New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-27
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MANILA addition 10 Q ls,es amount OF privsts
| and political legisstion many important sctl hsvs
been passed By the Legislature which hsve requires
much time and ability 10 mature. The Msine Law has
| been entirely remoceed; on the Whole msde mors
strngen bat not not % much - nAke its penal
ties uLouly severe. The fret osnse e punished by
Ere OF $50 and imprisonment thirty days, and scdi-
tioDal 6re snd imprisonment for subsequent osnses
The State Prison clause Vas entirely stricken ou'.
Carriers are subject the penalties - sellers ex-
cePt that there 10 imprisonment for the drst ofsase
Whether Q stage driver, who CARTS man Win
pint Of in hin would bs exposed to tbs psaalty
II to be se,tled By law courts ItEil be Of
to charge nine pence gass in order to provide funds
to pay the fine; money will not pay It all. aud the
wealthy rumseler viii be put On levsi III, the
poorer Glaze Ii goes into operation ia April. Tho
iudicinry ~ sem has been revived an consider
able changes mAds II has been working Lsglsls-
ture, having passed 216 scts and % rss1ive'. A
greater part Of the acts were OF private or sps,ih
character, such sets Of Incorporation. Among tue
public acts wa Act to incorporate and endow the
Maine State Agricutusl Society and more fully pro-
aecribibg the powers and duties Of Agricultural and
horticultural Societies" resolve authorizing the
continuation Of the Geological survey wA adopted.
The Legislature passed, by nearly unanimous vote
in both Houses, a series Of "resolves relating to
Slavery" by which the Senators Of that State were
INSTRUCTED" sDd i's Representatives Requested
to use all practicable means to secure tbs en- .ctment
of laws sbolishing Slavery in the District OF Colum-
bia repesIiDg the Fugitive Slave Law, and prohibit
ing Slavery forever in the territories Of the nited
States Similar ineu ucu0ns were gwen 10 opPVs' tuo
admission Of any new Slsveholdihg State into the
Union.
Also ties Of resolves relating 10 the veto Of tbs
Frepch Spostion bill. The frat resolution is In these
words:
Pssoed II the BY the President Of the Uasd
States of the French spoation bill 50 called has crested
st sss sSa h: Ss psa y
dent for the arbitrary extraordinary AID wholly insu
MIcgIcAs-The Michigan Legislature, before I'd.
,ournipg, passed law concerning Churches and re-
Isious soceties establishing uniform rules for the
acquisition, tenure control aud disposition OF proper
~ cony ey cd or dedicated for religious purposes IL
provides that all church properly shall vest and 1es
cexd with the improvements in perpetual succession
10 and shall be held by the trustees, provde1 IN the
act in trust for such church. congregation, or socey
And also that bbop, vicar, rect,r palson carate,
priest deacon or other officer Of any church, reii'
eous BODY order. society, assocstion no superior
or other officer male female, of any other religious
order eociesstical lay. nor of any eccls:iastca
educational or charitable institution or establishment,
shall in consequence Of such ofcs or membership,
or in the character capactyo such officer or Nom
Der have possess, or exercise any power, capscty,
or franchise Of corporation SOLE 80 far as relates 10
the taking holding managing selling, or transmit
ting property and every gift grant devise beluest
convey ance or lease Of any real estate. The lav
general and applies to all religious Denominations
alike.
KENTUCKY John e. Breckenridge DEM declines
a denomination for Congress from the Lexington Dis
trict. Fountain +. Fox ts the Know Nothing nomi-
Zee for Congress in the WITH District, represented in
the last Congress by James S. Chresnan, DEM Willis
G.. Hughes s a candidate for Congress from 1yd
District For Congress, in the Vth District says ne
Lou,sviIle Courier, p. Il. Thompson, Of Harrods-
burgh, is the choice.