The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-24

this State to the "King Farm" provided the state
made and provided against all cost growing out Of
same and TO the satisfaction of this board provide
however, that before such suit shall be commenced n
proper evidence showing The title OF the State 10 Il
said farm, should be shown to, and lodged with the
torney General and provided also that said suit shi
not % settled or discontinued without tho conserj
Resolved also, That in the event of recovery, n
person or persons furnishing the evidence On whiI
such recovery shall be had shall be entitled to sud
per centage on the amount recovered is provided
the laws If this State.
solutions, Messrs leavenworth Cook and Pruyn yotl
in the Affirmative, and MIR. Clark in the negative.
At meeting OF the Commissioners Of the Land Onic
ut the Secretarys office August 81, 1854, present j.
Church, Lieutenant Governor; E. w. Ieaven worth 81
rotary OF state; james Nj. Cook, Comptroller: Z.
spaulding Treasurer; Il. h. Pruyn, Speaker Of the n
Received, That the proceedings of the Board of in
10, 1884, in regard to the memorial of Rutger B Mild
be so amended as to substitute Tor the second reso
Resolved, That by virtue of the authority conferrl
upon this Board by sections and six, title four, cha
ter nne part rrt o. the Revised Statutes in regal
to lands Of the state belonging to the Common schoI
Fund, the person persons furnishing the evident
upon which said recovery shall he had shall be entit(
to the per cenage o; twenty five per cent of the val
OF lands recovered heretofore allowed by the laws
this State in cases of escheat.
Resolved, That II amount of the bond of indemnit
referred TO in tn. first resolution of June 10 1894 b
and the same is hereby fixed at five thousan; dollar
with security TO be approved by hs Com ptroler, ad
that the state Will event be liable for counsel fed
paid or increased behalf the State in said litigation
The following was adopted, offered by Mr. Brooks
Resolved, That the Comm ssioners of Emigration !
requested to communicate to the Senate, as early
piacucabe any fact. in their possession the un
Der and character of foreign imnals and arr
ing from time to time at the port OF New York als(
what rules aud regulations adopted by the Board
any, as to this class Of immigrants and all
az 70 the countries from which they are sent the
OF foreign governments in tpeir transportation and I'd
sfrne finn truan IN .
making provision for Their support and disposal
Senator Butts offered the following, which was al
cepted:--
Resolved, That the select committee on NO mucbI
The Governors message relates to the subject of ID
temperance be authorized and requested to call upo
the Mayors, Cnies of Police and Police Justice. of Oh
cities and villages, and upon the wardens spers
prisons, almshouses and other public institutions I'd
sSeh Information as they may be able to communicate
showing the influence OF nemperance in causing crind
pauperism and taxation in this State
The Speaker Of the House appointed Messrs HeadIey
GATES, seymour Boynton and L. B. Johnson the seiec
committee the code of procedure This report mad
to the Legislature three four years since by D.
Field, Esq, of New York, and A. Loomis ESQ Of Her
k'mer commissioners Of revision on codiacation ma
been treated very cordially by the various
The code has not been confirmed TO this day in cons
9nence Of the strong and determined opposition Of TIL
member OF the House in 1868, could not with all h
power at his command pro:ure the confirmation of TIL
report BY that Legislature There Is not much reason
expect that the code will meet with any better
ut the hands OF the present Legislature.
The House Committee on Commerce and Navigatisd
have concluded to visit the taroor of the city Of Ne
York the latter part of this week. The object Is to obi
tain practical facts upon which base action on th
HaIbor Encroachment bill before the Legislature.
This being the day assigned for commencing the dis
cussion upon the probbitory liquor law q large-thd
most crowded audience of the session. was early in M
tendance After the reading Of the journal OF yester
day, the Speaker called the Hon r. Blatchrord thd
Leading member of tn House. to preside over the del
alterations of the committee. General Sherman, thu
able Clerk, commenced reading the interesting docul
three min vha NJ
Leigh moved to dispense with the further reading and
that II be taken up BY sections Mr. OKeefe oectad I'd
the suspen 'on OF reading. As he had not read 1t him.
self he was desircus of hearing the whole bill through
The Clerk proceeded with the reading some two or three
mna,sf' when Mr. Leigh again sprang to his feet, and
pointed out some rule of the House whereby q mai
jorty can decide whether papers shall be read
or not The Chairman about putting the ques
Rhodes, Of Brooklyn protested against the s ~n
pension of the reading They wanted the whole bill
in all its features before the House. Mr.. Leghs mo-
with the reading 1t was evident from the action of
Mr. leigh that he is DESTROYS to pass the Maine law al
early day that might rot stand in the way OF the
elect on OF Senator the 9th proximo. Having been
reao through, Mr. Peck moved that the Committee rise
and report progress which objected TO- and the mo-
ION Withdrawn The first sect on was then read
through Mr.. Baker, OF Montgomery, moved 10 s,rik
out the worcs "for sscramenta purposes Mr.. Weed
nd w ana hn ar rS Ro again %ov.d to
bill. The motion lost.
An amendment proposed, declaring that the deal
ers should not charge than twentyfv per cent
profit on their sales another that only five per-
cent be allowed. Mr.. Johnson, Of Allegany, stated
that he dealer liquor a druggist and he never
sold drop unless he made hur red per cent profit
He was sed to any restriction as to profit
The friends OF the bill spent time In discussion
speeches made In favor of rates OF
profit varying from FIVE, seven ten eighteen and three
quarters and fifty per cent Finally the motion Of Mr..
DicAeson, restricting the profits Of dealers twenty
five per cent was declared carried by vote Of 81 &c.
This will no' be reversed in either house.
the New York delegation addressed the
mittee among whom Messrs. Aitken, Munday,
Mcguire, Leigh and others Not single section was
adopted. .