New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-17
ASSEMBLY.
REPORTS.


ASSEMBLY.
REPORTS
Mr.. FOOT to affirm and legalze the widening OF
Battery place. Third reading.
Also, giving the consent Of the State to the United
States purchase certain lands in the City OF New
York. Third reading.
Mr.. HANFORD-Against the New-iorK ana
Brooklyn Ferry bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. fALLE'rT-A series of resolutions on the Ag,
gressions of Slavery tAs published in The ThIBUSE
Mr. JONES considered these resolutions feeble
substitute for the talkedof donation to Kansas tie
regretted that they had not been sooner presented
that they might have been acted upon Goning In a.
This late day Of the session, is evident the Hory
do not desire to have them passed. A.,
Mr. TALLETT assured the gentleman that 'heS0
resolutions would probably be passed.
Mr.. ROSE as one of the Committee, had not signed
the repoathOugh he agreed WIN mos. ri Of
lutons-because he dniereu WIN 'Ho -
one or two Of heIn' -, A., .., ,,,1or tho
The resolutions were laid on the table undef 'ne
Mr. WOOSTER, on q question of privilege re-
marked that Senator Lee yesterday alluded to the
Chairman of the Select Committee OF this House, 10
which tle Excise bill had been referred, rs having
first reported that BILL then urged ts psssag gd Sda nat ar
nrobsbly bg>> made such remark had he known the
exact history of that bill. lie Mr. W. was Chairman
of the Select Committee and the House knew that tnls
remark Of the Senator was not applicable 10 hln' ne
had not been guilty Of any such inconsistency. Ina'
honor belonged to the gentleman from Queens Mr.
Jonesl who, although not Chairman, was a heuoc,
of the Select Committee to which the Excise pll naa
been referred to be reported complete. The remark
of the Senator was true in regard to that gentleman
He not only approved the bill as 1t was reported the
Committed but signed the report, and suose-
quenty in speech in the House reiterated ms , w"I hn
approval of the bill, and urged its passage But Dy
some unaccountable process and to the surprise Oh
every one while his words OF warm 9pproVa, weIo
still ringing in the ears OF members he started tne
House By Voting against the bill its final passage!
The gentleman from Queens may be willing To appear
before the people in this inconsistent attitude but ne
(Mr W. was not. He desired, therefore, that tnat
gentleman should not by any misapprehenslon which
might arise from the Senator's remark, be robped OF
the equivoca honor which his vacilation may nave
conferred upon him. , ,.
The Uouse concurred in the Senate's amendments
10 n bin in regard to the sale of land in partition.
Mr. VARNUM reported bill to found State
Womans Hospital. -. .o.,,,x
renoe in the amendments of the Assembly to the Din
10 provide regulations for the Port OF New-iork, ina
bill was passed.
the Emigrant Protection bill.
Mr.. LEWIS moved that the Speaker certify to the
Der diem allowance and mileage OF Messrs Bower,
Babsock and Evans, as if in attendance during the
entire Of the session. Agreed TO-.
To incorporate the Newly Harmonic Society.
To amend the corporation of the Jews Hospital,
New-York 49,
To provide means for the support of the Govern
ment-Ithe mill and quarter tax bill
To amend the charter of the Newtown and Flush
ing Road bill.
The Annual Supply bill coming up on its third
reading
Mr.. Jones moved to recommt the bill to strike
cut all extra allowances. .
The motion to re-commit was lost-35 to 6i.
The bill was then passed-Yeas, 80; Nays, l3.
The bin making appropriations for certain religious
and charitable institutions was read thrd time anu
passed-90 to S.
Also to incorporate the International Bridge Com
eany The bill passed-79 TO %.
The bill to establish bulkhea and pier lines in
&he harbor of New-York was also passed-7O to ~.
Recess to 81 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS PASSED.
For loans to the Susquehanna, Onondaga and Ovid
Academic.
In regard to the expenses of emgrants, and appro-
prating certain moneys TO the use OF the COMMISSION
els of Emigration.
The Senate returned the bill providing for the pay
ment of certain expenses of Senate Committees, with
the message that the Governor had vetoed the Dill,
and that the Senate had passed il over the veto The
House then also passed the bill over the veto.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole, ana
took up the resolutions in the Dred Scott case.
Mr. JONES offered an amendment, that the resoll-
lions did not intend to apply persons passing o"4n
the State with their slaves to nvada,e the F1gl-
tive Slave Law. He tJones) sustained the amend
ment by remarks denouncing, in severe terms any IN.
cendaIy attempt place IN contempt the decisions OF
the Supreme Court, or laws OF the United States
Mr. HARPENDING offered substitute for the
second resolution reported by the Committee. He
thought the Committees resolutions went too lar IN
declaring that the Supreme Court had forfeited the
respect of the people and that they should have de-
cided to Conne the expression of their dsapprobaon
TO the dcta of the Judges political questions, IN
which they had falsied history and maligned the
ffamen of the Constitution.
Mr.. FOOT warmly opposed the substitute, on the
ground that II did not express enough and that this
was not the time 10 nnce words.
MrsGEORGE thought the second resolution Of the
Committee too e1travagent in words and that the
sense of the people would not indOrse IT,
The substitute was lost.
MIR. VARNUM offered substitute condemning the
practice Of the Judiciary in going outside the question
which they were called on 10 decide. Substitute lost
Messrs. H0GEB00M WAkEMAN and B.
OWEN sustained the Committee and the resolutions.
Messrs. HANFORD and WOODS opposed the res
olutons.
MIR. klNLEN denounced the resolutions Ms revolu-
hons y in their attacks on the Supreme Court and
laws OF fhe Oaed States. He held that the Southern
State were not sectional because Slavery was guar
anteed them by the Constitution Those States were
sectional only that would violate the Constitution.
Dir. SCOTT moved TO add to the resolutions pro-
vision authorizing the Republican members to hold a
session during the at Hartford or elsewhere, TO
express the opinion of the Republican party on the
proprety Of seeding from the Union. Motion loet.
The Committee then rose, and on motion of Mr..
foOf was discharged from the further consideration
OF the resolutions.
table.
Recess till7p.m