The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1859, Page 10

0 ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE. RESULT OF ITS PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY Pasenge of the Tax Levy—Appropriation for the Record Commissioners Stricken Gut, and $20,000 Granted for the Defence of the Old Police—The Lowber Claim to be Paid. The Appropriation Bill and Sup- ply Bill Both Passed. YEE HEALTH BILL POR THIS CITY DEFEATED. The Grant of a Million Dollars for the City Hall Defeated. THE CITY RAILROAD BILLS ALL KILLED. dddreis of the Democratic Senators Sustain. ing fir. Spinola and Denouncing his Arrcet. SLIGHT OF THE LOBBY GiRDS OF PREY, ae. ac, dw. Our Special Abbeny Despatch. PASRAGE OF THE TAX LEVY, WITH THE LOWBER SUPGMENT PROVIDED FOR AND THE STATE AP> PROPKIATION BILL--THE SUPPLY BILL DIFFI- @ULT) —DEFEAT OF THE MEALTH BILL, AND COM PLICATION OF THE CITY INSPECTOR TROUBLA GOOD FRELING AMONG TIE MEMBERS BEFORE AD QOURNMENT— COMPLIMENTS TO MESSKS. CAMO DELL AND LITTLEJODN. Aunayy, April 19, 1869, ‘The New York Gity Tax Levy bill was passed im the Blase thin morning, as it had previously passed the So me, The $250,000 for the Commissioners of Record has ‘Bocn left ent of the bill. Tho Sate Gereral Appropriation bill, under statute laws, produced much difficulty between the two houses, bat was finally settled by a conference commities of both heures. The Supply bill, whieh, like adrag net, catches everything that passes through other atvempts to fevade the State treasury, is, as msnal, filled with wus of thovsands of pilfering items, It passed from Inpese to house, back and forth, and was finally sent toa eewpremize committee. There were two material poiats of difference : the Senate had put in the bill the sum of 9250,000 for use of the Quarantine Commissioners. This ‘was inserted because the House had smothered the Qua- Wanting bill proper. Tne House spruck this bill down to 850,600, Phe House also inserted the main featares of the BM whied Gov. Morgan vetoed and the Senate sustained, roviding for the payment of Interest oa caval drafts and eertifcates. Thus each house put in the Supply bill auees for the appropriation of money which the other Dad defeated in the legitimate bills. Thus both, standing Dead: upon their dignity, canged the insertion of hwy amounts of money in this bill, for which there is neither prececert nor law. Bb ia much to be regretted that « bill of some kind was net enacted to strengthen the power of the Board of Meakp of the city of New York, aac to give ita more eff ‘tient organization. Senator at aa early day, pro: poecd a dill, which would have, {aa great. measure ob- wiated the difficulties onder which that depertmout now Inbors. But Senaior Noxon, of Syracuse, three buadred miles from the city of New Yor, assumed the authority, leader of the republican majority, to disa- with Senator Fly, and the bill passed the Senate, as the Syracuse gentleman desired. It slambered in fe Assembly for rome six weeks, when it was Breugbt out fall of matilatioas, having undergoue fe wepection of certain political dictators here. Be wae brought up for its fical reading this morning the Ateemply, aod defeated for the want of merely @ deen voies. Prosper M Wetmore has labored zealously far the passage of a bill wbioh would give to New York a mere efficient Board of Health, bot it is aileged that the Autiuence of Mr. Morton was sufficient to prevent its pas- Gage. It ie also stated thet large aums of money were dis- @ibuted, and that several members of the House are cog. misant of it, Fome law should have been adopted whereby ‘Me difiiculty which now exis between the Mayor aod the Beard of Aldermen might be romoved. ‘he members have finished ng their papers and @ecumenis, and pack*d them in boxes aud bags. They weparate With the best personal feeiing towards each ther, The President of the Senate and th Speaker of ‘he Hovre have received numerous neo ute for their wpiform impartiality curing the sessiod. Though strict pebticians, they have nol tsken any mean advantace of @e minority, beyood what yy liical measures may jastify. Bthe minority in the House have bad any reasoa of com- Piaint, it ie against the mijority of the members, and not ageicet Lieutenant Governor Campbell or Speacer Little- = gre ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Aupany, April 19, 1850. The Legislature faally adjourned at nine o'clock this Me New York Tax Levy bill bas passed, The appro- Priation for the Commissioners of Record was stricken oe ‘The motilated dill re organizing the Board of Health is @sisated in the Arsembly. ‘Mee New York Fire Commiesionere’ bill has pressed, * A Commiitce of Conference bas been appointed on the Beyply dill, in consequence of a disagreement between the ‘Wwe bouses. Semator Doherty is extremely ill, Hig family have been pont for. In the executive nession of the Senato, this evening, mething but the appointments of notaries public were pated on. ‘The lobby have nearly all gone. Mayor Wood and fibers, opposed to the city charter, left as goon as tak was defeated. Mr. Batley, Mr. Meyers and others, who have beep fighting against the New York railroade, Femained till the foal adjournment. No attempt was made to bring up the latter bills. Both houses were densely crowded auring the last Rhewre of the version The cemoeatic Senators bave addressed a letter to Br. Spinola, exproesing the opiaion tbat the action of the Benate in piaciog him under arrest antil he should mike gm apology, Was au unjustifiable «: of power by a partiean majority. They state that, while aporeciating be importance of preserving the dignity and order of the Bente, bey do not hesiiate to denoance the proceeding as ap ineuit to bim, and through bie to his constituents. They also express their approval of bis determination aiace bis errest not (o submit to the degrading exaction of ee majerity in requiring en apology from bim for an @epression which did not fall from bis lipa, and they can. doubt that bis constituents will repel with idigaation Sus vpavthorized exclusion of their represeutative from fae Fenate, Tho report is signed by allthe democrats Ben.iors. Our Albany Correspondence. Ausany, April 15, 1859. Bateresting Lobby Job— Vast and Ounning Scheme to Revolw Wenize the Taxable Valuations of New York Oity—Re organization of the Tag Commvasion, with Absolute and Erreponsitle Powers—Flare-Up between the Governor, Compwrolier Haws and the Commistioners of Tixes—Tio Milsons of the City Taxes to be Shifted to the Unawrveyed Fields wed Betates in the Upper Part of the City—Eztra- ordinary Plo of te Big Millionaires of Ue Lower Wards, do., &e. ‘Yesterday, at noon, the Governor was called wpon to ign the Dili reorganizing the Board of Tax Commissioners Per the city of New York. Then and since a very lively wow han been kicked up about the matter, and the pas- sage of this bill will oceasion one of the hottest scrambles fiat has como up among the city offices for some time, ‘The Dill has been passed almont in secresy—none but the keen and quiet clique of persons who devised the scheme having any expectation thai such a measure was likely to ecome.a law, Both in the chambers and in the lobbies Ms advocates proceeded with consummate cunning, pasa jog it through the different stagos at odd, unovserved wtermiesions of the other currest busisess, while the dilligont and skilfal agents in the lobbies were only busy in the work of diverting attention and proventin any knowledge or serious suspicions of what was gong 07 drom reaching persons likely t@ make opposition. a, when the Governor was called upen to riga the a8 Open rupture took place among Uiese who pul i throng, and toe lobby wbo appeared bere too Late to atop Se completion. Tae impression has been tngeniously pat forth that al! the amendments which were to be made to ‘he charter thie year would be embodied ta the one bili jaow before the Senate, and the reorganization of the Board of Tax Commissioners, which was adroitly kept aside for the purpore, ii wae ‘supposed had been, like #0 Many other propositions, altogether abandoned. As the measure bes in this Manner g ve through the lature without discussion or an examination of its real aime, aad as it has upom the interests of every’ owner