New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-21

York and his whole Iih had been passed within its
borders. The little town Of three thousand inhahit-
ants where he had passed the early par OF hr lie,
had been accustomed matter OF night 0 eject their
own town Cfficers and II an attempt was made ny tine
Legislature to fort upon them officer not Of their own
selection they would resist even though the whole
power Of the State were lcyeled against them Bu'
here attemp. by party IN power IN the Legs
aiure to place men in charge OF certain departmenl
of the government Of q million Of people. and ne a. !,
sired To- know if these were 10 be allowed. ne u'u
not believe that s. 900 sufficient 10 detray tue eA
penses Of testing the cons'itutonay OF ne & dueson
and he would favor an appropriation oi siooV' IT, r
WAS n Board of Police Commissioners apPclh'sc' 1ou'
RcnuLiceDs AVID one American dsowned by III, pat-
~ not only without the desire OF the citiZeh' o Wv
York but in opposition to their wishes. Inc a.. "a
in coutr.venton Of the nights OF thc cry a"'
lie fouud to be- 80 upon being submitted 10 ihe oVuitS
| IL INV Tho members Of the Board OF Police Com
| mis.ioners well. They were al good ieuows' W. bu,
bo would dare say that Jim Nye and Jake ChoiweI
were peculiarly compeen, 10 ;ahe y, s &
;rJ FERNANDO Wood possessed moro mind than the
whole Of them; and though much had been charged
agnust him honest mar. yet he Mr. Jones be-
yed that he pOs-essrd ne inuch honesty az the az
gregate Of those tyc gentlemen.
Mr. OTTARsON said that nothing was 20 unpleasant
10 doctors as to he compelled to take their m-d
cine. and il so in politics u in everything else.
The Democratic party had for long time, from con-
tnued possession been led to believe that they had
prescrptive right to the public treasury Of this city,
and that no other party had any right whatever.
Heretofore when the Government at Albany had mod
fled the machinery of our City Government man
had said ANYTHING about the uncOnstitutonaty Of the
acts Nor would anything have been said about it
now had the Police bill not been passed and only
because that bill precuded the possibility OF the pres
ent Mavor making OF the Police TO his ends
as he had done by evying contributions upon them
10 carry out political schemes which they were forced
10 give or ose their positions. But the Charter had
passed the Assembly by n large majority, while not
finge senator of the thry-wo had voted against IL.
Would any present say that there not intell
pcnce enough in that body of Senators TO have dscOv
cred the uDcOnsi.utonay Of that act if il were un-
constitutional? There was but one source Of power
in this State and that is the people of the State speak
inc through the Lesature-and not the delegation OF
tLe City and County of New-YOrk; and when the City
comes 10 take up arms against the State except in
legal manner it viii find itself in bad predicament.
Upset that authority and where would be our Govern
ment IL gentlemen isposed to 20 into peace
able legal test Of this question, he was not disposed TO
oppose it. But that not the spirit in which the
proposition was made.
After some further remarks by Messrs. McCAHILL
and BRADY the resolution was put to vote, with the
following result
ford Waugh Clark Hughes. Donnc. Ginartiu Warner.
Phillips Crawford Campbell Hunt. Roehner Van Tine.
nell O'Er.n Kelly Jones' Kettleman Reynolds Schsppert
Reilly, Wallace; Ryer, Iiaswel Mccahil Dohertyas5
NAYS-Messrs Crane. Kcunsrd, Hempil. Brady Chapman
Ottsrson Mitchell, Odell Noye., Franklin-lo
There not being constitutional vote, the resolu
tions were lost. A reconsideration was moved and
carried and the resolutions laid on the table.
The Board then went into Committee of tho
Whole and after long struggle adopted threc papers
and ordered them to third reading.
Adjourned TO Wednesday afternoon.