New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-08
ASSEMBLY. MONDAY. April O. p. N.


To sohorize the Surrogate of New York to pay
tain mopey 10 Henrietta Gioyestein Third reading.
Ire Committee took up the following bills:
For The payment of pieie st certain moneys with.
held jTom Canal CONTRACTORS.
Mr. LEAVEN WORTH moved substitute for the
bill which, be said proposed to give the contractors
some $500 600 ia the aggregate beyond the sipula ed
prices without pre'ext OF claim on their part 10
such an allowance. HIS anehdment allowed interest
Only in cages where the woik had been suspense qua
the Is Der cent withheld beyond the time agreed on In
Mr FOOT earnestly opposed the bill In the shape in
wfich il wss reported. ;,
Mr. IRVING sustsired the substitute proposed by
Dir. LeavtnwoItb. " 40, u,,,
of II betoe bat this was the first time he had resd II
q, heard il read. II was u measure which had not
been before the Committee on Claims III wss ported
b, the Committee Of Ways and Means. lie hsd sup
ncsed il 10 90 no further than the proposed amendment
ard be been 60 told But it welt much further and
great deal further than was proter The amendment
should e adopted.
The amendment was adopted and IN this shape the
bill went to third reading.
Recess TO O'Clock p. III.
SerfR Oclock .. m The Committee Of the whole,
Fir HASTINGS in the chair considered aud reported
the bill for the payment of water furnished 10 The sing
Sing State Prison by the Corporation OF New.iurk.
Third reaoiBg.
The BIZ to pay James Bennett expenses incurred and
for services rendered in releasing Anthony Adams col-
being sold iIfo Slavery was then tskeu up.
Mr. COX briefly reci'ed the facts in his case. Ad'
sms was colcTed citizen of Orange County. lie
shipped rs ssilor Newly ork schooner FOR 10 70.
mouth n c. While there he was taken sick, and
placed IL hospital Before his recovery the schooner
ef Subss quenIly be employed on small coaster,
and while engaged arrested as suspected slaVe
thrown oprson, and would have been SOLD as slave
TO pay bis a fees bat that the clerk of the Court wrote
10 Gov Seward and he TO persons In Orange County.
AS il " uld have been hazardous 10 have waited -
the nece,say authority from The Governor, MI Ben,
nett volunteered 70 60 to the rescue AZ once. ne ai
60; ano Adams returned with him to Orange County
The bill pre- poses to pay Dir. Bennett the simple ex-
penses Of the journey
Mr. WOODS OPPOSED the bill as improper, insisting
ihat the Legislature had rghtto pay the expenses OF
men whC volunteer TO go atter negroes de moved to
sirlb out :he enscting clause
Mr. ROSE reminded the House that tbs mas was
rot imprisoned because he wss citizen Vf New. York,
but because be hsd in going North Carolina, violated
the locs law Of th.i State. For his he imprisoned
az many Others have been II this claim l. allowed,
shy Northern man could send his negro South where
be would be imprisoned, and then, to release bis
msp could take Southern tip at the expense OF the
State.
Mir. HUTCHINSON opposed this mo.i,n, and
maip tan.d that SIR Bennett deserved not merely his
expe1ses but the ihsDks of all humane men for having
so promptly proceeded TO re,cue free citizen Of New
Mr.. PRENDFRGAST r.cited the facts of the csse
as be unc ersicod them and urged the passage Of the
bill.
Mr. WOODS father urged his views; and
Mi JONES al o osposed the bill. IL YOU'D estabi
sh dspgerou' pr.c~ ent. This negro was not lin.
prsoued btcsuse be was a cit zen OF New York, but
becsu he had violated local lsw of North Carolina
Az well might yuu Offer premium 10 all men wha
ebosld see fit TO volunteer upon missions 70 re'cus
cri birsls OF all grades IS to establish the principle OF
tbs bill.
NJ. d. r. JOHNSON would dem it a di.gr,ce to
tie Stste 70 refue 10 do what this bill proposes
free citizen Of Nex.York in prison and in hourly
Danger Of being ruld into svery when be rescued
BY Mr. Bennett To refpse % evince s appreciation
OF this pr mpt exh bion OF philanthropy would be
sbsms I" The Lseisl-ture.
Mr.. WOODS charged that the negro Adsns tsf
from Orange County 10 escape the consequences OIL
disgrscetni crime which ne had corrDitled.
Mr.. COX dtnie this, ard proceeded 20 show The so-
surdy Of the alsehoCd by remsrkn that re'pectsoe
citizens Of Orange Ccut woud not have 20 oterrtei
then selves for fugitive criminal srd that the cr nj
nal timsef III he one) would have been likely
TO return 10 the vi his crns meet punlshnen
which the LAYS provide. The assertion was not only
fase tnt ridiculous.
Mr. WAkEMAN would vote for the bill. if Tor no
cher reason than TO show North Carolina that NeF.
Yoik will e1tr her power for the protection OF her
Srouged citizens and 10 chow 10 tIe world that s1s
tss regard for he iigtti whaever may De their color
CT their ccpditioD in life.
Mr. JONES further opposed the bin, az ernbodyug
bad pfintipe aud a. establishing dangerous prece-
dent
Mr.. j. J. OWEN moved tbs. tie Committe, repor.
PROCESS and IN TIE House moved that the bill be or
deled to third residing