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tleina'cd the tufn the' discussion would i nf tho t1a ib we are Itubitowhalei and Rrampuses, which ruh I MfeJ.AJ'VJVJl. in the of the great political fl. am on occa- CONG HESS. UOUSK Of HKIMU-SKNTATlVts Hhndiij, Jan A message ira received from the ident transmitting a rep.irt from the 4p dep.rtmcnt document, connny. nioliiig.il) compliance wih rtiolutj of the house, inform i ioi.

concerning jj; gtl tnd improper mili.aiy execution i of which wcie read a.id urdcicd to he ted. The following resolution was on the motion of Mr. Camion "Ilcsolved, That the committee on t. iru AIT.ii I.R lull riifli il i. Lt- April, to i i i i.

rmriniel 01 economy ie i llhd tipon to economise, id a man- prevent waste of time i eovrrnnr'a tprech, be t.ite prevent a wane oi til s-amount to a. much o. "l'' i in. rhaneei or. ui cci iiiir.

he. topcthcr with the hrtvet nw Pell. of the iocerh. aaid JVV HI I Mr. It called tmnn to reduce me Legislature of New-York.

SKN4TOHS. Southern District. Stephen Harnuml Walter Rownri John U. DitmM Jonathan lay tout John TownsenJ' l(. Living'tont Middle Dbtrht.

Moel Austinf John T. More Cbarlr It. Dudley Jolin SoyS John Lotinsberyl William Hosst Swarti Martin Van bVureiil Jabez D. iJjmmondl Uustrrn District. Levi Adamsl Duncan M'Martin' Tho.

Prothingham Hmjainin Mooers George Ho ecrantbt linger Skinn.rJ Henry Yates, jr Samuel Youngl Western District. Gamaliel II. Harstovt David li. Kvanst Imy G. Cliildt John Gideon Granger Liman Payn Kpliraim Hart Isaac Wilson! William Mallerji Firit class.

taecond class. ITbird class. MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY. r.i i excellency wwiw luve fken, a incicn oi wuum no j-tfinptcd lor the amusement ol the public It had, ol course, no pounce iuimiiiiv. Mr.

Oakley opened the debate, (in committee of the whole, Mr. Hatfield in the chair) and briefly stated his views, and the reason which operated on hi mind, in favor either cf a repeal, or of an essential modification oflhe law. (Jen. Hoot followed, on the other aide, and opposed the rrpcal with his usual ical and ability. Mr Oakley again made a few rcmitks and was lowed by Mr.

Sharpe, who was op-posed to the repeat. Mr. Williams then took the floor, and supported tlm repeal or modification with much eloouence and hu mor. Mr. Irving strongly opposed the project of repealing the act, but before the question was taken, a m'ion to rise and report, for the purpose of obtaining more distinctly the view of the member Tom the exposed counties, was made and cai lied.

It appears from the report of the comp troller, nude pursuant to a resolution o. the house upon the subject, that since I he passage of the existing law, in 1813, 50 have hccii drawn from the treasury as bootrb upun these animals. The several counties where the wolves a-e caught, being obligtd t'i raie an cq'ial sum, it follows, S76.5I9 00 have been pai'l for the destun tion of wolves, within the peiiod of live years Jiiuuwy 12. Mr Ulshoeflcr offered rcs du'ionn for the appointment, of the u-oal committer on thr currrncy of thit ttatc, and ol. ttate firit'j'ii.

V1CE PHESIDKIS1 8 ACCOUNTS. A coiniiiun.caiio.t Iro me comptroller, upon the subject of the controversy between the late governor of this state, and himself, in relation to the settlement of i the accounts of the former with this state, and tne construction of the act cf the i 3th of April I for their final settlement, and soliciting a fuli investigation of his conduct was recencd and referred to the commitee ofcliims. The whole of the corrcspon-! 1 he nouic went into committee if dencc between these two olucers (which the whole, Mr. Smi.h of Md. i i the chJr, is alteady before the public) is submitted on the report of the committee ol election to the legislature.

