The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-22

tuional quorum was not in attendance the bill was
laid ON the table for the night.
by special resolution, was the third reading Of the
Canal bill. MIR. Mann offered . resolution postpon-
ing its consideration to indefinite PERIOD and that
the Senate proceed to the transaction Of other BUSH
neS-the appropriation and other bills public i'm
portance and the consideration Of such private and
local bills a, required action, and VI pressing
necessity. This motion was also lost; when Mr.
Mann, finding the majority were deternned to press
the vote sent up the resignation of HIMSELF toge-
ther with eleven Of his colleagues accompanied with
protest against the passage Of the bill. A recess
then took place until twelve o'clock, noon.
On re-assembliDg, there were twenty Senators
then arose and offered resolution to postpone the
Canal bill until other important business should be
disposed of atng that constitutional quorum Of
Senators yet remained capable of acting upon NIL up.
preparation and other bills requiring action, and
that himself and his two political friends (Mr.
Brandreth and MIR. Crook) were anxious to remain
and close up the legitimate business of the session.
MIR. Crook offered additional section to the bill,
submitting it to the Supreme Court or Court Of APP.
peals. for decision upon its consttutionality-all
Of which propositions and amendments vero
promptly voted down. Mr.. Carroll then left the
Senate chamber; the bill was again read; quorum
not being present, the bill again laid on the tn
BILE Mr.. Babcock then offered his preamble and
resolutions fol an adjournment, and thus ended the
session.
The above is q concise and impartial review of
the Canal bill, from its conception to its final defeat
III the Senate, as we have gathered the facts from
the reported proceedings in the Albany papers. 1t
will be SEEM that the majority in the House refused
the slightest alteration or amendment-not the
crossing of nor the dottng Of an I; that debate
was unceremoniously cut Oft, by applying the prev-
Gus question-that infamous gag rule, which de-
prvcs mi. critics of all their rights and privilege Of
uebate; that it was forced through under whip and
spur, sent to the Senate, and then Immediately ia
ken up and passed to third reading a
large number of other bills.
Why did the majority refuse to adopt the fair
proposition offered by Mr. LIE Roy, in the House, to
submit that bill, involving questions Of such i'm
10y the constitution! Why refuse discussion in COM
mittee, as proposed by Mr.. Elderkin! Why object
10 apply the revenue the constitution prov ides
as proposed by Mr.. Mann? Why refuse to sell
those certificates to the highest bidderl Why
fuse to insert section declaring that nothing
tanned in the act shall be construed to impair
or affect any of the provisions of the constitution!
And, last of all, why was all other business over
rode, disregarded, suspended, and arrested to give
were thirty Senate bills and one hundred and forty
House bills on the clerks desk, ready for a
third reading. There were thirty eight Assembly
bills referred to the Committee of the Whole in the
Senate; ffty-eight in the hands Of committees of
the Senate not reported upon; and thrty-one bills
which had passed the Assembly, but had not reach
cd the Senate-makng in the aggregate, three hun
bred and four bills, embracing every variety Of
public private, and local interest in the State,
which the majority took the responsibility of throw
ing aside after being mostly matured, for the pur-
pose Of forcing through the nine million act. These
facts before the people, and if they permit
such unrighteous legislation to continue, they must
have become wofuIly corrupt since they adopted
their constitution.