The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-19
NEW YORK LEGISLATURES.
Senate.

Senate.
ALBANY, Fob IS, 1853
RAILWAY POLICE, ETC.
The bill to provide police regulations railroads.
taken up in committee, and progress reported
Several local bills disposed of in Committee.
THE CATsKIL BRIDGE
Mr. VAN sczooNHovES, (whgl under the instruction of
Mr. PKRcs (dem) characterized the procedure as alto
gether extraordinary He opposed the report.
Pending She discussion Of this BILL the Senate adjourned
Assembly.
ALBANY, Feb. IS, 1853
REPORTED
To iaoorporate the New York Agricultural College
To Incorporate the Society for the Relief of Aged Clergy
THE CRIME OF SEDUCTION.
Mn CHAMBERLAIN reported against any change in the law
for furnishing the cyime of seduction.
Mr. WooD thought the Committee did not understand
the petition One object was, to make seduction legal
marriage and enforce marriage obligations the parties.
lie moved to commit the report with instructions to
Mr. STEWART asked what was to be done with married
who seduced femaleY Would not the proposed law
be productive Of polygamyf
The motion to re-commit was lost by 5s to 80.
REPORTS, ETC, RESUMED.
The bill for the better protection of emgrants arriving
To inc or porate the Peoples College.
To authorize the city OF Utica to take stock in the Black
To authorize the Lebanon Springs Railroad to into
Vermont and Massachusetts,.
THE ANTIMoCK AUCTION BILL.
On the motion OF Mr. HOWARD the bill relative to mock
auctions referred to select committee to report
plete.
LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD
The bill for the extension of the Lebanon Springs Rail
read into Vermont and Massachusetts, read third
time and passed
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The annual report of the Rochester Savings Bank.
The report of the Chambers Street Savings Bank New
York.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
To provide for the payment of the expenses of the
Senate chamber
soners of Excise in the city of Oswego
In relation to the payment of certain annuites to the
Cayuga nation Of Indians resdng of the Mississippi
For the relief of Thomas Barns
To authorize the New London Plank Road Company to
abandon part Of their road.
Authorizing the repair of bridge the State dam
in the town Of Lysander.
To amend the act respecting the preservation Of the
public health
MANoRIAL TITLES.
Mr. STEWART leave, called up his resolution requir
ing the Attorney General to report in regard to the title
| of manorial lands. Agreed to.
TIE ADVOCATES A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
Mr. FORSYTH, leave, moved that the of the As
semby Chamber be granted TO the friends Of National
University the evenings of the 23d and 24th Carried
CANAL BRIDGES, ETC
Dir. WHT moved that the Attorney General be re
quested to report his opinion in regard to the liability OF
the State to erect bridges the canals roads opened
since the completion of the canal.
Mr. WEST also offered resolution for information in
regard to the expenditures for engineering. Laid
FREE TICKETS, ETC.
Mr.. STEWART, on leave, introduced resolution in
gard to the acceptance Of free tickets to festivals steam
boats, &c.
Mr.. oKEnE moved that IT be referred to the commit
tee on executive expenditures Carried
The Assembly then adjourned.