The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-09

From the State Capt. Vis
INCIDENTS AND SCENES IN AND ABOUT TIE TWO
ROUaRg,


ALBAsr, Jan. =, 1871.
Senator Riders temperance bin very shorT 0ontan
ing only three sections 1t mainly declares . nisde
for persons 10 se liquors. Asd imposes rsaaly
upon public officers who neglect 20 enforce the law.
the honorable Senator we'll known 70 bo . champion
the Maine law bin, vetoed by the Court OF Appeals
this may be considered great departure from the re-
stricons and penalties IL not absuzdes, Of tho Main
awites, year since. But majority or the Legslatur
will prefer lice law pretty heavily laden with labiu'
ties and pecuniary exactonr.
The report Of tho Bank Of America shows the amount
Value Of banking house, wall street ..... 22o, 900
Stock owned BY literary institutions ,."... 5000
Amount OF surplus on reserved funds esdny
ten per cent Of the capital above stated. Nothing
A resolution was adopted by the Senate tho Sd o
April last, making inquiry Of the Comptroller OF the
amount money paid BY the State to she soldiers OF the
war Of 1872, by order OF the Legislature That officer
rports that under the laws Of 1914 thee was paid by
der Of Governor Tompkins the Si40 $50 ss
OF which samuel Cdmonds Paymaster Gather
OF Jucge Edmonds), received. ............. 9oooo 90
Ard the remainder 10 other banks and inaividuss
BY Jaws OF lS6l9 fss the reef Of the soldiers there
paid from the treasury the further Of 81 s27 so
In sums varying from seven dollars to hundred and
seventy three dollars and fsy cents paid directly to in
dviduAs whose under the provisonB OF
laws. Further aid now asked from the State for many
OF ,he pensioners OF that var.
The Registry blu in the Senate is a copy OF the
introduced at the last session by Senator Brooks II
was published In all the papers at the time.
Senator Ferdou has bill Incorporating company for
constructing suspension bridge the Harlem river,
joining New York and wes.chester. With proper res
trctons there be no reason why the stockholders
should not become Incorporated In order to spend their
money legally, to try TIE experiment
After Mr. Reilly introduced kis bill In the House the
relief OF the New York Volunteers Mr. Foot caused the
Of money the volunteers had already received from the
State, to whom paid, &C. This looks rather squaly for
the volunteers uniformly vote the democratic ticket II
so, they may AZ well "sive Il up 20, Mr.. Brown," for
Mr. Jones called up his resolution asking the opinion
Of tho Attorney General whether II would be com
petent for the present LEGISLATURE to re dirrci the
ture. Mr. Scott opposed the motion he believed
the power sti'i existed, and quoted decision,
s.is ssrI proTbes ee so be done sp.d % aa
not prevent It's being done st . subsequent PERIOD
and he giavely quoted decision made by the courts
where brigader general sustained by organic ng
military court martial after the day specified bylaw Bat
the honorable gentleman did no. inform his hearers
whether there any difference between immseriA
militia and the great organic law The constitution or
the State Several gentlemen discussed the propriety
but a. the matter had been discussed IN tho
public papers, and had attracted the attention OF seve
raj legal ge.siernsa, 4 was aoslly conceded 70
ask the views Of Mr.. Cuahiog Bat his opinion will avail
nothing, The Legislature win district the State,
pass laws and trust TO the courts as in the
school Law ana tho Maine qsor law TO set matters right,
Mr.. Owens resolution. denounciog Presi lent Pierce,
being called up Arthur Woods moved udoan,e post
ponemcnt This lost. II Anally laid the
table and printed conceded 70 I've premature, to
political rehash OF the slavery question, nj
this early sisge Of the session, aud the faces o the
members are yet unfamiliar 10 osch other.
Tbs being disposed Of tho same Mr Ovens laid before
The House another resolution, complaining of tue obitu5
tons experiences by emsrans 10 Kanpas In passnt up
the Missouri RIVER and censurirg tue general govern
meat Cor perplttug such border rulAn oonduct Mr..
Clinton 10 cebae when the Speaker inerpoiei by
reuaxking that they would lie for the day.
Nearly 81 the Old claim bills reoctsd not reached
during the last session being revived 10 boh houses
The lobby sugms ntinx daily but viii not be 10 full
force until the committee OF the Hou,e sball be an
nounctd We may expsci foil quorum OF the third,
and nost lnnusDta House. IN the course OF next week
The North American Trust question respecting "a
Jurisdiction OF the lover courts wA decided adversely
10 the jurisdiction of the IA ~ upsetng bo case
In litigation. The counsel waived the question OF prc
mlnTy iars fiction this decision OF the Court and
the carc will therefore he argued to morrow.
The Re gents d the University me, "a night IN the So
rate chamber Reports references m tte al the pre-
y'ous meetings presented All applications foe ds
touiion from the Literature Fand By Institutions wore
refused wherever she ns utors 10 debt but the
application OF the Parker Institute, and the Poytechnic
nnhuto OF BROOKLYN, were tabled, IN order W
give time TO consider the propriciy Of passlng
the orjirasce admitting the under the visitation Of the
Regents. The report the STATE Library show an
increase OF coo volumes The list OF doners largely
Increased during tho year, and valuable international
works Rave been exchanged with france, Prussia and
other countries