of taxable property in the city, | will repeat its mala points, with a view to showing Lae very curious game which ‘Ras been worked out in ite passage, It has aiready been prioted! at length in the Henao, acd has mot beea changed @ince it was introduced. bili povides that the appointment of tax commie- soall be takea away from ibe Board ot Sapervi- goers and plated in the hands of the Comptroller ex:ia- and immediately, without waiting unul the expire Of the term of the Oresent board, ia June next. The tenure of the new Commn*!ouers # made five years, with- @xt enpervision or coairo) of any’ sort, and without re: Spearivility to the Comptrol|cr, a8 be t not aliowed the privilege of removal, waica tbe scwervisors aye heretofore Hi bad under the old law, The new board will also appoint their own subardinatee, w thout trterferenes of the Com? Woller or any other authority, and as reorgsn'z! bic Commissioners cau ooly be reached by a regular im wrod iB the Court, When an iodictinent cap De SUS tttem, The oilices of ward aasessu'® are 4 tbe new board is cmprweret to apoolay tweive depatics ty hold effice daring the pleasure of the Commirtioners, ata salary of $2,000, and as mauy regi lar and extra clerks, ab 81,200 4 your, a@ Ubey sda!) aoe Ut, without any check "by the Sugerewore, the Oomptratier, or any body else, The salaries of the three commission ers themselves i eovtinued at $3,600 each, Under the Old eyatem the total expenses of the organizwion 10 Ka laries wax $47,000, oudes the new, and throug the method to be put in ‘operation, especially by sutbority of the WDird section giving the boars Unwed and irresponsible powers lo appoint tweive bundred do\lar clerks 1 1s as- serted tbat a budget of $100,000 8 already organid upeo the basis of Jobby cowpromises entered toto whilst the bill was on its 1 eot aad sooret way through bre varioas stages of becoming alaw bore. Besides the otuer ofloes which are placed at the disposal of the thre» sroposed tax igsiouers, there are provided three others, or dapli- ‘Of them, to be knowa us the Board of Assessors for levying the expenses of rtreet improvemonts, gash aa street paving, sewers, &c.; these assessors to hoki office during ihe pleasure of the tax oommissiooers. This new bili will at ouce strike every extensive real estate owner a8 pregiavt with an immediate and complete revolution, Tt wil) place im the hands of three mea the power to lofluence too taxabie valuation of property in the city, sous to change its atstribution altogether. Its avnouncement 28 a law to the multita lo of real estate owners, Dow bere jo the lobdies for other purposes, has created toe liveliest excitement. The c'ective prinsipie by which property was valued by ard 99s done away with, and the local invererts of ub wares and rections mast at once euler upon the sirife for a fair show witb the Wree mon to be appointed as com- missioners to Ox the taxable value of city property for wo Bext five years. ‘There ‘bas been a wast deorease, or comparative stegeation, in the value of real estate ia several of the lower wards for tbe paat few yoars. Toe ation of the Central Park has had a most iting infloenee upeD specnlation in the upper section of the city, It is asserted that property above Mattson Fquare i8 under estimated, 0d Delvw Fourteenth street largely over est mated, An equalization of apporioom-nt is asserted to be the real aim of the vew law, and a deep jaid eebeme is ebarged upon the agents and oweers of real estate do*n town, and certain attaches of the Tax Board, with the view {0 control the estimates for the next and entuing tax levies, 80 as W make @ complete revolu- tion in this respect. T bave “ound the parties interested in this schome secret- ly at work bere with the Washmgton Heights jobbers, seeking to make the proposed laying Ont of the aveanes in that quarter the basis of a vast plan for mapping dowa all the vosurveyed portions of the isiand ip house lots: the aim being to aecess the fields and estates above the paved sections of the city, at such an increased valuation as shoulo shift & million or two of the city taxes w these imaginary lots and streets, from the shoulders of ewnors in the lower wards, The scheme, it appears, was originally conceivod in the Tax Uffce, with the design of conunuing in office the members of the present Board, all of whose terms wouid expire in June next under the old organization. The bill was drawn up by ex Alderman Richard Mott, who ia much Ca hee in defending assessment suits under the tax isis Tho Tax Commigsioners began by ascertaining. whether Haws would pledge bimself to reappoiat before suey pro- cured the Governor's sguature. But Mr. Haws, ia con formity with the uniform rule and policy which he has been compelied to adopt in all matters of th’s nature, would have notbing whatever to do with tho busi- nes, a8 long a8 it had oy concern with the makiog or influencing spy act of legialation involving an in- crease or apportionment of patronags under him. On this point it is well known he has been inflexible all winter, Tne lobbying Tax Commissioners were struck with terror, Could Haws intend tw tura them ail out? Were oil their plans to be explotied by his refosal to ro. appointthem? Mr. Alien appealed at once to the Gover. nor; Mr. Haws was sent for by bim; but the Comptroler retuzed to come, be wouid bold po consuitation oa the subject. Inceed, the Tax Commissioners were flatly given t understand that the bill was altogetber of their own device. They bad not consulted Mr. Haws aboat it, nor was it in 2 ehape which be could sanction, It placed vpon him exclusively the respousibility of appoiatiag three subordinates for a term of years beyond hia own, gave them the exclusive privilege Of ali the vast control in choosing thoir subordinates, orderlog the maauer and the means of assessing the immense sums of the tax levy, and aii without any provision of accountability or chece whatever; even the privilege of dicvating how the ao counts shall be kept and audited is not conceded to the appointing power. Jn connection with this subject, I may state that a let- ter was picked up on the jloor of tae House, probabiy ciopped by some of the lobby managers, I send it w you for publication:— paseage, bad mureproeeaed We OUR INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE. ALBANY, Satarday—2 P, M. Duar Jakr—The game ie up. Evervoody has come to grief. The Old Man has abandoned the field and goes cown on the 8:50 train this afternoon. The proapect wa good nvtil Thurstay mgbt, when the republicans in the Senate determined to put through tbe Charter bill, wita Dick Busteed omitted, #napped up Frank Spinola on a fool isu pretence of digorderly language and ordered him under arrest. We had counted noses down ciose, and Frank's vote iS necessary to run the road through, Having got Bim out, and knowing bim to be the most effective and troubleeome democrat in the body, they mean to keep bim out. Tne leaders dare not arraign him at the bar of the Sevate, because such @ proceeding would necessarily result 1n restoring him to his seat. Itis idle to say that bis janguage was disrespectful to the Senate, and they know it; out they know also that be won't make any coa ceseions or take the initiative towards having the hostile action of the Senate reversed. So there we are—in limbo, as Bure as you are wive. Overtures have beeu made to us by a distinguished republican Senator from the South- ero tier, but bia terms are uareasonable. He bas hod a Liberal couveol fee rom the opponents of the Parallel, apd will not sei) them out unless he is well paid for it. He demands one sixteenth of the stock of ali the roads for Seif and friends, and aleo insists upon a farthor conditwn, that wesball procure the cousent of the city corporation This we have voted exorbitant, aod wou’t bite; so he ts likely to remain true to bis original clieate. Another Senator, living in the centre of the State, hag been bought y from us. His position is a strong one, and we bad Lim large promises. But he is neaay, and goes in e ready. The other side pay in cash, while we put up poles and checks, whose payment ja contingent upoa our bill going through. This gives them a great aavantage over us, ani I fear w re cused. Some of the © boys” ere