New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-14

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seecxu =; .nch improgament He claimed tns'
e1P..,,sn5mept could NOT be considered Is PO
Sn,s movement Ii vas merely PROPOSE ~
hIlcs1 he ,iehts of property holders ana oWhe.1
sbonH be inserted IN the charter. ne uio'o -.
n.-acomuit the bill, with Instructions "
KS amendment to the House Lo''
Noes A. 80, them ordered, and
i n os The Committee was agreed 90.
ne wv ,y.,r.x Introduced bill for aid to toe
~. A ;brsrv Of the Genefal Mechanics a'd
SS.s5e.mep's Society Of New OK,
IT, House COMMITTEES OF the Whole took up
The bill sppropratpg money to the society 'Sr'ue
Reformation of Juvenile DEM luensS " -.
York and M enable them 70 erect ne@ blul mss
NJ VsRSuy proceeded at some length 70 dis
.r,s the nropriety Of passing this BILL II was
rendered ipdfspensably necessary on account OF
.Se crovded state Of the buildings now in use by
che society, and special attention had been direct
al 10 il By the Governor in his Message 70 th9
Teei,lature. Mr. Varnum then proceeded 20 read
from the report of the directors OF the INSTITUTION
a statement Of the comparative condition OF tue
establishment with the number OF Juveniles con-
Coed therein. from year to year. and urged upon
he members the necessity oil passing this ON
Without DELAY He paid a merted tribute 20 the
6urders aud supporters Of the institution ana
concluded bis remarks by again Gazing lot the
passage OF the bill. ..,.1
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vain on rising to address the House. He only
desired 70 express his cordial approval OF THIS OIL
II was subject which should meet toe nearly
concurrence of every member, and ne hoped that
n necessary the sum asked for might be increased.
Ne aDnealed 20 the fathers Of the House for their
support and countenance TO this BILL and believed
thst no man would be found 10 oppose its passage.
Mr. BAKER did not intend TO debate the bill,
but merely 70 relate a circumstance. A few days
since the Sheriff of the County OF Kings was In
The Assembly Chamber and stated that their
County Jail was full of boys and girls idling away
their time, and merely on account Of the crowded
state of the House Of Refuge.
Mr. HIGBY moved to report the bill to the House.
II was carried, and the Assembly took recess
after Recess, o'clock.
Mr. WHEELER reported complete bill to
charge the time FOR the election Of certain Hail.
road Directors.
motion was then made TO consider the reso.
luton suspeDding the fourth rule so that bills can
be referred to Select Committees to report COM
pete. Carried.
Messrs. LEROY, VARNUM, WHEELER and Ell.
pERKIN opposed the resolution.
A motion to lay on the table was lost
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved to amend 80 that the
Committee consist Of nine members, and anne d.
ment accepted.
Mr.. BURROUGHS moved to postpone the consid-
Grafton of the resolution till the LIST OF July-lost:
MIR. o. ALLEN moved the Committee consist OF
FIVE instead Of nine
Mr.. BuRRoUoHs moved to postpone the bill to
April lst-lost
Mr.. LEGGETT moved the previous question
carried.
Original resolution lost: Yeas 25; Nays &C.
Mr.. J. BENEDICT called for the resolution to
meet at 10 o'clOcA instead of H.
A motion to meet at o'clock was lost
The motion Of half past 10 was also lost, and
the original resolution then carried.
Nv EprFN roOved that n COrnmittnp of fiva be
appointed to confer with the Senate Committee
relative 20 q visit to New. York-carried.
Mr.. WHEELER called for the consideration OF
the resolution for the election of the Regent OF
the University on the 18th Of March at noon
Carried.
MIR. HATCH gave notice OF bill in relation to
the Oswego Canal.
Mr.. ELDERKIN moved that the bill for the or
ganization Of the militia be recommisted to Com
mittee on Militia. Laid over.
The State School bills were made the special
order for Saturday at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. LYON moved that the Surveyor General re-
port ct once to the Legislature the state OF the
The COMMITTEES Of the Whole considered the
bin establishing Bank Department the cues
ton being on the motion to provide Tor the elec,
ton of Superintendent by the people, lhsteau Vi
sppointed by the Governor.
Mr. BURRoUGHs favored the motion. He had
heard no good reason offered for comforting this
mower on the Governor. When the gentleman
from Cayuga (Mr. Underwood was called on Tor
areason, he said the Governor and Controller had
recommended the establishment oil this Depart
ment He did not reply to the question Pro
pounded but evidently desired to evade It, de
was suxious to have some friend OF the bill state
bis reasons for favOring the appointing power oy
the executive The very gentlemen who were
40 strenuous TO deprive the people OF the elective
mower. were the most decided advocates OF that
principle in 1876. Do they wish us to consider
that they have changed their position or thatt they
repudiAte that doctrnel He was sorry tnat
no man could be found to declare bis opin'
ion in favor Of the bill. de CONSIDERED tne
officer TO be appointed OF more Importance
than the Governor, and still there Is
majority who come in this House and ask
that the Governor may appoint him. he Is the
man who is to guard the money OF the whole
people, and still they proposed to place man OF
no responsibility, as In that Office he was not re-
sponsble, because the people could not reach
him through the ballot box. Was it not asserted,
few days since. that the Governor had been sp.
piled TO appoint 8 certain man, and was it not
stated with considerable pride that the Execu-
tive had resisted all attempts to induce him to
comply with such request The time may come
when we shall not be so fortunate as to have a
presiding officer SO impregnable as our present
worthy Governor. Viii gentlemen repudiate
their principles and distrust their constituents
merely to secure the appointment of partisan
For the last twenty years, while the Locos were
In powsr, no such strocous assumption could be
pointed out Why The Federalists Of 1912
repudiated this method, and still you place Dem.
ocratic Whg" over your principles. Ii the Wings
were determined to pass this law, an appeal TO
them in common humanity 10 abandon the name
of democratic Wings )" and he called on those
whom he really could call by that title to vote for
expuDging section which reestabished sys.
TEN repudisted over forty years since.
Mr. brady followed, advocating the reference
OF the matter to the people. They were the per.
sons most deeply interested in the selection Of
officers, and therefore should be allowed 70 make
the selection. He believed that person elected
By the people would be more trustworthy than if
appointed by the Governor. He is more to be re-
lied on on account OF the great confidence placed