The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-12


dental sspran-a defeated aspant Of 1850
Where have been the souths Have tSsy been slsepng
ON the watch.tower for thirty -four years. hat
oessary 10 wake them to their interests By your big
little g.ntsf Qaughter.l Mr., Douglas is tho great
Ovsrshadovins everything He Csir cuiiomJ lad never
read the BILL did he expect ever toread Il. He de-
manded response to the question-how this bill
to be introduced by the Senator from Illinois, who has
out-heroded Herod, and out-ssutherned thu South
lie said he had once looked into law book, and there
found that in constituting law it necessary to
look at the surrounding circumstances Of Its passage
Now he wanted to know the intent aud leadsng
he would look at the surrounding % crc"%stancss aI
The Senator in 1849 and 1850 proposed enact or ex
tend the Missouri compromise to the Pacific pending the
controversy growing out of the Mexican acquisition. At
the Of this session the Little Giant put out
his Nebraska bill as feeler There earthly idea
up to that time he would assa the Missouri
but he did consent to the insertion of clause that the
principles Of the compromise Of 1860 render the Missouri
compromise inoperatiye-sightly imperative. Qamgh-
introduced originally and the Washington Union
out ON Senator Dixon who advocated direct repeal OF
the Missouri compact Mr. Nicholson the editor, said
.Oh, look there Is whg from Kentucky, and nbo-
itioDst (Mr Sumner), attempting to break down the
mentioned the name Of Douglas he felt though he
ought to ask pardon of the Committee. (IAughter)
What the next movement The insertion Of the
pealing clause. The tender came from suspicious
source-from ore of our ancient enemies Hc Thought
he could show there big cat under the meal
tub. Qaughter) The administration, to recover its
lost strength at once seized this means Of ma
tonazng itself, and back the Little Giant Let
us goa little deeper, IT said and the Little Giant gives
the screw one more turn, and cxclams was Away
for the repeal considering tho Missouri compromise
first proposed his Nebraska Bin ssid tha nen S
souri, compromise too sacred for the Com
mittee 20 on Territories to touch; but it is not
ever repudiated the compact. Although they have
always had msjority, they have never proposed
1t could not be shown. AS to the bill 1t not
intervention In its character Flo defended those who
speaking Of Mr. Cay in connection with this measure re-
Piled to Mr. Breckenridge, quoting from that gentle
mans eulosy the death of Mr. Clay the following
tence wv ho does not remember the three periods
when the American system of government was exposed
to its severest als and who does not know that when
the dastcrs which avertcd by the Missouri compro
mise the tariff compromise of 1882 and the adjustment
Of S % will so the sn the %
Culom was reading the above the members greeted the
name OF Henry Clay with clappng of hands Mr.. Cub
said had defended the and the author OF
the bill The gentleman while doing so, had declared
himself inside the pale Of heahful party organiza
ton.
Mr. cIISs1AS, (dem) of N. G., interruptiDg-I did not
say healthful.
Mr.. CUIIoK-I think 1t takes outsider to defend
this administration The preachers have sent lots Of
petitions here against this BILL but # there are preach
rances viii do no good they must send lots of prayers
0aughter)
CH1rRMAN-The gentlemans hour has expired
Dir. CoIIUM replied with apparent grave surprise
4 to occasion general laughter.
Before he resumed seat Col Benton and others an
preached him and extended their hearty
The hand shaking continued for some minutes.
THE LAND GRADUATION BILL, ETC.
The committee took up the Land Graduation BILL but
as there evidently an indifference to consider it now,
the committee rose without making progress
After which various Senate bills referred ap-
propriate committees, and, at early hour the House
adjourned.
Affairs In Albany.
LEGISLATIVE BusINEss-EFFEcTs OF THE VISIT TO
NEW YORK-PREPARATIONs FOR FINAL ADJOURN
s vnrAI coxarpoxpEscn OF rnS xyw YORK HERALD
ALBANY, April IL, 1854.
When the Legislature adjourned Friday both
houses pledged themselves to each other that there
should be quorum present at o'clock Monday
afternoon and proceed to brsiness But when that time
arrived only about half dozen in the Senate and
fifteen twenty in the House. Nobody WINS disappointed
and they conceded that O'Clock Monday evening
really meant ten o'clock on Tuesday morning
This morning large attendance found in both
houses Business resumed with the greatest order
and the smiling counenances of the members give un-
misahabe evidence of the liberal hospitaics of the
New York Ten Governors. They perfectly delighted
with their excursion-with their visit to the boys on
Randall's Island-the establishments on BlackweWs-
the Deaf and Dumb, the Blind and other be-
nevolent institutions; and II the State treasury
was oveIaowing with millions they would readily
make the most liberal and extensive appropriations
for the benefit Of those objects Instead of leaving the
legislative visit the end of the session. the Governor
should next year insist upon making II six weeks
earlier There the best Of for adopting such
pan and 1t expected that 1t will hereafter be closely
looked into
The Senate engaged this morning upon bill Of
character quite novel; 1t to allow towns through
which any railroad to subscribe certain amounts
towards their construction contemplated road from
Buffalo TO the Pennsylvania line not yet permanent
iy located, managed to drive bull through the House
declaring that two thirds of the taxable inhabitants
any town authorize the mortgagg of all the real
estate in said town for the purpose raising funds to
build the road Mr. Bishop and others strongly opposed
the BILL arguing that as town has any corporate
sence would therefore, be titutona to bind
the people BY any act OF its supervisors any other
officers and that individuals would be iustifabe
usng to ray any taxes levied for such purpose The bill
finally carried through the committee but there Is
much doubt Of its passage through the Senate.
The bill from the House erecting the county of schuy
Ter from parts Of Steuben, Tompkns and Chemung
debated until the adjournment II this county should
be made II will cut up Congressional, Senate, Judicial
and Assembly districts, and barely have population for
single member Of Assembly. There is another project
to establish county from parts Of Allegany and
Steulen by the name of Canastro having strong lobby
influence here This has not vet passed either house,
though upon the general orders Of the Assembly Should
Schuyler fail in the Senate Canasro assuredly will in
the Houie; both will not be passed the two Park bills
were last year. for the purpose Of accommodating pecu
In the Assembly large portion Of the time was spent
uIon the question of appropratng funds to colleges
tonstitutions dene minated such bill was declared
passed giving to the Hobert FREQ College, of Geneva and
Hamilton College, the former some four and the later
two thousand dollars from the income of the United states
Deposit Fund, there being $50 Oe0 of that fund
unappropriated. As as the bill passed Mr.
Sessions Chairman Of Ways ard Means, (Chancelor Of
the Exchequer. Mr.. Peters calls him. moved to re-
consider the vote He entered into argument intend
ing TO convince the House that colleges entitled
to any Of the bountio Of the State conened that
the common schools, where the are educated,
should alone receive all such gratuity He opposed
to giving single dollar to any college they
are sent ard whose parents amply able to support
them IN these views he was supported by Mr. Sterling,
from Poughkeepsie On the other side II contended
and most ably by Mr. Burnett that the institutions un
der consideration had incurred debt upon the pledged
faith OF the State which faith had been broken In conse
quence OF provision inserted In the constitution of 1846
ana an that s now asked Is that the state may assist in
had encouraged This bill may likely pass but no other
college hnot even with the celebrated Mr. Granvlles
amagamation-can ever succeed in getting dollar from
1t Is now generally conceded that the Anal adjourn
ment will not take place until Tuesday Of next week
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