts b.
fore him. aud which before the committee went Z,
show tha, the commerce the lakes exceeds by five
such could, IL seemed TO him have only decision
MIR CARROLL took the door aud the committee report
ed Progress
TAyrs ASSESSMENTS
Tho hill providing fpr amendment Of tle laws re-
ating to taxation and assessment came up and Nr.
Morgan moved to STRIKE ot the following All real
and personal estate liable to taxation shall b. estimated
ami asScsssd hy the az IT. fu and true value
: thcy would upprase the in payment ~ just
dybt due from = solvent debtor" Mr. n reviewed
the present condition of the assessment laws aud ar
gued that. Throughout many parts of thr state. they
were most unjust and unequal and formed very units
Lasis for taxation
Mr. HrA>urEui thought that thc clause sought q b.
struck out retained. man ought q b. made an
asscssor unless hs completely free fgom debt
himself
Mr. Corr said the clause hal been the law fIr Nifty
ycars
has lccn done unl,r tis clause ~ l. of the egrls
II The existing laws aud that L. the wy lac de-
sired TO see IL taken out useless machinery.
The committee reported progress Hni the senate TOOK