The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-19

sPEcIAL ORDER FOR MONDAY.
On motion O. Mr.. MORGAN Monday next was set apart
stecally for the th..v reading Of bills,
tn UNION COLLEGE
Mr. yANpRmr presented the memorial Of the President
and Trustees of Union College in relation to the affairs
Of said college Mr.. v. moved the printing.
Mr. BxMAs consented to as fair and it adopted
THE POWER OF en- uE.
Mr. MORGAN reported bill to re,'train the powers of
cities in respect to contracting debts.
THE COLONIAL HISTORY.
The bill to arrest the printing and puCfcetion OF the
document. on the subject Of the COLONIAL History was
taken up in Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. PERcB (deni addressed the COMMITTEES in favor
Of the bin hoping that the work might be arrested i'm.
the end of the fifth volume, passing throush the
press.
Mr.. Wight (whig) thought the bill was of kindred
character with those emanating from the
destruction.
Mr.. wARD (whg) pointed to the consequences Of the
report The power is the unexecuted part of tho
contract The repeal Of lew affects rights vest cA
under it. The contract may be repudated abrogate
afterwards but the repeal Of the law does not
di,est the rights under it Those rights require an act
Of violence, seizure and repudiaton.
After protraced debate the enaeting clause Of the
The same committee considered the bill to provide for
the effectual draining Of
THE cAYUGA MARSHES
Mr. WILLIAMS (wbig) advocated the bill In 1926 the
State had directed survey and examination Of the
Thomas under the direction Of the autborie examined
the localities and made report recommending the
WoTk OF DRAINING TO De done. Mr. w. continued in
history OF the former attempts to do the work-an
interesting narrative of which is contained in Mr..
Williams report on the subject, presented to tho
Senate few weeks since This large tract of territory
is crossed by the Erie canal ontszuma The marshes
are there four miles wide An ebankment this soft
surface raised about eighteen feet hp and on this the
canal is to be taken by the plan adopted by the Legsa
ture This soil is soft that piles driven sixty
feet. The canal is now taken through the marshes
Serious questions raised to the practicabty
OF sustaining the canal by the aqueduc The water has
been so high to overflow all their works. In 1850
hnttn r,nrx 80
aqueduct for distance of three miles, The waters of
this large river are to be confined into channel less
than the natural channel Of the river There great
danger Of the most fatal injury to the canal from this
cause and the injurious consequences to the nhab
miasma is most injurious to the health Of great
population small expenditure. not at the largest over
Sl4 400, will accomplish all the work. The lands will be
drained-a great area Of land made available, and the
navigation Of the Erie canal made This subject
demands the most serious action Its results would bene
fit the canals of the State ten times the cost involved
Pending MIR. WILLIAMS remarks, the committee
ported progress
Mr.. BEEKMAn (whig) moved the resembling of so much
of the resolution to print the report of the President and
Trustees of Union College, provides that this aud tae
report of the examining committee shall be attached to-
gether.
THE COLONIAL HISTORY AGAIN.
On the question Of agreeing with the port Of the
committee Of the whole the bill relating to the Colonial
History,
Mr.. PIERCE (dem.) moved to amend the report of the
committee by instructions to recompit.
Mr. BABcocK sad the money Of the State wasted in
these contracts while the charities Of the State
with the cry that the treasury was poor Where there
subject worthy of the reforming hand Of the legisla
ture?
Pending Mr. B 3 remarks the hour Of recess arrived
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate took up the consideration of
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PLAN OF MR.. VANDERBILT
Mr.. continued his Defence advocacy and oxplana-
on Of the plan proposed by the majority of the commit
tee He reviewed the action which led to the convention
State gre out Of the r Of the
party to break the central regency at Albany The old
fogydom there had for series Of years. exalted de-
pressed men at their pleasure and every young
oiced in the opportunity to overturn it, 1t also
out of the desire to exngush the system of monopoes
banks 1t of wild and lawess disorder in
ference to such affairs The of
blocked by competition and all the citizens OF this State
desired to be placed on equality with those
who had special privileges This one Of tho great
causes that led to the adoption of the constitution
fleeing the people; that the costs in suits
ormous and oppressive and every little demagogue if he
abuse the lawyers That could be said when nothing else
could. 1t demagogury instinct with large class
reduce the law to the comprehension Of all men, and the
code was got np-which indeed now is to be gulp
ed Gown with one comprehensive swallow. at this
session-this glorious product of this glorious
stitution. And another cause the desire to send
the iocal legislation to our own homes-a glorious
little legislature, constructed out of every board
Of supervisors. This captivated the people amazingly.
1t was thought that we should have legisla-
and unceansod shoe and have law passed in i've and
twenty minutes leaving the Legislature alone to the duty
Of nkerng general laws But in addition to the desire
to skill the old regency it determined to scatter
and decentraize the by single Assembly districts
He put it to every intelligent mind whether the orators
big little and Indifferent did uot urge all these theerie
Did any man exist stupid TO stand the stump and
talk about the financial article Of the constitu
people looked to other things The financial article was
secondary in consider aton however primary it might
have been in theory # it was very prominent in the
it, they bad queer way OF showing it,
Mr. VANDERBILT continued his remarks until the hour
of adjournment.
Assembly.
ALBANY March ls 1853.
ONEIDA HOUSE
On motion Of Mr. GILMORE, the Senate amendments to
the bill in relation to the Oneida county court house.
we're concurred ia, and the bill was passed.
YORK REFORM, ETC.
Mr.. j. ROSE (dem) Of y. Y, spoke to q question Of
privilege New York itypaper (the Commercial AdHr-
ser) had commented veg unustl, on his in
gard to referring the subject Of city reform to the New
York delegation He charged with having said the
New York suborned to vdy the present city
corporation He had said such thing but he did say
that while the mputaon of being brbed in this matter
common rumor which made that charge also charged
that large fund had been raised in New York by the
friends of reform to carry out their
portion OF which used in extending the circulation
Of newspaper articles on the subject Mr. had peed
the New York delegation could not safely be entrusted
with the question of amending the city charter He
in fav.r Of udicious reform his associates and
they would give satisfactory evidence OF this in very
few days.
BILL AMEND THE CHAKTER NEW YORK
Mr. SMITH, (dem) of N. Y, presented report from
the select committee to which the New York city char
ter referred accompanied BY the following bill =
T sSs Of ss sssss "a ct M in
See The Legislative Of the corporation of the
city of New York shall he vcsted in Board of Aldermen
and Board Of Councmen who together shall form the
Common Council of the city The Board Of Aldermen shall
consist alderman from each ward who shall
pie Of the respective wards for years. Tho
board Of Counclmen shall consist of sixty members,
elected from as many distrcts who shall hold their sAce
fer one year The power of impeachment and all ether
possessed ty the Board of Assistant Aldermen
shall be- and hereby far consistent with TIM
vested in the Board Of Councilmen-
See The members Of the Board of Aldermen art elect
cd th act shall he ella ssifed oows-Witb In
days after the result Of such election shall ha
certified by the Board Of County Canvasser tho CLERK OF
tho Council shall In the presence Of tho
Recorder and Comptroller draw from box TO be rovided