The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01

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ALBANY, Jan. 81, 1855.

ALBANY, Jan. 81 1885.
PETITIONS
To re.establish Office of County Superintendent of
Schools relative to the Harlem bridge proposing the
best mode Of stocking the Of this State with Dish
TO chsrg &c the Usury laws.
REPORTED
To incorporate the New York state Colonization So
ciety.
To authorize attorneys counselors Of tse Supreme
Court to take sffdavits.
Relative TO town insurance panes.
Mr. L1TIkrIrID, to incorporate the Hebrew Benevolent
Society Of the congregation shareth Israel New York.
Also, TO incorporate the New York Colonization So
ciety.
SEATS.
The report Of the Committee Elections, dec .ring
Augustus H. WINS entitled TO his scat member from
the First district of Kings county, agreed to- Also
report declaring Andrew Warner entitled to the seat
occupied by Jacob NJ. Seldom from the Second dis
trict Of Orange county.
The minority Of the committee presented protest
against the action OF the majority, the grou nd that
they had not time to procure witnesses and that the
evider had been taken viii the House was son
and without leave.
motion made TO lay the reports and resolutions
The debate was Continued on the soness
disposed OF by mt ton Of Mr. Congers that the docu
me n's in the possession of the House be printed and
the answer thereto, when presented
NOTICES BILLS
Mr. sTurvEsANT TO enlarge the jurisdiction Of the New
Mr. LITLnKID, to enable trustees OF orphan asylums
to bind out children.
Mr.. EANEs, for the relief of James Crowfoot and
others.
Mr. n. l.. SMITH, to abolish capital punishment
Mr. ODKlL 10 provide for the election OF Auditor by
MI WATERBURY to incorporate the village OF Yonsers
Mr. A. g. WILLIAMS, TO repeal the plank and turnpike
Mr. WATERBURY,, to prevent all other cars but the H.r
lem Co. to cross the Harlem bridge
Also, to regulate tn locality Of hotel keepers.
Mr. sruyymASr, relative to extra pay to Police Justi.
Hills INTRODUCED.
Mr. PATTY tolesalize the action Of the Supervisors o,
Mr. May to incorporate the Hydrora,hic Medical Col.
!ege.
THE AsroR library
The sixth annual report OF the Trustees OF the Aston
Library was pre,ented The library or enea for pub-
c use from the lst OF February until the srst week in
December The amount expended In books since the date
Of the last report has been rs making nov an aggre
gate of 1o5,sIs H. There We. remains be expended
the purchase of books sl4 o2o So out of the sum
specialy appropriated to that purpose in addition 10
the net annual income from tine fund OF $780, 900 for
the gradual increase Of the library, remaining after
deirsyipg it's current annual expenses This amount
reaches for the year s6,I05. The minmum age for
admission 10 the library has account OF the great
influx OF boys between fourteen and sixteen and for
convenience and alton OF the visiters who
really tesre study and information, been altered from
fourteen to sixteen years One hundred volumes day
is low average Of the daily Of books making the
whole number which has been In the hands Of
readers since IL opened about 10000 The
superintendent. Or. Coeswell, in his interesting
report appended 10 that OF the trustees remsrss
that he has been particularly struck with the evidence
afforded by the classes and kinds Of books which have
been called for of the wide range which the American
mind is nov taking In thought and resea rch
Scholastic theology, transeendentsl metaphysics alb
struse mathematics and Oriental phology have
found more readers than Addison and Johnson
Works OF practical science and of knowledge
for every day use have been in great demand
The Tesurers account shows the yearly for in
tert &c BE- So The Of the year we're
t1s, 400 So, and the cash In hand t4s2 30 Mr. william
r. Asor has made donation OF o. $50 with view OF
enrehips department. for the useful arts The invest
men,s ether than in the edides sud its equpmsn sad