The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-12
Attain Mt tho State Capital


| OPINION on THE POLICE BILL wAsrEo-rHs TWELFTH
SECTION JUDGE CULVER AND THE BROOKLYN oIrY
COURT FRAUDS AMONG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| BURNETT WANTS EXTRA COMPsNsAriOs, srC
| ALBANY, Feb. IL, 1858.
Senator Ma he in order to have the coast clear when
the question of the repeal tho New York police bill
up for discussion w.hes to have the opinion OF
the Attorney General upon Of its provisions The
Senator submitted the following resolution, which was
| adopted--
Resolved That the Attorney Genera! he requested to give
his sSS &C mn s s same to the Senate wnssr
Merogoisn Police District and to provide for
&
The police orcc In the city OF New York prior the
scNrd OF Police app oined under said act
The republicans are willing to go for repeal Of the
twelfth section Of the law, which Is as follows
No pay %Sa ss SSss o a. s OF
from The police force unless he shall have given
oc, ard no person ,hc sha! eyer have seen removed
be Iesppopied by the Boato Of Police, Office
saic police force.
TIE repeating Of this section Is oil that the republicans
wpg 10 concede all other movements ID relation to
the law they will resist with all their power aud they
have the power and strength prevent an uncondona
repeal The Senator's and members q tho House from
the entire poce district will Insist upon thorough reta
and nothing else The discussion viii in few
days.
senator Spnoa haa bill before the Senate ropeang the
statute by which tie Brooklyn City Court was organized
II reported upon favorably and sent TO the Commit
tee OF the Whole without attracting much attention.. THIS
morning Senator Noxor take Il from said com
mi,teo and refer to tue Judiciary Committee. r Wnoeer
saw "niggcr III the fence" and remarked that sfo
object Of repeating the brooklyn for no other
purpose than egsating Judge Culver Of Office Mr..
Spnoa said the way business conducted in tina.
highly dsgrsceful Of the condu;t of the
Juoge and that the peops OF Brooklyn universally
III iavor Of repeating the Law cstabhmg the The
bill was sent to the judiciary Committee but the scat
is let out of the bag the Brock ynes will BE- elled
TO retain the court in their midst With Jadge Culver
the Bench however obnoxious he may be- until bis time
expires, ana demonatc Legislature throughout springs
into existence.
Tne bill inserted below is on the files OF the Senate and
has been referred TO The Committee on Commerce Its
provisions are very stringent and persons interested say
the bill ought to be passed into a law
PUNISH rHAUnu.nSI ,sAsssrR ov PROPERTY BY WARE
S p1"o OF Ss ss NJ New Yars IN
nate and Assembly, do enact rs fosSs:-
sha issue any receipt o.hr for any goods,
wares merchandise grain other produce commodity
TO peron or persons purporng 10 be the
thereof unless such goods merchandise grain
by whsr6nger or other
person and shall be in store and its control the time
Sec . No warehouse wh.rnger person shall
merchandise grain other produce commodi,y any
or as sssSry for any money or other
other produce commodity shall the time of issuing
or other and shall be IN aud UNDER his control
At the time of issuing such receipt or other voucher sfore
Sec: No righteousness, wharsneer or other person
stsndise grain OTTER prsaaes sstVodi.y wSe
former receipt for every such goods wAes merchinas
part thereof, shall be outstanding and uocsuceiled
shall sell lumber, ship. transfer in any msnaer
ms or nnes or any gooS tyr
receipt shall have been given sioesed wieit the writ
Sec s. Any wArehouseulan, wharanger or other rsroS
SsG ne sa on s and
oonycon s. be hned in any sum nc eScee tpg one tho
or persons by the vic aon Of any 81 die pToPn
Of his may have and a.ptAn action law agains
the person or persons ye.sang any OF the torego-
or eGnssquensS which he or tSey may sassaed BY
jurisdiction whee< such person shall have been
convicted Of raud as aforesaid under this
General Ward Burnett petiticning for money which
he says be expended twelve years raising the New
York NoluL GERS. de has vouchers IN he posses
sion establishing his claim. II was referred TO the Ju
Gicary Committee, which sent back t. the Senateihc
Committee Claims refused to touch Il, when II
o5ged the ef the Military Committee, under the
protest Of Col Pratt, Of the members OF the committee
Here Is the cocumeit -
To the Honorable the Legislature Of the state Of New
York-The petition Of Ward Burnett, respectfully re
prosents:-Tbai In the year 1876, Immediately after the
COMMENCEMENT VI the war between the United states and
Mexico rcquistor having been made for volunteers to
serve 6orng the war unless sooner discharged he, your
petitioner, dd organize regiment OF volt nteers, which
eventually mustered into the service of the United
states and served throughout the from the siege
of Vera Cruz to The surrender Of the city oil Next
co, aud until the said regiment was finally dsoand
cd AT Fort Hamilton, 10 New York; IN July, ib6s.
The said res mcnt organized under the act OF
Congress OF May, ls46, in the month Of June follow
ing by the authorities of the State OF New York. aud
III At held In readiness by the state until
In November OF the year, when its service,
called for, aud mustered into the service of
the United states the OF next month;
that certain expenditures became necessary during
the ime tba, said rcgimoat was held In 70.
adnoss for service, and ahO after II was
mustered into the service sc the United statss--no
provided by the lawn OF Congress Of 1915 and 1873
and contribute to the health Of the command as well as
10 save the honor and credit OF the State, by promptly
Furnishing the quota OF volunteers required from by the
general government that the Corporation Of the city OF
York generously appropriated moneys in at of the
above expenditure all of which your petitioner has Oh
tanned for them from the general government under the
law u ls4s and paid to the Com olcr OF said city that
there still balance due him, and your petitioner hum
bly, prays that investigation may DC had Of the vouoh
ers in his possession, by your honorable body an
that he may be imburscd for moneys expended, 40
far may deemed cquta ply ara Justly due
him And your petitioner will ever pray.
WARD n BURNETT.