The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-30
AFT AIRS IN ALBANY,


Senate.
ALBANY, Jan. 20, 1855.
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To incorporate the College Of Pharmacy, New York.
To prohibit the sale Of patent medicines except under
restrictions
Relative to the safe keeping Of insane convicts.
To regulate the number of ballot boxes Ia New York
To incorporate American Political Statistical associs
tons.
To enable the New York Common Council to take tes-
timony in certain cases.
Mr.. DANfoRrH moved reconsideration OF the vote on
the resolution authorizing the Committee on Claims
investigate the claim Of Jacob Graves and Others with
out complying with the resolution of '54 requiring
statement Of the amount, &c. by the claimants.
The motion TO reconsider was agreed to- and the
luton lost
Mr. PRATT called up the concurrent resolutions to Con-
gress relative to the Improvement of the navigation OF
the Hudson river.
Mr. Brooks called for the ayes and noes on the resou
tions He understood that the since the
veto had fallen back upon the doctrine, which he be-
lieved held by Silss Wright in Congress- that
improvement; while it was unconstitutional to make
such appropriations in the lump
By request, the Senate being thin, the olutons
were laid on the table for the present.
sEH+ GENERAL ORDERS
To incorporate the Trustees Of the Church Erection
Fund OF the Presbyterian Church of the United States
Of America
Mr. Putnam's amendment being before the committee,
Mr. Bishop moved the following substitute for Mr..
Provided money be furnished for this erection OF
any hout of worship in any State Territory in which
there shall exist at the time for the incorporation
Of religious societies, the title to which is not held by
religious corporation under and according the Of
the respective States Territories In which places
Of worship are located
Mr. PUTNAM accepted of the substitute with the follow
ing addition, which was accepted by Mr.. Bishop
1'And provided that the title shall be vested In no
priest, bishop other ecclesastic."
Mr.. HOPKINS opposed the amendment.
Mr. WILLIAMS favored its adoption.
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did not think it injured the bill in the least and hoped
it would be adopted.
The amendment above adopted.
Mr.. BISHOP thought the Senator from the 18th (Mr.
Hopkins) mistaken in the view he took of the bill.
The amendment OF the Senator from the 31st mr. Put
many he regarded unnecessary; but knowing the
times upon which had fallen, he had accepted it,
lest without it the objects of the bill should be endan
gered.
Mr.. HOPKINS regarded the amendment as unnecessary
and useless. but reiterating what the Presbyte
rian Church had always been contending for and
entirely inapplcable to that denomination
To amend the charter of the Panama Railroad Com
pany
Mr.. HOPKINS moved to report progress the bill,
he noticed the absence of the Senator from the 3d. mr.
Barn. who felt interest in the bill.
Mr.. BROOKS opposed the motion. He desired the bill
out Of committee, and should not press the bill to
third reading in the absence OF the Senator from the 3D.
Mr. Hopkins motion was lost, and the bill ordered to
third reading.
To appoint Commissions to locate the second New
York state Lunatic Asylum.
The bill reported to the Senate and ordered to
third reading 1.-The commission consists OF fve-Messrs
Moss of Niagara. Dickinson Of Broome, Browne Of New
York, Boyd of Washington, and Mullen Of Jefferson
county1
DICKINSON called up the resolution of inquiry into
the management Of the eastern section Of the Erie canal
The resolution adopted and Messrs Dickinson Dam
forth and Pratt appointed
Adjourned.