The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-10
Assembly.

ALBANY, jan y, 1900,
The Governors message taken up in committee,
and referred to appropriate committees without debate
BILLS.
BY Mr.. STuYvEsAST-For the appointment OF clerks of
the police courts.
BY Mr.. RHoDM-To close South Tenth street. williams
burg
BY Mr.. AIrKKS-To legaze primary elections in New
York; also TO facilitate trials ~ the Court of Oyer and
Terminer
Mr.. oDEIL then introduced bill TO expedite the can.
vass of the special election in the Twenty ninth Senate
district, and moved its reference to special committee
Mr.. BoYNToH objected.
Mr. oDELL was sorry to find that any member Of that
House would rise in his place to object to this reference
to throw any obstacle in the way Of justice to the
people of district who likely to be disenfran-
chised-he hoped not intentionally-when a most i'm
porant question was pending in the legislature OF the
State.
Mr. LAMroRT dared scarcely trust himself to speak
upon this subject, lest he should be tempted to say
than he desired perhaps than II advisa-
BILE to say ut this time He regretted very much that
circumstances should have arisen tending to throw
doubt and dscredt upon nearly the first official act Of
high State officer. He hoped that wrong intended
to the Governor in the matter of the special
election in the Twenty ninth district, but it fact
that the election has been fixed to render IL mpos
sible, the proceedings regulated by the general
law that the seat should be flied before the United
States Senatorial question has been disposed Of The
Tuesday following the day Of election the earliest
the day which the United States Senatorial question
was to before the Leg stature He could not tell
what might be the result Of the special election but he
demanded matter Of right that the seat should be
filled by person. and that the people Of the district
should be virtually disfranchsed He acknowledged
feeling Of grief and humiliation In being Obliged I,
come and ask of the House. matter of charity what
is guaranteed to the people BY the constitution
as q matter Of right. II the attempt to fill the va
cant seat should meet with serious opposition, he
would only characterize the conduct OF the House
by word that would crate harsky on the ear. He
would however bride his tongue this occasion, and
since the fact well known that the day OF election
has been fixed to render 1t impossible that the
Senator elected should take his seat in time for the
United States Senatorial question, he would take the
the administration Are these acts designed to disran
che the people Of the DISTRICT Are they accidentaR
Are they matters Of necessity
Mr.. cox, Of steuben, regretted any person should
be in position to complain Of the official acts OF our
worthy Governor He thought, however, that although
it might there desire to stAve of the election
Of Representative In the upper House until after the
election of United States Senator had taken place yet
there proof that Governor Clark has acted dis
honestly unfairly; and although every effort should
be made to give the district representatives yet it
should he done without any disrespectfu and unwar
rantable attacks on the Governor.
Mr. 0DL had idea Of drawing out this and
regretted that the election OF the United States Senator had
been dragged into the debate subject would be
enough and brngwith II sufficient embarrassment
and, hefeared angry feeling He went into an expana
ton of the law, TO show that there certainty
TO when the result of the special election would be pro-
perly and officially made known; but II might well Be
concluded that he would not take his seat unless the
measure proposed acted upon ut once, until
within or two weeks OF the close Of the session.
Mr.. BoYSros then withdrew his opposition to the re-
ference.
The bill was then referred as asked.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. srryvxAST, requiring the police justices Of
New York 10 keep record Of convictions for vagrancy.
BY Mr. RHODES, TO amend the Law consolidating VIII
liams burg. Brooklyn and Bushwick also to establish
FIRE limits in Brooklyn.
Adjourned
ALBANY, Jan. o, 1854.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
On looking at your paper and myself reported lay
inc on the table the resolution Of inqury into the con
dition OF Savings Banks when the fact was was the
mover Of the resolution will thank you TO correct IT,
Yours respectfully,
y. W. WATERBURY,
Member from Westchester County