New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-24

covering upward Of 7oo called the Cen;r,, Park
and the other authorizing the creation Of Park covering
10 acres known the Jones Wood Park. There
denying tha. the citizens Of New York desire
Park in The upper seeisn Of the City and willing to
be taxed for it bat was notorious fac, that as much a
they desire the Central Park full much they op
posed to be taxed for The Jones Wood Park The cost
OF both Palks would be upward Of 100000.
Mr. BROoxs said that Il would be seen by bis amend
uenfs that be proposed that the citizens owning property
in tie immediate vicinity Of the jones' Wood PARK. and
whose property woald be benefited should pay all the
expenses connected with laying out the PAX Those c
zens if his amendments were adopted would be required
70 psy $4,000 annually for this purpose and be was
eredby informed that they entirely wiling that they
should be taxed this every year until the whole
paid The gree. discrepancy in the bin Of last year
was that II proposed general pay for purchas ng
.nd laying out this ground but now the proposition
tar the whole expense upon those whose property
w.s to be bented he sincerely believed
that if the quesos submitted to vote Of the people,
hey would by laye majority decide in favor Of Tie two
II Nj. YsrTsEr although PREPARED was not willing 20
discuss De intrinsic merits dement's Of the subect Of
Jones Wood PAX until ne Senate was fully acquainted
nth all the fact, which he Did not thin they were a. pre-
ses Yet he would submi vhetherIt were probable that
the citizens of New or. contemplating ne layiog out Of
the Central Por, extending irep tify ninth to One hun
dred and sixth IT'S and from the Fifth TO the Eighth st
an expense osevsra millions OF dcar wshssto assume an
additional debt 1cr another psrf Most certainly not
He had made up bis mind that tie bill proposing the re
peal of the Jones Wood PaFk unsuccessful TO intro
duce bill for submission Of the Whole question 10 the
people lie did know but that would be the most ad
vsable course He certainly felt coDiden that tie people
would rep7diate the sCt authorizing the JOness Wood
Park.
Mr. BARR took ground similar 70 tbss assumed b. Mr..
BROoBs
disposiion was now sTiDced report progress tha:
Senator'S might have opportunity to inform heusei-as
moro fully Of all the connecting circumstances, and
motion to rise suceessal.
The Act Of 1853 together with the eniments pro-
posed By M BROOKS were ordered printed
SUPPRESSION IsTENPERANCG
Tho pRvsIDFy announced q from the Assem-
blythe Temperance bill, with the amendment, striking
out December and inserting May
Mr. NJ II CLARE NOV ed that the Senate do concur
Mir BROoSs II owed TO amend by substituting August.
Mr. WILLIAMS now argued in favor Of the passage of
the bl and concluded by remarSDg that he deemed it
proper refer the question as to he time when the law
shall 20 into effect Committee Of Conference, but II
sny Senator objected he would not make motion to that
effect.
Mr. WnrSIr would prefer to have the question taken
Mr DIcEn.oS opposed the LIT OF August. He did not
believe the Senate would now adopt day shai they hai
once rejected.
Mr. " CLAIM argued in favor Of the Let Of December.
He found the ultra temperance men and the ultra op.
ponents Of the bill going together for the earliest day
This was queer couelomeration, and one which he
Mr. BARR thought that if she bin was all its friends
claimed be-ii il would work all the good tina; they
say il wii-be it went into effect the better Ii
might be the of saving grea; many JoGng men
from drunkenness.
The vote then taken
FIRST OF August
with the following result:
As-Mcs, Bradford Brooks Hitchcock Hopkins MlnrOs
SpenoeI-6 . 81, -, -.
kAYs-Messr Barnard Barr, Bishop. Butts. 81 H. Clark w.
CLARK ark Dickinson Dousnce Fled Hssez H1ichns Ian
Putnam Robertson Sheriff. Storms, WALKER Wat
kns Whiney, Williams, iost-2S
And Oh THE FIRST OF NAY
as follows:
YEAs-Mesrs Barr 81 H. Clark, h. CLARK Dorrsnce Hsl'sy
Hitchcock Hut hins and Spencer-8
NAYS-hiessrs ssnard Bishop Bradford. Brocks, Butts W
CLARK Dickinson FIELD Lansing Munro Richards Rob
Sheriff. Storing, Walker watkins Whitney Williams and
Yost-20.
SENATE LBASY, Thursday. March %, 1854.
sEssION-pFTGIIoNs.
Petitions and circumstances were sent in this morning
relative to a bridge at Albany. Three OF the
sir ances were from New York City.
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
2 Mr. WHITNEY presented petition from this Institute
requesting pccuniary aid TO the amount OF $4,000.
JUDGMENTS AGAINST MOUNT PLEASANT, SING SING,
PRISON.
The Clerk of Wesche ster County reports the following
the judgments obtained against the agents of the above
D.. xarn.ni IN. I,t..nt - i.A