The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-02
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.
Great Excitement in the Legislature.
The Central Park Question in the Senate.
CURIOUS DEBATES AND UNPRECEDENTED CONFUSION
AMONG BARNBURNERs AND WINGS,
&C., &c., DO.

&C., &c., DO.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
Senate
THURSDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
ALBANY, June 80, IsSs
REPORTS ON BILLS
Mr.. COOLEY (dem.) reported the Usury bill complete
Mr.. BnxxAN (whig) reported the New York Croton
Water Tax bill, with Assembly amendments, favorably
The amendments we're concurred in.
Nr. MORGAN (whig) reported the New York City Tax
bill complete.
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL.
Mr. UPHAM (whig) called up the question OF agreeing
to the report ordering this bill to third reading
Tho question pending upon the motion to strike
outsMr H0ley's name. Lost-16 to IL.
Mr.. BAB00Cx then moved to strike out the name of
Iisutenant Governor Church. Lost.
Mr.. BABooox then moved an amendment providing for
publication of . notice for four weeks in the news
papers.
xnent and he therefore In favor Of adopting it.
Adapted
lost Among them he moved to strike out the section
allowing an appropriation of the government lands.
Mr.. UPHAh-Will the eenator give us bis reasons?
Mr.. BABoOCK-It is not necessary to give reasons.
Mr.. UPHAM-It must be the Senator Is opposed to the
principle Of thus bestowng these lands he in earnest
In his notion But let us see. send to the clerk
wl1ch ask to have read.
The Clerk thsn read the resolutions offered BY Mr. Bab
cock last session. asking Congress to make appropra
tic. Of aads to the projected railroad through northern
Mr.. UPHAx-I will be seen the hon. Senator is right
half the time. He right then, but wrong now. And
in being right half the time suppose he does well
n; yAsDmsus, ldsm aughingaI can sympathizs
with the Senator from the Thirty Babcock most
hope he viii take it all In good part, and die easy.
much BY this assurance Of sympathy. 1t evident
they could ympathise together very properly. (Re
Hr. PIAr (vhig) regarded the Niagara Ship Canal
Company as altogether substantial and reliably
worthy Of this appropriation than that Michigan Rail
Mr. BABCoCK contended that the principle was different
in tho two cases and that he caught after all
He rerelled the idea that tlAt compaoy bubble.
He had COED reasons to believe it sound project.
long debate ensued upon this motion, which turssd
hns into political discussion In which Msssrs COOLEY
Mr. COOLEY said he democrat before the sage OF the
been denounced az else than until he
came to this Senate and not then except such poi
s ~ and so
loudly proclaimed that there such thing de-
had essr To & ss
democrat And he wished to to the Senator
that he (Mr Cooley not q democrat he lied. He
cared net whether man Senator not he should
not thus lie concerning him without his teaching him
better manners The Senator could not thus read him
out Of the party And he epeated his assertion that
that gentleman any Of his cosdutos said Of hi that
he had strayed all from the ranks of the party
they lied and their throats bi-tered with lies
Mr. PIERCE (dsm.) moved to adjourn, but withdrew it
for
Mr. CORNELL (dem.) who said he did not intend to
make such assertion He had not done and should
ever having had any thing to do with the Buffalo platform
Mr. BABCoCK then suggested that by of all the
report be agreed to- with the that its
third reading the amendments should be proposed and
debated.
Agreed to, and the Senate adjourned.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
ALBANY, July l, 1853
OPPOSITION TO THE CATHOLIC BILL
Mr. WARD presen Ted large STRANGE Of many cit
izsns Of New York against the Roman Catholic Congrega
tion BILL Mr. w. said these reonsrants we're strangers
to him. but he fully appreciated the they had done
him in making him the exponent of their wishes They
were patriots.
BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA PLANK ROAD.
Mr.. VANDERBILT by leave, introduced bill for the re
Lief Of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Plank Road Company
THE CANAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. PKRcE (dem) reported back the Canal Appropra
tion bills which were made special order will the sun
ply bill
THE NEW QUESTION
The question concerning the parks in New York was
called up by Mr BEEKMAN who proceeded to address the
cenate ON he general subject The opponents of Jones'
park had assumed dedaot tone a majority Of the
select committee had decided to leave the option of the
two parks to the Common Coupcl to be elected The mi
norlty had portrayed the benefits Of the central
nd-ths Centre park-where frogs present iuxurate
did not object but would vote for 1t He should vote for
1t and the Jones' park also Mr. proceeded to show how
accessible, che and desirable the of
Jones park BY the river or that from all the a. ses
of the city the population could so soon ecape
Besides the river, there railroads building built
Mr. alluded to the great Increase shown the bills
OF mortality by change of the temperature In six
months this park could be made to the pur
poses of health. The Central park location is at
Ia end
cessibe; nor can it be made available except oy great
elf forty or fifty feet in height Like Brooevn Hsizbs
commerce can have for its the base, while the
grounds above are dedicated to health lie believed
that good police, such as could be organized would
efectually remove all the troubles attending the
good order Of this park london, eighty years since
At to draw pay and men away, we're the qua rdans
of the public peace. Horace Wslpole vividy define.
ates the fear and confusion into which the good
people brought by the lawessness perysdinr the
public parks 50 late as 1884 Hyde park the scene
Of v,anous s. disorder The parks With all the strong
altered now because of preventive police and germ
Of such police is now in New York Paris was in.
secure The lanterns hung at the streets served
show the way to bandt rather than to illuminate
the way Of one honest Mr. the com plete
efficiency OF the London police, and expressed his belief
Insa such an one would be in York and that
nnoer It's influence Jones' park would be safe and Sc
cure He then examined the question of the an oeriotv
of trees planted those forest grounds honsanX of
acres Kentucky can be where forest trees pre-
zen haa AN appearance the most beautiful This country
noble forest trees to be succeeded by the rich
Of foreign importation Jones' Wood Is parkItne Cen
lIal s not common The one benefits ourselves-,he
other is for grand children. -
Mr. COOLEY, (dem considered the woods ia Kentucky
rs not Like ours There In under brush Mr. Clayy
said he could drive at pleasure his carriage through
his woods The park there is natural Aud the same
may be said Of Jnes where the natural forest rivals
in beauty and cleanliness the richly cultured parks of
Europe. Jones' woods is very different affair The
trees are in close proximity, and when hnned out the
trees remaining Will decay out and die.
mr. bEhAN said he was pleading for the heads Of those
who are now in hfe Aludng again to the outrages
whicn once dishgured the OF London, he urged
Lhat r0wdyism would exist-that ALI man
would unite in making the places Of enjoyment for the
Peop" SAFE About this there would be an united ac
uonMan classes and parties merging in the effort He
aamu that the remonstrance OF the owners of Joues
MUoc ssSns, ITS being taken, weighed deeply on him
Inc geat plea Of public necessity was he pnv apsSer
But All the owners Of the land do not remoustrste ~
Mr. COOLEY defended his re bort and nrocsodad .. -