New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-22
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE
From Our Own Reporters.
SENATE. ALBANY, Friday, March 81 1885,


THE COMMISSIONERS OF RECORDS, II.
Mr.. SPENCER, this morning, presented the report
of w. G.. Wetmore Jonathan Lathon, Geo. +. Nelson
and Richard Busted, who constitute the Committee
appointed under the Act relative TO records in the
Surogates Registers and County Clerks Office They
report, that in order to decide, properly, upon the
remedial measures contemplated by the establishment
of the Commissions, they appointed committee who
after an elaborate examination into the State and con-
dtion of the documents and records report that IN tne
Surrogates Office there are 359 volumes oil records
inventors and guadian's accounts There Is large
number of the records OF wills remaining unsgheu oy
the Surrogate. These omissions run through apenod
of ten years, from 1880 to lS4O Ihere are se'erai
volumes of the records of wills written on paper OF
such fabric that it crumbes to pieces almost al the
touch. and it is impossible to use the books without
great danger of destroying the record.
In the Register office there are ,Js5 volumes.
Several of the earlier books are In bad state, WIN
leaves lose the writing fast becoming lleglDle, ana
there are not wanting instances OF entire leaves having
disappeared. Some of the general indexes are 80
much worn that they need to be recopied' Inc cna.
tel mortgages and other papers have been torn, ana
lo7 los, or mslaid Numbers of the blotters TO the
hooks of conveyances missing, and many OF them
are mutiated large number of the maps are mutt
lated and defaced, and lO4 are mssIng-ainUng tne
latter are the maps of the Stuyvesant, Rogers Murray
Lorilard and the Sailors Snug Harbor Estate Ohe
important work has been entirely destroyed by mice'
The maps generally need repairing and recopying.
The Committee say that the general indexes IN 'ni'
Many of the papers in the County Clerk office show
the same diapidated condition. =,
we conclude by recommending the passage OF the
sycTIoS The sunosate Of the city and county Of New
yo is hereby authorized and directed TO sign all names ana
r.rscstes In his left unsigned by previous
and The records and certificates signed and cerhed copies
thereof shall the effect as the originals hsu oe
duly signed certified by the Surrogate IN once 81 'he uo
SEC The Register of the city and county Of New York Is
hereby authorized directed sign al rerds and eern
Gates In his once left unsigned by previous heeeI any
records and certificates 30 signed and eeIaa
and certified by the Register in office at the time they were
Whenever under the direction of the Commissioners
NJ Records or Surrogate Register OF the County OF New"
h, be eopd for the purpose prserns the originals the
Surrogate or Register shall certify the copies OF saa ,eo
mars and documents and the said copies Of records maps ana
and certified copies thereoi shaI nave 'ne ~
effect as the originals OF certified copies thereof
PROSPECT SQUARE, BRooKLfS.
Mr C p SMITH presented petition, numerous!y
signed by citizens asking that Prospect square, IN the
Twelfth Ward, be discontinued ana closeu. h'.
netition was accompanied by bill, lintroduceu oy
Nr which authorized the closing up OF the square,
snd n,rmits the owners of lands lying within the hus
of the same to improve, build upon ana occupy inc
same in such manner "a if the same had never oeen
designated as public park
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
1r RICHARDSON, a majority report on so much
of the Governors Message a. relates to slavery IN
tbe Territories concluding with the following resoiu
tiors which were ordered printed:
S.nsas and Kebssks which sbrossted the prohibition
81 slavery in said and opened ths f0f us
, hs;ein AZ breach ofa sole compact owhen
The .sSeholdns interest bad reaPei the full benefit srps
10 the Free States and violation OF the nA's
OF man. -, , II .ui.wh ;rv.s;on of Kansas
; of Missouri and their Illegal and forebe exclnsion
Of the reope OF that Territory from the Poe sns 70
r. ere entitled the government thereof N ot1si
& sisxsrv therein under semblancc OF law, were Ats .,
sn ne,se In our political history, unwsrT snt nted
and directly subyersive OF the iun1aae"'~-
purposes Of Republican GoVerhInen- f TIE rrasan,
Rorsd That prolonged poninervenon .. .ae !,
lSninis,raou Of the Federal Government 20 lIsse 80
i,k the outrsees committed by citizens oi 80
peore Of Kansas which might have been Preventea
he Federal Executive and his Cabinet usI.! a sr.e;
seee,ory thereto and unworthy Of the confidence snA
| the citizens OF Free States -. -. ;,s.itr,ioo
gs,olred That Congress possess no power over te
ofssyery IN the ersl States but that OUTSIDE o
Sirop the constitutional power OF the FedsIsI =, nj
should be exerted secure Lie. Liberty and haPPe
,sn ard 10 prevent either Slavery or involuntary
Irspt Tor the punishment OF crime, in Of the IeTroe'
\ The United States a., .. .. al politi
that all officers should. far as prsciie ao.o pe
hp bv direct vote the people and that iD
% should be and citizens Of undoaetea meg
,, nd cspacitv whether foreign bonn or naive peln,
sssa 10 support the policy Of restricting Slavery Aaa
| irg Freedom - IL .,,h ar ,a,-y.,i,e ,nsss Is
poyidng under severe penalties. assins, INV
& for otbe. States eouros or subvert tee nee
tbe people thereof |, her government o. WISH 'PP