New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-01


res egFKMAN thought It the duty Of statesman to
Hlit.ss even when the people demand wrong. His
.,;,ns hts had sent him TO vote 9n,FInehed ana un,n
se.sS Mr. said he had voted for law giving the
81 each County The power to have the Maine
fupe's counties as desire it. He not willing to
-, law which Would make rlotin every city IL was
NJ Socialism to forget the Individual and look only
etlsI ~ lie hooked to the Individual. Teach every
% M restraint IDtemperance in drink is but
muss Inch more than decmae our population That
oher horrid inquity sm9St waks unrsogked. Inc eau
fer az vote for the law and would the risk Of being
snvSeTed an advocate for vice, or an spologis for
6runkar6s, nv os;dsrsd .bi, a.. ,bo r,os, ;,o~,.t
L. wbich had become before the Legislature and
ssse did 1t concern more than the great Babylon-the
Enercia Emporium. If the Senator from the With sup
ses hat the worth, intelligence and character Of New
fc-k are opposed to this awOpposed to the destruction
de drinking shopshe has much TO learn Of the opinion
; ~ kegYork. Those drinking shops fill poor houses
ina courts and raise the taxes Every locality in the
1fy teaches The truth Of this And Why cannot Who'll
sane law be administered in New York 10 because the
ea mass of the best citizens of New York have shrunk
Rom the ADMINISTRATION Of the laws IL is because pot
house bawers and the inmates Of sinks OF vice Who deal
death around, drive from the polls, busgeon in hand
fbe good and honest citizens Of NswHOrk. The
GOOD citizen needs but little governing He never
sisfs the law The dTunkards and the trading politicians
oppose the administration OF the law All wee ID the ere
anon OF This bill passed into law would De OF IN
merse value TO the community. II would prevent vice Of
ever conceivable character Ii would work the greatest
good IN the greatest number II the sale confined
IA slmost impossible to find drop Of pure liquor in New
York or Albany Troy. AdulteratiDg establishments
,hroadermaf Jews mix up the adulterated poison and
Il a working the greatest mischief 10 the community This
4 almost the only why We cannot have decent
joyernment in Newlork lie considered the effect Of the
Maine Law in Maine as excellent though he had al first
thought it great piece Of legislative tyranny 90 in ia
H. CONGER denied the existence of any constitutional
over to submit law to the people, or TO submit ques
non of law or morals 10 thu people.
Mr. VAN sCHOONHOyEN denied that this had any
thing TO do with the question ofthe bill. ..
Pending Mr.. CONOIh Tenl"IKS' MI hiONhOL moFeu
Il for specisl order
Mr.. WILLIAMS urged its early very early considers
lion. Recess I'LL i r ri SESSION.
The consideration Of the Maine Law was resumed.
Mr. WILLIAMS commenced by abiding TO the Difficult
lies that surrounded the queton lie proceeded TO urge
npon the Senate the great duty Of Immediately examining
he subject that careful judgment might be made.
why it the people get every otherlaw changed
Obsolete laws concerning The sale OF hquor that give men
special charter TO kill tnor fellow creatures they cannot
Let us have immediate action
Mr. PLATT willing TO take vote night away. lie
wanted 10 vote direct and 10 strike out the clause referring
Il TO the people Let the record OF the vote be IN PLAN
FoSli.b uryarnished and without subrerfuSe. Mono o.
dis going no nc and lodging before and behind the refer
epce to the people according 10 individual wants lie did
rot believe this law would be executed IN commercial
cities Az for the submission to the people II ABSURD
10 submit that long law, long that the Senate itself could
moi find time to read IT, -
Mr. WRIGHT warned the friends OF the Dill that every
amendment was proposed 10 defeat It,
lar vote was mscheyous arc absurd The law IS ia iuu
force and Effect whether the people vote ag nst or not
gppose the popular Ia for the law and the next Leg
atre against it, will vote for the representative they
want politically An expression Of the people WI be had
at the general election lie would vote for the bl-a ar
open for The bilbecause his constituents had voted
m nassc for it. and I'd demonstrated but he wanted
these absurd sections taken out
The debate took wide range, embracing, on the one
side an utter disbelief OF the expedency OF law or that
Il could be enforced; and the other sde that the bill
was right-was the remedy for tbs great evil
The vote taken ON Tec0mmung 10 strike out the
section provd ng for vote of the people in November,
aud resulted as follows;
AYEMes1s Bss Bennett md So9so SoIas Zones
NAYEs-Me Babcock Bristol CLARKE Cooley payeppor NJ
BY, McIlwae, Monroe Rogers 1AOe OplAn' "inah' ana
Ths eu Governor gave the casting vote in the affirm
atiye. and the bill recOmniltted.
MIR. CORNELL moved that the Senate immediately go
into Committee Of the Nbo'e on the bill
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to adjourn Lost BY Ayes d
Mr. CORNELL moved to delsy the order of business
the table, 60 into Committee at once on the Exjse
Mr. OILS moved to adjourn and by the casting vote o
the Lieut.. Governor the Senate adjourned
ASSEMBLY.
Nr IOZIER moved to reconsider the vote accepting the
;n,tston 10 90 to niagara Falls Those who supported
the motion did mainly the ground that they would
The motion to reconsider lost by Ayes IS, Nays g.
Mir. KENNEDY called up the resolution for recess
"I Deb p and cut OF by the special order
The Canal resolutions were taken mp IN Committee.
Messrs. LOOMS, FORSYTH and SHAW spoke upon
them.
The Committee Of tho Whole MIR. p ". ROSE in the
Chair resumed the consideration OF the amendments 20
Canal resolutions. - r,.>,,,,,,
The question pending was upon Mr. hADLhA moIoh'
Noticed Yesterday
Mr. LOOMS took the floor and proceeded to examine
the general policy Of the Constitution with reference to tho
Canals He said that the Constitution It stood framed
as it was by Democratic hands he'd to The principle that
the Canals should bs completed out OF their own revenues
But, owing TO the peculiar eondu OF our funds neces
sty was now created ion opening OF thA instrument
The Democratic party therefore ready to assent 70
an amendment Of the organic law since could not be-
avoided being now, as they always had oseh me ehd Oh
fhe Canal Enlargement without taxation. lie proceeded
10 show the preferable merits Of the majority plan. He OPP
posed the pending amendment as 1t was putting IN shape
q plan he was opposed to from the ist Lst ITS owa
friends perfect it, and let perfect own lie was in
favor of the provision in the majority plan as no" IN
He alluded TO objections to the minority report and
welt AT length upon its various provisions
lr FORSYTH rose for the purpose OF defining his posi-
flon He did not hike either of the propositions and
farther while he dskld the one, he aohorred the other
He had peculiar regard Tor the l;h article OF the Const
tuon He bad always he friend 10 the Constitution
and deemed that article III important for the good it
had done and might do lie should 80 for the West plin,
fol the purpose of killing the other.
Mr. SHAW desired 70 correct wrong impression that
had been entertained in regard his views upon this sub
jec He renOunced and denounced the statement that he
spoke from authority. He spoke from no othsr authority
than his own sentiments He attended Leg slItiye
caucus in his life An obeconal feature in the West plan
lch HAD induced him to express himself a. he had the
day before had since been removed The two plans were
now nearly alike lie hoped that from these two aey
could send to the people plan upon which they )1d
agree He believed such would be the re u't And was
eanently desirable lie did not believe in triumph by
either party. If one was allowed to triumph over tho
Other broken front presented TO the people. 10
prevent this his object in speaking Ossors and IN
speaking now. Sc.