disposed to hold on, dusisting that enough of the Assembiymen bave been interested in our various jobs to iugure their success, But I Bave lost ail hopes, If we could get Spinola back into his geat, tie thing might be done. We have gained over a Weatern Senator, whose accession makes good the loss sustaine ? by the departure above named, and he, with Frank, would make up the seventeen, Weed will be back on Monday morning, and you had better return with, There is bad blood between the old man and Morgan. Weed i# azved that a Governor of his own creatoo should presume to bave an pinion of his own, ‘Ihe Governor's secretary is the objet of his bitterest execra. tion, and be resents very warmry his interference with Hin Excellency’s proceedings. The veto of the contrac tors’ bilf, allowing them interest on their drafts, has pro- duced a very profound sensation. Such @ joily row you never saw. The covtracting tofluence is potential in the Assembly. More than ha'f the House have a direst pe- cupiary interest in that bill, and the contractors them- selves are roaring mad with the Governor, and Bliss a so. The party is surely gone to the devil, unless we can do something to retrieve our disasters. Abell is aw’ vexed and cbagrined, and the boye generally, inclading Abe and Hugh, are in despair, Nota man of the lobby has accomplished enything w speak of. We have hai & bigh old time of it bere, but nothing has come of it so far; and if weare beaten on toe road it will really be dreadful. One of the commodores came down hant- somely on bie plan for a pier between the Battory aad pier No. 1, but we couid’nt coax @ driok out of the other commodores. The first commodore was cheated, of course, as apy shrewd man ougot t bave foreseen, but the money was just as acceptable, nevertheless, Come up, any way. Possibly we may mako some now combination—iv’s worth trying. Yours,asever, J.B. T will not enter in detail upon the statements current in regard to the agents and owners of certain large eocle- siastical and other estates in the older part of the city, in connection with thie bill, and by means of whom Govoer- nor Morgan was constrained to sign it, after the Comptrol- Jer had retased to accept the part designed for him in the scheme. Whether he shail continue intractable, or even submit to dictation in the matter, you will be’ equally sure of rich developements (rom tte disappointed, in ex- posing the alleged corrupt and collusive manner in which certain vast acoamulations of property in the lower parts of the city are assessed for taxes, Borider, there is a mighty wrath denounced by the Supervisors against Haws, and, altogether, tor this ebarp job, by which their jong pre arranged diviion of the fat things ja the Tax office should be divided among themselves, by the cus- tomary appointment of their outgoing members to the commission, under the law as it stood. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate, Avaany, April 19, 1859, Mr. Marien (dem.) reported to the Senate the result of the joint committees of conference on the disagreements w the New York Tax bill. Mr. Invew (rep.) moved the Senate agree with the re- Port of the committees. Carried, and the appropriation for the Record Commissioners was thus flaally stricken out, ‘The consideration of the bill enlarging the powers of the Canal Auditor was resumed. Provisions were inserted empowering the Canal Board to cance| contracts on application of the contractors for pon payment for work, giving the act immediate effect, except in regard to the removal of officers recently ap- pointed, who shai) hold over till the Ist of January next. The bil) was then pareed, Tho State /’rison bill was taken up. ‘The 8upp'y bill came up from the Assembly with amond- ments, ae ngreed on by the House, Mr. Driven moved that the Senate insist on ite amend. ments and non-covevr with those of the House, and ask a <ommitiee of Conference. Messrs. Diven, Ely and W. A. Wheeler were appointed for such a commitice. ‘The bill relative to the New York Fire Department ‘Tne Supply biN came up aa was pravod floally by the Mi, Noxon moved to hon-conciir in every item, except the ation to pay the interest on the Canal drata, Me Dive raised the point of order, that the question After remarks by Mess¥s. was agreed to, by ayes 20, Noxon, Patterson and Prosser Senator 0. Wheeler in endaavoring cast with the enomies ef the Regisiry bill, on its final wction of the ape. a} committeo on that bill. The eommities had ow very deposition 10 consalt Mr. Whenler’ views, ‘Wheeler bad expressed bimeelf satighed with the pt io one immaterial pardeular, before be cast his Fingular vote with the ce the bill. The ccneurrent resolution to ad} floally, ab nine ick, was received from the Assembly and coucur- ow, Mr. Drvex offered the following: Resolved, That fenator F. B, Bpineks be discharged from the cusiody of tbe Sergeant a Arm. Adopted: Mr. Marner moved to go into an executive sess 10. eve Dow ensued, Mr, Nox o nnd others fgbupg off the question, the design oo tn © part being to prevent any further at to cont in Mr Hotchrneon as Port Warden in the placsof tdga Mo ful hn. Mr Fcuert offered as an amendment to Mr. M cber's, the protest of the democratic Sematorson be rem val + Mr. Mandevitle, fier nepirited skirmish, a resolution to go into »xson- tive session, to uct only On/y OD appoigtments of No «rics Pubic, was adey hb j At balf past six the doors Were closed for the ex cutive session, and ha EVENING SESSION, ‘The Senate met at haif-past eight o’tlock. Mr. W. A. WHkxLER was 10 the chair, and presented the following communication from the Lient. Governor :— NATH OF THE StaTR OF New York:— -—It ja bighly gratifying toreceive at the close of the session your resolutions approving the manor im whieb | bave diecbarged the duties of your pre- Siding ofticer. When I recollect circumstances of peculiar delicacy and ditfeuity under whicn a por tion of these duties by Performot your commendation of my condnct is § pleasing evidence that my errors ana deficiencies have been overooked and forgotten, Tcan bear cheerfu\ testimony to th» za! ana): etry with which you bave devoted yours s!ves to the d. carve of your duties a8 legislators, and I desire to return you my sincere thanks for the uniform kind- peas wich wined I have been treated By each macaner and officer of the Sevate, and to exprets to each Sonator my best wishee for his future hapomess and proaperity. With great respect. ROBERS CAMPSELL, The reports of the Conference Committees for the preser. vation of deer, and in relation to the Auburn Works wore agreed to. Mr. Jouw D, Wittarp and Mr. Lamost were apoointed a committee to inform the Governor that the Senits was rendy to adjourn. Mr, Lavin and Mr. Scott were appointed a committee to wait on the Aseembly for a like purpose, The Governor returned, with hia veto, the bill raisiag the salaries of tho clerks of the New York’ Police Courts, The veto war sustatwed. Mr. Van Horn aod Mr. Remy, a committes f-om the Assembly, appeared, and informed the Senate the Arsem- by ‘was ready to adjourn. be hour of nine o’clook havieg arrived, Mr. W. A ‘Wureren, temporary President, addressed bis farewell to the Sopate in rome very feeling and appropriate remarks, ‘wnen the Renate adjourned sine die. Assembiy. Aupany, April 19, 1859. ‘The Aseembly resumed the third reading of bills, At- tendance light. ‘The bill to authorize the formation of Javentlo Reforma- tory Aeylums, with power to hold children in custody on the committal! of a magistrate or with the consent of pa. rents, was lost, by 21 to 46. ‘Tho bill in relation to the Court of Special Sedsions in New York, and the power of Polica Justices, was passe. The bill in retation to the public health of New York, Meip i rg the Street Inepector’s Department, was lost by 5410 “me Bouse then took from tho tablo the Supply bill. Last night’s vote was reconsidered, gud the Honse agreed to tho Renate amendments, as amended by the House, by 69 to 25. The New York Tax levy, as agreed on by the Senate, came down, Mr. 8. 