The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-14
AFFAIRS I'm ALBANY.
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Excitement in the Assembly on the Ne.
braska Question.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Call for Council Of Freedom Tabled.
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THE NEW YORK PARKS.
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The Attorney Generals Opinion Of
Water Lots,
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THE PROPOSED REPEAL OF THE JONES' wonns ANN
ACT ExENGINEER M'ALPINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OPPONENTS UNEXPECTEDLY REBUKED-THE WATER
LOT DIsPUTE-0PINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
HOFFMAN, ETC.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
ALBANY March Is, 1854
The bill to repeal the act of last year authorizing the
Common Council of New York to appropriate Jones'
Woods for public park taken up in committee in
Senate Senator Spencer advocated the repeal and in
roduced resolutions Of both the late and present
Council, refusing to act under the law The Corpo
ration adverse to taking, and the unwilling
should be disposed Of they preferrng to retain the
property Mr.. Brooks said it had become prac
ice for Legislature to undo what their predecessors
had performed and with regard to this proposed park
The bill, passed. is filled with errors; sti he did not
feel justified in voting for its repeal in summary
ner He should prefer inserting some amendments
which he thought would be acceptable to the
Common Council. Mr.. B. said, if the ques-
ton Of the two parks-the Central and jones'
woodswas submitted to- vote Of the people, large ma
jorNy would vote for both parks notwithstanding it
would involve o taxation of nine or ten millions. He
doubted the proprety of repeating this act which had
received the deliberate sanction Of the last Legislature
Mr. Whitney decidedly in favor of repeating the law,
believing the people will be amply satisfied with the CEN
trail park Mr.. Williams explained the circumstance of
the passage of the bill last year. and attributed to the
feeling which came up from the city in favor of both
projects against and in favor of the oher so the
Legislature thought they would give them all the parks
they wanted. No vote was taken, and 1t lays over to
another day.
Senator dickinson offered resolution making inquiry
of the Secretary of State whether William j.
McAlpne resigned his Office of State En-
gineer and Surveyor This has nkling towards
certain transactions of the late Canal Board also of
the late Commissioners of the Canal Fund 1t was un.
derstood here that the resignation the hands of
his Excellency, Governor seymour, several months,
ifippa ma hav baop G1ol;
the Secretary Office.
The question the contested seat was not taken up in
the Senate this morning. expected probably on
account of there being few members present
In the House attempt made to raise an excite
ment on the Nebraska question. Mr.. Peters called up
his resolution for national convention
kers and moved to set apart certain day for discussion
An unexpected rebuke was administered by Mr. Little
john, the strongest wing in the House, though
a silver gray. He denounced the project of inyit-
ing a national convention to meet in this capital
to oppose any action Of Congress, as treason
able proposition and the House OF Assembly should not
tolerate the idea Mr.. L. continued for minutes
strongly in opposition with remarks highly denunciatory
of the project His remarks elected smothered degree
of applause Mr. Joy supported the motion to set down
day for discussion thinking it perfectly proper for the
assenblage of the proposed convention Others spoke
briefly; when finally motion nearly unanimously
adopted, laying the subject the table Now, Mr..
Peters wishes this national convention TO assemble before
the House of Representatives to the
brska BILL he will have to obtain the passage of his
solution very soon to allow delegates here
from California Oregon and New Mexico before the vote
is taken.
The question of granting lands under water, and the
laws in relation thereto have been examined by Attorney
General Hoffman. As it is OF paramount impor-
about these ensssaching times il thought
thy of place in the HERALD, follows 1t made to
the House this morning.
Alta meeting Of the Commissioner of the Land once
yspsSIh sseIstsTy q State James Coos Gempstser;
Attorney General ss1m.tsd 60 the Board tho following
and copy thereof ordered TO be sommuaoassd the
srArr or New YORK srcnrrAny,s oysroe
nutes oftLe Land onace.-Aioany March ln 70 ls5t
Clerk to Commissioner, Of Land once.
To THE comsIssroS Ems or THE LAM orrier;-
Loving vine resolutions u the Assembly, Resolved That
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IN opinion the second section Of the act Of April To-
in the act passed Nay ss entitled
hsE,sd no ss hs e @ade
NE york; ss' sass a pr has sesn or
amended ~ other act Of the ieg'stqrs e this ss
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to and srrrosndipg Long Island, declares that, no no
v Of h' New within hi. The srassa q make
grants within the boundaries Of tho city of New York re-
ISIS scSsned the the the
such grant they should deem promote
1850 extends the power Of the such grants
as y az dssm s su nas % s 70
mont Of the same BY thc adjacent owner II Tao Lcsla
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jaeen expcdient and such belief Of
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S . of Of ss law ~, sS sss'ns sector q
y. eomn..Sners to the land. under wafer, and
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this shall authorize the offhe Laad once