New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-12
DoiNGs IN THE LEGISLATURE.

AIBAHY, Friday, Feb. ., 1855.
The following d Q resume Of tie doings Of the
Legislature for the sixth week Of The present seuon:
SENATE.
BILLS NOTICED.
Relsttve 10 e1tyauiical esihs
To provide for the better sapsos and regulation Of rail.
To Sesrpsrsi. he NsSYeII MesIoposn ess LlsA, Con-
rnisa .
To afne I'd the chatter OF the vllue efGessvA
s,.n. in eos. Tr.s By gtoP,i,,S sss drive" OF 'a
BILLS INTRODUCED.
To enable the Industrial School. ofhe City Of Brooklyn to
participate IN the 6isuibriion Of the school Fund
To eesse the ofes acts OF o. beeee' sJasfiee OF the
I. compel Pirosd cOmp.niss to msi. an exhibit Of heir
Affairs for the informsti Of their stoe khodeIa -
To limit the dividends Of Rscsd Companies and 70 proniom
said Conp.aes from ting debts greater in amount shsa
To prohibit mortgage. being received By the su
peiinsrdsrs Of the BANKING Department - ssss tor
To incorporate the Pcrche~er Fire Department.
the title of Jsha Hart lot of ground.
To snesd the Law relative to the collection OfaIss
csyusa and Seneca Ca1as and completion Of tie Sea-
Valley and Black River Canals ard Tor the payment Of
ForIhe relief Of q. Ross
For the relief Of Robert " leon.
ELECTION OF L. s. SENATOR.
During Monday session, and up TO l2 o'clock Tues.
day. the resolution authorizing the Attorney General
10 defend the State Of New.Yok against Virginia in
the Courts, with regard TO the Lennon slave case,
was under consideration, and the debate had thereon
vss doubly interesting, from the fact that II turned
any toward the point OF the necessity for returning
the Hon. VIM. II. Seward 20 the u. 3. Senate, as
New Yorks first and truest champion of Freedom.
At 10 O'Clock, Tuesday, the lobbies were denseiy
crowded with spectators, and
The PRESIDENT, pursuant to q resolution here
.o.ore adopted, ard in accordance with law, an
nourced that the hour had arrived for the Senate to
rroceed 10 ballot for u. s. Senator, each Senator
rising in his place as be named bis candidate.
NOMINATIONS by sEsAToRs.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD was nominsted by Messrs.
Barnard, Bishop, Bradford, Butts, w Clark, Crosby
Dickinson, Dorrance, Field, Hopkins. Munroe, Pratt
Richards. Robertson Sheriff. Walker, Williams, Yost
PRESTON King by Mr.. z. Clark.
SASpFoRD Z. CHURCH, of Orleans, by Mr.. Spencer.
DANIEL s. DICKINSON was nominated by Messrs
Barr. Danforth, Hssey, Hutchins, Watkins.
WILLIAM F. ALLrs was nominated by Messrs.
Hitchcock and Lansing.
DAsIEL ULLMASS by Mr. Goodwin.
OGpES HOFFMAN by Mr.. Brooks.
GEORGE X. BABcoCK by Mr.. Putnam.
MILLARp FILLMORE by Mr.. Whitney.
Absent-Mr. Storing DEM
The CLERK then read the result, when, on mo-
ton resolution adopted providing for the ap-
recruitment Of Committee to inform the Assembly OF
The choice of the Senate.
A Committee from the Assembly now appeared and
announced that that body had nominated, and were
prepared to meet the Senate IN the Assembly Chaui-
Der and compare nominations.
Tie Senate then proceeded to the Lower Chamber,
and shortly after returned, when
The PRESIDENT announced that the Senate and
Assembly had met and, having discovered that their
nominations agreed, VIM II. Seward was declared
elected 10 the United States Senate for six years from
the 4th day of March next
TIE LENNON SLAVE CASE.
The greater portion of this weeks session Of the
Senate has been occupied in the discussion Of the reso
luton authorizing the Governor to appoint counsel;
who. in conjunction with the Attorney General, WI
defend the interests Of the State against Virginia, with
regard TO the Lennon Slave case. motion was msds
ssnor TO sppoipt council so as to leave the mstter
wholly IN charge Of the Attorney General. The de-
bate took wide range, in which the political history
Of the Hon. VIM II SsSorS wa S can rdsr
NotbipQs commenced by Mr.. BROOKS. The ro,o.
linton was finally made special order for Tuesday
next. when the debate viii be continued.