New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-04
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.


Mr.. WADSWORTH presented petition signed 6y
Henry w. Faxon, Wm. c. Bryant, A. Raynor, D
Albis, c. c. Bristol, Pho Allen C. G. Pool Lyman
B. Smith, Abram Thorn, and others, asking that the
insanity habtual drunkenness. cruelty and inhu
man treatment, and wful desertion, each, shall be
"ground for dissolving the marriage contract.
wOMAS's HOSPITAL.
Mr. ELY introduced bill TO amend the Act Of 1857
founding State Woman's Hospital, a. follows:
SECTION The st section of said Act is hereby amended to
Peter Cooper Benjamin r. Butler George T. Timble Robert
B. Mnturr and their hereinafter provided for shall
sHG'nts sH tcndae SHSs c for
Of diseases peculiar 10 aud for the maintenance Of
Woman's Hospital in the State Of NewYork.
SIC The sixth section Of the Act hereby amended /.
The 9th section of the act i, hereby amended read
Not less than eleven Governors shall constitute quorum for
the purposes of cccting officers making bsws holding
special meeting but for all other purposes and stated meet
ings, seven shsll BE- quorum.
The first amendment of the above bill is the only
one of Importance. BY that amendment Lyng-in
Hospital may be connected with the establishment,
and thereby it will acquire So, 900, the history
of which is not uninteresting. About the year 1876
DIR. Bard collected, by private subscription, nearly
$1,000 for the purpose OF founding Lylng'n Hospital
in the City of New-York 1t was never appropriated,
and by being judciOusly invested has accumulated to
$50 GEO. Ii is proposed to devote this SUN to the
object for which DR.. Bard intended it,
SAVINGS BANKS IN SEw-roRK AND BROOKLYs.
Mr. ELY introduced the following bill relative to
Savings Banks in New-York and Brooklyn;
in Act passed April is 1855 is authorized make shall not
ss a .pSn Ss
sregse at time the sum Of 800 600:
Banks to pay their respective Presidents such compensation
for their services h. IN the opinion of said Trustees be es
1Cs OF oHeJ m he % H. La prevent " regular
SEE s. All parts acts relation to savings incous.
ent with this his, act are ,Ihn hereby repealed.
RELATIVE TO HIGHWAYS.
Mr.. SCOTT introduced bill relative to private
roads and public highways, which amends Section
of the act passed April ~ 1853 relative to highways
so that it shall read rs fellOws
SECTION The Commissioner of Highways to whom such
pcson shall be made shall thereupon appoint early d.
Town Clerks IN tie where said proposed private road
located Jury will be selected for the purpose of determining
Te 5th section II said act is hereby by striking
the words qualified Jurors in Courts OF Record
and inserting in lieu thereof the words and heehode o' a
town."
AMENDING THE CODE OF PROCEDURE.
Another bill has been added to the list of proposed
amendments 10 the Code of Procedure. None of the
bills presented at this session, to amend the Code
have been considered as yet They will probably be
The main object OF the bill noticed by Mr.. MORAN
today is to require Judges at Circuit TO render their
decisions in all cases within twenty days after the
final hearing.
THE KANSAS RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions relative to Territorial legislation
were called up for consideration halt an hour before
the Senate adjourned.
Mr. OWEN took the floor, saying that he had sup
posed he would not again feel called upon to troub
the Senate with any rems the questions involved
in these resolutions But since then events have
transpired which call for immediate action at the
hands of this Legislature, and he felt no disposition
TO apologize for again occupying the attention OF the
senate. II has been said that whom the gods would
"kill they first make mad and We have an e1emPil-
ficaton of this trusm in the recent ach0n OF the
President of this nation. He (Mr. d. had intended
to strike out of this series of resolutions all except the
one which requests Senators and Representatives.
in Congress to oppose any Constitution tor Kansas
ple He had intended to do this, but the newspapers
of this morning have brought us news that precudes
the possibility of much moderation on our part
They bring US the news that the President has re-
solved to exert all his power to force the odous Le-
compton Constitution on the people of Kansas. hen
the people of Oregon and of Minnesota apply ioi
admission into the Union. they are told to wait until
the Kansas question is settled! How Is It with the
Army bills Wait until the Kansas question Is SET.
tledI How is il with the appointments in New-fork
and elsewhere Everybody is told to wait until the
Kansas question is settled Thus, Sir, is every power
every means however trivial or however great called
into reauisition-,ome by promises, some by threats
TO aid in forcing this hateful and unjust ConstHutoi
upon the people.
When the President in his insane document, as pub
hshed in The AH0s and Argus of this morning, wishes
to make point his side he has no hesitation IL
quoting from the letter of Gov. Waker-thereby
recognizing its authenticity. Now, then, he lhlr d.
wanted to show by this same letter-the authenticity
of which Mr.. Buchanan recognizes-that he himsel
was guilty of dupicity, or something else lnhnteH
worse He SAYS that the Topekaites, in not voting
the Constitutional election recognized the right
those then voting to act for them; that if they wer
unrepresened at that election, it was their own fault
and theirs only But what says Gov. Walker on thi
point Why that the people did not have the oppor
pnity TO vote at that election They not regis
tered, and could not vote. Is not this duphcty on h
part of the President .
He reioices that large majority Of the people d'
vote for State officers on the first Monday in January
What mockery-btter mockery. Because few, les
peradyenture the odious Lecompton fraud might o
forced upon them, submitted TO take action IN IN
January election. He (Mr. d. regretted that the
took any part in that re election Tor see %na. i use &C.
recognition by them of the validity OF the odious III
strumert standing that at that election on IN
very same day, they voted eight to one against IL
Was ever madness such this displayed IN 20 sign
station? He says that Kansas is Just as much
Slave State as is Carolina Georgia. He will neNe
forget that decision of the Supreme Court; but II h
had uttered those words three months before the "a
| Presidential Election, he would not have received
single vote north Of Mason and Dixons llne and tn
American People would not now have hls Insan
/ vagaries
AT this point Mr. SMITH requested tie Senator
give way to a motion TO adjourn.
| Mr.. OWEN assented.
propositions were made to make the resolutions
special order Tor O'Clock this evening, for morfo
noon that tho final vote be now taken, &C., &c.
| MIR. SCHELL moved that their further considers
| ton be postponed until the 10Th of Nav.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to adjourn. Lost: 10 to Il
Nr. SCOTT moved to make the resolutions a speci,
order for tomorrow noon.
| Mr.. WADSWORTH moved to amend by oostpor
| ing their consideration uhtil the 10Th of Nav.
The CHAIR decided the motion to amend DOT
| order.
Mr.. DOHERTY inquired whether the Chair recos
| n;zed the motion Of the Senator from the XVIII IN
1 Scott
The CHAIR-Certainly.