The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-25
Affairs at tho e,ate Capital.

AhulTs ut tn0 rsutc C0pltHls
LAIGE ExfBkDITURK UPON PUBLIC BUILDING6-THs
NEBRASKA QUESTION IN BOTH BRANCHES OF THE
LEGIsLATURK-A STATE PAPER-ANTIMAINE Law
kEPoRr-HARLRM RAILROAD BRIDGB-oLosING @
THK CANALS ON sUsDAYs--rFEs OF A. L. JORDAN
PAID IN IEB TREASURY, RTC., ETC.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS or Tgs NEW YORK. HxRALp.
ALBANY, Jan. %, 1854,
Yesterday WAS IN absolute ' blus Monday in both
Housss OF the legislature The ajourpment on Friday
gave the members an opportunity of visiting their homes
consequently they were not very punotual In their at
encsnce TO day The Senate net at twelve olo.k with
barely qporun Nothing Of imyort tanos was transacted
NJ no gentleman seemed to be anxious to take up any
busiress for consideration.
TIE House met at two ooloak with : bare q ororum
Very little amount Of business was disposed or Mr.
Wood Of ondsgs lid upon the table concurrent 70
soiuton, requesting Congress to adhere to the Missouri
eompronise Of 1920 in the passage of the Nsbrsk. bill
copy is annexed as follows
Whereas are being N do to procure tho psssse OF
M h0s o. USnrs.s 70 orssaa The territory Of Nebraska
slavey THREW and wi e.s in the ulSmens Of this ns
ssaturs, he passage of such an ACT would only b,
End The scsiation Of Independence but would
be il y 'A' ~''''i' ''~p''n'''0 ihsfs'0r0'
E,siysd BY tho Lgiaturo Of ,hs s.s. Of York. of
t Of ssi Tho Of The isrrsory
slavery rom ssid isrisery 'a' institution
Ress,ysd That our s.na,oIs and Representatives in
be requested TO make every effort to the
Received That ,be Govsrro be requested 10 trssmi,
copy of the foregoing resolution our Senator's
Rspresentvss in Consrsfa.
Thus viii be that Mr. Monroe of the ssnste and
Mr. Wood, of the House. both fom the abolition rsg
of yracuss have thi the savsy rebrand into both
branches of the legislature As Mr. Wood returned from
that city yesterday, before his resolutions
he has undoubtedly done So aftr consul Hon with his
whis abolition friends, many Of them doubtless conspou
ous In resisting the laws and the officers Of the United
states government ia tbs successful effort OF placing the
slave Jerry upon tho Canadian underground railroad
The introduction Of the slavery question In the house
regretted by the nt politicians with much sincerity
as it WAS in tae Senate In the Mount Vernon resolution.
They orexd the responsibility Of at the Pre- sent
crisis In the ars of the wbig party aud eneavor
ing b. every s,agem 10 evade direct vote II very
Questionable whether avo!e bs avoided. this
Seward abolition VII ss eIulting In decided majority In
both houses, ere determined to give Legislative express
sion which they will pronugate as ths voice OF tbs shir
party Of New York Tie fact cannot b3 disguised that
abolition free soiism had foothold in this
Sta ie As II possesses this moment
Some two hours we're ccsupied In the evening In dis
tufsirg bill which provides for the expenditure OF
twenty Eve thousand dollars to repair the old Hall
no. occupied Is state Ausepm q geological mineral
other wontera and cario.ities Though there is
dollar in the Treasury which can be taken for such .
IuTpcfe and though ths State has debt OF tsiry Or
forty miiiions this twert Ave th usaad dollars will
sppie ps 10 The repairs with astng that
Inc bersy Of the next Legislature will esntributs an
additional sum tnwares eou elehon The LegislAturs
Will ssa be- called upon for half million to be xpsnded
here IN f eIecsn Of ssylsm TO- idiots TO be located
in spot contiguous TO the Capitol and aso for Ex
ecuye msusoD, to be comp ted in for occupancy
BY the next Govsrnor-some whig-during the second
year Of his term.
This morning, In the ssrats, ar other Nsbrasks and
anti SLAYER position in roduced by Mr Dickinson
They not differ in sry iesU.c from those proposed In
the Bouse yesterday by kr Wood Ia order to give those
now per ding in the Senate az we'll those waioh
ipseted above pending In the House. alec givs those
Of Mr. Dckni On, thus
of
State Missouri into the Union provid that in all
the nsme ofloutana Shioh es north Of ,tysA
E'a,s y ,es
olerw,s ha in the punish ment af erms wh root the rsr
s,sE ,Eohisssd r. AID xhorsa s.os p,Syson
the aee q s liner .;
s he sss Hsasy y S Il
81 IL : p1 o. ~ ss s y
introduced into the senat. fhe United s.as the or
%l,sd s.. s,.s;s sss Tssofy
ghey, t.s,y as their constitution may p'se At sao
.i;len q ssis hi s:issIss s..s1ps sss;, 80
ni',ion Of sou, vS:ah promise hiss been
s,mr ss pSsyr, II 9 relation 70 slavery
d sse As.Mby esneuTp That our es SEM
= .stIp.sed and our requested
ether b violating said compro srlss
.artoss Of The United States mort. Of sale ps 'H0
seDator Crosby Who Il on the Temperance COMMITTEES,
presented minority report sgainst the Maine Liquor
bill now on the table He takes pretty strong grounds
sgainst the idea Of lesAing inem psrancs from the
stae, ann thrks such law be ensorced and
copclnced BY introducing resou ion Ia tructiug the
COMMITTEES on the aubect to INTRODUCES Law tn punish
druDhtnnes making retailers responsible for Injuries
committed by intoxicated persons and making 1t penal
oh-rce to adulterat pure liquors.
Ambrors L Jordan, While Atsrusy General, In 1913,
psic into the State treasury the Of 1856 a. and 10
L, tIA tfsr Gta Trsa rfpta
ceoka and tho whrs beginning thlk that Jordan
wss much In doubt to paying fees IN the treasury
Mr. Cbaiheld :.
AS there has esiutsd grt doub. as to which of the
papers In this city is the State paper the late ssts Off
Senator NJ II Clark intends TO relieve all doubt and
in'ends 70 have law passed designating the pspsr The
Etertrg Joyrot will Of be chosen and instead Of
pubih hirg official notices for nothing has bsen the
ths rite liberal pay inert by the folio This patronage
win be wot tea thousand dollars snnuAlly.
Senator Dickinson introduced bill in relstiou the
bridge the Harlem river. 1t provides that the
de clare mpednent TO nAvigntltn, and to be demo
ihhtd snd removed within thrse months
The ution declaring the locks the canals shall
BE- oted Sunday, called up AVID the question
~bo ID remained paritively silent far during the
session made pretty fair tpeechss the aet though
upon opposite sides After consuming the day, WAS
acs psd by vote Of Is 10 Several Senator's ard some
The greater portion Of tbs day In the House was con-
tumsd In discussing the bill making twenty Ave thousand
cellars sPpro priasion upon the old State Hall Both
Houses the session In discussing matters OF very
Nebraska and riggerdcm are both finally introducei 10
both hoafes Congress- Of couse, will not establish that
territory until instructions received fro this Legs
lAture How extremely convenient that public opinion
RI n r. n VI A. ly maj nufa