New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-16

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hs desree, shah may aa for the jury fad
s wssS sSy sS.I convicted Of any e pun
b With death and sentenced 80 'Dss s"ch he
m the sqcb punishment of shall be To-
Us sh. place shall 5istey tSeeap9O transmit
"a The Governor Of the State by statement con-
cob and with the notes Of testimony taken by such
No Ps.On sentenced or imprisoned .h be exc
cuea pursuance Of sush sentence hn year fro the
sy which such sentence Of death shall be p.sd until
ce fths cOur, 10 which the eenscn had under he
s r. issued by the Sveo SDSs h s'I sSa r Of Ss
@ sy situated hs .S @aS ' Of f s
70 be carried into execution.
s hs be to UNDERGO Imprisonment S one of the
Sae Prisons end be kept in confinement hard labor or
sEc / section Of Title Of oh.p,er Of Part of the Re.
yistd Statutes shall be amended 90 TO read follows;
SEcrIoS Every person who she'll hereafter be- convicted
ls Of against he people Of this State; ID Of rder
Sesssd 10 Ibis ute shall bs punished as herein provided
SIC Section Is Of SAd Title s hereby amended
SIC ia The nquiOn Of the jury shall be .igued by them
convict "a nsaDe the sheriff hs conway said to the
unac asylum for oouycs h'reso be kep. the
shsn certify to the Governor that said ne aud
nay hi Il, v arr. assIe ms s1sSyH1
that be be imPronsd Of the State Prisons according to
SIC The provisions this for the punishment Of
der IN the a degree hs spp to hs Se and the
hA apply g all crimes now Punishable via deAh except
sxo To- An PesOns Low under sentence Of death 10 this State
convicted Of murder and tn sentence snail be Panshed
Sac H. Sections twelve tni'teen fourteen nioeteen twenty
5xs emf s%ss 3 @ oSe hereby m
The 10th section is Intended to cover the case Of
Mrs. Hartung, under conviOton in this city for
the murder OF her husband.
Conference Committees were appointed by both
Houses on the Supply bill. On the part of the Senate
Messrs. Sessions Trnmsn and Grant, and on the part
Of the Assembly, Messrs Fsgler Conklng, st. John,
P8ype and Ode IL
The BIN TO autborzethe construction of a Railroad
from WethaVken Ferry foot OF Forty .second street,
n. r.. to Fulton Ferry with branches has been or.
aereo to third reading III the Assembly.
STEALING BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS.
MIR. Law offered a resolution appointing Select
COMMITTEE Of three to sit during the recess without
pay, tc investigate the pscnations and areeniss
ported TO have been COMMITTED by removal of public
documents stationery bOoks, &c the pro pery of the
State from the rooms of the Sate-Hall Capitol and
State Library, said Committee TO have 20 to send
for pefsons aud papers.
1t appears by lie statements of Mr.. Law that about
$50 copies Of the ColoDil History have been stolen;
aso considerable staff merry an0 valuable documents
and papers belonging to the Canal Department
The Assembly adjourned over till Monday morning,
this afternoon but the Senate is TO hold evening
session.
AS to when the Legislature will adjourn sine die or
how much more more mischief it will perpetrate, your
correspondent s not pre- pared TO express opinion.
VITO MESSAGE.
The following message was received from the Gov
ernor:
STATE or NEw-YoRK, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
ALBANY, April 10, 1860.
herewith return, without my approval the bill enti-
tied An Act TO authorize the sale of certain lands be-
longing to the Sac and to empower the corporation
"of the city Of New York TO purchase the same"
The bill provides that the State EogDeer and Sur
vyor sha cause to be survey all the lands belong
Ing to the State the Hudson and East rivers outside
the grants heretofore made TO the City OF New York
After the survey completed the municipal authorities
Il g ha1fnf
lands at price to be fixed by the Commissioners Of
the Land Office II the bill stopped here it wonld have
met my approval thou b. in my opinion, it would have
been better bsve provided for sale at auction to
The highest BIDDER. But the bill goes prov de that
cit shall be the duty of the Comptrol of the City of
EeW-York and he is hereby authorized and directed
purchase and acquire in ne name and Tor the oene-
i Of the corporation Of said city, any tle claim or in
teress which any pei son or persons may have as
grantee Iantess lessee essees OF the State 10 or
10 any Of the lands surveyed as In this act provded
and slso TO compromise settle, and pay off, upon such
termP be shall deem most advantageous 10 the COL
poraton of sad city, aDy and all elaine, rights OF &C
ton, and demands Of every description which any per
son or PERSONS his or their heir executors admins
traitors or assigns have, or may or can have
against the may or aldermen, and commonAty OF said
city arising from or growing out Of the use or occuPa-
lion Of said sDds sny part thereof by the corpora
ton of said city, ite grantees or lessees
If this provision be Interpreted literally, 1t would
compel the Controller TO extDguifh claims upon lands
which he city had refused 10 purchase and winch,
therefore remain the property of the State for this
dy s iposed upon the Controller as TO all anos sur
yeyA not simply lands purchased. II compels the
C0ntre of the City to purchase lease, the validity
OF wish he In connection with the Corporation Coun-
be 10 atthe present moment contrasting in the courts,
and 70 exineuish judgments to the amount OF over
$500 GEO. the Justice Of which the Controller is taking
measures 20 dispute Even if this obligation Is intended
10 be conditional upon the purchase VI the lands the
result may be to compel the city to pay judgments
which its authorities have Represented 70 me 10 be
fraudulent and uIjust, in order to enable the city TO
purchase lands it desires 10 obtain. IL the Judgments
are valid the city is sbundaully responsible, aud will
be compelled by The courts pay them aud that is no
reason why the Legislaure should attempt to antci
pate the action Of Che proper tribunals,
Indeed, If the judgments had not been obtained for
the OCCUPATION Of q portion Of the lands to be con-
veyed one would have thought of inserting such
provision into tbis bill. moments reflection will,
however show that THE fact makes difference
the prOpIiety Of the provision The Judgments are
against the ctynOt against the state; and they are
Consequently not a lien upon the land. Ii the city is
willing TO purchase the land, il should have the per-
ssIon TO do so uDrammeled by the obligation to pay
judgments it Is coDtending THIS course involves no
luustce 70 The plaintiffs in the Judgments. IL leaves
mem yrbece they are They have the responsibility of
th city, and they should have no more. The tribunals
Of usfee will in due time enforce the collection OF the
judgments il they right. heanwhi tue acton oil
the authorities Of the S5ae and city should remain uh
Influenced by extTsDeOus matters
mDf not be understood as expressing any opinion
az 70 the lights of the ate in the lands affected oy tnlS
bill. The are OF such nature that Responsible per
soDs are PREPARED 10 purchase them, ana tne Tl
EiCners Of the Land Office have fal power 70 con &
So far as the Safe il concerned there ~ no po9eOy
that her DecuDry interests be injured by the ia
Of ibis bill 70 become law, while the authorIes
of the City OF NeVYork protest that itH unjust 70 t
city
The law officer OF the city, Hon. Greene c. Bronson,
On communication ado ressed 10 since the passage
Of the bill, eays
The bf in question presents Of leg.ao1 which !.