The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-28
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kAc'.frNG TIME WITH THE LICENSE BILL IN THE
HoUsE-AN OPPOSITION MEASURE IN THE SENATE
-6REAT HORDE OF CANAL CONTRACTURs-RUN-
fING BILLS THROUGH sPEEDILY--TER BIBLE WAR
AMONGST THE KNOW NOTHINGs-ENGINEER sEY-
AoUR, ETC.
Albany, March q. 1858.
There excited contest in the Assembly last even
ing up'n the Picense bill For days the fanatic
Pharsees have used every in their power delay
by frivolous motions to amend ostensioly as they
alleged, to perec. the BILL but really to prevent vote
before the adjournment Last evening" its friends be-
coming weared with the opposition, and understanding
the tactics took 1t out Of committee referred back
tothe Select Committee to report complete The strug
gle severe, and the excitement highly interesting
Through the efforts of Mr. B. Bailey and Mr.. Prescott
the bill finally placed beyond all further delay by
mere sctious OPPOSITION and placed under the control OF
smsjo ity, ane in such q position will enable its
friends to through the House any moment The
select committee will report It tomorrow.
Two liquor propositions were introduced in the Senate
this morning BY the very temperate friends Of Governor
Carl One, by Mr.. Upham. extending throughout the
relative to Sunday traffic in New Nork, making it mis-
den rhs other by Mr. Bradford. re-ensctng the
Prohipi1ory law just declared imperative onv striking
out the search and seizure clause and allowing trial by
ury.
These the projects Of the majority in the Senate
hings look to-day, there seems probability Of the
sage of any liquO bill, that there will be another
or1uK1D4
M Spencer has bill in the senate proposing to cl SO
Boomrgdale square. II was laid sut in 1907 and lies
between Fifty third and Fifty seventh Streets and the
ty fourth, Fifty fifth and Fifty sixth streets,
tend them through the plot Of land kno Blooming
dale square, such streets to be thus continued with he
Ike effect as il they had originally laid by tbs
commisso This closing the square opening the
streets considered Indispensable account Of the
The formidable canal contract lobby ever known
1s new 9verunnDg the Assembly chamber The law Of
for "a onQr nafu
an excellent provision whereby every person taking
contract and pulaes chat fifteen per cent Of the
S,are until it shall be completed as security to the
State Now this lobby has suddenly demanded the pay
five and promise, in lieu thereof to give the State sscu
rity Of personal signature instead Now the
tive portion Of the House have faith in these
ties, from the fact that the State has received
single dollar from any security given by ithess canal
contractors Thee seems to be as yet majority against
The grinding committee Of the Senate have their mill
under heavy press OF power This morning unac
countable batch Of bills were reported complete not one
Of which has been discussed in committee Their con-
tents will not be known by the Senate until they
brought out fer third reading and then there is op
unanimous consent. The House has acted with much
wisdom in preventing the erection of such mill.
thousand dollars out of the BY the State
from ths sale Of the arsenal in the city OF New York for
the construction Of an .rsens at ogdensburg: 1t
doubtful whether the Legislature will demolish the
York arsenal so soon after being built Az 1t is becom
beautiful location within the park it il not
likely that the military of the city wish it removed.
The between and amongst the DARK lantern broth
continues with undated vgor Yesterday the Canal
Board-msjority acknowledgements number Of en-
glnt ers appointed in February Simon Pure Know No
things They are discharged account of their sup
posed inddelity to the Philadelphia nominees The
Board installed others who promise to be faith |
fu). Now, the Board has the power to remove |
Bnd appoint but the State Engineer has sole |
authority to locate the fubordinstes Mr.. Seymour |
being opposed to Fillmore and in favor of George La y
swears. "by the ETERNAL that he will locate the
new appontees and that he will the Canal Board
darned first" He has the power; and things look
now the Legislature must interfere otherwise engineer
Dg the enlarged canal will be suspended. Again. the
contracting Board consists Of two whig and one Know
Law Kno Nothing. This Board has the power Of
leccing upon contracts with the State and of selecting
he newspaper in which to publish the proposals The
Wigs and Know Nothipgs proper stand equally divided
hough Commissioner Whall0n (Fillmorite) Is always
Ioed down in his efforts to patronage for his KIDD
II papers The consequence is combination has beea
ormed between Messrs. Ftzhugh, Gardiner (whgs and
SEYMOUR Iaw and the patronage Of advertising dis
ributed between the wing, republican and the Law
Know Ncthirg papers. Such is the fact-such Is the
condition Of the Know Nothing leaders in the State
aouse The leaven is running through the Legislature
Ind the faithful outside.
At meeting Of the Canal Board held March 25 1876.
he following appointments made:-James a. Iedlie
first Assistant Engineer, removed Robert Buans do.
To-; John 1. Dodge. appointed First Engineer r. D.
hephard, Assistant do; Cabe Fl. Mason appointed
superintendent section No. ii Erie Canal Peter Shoe
raft, Collector at Rochester; Truman +. Morse Weigh
raster George Foster and Robert Shaddus Canal Boat
Inspectors.