New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-07
ASSEMBLY.

The following Select Committees were announced:
To examine into the affairs of Insurance Compa-
pies-Messrs. Wakeman, Trimmer and Northup.
To examine into the manner of the construction OF
tenant. houses in the City Of New 9ork--Messr keed
Shea Curtiss DugaDne, and lianford.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The House went into Committee of the Whole, and
took up the following entitled bills
To authorize the Commissioners Of the Land Office
to sell certain lands and to convey the same.
Mr.. DESIILER moved to insert provision requir-
ing the Commissioners to sell the lands at auction to
the highest bidder after thirty days advertising IN two
Oftbe OswegO papers.
Mr. FOWLER moved as q substitute, providing for
the sale to the Oswego and BiDgbamtOn and New.
York Railroad Company, or to any other Railroad
Company having termination on the spot OF so much
land as The appraisers may deem necessary Tor the
purposes of the Railroad Company at the appraise-
Mr. FOOT moved to substitute the words Commits
sioners of the Land Office for that of Appraisers.
M. ROBINSON moved that the Committee rise
and report progress. Carried.
The Committee also reported progress on the blI
TO amend the revised Statutes relating to Weights and
Measures and to prevent fraud in weight
ELECTION OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
AT 10 o'clock the Speaker announced the special or
der Of the day which was TO nominate the Regents OF
the University in the place of Jabez d. Hammond, de-
ceased and Philip S. Van Rensselaer,, resigned.
Mr.. NORTHUP nominated Moses Crow of Ontario
to fl the vacancy caused by the death of Ja0ez ID.
Hammond.
Mr.. b. BAILEY nominated George W. Clinton OF
Mir. DESHLER moved that the House proceed to
elect by ballot. Lost
The ION was called, and each member rose in his
place and nominated his candidate, with the following
result: f. W. Leavenworth (ReP.), 32 George W.
Clinton Dem.) AZ; Moses Grow X. n }, 80. No choice
Another vote was had, with the same result except
that Mr. Bachm changed MI. Kirby to MI Grow,
and Mr. Prescott from Mr.. Grow to Mr. Clinton.
There was choice and another vote was had:
Mr. GLOVER proposed the name of Isaac Nc
Mr.. MAHEN proposed the name of Robert Kelly of
Mr.. DUGANNE proposed Frederick Douglass.
GroRGE w. CLISToN of Erie was declared NOM
mated. en-
A vote in the same manner, was then taken to MI
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF fnihp ..
Van Rensselaer,, with the following result; Robert
stephen B Kirby KIN, G; Isaac McConihe DEM, 4.
RoBERT KELLY of New-YOrk was declared duly
nominated. - - -
dered TO notify the Senate that the House was ready
10 compare nominations, and Messrs. Foot and Is.
Bay were designated for that purpose
Mi SNOW rose TO a question OF privilege ana am
stated that Robert Kelly, the gentleman nominated,
was ineligible from the fact that be is Trustee of the
Rochester University.
The committee appointed to wait on the Senate re-
turned announcing their duty discharged. 49,.
The members of the Senate then entered the ASseH-
bly, Chamber and took seats.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced that the
Senate and Assembly in joint session to compare
NOMINATIONS IOf htbcuto VI 4,
Jabez d. Hammond, deceased, and directed the
Clerk of the Senate to read the record of the Senate
respectng the nomination by that body.
The CLERK Of the Senate read the record .
The SPEAKER of the House directed the Clerk OF
th House IN read the record of the House respecting
the nomination made by that body.
The CLERK of tie House read the record. ,
The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced that
the nominations of the two bodies were found to DIS
agree and called members of the Senate 10 prepare
their ballots to fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Jabez ID. Hammond.
The roll of Senators was called Senators Upham
and Wadswonh acting as tellen.
The calling of the roll of Senators having been
finished NJ,
The roll of members of the House was called Me'srs'
Prendergast and Odell acting as telers.
The ballot was declared as follows: Whole NUMBER
of votes cast l42 necessary TO choice ~. george
CLINTON of Erie County received SO votes; Chas: W.
Leavenworth Of Onondaga County A.; kooerI heay
of NewYork ,; Joseph Juland of Chenango county
O. and Moses Crow Of Ontario ?: .oroDCp
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate declared GEOkGh
W CLINTON of Erie County duly elected Regent
of the University, in place of Jsbez ID. Hammond ue
ceased. H. u,onror "a
su ,S sce rade vacant by the resignation of Philip
Van Rensselaer,, with the following result: ~,
The whole number of votes cast was l45. Neces-
ssrv 10 choice. 10 Robert Kelly OF New iorS re-
-! "a "a yotes, Elias w. Leavenworth OF Onondags'
"a. Isaac McConihe of Rensselaer,, 2; stephen d.
Kirby of New. York, ,; and Henry H. Seideh, l.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate then annou1.eu
that RoBERT KELLY was duly elected Regent OF the
University IN place OF Phillp y ' an hehrsoi"0'' -
signed. ,,,, ~
The Joint meeting was then dissolved, When the
House adjourned.