New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-05
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NETWORK LEGISLATURE.
Especially Reported for The n. 7. Tribune l
SENATE. ...ALsAyY. March 3.


20 be completed two year,
THE CoStIsENEsr FUGITIvEs.
M. ROBERTSON noticed a bill to prohibit the
confinement Of persons arrested under the Fugitive
Slave Law in common Jaila.
THE TEMPERANCE BILL.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Chairman OF the Select Commit
tee 10 whom referred the bill from the Assembly
for the Suppres sion OF Crime Paupersm and Intern
persnce, submitted majority report this morning,
recommending the pssssge of the bill as amended
Uncer the order Of resolutions, Mr. WILLIAMS
moved that The bill be made special order for Mon
dsy ne1t.
M CROSBY hoped the motion woald not prevail
TIE Senator who made the motion aware that
the nir GRITTY Of the Select Commit proposed msk
ing report and introducing bill for the same OBJ
jet
hsd been experienced by this bill. The people
impatie Mt they justly go; aud now that the bill
has been reported the speediest action would best
meet the approval of the people. He did net expect
nor could be think that the Senator from The XIth
(Mr Croby expected. that the minority of the Temp
ersnce Coz nittee would bring 10 bill hst would 90
well meet the demands Of the people as the Assembly
bill IL was fearful that the minority not acting
in good faith toward this subject 10 seeking further
cesy and sincerely hoped his motion would prevail.
Mi CROSBY thought the Senator from the XXVth
could not justify hiu.sel: in anticipating the dsposi-
ton Of the MINOR towsrd this subject, or the nature
OF The bill they propose TO introduce. He thought
that Senator unfair in pressing his motion so strenu
ously Possibly the bill that hs would introduce
might meet the approval OF the people and even the
saf elton Of this Senate and in that case who knew
hut that be Mr. c. might reach that enviable posi
tion now occupied by the Senator who SAL next hi n
last winter Ii he did, would II bs considered very
strange when il Was remembered thar the road was
the same On the other hand 1t the bill OF the Sen,
ator from the XVIII met with the stror ges approval
Of the people his chances for the position alluded TO
would be the best. Thus, il would seem, there was
10 be race o. BE- run by that Senator and himself.
All be asktd, then, was fair pay-thst both may start
atuly uufair in pr4
bis motion.
Mr., DICKINSON remark ed that in regard TO the
race talked OF by the Senators from the Roth and lth
those Senatos hsd better turn their taces In another
direction He would remind them Of that we'll sttes-
ted Truth, that lightning never strikes twice in the
sane place He stood here as the friend OF tempe
rance. He may be driven TO vote for bill IN al lis
particulars like the Of ss yesr, but he hoped not
she vented sh. nat ypad intsm-
perspce vet not 60 stringent to be Objectionable to
tie Constitution Such bill can be enacted but 1t
will require time for elaboration and consideration.
He wss opposed to hasty action on ths suoIect1he
wanted everything connected with it duly consider
ed. He found himself compelled TO oppose the mo-
ton OF the Senator from the 25th.
Messrs. HALSEY, HOPKINS, and BISHOP tus'
tanned the notion warmly urging that public opinion
began 10 show alarm the delay had upon this bill
that there good why the bill should not
be immediately considered.
Mr.. W. CLARK wanted time to read over and con.
slider this bIl-ihe motion would not Allow this. He
WIS Of those who voted for the bill last winter,
hs compelled to say against his convictions az TO
the utility Of many of its provisions. he well re-
membered the haste exhibited last winter that bill,
ana that its peculiar friends would no. allow any
amendments To be made 10 il. But when il came
back with the Veto Message, whst cid we see Those
who bad Iefused to permit amendments, hung their
he sdetheir mouths were cl0sed-they could not ans
wer the constitutional objections cf the Governor.
II was charged theL-he would not sanction it,
hough-that those very ultra friends had parposely
rejected all amt ndments in order to force the Cover
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acted. He hoped the motion would not prevail.
Mr.. HALSEY again favored the motion, and ar
eued in contradiction to arr assertion by the Sentor
from the Xlth, that the people, at the fall election,
Prohlbitory Law. There were some eighty men, at
Iesst, returned TO the Assembly on this question.
Mr. CROSBY-Yes. Seward Wings
Mr.. HALsEY-Wel! but, nevertheless, friends Of
the measure.
Mr.. CROSBY lin his seafD-Ay, but they expected
the me asure 10 be defeated here
Mr.. HALSEY-The Seward Wings expected the
measure TO be defeated here
Mr.. HOPKINS-I deny that.
Mr.. HALsEY-I do not make the charge. 1 only
repeat the words Of the Senator from the XIth. who
ought TO know.
Mr. CROSBY did not Intend to use these woris.
He was about explaining, when
Mr.. HALsEY remaIked-Those are the words the
Senator used: They the Seward Whig-l expected
1.-THE me asure TO he defeated here
Mr.. DICKlNSON-Oh, DO. That would mean
law.
| Mr. HALSEY-The Senator used tbose words
every Senator about the circle heard them, and can
bear testimony TO the correctness Of my repetition Of
them. CO not say the assertion truthful. eau
only draw inferences-that is my right, and shall
! exercise II.
Mr. HALSEY then briefly continued his srgunen.
in support Of the assumption that the people had em-
phaiicslly, and with much animity, declared them
selves in favor of stringent Probibitory lay.
Messn. WILLIAMS and HOPKINS disclamed
apy intention Of forcing uDtiDely action on this bill
which they considered embraced all the prohibitory
principles which the people are now 30 anxiousiy
looking for; but after It's being before the Legsls'
ture for something like s1ty days no they had sup
posed that every member OF the Senate would have,
eIe this informed himself Of the nature Of oil its
provisions. But such cid not seem TO be the case,
and they would. therefore, sent to postpone its
corsio ration tall Wednesday next
motion TO make il the special order for Wednes-
day at 4 p. NJ, then prevailed.
4 motion 10 hold afternoon sessions on and after
Wednesday rext, was adopted.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. BISHOP moved the following resolution.
which. beng concurrent, was laid on the table:
props the Of hi. State, and
,rss % the Le.iss TO De eAo.en At the nett sensn
siIs s0ch choice II Of the provsos OF the
hns section Of The thirteenth srtice Of said ConsG'ion
At the end ef the fifth section Of the sixth article Of
the Copsiiufio scd as follows:
The Le,b.iure also BY .~ nay provide for IN. election
additional Jasce Of Court IN eseh Jneic's
Dst Of tue STATE which Justice snail Rave pow-H
and sm.hs he other justice. Of the Supreme Co1
,1c'p hat they shs Judges Of me Court Of Ap
P.ss
Thk STATE PRISONS PEsIrEsTIARiEs. &C.
Mr.. BRADFORD moved a resolution for the sp
poiIfneIt Of . Committee OF three 10 visit during
the coming summer, the different Prisons, Peni'en-
fisries Poor Hosses &c. in the state, and eIanins
into The corcton Of those Institutions and tnef IN
mates. Table.
Mr. SPENCER presented the annual repor, Of the
SECRETARY OF State on the statistics relative TO the poor
in the STATE