The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-12
Interesting nom Albany

THE ELECTION IN THE TwENTY-NINTH SENATE DIS
TRIcT-LEGIsLATIvE MEASURES FOR NEW YORK
cITY--KNow NOTHING MOVEMENTS, ETC.
ALBANY, Jan. II, 1866.
The daily OF both branches Of the legislature
quite short averaging less than hour and half
including prayers The members of the House, not yet
having become sufficiently famliarized, move rather
cautiously To-day the House passed the bill to expe-
dte the Senatorial election in the Twenty ninth district
1t was taken up in Committee Of the Whole at early
hour and agreed to- letter for letter il fell from the
pen of Mr. OdeI of Livingston When the question was
about to be taken to report the bill to the House. the
Hon. Mr.. Fitch, who bears, dgni6edy, the whole Of
Franklin county upon HIS shoulders in the House. rose
to make speech II being his maiden effort, every
eye turned upon him. He defended his Excelency
from the charge contained in Of the Know Nothing
papers, u NJ he had delayed his resignation Senator
and the issuing his proclamation for the election of
Senator to I'LL the vacancy. Tho honorable Speaker
very accurately reported the which the news
papers had previously given In defence Of the Governor
and convinced His Excelleney friends that legally and
really the election could not have ordered al an
earlier day. subsequently, motion Of Mr. Odel the
bill was passed, receiving 112 votes with in the
negative There will be no objections to it's passage
through the Senate.
Notwithstanding every has been taken so to form
the bill as 70 permit the new Senator in his seat before
the United States Senator question vote It
s secretly boosted that there is Aaw which Will detau
the final canvass and notification beyond the time anti
IL troduce amendments Of positive character.
The New York delegation laid several matters Of city
importance before the House to-day. Mr. Stuyvesaut
bill create an additional Justice Of the Marine Court
1t alleged that the increase of business in that court
y SO large that IL mposble for the present Judges
dispense justice with such care reflection and debera
ton as is necessary in most cases.
Mr. Munday gave notice Of bill to repeal certain Sec
tons of act entitled act authorizing the formation
Of stage companies in the city Of New York. II is as
serted that the present consolidated company Is a
powerful monopoly The only license which they pay
CORPORATION mar 60 apdfh III,
license cannot be revoked annulled let The conse
gnspces be what they may unless BY vote Of two
an impossibty. The stages cut up the streets more
than all o'hsr vehicles, and the small sum Of
for the expense OF repairing torn up by them
the Legislature to defend their aieys rsb,a ~ thsv
designate them. But Mr. Monday can keep out OF the
way Of the omnibuses much easier than Jim Bradys
friends from the rural dstricts.n
Mr. Mclaughlin introduced bill to provide or the
payment Of petty jurors in civil actions He proposes
TO give each one dollar and fifty cents per day n add
ton to the twelve and half cents received for the
trial OF every suit This H. just proposition, though
II is thought the lawyers will oppose Il.
Mr. Petty, instructing the Judiciary committee to in
qure into the expedency Of trctg or annuns the
ton BY that Gentleman AZ Aiken nor .sonsS i
was matter which the legislature had NO right
10 med3le with. as it egtmateiy belonged to Congress
All the power BY the state Legislature Is to
limit the time person shall reside in the State county
ano town. before he can exercise the right of suffrage
Mr. Petty again took the floor and read or three
foolscap written pages with considerable Auency pre-
senng bis side with such convincing argument thatim
medatey thereafter on motion Of Mr. Munday, the sub
jet was laid the table The Know Nothings did not
rally in the support Of the Hon. Mr.. Petty. Do they
begin to show the white feathers
Mr.. Heady OF Orange. Immediately afterwards intro
duced sam,' in somewhat different attitude, BY sub
hitting joint resolution instructng Congress make
provision that hereafter natura1ed person shall be
designated by the President or Senate, to
represent the United States at any foreign
court government. This is intended to
operate as rebuke upon President Pierce for having
selected such men as Belmont, Soule, Owen, 0'suI
van and Others as representatives abroad Though the
wings fhave large majority, and Mr. Headey leading
one in the House, st there Is reason to believe the
resolution viii not be adopted
On Mr. Blatchford's motion IL was agreed that whom
the House adjourn tomorrow, II remains adjourned
until Monday, at IL o'clock M
Mr. Batchford presented his bill relative 10 raising
money by taxation In the city OF New York. specifying
the objects and purposes. trhe bill published in
yesterdays paper.l
DEATH OF MRS. PHILIP 5. VAN RENSSELAER,
ALBANY, Jan. IL, 1880
The widow Of Philip 3. Van Rensselaer,, formerly
MAyor Of this city, died last evening aged 40,