New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-11
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.

Whole in the Jerry o Brien Claim Dill. Inc Commit
t Of ,hs Whole struck the ens;ing clause of the
hill The question Of agreeing to the report OF the
Commit, zee was lad on the table
Tbe question being agreeing TO the report OF the
Commiftee 6eba'e elsued, when the report was dis
agreed to--10 to 81.
Mr. CJYlER moved to recommit the bill to the
Commit ee n Claims with instruction TO amend by
inserting chuse p'nvidng that OBren be paid il Il
be shown that mutual Misunderstanding existed be-
tRteD CLAIMANT .nd the state Ulcers as TO the ma
ture OF the contract and Iepor. complete. Lost aud
the bill had its lh'rd reading and passed.
BILLS PASSED.
To develop the resources OF MontezuGa alt Springs.
To leoreeIize the Wardens Office for the Port of
Eew-YoIk.
REPORTS.
Mr. BROOKs-To unite certain counties into
metropolitan Police York, Richmond,
Kings &c. Third reading.
Also TO eRaize the proceedings OF The Bosrd OF Su-
peryisors Of New-Yofk in the matter OF certain map
ping. Third reading.
Also to provide payment for certain articles furnsed
the City of New YORK. and to legazs the acts OF the
Supervisors. Third reading.
The Broadway Relief bill was announced from the
Mr.. KELLY moved its reference to the Committee
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved the Railroad Commit
tee as an amendment. Agreed to, to 9, and bill re-
ferred to Railroad Committee.
Mr. PETTY-By bill in relation to the election of
certain judicial officers the city and county OF New
York.
MT UPHAM-Msking appropriations for the COM
pletion Of the canals.
Also making appropriations for the canal debt
Also to provide means for the enlargement and CON-
pletion Of the State canals Special order tomorrow
after Executive Session
THIRD READISG OF BILLS.
The fclowiDg passed:
To reduce The several scs rel itng to District Coarts
in the City of New York into one oct.
To amer the Revised Statutes relative to summary
proceedings TO recover possession of real estate.
To amend certain sections of the Code OF Procedure
To amend the General Railroad act.
To provide for investigation into the origin Of fires
in certain cases.
To Incorporate the White Plains Fire Department
Mr.. c. P. SMITH moved ~ reconsider the vote upon
the Hsriem River Bridge bill. Lost.
The bill TO incorporate the Homeopathic Medical
College was referred to the judiciary Committee to
report complete. Adjourned
ASSEMBLY. THURSDAY, 4P.m.
Mr. SHERMAN from the Committee of Sixteen
reported several bills which were ordered to third
MIR. fOOT Yesterday voted In the affirmative on the
bill for the relief OF broadway. He nov moved a re-
consideration Of the vote by which tha bill passed
The SPEAKER said me motion was not now in
order because The bill had been sent to the Senate
TIE House went INTO Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
LACEY in the Chair, on the bill spportoning the
Members of Assembly.
Mr. PUFFER moved TO give two members to
Broome and but one 10 Livingston. This appOrtion.
ment would have been made il the bill had passed as
A should have done, last Water Within few days,
however town had been taken from Alegany
County and put on (, Livingston. This trick gave
the latter county a larger fraction thai BroOme. The
town has been simply borrowed ana will be returned
perhaps as soon as the a2poEtionm Mt no proposei
Mr.. VAN vALKENBURGH supposed the C,nsti
tuition fixed this matter. Livingston has the largest
fraction and should have the second member.
Mr. SPENCER argued that this Legislature could
OILY do what the last Legislature should have done
Broome snd Livingston ehOuld be presumed to stand
pre- csely they th,n stood If the amendment is 40,
made Brcome will be delrauded of Whist the contend
cd were her constitutional RIGHTS,
Mr. VAN VALKENBURGH could not concur In
this opinion The app5rtiOnment is 70 be now made
upon the basic of the population which each county
known to have. This rule would give Livingston two
members.
The ami ndment was lost, and the bill ordered to a
third reading
The same committee took up the Senate Apportion-
ment bill.
MI HANFORD moved to place the Twelfth instead
of the Thirteenth Ward of Brooklyn in thu lid Dis
trct and the Thirteenth instead of the Twelfth in the
Hid District Loot.
Mr. INGRAHAM moved TO substitute for all the
Districts from Twelve onward, as published several
days srce.
Mr. considered this more equal distribution than
the original bill He referred particularly to the Dis
trios proposed be made up of Rensselaer, and Wash
ipgton Rensselaer, alone has a population of over
$1,000, and with Washington more than 100 OOO The
arrangement be proposed would equsze this and sew
Mr.. BECKWITH sustained the amendment, as
being far more iust and equitable than the original
bill which establishes four districts with over lOO-
coo, while there are but two such districts In the
amendment
Mr.. ALLEN also sustained the substitute.
Mr. SCOTT contended that the original blu came
more nesry to the requirement Of the Constitution than
the substitute.
Mr.. b. OWEN opposed the substitute, because it
would place Seneca in district having population OF
more than 100 600
nv. SQUIRE also opposed it, because of the inoon-
yenience which would result from forming Herkner
aud St Lawrence into District
Without taking the question the Committee reported
progress.
In the House Mr. SHERMAN moved 10 order
the Ser ate Appointment bill to a third reading.
MIR. BECkWITH moved to substitute the bull as
proposed to be amended in Committee of the Whole
by Mr lngrabam. Lost-l9 to s.; aud
The bill was then ordered to a third reading.
In the House, Mr.. PUFFER renewed the amend
ment to the Assembly ApporIionment bill, to give
two members 10 Bro me.
The motion was ost-lS 10 81; and
The bill ordered TO a third reading.
The HouSe concuired in the Senates amendments
toihe Cayugs and Seneca Canal bill.
Recess 10 o clock.
Seven o'clock, 7. M-The House went into CON-
mttee Of the Whole, and took up the General Appro
pIlation bill for the ensuing fiscal year.
Several minor amendments were made, when
Mr. VARNUM moved provision that the Legisls.
tive messenger boys, 10 the number OF twenty, shall
hereafter be taken from the Orphan Asylums lone
from each in the State.
Mr.. Is. OWEN objected 10 the amendment chiefly
because Il would do these orphsn boys resly no good
II wcald demOIaize them, and on their return. by
habits 'Orned when beyond restraint, they would in
iroduce 6iorpsnization into the institutions.
MIR. NARNUM defended the proposition and be-
heved the result would be beneficial "a her than in
juIiors
Mr.. HOGEBOOM took the same view of tae sub.
jet. He believed the messengers who would be Sc
cured by THE process would be superior boys; aud
those who have them in charge would see to it that
they would be kept under proper discipline when