New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-07

And the bill passed without amendment.
Mr. Senator Henderson health has RENDERED 4
necessary Tor his friends 10 place him under the nd.
ical care Of DR.. Gray OF Utica.
ASSEMBLY.
Mr.. WILLETT SEARLES, member elect from tas
Iss Assembly District of Albany to NIL the vacasey
oecasioned by the death of Mr. John 'anderzee v
reared, and took Lis oath Of office.
TIL. House took up Ia Committee OF tue Wboh
the hin 10 amend the law Of ls6l ceding juIi.diais
10 the United States over lands within the Sats q
si,e. for Gybt. houses, fortihcati0ns, and the IN
allowing the United States 10 acquire lands for he
nnruose OF building forts, &c., adjacent 10 foH
Hamilton, on Long Island, and Fort Tompkin. q
Tue bill makes provision, if the United Stsses
fails 10 agree with the owners, Tor the appointment
Of Commissioners by the Court who shall make re-
port within thirty days after the appointment, siv.
ing proper compensation for Improvements on land,
and damage II any 10 adjacent Lands now beIor rag
TO the owners.
Mr. TALMAN moved an amendment providing
compensation to the several owDers for fisheries and
water rig1ts 'or damage by being cut OF from
TO the highway, or from the purpose TO which ths
land may be pnt.
III. BENEDICT opposed the amendment, on the
ground that il Will be the means OF embarraosinf
the Government in getting possession OF the Ian.
which ought to be in their possession, on which
forifcalions shOnld be erected Immediately.
AR. ROYAL PHELPS, as Chairman OF the Con-
mittee Oh Commerce ard Navigation, stated that
every Ut enion had been paid TO tie argument II
owners of land, ard ali parties interested, and that
the United States had desire TO take private land
under it, legitimate valGe.
The Committee could have no object in preventing
the owners receiving full value for their proprty.
But he bad in mind the Fort SUellng s"itdle tesf
lad been perpetrated the Government. While
not suspecting that the owners Of this land
lad sny desire to follow tue footsteps OF sucs
men tie Committee wished 70 10 frame t,s
ill as to guard against unnecessary deny-
Tie Committee had been urged 10 insert Q
clause requiring the Commissioners 10 examine The
owners Of land to the value and oalaages ana u
make their decision upon that.
This reversed the duty Of The appraisers which
wss 20 value the lands fairly between the purchaser
and owners. II conf ensation Is TO be MADE necsnss
forts are erected three miles diss1t nave ~
GOOD a claim fer damages. The claim for fisheries
has never been made before the Committee, or the
examina ION would have been made on the ground
that the claim bad been ascertain ed thai the ULited
Stltes Lad never been defrauacd. TIE people,
though, often had defranded the United States. He
argued the necessity of the General Government OBJ
tanning immediate possession OF the land AFTER
long d, oa,e, Mr.. Talnan wittorew the portion 1t
the amendment relating 10 fisheries.
Mr.. ITALIANS amendment lost. Yeas II, 70 ~
Nays Other amendments proposed to lat bh Or.
defed 10 4 third reading reported By tie Cotnuis.
zee.
rlr PUBLIC DxrxNsT--pILL yRoM THE nILuAKn
COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Militia and Public Defense in
the Assembly through their Chairman, Dir. l1erce
a litter have prepared. and will introduce a bu
with The following provisions:
The Governor LieuteusnGoyernor and Controller.
h.rshy rn.,tuted Comus.ion to be called the Commits
s.arer Of Public Defense. The Governor ana either Of the
otirr Cornoters shall have is power 10 ae II the sS
,4ncc % he ,hlrd
h, In .nssriuC hief the stse Engineer ,nd Surveyor.
together eh three rgnee Of good profession
40 A. ted by the Board Of Comui.sloners sloessd
Iii fr Road 70 consider sud report plans or The diss-s
al nro,ecion Of hsrbof snd onI Of the sa'e and
,se saiinu to te ASed by aid Board o.. Commis
.irres hell 10 allow cd to the three eu-aeei' thus %
dc-igsled sid actual expenses ueeesiy 5e.lr, 's
refn1osd 10 the several me uber. the eo. -,
Tie C0nmiCners Of PUbNc Defence ere hereby slfhof
lied aid TO b. procured aud srred
sting foufatious Within the territorial limits g
. f'. end such further supply Of ordnance the q
rro m points within hi. State sid FOR geueal plrpc,e, o.
