The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-25
NEW YORK LEGIsLATURE.


ALBANY, March "a, 1856.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. SELKIRK.
PETITIONS.
BY Mr. srEscER-To incorporate the St. Lawrence Uni
ve7siiy.
BY Mr.. PArnRsoN-Two petitions for the division OF
Gautauque county
BY lar. swsrT-1e.inst incorporating the Grand Lodge
of 0. Of O. f. Of Northern New York.
By Mr.. sPEsR-To change name of Blocker stree.
Presbyterian church Also to amend the general railroad
By Mr. C1ARk-For the endowment of the Antwerp
Literary Institute.
By Mr.. WADswORTH-To amend the Revised Statutes
lativs to the law Of partition.
Also to authorize the purchaser OF Johnsons philoso
ph!ca charts, for COmmon,cshools.
BY Mr.. SIcKI-To the Trustees OF the Seauans
Fund and Retreat from the claim of the Commissioners
Of Emigration
By Mr.. RcnARDeoS-To amend the law rela. i've to
emisrants arriving at the port OF New York
BY Mr.. FRDoN-To allow the Westchester Railroad
Com any to bridge certain streams and inets.
BY Mr. HAIsTEAD-To legase the acts of officers Of in
corpora ted villages in Ger tain cases.
Mr.. RICHARDSON gave notice of bill to incorporate the
Niagara Canal Navigation Company.
The CHAIR appointed Select Committee to visit the
charitable Institutions Of the State, during the
The committee consists Of Messrs Spencer Bradford and
Lee.
The general rders were then taken up
The Albany bridge bin was discarded. Mr.. Sickes
tnued lis remarks in favor Of suspension bridge,
and endorsed by Mr. Roehbing instead OF pier draw
bridge, as proposed.
Assembly.
ALBANY. March o. 1866.
Mr. REILLY reported bill relative to vagrants in New
The State Prison Contract bill ordered to third
reading.
The Sena. es resolution for the adjournment OF the
legislature the 9th Of April at 10 p M agreed
The bill to allow the Hamn University of Minnesota
to sell property in New York. Passed.
The bill for the relief OF the First regiment New York
Volunteers was made the special order for Tuesday.
financial report was called for from the Greenwood
The House then went into the consideration of the
general orders.
THE SMALLPOX AT THE cAPIrAI-Two ASSEMBLY MEN
POORHoUsE.
Mr. CARPENTER stated that two Of the members Of the
House. Messrs Wells and Barker,sof Jefferson county,
having been attacked with infectious disease (the
smallpox had been comy eed leave their hotel and
being unable to nd any boarding place In the city,
obliged to submit to be conveyed TO the Amshouse He
moved committee to inquire Why they were not admit
ted into the hospital.
M R. H. 5. HYDE said he had been similarly afflicted
and bad been admitted into the no spal where he had
received kind and skul attentions he could have
received at his own home. He thought proper appi
cation had been made these gentlemen might have been
admitted.
Mr.. MASSEY said application had been made snd re-
fused the ground that it against the rules Of the
hospital and because in the where those rules had
been violated two of the inmates of the institution had
been taken Gown with the disease.
Mr.. DENNsToS moved that the committee also inquire
at what ho,els there are infectious diseases.
Thus amended, the resolution passed, and Nessrs.
Carpenter Massey and R. a. s. Hyde appointed as the
Little business Of interest transacted under gene
raj orders
Bills ORDERED TO A THIRD READING
The bill to appropriate Soc, 600 for State Agricultural
College.
The bill relative to Kings county couts.
The bill incorporate the New York and Philadelphia
Steam Navigation Company.
EVENING SESSION.
THE PRoHBlToRY LIQUOR LAW.
The bill to repeal the Prohibitory Liquor law
taken up, and
Mr.. H. BAILEY resumed his remarks, urging the niger
fho IF Tho
in repealir tina. has become dead letter. and Is
thus furious tending to bring all law into disrs
spect.
Various amendment OF the first section were pro-
posed ali Of which were voted Gown.
Remarks we're made by Mr. g. A. Dudley and Mr.
Duganpe.
Adjourned.