8. Cups (rep.) moved non-concar in the item of $10,000 to pay Mayor Wood and others thoir ex penges iv the cases growibg out of the resistance to tue Metropolitan Police law. He would never by his vote sancticn that wroog. Messre. ConkuxG, Oppye, C.S. Spacer and CHaNten supported the report of the Conference Committee. Mr, Sata (com) Urged the adoption of the report, as be bad dove on former occasions, not because be was ratiefled with every item, but because he deaired to re- leve poor suffering laborers, who, while this bitl was not passed, were compelled to sell their certificates for work dope, at eighty cents on the dollar. The report of the “onference Committee was concurred in, and the bill finally passed, The House concarred wita the report of thc Committee of Conference on the Appropriation bill, and it was finally passed. The amendments to tbe bill increasing the power of Au- ditors were agreed to, and finaliy passed. The meseage of the Senate requesting a Committee of Conference op the Quarantine bili diffisuity was taken up. Mr. Mevks moved a Committee of Conference on the part of the House. He quoted the fifth joint rale, which refuses the appointment of such committee. Mr. Moxeis spoke warmly against what be denouncrd th an attempt of the Senate to override and oyerawe the louse. Mr. Muxks severely reviewed the action of the Speaker in sending the bi'l to a committee compesed wholly of ‘evemies to the bill, with the purpose of strangling it. Mr. C. 8. SrExcxh regretted Mr. Morris’ appeal to the grosser pessions of ‘the House, instead of to reasou. He argued to show that there was @ violation of rule in Ube course the Speaker had adopted on this bill. Mr. Cumistm argued in favor of Mr. Meeks’ motion. ‘The debate was continued till half past one, when a motion to lay on the table was lost—40 to 45. EVENING SESSION. Mr. C. S. SrENcER moved to reconsider the vote on the bill relative to the public health of New York. Agreed to. ae cay Was then again put on its passage and lost by 61 to 30, The Conference Committee on the Supply bill reported the committee had agreed by striking out the appropria tion of $75,000 for the payment of the jaterest on the canal drafts, leaving in the $50,000 for a temporary hos. pital for the reception of yellow fever and other infected patients; reducing the pitot commission appropriation to $7,000; Inserting $3,000 for securing six feet of water on the Cayuga marshes, and by other immaterial concessions. The House agreed with the report, and the bill was sent to the Senate. Mr. Duryea offered a concurrent resolution to adjourn at nine o'clock this evening. Mr. ScuoLerieLy moved to make it ten o'clock. Lost. ‘The resolution to adjourn at nine o'clock was then adopted, BILIS PASSED, To increage the compensatioa of Justiges of the Courts of Sersions. , To incorporate the Port Morris Land and Improvement Company. To autborize the Jaying of a railroad track on one side of the Chenango Canal. Recess till hulf past seven o'clock. EVENING SESSION. On re-asgembling past seven P. M. several mut- tere were Jaid aside for want of a quorum. The House concurred in the Senate’s amendment (o the bili relative to the collection of tolls on the canals, Mr. Finkiys reported a series of resolutions im the Mor- tara case, Laid over under the rule. Mr. Murxs moved that vae special committee on tho bill for the removal of Quarantine be directel to report tae same forthwith to this ifouge, if, in their opiaion, consis- tent with the safety of tois country, and that they be dis- charged from their arduous and unpleasant duties, Laid over. Tbe Govervor sent in two vetoes, one on the bill for the relief of the beirs of Chapman Church, deceasad, and the other relative to the First Cougregatioual Society of the [Se of Cambria. Both vetoes were sustained by the louse. Mr. Morris gave notice of a bill requiring exch mombor of the Legizlature to remember and cherign the virtues rather than the errors of each other. x The bifl for the relief of James Perry came from tho Senate. Mr. L. R. Lyon asked consent for its third reading. Mr. ScHoLzriaLy—Will the gentleman gdarantee that it will not be vetoed? (Laughter. ) f The bill was passed. The bill to change the name of James Brian and athers to O'Brian came up for a third reading. Mr. Scnorerig.y hoped the House would “ remomber the glories of Brian the Braye” and pags the bill. ‘The bill was passed. Mr. Law gave notice of the following bills; —To incorpo- rate the Society of United Butchers, with power to “ moat us by moonlight alone,” toamead the game laws, 80 a8 allow members of the Walton (lub to * shoot folly as it defray the expenses of carrying the Republican war into Africa;”’ to ascertain by proper proofs who struck Billy Patterson ;” to declare the ‘ road to ruin” # public highway; and several other measures. Mr. SMITH gavo notice that be would move to erect & monument for the remains of Mr. Law, the only Ameri- can member left in the Senate, ‘The bill to amend the charter of the Ocean Insurance Company was passed. A flood of humorous resolutions came in, among them to divide the Quarantine bill pro rata amoug the members of the Seleet Committee to whom it waa referred; and another to deliver the Quarantine bill to the Skate Paleon- tologist, to be preeerved among the fore Mr. RoTHEKFORD inttroduced resolutions to instruot our representatives in Congress to support the bill placing ove hundred miitions in the President's hands for the pur- chase of Ireland, j ae commenced a German epsech amidst much langhter, The mirth of the House was suddenly ohecked by tho Proentation, by Mr. Chanler. of resolutions of condolence Aud grief at the death of ex-Gov, Bouck, Mr. Guwuer and Mr. Rermnvorn pronounced enlogios be I a csatae and the resoiutions were ananimously adopted, Mr. Chanter and Mr. Hutchinson were appointed s com- mittee to inform the Governoy that the House was ready to ae journ, ‘Tbis committee toon reported that the Governor had nothing more to communicate, but wished the members a eafe return to the borome of their families. Mr. Van Howw and Mr, Rewty were appointed @ ¢om- mittee to wait on the Senate and inform them the Assem- big wan ready to wdjourn, ¢ Conference Committeo om the bill for the preserva- tion of game reported that they had agreed. Thoir report Was concerred aap pa e Governor gent in a list of o~ amongst which were the Atlantic ret ha nes ag ma oe La Levy rons the Supply biil. e Conference Committee ou the Auburn waterworks ported they bad agreed. The we At five minuter to nie o'clock Mr. Larum wad Mer. Scort Appeared a# a committee fram the Senate, to inform we Houne that the Sonate was ready to adjourn. ieee SYEAKER HOW Tone, and addressed the Heuse as fol- hi bingo Gt ARMDLY é i ar of the dissolution of a loginl body Is one of solemnity and deep feeling. The ieee Guy and #0- cial interconree which bind ite members er ase then forever severed. Tat boor with ux has come, We are about to reparate, to return to scenes of pleasare and our respective homes Yet not all who came to this hail & brief period prince retarn—one who met with wp in we yigor of bonith, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY abcut whore brows wues—tokens of a well Des been taken midnt, and we are wo ceive the corcial greetings ef onr famities home, let us pot in our joy forget to di #ympatby and sorrow for that fireside p agaio will be and reflect opon 1 tainty well if our reflections lead vs to the y for oor departur plored scene of action, a de; arture which o near at band. Your exwessn of thank to me as your presiding officer, by raolution, is indeed most gratifying. It bids mo belicve that, however often | may bave erred, you are ratisfied It bas been my ardent desire to charge the delicate and ardoous duties imposed on me with fairners and impartiality; and, gentiemen, if in the direbarge of those duties IT bave given offence or disappointed the hopes oF expectations of aay, I een asture you it bas arisen from an rror of | the bead, and not of the heart. Those who have wronged we, I forgive. On my part, I am happy | to feel that ip separating I entertaia noagbt but the warmest septments of biudvees aod regard for each and every one of you. For the many acts of conrwsy apd attention received at your hands, accept my heartfelt acknowledgements. My most earnest dese for your prosperity and bappiess will follow you throvgh hfe. Commending you and yours to tue ful care of oar common Father and Protector, I al! farewell. Tn accordancs with the joint resotation of | the Senate and Assembly, I now pronounce this House of | Asremoly of the State adjourned sime die. The Honre then adjourned with the customary fare- wells and the Capito! was voou deserted. Titles of Acts Passed at the Session of the Legislature of 1859. ‘Continved from the Herat of April 16.) 