The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-08
Senate


ALBANY, juno 7, 1858.
THE EnuRAsT LAW.
Mr. COOLEY presented memorial Of number of citi-
of New York. for the repeal or modification of tho
Emgrant law Of last session This signed by J. Phillips
Phoenix, Boorman, Johnston Co., and other prominent
citizens.
NorARIEs FOR NEW
The bill to authorize disappointment of additional
number S5) of Notariss Public in New York. passed.
BILLS PASSED.
To change the name of the American Oil Company to
the National Oil Company.
To amend the CaDandaigua school law.
To authorize the sale of lands in the Niagara
To change the name of Do lafayette Burch.
The usual bill to alter the Commissioners map Of the
city Of Br ooklyn.
in the northern counties Authorizes road to be
70 establish Zee school in West Farms westehsster
county.
To organize the Twenty first ward of New York.
MECHANICS LAW.
The bill to amend the Mechanics Lien law in the county
Of Kings, came up for q third reading.
calculated to injure alike employer and mechanic II
was futile afair-ust surface like attempt to produce
sort Of reform without doing it at all Mr. detailed
tend to throw the poor mechanic out of employment.
Mr. VANDERmLr em) said all the talk Of the Senator
from the First for the purpose Of protecting the rich
owners. 1t happens that they the parties affected
not the poor mechanic.
Mr.. BABcooK, (whig).-An bills Of this kind are mis-
nomers: They are bills to get mechanics into lawsuits
and to furnish employment for lawyers and yet there
rtat desire to have these lien laws The statute book
is full of them. As this is local one and seems well
drawn, 1t had probably better pass All these bills in
duce mechanics to make contracts with irresponsible
persons They rely on their en and then go to law
yer to find out how to enforce it, This goes to the benefit
Of the profession rather than to the mechanic.
The bill passed.
TOLL GATES PIANK.RoADs
The bill in relation to toll gates plank roads gave
rise TO SO much debate that it determined Immediately
to consider it in committee of the whole.
The debate took q very wide range, from the Railway
Superintendent bill of last year to Jones' Park.
Mr.. VAN StHcoNHovKN (whig) raid that for the last
twenty he had occasion travel the roads in
his vicinity, especially in political campaigns He had
never found instance In which the gate keeper night
toll Often he had been kept waiting fifteen or twenty
minutes for the Of the tribute attire himself
in the midnight hour to receive company and the
fee. He remembered but one exception-once in the
time when the an-rent feeling was pretty well up-the
gate was open: but that was the enly instance.
The bill pAssed through the Committee of the Whole
and was ordered to third reading
The Senate took
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THE SUPREME COURT NEW YORK
Mr. NEwcoMB introduced bill relative to the Surreme
Court of New York;
rKEy SCHOOL CHESTER.
The bill to organize free school in East Chester vas
passed
THE POWERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
The Senate, in Committee, considered the bill tore
strict the power OF municipal corporations In
the contracting Of debts. The bill IVES discussed at
length, amended, and reported to the Senate.
The question of agreeing with the report was laid
the table, and the Senate adjourned