New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-06
From Our Own Corriposlsnt
ALp.sY, Friday, Apul ), 1861.


coNTTrHfSG coSTRAcrs.
Mr.. Pre- dcrga-t, irorn tho Committee on Cites and
Village~, rep"rted adversely on the bIl winch bH1
been iutrodu, 81 by Mr. Kelly Ia the senate, and al
ready passed that body, taxing from re Conn on
Council tie power Of confirming contracts or iather
or yiug that contracts graut,d 10 the lowest rTpon-
sible bidder sha he deedsd TO he voted nrlee con.
fru "a by the Common Council WITHIN fifteen days
i or beng presented 10 that body-thus taking fou
tie Allrrninic Ring one If ta most val n,b!c per
qui'irs, lha Of leyyng ha nail on all contracts FOR
work and mtei l. iur shed To- the city. \ minority
Urort presented by Mr.. Hardy, in wich Mossn.
Bill aud Fisher were understood 70 ,Oiucidc.
Al er an eXteLdrd debate FROM sii,r il was very
evident that the minority report Womb be sustained by
Tie uouse, Mr. Pferdegast a-kcl aud ob'. ned leave
sneGd hi iepo 10 report tie Til Tor
si-ri,ivn Of the Hour-, Which was granted, when Ire
minority felort was wuhdnlwn.
THE NErRoPoLi1.S HE,GrH BILL.
Nr. Ball, from the Committee o. Ci'i-s Villages,
reported tie Health bill with anIeGmeuts-Ni sire.
Hardy md Woodruff dissenting. Nc. Young moved
TO lay The Till on the table, and that II be printed l1ti
WITH with was los Mr. Cozaus moved that the
House di...ree with the report that n bill "a
rppont commission TO frame a charlie, ior tie Cyo
New-York be substituted for the Hralh biz, winch
yss lost 40 10 6'il. follows:
YEAs-M-,'r, Ar:nifa', Bine. Brdelr Bergen Rinsi'n
Buckle Bort Gel shan Corning. Colsn. psry iDe~ood
oey H. ri. ruiton Hardy Huichins ohn on Kru y hen
!eI h S. o. AR M;.Ll ss ,d ,S ss s ,
rg~.snd. y.'n' Wash, A''on, weD''tr Wheeler Wood
HAYs--M-,.r' As,wUrh Andfu'. W Andra'A anthony.
BAILEY sT Bs r b. DneIe qFs ta
. f-d, Finch FISHER Tgll-,ton ~ a. Kinney L,mbseht
xsit Moor, Morgan, hyIe' soton rlilenSs pierce'
Wager Waterbury, Wizard. "rish--SS.
Tie question then REQUIRED On agreeing with the
Committee when the question WAS pat by IL" Sreskrr
pro ten. Mir. Prnderpst, arid the atuost confusion
end declared 10 be carried. Before w II putting tie
question, there were several members allied for the
yeas and Days, Ia which aiien lon paid by Tho
Chair. An appeal 10y Mr.. Dsry) from the decision Of
the Caair was in like man"er PAT b, BIZ lendesds'
while Mr. ID. repeatedly called in vain for tLe yeas
and nayr. MIR. =. ex lined that IN the confusion pc
did not hear tie calls FOR the yas and rnye, wb is
quite possible; bot IL has been here ofo,e held bs
Writer'S parliamentary proceedings that one Of the
important duties Of prrsiii'g officer IL 10 mnntan
order and had Mr. Prc;dergs, turned III. aten'i'u
that branch OF the dnt OF the Chair, and redI al tho
beaTgarden 10 something like Order, be nj ut po--iby
have heard and heeded the motions and appeals OF
meinUe 4.
DfsTRiCT-ATroRVEY YELsoy BTrOnE THE HOUSE.
The Sefgeani-a-ArmS, Ia COM itn,e with tue order
OF She osc brought Mr.. Nslron, AS i-tant District
Attorney before It's bar when Mr.. Pierce reiuesled
that the i-onrr SHOULD be arked Whether lie bad in
ten ;onhy evaded the procsss OF the House Tx
debated at length, and various anne, dmeats of
fcred, ind propositions made for the cispVsal OF ne
elephant which the Home had ON I'D hands, ana ih
was wasting lbs valuable line 10 theovdeBt disCust OF
most VI IL members. Finally, Commute OF Ihr-e
wls sIponted 10 investigate the ca e. and report TO
tue iiod e. Nth as little delay Ios o,, and AF.
Ssl-on reminded 10 The rusod, ot the i''.aut-
Arms who took biz prisoner out Of TIE House, liza
evident relief.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Eilingwood, Ferry, ard
Provost IA tle Committee 10 investigate Nj Nelson.
BafOc tic final action Of The ouHa ~ thi. ci-c Mr..
iadlr ,, council for Mr. Nelson, ap, eaci befJe Ito
.tSseHitly ana rad from Cus iugS Manual the
IruJsr rrOs ediDg8 10 be taken such eases. Ar. h.
vas authorized by Mr.. Nelson 10 suy that nas net
guilty, ei,her directly rem,trly, OF tie charge
pi-st Lm, aud that h. did not attempt IT, cv,d. ire
irccesa Of tie Assembly; u n; be- had teen About q g
city attending 10 his n.ul ba ines, and dliu at lis
usal dgita,-house Ang it not until Lc had been
here two d. three nights siuce the lee NO. ~ h.
process that he efr last evening on jmI-rsh, busi.
ness and returned this uori X, and wi ,naiiy sur
rendered hinaeH to tie ScIgeant-at-Ani,s.
THE LIQroR TRAFFIC.
Toe following concurrent resolutions Which passed
the Sen0te days ng0, were consuiGea ia Dy the
Assembly TO-DAY, ~ si:
x, the Consiuoi 20 prohibit the se Of fnoii
cAiing hidior q hsYr-tge.
Rsaeof IN the Assembly oncur thHt the Constitution Of
ths S,te be smcrd@5 ~ f'novt
IN. into icainy qnorr beyrrsge hereby
hlbiisi; and law s ~ eaccf DC IN force ai'e the
ldeps9n ~ hli amend nen T. arho1r sush rsc sd 'ho
Les hs by w urscroe rhe ~ ccSsafy nieu and fenzi
tics Tor my yioIui5n Of tits proyt4cn,
N,lss5 ~ the Assembly coucurl, That the fogns nnieod
kncirci tho Lcrissisrr 70 cnoan NJ the next
genes, esioH ~ Sreior and tt ia cor ntiv 70 aAntsA
one, lItis thren Ct hs GcnauIpn II be published Tor
three ivihs previous 80 the iui1 Ci sgci clecton.
TIE following l. tho vote toy (eHs and Nays:
YEAs-Aiss.s Ainswofth u g. Audos ". hoarus Aps~l.
Anthony. baby. BALDWIN, Babes. Drss'a Gess Gsease,