315. To authorise the Supervisore of the town of Corn- ‘rg to Gan monty end provide for the payment of the same, 816. To authorise the rating of a som of money to re- imburee certain Commissioners of Highways in the town of Phelps, in the connsy of Ootario, for toe moaey lost by them in the failure of the Ontario County Bink 217, To authorise the formation of a Town Tnsarance Company in the counties of Albany aud Greene. 3.8. To repeal sn act eptitled “An act to provide for oar- ryirg out and opening a road from township No. 8 to towrebip . 10, Oid Military Tract, Franklin county,” pasted April 6, 1865, . 819, For the relief of the western ten miles of the east- , APRIL, 20, .1859.—TRIPLE SHBET. | 1868. ern branch of the Schoharie Turnpike Road Company 320. fo amend the incorporation of the village of Lao- caster, in the conuty of Erie. 321. For the betier preservation of the public records, and for other purposes 822, To incorporate the Fire Department of the village of Ermira. 328, To define the powers and dutice of the Superin- tendent of the Poor, in the county of Monroe. 824. Autborizing ihe Clerk of Monroe county to appoint an Agsistant Deputy County Cierk. 825. To autherize certain Methodist Episcopal churches ip the city of Brooklyn to gell burial ground and remove Tremaine therefrom. 826, To re-appropriate certain moneys for the enlarge- ‘ment and completion of the canals. 827. Granting to the Otsego Lake Turppike Company all the rights and privileges which have been granted to and enjoyed by the ingtleld Turopike Company. 428, Appointing Commissionere to lay out and open a highway in the town of Piainficid, in the couoty of Otsego ‘fo mcorporate the Fire Department ia the city of Syracuse, 330, Toamend an act, entitled ‘An act to incorporate the Fire Department of the village of Watertown,” passed April 10, 1850. 831. To amend an act, entitled “An act to anthorise the Rowe and Oswego Road Company to borrow money to re- build and repair their road, and for otuer purposes,” pass- ed April 7, 1858, 382. To amend an act, entitied ‘An act to amend the several acts incorporating the village of Pulaski, in the county of Oswego,” pasred April 19, 1858, 833, To make a separate road distriot of the Second Election district of the town of Southfieid, in the county of Ricbmond, and to provide for draining the same. 24. To meke separate road districts of the Third Elec- tion district of the towo of Southfield and the Firat Eles tion district of the town of Castleton, fu the county of Rich- mond, and to provide for drainiug the same. 885. For the more effectual draining certain swamp and low lands in the towns of Pine Plains and Stamford, in the county of Dutcher: $86. To incorporate the Elmira Water Corapany. 837. Vesting in the United States of America jurisdiction over acertain piece of land in the village of West Troy, iv the county of Albany, 388. To amend an act, entitled ‘(An act revising, amead- ing and consolidating the several acts iu relation W the village of Kingeton,”? passed April 10, 1854. 889. In relation t» Courts of Special Sessions, Courts of Seteion Police Courts. 340. lease the interest of the peopte of this State in certuin én) estate acquired by escheaton the death of James Ferguson, late of tbe city of New York. 341, To release the interest of the State io certain lands‘ of which Henry Smith died seized, 0 Thomas Smith. 842, To incorporate the Queens County Savings Sank. 343. Releasing to Elizabeth Farretly ano James Farrel- the intercet Of the State in certain lands acquired by es- 844.[Jn refation.to tho village of Whitehall, 345..To incorporate the New York astronomical Obser- vatory. a Concerning the Salt Springs and the manufacture of salt, 347. To nmend certain sections of the charter of tho village of Seacca Falls, a8 amended by an act passed March 29, 1860. %4$. To amend an act, entitled ‘(Ap act to authorizs the city of Buffalo to joan its bonds to the Boffaio and Pittsburg Railroad Company,” passed April 16, 1953. 349. To amend an ect entitied An act for the regulation and government of the Central Park, in the city of Now York,”’ passed April 17, 1857; and further to provide for the maixtepance and government of said park. ‘ 860. Vesting the control of the piers, booms and dams on river in the commissioners for improving said in river, 361. To amend an xct, entitled ‘An act to providefor the appointment of Commissioners of Deeds in the village of Sa- ratoga Springs,” passed April 7, 1868. 352. To authorise the trustees of the village of Olean to lay out, open, alter, widen, repair and improve the high- ways in eaid village, 353. To amend the act entitled, ‘‘An act to prevent the igsue of false receipts, aud to punish fraudulent transfers of property by wacehousemen, wharfingers and othere,” passed April 17, 1858, 254. To confirm {the title to certain real estate to the Hodson tren Company, and to increase the number of trustees of said company. $55. To authorize the Commissiouers of Highways of tho town of Southvort, in the couaty of Chemung, to lay out a highway on the line between said town and ihe Siase of Penurylvenia, 866. To amend the charter of the village of Lansingburg, aud the several acs amending the same. Son To change the name of Hoziel Morey to Hozicl im pe. 258. To release to Jane Williamgon the interest o” this State in certain real estate situated in Shawangunk, Uister county. 369. To amend chapter 201 of the lawe of 1858, entitled ‘an act to provide for the removal of obstructions from Harlem river, and for a fros bridge over the same,” 360, Authorizing Notaries Pubiic of tho State of New York ‘to perform the duties now performed by Commis. sioners of Deeds. 861. To erect anew town from parte of Denning and Shacdaken, Ulster county. 862. To provide for the payment of excise moneys and Penalties collected ip the town of Newburg, iv the county of Orange, to the Commissioners of the Almshowe of gaid town. . To alter tha map or plan of the city of Now York. FY 364. To amend the act entiiled ‘An act for the protec- tien oot civilization of the St. Regis Iadians,”’ passed april 9, 186 865. Toamend an act to enforce tho responsibility of stockholders in certain Banking Associations, passed April 61849, 366. To establish’ an Insurance Department. 867. To continue and amend the several acts incor- pee the Orphan Asylum Society in the city of New fork. bridge over the old feeder of the Champlain canal, in the village of Fort Edward. 869. For the relief of Josiah Blackwell. 870. Authorizing the Board of Sapervisors of the county of Jefferson to lay a tax on the town of Watertown to pur- chase a rite for a Lew Court House to said village. 871. Constitating the town of Sherburne, in the county of Chenango, a sivgle election district. 872. To authorize the American Express Company to dispose of certain real estate. ifth section of an act entitled an act ing out private roads and discontinuing re highways, passed April 12, 1863. . Gi for divorce among the Ladiane on said reservations, and 1 hear and determine actions between [odians involving the title to real estate on said rorervatious, ‘AS. To change the name of the Williamabarg and Oy- press Hill Piank Road =, 876. To provide for the performance of certain dutics impoeed upon a Copal Commissioner in casos where he may be disqualified from acting. 877. To legalize the election, cleasification and oMfisial acta of the Trustecs of the Lima Baptist Church and Society. 878, To incorporate tho St. Joseph’s Asylam in the city of New York, 879. Requiring Less bod Jnrors to be drawn for Cirou!t Courts in the county of Franklin, 380, For agoertawing by rs proofs the citizens who shall be entitied to the right of snifrage, and to prevent fraudulent votiny 881, For the relief of the New York State Iaobriate As; Jom end for other purposes, 382. To provide lor the erection of a tomb and monu- ment for the American prisoners who died on board the abips in the Wallabout bay. 883, To provide for the means to support the govern- ment. 884, To increese the capital stock of the Albany and Sarquebanna Railroad Company, and to regulate the man Der and payment of town subsoriptions to the stock of the aid company. 