The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-26


seat He will not taxi the oath of office until the final
adjournment Of the Legislature.
The House in session three quarters of hour
the Senate an hour and q half w.
LEGISLATIVE BUsINEss-THE SENATE RESOLVED TO
DESPATCH BUSINESS WITH sPEED-FLAREUP ON
THE CANAL QUDsTIoN-RAILROAD EXCURSION CON-
TEMPLATED-THE BILL TO DIVIDE THE EIGHTEENTH
WARD, Er5T -
ALBANY, May 25, 1858.
Both Houses met promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning.
and in the regular order of business Several
bills read third time and passed, which ready
at the adjournment-most of them of very little public
Importance The resolution offered yesterday by Senator
PIERCE authorizing the adjournment of the legislature
Thursday the 9th of June, taken up, and Mr. Van
schoonhoven moved to amend by inserting Tuesday, the
7th of June, at IL o'clock NJ. A discussion OF some
length ensued during which it appeared Senator's felt
highly desirous of speedy adjournment They wished
to clear their skirts Of all inclination protrac the
sion The business could be all accomplished in forty
eight hours if members would only devote themselves to
such business the public interests only demanded
The case of Commissioner Mather against whom
the question Of impeachment is pending in the
in the House. up under discussion, and Senator
Williams adverted to that fact which might require
longer session tkan projected in the resolution for
should articles of impeachment be presented the Senate
then would be required to try them. One reason for
calling the session. the Governor assigned this
impeachment Mr. Babcock stated that the Senate
not required to anticipate any action upon that
subject. The House has the whole matter in its
hands, and should it present articles of impea chment
against Mr. Mather all the State officers, then the
Senate would be organized part of the court for the
trial Of those charges In legislative capacity this body
cannot upon the subject at all He in favor Of
adjournment at the earliest possible day, and he
airQd Int he ahOu1d MA itaof riu
before The people, and ii there is TO be q
protracted session for SIX months, until
the 31st of December next let the House of Assembly
take the responsibility. After discussion Of hour
in which every speaker agreed upon leaving the Capitol
the very earliest possible moment the question
finally taken and the resolution adopted only two dis
senting-Messrs. Huntington and Jones' 1t WAS sent
down to the House, and win be announced tomorrow
That body has the choice of despstshing business
with industry keeping the Legislature in session for
an indefinite period Should discussion the
canal question, anticipated in the House,
predict when it will end. The people will require
any longer than proposed the resolution adopted by
strong vote in the Senate this morning.
Quite exciting emete occurred this morning in the
Senate, between Mr. Vanderbilt and Mr. Pierce the
canal question, which broken suddenly of by the
arrival Of the time for taking the daily recess 1t was
renewed in The afternoon however and promises to be
again the subject Of much excitement
The officers Of the central line of railroads are about
inviting the Legislature to take an excursion from Al
come off time next week. Liberal entertainments
to be provided ut Utica, Syracuse Rochester, Lock
port Black Rock and Buffalo in going and returning
the members at the regular session. in allowing all the
central to consolidate whereby the stock Of
all the companies increased to wonderful extent, and
two three hours time and two dollars fare, saved to
the public between New York and Buffalo.
The bill to divide the Eighteenth ward OF the city OF
New YORK. which passed the Assembly during the regu.
lar session. unanimously passed by the Senate to-
day. and is as follows =
AN ACT TO DIVIDE THE EIeHrEENTH WARD
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Senate and in Assembly do enact as follows -.
Sec The Eighteenth ward of the city of New York is
hereby divided by line running through the contre Of
Sec All that portion of said ward lying southerly
said no shall constitute and be known the Eighteenth
term respectively for which they elected appointed
be residents Of said Eighteenth ward or Twen
Sec It shall be the duty of the Common Council Of
s s .rS and " s o SO
and such election districts as the said Com
snh
inspectors said Eighteenth ward such further
be held in and for said wards.
city, which election there shall BE- elected said ward
eonstables two school commissioners two inspectors Of
schools i've trustees OF common schools and three
spectors election for each district Of said ward The
PROVISIONS Of law applicable to similar officers In
ohcers to be chosen at each election provision
law relating several wards Of the city of New York.
shall the applicable, apply to the said
Twenty first ward hereby created. -
Sec O. Until the officers named in the fifth section Of this
shall have been chosen appointed and duly qualified
the officers already chosen or appointed for the said
Eighteenth ward shall continue to perform the duties OF
their respective Offices in the the division
provided for by this act had not been made.
The said Twenty first ward hereby created shall
form part Of the Sixth judicial district Of said
the Justice
district shall extend to and embrace said Twenty
frat ward hereby created. :.
Sec The said Twenty ward hereby created shall
continue to form part Of the Eighth Congressional district
State and shall continue to form part OF the Sixth
Senate district of this State and shall continue to form
part Sixteenth Assembly district Of the city and
county York. and with the said Eighteenth ward
shall 6e entitled elect member of the Assembly
SEQ. 9. This act shall take effect immediately. W.