eutc. ater ssti.fac,oy exam axiom shell b! thea ~
.rtd proper aud necessary. sud also - 20 be pro-
cu.d An nuiac'ued al 'ne Necessary corri9ges impse-
.ut. aud appurtensuecs b. osng a. suc ordsancs
AZ the uece,sry sapply Of Ammunition end pleeiiss
an TO inclr Ill necessary expense. iLeiest to lAs
.rau 9gortstion sad ountiog Of The 'sme -. .,,,o
Tbs Couini'sonrIs Of Pubic DeBse are HEREBY ae,-o
.a ,rd empowered procure te lie mAnuisesud
To- addition t. the serveablc arms now tie properly o,es
state I'd uuior i,s confo such additional number o. y
proved arms oouitrm-ut and Ammunition may oyass
bosrd BE- deei'd necessary ior Tue .h.ena Mlut " '
militia IL ste under ha,eyer they may DO h'f'
The ssoner. of Publie Defense hereby au,hot4
AMI sird to be made such OF Other er
,m ion r cersuing the topography and genera f.'sr,s
al leese Ill exposed points within this State aid snfa
plans for defensive works a, zach points az shall ~ 'ssa
The Conmsi5ner Of Public De are hereby authorized
aud empowered 70 accept the eryce AID 20 ce 10 DC en-
rolled aud mustered into the Of the ate from tiSs %
time may become necessary for yeiF Jules, so'stes
charged by III. order of The aid Com issioe namea
Volunteers in their discretion may be deemed me- essy
not 20 exceed hundred honssnd men 70 be oeefed
xanized aud eqaPred in such manner a. TIE ',d
e. NAV order sud direct and be formed aud organize 80
Tesad aiiar districts the ~ io'er u'reol iu 10 ~
brirg in addition to tho present military vs6cIa'lon He
! sid State aud a part OF the militia thereof
The uul Of - 900 eco much thereof nay be nees
.ay hereby appropriated 70 deiay the expenses srihosa
by the third aud tn sec'ious oi TIL, Get
The fum of t.noW or ~ mpch there'i - ulsY w. So
nrce.ssy hereby appropriated 20 detsy tnr expenses
ihoredby ann section o. hi' acc sd Tor o,s e0iHH
/ cent expenses incurred by The ErgIeeT' Depa,m'h|
The following Will probably 10 emood'edih a~P'
arate hiil .,,so, "A
ard rnp ,~ered 70 csuse be enaced 'nch an 20 .I
s,isc,tiop. aud d-l.u sse works aud to csosr
bee con ,tractod aud prepared such "ort. a.a -. -
Grsr and AZ such points snd places sithn 'ni' n
tba ,sn. ~ N. Board Of EuenCefs tuu t"a
tie SECOND ..cion Of this act NAY by TIE '''a
- i've authority srecsy conferred upou ,as
coupsinr.fs of Pnbi, Defence oy tins acI tney arc
s,,,y,rrJ In case OF inysson insun'c.n, "a ~ H..
"niVw'iV, =, ,.ke All neeJfu FOR aroihS
.tire security the persons aud property o. 'u'
VIZ M IN Of - oo00o0 or much thereof a. mar v
pesss.a i. hereby app oprised 60 desy ne sapss !.
contemplated by the other pro'isioes OF us ' Ia
terl.d in manner AZ III, Commissioners a.. Lac
sen no, appropriate for the purpose OF en- irnsy -, I'd
liz .ruippre aud mnish.ns tae nilltia OF ue
proyidig To- pubic defense but no pert oI VIC
appropriated under this section shall &c expenses src-S
* o ,n az tue said C0mmissi'ncr there sha os ~
Inv acua OF impending for the use OF the sltns,
portion thereof. before the next session o. INC L.
From 0"' 0"A kIsASY Thursday, FEB H~'
TIKI PUBLIC DEFENSE. -
Mr.. Pierces bill for the Defense Oh INC .o nv re
g,outisr Las been somewhat changed tluoo , !hsve