886, To amend an act entitled “An act tn relation to , temiones in the city of Brooklyn,” passed few April 15, 1867. ‘3R6. juiring county treasurers to file in the County Cierk’s office a report of the maneys and securities in their bi | wvy ny) to infants, 887. Toextend the charter of the New York and Harlom Railroad Company, and to determine the modo of uring the gam? in the city of New Yqrk 888, To make corporations in the city of Buffalo taxable, the same as corporations in other vlties and counties in the 889, To reduce the feer of the County Clerk of Krie county and for other purpases. m4 i] Peed to th vata d of accounta by the re wv viROTR igor county, aad the dite of ceva oficer of mid Sonty in connerio tere with. 891. To ame’d the act entitled “An act oon the Watervliet Puroyike Company,’ passed April 25, 892. Tn relation to {tbe New York Protestant Episcopal | public school, 308, ‘or the relief of the estate of James Mull t, do- ras: 4. 304. ‘To amend the poor lawe of the county of Herkimer. 895. In relation to the coloulul history of he tte aa! the patural history thereof : 896. To provide for the supp!y of tho city of Brook\ya with water. 807. To declare the village of Caba a reparate road district, ard to provire for raising money hy tax wbereia for highways and sidewalks, and to compel owners oF Proper@ therein to build sidewalks and fur other par- 398, To empower the Farmers’ and Mexhanica’ Uo'on at Fredonia to are awd bold real eetate not to exceed oi Mere wm valine. 199. To ineresve the pay of jurore ia Harkimer county. 400, To repeal the charter of the Povwle’» Loan ond Relief Company of the city of New York, passed april 17, 401 To authorize Matthew Wiks and bia children, Ap- Bette and Catharine Wicks, to take, hold aaa convey real estate. 402. To authorize the Canal Board to hear and investi gate the claim of John Melutyre for dredgiog tue harbor of Whitehall. 403. Referring the claim of EX Chittenden and others, 404, To incorporate the Staten Island Warehousing Com- y+ bar To incorporate the United States Warebouss Com- ny. art To amend an act entitled An act creatiog @ publis fund or stock in the city of New York, to be called the Croton Water Steck and ip relation to the sinkiog fund of faid city,” paseed Way 13, 1845. wir 407. To emend the act iacorporating the vi lage of Sara. ‘toga Springs, passed April 17, 1826. a Yor the relief of Jeremian Barker and sxteen ers. 49, Authorizing the appraisal and payment of damages te Jerome B. Huibnt 410, To incorporate the Abyginnian Baptist church of the city of New York. 411. To authorize the appraisal and psyment) of canal damages to Parrick Rogers. 412, For the reliet of Zenas Greene. 413. Authoriging the appraisal and payment (of damages to Davie Jones, 414. To anthorize the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Richard H. Hoff, 416. For the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Jonatban Nelson and Wiliam H. Barker. 416. Authorizing the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Nicbolas I. Schermerborn. ‘417, For the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Samuel D. Goula, 418. For tbe relief of David Wagner. 419 For the relief of Motissa D. Lewis for canal damages 420, For the relief of Toomas F. Woo1word. 421, Conferring jurisdiction upon the Canal Appraisers mine the claims of Jat ‘Woodward, Wiliam Rob- }, Benjamin W, Whither, parent and guardian Alice Whitcher, ap infant, and Jabez lark. 422. For the relief of legal representatives of Eleanor Swart, for canal damagrs. 428. To anihorize the Canal Board to hear and deter- mine the claims of Georgo W. Bullard, for loss of hw canal vat, 24. For tbe relief of the contractor on section No. 137 of the Erie Canal Enlargement, 425, To authorize the appraisal and payment of damages ‘wo Adam Dominick and others. 426, To amend an act entitled ‘An act in relation to dividends to stockholders of academies and other iostito- tions of learning, and the distribation of she public funds to the same,’’ passed April 15, 1857. 427, To provide for the opening of certain streets in the city of Brooklyn, 428, To amend certain sections of the Code of Pro cedure. Acts Relating to the City of New York. The following acts relating to this city have paseed both houses, aud received the approval of the Governor, They have therefore become law. The act regulating the erec- tion of buildings is a most important one, and, if efficieatly carried out, will remedy many great evils which arise from the ungafe manner in which our buildings are put up:— AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE New YOK INSTITU- TION FOR THE BLIND, ‘This act authorizes the New York Institution for the Blind to gell and convey all or any part of their real e5- tate situate in the city of New York, betwoen Thirty-tbird aud Thirty fourth strects and the Eighth and Ninth avenues, whenever in tho opinion of the Board of Managers thereof it shall be expedient to do #0, and to apply the proceeds as foliows:— One bundred thousand doliars thereof shali be put out at intercet, upon bond and rwortgage upon unin com@red real estate worth not lees tuan double the amount loaned thereon, exclusive of buildiwgs, for the benefit of said institution, and eight thousand coliars shalt be equally spplied 10 the immediate relief of auch of the adult bind of said snstrtution as im the judgment of the mapnsgere thereof would be the most proper persons to be the recipients, of whom @ number, not exceeding thirty, shall, for the Space of one year from and after the sale of the property, be received into the institution. oa the terms and couditicns of other State puptis; and the residue of such procecds to be expended in the purchase of other real estate situate ip the city of New York, for the use of ‘the inetitution and the erection of suitavle buildings. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WOMAN’S LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Thie act provides that the Mayor of the city of Now York for the time being, Benjamin H. Field, Harry Htiton Wilson G. Hunt, Erastus Brooke, Jas. T. yA. V. Stout, Reury J. Raymond, Luther Bradish, Frederick De Peyator, W. C. Bryant, Jas. W. Beekman, and their succeasors, are created und ‘ed to be a body corporate by the name and style of the “ Trustees of the Woman’s Livrary of tae city of New York.”” The direction and muvagement of the affairs of this corpora‘ion, and the contro! aad dis posal of its property and funcs to be vested in the trustecs and their successors, The trustees are also empowered to direct the expendi- ture of the {unds and property of said corporation, in toe purchase or lesse of a suitubie site and in the erection of a buslaing for the library; in the purchase of books, maps, evgray pgs, charts, drawings, furniture and otber things vertaiping thereto; and in its general management wo appoint, aud at their pleasure remove a superintendent of the library and all Librarians, avd other persons necessary to be employed about the same, and in general, to bave and use a!l powers and authority necessary for promoting the objects lor which the library is established, The property, real aud peraonal, of the eatd corporation, is to be exempi {rom taxation in the same manner as that Of the other public braries of this Stave, AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TIE NEW YORK ASTRONO- MICAL OBSERVATORY. ‘This act provides that Luther Bradish, the Mayor of tho city of New York, ex officio, Charles Riog, Isaac Ferris, Horace Webster, Elias Loomis, Lewis M. Rutherford, 0 M. Mitchell, Charies Davies, Charies W. Hacktey, Gorham W. Abbott, William H. Aspinwall, Nathan Bishop, Eimund Blunt, James Carron Brevoort, Peter Cooper, alexander J. Cotheal, Benjomin H. Field, Fietchor Ha per, Richard M. Hoe, Jobn Jay, Jobo D, Jones, Robert Lenox Keanedy, Charies M. Leupp, Wiliam 8. Mayo, Samuel L. Mitchell, Flisba EF. Morgan,’ Willard Parker, ‘Alfred Peil, Heary F Pierrepont, 8. [ren@us Prime, Charles H. Ruesell, Theo