The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-23

"a are tichsted Troy Great ppointusut hAs
hssn e.aed Of nature Of the ctsrtaassS 10 shsa
,hs invited. H-retofore-and aspect
ssyps,~msmbsrs have annual, eas Cd at the Toy
House In . style and spleDdor which your Aston St.
Nicholas could not sycsl But Sos, from some iuoomprs
hensibe c,ufe this members are 70 take stsndees In
railroad depot with viehes and cold watsr IN s..a
With the Thermometer aching sero rhs citssns
Of liberia and entsrprDg Troy Rave Transferred their
patriotism to Q railroad eoDpepy ana under this canopy
Of their sbeds to bs snt ned Oh for the spirit Of
: Hooker, wasrea OF Strong!
TIE PUBLIC LANDS AND THE SCHOOL FUND-THl
eARAIo0A AND sACKRrr's HARBoR RAILROAD
MCRRAsED AMOUNT RACBIvED FOR LAND sAL9s-
COMMISSIONERS OF LAND oPpIcB-eEsAToR DICK
INsoN-rHB sErArB AND The MOUNT VERNON he
soLUrUNs-BILLs BsLATIvB TO STATE PRISON
AGENTS AND THE LAW OF LIBEL, ETC.
ALBANY Feb %. 1854.
In the carly part Of the session OF tho present L.gs
ture Mr. A. Dickinson made several speeches in the
Senate the subject Of the public lands belonging to the
Common School Fund Of ths State and distinctly charged
that the Commissioners OF ths Land Ooe had squan
dsred immense portions OF those lands upon political f.
vorss to the great detrment OF the above fund.- These
charges became frequent direct and distinct that the
Senate finally concluded that an investigation should DO
had into the eonduc of he late State rsrs and there
fore appointed . committee. month or more has
elapsed since this commission organised and up to
ths time report has subntted aod II Ia doubted
any steps been tAken TO arrive ct the facts
The lands alluded to lie in the counties OF HsEkimer and
Hamilton and pspproachabls BY any opening, either
BY roads or canals A few years since . company Was
organised, known - the saotstts .rbor and sara.
to Railroad Company oatensbly Tor the purpose Of con-
sru,t;ng road from Like Ontario to Saratoga running
mostly through these Ian s As an inducsn sns to opsn
that region Of sequetred and impspetrabe Wdernsss
the gaurs authorised the Co nmssionsrs Of the Land
~ In
company for the nominal Of Ave cents acre, 10
consideration Of expendrg certain am ,unt OF money
upon the road or by making deposit Of certain sum
in the treasury Under the latter requision, very large
quantities OF these Ian have been thus secured by
placing the sum OF i've Thousand collars In the
treasury The company has expended small amounts In
procuring surveys which Demonstrated the fact %
alleged that Il ia practcabls to build road through
the region origin ally contemplated a.d efforts Ms, there
making to induce the Legislature to allow the
road to take IN entirely different route that to say,
instead o, running directly from SAratoga to Ssckss
Hartor BY way the Fish House. along the east branch
Of the sscopaga river passing through the Moose river
township through John Browns tract and SO to the vii
lsss OF Carthage In Jefferson county thsy petition for
the privilege OF running from SArstogs nortnerly
middle branch Of the Hudson river to J.hnsb arg,
Warren csunty, aud thence westerly across the
rUpnpa an .otrsi, oisrsns route Of double the dis
tsnee The COMPANY want to oontruo. an entirely differ
eDt road, and At the ssms time retain ths privilege OF
occurring the school fund lands 81 the nominal sum OF
vs cents per acre. rae asr-smp ut With ths State 10
that whenever twenty five miles nf the Saratoga and
pany sha the privilege Of taking ono inbred thou
sand 1T oenis when twenty five miles farther
Der Of may bs taken and further quantity upon
the nplstion OF ths whole line These priv the
company wah to By building road upon IN
DuriDr The year 1851 Mr. W. h. w.doel Of the city
Of New York Presesnt Of the contemplated Railroad In
question, secured, personally,
IN Beaver TO .pship At 10 cents. 6l2o
10 soose river tract. ao
n.Irs the snug territory Of acres for the moon
siderable sum Of 81, 6q6 co.
In the same yssI Dr. BrAndrsth, pur ihased - oS6
cent laying therefor 49, In the centre OF this
tract there Is Like compr sing some eight hundred
aores with An outlet containing power for immense ny
draulio purposes
Ia the year 1859 there Of the lands belong
,Ss .pecu r. to Incl.
eyes, and the value Of tho lands n 1898 there
we're several parcels sold William DAFT obtained
he paid 26 cents per acre VIM q Potter purchased
2,4oi acres At IS cents II W. Dseuy, ass acres, Ct
Is cents. Leon is Kirby and West purcha ed 1871
acres 1t 20 These latter amounts greater tha
before received for of the school lanes from
And nost beneficial sales that Mr. senator Dickinson
thought proper TO make frequent complaints Nos, II
.er. for ID. in 1858 hsn tho OF the
ssrstoSa and sscketts H.roor Raileoaa huns pad ia
1851 cannot discover Why hose public Off cers should
the senator siesed fnstssd q receiving rsprimsna,
er coreust ought TO Be- approved BY the Legislature
But there is = consideration which lies at the bot
tom OF this controversy, ano u Il ths:-tho man
mi.soners Of the Lima Oace.havs rsn. to dispose
Of any Of thofe public l.nds anti, the demands OF
the rosd are faiissed. That u TO say they shall
lay 1t the mercy Ct the company for .n incehnte
period Of time whether the road is ever built or mot
They claim puve right TO suoh Is they may So
ect their grant given BY the and the
su.ps nd ali action until the company
ihan have secured whatever thsy desire. It may be
lands in 1892 but Il appears that 1858 the mission
TOOK rent visw lad sold considerable guam ittes
At greatly enhanced prtes The com p.ny wish to 90.
the Commissoners receiving twenty I've cents fer
From expsr s'y note OF Mr. John Wright, reoestly
understood that fer the saie OF lands to
any d the indivuA referred to- there is reason TO b
Land Office hal no power 70 Iaods while the railroad
oonpAny In tbs market Will Senator Dickinson en-
neh.sn public with report Assss earliest prA'si0a
For the nrst time In many years the Senate OF this
State has in session The anniversary of Wash
fpgton's birthday An effort made esteroay to al
jeurp until Thursday but d,fAeA and that body
usual At eleven ocaek and proceeded In the re
gulsr order Of business Very te OF Importance was
Iapssctes. Amops the bulls ine oduced we're the two
following BY Nj VIM Clarke, Chairman OF the Judiciary
An At 10 Amend the Rerised Statutes in Relation to I0I
of State FAyiso~s
The people Of the State Of New York. 10 the
Senate and Assembly do eDa,t ~ 10 lows:-
Section Section Is OF article 1st title I'd, chapter 3D.
part 4h Of the Revised Statutes hereby amended -
TO read ss folk vs.
All transactions and dealings account Of the said
prisons shall Be conducted by, and In the nAme Of
The respective agents. VINO shall be capable In law OF
suing all rts and places and In all matters con
cerrpe the raid psons BY thsl Of ONCE and BY
III the said sgens peotvey ahau bs and are
hereby authorized TO for and recover all sums OF mo-
ney from any peon to former agent Of said pr
the people Of this State on account Of said
PRISONS.
An Al in Relation 10 LIBEL
The people the Stats Of New York, represented N
senatc and Assembly, co enact - follows
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