The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-08

pariment o. your city government This bill hss e.
pai'mert OF weights and measures any of the other
o. the other bill, and Is free from any charge Of
The bin TO coui the sale Of the Middle Dutch church.
TOT fost once hSs turned up this morning. having been
reported o. the committee. The lobby have thus made
heaaway On TIE start and the inhabitants of Manhattan
Island netd not be surprised TO SEQ this forced
upon them unless they send remonstrances to
we hgsisture against 1t at an early day.
j. 10 to be hoper that This site will DO forced upon the
CIV! ~ rne con' maton OF any act done by the Post
muster GENERAL, which was IN direct violation of the
wines q those whom the PostOce benefit Reports
aat mat from authoritative sources to the effect that
the naLks ana merchants around Liberty, Cedar, Pine
ara mat portion o. Nassau street subscribed large
70 tep the government buy this property, rather
naAe up the difference, from the price Mr. Holt wished
" pay ana the asking price, II will be borne in mind
toat the extreme honesty Of the Postmaster Gene
raj would not permit him 10 purchase a site in
the city Of noston, when the citizens offered to Gay
portion OF the purchase money themselves in order to
make II within the reach the appropriated by the
geLe'a government, for the that he afraid
has set ced the serupes Of the honest Postmaster
f IN regard 10 the Post Office ia New York; The site
~ D' ,h wss where maor,s Of the citizens desired it,
whist mat IN New Yok IS the very opposite. There
an to consistency about The official action OF this officer
tLa, h.tds ittie explanation, 10 say the least.
lhe GoNenor has rece lived fespo from the follow
ing cnmesoners appointed by the Legislature repre-
sept the state IN the Washington Convention each o
whom accepts the trust TX Governor John A King
General john Wool Hon Greene O. Bronson David
ludie! FL ID AID James Smih Erastas Corning is at
The Grand Royal Arh Chapter Masons held their an.
nua meeting today The following officers were elected
Grafd Ugh frest, George H. Tha,ch ,r Of Albany De-
putty, Arthur Boz ce, OF New YORK Grand KING Darius
A Ogden, OF Penn Yam Grand scribe Daniel s. Wright
Of whitehall Grand Treasurer VIM Sos mour Of Albany
Grand s. cFeary, John Cole OF Albany CIR nd Chap.
ain Salem Town Of Aurora; Grand Chspec OF the Host
VIM f. Holmes, OF Rochester; Grand Royal Arch Capt
VIM tonneis VI Albany; Grand sentinel Alonzo Crosby
Of Albany.
Amotn was made by Mr. Preadergast to refer the Post
Cfice bii To the trst Committee a the Whole, which
would have brought IL up for consideration to-day This
Was opp sed by Messrs Camp Varian Webster Cozans
and Hntchrs all decl ing that the citizens Of the city
OF New York were opposed TO the site referred to- Not
member frou the city could b. found favor IT, Tho
oou was lost and II takes regular course with
some hopes Of defeat ng and getting the Post Once in
the City Hall PAX, where it belongs
Forty I'VE bills wee reported by the Standing Com
mittees OF We House to-day
The motN - nsider the vote appropr!ating two
hund'eo aud fifty Thousand, the Senate was after con
deIable log ong csred and the bill with the original
amour t-haf milon-ordered to a third reading
.he rules we're ufpehded the bill read third time
and passed by vote OF 10 to g. Mcleod Murphy being
the only democratic Senator voting for It. Thus the
senate has by deliberate bargain between Senator's or
rather, trading of their votes for other bills voted
raise BY taxation halt mill on to the militia At
i've o'clock T. ~ this dsgracefal ended and the
town meeting, commonly called the Senate, adjourned.
The session OF The Senate to day potracted until six
O'Clock, hay ing held seven hours.