dore Sedwick, Lorilard Spencer, Robert L. Stuart, Thomas ‘Teston, Jcbn Torrey, Jobn David Woife, Enoch L, Fancher, Henry M. Alexander, and such others as they may sesociste with themeelves, aro constituted a body corporste by the name of “The New York Astronomi sa! Observatory,” for the purpose of establishing and mai taining in ‘this city an astronomical obser: ahal! be autborized to receive subseriptiops or don: to the observatory fund, to hold and apbly the same to the purposee of the corporation. The fund shall be di. ‘vided into abares of twenty five dollars each, transferable ovly on the books cf the corporation, to be kept for tat purpose; and for which shares certificates shall be iseaed to the parties entitled thereto, The said shares shail, in all cases, be fully paid up; the holders, subscribers, con- tribvtore or the members of the corporation, shall net bs held reopally liable for any dues beyond the sbares so held by them and already ally paid up. $0 soon as the observatory fund shall amount to a eum, in the jadg- ment of the trustees, sufficient to justify the commeace- ment of the erection of the wecessary buiidiogs, and the purchate of the proper instruments, e trustees ehall calla general meeting of the subscribers and contributors to the fund, or holders of shares therein, giving five days’ notice of the time and place of holding the said meeting, to published in two daily newspapers of the city of New York, at which meeting an election of twenty-five truatees shall take place, under the direction and supervision of three inspectors of election, to be appointed by ths trusiees. "At ail meetings of the trustecs duly cailed, seven mem- bers present ehall constitute a quorum for the transaction of ordinary business: Dut no officer, pro‘essor or servant ehall be appointed or removed, ror sball any estate be porchased or convoyed, without the presence of a majori- ty of all the trustees of the said corporation. The Board of Commissioners of the Ceutral Park are authorized and empowered to allow the Corporation to oa- tablish within the Park the Astronomical Observatory con- templated by thie act; and to that end the Board of Com- misrioners may allot suitable and proper grounds within the Park, fo the position and of the dimensions to be de- termined by them, for the erection of the observatory, ‘without apy rent, asseeemevt or charge, subject always, however, to such reasonable and proper rules and reguin- tions as the Board of Commissioners may from time to time prescribe. AN ACTIN RELATION TO THE NEW YORE AND HAR- LEM RAILROAD COMPANY. Thin act provides that the New York and Harlem Rail- road Company arc anthorized, purenant to the ordinance of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, to lay down a double track or railway from their track in the Fourth avenue, at Forty-secoad strest, up Fald street to Matizon avenue, and up Madiaon avenno to Seventy-ninth strect, for the use of tbeir. amall cars only. be bg 4 inaleo ae ion ‘use steam oo drawing of their parsenger and cara upon ‘oad on the Fourth avenue, to and from the northern ‘emity of Manhattan or New York island, to the south nice of Forty-vecond street, and to permit the use thereot by the New York and New Haven Railroad Company to the sate point, with turnouts to their engive houses, re- Rpectively, for a period of thi years from tho thirty- firet day of December, eighteen and fifty-cight. AN AOT TO PREVENT PRIZE FIOUTS, ‘This act provides that every person who eball, In this Btate, set on foot, inetignte, ' = abot or encou- pb engyt ly called riny op Fagen pte rons, common! K Hy en- gaged in olther within or without this Stato; and every porson who shall, in this Biate, send, in writing, or publiat any challenge, or an acceptance of any cb: for euch contention or fights; and every Legemtnbed shall, in thie State, train or agsiet any person in training for such ¢On- tention or ght; and every inbabitant of this Stato who shal! go ovtt of this State to engage or take tin, or to tat euch contention or fight, ball be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisopment | ‘one year, or by fine not legs than two hundred doilars nor more than one thouesnd dollars, or by both fine and im- winopment, Power is also given to any magistrate who 4% g00d reason to believe that any one contemplates a viola Won of this act, to have arrested and to hold in pondy es, of not more ‘han $1,000 auch pereon for one year, notte fend agarpet the act. 4N ACT TO PROVIDE FOR VACANCIES THAT May OCCUR IN THK OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THR BU PeRIOR OUURT, OX IN THAT OF JUDUS OF THE COUKT OF COMMON FLEaS IN TiS CITY OF Naw YORK. ‘Tie act provides that whenever incy sball occur Ip the office ot any justice of the sopertor Coart of the city” of New York, or ans judge of the Courtot Com-noo Pleat of the enty of New York, at any time before bis term of i ffice shell bave expired, (by Ceath, resignation, removal ‘or shail appoiat 8 suitable por- all bold the office natal the pp after the bappentn Apa it tbe term of office do not expire at the commacce- mept of sucb polivical year, the residue of the term tuere- atter thail be tied be election, as now provided ny ta AN ACT TO PROVIDE AGAINST USSAPE BUILDINGS It THe CITY OF NEW YORK, houses, stores, s'orebouses, and herenf er to be erected or builtin the city of New York, to the southward of a tine drawa one hundred feet north of Forty. secon’ street in ead sity, and extenoing from tbe East to the Hudson river, soall’ Dave front and rear walls and side walls oa both sides, whether such side wails bo outalie or party walls; and aif Nis of every such Duildiog shall be con. od all walls shall bo vp plumb and straign’ built upon foaodawons, in all cases where thi oute'de or party w , brick or iron foundations are put ‘owe there sbali be enher piles drivem ‘or good found f nt size and to prevent tbe building from feo 2. Every burding other thao a dwelling, being more than thirty feet 1 width, shait ve erected aud baitt 8 party or partition wall of stone or brick, not lesa than ‘welve nebes thick, ruoning from front to reur; of with proper aud sufficient girders, uot less than tea by twelve pebrs equare, rupoing from f/ out to rear, aud resting nob legs then four incbes at each end, and npoo a Phy ee lees then twelve incbes thick; end if the front or rear 9 huog suiloent size aod strengty, Mcieat posta or r of oak, walls ere built of iron, sub girders sbalt with stirrup irons of and fustained by proper and pillars of stone, ‘brick or irom, or yellow pipe, 80 that the sid walls and such intermediate posts or pillars shall not be. aistent from each other more thaa tweaty five feet; and said posts or pillars shail be placed from eash other at in- tervals, from frovt to rear, of bot more than too feet; aad if made of oak, locust gr yeliow pine, shall not be lees: then seven inches iv diatneter at any part Woreof; and every such store, Ftorebo. se or otver building, being over fifty tect m wioth eball bave a party or partition wall of stone or brick, not less than tweive laches thick, rugoing from frovtto rear, and tbe same height es the outside d coped with stove or iron copiag, 89 that the: party or pattition watls shall b distant from each other not more than filty test; and in all such baild- ings ail exceed fifty fost in width, other thaa & dwelling, the walls shall not be less than sixteen taches. thick to the top of the thd story beams. Nothing io this section or ingthis act shall be construed to probibit the floor neams from being hung, suspended or Fopported upoo any trues, rafter or beams, of sufficiont strength, properly framed, bolted and nutted togethers and ail such truss, rafters or beams sha'l be of good oak, white or yellow poe timber; aod such floor beams, be or surpenied as aforesaid, ball be fasteced wita g ought fron rods, of euitable siz sud strength, aad well fastened at esch end with iron plates aod outs; aod all such truse, rafteré or beams eball reet at cach end, not Jess thao twelve ‘ches, upon the wails, and usa good hond stones, not tees than two feet loug, by five inches thick ani tweive inches wide, aad spall be placed upom ‘walls of stone or brick, not lors thau twelve inches thick, and not more than ten feet