The New York herald., 1867-03-14
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.

Senate.
ALnAsr. March I3, 1867
PETITIONS RKxoSsrRANcEs
Petitions presented for general extension Of the
Metropolitan Excise law and remonsrance against the
Broadway surface railroad.
BILLS REPORTED yAvoRABLY.
FOR sA@ relief Of Mr.. Wood late recover OF taxes IN
Brooklyn.
incorporating the Stuyvcsant Safe Deposit Company.
Authorizing Herkimsr county to issue bonds. Passed
For stenographers for ,he County Court Of Kings nd
the City Court Of Brooklyn.
Against increasing the numDsr or nosaries public
Agreed to.
Relative to the District Attorney of Rensselaer, county
Amending the charter of Oswego Falls.
Incorporating the village Of Coxsacks.
Amending the charter Of Auburn.
Amending the charters Of the villages OF Nor avia,
To discontinue portion OF Madison square,
Relative to assessments in New York.
Authorizing the towns OF wilma and Diana TO issue
railroad bonds.
report was received from the Comptroller Of New
York relative to printing expenses
INTRODUCED.
To amend the law Of 1865 relative to sales for unpaid
Relative to the Greenpoint, Greenwood Cemetary and
By Mr. LENr-ro anond the law relative to the regis-
traon of voters in New York. These are sundry
amendments which are recommended by the police
relative to the time Of meeting and they provide that
the Police Commissioners shall appoint the Inspectors
and Registers and designate the polling places for Brook
lyn as well as for New York.
PASSED.
Incorporating the Orleans Savings Bank
,oadns Authorizing ths skns Of bail pending
.ur the improvement OF p1wer street. BROOKLYN
Amending an act for the mprovent Of Gowanus canal
Brooklyn.
Incorporating the Camp Meeting Association Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. New York
Incorporating the Metropolitan Medical and Surgical
Amending the Revised Statutes relative to executions
against property.
To facilitate the construction Of the Southern Central
Railroad
TO apply 10 the town of Yonlers the provisions of the
Metropolitan Excise law
Fixing the salary of School Commissioners through.
out the State a. $500, and $500 for expenses.
The ~ relative to piers and wharves in New York
was made the special order for Friday
Mr.. WooD led that the Finance Committee bc d.
rccted 10 report forthwith bill appropriang $50 coo
for tn, d stitutc people Of the South.
Mr.. 0DoSSnL would like to hear some reason for the
resolution.
Mr.. WooD-Tbe reason s manifest There is great
dcstituton and suffering In the South. much actual
starvation. Party considerations should be laid asde
and the Empire State Is called upon by every consdera
ton OF humanity TO stretch forth her hand IN the sacred
Of charity.
Mr. ODoxss1 did not wish TO be understood as against
the resolution He glad to know that Congress has
contributed literally for the suffering poor OF the South
thousands oi individuals members OF the dominant party
have also contributed literally OF their means and he
know that would 90 furt or than will the majority
o this Senate in the OF charity towards the rebels
Bat he saw no necessity for requiring the committee to
report forthwith.
Mr.. GInsoS moved to stse out the word forthwith"
Tie motion was opposed by Messrs PI.RsoS and An
Mr. cAypRxL. moved to substitute 500 900 for
$4,000 The motion carried, and the resolution
amended was adopted.
EXECUTIVE srssoN
The Senate in executive session confirmed the follow
ing Executive appointments to-day Trustees of Sea-
mems Fund and Retreat George Ricard Jeremiah Briggs
and Nathaniel Briggs; He'll Gate Pilot George sconed
Managers Of the Western House Of Refuge, Abram
Karnes, VIM. A. Reynolds Andrew Brenner, Wm Pit
kin and Heman Blodgetf.
IMPROVEMENT HUDSON RIVER.
The bin appropriatng $l50,0O0 to continue the i'm
provement Of the Hudson river ordered q third
reading.
The Senate then adjourned.