The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-03
NEW YORK LEGIsLATURE.


NEW yOkkR LEGaI8LAT6EkE.
Senate.
AIaASv, April 2, 1853.
THE NEW YORK TAI HILL
Mr. hoaaAS reported complete bill to amend the tax
bin Of New York.
OTHER Bills REPoRnD.
hr. Mct1wANE reported complete the New York State
Agricultural College bill.
Mr. CLARK reported comrlete the Excise hill
Mr.. COOLEY reported the Commercial Insurance New
York; bill.
THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS REPORT
Mr. BABcocK (whig) having made a report on the sub
ect Of printing extra copies of the report Of the Canal
Commissioners, and Of Mr. Ftzhugh reports desuory
debate ensued, in the course OF which
Canal Commissioners teemng with Misrepresentation
fact he knew he had carefully examined the state
ments made there with the figures and the official tables
THE GENERAL FERRY BILL
Coming up from the Assembly, with amendments, Mr.
CoNGKR (dem moved concurrence.
hr BEACH (whig) moved to lay the bill on the table
for examination and the motion prevailed.
THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS AGAIN
Mr. BABoocK under request of the Senate, reported in
favor OF printing the extra number of copies of the Canal
Commissioners report and of Mr.. Ftzhugh sTeport.
Mr. Cornell (dem) moved to table. Lost-ayes 4,
And then the report Of the committee was adopted.
THE STEAMSHIP
Tho Senate concurred in the amendments OF the As
sembly to the steamship bill
THE AMENDMENT or CONSTITUTION
The Senate proceeded TO consider the special order
berg Mr. Vanderbilts resolution for the amendment of
the constitution
Mr. VANDERBILT (dem.) resumed his remarks He in
roducsd extracts from the atlas TO prove that it hsd
leatcdly urged 81 ch an amendment Of the constitution
a hat which he (Mr and his friends coutended
lie claimed that his plan had met with cheerful re-
fptne on the part of the people while the tax bill Of the
minority oppressive TO the cltizeDs attracting at
tenton and wa about meeting with the Just indgoa-
on OF the people of this State The people are speaking
tnrough The press Even of the particular stripe
OF the Senators from the Third and Tenth begin decam
against it; and fere Mr.. v. quoted from the Ecsang
IoSt an authority which he supposed would so
to the hearts f the Senators from the Third and Tenth
Mr. v alluded to Senator Pierces item in his exhibit of
the revenues under the tax and toll bill of the amount
De derived from the economical administration of the
canal"
Mr.. DAVENPORT (dem. )-very much needed
Mr.. VANDERBILT said he did not doubt that. He then
passed on to comment the action Of the Canal Board
board composed of majority Of the friends of the
action. That Board has within the last few days deter
mined not to change the rates of tolls and the Leuten
ant Governor voted in that way.
Mr.. CoNGER (dem 1.-THE Lieutenant Governor occupy
ing seat near him suggested that Mr.. " mis-
taken respect to the voe-and after conversation
with the Lieutenant Governor, Mr. G. read written
molandum Of the vote in the Canal Board the subject
Of raising the tells which showed that the vote for rails
ing the tolls was-wright Comptroller Randall secre-
Of State; Chatfeld attorney General Church. Lieutenant
Governor.
HAgainst itcanal Commissioners Follett Mather, and
Fitzhugh McAlpnc Engineer Wech, Treasurer
Mr. VANDERmIT-Whati il Mr.. Welch? He is believe
Of the friends of the Senator from the Tenth go
Tenth had the power they had the desire have raised
the rate Of tolls Mr. " continued an ANALYSIS of the
Raroad Toll bill urging that was SO framed to
enp the Central and oppress the Erie nd Northern II
had look of Herkmer about It. Its tendency was to
crush the southern part of the State and its unjust
and niqutous effects were every hour becoming up
parent He expected the aid of the
the Tenth in his plan The ruling passion of that Senator
is taxation with without necessity He cannot leave
it now. The school in which he brought up had
one doctrine and tenet that taxation. His school has
another that there inquiry to be made for the nccess
xnf <1,at x1o&,.
the people are taxed the State officers will spend it
nomcaly Good in theory, but not in practice Where
He had been amazed at the Of he Senator from
the commercial district. He did hot expect him to
advocate any such proposition.
SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER ABOUT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. VASpMnlIT gave way to Mr. CooLsY (dem.) },
whose motion the committee reps rted progress and the
resolutions relative to the amendment OF theconstitu
ton were moved as tho special order for Tuesday.
Mr.. CoScER-For Tuesday at one O'Clock
Mr.. VAxDERBIT-Why at one?
Mr. CoNGER--The executive session is at twelve
Mr. VAN scHooSuovKy (Nhig)-oh, that question ia
soon disposed o..
Mr.. DAvENroRT-I understand the block is removed out
of the way.
MIR. CooIEY-Whatg
Mr.. DAvENPoRr-1he block.
Mr.. CooIEY-What kind of block? did not know
there any blocks in the Senate knew there were
you add something to block (reat sensation through
out the audience The Senator from the Twenty first
Of those who opposed and objected to going into
executive session when proposed it. moved to 60 into
The LIEUT. GovERNoR-It hcing a quarter to q the
Senate takes its recess till i. 81.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TIFF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Was set down as the special order for Monday after
| noon.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. BENNETT (dem called up the question agreeing
with the report of the Committee OF the Whole on the
subject of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr.. McMURRAy (dem.) moved to lay the question on
agreeing with the report on the bill the table,
The motion lost by the following Vote
AyEsMessrs Babcock, Cornell Huntington, McEiwaine
McMurray Clapp, Rogers, Tabor, Vanderbilt, and Van
Schoonhoven-ll.
Nhys-Messrs. Bartlett Beach, Beekman Bennett Bris.
toll Clark, Conger Jones, Morgan, Monroe Snow Upham
Ward and " WiIlams-l5
Mr.. WARD (whg) offered an amendment providing that
If this corporation should have banking privileges grant
ed them by State the corporation should be dissolved
Carried
Mr. BABcocK then moved to amend the bill so as to
APP ly the provisions Of the revised statutes.
Mr. WARD doubted whether the revised statutes would
be found in every part of the territory through which
the road might PASS. At Salt Lake the Rocky
Mountains copies might be
lhn lnhnte Continued until the alinnrnrnnnt