from centres. See. 8. Every party or particon wall in any dwe'lin house, store, siorehoure or otber building, shall ba Tared Dolit upon foundations of atouc or brick, aud fa tha same mapner 2s mentioned in the first section of this acty and shal) pot be built opou any iroo or other girder or beam. and shall be carried up above tbe roof and coped; and every post or pillar which sball support any other post or pillar, or avy beam or grder, shail rest upona wall of atone or brick pot jess then twelve inches thick, or uport a proper and sutficient post or pillar of oak, locost or yet~ low pine, not les# than seven fuches ta dismoter at any part thereof; nnd every such wa!!, which shail form tha Fupport of aby poet or pillar, eball be started and baulé apo foundations of stone or brick; aus the post or pillar which shall be lowest in the series eball rest upoa a foam- dation oPetone or brick not less than twelve inches *quare, Nothing in thia seetion shall be ooustrued to probibit the use of iron beams Ja partition walls ia pri« vate owellings. Seo. 4. In every such dwelling house, store, storehouse or other building, every cellar, pier, column, post or pil- lur, buiit of rubbe stone or brick less than two feet four inches in width, and all piers uoder any tron beam, oF gircer or lintel, shall, at totervals of not more than three feet, have built into it» bond stone not less thau three ivetes thick, and of adiameter each way equal to tae dineter of the pier, columa, post or pillar, wavtner such, column, post or pier be between openings or otherw 86, and eball be started aud buiit upon fouodations of stoae, und eball be built of good hard brick aud c ment. Sec. 5. Every temporary support placed uoder an wall, girder or beam during toe erection, finishing, al- teration or repairing of avy burlding, shall be equal to atrength to the permavent support required for such wall, girder or beam, by this act; and the walis of every build= ig Fhall be strongly braced from the beams of eacla story, uBtil the nexs tier of beam: eou aod levelled uj 6. The outaice walis of all such dweiling hou stores, storehouss er other butlaings, shall not Jees than eight inches thick; and all such outede wat all partition walle. ae ebal!l excecd forty feet im from the level of the sidewalk to the peak of the higi point thereof, and all party walle, shail not be leas twelve ipebes thick; and all walls, whether outside, CF partition wails, of any store, storehouse or other bul ing, other thao a owelling, which shall exceed filty in beigbt from the level of the sidewalk to the peak highest point thereof, sball not be lesa than sx inches thick to the top of the second story beams, vided-the said second story beains be twenty feet the level of the sivewaik; if not, then the walls shall sixteen inches thick to the top of the third storg be Above the said level no wall sba'l be increased in thic! neee after it bas been built, 80 a8 w be cunsidered, un y provisions of thit act, of avy groater tbickaees tuaa originally ; and every such wall sha'l be of the reqaii ibickpers, and’ no recors shall be made tp any wall except for a front door op the first story, and under a1 window opening, or for. Croton, soil or’ hot air pi apo Do Fuch openings shall be opposite each otber ja an; wall, bot sbali be at least sixteen fuches from on another; notbivg in this section eball ve 99 construed ag to prevent the increaring of uby wail between two adjoins ing buildings built toree years previous: provided, sack ‘wails are in geod covaition, to be so Mecreased, and shall be eo increaved as to make suid adjoining walls of welling house not lees than twelve incves thick; and adjoining wails of apy store, storehouse or other builJingss otber than a dwelliog, sbali not be less than sixteen inches thick; and proviced, that all such walls as aforesaid, and thet such additions be property aod eecurety tied into the original wall by iron hol ‘taste every five conrses, and 86 intervals of bot more than twofert, 80 aa to maxs'a good firm wall of not lese than twelve and sixteen inches thick; ave sa)! euch walls as aforesaid, when go altered, shall ba deemed and tuken 10 be a good wail, 1a hike manoer an it origipaily built of tho above thickness, anything in the before mentioned act to the contrary notwitustanding; and a}i such wails, as sforesaid, shall be built of good hard brick and cement The rematuing rections provide for the kiod of roaterial, such as mortar, Kc , to he used; ibe constracton of flues, guiters, corvices, roofs, and forth. Reports of any Violations of the kct are’ to be mare to the Fire Commige siovers; and the builders, carpenters, master masons, and others covtracting for the work, shall be subject w a dng of fifty dollars when such violations are proved, Amendments to the Constitution. . {From the Albany Staeerpan, April vag Farly ib the session Judge Scots introduced im the Senate the following amendment, which it was proposed to sub= mit to the peopie:— CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THQ: CONSTITUTION IN RELATION TO TH RIGHT OF BOFFRAGR. Resolved (if the Arsembly concur), That section two of article two of the conetitution of this State be amenced #0 as to read as followe: Laws may be pasved excluding from ged 1 persons who have been or may be conv! ed of bribery, of larceny, or of any infamous crime, of who may be convicted of receiving or consenting to receive: a bribe; and also depriving any el who shall inske or become directly or Indirectly intereated in any bet. or wager depencing vpon the resuit of any election, oF ‘who ahall, ip refereace to any election, or with tue toteng to affect, wholly or 1 part, tl thereof, co apy act jig gs by the iawn of wo om the right to vote at such election, from bol: beg office for which be sball receive voter atguch colved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment be referred to the Lextslature to be chosen the next general tion of Senators, and that, to oonfor~ mity to section (ne of article thirteen of the conatitation, {it be published for threo months previous to the time of such election. After a protracted debated, and after much advers@ action, these resolutions were adopted by the Senate, aad rent to the Aesembly for concurrence. The Assembly’ adopted them, with the addition of the following clause, Se was added to the first resolution, as it passed tne} wate:— , And po person shall hereafter be itted to exerciag | the elective franchise who shut! not be duly registered ag. ‘a voter, accord)ng to provisions to be made by am Tho Senate reiused to concor in this amendment, which, ff adopted, placed beyond dispute the constitationality & stringent pene? \w, and a commiktes of conference) Was appointed, The committee, it sppearr, agroed that| the Assembly should recede, and that the Regmiry amond« ment ebould be made the subject of separate resolutions, This report was Jaid on the tabic, with a view, apparently, vee ‘an opportunity for offering the following resds| CONCURRENT RIPOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO 71M] CONFTITUTION IN RELATION TO THY REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, Resolved if the Assembly concar), That section ¢ of articie 2 of the constitution of this State be amended 80 ag) ‘fee, & Lawe shall bo mad . LAwe e made for ascertaining bj Proofs the citizens who shall be entitled to tbe right oF] suffrage hereby ertablia de permitted to exercise the elective franchise who shall] not be duly registered ss a voter, pursuant to laws to be! Paseed for that purpose, Rerolved (if the Assembly concur), That the amendment be referred to the Legislature to be chosen the noxt geveral election of Senators, and that in formity to section 1 of article 18 of the constitution it err time of A vote called on them and they were 15, 7,08 follows, Americans in aMALL CAPS, licans tn roman, democrat Ayvae—Mesers, Boardman, Darling, Foote, Halsted, bell, Lefiin, Loveland, Noxon, Paterson , Prosser, ‘Wetmore, 0. B. Wheater, W. A. Wheeler, J. A. Navre—Woenrs. Mather, Schell, Sloan, Smith, D. Willard, Wilinme—7," cai ‘Anenwr—itesers. Amer, Brandreth, Doherty, Fly, Jonson, Lamont, Pratt, AYR America repubileans, 4 Nave—Democrats, 6 republicans, 1. Apamrt—Americens, 1; republicans, 8 lati sod