New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-24

Receiytt-1enefaI 49,
IRON the Select Committee 10 investigate into tho
acts Of Ilarbor.MRsters.
The Senate LeFeupon adjourned until Monday
evening
ASSEMBLY.
The Grinding Committee reported several bills
com,ete including the ill 10 amend the Mechanics
Lien law of Kings County, AMI the bill 10 correct
erroneous assessllsnts in Brooklyn.
The Senate returned the bill TO emend the Brook
lyu Charter having non-concurrod la the Assembly
amendments.
On motion Of Mr. McMULLEN, the Assembly
insisted on it's amendments.
On motion If dr. bLNEDlCI, q ComInittee OK
Conference w8s esked
The Brooklyn Delegation was appointed such
Committee, on The part Of the House.
On motion OF Mr. CALLAHAN, the House con-
CURED ia the senate amendments to the Dill 70
in Grove Central Park The bill now goes TO tho
Governor
Mr. PRINGLE, by unanimous consent, reported
the New-York Annual Tax Levy as forwarded by
Mr'LYMAN Of Onondaga, being absent yes'er.
day, desired 70 have bis vote recorded against the
Pfohibitory resolutions.
The bill to amend the General Assessment law
was taken up in COMMITTEE OF the Whole, Mr..
DARCY in tie Char.
Progre,s ,ras reported on the Assessment bill,
which was made the special order for Monday.
Mr. BENEDICT, from the Conference Commit
tee repor,ed that they had agreed with the Senate
Committee upon the Brooklyn Charter bill as 10
rasssd tie Assembly, with provision inserted IN 10
making re salary o: Aldermen 500 per annnm.
Adjourned ill Monday evening az O'Clock.
from ous Own Correspondent
NEW FEATURE ~ LECisLATiON.
The Public Defense bill was the subject OF dis
cusou dng the sessions Of yesterday, and resulted
ia the novel action-Eare, il lot unprecedented in
American legislation report from the Committee
Of he Whole OF one part IA adopted and ordered to
thlri reading, while the remainder of the bills
yet left before the COMMITTEE for ils GRAFTON,
Tie proposition Of Mr.. Raymond, which looks Only
TO t,e defense of New-fort, and provides for tie
construction of submarine batteries and other agsn"
ces of defense and appropriates ~ OyJOoo Tor ihss
purpose, WIS ordered to thifa resnny enulieu,
- m Act to provide for the Defense Of Tie Harbor
Of Hew-York" Although there are cases within
the memory Of some 4 the older legislators
and journalists that IRE very similar TO
{ the pres.n, one, yet Is novel and
rather anomalous mode Of procedure, and Is liable
I 10 orc auction in cases Ike The present, wber
there 10 considerable feeling for sud against the
several propositions before The Legislature. Bat
anlong parliamentary experts there Ia no gueetion
Of tie ROVER OF the Committee OF the W hole TO re-
poft any part OF bill before 1t containing two or
more seuarfe propositions, ind st lie discretion EN-
hoiv them into or separaIe Bills As the rex.
u question. wnst effect upon the remainder OF the
propositions Will follow the action OF the Commit.
ice on ths particular Part, there il jus: now de
verify Of opinion. Some VIII vote for the bill or
the Sneaker no could not he brought 10 support the
whole az embodied in bill. and mauy others now
.upuor he i0riuer upon tho policy vi dividing 10
c0i,1.,r and who look upon the whole as a scheme
of Ejaculation for the benefit Of those who are
sneeglsting on tee strength OF timber mcnopohes,
aud ar increase OF demand for matera, 10 he use1 is
/ The construction Of harbOr and other detepsee.
Az OLD CLkIG SETTLED.
In 1855 tie Legissture had before II bill relating
TO Binding Associations IN the City OF NewNork, to
which NJ. ,imraerson, from the City OF Nex-fork,
was opYosod A. an expeGient 70 delay the passage
OF die 6Il ne snd bis coworkers asked Tor and OBJ
tanned Committee TO investigate affairs OF those AS
soc.afons. that Committee Was Messrs. JmInerson,
Stuy vesant aud John y. Dixon, all of New-Yorks
The resolution provided that the investigation should
be a. ,he expense OF those seeking the investigation,
and no exoenses 20 be paid by tire State the pGr
uoses OF Tie COMMITTEES. The supply bill Of the fol-
lowing year provides for the pay # the Marshal and
the Clerk $780, nnd now, years Later, the
Committee come back the legislature and ash for
some g., ic9 to pay ofee rent and Other expenses.
The claim went before the Committee on Claims snS
to-day came back IN written report by Mr. Mason,
reetng the facts in is history, concluding with the
clause Of the resolution prohibiting The compensation
of the Committee, who had evidently forgotten tbsb
prohibiting clanse.
rAE AsrLLIsUoa AMENDMENT.
The concurrent resolutions providing for IN amend.
ment u tie Constitution prohibiting tIe sae OF
intoxicating dnnks were special order for to-day,
and We're advocsted By Mr. Reddngton ana Mt
/ Pryne. snd opposed By Mr. Phelps IN very few
Remarks. 10 tue purpoi: that While he wished to
dimiuis, the evil of illemreiance, be did MOI think
the State had the Constitutional right 70 prohibit tho
sals of LIQUORS that rad paid duty TO tho United.
States. lie Was in favor Of furnishing men more
severely for getting drunE. Dir. kedd,ngton pro-
senfed ci.l statistics collected from all the PM
cipal cities and towns in the State, and seyerA
county Offices showing that during The shor' tins
that die prohlbi,ory law Ia force there was
grlat diIniIution IA crime as con. lafeu WIN mo
same lcncth of tue under tho lcenss system, Id
sone cases more than twO-thircs. Mr.. Pfvne CD"
posed the license system antIdenocrstic, hh1 &c"
mogt.z.ng Al was system by which she c'';e 100
out the monopoly Of manufacturing drnhA~IIs 40
$50 year, and there were ever no" pro-
} tefore thi, BODY 20 cheaper IL, Durog his remarks
the eat Of the members opposed TO the resolutions
were mostly vacant, as were also those OF many SUP
uossd % 30 in favor Of them. In EIet, ~ wa Tug
/ dinner hour OF most Of the members. NJ 'ne e Wv.
of AIR Pryne's remarks "a motion was made 20 pose
none the discussion, but rs there apPeafen Wv
/ an understanding that the question Was
/ be- disposed OF to-day, II was ios'; nsg
w.sadx. some members wished TO speak, but dix
rot wish 10 address empty seats; while there was an
/ o,;J,nt intention among ns mDers not ~ Dsten Az
thia iupeture Mr.. waterbury Of DeIa sare rased 'ne
ons.,ion of no quorum being present. count was
taJ and iftv.four members only were present. Ine
Sns,ker took the chair, and tho Chairman OF the
Committee of the Whole reported the CormH1ee
dissolved FOR want Of quorum. ine Prohiol0y
men were mostly fog Adjournment, WINE the frcnu"
of tbs present order wanted 10 kil the movement 70
oay. The fact Of no quorum was oyinenty aDou'
! 70 respt Ia an Adjournment, ana Oh cuuFse a to's
ron,aer, A call Oh the House was moved, bu. nos
g., ordered While the roll was being called, M
mullen OF Kings aud two or three others star'eo "
| I'm, a.. sbsspiees tie call OF the roll Deus uc~