The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-28
Latest from tho state Capital.

THE TEMPERANCE BILL--rTs PASSAGE CERTAIN
REVISION OF THE CIVIL CODE BONDS AND MORT
CAGES Az BANKING BAsIs-A MILL TAX TO BE
LEvIED-PAssAGE OF THE HARBOR ENCOURAGEMENT
BILL-THE APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
ALBANY, March q, 1856
The Temperance bill has passed through the Commit
tee Of the Whole in the Senate just In the shape it
from the House Of Assembly, and from the hands Of the
State Temperance Society The few aera tons made in
the Senate do not in the least interfere with It's main
features viz Prohibition, search, seizure, consca
ton, and destruction Of property TheStats admnistra
ton gagged all its strength, when the bill taken up
in the Senate to render the bill less Objectionable by
undertaking to strike out the odous features Of search
and seizure. Senator William Clark tho immediate re-
preventative of William II. Seward and Senator Dckn-
on the organ Of the whg party united their strength
and influence in order to accomplish that purpose They
foresaw the disastrous effects which would produced
upon the whg party II these clauses retained,
whereby peo dwellings could be searched their pro-
perry seized and destroyed without any legal
proof Of law. But the administration had two strong
forces to encounter-the honest temperance men, and
the honest anti ultra factionists The former voted
against all propositions TO amend from honest convc-
TORS that search and seizure stricken cut the
yitss OF the prohibtory law would DO torn out The
latter are those Who decidedly opposed to the bill ia
all s phases every feature and who would not consent
TO allow any alteration which was intended to soften lis
str geDcy This class ending they did net POSSESS the
strength to defeat the entire bill have voted steadily
keep all the Obnoxious sections in it, in order that the
blu u It becomes Law, may DO forced upon the people
full Of objections that it cannot be put in force and
20 palpsb Unconstitutional that It may Immediately be
pronounced by the courts. 1t Is therefore emnently
proper that the people should be advised that the
prohibitory bill will soon become Law.
day or two since, Senator Bishop introduced bill
appointing three to revise the civil code
Of this State It referred TO the Judiciary Commit
ported against 1t. Such report not expected es-
peeialy ty those who are acquainted with necessity
for such revision Nj. Bishop hoped the report Of the
would be referred to the Committee Of the Whole. He
stated tha. the civil code extended through fifteen
gusges, and to make complete lawyers library il re-
CURED something like fifteen thousand volumes. The
not we have one To say that we cannot make code is
knowledge. As the gentlemen named in the bill, Mesns
Field, Noyes and Bradford, had volunteered their
vices TO DO this for nothing he (Nr. could not un-
dersand why the Judiciary Committee reported agans It,
the statutes of State that the foey wyers rid
culed the idea, said II prepcsterous and that i
could not be brought to perfection But after the first
edition OF Revised Statutes published every
State in the Union initiated example. A co-sm.s-
sion was several since apponcd 10 resiSs the
civil CODE contemplated in the constitution, which
drew eight thousand dollars ont OF the state Treasury
without accomplishing anything. The report was laid
on tho table, aad the nili will be taken In committee
The Bank bill was again discussed. Mr. Sheriff. chair
man bsnss In the Senate reported IT, declaring that
hereafter bonds and mortgages Ahaii be taken
feied by senator lansing TO the eject thai bonds aud
mortgages may te taken twoffths OF real valuation
and eighty per cent OF bills issued thereon. Another
aneDe MT In case Of failure OF bank to redeem the
Alton General shall Immediately io.eclose and sell the
property and mortgage TO the counties where it may
located without arriving at any conclusion, the bill
referred TO telest committee to make the fro-
Ised ar1epemeBts During tho discussion Of the
causes Tor the removal Of Mr. St. John from the Bank
Department divnged, which are that he In favor
OF throwing ont all bonds and mortgages as basis Tor
bank bills.
NJ ~ W "A
bill to the House imposing direct tax all the real
and personal estate OF mill the dollar, for tho
in the revenue of this fund, The end of tbs last fiscal
year, 30th OF September 327e 054 S. The Law Of
1872 imposing half mill tax 10 TO be repealed, that
in stead OF paying bali mill as has been the since
lsiS IT win be Increased TO mill the ensuing year only
accord pg a. the bill stsns
The kpcroacnmcut Harbor bill passed the House as IL
came from the Senate. Various amenInents Of
fered but all promptly voted down. some Senator's OBJ
ected TO leaving the selection Of issoners TO tne
Governor, account Of the well known difficulty his
Exeeepcy bors under in being held in leading strings
To the Senate be closed in order that
the public may not know how much the characters OF
the Governors appointees scrutnzcd The debate
the confirmation of Thompson for health officer will
super has received strength during the week.
and the Lieutenant Governor has secured three Seward
wing Senators against him, is aegee he win be de-
feated The ten den ocrats and four Know Nothings,
which against Shoemaker TO which sdd only
two Seward wings or Raymond wings and the thing Is
The New York Senator's will present to morrow q very
formidable protest from the merchants and shpowners
against the copr nation az those Of the hsrbor
whose before the Senate. An effort will made
10 induce Chambers TO Withdraw the three obnoxious
temen but u ere b. TO expect that he win their
defeat must then certa My ensue,
The trial Of Colone Hamilton, charged with wringing
the nose and GosgnR the face and back 81 the admns
traton did not of today before the Special Ses
eons II was postponed account Of urgent business
In the ante Of the executive chamber Next Tues
day the time set down for examination an Affair
which has been topic Of Congress Hall conversation for
whole week
Know Nothing Victory at New Rochelle.