The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-18
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

ALBANY, March H. 1859.
The Senate continued in session until nearly five O'Clock
this morning. the struggle being carried with increasing
bitterness up to the adjournment The object Of the
democrats to get their protest the journal of the
Senate, while the opposition resolved that should not
appear the record at all the ground that its asser-
tons upsustained by fact and that it improperly
impugned the motives Of the majority.
Motion after motion made, and to each the protest
was offered as an independent amendment the President
uniformly refusing 10 receive sustain 1t In any shape
At time during the night the democrats counseed
on the poprey OF ressnpg their seats in the Senate in
body.
Much excitement prevailed during the session.
AT half past three A. H. call Of tho Senate was moved
but after quorum was obtained II was suspended.
AT quarter before five A. M. the majority submitted
TO a compromise, and finally resolution adopted
posponDg further debate on the protest until Wednesday
next which day the final vote the motion 10 reject
the protest and to refuse TO enter on the journal B to be
taken.
The Senate then adjourned till three O'Clock this after
noon.
At hall past three r. NJ the journal read, and the
protest OF the twelve democratic members found not
tered thereon although alluded to in the several motions
made last night.
Mr. MATTER (dem) moved to amend the journal by en-
tering the protest thereon.
Mr.. w A. WHEELER (rep.) temporary President in the
sCent having last night decided the protest not
ceived and the Senate having sustained the chair on the
appeal from that decision
Mr. MA1uxR explained that be desired the protest eu
tered where he offered last night, amendment TO-
pending resolution and not where presented by
Senator Scott The ruling Of the President last night,
ferred 70 that presentation.
The CHAIR still decided he could not entertain the mo-
ton to amend the journal,
Mr. ScorT (dem) called the attention Of the presiding
officer to the rule which nays, he Chair shall not usurp
the power Of deciding that amendments shall not be made
TO the JOURNAL
Mr. MAInER said that the point which he rested
his motion amend the journal The Chair has no right
TO usurp power belonging TO the Senate alone He asked
what the other side Of the Senate could offer against this
propostonf 49,,
There response and the question being put the
Chair sustained.
Mr. Mather's motion TO amend the journal was then
ruled OF order, and the JOURNAL read, approved
Mr. &HELL (dem.) presented petition Tor charter 10
the New York Observatory
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
Mr. NoxoY (rep) presented a memorial from tue Metro
poltan Police Commissioners, denying the ruth OF tue
charges the report OF the Special Committee Of Invest
cation.
Mr.. IAr1x repJ moved to refer tho memorial to the
Committee Cities and Villages.
Mr. MATTER moved to refer II TO tho special committee
having charge Of that matter.
Mr. SrS6IA dem said the majority Of the Sc
nate had refused TO print the report OF the Com
miuee OF Investigation and the testimony taken
by them They had refused TO receive the
testimony and lay II the table; yet they
now come with n memorial from Interested parties
outside OF the Senate and propose refer IT to one OF
their committees and, perhaps build up on assault
on their own committee. lie denounced this as unjust
He was willing that not the Senate alone but the whole
State should the memorial u II suffered 10 go out
IN with the report and the testimony taken by
tho committee. lie declared that some OF the Police
Commissioners had openly boosted in New York that the
report and the Testimony should be printed, and
should be suppressed by the Senate.
hr Ea.s tosup., corr OJorst-l tnl~ statement.
Nj Scxos deI-ed u broadly, and stated that be, az .