New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-18
sEEATE....ALBANY. Thursday, April Il, Pm.
SPECIAL ORDER.

hR MANN move1 10 postpone lnde1 nliey.
Nj BEEEMAS moved TO 4Ph. Lon-i 10 ls. MeIsn
Beekus a.. Mann and Carroll voting 10 the affirmative al
the negative wings
MIN, ~ sisted that the minority desired rsnIn here
during remainder Of the session and help pass tho bill
before u.s. but II this noaos failed then The majority
bear the responsibility II those bills failed.
The motion was Lost I to &c.
Mr.. MANN then said. Mr President transmit 70
YOU The presiding officer ofths body. the gnaon OF
myself and eleven other senEtouo Mr. n. sent it up to
TIE Clerk.
Mr.. Coos asked who those lhs Rad resigned II
IN was proper he would Ike to hear their names
The Chair stated them They were al OF the Oppo.
siton-NesTs Carroll Crook ard BrsDdrelh only retain
Ing their Eesis on the part c. The Locos.
Mr.. COOK called for the calling OF the roll.
TIE Clerk called IT, No quorum being present Mr Cook
roved a call OF the Senate.
The sergeant sl.Arms (Mr Geo l.. G,RLIcS) was d.
rec,ed 10 summon the absent Senators Al ksvag been
found and summoned the call vas suspended.
Mr.. BABcocE moved srecess Till = O'Clock.
Nj DIMMck Hoped It would be granted. We were
placed in peculiar position, ore unprecedented in our
political He trusted that The OF two hours
would be allowed for The responsible majority 20 decide
wbst scion should be taken In this crisis Carried.
Recess TIL y o'clock
PREIENr-MesIrS gsbcock. Beach, Beeknsu, BrInd-
rch Cayroa Colt, Cook Crolus Crook, Cross. Dimmck
4 GedOes, Johnson, Miller, O"eA hoOlnaOn
schoonmsEer Uphsn and Williams
! The Canal bill was tsEenup
Mr. CARROLL moved that bill be postponed until sfer
the appropriation bills and all other bills were ordered to
uTd re- sding and disposed o. The object OF (Mr
C. said have these bills passed. The p-rsued by
Senators who had resigned is morning met bis fall sp
probsion but It wss deemed best attempt this last over
me. Ttey would not In any case be party TO the pas
Isge Of the act They al deemed II unconstitutional az
did he but he wished to afford lhe majority opporu
lily Of accomplishing the neeesSary business II they
ht lfhey did fit to DO let the responsibility
ress with them.
Mr. BABcocK said We placed in peculiar and extra
ordinary circumstances which before occurred The
strange course pursued here was before witnessed
this State the United Safes We have before us
hgbharded attempt OF the minority control the seton OF
the majority OF this legislative BODY It ia conceded and
sduited hy some Of those who this morning the
step, which could believe hey would have tsken ust
lhsiI appeal to tae "higher TO revolution. The
Senator from the XXyth (Ar STANTON yesterday fore.
sbsdowed IT, and his morning 2he Senator from the Xh
(Mr Mann did the same but | rot prepared 10
credit that fagitous proceeding would be ensct
ed. WHIST IL It's character 1t h's not the excuse
OF being the only sep which could be taken prevent
violation the Constitution n such violation
tanned 10 the b II the bill Is unconstitutional, lhereis
another tribunal Judge OF that defect and decide ha.
question aside from this Senate Hence that objection
culsrly careful and discreet and not dollar would be
hyesed by them until, II the point mooed they had
saIfed themselves perfectly, by the opinions OF all the
legal talent In the STATE. They would begin the
work until 1t was decided past doubt that It was Con
suutonB But again, The whole que sion open the
egsl tribunals Of the land and there No apo
oey exists for any action such the extraordinary course
has been pursued for II It ia uncOnshaonal-f It's
Illegal 1t be remeded 10 legitimate and legal man
FRI he ia
swer Is th's Shall be deferred from performing
duty by the threats Of the minority Shall we be deferred
from doing duty because others have failed to do
a question decide FOR him
sef. My 10 perfectly clear live were TO yield TO
her threats should put ourselves In enyabe posi-
tor This s appeal to the higher law, Aud as oag
the Courts open for redress end remedy an appeal to
the higher law" revolution. it blocking Tho wheels
Of legislation; and shall we whsn bin which was fully
discussed in he Assembly and passed by large VOTE and
which has been been before for three yeeEs up
ia usuA for Jour action enle lain resolution
which in effect poues indefinitely II the same
hing car be done with any bin that up. We are
here with bare quorum, and the senstor from the NllM
Mr CARRoLL says, five do not abandon position and
WELD bif mauds and ilunc!oBs no shs leave the
resuls follow they may. Shall yield TO hI threats
Never
Mr. CARROLL said that the responsibility rest with
the msiorty The senator from the Stat (nr BAgcocKl
ahead Of other bills aud fthose bills fall It Ia bis fault
Mr. scHOoNMAKER responded TO some remarks which fe.'
from Mr. CARROLL concerning Mr. ScHOONNAKER occupy
ing bis aitsr be had been elected member OF Con
gress It Geemed to trouble the gentleman exceedingly
He did know how it happened unless It arose from he
fact that be (Mr CauolD not successful In being
elected a. he (Mr twas What were the opinions Of Mr.
c. last fall when he candidate Wha did he tel hs
commitments Why he told them that 1t made differ.
ence with bis holding Slate senstohp for his oceRs
Member OF Congress would not commence until sier hs
Office Of Senator had expired What had changed his
mind lie was now ofa different opinion. h contends
that an Member I ongress elect How can the APP
preparation bill be pSGIed II We allow the Canal bill
10 20 over Where are the lhree-hfLhI II am not a
Senator there only nineteen. Their own doctrine
proves them to be responsible, and them alone
Mr. CARROLL again took the floor and while speaking
,be hour ofIwo arrived and the Senate took i'll
4P.m
Mr. BRANDRETH expressed the great embarrassment he
felt He had advised sgsns the resignation Of bis col
leagues It was az unwlSe measure. de believed The
very Senators themselves had doubted but the outside IN
6uepce Of tho hgher nleec oflealng had urged IT,
He could not vote for the BILL but be 1lhl hs dudes
a sepstor He continued further and IN tbs course Of
bis remarks said that this had only confirmed his belef-s
beefthAl had had for FIVE years there were aose
who sired 10 lead the Democratic PsrIy who were not
certain lead victory He hoped for the best but be
felt gloomy for The future.
Mr. CROOK had also advised against The measure. II
was bis duty to act il The discharge OF the services TO which
bis commitments bad consigned him.
A debate BY hessu Johnson, CARROLL and scHooN-
NAKER followed which cut Of by me hour ofreessS
Afferg0on Sessi0n.
Rhe question pending was on Mr.. CAROLS motion 70
postpone action the BIZ.
Nj CARROLL resumed bic remarks He hal been ever
rssdy TO scI for The best Of hs constituents ye
he believed The ruling ms ohty would be willing COW 20
remain ard Iuberve the Of heir commitments By
remaining ard passing those bills, which could BE-
psIsed by the present constitutional quorum re-
naming ard be appealed 10 the Senators constituting