New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27
DOINGS IN TIE LEGISLATURE.


AFTERNOON SESSION.
The question before the Senate when it took recess
upon agreeing with the report of the Committee
Compromise fixing the time when the Temperance bin
shall go into operation the first day Of December next
Meny Senators being de-iroos Of explaining their votes,
did al less eng 9Th after which the vote was
taken with the following result:
YE4s1Me' BishoP BSsdfeIs . B.tts W Clark Cs pan
'oa slsrn, "slksr Whtnsy, Williams Ysst-ls
Hisehoock Hutehns Pratt Spencer, stohns.-l0
JONES WOOD PARK.
The Committee took up the bill repeating the Jones
Wood Park Act.
Mr. Books proposed his amendments to tie original
bill heretofore noticed in TIE TRIBUsE) and explained
hs opposition 10 the repeal Of the act.
Mr NRITEEY insisted that if this Park to be in
hcted on the citizens Of New York clause should be
serted in the bill reservng the water front Of the ground
Mr. CRosBY said that however the amendments Of the
Senator from the Sixth Mr. BRooKs might be amended
he omphatcay in favor Of the repeal of the bin He
wanted 10 know who were opposed a. its repeal.
Mr. BRooKs-I en, and my colleague meaning Mr..
BaRn; Mr. b however, is in favor Of is repeal is.
Mr. SPEScER-ihe Common Council Of New York
ask for its repeal
Nj CRosBY-Ycs nv friend from the Fifth Mr.
SPEECEH saws truly-he Common Council ask for its
perl, ana do great many Of is citizens.
Mr. Crosby said that the people living Of New York
could have no idea OF the bUrdensome tax that is
levied on those owning property in that City For bis
mart were he citizen Of New York he knew not but that
ie would oppose both Parks In the large cities Of Lon
don ard Paris these monster parks absolutely
sGry form breathing lungs for the worlds that reside in
monster pleasure grounds Ii differently situated
An island, ranging but rJra nile TO mile and quar-
ter in width with large and noble rivers on either side
could not greatly need these breathing lungs they
have been termed does L1ndOn Paris. But at any
rate every acquainted with the dimensions of the pro
posed Central Park, must readily concede that i Will fur
nh ample pleasure grounds for New York City for long
time come And he assured Senators that to keep the
Central PARK property the people Of that City will have
10 be taxed to a suret Among the items for which, and
not the most nconside,a ate viii be the for Police
iOr that Park he belle we'd will require large standing
police rs the whole city now has
Mr. HALsEY favored the repeal of the law. The Sena-
tor from the Sixth MIR Brooks had said that this
purely local matter lie thought not He believed
that indeed many of his constituents would be taxed
Mr BAKa stated that when the bill was last discussed
he supposng that the residents of the Nineteenth Ward
were desous for this Park, and were willing TO be taxed
for IT, posed is repeal Since then he had received let
ters from several distinguished residents Of that Ward
stating tla they decidedly opposed to the Park. This
being So lie desired be considered in favor of the
MIR BTooEs said that if the Senate would rot adopt his
amendments be would vote for the repeal himself lie
deemed the law as it now stood bad law and he would
be found voting for an improper b AiteI further
debate the vote taken and the amendments voted
down after which the Senate reported complete the bill
repealirg the Act 80
Mr. BfooKs asked that the question Of agreeing with
tho report of the Committee be ail on the table that he
might have opportunity to oheI his amendments when
the Senate was more fGli. 1t was 80 ordered.
SENATE. ALpAyY, Saturday, March 25, 1854.
THE CANALS
Last fll the Canal Board removed certain Canal Super
inendens is supposed for their lard productions
and appointed others IN their stesd Ih3se oy
the Canal Board were retained by the Canal Commsoner
Mr. Mahor and consequently two sets OF superntendents
were in charge each having his set of men to DO the
work AID each running up large bills. These Dil, so
corfrp were presented eventually to the Canal Auditor
for raSmeni and placed him In delemDa requiring the
following bill OF something similar to eNtricate him
nsed on the canal, Ct "a tS1 ~, sists SSo of ss Canal
performed fnateTas
furnished which has been seue use .pSn or 70, any S ] 1s &
hseyear when the Isat or ntia o. toe go %
N ohtse OF tie DIV 's,o5 o. we STsbes md 1i 70
Of such seor sud ana CT the fuTnsaas and
meIa end Of he H a. place o saea use ana s i GG
r lor it shall appear hat any amount elltaey
dae the stte 20 any party having enc asn S 81 Iel
the ceitose ol VS. ,ueh OF aid snlornts as the
suoh sD.i oI sh.I he and certify ~ al they
from such and proof 70 be due for labor per
nance or protection Of canals the nayation thereof
So Z " f he SccSns feieed to in section and
SS ha STATE has not paid for and allowance for which
% slS & Of the having h e the division
toresruis possession Of the same.
% wHARvrs IN SEW YOrE.
Mr. BRooKs brought in the following Dill, "llch was TO-
ferred TO the Committee on Commerce wv,
ACT amend Act entitled An Ast esaise 70
srcrloy Section one OF act entitled An Act relative 70
In tfe YORK" passed Mafcn ol lVif
hereby amnaed hereafter fwase shall be charged
follows H. 20 ,u., ,u-,.r ,o cant, ,.- a,v
For every beat of 80 end ander 100 tun 10 cents
d day or each additional 50 burden over 100
A said act hereby extended in it. operation to tbs County
- sbsii % entitled 70 dem AZ sad collect from any
ns hs oT leading unloading boat vessel the4 the
'' .: each sip in hs S5 Sy Of 2sph E9S
Of moi ls bs IS feet mark but saa mo- ,e 9eI
ssyste 20 g.es;. ssTh than within & 40 o. upssr e m
TcG,on OF the suIeIutneen MhsIyes saS vi eI T Ss
i've buthesas srd piers complete aud frn eo9d,n saa "
case Of PssS 20 aSsP ss d s; c0 cSan Of roo
SewYoik may order said WORK to be zone a. n' " 80
'THSt pc All ser. and parts inconn. VIII TIL. act are
hereby repealed but noths herein sAa es "
ISsrRANCE COMPANIES DIyIDENDS.
Mr. SPENCER noticed bill relative TO unclaimed a.l ~
de1ds Of Mutual Insurance Companies lis ohject Is 10
hing these Companies under the same RESTRICTIONS as
Ranks recurring them to publish specified periods the
amount of their unclaimed dividends, to whom they are
due, &o, &c. ..
MIR w. CLARK, Chairman of the judiciary Committee.
lad leave to report upon the petitions iSr hs regan Eau %
New York He said that the Committee were unaninons
in reporting against the prayer of the petitions ehley
mon he rrand that was unjust 10 reduce the fees oi al
cAcer dining his term from what they when tie
oee was accepted by him. especially where the term as
IN this case SO limited The Counsel 70 the corpora
ton bad however with tie knowledge OF teis eoncaol
rrcsenfed hin submitting 10 reduction Of his fee which
Toul bo Satisfactory to him. fhis bill mei the approval
Of the Committee, and slsoof the entire New 6orN Dee
cation The COmmillee considered that the Couhsi 70
Sc Cor oraon had oct d in liberal spirit in hus vol IN
tsrily consentipg 70 redacion Of his fees Ie ssAej
he nspimous consent Of the Senate that the bl shond
be rosscd for third reading when was granted ihe
following is the bill; ,, -, ,r,.,s
or oheruise improving the avenues sests paoo PaAS
- ~r5 81 n zr.auss IL the Cay Of Nca-lolk
sreflSS No eha-res ia hsressT ss s's,a "a
q r. Corn