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PEACE IN THE sRNArE-ooMMITrEg APPOINTED 70
INVESTIGATES TBR CoNDuoT or oHIsr AIN aEN rOls
-mKE WALSH AND TIM oAsAL INVESTIGATES
COMMITTKB-THB LIQUOR TRAFFIC. BILL no PEE-
VENT INTOxICATTON AMONG RAILROAD pMrLoYIus,
THE MANHATTAN GAS COMPANY, RTu
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ALBASv March 20, 1852.
At tho usual time for opening the batteries 10 u1
Senate Mr.. Van schoonhovcn (whig) moved to take
his resolution to amend tho journal of the rowdy seoot
session, which under consideration when hostto.
Saturday From his manner, IT appeared evi
dent that he prepared to renew the aght. Mr
Cooley (dem) moved to lay it the table, which
carried MIR. Dabcock then offered
important amendment 10 the preamble and resolutions
in relation to Senators Pierce. Platt, and Upham,
which were adopted unanimously. This flag OF truce
which held out by tho whig General respected bg
the opposing beiigcrcns and amended by Mr. SMITHS
proposition they agreed without taking the ayes
and nays The President appointed very judicious
committee Nessr- Vanderbilt and Bartlett (dein j. md
Mr Ward (whig). as the investigating committees. Tbs
camness and cooncss exhibited doubt influenced
tervope more opportuncly
-. The scnnte then proceeded with proper dccorum 10
The regular order Of business and determined To perform
extra labor to compensate for the loss Of time
The Manhattan Gas Light Company possesses povs In
the House. member wanted to furnish tho canal let
tings investigating committee with largo number os
their printed reports Mike Wash said that ii no
member of that committee, instead Of desiring TO cir
cnao that report lie would burn every copy lie could
ay hs hands upon. lie would not be willing TO
bibit tho neglect OF that committee In reference to
s circulation he did not believe the people wanted ~
sec It, They were already aware Of the damnablc corrup
ons and raudS connected with those lettings, and have
but little faith in their public officers lilo called upon
members to glance at the testimony and witness the
eager graspn Of men Of all parties They all wings
(ilyer gaya and woolieys and democrats huncrs and
barnburnfrs) )-onc deep in the mud the other
in the mirc The motion was lost.
An alleged wrong to exist in the Attorney Gene
rails Office Mr. Smith leader of the wings in the House,
wants catalogue Of the books and the prices pnd which
have been purchased by that officer at the expense Of t,
State, for the last two years.
Honj Il. Johnson tho Secretary for the Fancy State
Agricultural Society, who sent to the Wora's Far
at cost to the Sato OF 81 500 has submcd report ~
the House. II IL a '"wishy -washy" affair.
spicy debate occurred upon motion of Mr. Lucky,
to appoint select committee to vpt All the dsticrits
and breweres ia the State during the of the leg
aturc TO collect statistics IN rtop TO the liquor traffic
Mikc alsh ridiculcd the project and moved that Vim
H. Burlegh tho well known ultra tempe radical be
selected as the travelling marshal of tho committee Tho
House refused to organize such committee
The nayigators If the Hudson river impatient
Tor the opening of navigation that it has been suggested
TO send for Monsieur Nacsrt to blow up the heavy body
OF ice lodged at Schodac. ".