The New York herald., 1866-03-16
Debate in the Senate on the Assembly
Resolutions Relative 10 tho
President and Congress.
Tho Police Pay Bill Passed and the Eight
Hour Bill Ordered to Third Read
ing in tho Assembly.
Various New Railroad Projects, On,
Over and Under Ground,
NEW YORK LEGIsLATURE.


Mills INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. c. c. CosSsi.- ldem OF New York-Rolave
to the Croton Aqueduc, Department relative to grade
Of Eighth avenue for tho becr protection OF oysters
planted In Richmond county.
BY Mr. Tuos MURPHY, trcp.) OF New York-ro incor.
porate the New York City Sunday School Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Epscep, church, also in
corporate company 10 kep vaiabes secure from fires,
burglars and mobs, also declaring Tompkns square
public parade ground for National Guard aud provide
for grading the same also TO prosido for additional
number OF noarics public In New York
Ny Mr. Lar t15r) o: N'w York-ro Incorporate
Young Mems Christian Association of New York
by kr Plrr oS, trcp) Of Kins-Rcgulatng pssscn.
gers iare on the New York Central Raruad-on all trins
running iseny miles per hour aud not less than sixteen
miles per hour nt two cents per me on train, running
twenty five es per hour at not less than twenty Sr
miles, at tgo aud haf cents per nile, and on trairs
running thirty mics OF more per hour three cents per
Mr. PERsos also introduced a bill to provide for II
Deputy Superintendent; Of Public Schools In Brooklyn
By Mr. SUTHERLAND, licml OF Wcstchestcr-For a rail
road In Lexington avenue and other streets In New York
BILLS rnsED.
incorporating the Ssers Of the Poor 0f 81 Frances In
New York Tor extond ng provisions of general mannfac
turing law 10 business of building keeping hotel;
incorporating the rans Souci Building Assocutio
EVENING SESSION.
METROPOLITAN BOARD WORKS
Mr. Ia BAU, (rep) Of Richmond, introduced bill To
establish Metropolitan Board OF Public Works to con
sst of i've commissioner 10 be appointed by the Gov
crnOr and Senate, whose duties shall be connected with
the construction maintenance repairing aud supply ng
city OF New York, and the purchase or leasing OF sites
therefor; said board TO embrace within 10 Us 1urisdc
ton all the city departments except the Police fir ana
Health Commissioners and the Commissioners oi
Charities
pEaarr on THE INSTITUTIONS on sAu,SaL nysRs
The consideration Of the Senac resolutions ON national
adars, heretofore adopted by the Assembly was re
Mr. wnuaxs trcp) Of WAYNE spoke at length In ad.
vocary them and favor u erring al civil
and pdficai rights upon all In the southern states
M Low pcp.) Of sulliyan said the 't'mc had come
when II was our duty o speak plainly and speak the
tsuth The MON party could longer follow fnie
guides or withhold the ayowa a their principles They
must esther stand by the faith that Il IN them and meet
the issue or be guiiy moral cswarrre and be fsso
To their conscience and their country. The great
question for the statesman oi 'his generaupn
States In rebellion be settled by thH people through
their representatives In Congres, " shall It be wholly
closed determined by the nat OF the Exeouve but
hear said thai the rebbl States are already In tbs
Union; that they lost their rights under tho con
st.tutou that Congress has nothing to do with H.
rrus A. il thai these States could rghtfy break tho
compact destroy cir relations with the federal gov
crnn-nt or get out OF the Un,on the fact
that they wrongtuy did break the compsct aud sundcr
their relations and set up hostile government The
government, II IL true, lost mono OF IT, cas upoa t. 80
tatos except lost power 10 enforce them. hut that
the their ghl 10 claim the benefits u the gov
ernnent Is entirely clear These rights could only
be resumed when restored ny tho feder, governmcnt
Congrnsa passed law, which the President approved
fOrb dd,ng the admsaion o. their representatives until
the states should by law OF Congress- be eerarcd en-
titled 10 representation The President treated th I'm
cOpqusred provnc~s set aside their laws and oince-a
and governed them froi Washington win power az hD
souto any emperor Practically all have agreed upon
the complete control Of Le government the whole
subject but here the question Of difference.
shall the power be exercised by Congress the Prosi
deus The President had no authority 10 orerrise this
power In Conros. u all power siod that pertains TO tie
legislation OF the country Yet the President has assumed
90 save Congress all trouble ts subject He i made
new government. without reg,rd % furmeT lnw. or
constitutions, aud asks COo,ress to take them without
inqu ~ or cation, for better for The
effect ~ this policy " consummatei cannot bet be most
DISASTROUS 1weniy-twc rebel senator viii ~ thrust
into the senate and seventy ave meinhcrr INTO the
House Of be- ny added by th'
liberation the slaves giving to white voter ~ the
South power tnat twO have IN the Sorh, 1nd
throw lng the wiiDo power OF the government
into the hands of rebels and reb Fympahlsrs. iolr
Ioyal whites IN the South would be- made oi and pot
under ban your black allies reduced anew % practical
slavery your national debt Tepuda.cd BY hostile lgfla
tlon or by the assumption % the rebel debt rr sol
derS pensoned upon your treasury, trIofs rewarded,
future robeilons encouraged, Injustice and ngraiudc
marking your policy, ana the time Tor rle, g'uuine
development country Of The indefinitely pUri pODej
Mr. Wnfrg. frepl of ODundsgn favored the sioption
OF the resolutions becanss They reanned AMI are ed
upon the Fundamental ~ pies ~ The rrpub an ninu
parry and bccau.e they counsel conctlou in The com
cis OF the domirrnt party. the welfare and aasrndah
of whib he argued elSlced all tc test interests ~
country.
ton except the third Which IN favor 81 nerfo sni
frazc ia the District % Columbia He -aii he would
MT force on any cOpmuniy that whieh W. our
selves refused 70 0iopt sunrg" wns rcsWe. 81
that question where the oonrtitution had sit itNIih
thr states ihemgsiye1 The States lately In rbrli on
have compiled with al nearly all, The requirement.
that been exactsd 81 them, and be believed The
people will bold ~ a strict ac-Oantabily tnosr Nh0
would continue ~ place bnrdeus up0n them Nhts
DENYING them representation The Prssiseat OF Con.
gress may err bat ~ had faith Ia tbe Adoin ~ The
people 20 see thas Justice is early done ~ all secuou'