The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-05
NEW YORK LEGIsLATUR e,
EXTRA SESSION.
Senate.
EEInAY'S AFTERNOON SESSIn

FRIDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
TIE CANAL QuEs1IoN-oon fERESCs COMMITTEE, Enc.
M CoNGEE (dem withdrew the pending resolutions
offered by him at tho morning session, and introduced
series No p which essentially embraces the same points
viz
to the that the Senate are desirou that pa
by pcaon revive the operation ofchap 1885, of the laws
No 2insruets that the Senate deem it desirable pro
vent future action whether by the Of the L
have been made under that law"
No land also to prevent the holders Of tho
amy Il Sr r the 70 s & By any in
The time expressed in t. sail certificates"
@ seSsS a 0 J. from
the general fund the the moneys he-eofore
n 0
ms M9 M Ds aSd on s also :. san tic
tions from the remainder Of the canal the
time honorea poy o. the state by which rates oftoS
on s @ ee 50 to
improvements Of other Stats or the Canaias."
Mr.. WILLIAMS (sbig) occupied the floor about an hour
in general revs of the canal question He read from
the decision Of the Court of Appeals to show that the
contracts under the law of 1851 annuued inval
the enlargement ard advocated the shortest period and
the speecy raymept OF the amount borrowed through
the Increased revenues. Boamen aud bootbuders had
10 the conclusion that the plan of Improvement
tupeesed and recommended in the early part of the
session acticabe oneihat benefit
could be rived rom expenditure on such lausupless
the prism Of the Canal enlarged While he believed
he canal contracts OF 1851 fully apnued he should
raise otje c;iCns to negation being contained in the
constitutional amendment
NJ. TADrR (ahie) stated that he should vote against
The tropoa ioDs--ffst because they were utterly im
practicable and oat of crder second the peculiar modes
ty cf The gentleman who voted TO agree with
the Assembly had 10 assign the rea ons why
The majority did not Sgree with the minority aod
With them third that they stated what w.s palpably
untrue He should therefore, vote against the first and
III ripGn nT Tlrat n F.pnu
The question tLen taken in5tructon No. l. and
'ost--oyes T. nays ID.
Inatruciion No was also negatived--ayes Z nays II
Instruction No 8 was discussed at some length when
II was lot-ayeh 4, nay 10.
When Mr. PIATTs name called he said ia ex
alton OF his vote, tbst he gave it without any
gard 20 the sentiments the instructions set for th He
deers6d them all out Of order-and his vote not
ipdMon Of the sentiments he enter tanned of their
being right wrongbut because he believed the entire
series out of ofder So far the contracts
ceIned, he would not for committee who woud
yepudiste those contracts in any shape Two Of that
committee he knew TO be opposed to any recognition
tbe in any forn and hence the utter uselessnes of
isstructir the committee
Instruction No was also discussed, when
Mr. COOLEY. (dom.,) who had voted in the affirmative
tso Of the propositions, having entered the
chamber while the propositions we're under discussion,
had the preamble ntoducr the series read aud having
supposed that they merely resolutions essng
certain views asked consent and had bis vote changed
to the negative.
The 4th instruetion lost ayes q Qlessrs Conger
AZ BartIttD noes ls.s
Instruction No 3 was also negatlved-ayes /, (Mr.
Conper) noes IA
The question recurring Mr.. Brstos motion appoint.
ing Messrs Var derblt Rogers and Upham the commit
conference the part Of the Senate II agreed
to-ayes 1G, noes 5--as follows
AyKs-Messrs. Beach, Bennett Bristol, Clark, Cooley,
Huntington, Kirby, McElwan. Munroe Ncwccmb Platt,
Snow Taber, Vanderbilt Van Sch oonhoven Williams-lG
NoEs-Messrs. Bartlett, Conger, Cornell, Davenport,
Jones-5
The oSeinat resolution appointing the committee,
then adopted.
Mr. BRlsToL (dem) inquired IL o committee would be
insured without passing additions, resolution request
ing mttee of conference the part of that sody
The PRESIDENT thought the original resolution provided
for 1t without any additional action the passage OF
additional oution
This view was generally coucurred in by the Senate.
THE HxccRsIoN DECLINED.
Mr. PIERCE (dem) reported upon the invitation to visit
Buffalo BY way of the Erie canal that the condition OK
the public business would not admit of the acceptance Of
the invitation and therefore reported resolution
epectfuIly declining the invitation. Agreed to.
The PRE- <ByTRRIAS wnowt' AND ORPHANS FUND.
The Senate concurred In the amendment OF the Assem-.
by 10 the bill incorporating fund for the benefit Of the
widows and orphans fund Of he Associate Presbyterian
ChuI ch Of North America.
RRooRlyE CITY COURT.
The Senate copcured in the amendments relative to
the terms of the City Court of Brooklyn.
TRRAsURER's ACCOUNT, ETC.
Mr.. TAmR called up the joint uton appointing q
L.n, 90 ~ examine lie accounl VI Tho Aud
Bank Su oe.ir tendent Agreedto
AdiovrpeA 10 MONDAY aStenSo1n ct 6k O'Clock.