The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29
Assembly
FRIDAY EVENINGS SESSION.

evening 1t will adjourn to Monday at IL O'Clock
until midrght and SO IT. would be proper Adjourn
over % he proposed.
Mr. RANDALL opposed the motion. There was business
enough before the House to employ ell Its Time and these
frequent Adjournmsnts should not be thought Of.
Mr. PETxRs also opposed t. resolution. Gentlemen iv
rum, doubtless, would remain.
Mrsrs. PAYNE RICHARDS, and BERGEN also expressed
aemsevsn opposed to the notion and IL was lost Ayes
"a; noes, 60
Mr. LIE moved that the House adjourn this evening" at
O'Clock. Lost-46 to 60
Mr. CIApK moved that the Conmttse on Privileges and
Elections be authorized 10 audit the accounts of Witnesses
In dance hut who have not bsen sworn, In the
the NV York contested seat Adopted.
Mo CUNNING offered resolution of inquiry into the pro-
by which tho minority report jones' Wood Park
printed before other reports made ct earlier day;
and siso in regard the dis position OF the mjorty
port N AIDE The lSh empo~ ering the nittss to
send for persons and papers Adopted.
PRoHBToRY LIQUOR LAW.
The House went into Compittse on the While, Mr..
Benedict Ia the chair tho bill to suppress ntempsr
Ance
TIE motion pending was to strike out the words "coun
sci ieen rom the Arst section
Mr.. ArrKIN advocated the amen dment because spies
aud form rs are the most offensive class Of men that
Can exist in sny community and this bill, originally
drawn, proposed to reward them The amendmci would
cuftsil the iDdncement to act the part OF inf0rmer
Mr.. BAKER believed some such tnducems mt pro
posed 10 be stricken out was necessary to secure the ser
vices CT inIormers.
M. JOY replied thlt If men could not be found In
Montgomery who would do this duty without pay, men
should be sent nom Temphins Who would.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved 10 limit the costs to S..
Mr.. IunEJoHS thought this limit too low. The costs
contemplated would excsed-necessarly in many
MIR. WILLIAMS supposed tho counsel fee was stricken
out Eve dollars would be sufficient to meet al necessary
expenses
The molten to limit the sum to ave dollars wa, lost
The motion to strike ont the provision for counsel
fee rot less than Eve than dollars" pre-
vailed
Mr. BURNETT moved verbal amendment to the second
section 10 render clear that persons Tin de-
fanlr shall My he commttsd ono day for each dol
q mi
This ELECTED erabls debate Msssrs Session.. Lo.
zier and Richards insisting that the section drawn
WAS IS clear ~ 1t couR be made
The amendment Was lost
Mr.. CLINTON mLved to limit the imprisonment to thirty
hr. P WOOD desired to limit the imprisonment 30
that It should not excel six month"; whatever the
"defsult' night be Ia man should be fined . thou
sand dollars sDd be unable to pay It. he would no. kesp
him in prison thousand days Six months would be
lorg enough to cancel any ins He woul move such
Mr. WITH moved to amend the frat recton no ssto I'm
pose the penateS OF tho law upon those who shall no
Mr. BAKKR moved to punish With the penalties Of the
law who ever shs bring into the State the prohibited
liquids.
M B. esid he wished to render this law effective Az
drawn II would not BE- To be effective sh ouM bs
allowed to liquors Into mis- family whsthsr
xicatpg drinks there viii be intern peranoe He wanted
this nii render ed acceptable to tho staemads god
an this be should endeAvor to give them-a law witch
would reach the drinking we'll the selling Of
Law to reach tie ,ich aria' ocrst well the poor
tipper chat he propo' ed was adopted neither Cana
dA onnec lent New Jersey, any other Stats, would
feel itself as now does pecunisry interested in the
The proposed amendment was lost.
Mr. WARD moved to amend the hrst $40 ton to In
clude tobacco among the prohibited articles. Lost
Mr. NORRIS moved 70 smerd. . to render the CON-
pAjnant, fsils make tut primA aoe case, sub
sct to the penalties provided for persons oonvttd
under Q law, Mr. sustained the anne dment ON the
ground tn 1t privAts citizens
from the annoy which MAY be hsaped upon the
by the malicious complaints Of the gang lazy
oo uneer this ~ will turn spies and info for the
psy provided for them.
Mr. PETERS called the gentsmans attention to the last
clause the 9th section, which providei the remedy
which be Processes TO seek.
Mr.. NoRfus commended that neither the 9Th tn. s-sn
y third nor the ninth section the citizen he
should be protected ard argued 1t length In ssPport OF
H his position.
would constitute II adopted honest feature In the
bil-wouli be wholesome protection against the vsga-
bonds -bo baa been referred to There would be cafe
guard against malicious the oupidty
Of those Who would be stimulated to prosecute for the
iea.e Zee crowded for them 1t this feature in
that law odous-ths prt vision securing $40 the
magistrate returning the fugitive he spoke a. length
The amendment WAS lost
Mr.. aARKR moved to include laudAnuu opium and its
preparation among the prohibited articles
Mr.. d p wooD desired tn. exhibition q patience on
the Of he friends Of the bill but such ameodmsuts
these sorey tried thsr pstisn he trusted tt at the
time q the House would not be wasted BY merely frvo
Mr. Pnrxs Id not believe that any gsntenau w,u,d
OFF, any msndment which he DID not behevo to be i'm
por',nt Bsrg OF this opinion, he trusted the commit
would give largest 10 5tuoe to the enemies we'll
rs the friends Of the bill.
Mr.. oHEn CONQUERED In this Expressed hops.
Mr. MORRIS then proceeded to advocate u amend
arguing that rpi am great Of insmpersnoe
and woolo become so If this bill should pass
Mr. InnUoHS moved to rise and report proge1
Mr. LrcH moved make his bill the special order for
No neay evening Al O'Clock Carried
III YORK
Mr. wARK presented bill for more Ell sen; gausa.
ton Of The Polos Depart nent Of New York
Mr. SBArrR-A bill to incorporate the Turnversn So
oiety OF New YORK
M InGH--A bill to establish central Crmioal Court
Mr. WARD A bill for tbs appo,ntm.Ot Of Commission
ers TO lay out streets In New York
Nj PiSDcr-A bill to amend the law hbsl.
The gebeIa al orders were the taken up.
INTRODUCTION OF HILLS
BY Mr. wARD-A bill for . permanent board OF street
Mt nmissi oners In the city Of New York
by Mr. MoRSrs-AuihoriEing . court cfisr In Kings
By Mr.. Willis For the moro ensctual ciesuing and
YorT
BY Mr. BuRsnr-Agsinst the bill relative to notaries
I, against amending ths got in relation to divorces.
f.voraby the bill to amend the Revised Statutes
relative TO arson
Also fAvorably the bill to increase the compensation
Mr. MALLORY reported f.voraby on the blu relative TO
the reeosprAncss Of witnesses In tho city Of New York
Mr. CAsr reported bill exteneps tbs time for the
nuai reports Of he insurance companies Ordered to
third reading.
To incorporate the siIpsnny Savings Bank Ordered to
A.o s sP. BALDWIN in tn. cs.ir, tn. bill to iooor
porae the States Inebriats Asylum for the
pation OF pos and destitute inebriaes in the city Of
New Yorh. Progress was reported
To authorize the New Yori and Erie Bank change its
place Of business Prcg, ,rsed, and the Assem-
bly, adj ,urned
Maine Legislature.