The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-08
Esana Ali,nnY.

THE BARE AND siCKLKs 90 rsovERsy-USIoN or
| NEW YORK AND BRoJKLgN-eaE LIQuCR DUES
| rIoS, ETC.
ALBANY, Jan. :. 1857
Considerable business of i1parisuc, was initiated IN
both branches Of the Legislature % day Some Of ,he
win require immediate action In tha san.,.
BE old contested claim Of M Barr for the sea,
by NJ. sces came up, and Consumed the creator part
! OF the sesson After spending hour or two the fur
ther consideration Of po'poOeo until Friday xheu
Mr. sicsles to lay addoos testimony before the
body From OF the discussion this morning \,
would that a majority Hi 30 in favor o. oustiny
| Sickles.
Mr.. Smith, OF Brooklyn Bfo,ned the Senate he in
tended 10 bring in a bill mating preliminary measures
Tor consolidating the cities - Ne~ York and Brooklyn
urder one municipality No "details are yet gwen We
believe there are no petition. on remonsuanoes the
uolect before The Legislature.
Tho same gentleman will introduce bin providing for
the sale Of the allsbout buryug ground removal
OF the remains now lying iheciu rbe growth OF Brook
patton.
Senator Rider the Temperate loader in that body has
bill In preparation someth'fe 80 The Maine law with
me features Objectionable TO ,e Ooutof Appeals stricken
out The members of both heuseS will be compelled to
have their poses upon the g,ndstone whether
they desire ii net The nAafsst Opposition OF bis
Exceliency 10 prohitiory La does not deter the nj
trahs in the least they want to pace him 10 portion
Tho award of the Canal Appraisers. and confirmed by
the Canal Board in the Rocbtres Water case, wis sent
In the Senate this morning. As'ropg effort viii be made
10 defeat the action OF the caDu o and
ASKED iof The public reed nat ne surprised If final
cees attends them
Mr. Vsrnuu,, leader of the Know Nothings In The
House, will present bill makry provision for The regis
try OF voters. He does inform whether IL is ~
apply 10 The whole State or ~ large ciues.
The Presdents late mes sgo not seam 10 suit
some members of the House better than did Co
vernon King Mr.. James O~en, q member fr,m Port
Byron laid on the table Of the House q seres OF resolu
tions rtropRy oondemning thai Washington document
They VIII be adopted by str Dng vde II Is x9Sal the
last kick poor Pierce will get from New YORK Legisa-
ture.
We have extra pious the House fro N Troy
who got resolution through day giving the Troy
divines three dollars . day. veil the Albany ones
for opening the sessions with prayer and, stranger
know, tts honorable member Pierce oifcs holder.
10 piety a. q discount
In both houses bills threatened to amend the char
ter OF New York, and also the police bills some four
i've members have already given such notice.
The gravest matter brought 10 this morning WA 4 RS
solution offered by Mr.. d. r. r. Jones' from Queens max.
bg inquiry of the Attorney General to his opinion Of
the Legality OF the present of the
neglect last Legislature redgrct the Senate and
Assembly dsricts as demanded by the constitution.
IL iAct- that imperative upon the las. Legislature
under the taken In 1855 consequence Of
osta OF members, TO abide by the directions of
stuton. to have made division Of the Sisti icts
The neglect to do 80 has become noticed in lower
branch Of the legislature the highest officer Will
be required under his oath obey constitution
to give bis candid impartial and uDfeed opinion. We
the House should thai opinion be adverse
TO the legality OF the present Legislature.
You may put down tho late Lieutenant Governor ~
being fairly rsad out OF the whg alias republican party
tbst his chance il nero vapor for the seat Of Hamilton
Fish. Hence the severe attack In the Times the late
governor Clark az no was about retiring
his STATE prscn pardons The Regency here have had
little villain from the roll OF the faithful followers OF
Weed end Seward. Where will he 20!