New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE
frcm our Own Reporter :, n ,os,
SENATE. ALBANY, April 2 Ioo|.
A large number OF private and poc1 oiu' "e' TO

purs INTRODUCED.
Mr. C. p. SMITH-To an honie 'sv I ioc. m ,r.ys-
Zen 70 rsse money to pay liabilities Iof loca.
renfs. Aho, relative to the Department Vi rol0e Vi
Brooklyn. ., scor, nvr,sros
NJ vADDFN called from the table the resolutions
from ,be Assembly rest 10 The az eson OF zoe on'ted
tats. CONT in the bred Scott case Heretofore pub
n' M, BROOKS hoped the preamble would besricken
~ az r, soution sdopfed. He did not regard the
preamble t-ue In point OF fac' Inc pre- OF res
pipii, o. Ike ihe preamble to law, OF no effect.
merely setting forth certain propositions "a facts but OF
no force. Tire decision Of toese five judges had not
been ublis5ed-nothng but mere abstract of it hsd
eeeu the light No could tell what II was, except
that the decision went no further thao Died scott
affecting only il and him lie claimed ths' me dsclso1
did not 90 to the extent the preamble claimed hs nsa
no objections to the re'o'uon. Let the resonon 70
frs referred 10 The Judiciary Committee, ana ie' 'N"
Committee report upon the fact.
Mr. LEE cid not propose TO make any remarks upon
the subject II was true die not f,ny kno" 49,
the deossn in this case wss but We ua a-sSon Of
me neonIe o this ubect and after the minority opin-
ion had been published-io have bis opinion VI 5
e1eF esed in Court, appear before the PeoPe. q" a4
taken time-ample time one woud suPPoeeL.OI TO
xiex m amend or 10 modify il; but IL hao mol come
ont as vet He held thai il vas but dne 10 inc people
al The Stats that this resolution should be ADOPTED IN
view Of the oral decision OF Jncge la1ey wncn p nes
with 30 prompt 80 just reouke all over the Free
States by the free pres and me people.
Mr. BROOKS further claimed that what purported
to be recital of fact in the preamble, was not fsc'
He called for division Of the quesuon-hrst to be
taken on the adoption of the preamble
Mr.. CUYLER resd the pr smble and resolution, and
claimed thst 9e had decision The proposition OF
The Senator from the Sixth was TO raise COMMITTEES 10
decide What the decision vas. To him that course
ptemed frivolous IL a decision had not been made
and one which repeated IN the presmole-then the
country hsd been needes.y alarmed. Is was decls-
ion 70 support the insti ution Of Slavery to which we
tni o~L iealOn
seemed to BIN 10 the days spoken OF by PatrlcR Hen
~. He quoted from Jefferson as well as Paulcs
eprs on the subject of Slavery he believed the de-
cison OF the five judges, in effect was, thet freedom
wee sectional and Slavery naiioasl
Mr. BROOKS claimed that it was a ceumny upon
Judges risr end Nelson TO say that they c1scarred IN
the decision as put forth 10 this preamble. Why speak
of the cpiboDs Of five Judges when seven clearly
pnited Ia the opinion tast Died Scott was not uee
msD--'hst was the decision 49,.
wss mon conceded statement of facts-iha. this man
was taken from Missouri TO Indiana, and anerwsrd
tskep hack 10 Missouri. The Courts OF Missouri
claimed that Scout had right to bis freedom. ine
,I,ad state, Cont had decided the OF this.
The effect OF the decision was THIS, mat SCOT hso
beeo brsught into this State and renamed one or Two
wears, and then taken back to Missouri, tue United
Stste, Court would hold thst he was still slave MT
,ri,h,tandinp his residence In Free STATE IL had
been NJ iorIDy held by the Courts OF Missouri Ml.ss
,nni aud Kentucky that when slaves were taken INTO
Trse Siste or country il made them Tree. Inc oecs-
ion of ths United States Court vas the reverse OF all
tbjs ava decided that although MAJ might a. one
time be freeman, he could again be reduced to bond
age sb6 se'vitude. -,
MI SWEET moved 10 amend tie preamble by add
inc sser .ha word whereas, I" IL is understood"
Mr. RIDER thought the decision was striking at the
sood cd Democratic doctrine OF State rights Inc ooc
rire that Slavery could be carried INTO leIn.or? OF
Mr. SiCKLES did not understand thst the amend
mept proposed changed the preamble materially lie
though. he Legislature should pause before sdopaog
Ii sl.ato olAIta nd in fhe
smbe. lie read it, and undertook to s1ekI1t toe 81.
prtme Court OF the United States as - or OF fact
had decided nothing OF the kind as exl8e!seo 10 tne
preamble He characterized II as perverson OF tacl
and truth and added injury to the absurdy OF tins body
exciting self with Court uf Appeals and passing upon
the sstion at all He held that the doctrne that ne
grots were not citizens was az old as the Cons1Tuuon
itself In the Executive Department OF ina Un"ed
Staes i had always been held that negroes were not
Mr SWEETS amendment Was lost.
The question was then taken upon the preamble,
and II az adopted Yeas, IL; Nays, ii.
YEAs-at-rs Belinser. Bradford, Caysr, DarlIn, Hal
f Rsa.sy RiarT J. Smith To~6s, Uphsm UshoI-7
NAYS Ness B.ss. sTOoh. ss.GOa; Hale Hsrc0uTt
Meetrs Petty, c. p. Smith, A. H. Smith and Wads-
worth were absent.
Mr.. RICHARDSON stated that the only thing In the
preamble Objectionable to bis mind was the cisuee ina
hsye,y W.s declared to be national. 1t was an inter
enc from the decision which, az it was not published,
might no. be- correc. He voted no.
Mr. BROOKS moved an amendment to the resoiu-
tiop which was lost-l2 70 10.
The yesolution was then sdopted-Yess %; Nays, g.
as follows: ~ c--,.- n..u..
cen NcNon Paterson Ramsey, Richardson, Rider j. A Smith,
fEAYs-Mssss Brooks, Hale, Kelly, Nichols sickes,
Sweets - -
The bill to amend the Charter of Trinity Church was
then onfideYed.
MIR. HALE addressed the Senate ct length in opposi
ton 20 the BILL
to report progress.
The general orders were made the specii order Tor
Mondsy al I2 H. on motion of Mr.. BRADFORD.
Mr.. BROOKS reported the bill relative to sewerage
and drainage in Brooklyn. Third reading.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tie following bills were ordered to third reading
To Incorporate the Western Education Society.
TO amend the Constitution of the Jews Hospital.
ne bill making the Canal Auditor a State officer
WIS ace the special order FOR tomorrow at III o'clock.
The Trinity Church debate was postponed TIL to:
morrow at clock, in consequence of the absence OF
M. Hall through sickness in his family.
BILLS PASSED.
To provide for the government of the Aims. Ii case
spd Peslten,iary of Kings County.
The Assembly aPportionment bill 70 conhrn the
resolution OF the Common Council for widening Bat
teIy pace. CO.,
TO incorporate the Lakes Erie and Michigan Ship
The bill TO organize Senate Districts was amended
on motion Of Mr.. KELLY, 40 as to make the lilo
Dist,ict consist of the First Second, Third Fourth,
Fifth Seveath, Eleventh, Thirteenth and Nineteenth
Waroa &c Brooklyn; and the Hid District OF the
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth En-
tenth Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth afds
OF Brooklyn, and was then passed..
Tho vote the bill to prevent frauds In the sale oil
tickets railroads and steamships wss re-
considered and the bill was lost.
ASSEMBLY.
A lerpa nuuhar Of ntiyate hils ue,a Dassa1