New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-03
pOINGS IN THE LEGISLATJRE.

THE yEBR,sk, QUESTION
Mr. DtcKINsoN Wing called for the consideration Of
the resolutions on Tins SUBJECT ipPVreu W MN 70 t'e
M DsSronTH Hard objected to their consideration
To dew urging that the New York llarbor En-
roecLlnent Committee absent in New York City
1utv and he desired full Senate when the resolutions
come w for discussion and vote.
Mr. DCKiNsON did not wiki 10 force the consideration
Of these outiOns He willing that they should lie
ovorfi ton While Mr. ID held the floor, he char
cterized the Nebraska Territory movement in Congress
"a a President making 0air-a catch vote and he
anxious that the players in the game while every
tmbered the fact that no man ever made Presi
dent without the vote Of New York. should only be made
aware Of the sentiment Of the Empire State the subject
TIE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
At Il o'clock the Committee Of the Whole took up the
bill Tor the suppression of Intsmperance.
BY the way send you the true complexion Of the Sen
ate en- this subject s at the ge eeB, . dey B, II CLARK
Car Dei non Dorrnos PED islssy A9 sna Hae1i9 aen
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Iie.srs Htdbeoct Lsnpr ana GisIS Tae two
latter viii rebaby TIE bill They with it IL ,snti-
Mr.. MuNRoF moved to amend the bill by providing
for he exclu on from the privilege Of selling liquor,
those interested in any boarding victualing house gro
"cery fruit store any ban room, confectionery, inn,
tavern other lace Of pubic entertainment or the
"keeUer Of those interested in any museum IT, alter
other place Of public Amusement. This was adopted.
Mr. ". CLARK renewed his motion to strike out that
section which provides that Courts Of Special Sessions
shal have power hear and determine charges for Of
lenses against the law lie desired TO have this section
stricken out because he lad good fear that if
suits arising out of this bin allowed 70 determined
in Justicos Courts. the offender would almost invariably
escape cahtloss Every knew the low character OF
the persons always in attendance upon those Courts
The Justice was a clever fellow; tn cOnstablos
more ceyer-tbey could not afford to lose the vote of
water at the next spring elocion-ihe synpa
thy Of The lOuDgers about the Court would inyaaOy be
on tie side of the ofendeT-hs lawyer would be wen
versCd in the characteristic wit of the peoe-;he jury
would be made up Of the lOungers-we the Temperance
rrII ot-a ia al d
against him but his honest purposes and the con5e
quence would be the escape of the rum seller His motion
WGs lost.
motion to strike out the 9Th section which provides
that the store dwelling house and premises OF person
charged with violating the law may be searched On war
rant issued the oath Of three credible persons was
voted down.
Hereulon Mr. DANfoRTH said that II evident
that The REGULAR friends Of the bill were determined Lat
il should not be materially amended in any partcu ar
that they determined 70 stand up so straight with re
gard 10 it to lean bec ward and ne doubted not ne re-
suit would be that law would be enacted which Ike
many laws similarly stringent heretofore passed. would
be a dead letter on our statute'b00k 800
Mr. HAIsEY replied, that, as friend Of The BILL he was
NOT committed TO vote down sll amendments that might be
offered TO IT, On the contrary he would vote for all
amendments which in his judgment, wouiI improve II III
any OF one thing h0 was certain tai the great
majority Of the people OF the State anxious Tor such
law a, this bin provided forfuy as stringent anu ne
was a. certain that when such law enacted II would
be strictly enforced as any law now IN cperadi9n
Tie Committee having progressed to the Eth secton
reported progress, and the Senate adjourned
CANAL APPRAISERS.
The annual report of the Canal Appraisers presented
in Senate this morning, Of which give you an abstract
II shows that III CLAIMS have been presented during the
year. and the aggregate amount CLAIMED thereon "as
S232 10. OF the claims presented during eJJ 4ibdle
been heard The whole number OF claims decided Il %
upon which the aggregate amount claimed sl590i -
and the amount awarded was s79256 49, The number OF
appoals taken upon these awards was seven.
1ke whole number Of appeals acted upon during me
wear ly the Canal Board was %. An additional allow
spce was made by the Canal Board to five of the appel
lants and tho remainder GTc MOI yet decided
Seventeen claims disposed Of during the year as
moi coming properly within the jurisdiction of the Arpra
ere ;he aggregate amount Of which was Sl0O7
The subject Of the claim Of the mill owners upon me
Genesee River is not yet disposed Of and will form the
subject Of special communication from the Appraisers
hereafter ,
The several matters referred TO them by the last Legs
ature have all been examined hut two and were most o
them cases over which the Appraisers had no jurisdiction
The appropriation made by the last Legislature OF e5Oo
for procng maps Of the canals TO designate lands
on which Damages have been appraised SC, was found
TO be wholly insufficient for the purpose and therefore no
oxreYditure whatever was made The Appraisers have
come 10 The conclusion that with additional and more per
feet indexes the main Jet sought by the maps may he
attained at lar less expense An additional clerk for
portion Of the wear found necessary account OF the
increase in business to such extent that It was utterly
impossible to get along with ordinary help. The ApprGs
era therefore recommend that the above named SoOo De
appropriated pay for past and future extra clerk he
Which became or may become necessary in nde King rec
ords &c the same TO be drawn only tho cerihca o
tie Appraisers and under such Other guards as inc Legs
The Appraisers say there is an error in Controller
Wtigs repor as TO the amount of stationery distributed
10 tIoir DEPARTMENT The Controller gave the amount as
being $500 80, while in reality tie amount was ohy
So: TO- as the books themselves show The Appraisers are
at loss to conceive how such mistake could nave oeeh
made.