New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-19

held that they proved that his constituents VA.
with MIN, and in confirmation he read the re.ol,
lions OF the Ninth Ward-a Ward which 81
gwen him In every way the most emphatic a.
doIsement oil bis course. Some person had n3
70 MN win sneer that no was not the only ma
who thought himself highland all the rest Of .ks
world wrong. and he had escaped from his kss.
/ ers but he Mr.. b. did not stand alone-a m,
| jority Of the Senate, all honorable men, were witS
| him. He had refused TO send to the Senate . m,-
who had not declared himself on the great me-,
sures Of Compromise that was his offensel y,
was not alone-there were a goodly numbe, n
| members Of the other House who, but for UNI.
ward circumstances would have gone with bin
Mr.. B. then read letter which he and two SEN,
tors whose names he did not repeat, had addres.
= ca 10 Governor Fish on the Goth OF January. "a
alluded to an approval Of his course which b,a
been given by his City, his constituents, by Tia
best Wings in the country-by one whose name
ifhe was allowed to speak it, would bring forth
spontaneous expression of love and admiration
| from many lips around them. He could not nor
| so back.
Mr. OWEN did not think it necessary 10 20 iu.,
discussion OF the subject alluded 70 in the remark,
! Of the Senator from the 9Th. He preferred "a
argue the Constitutional question raised by Tia
Senator The debate was broken of by the arr.
val of the hour Of Il, when both Houses had "a.
termned 10 proceed to the Election Of a Regent of
| IL
ed The Roll Of Members was Caled-all Tia
Wings, al voted for Rev John N. Campbell Of
Albany-all the Democrats 49, voted for VIM, L
Marcy of Albany. Before the result was announc.
ed Mr.. Mann rose to challenge the right Of M
Schoonmaker TO vote as being a member Of
Congress-. President decided that the challenge
was with the Senate TO decide. The Wings a..
pealed from this, and debate ensued, involving
the question Of right Of person elected q membe,
of Congress to occupy sseat as q member Of tie
Legislature after the Sd Of March.
Mr. ScHooNMAKER protested against the rishs
of the Senator from the 10Th Mr.. Mann to cha.
lenge his right to a seat in the Senate. The Sea.
ate by the Constitution the sole judge OF the elec.
ton and qualification of its members, had slresty
decided the question. IL was thing adludicalei
A vote was taken, and the Senate refused 70
sustain the challenge-Ayes ID, Noes l6-a strict
party vote, MIR Schoonmaker not voting, and thea
the two Houses met in the Assembly ChambeF
Lieut. Gov. Church +. S presiding.
Rev. JOHN N. CAMPBELL was declared duly
elected Regent Of the University.
The Senate then returned to the Senate Cham.
Der, and the consideration OF MIR. Owens refoa.
ton providing for the election Of L. 5. Senator
this afternoon was resumed
Mr.. OWEN Of Cattaraugus, resumed his Const
tutional argument 20 favor the validity and con-
sttutionality of this mode of election. Hecsllei
upon the Senator of the 5th Mr.. Beekmanl to 20
with him for the election OF a Senator De L.
sisted that there was call from all parts OF me
State from the Wing party for the election Of
Senator a SENATOR Senator F. My King.
dom for a Senator" was the cry lie had no
sympathies with those who sought to divide the
Wing party. He was for no man-ior no OK.
IRENE view. 1t was written on the hearts OF the
Wings of all the rural districts, that union wa
necessary, and he called on all who loved the
| Wing party to vote for that resolution.
Mr.. BEEKMAN of N. Y. claimed that the SenatG
had not swered his Constitutional argument
| Mr. CARROLL moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the resolution.
Mr.. STANTON IF. s. Of Seneca Co. advocated
the motion to postpone indefinitely. He opposed
| Gov. Fishs election, because Gov. Fish was
Wing, identified with the Wing policy Of ne
country He did not think this the right time 70
| express opinions in relation to the measures
| whether they were all proper or not lie ALLUDED
to the fact that there were Senators who ne %
! heved skulked behind Mr.. Beekman, who were
using him. Two other Wing Senators signed
the letter 10 Gov. Fish, the first programme Of
this campaign He did not know who they were.
| why aid they not come to the rescue OF the
Senator from the 5th Has lightning from
Washington struck those two Senator's Hu not
the President made his opinion known Is hA
cause diplomacy is necessary that Mr.. Beeknia
only should acti Is it not demanded by al the
obligations Of gentlemany honor that those two
unknown allies of Mr.. Beekman who declared VA
against HAMILTON FISH should come to his help
instead of showing the white feather, leaving NJ.
Beekman to stand the brunt of the battle aolel
Mr.. BROWN OF Queens Co. moved TO adjourn
Lost. Ayes IA, Nays Opposition and Mr.. BeeE
man 10.
The question then coming up on the motion 10 |
postpone indefinitely it was decided In the negt
tive-Ayes IL, Nays 10, as above.
Mr.. BABcocK, of Erie Co. said he was resdyD |
avow that he was ofthe signers of that letter
furthermore that he wrote It, But he denedlhI |
koh hal sLok kka2 Ca ora
question depended on the answer to that Letter |
AS early as November last, yes, before that tina
he had considered HAMILTON FISH proper per- |
son to represent this State in the Senate oil 10 /
United States. This opinion had been given . /
letters which may BIO known and read. ON
men, he said, he bad sufficient evidence 10 satBJ
him that HAMILTON FISH entertained the saEs i
view in relation to the Compromise measure hE
he did himself: that without regarding them /
perfect, he considered them as CONSTITUTIONS /
laws, to be obeyed until repealed. Mr. B. d. |
Tended his course as consistent throughout.
long debate was gone into not involving TIE /
merits of the question, and is still pending.
In the Senate, at p. NJ. debate still progress
ing. Opposition Senators Of all shades OF oPInDo
speaking in succession. Senators Dart and bFr
dreth absent
The debate was continued, Mr.. CARROLL "
cuping the floor, in discussing the question =
order and other things, not exactly upon the NJ.
question lie (Mr. CARROLL is speaking NV,
lhalfpast IL o'clock Has Just been called"
order by Senator Cook. -.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate decides Mr. Cni
roll strictly out Of order but be is allowed 70"
on in order.
The Assembly are holding on in Session wsl'Hs
action Of Senate.
ASSEMBLY.
The House resolved itsef into Committee
the Whole on the bill to re-charter the Sodus W
nal Company. The question pending when y.
Committee rose and reported progress upon w
striking out Of the frat section Of the bill. II
Mr. LEROY resumed the floor and contlnHs
his remarks in opposition to the bill, and rsp |
from the statutes and the decisions Of the .
preme Court and the Chancellor 10 sustain hin D |
the position. This law proposed to take lEg' |
amount of property owned by private indiyidap |
and to appropriate it TO the uses aud purposeia
this Canal, and be believed that the ProPonHno