The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-14

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE NHw yopK upp.n
| ALBANY, Jan. l3-8PM
br Pierce introduced bill in the Senate this morning
to abandon the publication of the work called The Colo
MAJ history OF the STATE Two persons have been en-
poyed at an expense of 1887 $50 copying old Dutch
French and English manuscripts in the Office of the Sec
retary OF State One volume has been printed Some
twelve hundred pages and matter sufficient two more
are in the hands Of the ransators Mr. Pierce deserves
much credit for making the attempt to stop leak in the
Treasury.
Nothing of Importance transacted in the Senate
The Pacific Railroad bill was not taken up
In the Assembly Mr. Taylor presented his slave transit
bill Here Is copy-Any person not being an nhabi.
ant of this State who shall be travelling to or from or
passing through this State, may bring with him any per-
lawfully held by him in slavery and may take such
person with him from this State but the person 80 held
in slavery shall not reside continue this State more
than thirty days. and if such residence be continued be-
yond that me such person shall be free" Mr. Taylor
said he did not desire to discuss the merits of this bill at
this time He merely wished to say that it is a copy
verbatim except to the time of residence which was
nine months and which is reduced by this bill to thirty
days of act in the revised statute of $780, which was
copied from a law of 1917 The same provision is con
tanned in the revised laws of 1901 and was reenacted in
1913 1t therefore enforced forty years under
Governors George Clinton, Morgan Lewis Daniel d.
Tompkins, De Witt Clinton Joseph c. Yates Martin Van
Buren,, Enos I. Throop, and William l.. Marcy and was
repealed in lS4l, under William ii. Seward. When the
law passed the Senate in 1877 Martin Van Buren, was
member of that body, and voted for it. The bill was
referred to the Committee the Judiciary upon his
motion
What is the matter with the First military fund.- Mr.
ST. John the hardshell chairman of the city delegation
presented to-day aresolution which adopted calling
upon the Major General to report the amount of and
conimutaton received by him, how expended &c There
appeared to be rebellion in the camp up the Gene
raj by the next train.
A vote was taken in the House upon the question of
permitting the temperance gathering occupy the As
sembly chamber week. 1t carried by ~ to Al
the Speaker and Mr. Shaw voting in the negative.
The Women's State Temperance Convention also made
application for the Of the chamber the 2st inst
All the Boomers and woman's rights disciples
pectcd The members will hardly dare so uncour
teous to refuse the appca of the creatures
Madame Rumor, that active itropper states
that Anthony Blanchard lawyer of this city is about
being commissioned Inspector General in Gov Sey-
mour's military staff He certainly will make fine D.
pearance in uniform.
Mr. Preston appears in the papers in vindicaion of his
conduct in taking possession OF the theatre few
ings since He publishes article Of agreement between
Madame de Marguerittes and himself, under which he
claims the copartnership He the lady breach
of good faith in not dividing the surplus funds weekly
and preventing him from entering the premises. The
theatre is doing good business.
The of Leonard the Otsego Bank robber has finally
been disposed Of The Court of Appeals has affirmed
judgment Of the court below, and the convict has been
doomed to the State prison, notwithstanding the extraor
dinnry efforts made and the large OF money spent
to save him. w.