New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-29
ASSEMBLY.

| Mr.. WOODRUFF presented q petition from Mem
bers Of the New York Common Coupeil for conpensa
| ton for services in 1853 and lSd6
| Petitions were presented by Mcesrs. CAMP, Nc
| DERMOTT. and BREWSTER, for the reduction Of
freight milk on the New-York and Harlem kail-
road.
Among tie notices of bills was one BY Mr.. W.
LEWIS to provide for the erection Of monument 10
The memory OF Baron Won Steuben.
Mr.. PROSSER also introduced "a bill concerning the
navigation Of canals and the collection of tolls. n
ives steam canal boats precedence others
y cling the latter 70 turn out for the fofner and for
hi l. Collectors giving any credit for tolls ooats H.
pr, vides that Collectors and Weighrnasers shall
side the place where The office Is located forbds ths
nee Of water from the Syracuse level for propeling
macl ,iDery without the consent Of all Canal Comms
sion, r. and limits sucfr consent 10 periods when hers
,baI be surplus of water over the quanSss required
TO eu ,ply the Oswe9s Canal ans TO maintain during
he es the Navigation at sever feet water upon the
syraeu e. Rome, and Jordan leveS. II authorizes the
Audit when there is ls~s han ths depth OF winter, 70
suspend the weighing of boats at the Syracuse weigh
loeE au 70 make any arrangement 70 supply the
M cost 81 not OTer fjDOOO for Ire fret year and
a. 900 ne year thereafter.
The An Iial RepoR Of the State Idiot Asylum WIS
presented.
Tbe Nil itsry Association # the Stsas transmitted
bropph II Speaker series Of resolutions adopted by
ne Asoc NO. conde,ning the action n the Seeding
STATES. and Ssfessing devotiOn the uson and readi
psse OF the Asoeiai1E 10 hold themselves in prepara
ton at all tiur 20 aid IN enforcing obeckace to the
Tie bill relative to the sttendasce of pe.t jarors at
Comfy Courts and CoursOf Sessions, wsspassed
,rhs foowin-3Nk wersintrodUred:
Nv Mr. FAkNliAM-Fo amend the chorser Of the
Poughkeepsie and New Pal1 Ferry Company.
ByMr. WATJ0N-1O sonstruc brdg, over the
Blacx Rock Harbpr, Bufalot
Br Mr.. BENE DICT, relssHe te the sale II lard
oblic NO those who. sell larC lander penalty Of 81
for each chense, tohose the srkages properly branded
in three qualities.
Mr. ROBINSON Drought Inv two bsIls 10 asaesd the
General Life Insurance act by requiring foreigp Com
pan.s doing bust here Il sngh a9eneies 70 make
nnual reports of ths condition Of such Companies
IRE; ap requirDs such Companies 10 debos:s with
m Su1srintendent q the Insurance Depastnebt
., ure. to the amount Of 500 gof the Is
70, ured for Compan - Of this Stste, and to appoint
AZ. orpey in this State whom process Of law may be
yeg we'd. 49,. -
he EXTENDED to the Zen. n. A. Childs, ex.nernbsr
dvri " his stay in the cTty.
Nj ROBINSON objeeted to the resolution, and csre
nesi that he should oer resolution 10 reconsider all
sr,ih resJ,ions already passed. There were great
mapy ex-A Anbers Of Assembly and while the Hcsne,
doubt ess respected them very bigHy, be deemed IL
unseo ssary tender them all the privileges of the
bosv.
MIR BERGEN moved 10 refer the solutions Of Mr.
oor,ps favpiBg the ealing Of a Nat snal COnventiou
10 the omrattee OF the Whole Hous, Laid over for
1e6ase
W.. n ARDY called upthe resolution fer an inquiry
n. o the affairs of the Nsv-York institutions of the
Hind M d il was adopted
The hi for-the better enrolment and discipline Of
ma Bilit a Of the State debated IN the Committee
of ths w hole. discussion took placs the ques-
on of srl bstIsuting Counties tr the c0mna-
tasi, tax and progress was reported.
Adyonrn ed TIL VI a. M, Tomorrow.