New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-12
NETWORK LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. .ALBaSY Tuesday, Jan H. 1853.
Mr>McMURRAr presented a petition from
SewYork City to simplify the collection Of arrears o.;
Dir BmsToL reported bin to incorporate
tie Lades' Depository in the City OF New FORK
Mr.. BABoOcK gave notice OF bill for gene
rel law for the formation Of Corporations for Baking
Mr.. Vanderbilt introduced a bill to supply
Brooklyn with water.
The resolution of Mr.. CocLEY relative TO
Canals was called up.
The motion to reconsider the vote Of the Sen
ate refusing strike Of the resolution the Cayuga
and Seneca Canal was debated.
Mr.. WILLIAMS defended his action in placing
hese words in the resolution, and entered at length INTO
history Of the Csyuga and Seneca Canal la ls&l or
1880 the work was done The whole cost was Little
over :2}6OOO. As early as 1895, this Canal opened
navigation, feeding the Ere Cans TO on extent entirely
deiI9B tie original cost and producing an adrArable
revenue In the last 10 years the receipts OF tolls has
been over $4,000 being over $4,000 per annun.
Mr. Williams then proceeded 10 show, by facts based
upon the official record that the results u the bushes
OF tins little Canal pave into the Treasury Of this state
sry snr, sun more than equal to tie FIJI original cast
Of Me Canal And al this accomplished before the great
product OF anthracite coal reached the head OF the Cay
uga and seneca Lakes, by te new railways from Scran
ton and Biossburgh.
To that Canal is directly connected the public works
OF Pennsy and within the last year the last link
cfnal necessary TO combine the North Branch Canal
WIN inc ChtuuDg (NAlcn - tut feeder OF the CayugA
aud Seneca has been provided for II il said that tins
CaEas not in the Constitution neitheris the Oswegoand
yet His ExceleDcy has mentioned the latter though the
Csyuga and Seneca docs not seem 10 have found il way
into the message Tie interest OF the State the income
OF the State, involved in the necessity Of the com
peion Of tne public works, and al he claimed that
the CGyugs and Seneca Canal should be considered
among the other great WoTks of the state.
| Alter considerable discussion the motion to
reconsider then taken, and the motion prevailed
and the Cay and Seneca Canal was struck out Yeas
% Nays Those voting ia the negative were Sena.
/ tors Clark Huntington, McElwaine, Williams, Wright
! Mr.. CORNELL would have preferred and
should 80 advocate the reference of the whole subject
TO the regular Standing Committee Of the Senate but
Nays 10
And then the original resolution of Mr.
COOLEY 20 refer the subject Of the Enlargement of the
Canals mentioned in the Governors Message joint
select committee, carried-Ayes % Nays Smith
snd Wright, 9
Mr. COSGER offered resolution calling on
the Committee on Finance 70 report respecting the pro
visions Of the bill making appropriations for expenses
! Of Government
Mr.. PIERCE explained the reason for this
that he believed examination would show that there
were sections in the bill which the Legislature never
adopted.
TIE resolution prevailed
! Mr.. MCMUhRAY presented the usual resOlu-
| tons OF reference OF the Governors Message
Ordered on the table and printed
On Mr.. CoSGERs motion, the papers relative
TO the preservation of certain records were referred
Mr. VANDERBILT moved Joint Committee
TO revise the Joint Rules, which lies over
On Mr.. PIERCE's motion, the papers OF Au-
sustus Cornwall were referred Adjourned
ASSEMBLY
The following are the standing Committees:
Hey' and MeaHs-Messrs. LOOMS, Shaw, Martin Els
Coaa~erce-MesIs d. +. Taylor, wedkind. J. c. o.
good Littejohn and Hardin
Cdaals-Messrs css -smpin, Van Aissyne Littleohn
and Clepp
Rairoad'-Nessl, GllnoT,. St. John Jackson, Peters
Leety.
Bdat'MesIrs. R. Smith, A. c. Hall, Ten Eyck. CRY,
OiboTue.
Coicges-Messr,. Patterson Forsyth, B!auvelt W Tsy
Medical SoeiefieM esrs Sprsgue Carpenter Hutchns.
Sat Pl,oaS-sIsssls Finch o'Brien Jackson, Keuns.
DIV, Hoyle.
Ahhda-Mes,ss. Temple, westOver Mclean, Burroughs.
Henoee.
Judiciary Messrs J. II. Weeks Livingston ingalls,.
Hadley Hastings, Hendee and Burnett.
1irO-fhird and Three.6ftt BAs-M eSsrs. Lawrence.
Howes, Noble Sessions and Perkins.
GyeraEoes-Mossrs. Chamberlain LounsberTy Hicko1-
Frrleges and EIeei.o1s-Messns Gale Glover, Amsbry
Peiitoms Of .4Iisn'-Messrs. W. A Smith, Bushnell D.
Hart, Hayden and J. Reid.
Erection and Dtrisioa Of Tovns and Coyafies-Mesus.
j. X. Gardner, K Is. Smith, BOuton. Pslson aud Welsh
Claias-Messrs. Shaw, Beekwith, Marsh Wood and Pet
iingill.
=. 4. "
Rose, Henderson, Rogers, Pettengili auo Bush.
IaooyD0rati1 81 Cifies and EiNagcsMessrs OBneG c
Smith Odell Holmes and Chatfield
ha4tJaetae Of Sa-MesSrs. Case A. c. Hall Van Vran-
ken " God and A BROse
Trade and AiaagfGcfwcs-Messrs J. ROss IT,. Hbbard
Barker LOZier sud Townsend
Eagyssod Bils-Messrs. L. Ossood, Howard, Fulton
Sessions and Ashley.
Roads AID Bridges-Messrs Nc Burney, Tlorns Greene
Hanf0r0 and Weeh.
Pubic LGnds--Messrs. Amsbry. B. Hall j g. Gardiner
Hsyden and Perkins
ISsssn Aeair,-MessTs. Nahum, wiIAn., j. E Ely
Hrtchins and J. y. Ely.
SriiaIIe Gad ael,Sious Sciet,esAIezss syaaoId, MI
leT. Seanng. Payne and J. Reid
fgyfculfHre-S. : Smith Croker. Streeter Peters add
Er1I,iag Lars-Me.srs L. Smith Eni,u Wets, Knee
land and 4 d. Rose.
Gilmore, ClAPp, and W hiieo slb.
Expenditures y the ELecHDeMessrs. Uheefe, Jr, KcaT-
ney, Clay Dub0is, and Cook
EIeaaiige. ofthe HoussMessTs m Alden, Clifford,
oisf TiSgars-Msssrs Forsyth, Russ, Smith, D. Gil
more WIN. Taylor, and Osborn.
PETITIONS PRESENTED AND REEEEHEn
Mr. 0'BBIEN Of the Williamsburg Water
Company for an increase OF capital
Mr. HAsrNGs for an amendment OF the law
concerning Divorces also OF Lucila Tracy for the IL
corporation ofthe Tracy Institute
Mr.. SHAW, OF citizens OF City OF New-Y York,
for law regulating the Police Of Newiork Referred
10 q Select Committee.
Mr. Il. SMITH moved that the report of the
Select Conirtee 70 revise the rules OF the House be
taken from the table. Carried
The report was read BY the Clerk, and the
rules recommended BY the Committee were agreed TO-
with some notifications.
On motion. the House adjourned.