The comptroller con-; on the petition of James Guyon, jun concludes Ins communication as follows I testing the right of LUncier Sage, w.t 'If the comptroller h.s erred the of the members reiurucd as elected frwt liom to avoid ir, Mr paid high tribute to the pepb uty and excellence of the wh.cl. he said he ad if the chief magu.ra H.e cent leman ili hp h.iH recommcndCa to US to shorten the session, huppesc ir, nc niirn-inir mended longer wswm We ahou'd then 1 rj a i it. i .1. rnninmnfP 1 11 ill inc Hn 'nn, t.r. lint 7n ment of I (lIv fommitlce wlll d(je consi()cn, the house can, at any time, call upon it to report.

And we are moreover tol that ihe riiht and liberties of the people are about to be infringed by this measme II so, let us know where, how, and in what particular, Instead ol indulging in this iJlc and emp'y declamation. Mr. Oakley made a few remarks and expressed his surprise at the course the discussion hid taken. Mr. (.

aaid. in su' tance, th it if the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr is followed in the course he generally jkes in a debate, it is pretty sure to lead astrsy Iroin the subject. lie then offered some reasons in favor of adop-. in the recommendation of his excellency the governor, and some also uga'-nst it There one thing, however, in the re m.nks of the gentleman froin Delaware, which deserved consideration. That gentleman has said that the recommcndaii ms of his excellency, will bo an infringement upon the privileges of the house, and a violation ol the consti uiion.

Let, then, the committee be appointed, and K've them time to examine the whole subject, the constitution precedents, and they will then be able to report the course most j.ro. per to be taken Mr O. here glance at the subject generally, and said that in rela ion to the question directly before the house, gentlemen probably had not yet made up their mui'1. I he remarks oi the 'gentleman Iron Delaware, were mde ad cofitandu and he conceived them Mr O. hoped the subject would go to a committee, and that the gentleman from Delaware would see the piopriciy of taking this course Mr Root again spoke ut considerable length, in reply to Messrs Spencer and to which Mr.

Spencer replied biiefly. The question was then taken on the resolution, and carried in the affirmative without a division. January 7. petition of Peter Willums, and i r.kf aaKiat'knr iu i jii i. to the commitiee on colleges, Sec Mr Ulshoeifer introduced a bill relative to assistant justice's in New-York.

Head twice and committed, and afterwards lead the third time arfd pissed. The annual report of the commissioners of the Canal fund was received, read and ordered to be prin'ed. Messrs. Root, Powell, ik'ey, M'Neil, ana tirag were appoimeu a commi tee to enquire if any, and what amencments are necessary to the act I ir extending the jurudiciion ofjusures of the peace. January 8.

Atoif-An act to the cor- poratior of the first Baptist church, of the dy of New o.k, to se.l and con.ey the land hereto described. Little business was done on Monday, Mr. Oakley, from the committee to whom the subject had been referred, rep.ir.ed a rcsolu ion declaring inexpedient the house to reply to the governors speech, whirh was adopted without debate. Mr Oaklev.also, atter makinir a lew "marks tne suojee, pieseuteu r-'i uiinn inntruc.int? the committee on economy, retrenchment, Sec. to enquire inn.

the i xnetliencv ol reducintr the orii.es allowed the state printer for inserting in solvent notices, which was also adopted. January 11. STAT li PUISONS. Mr. Van Fossen, offered a resolution which was laid on the table, for the appointment of a committee, to enquire what alterations, if any ought to be made in the police of our state prisons to obtain information from other states, together with the most successful mode of punishing criminals, and such other infoi n.ation as might be collected.

A message was received from his excellency the governor (and ordered to be punted) relative to the removal ot certain intruders upon Grand Island. MURDERS BY On mo ion of Mr. Oakley, it was Resolved, That a committee be appoin ted to enquire into the expediency ol regulating by law the sale of poisonous drugs by apothec-' ies, physicians, and others Messrs. Foot, Havens, and John Miller, were appointed tne commmee.j Reports were received ftomthe comp troller, rtlative to the sale of land for tax es, and relative to the expences of the 1c- islatnre of 18 Itf.and ordered to be pan ted The annual report of the treasurer was also received and ordered to be piin-'ed. In the house of assembly, yesterday, we a spirited, and quite a musical debate, upon the subject of a repeal, or modification, of the law giving a bounty for the destruction of wolves.

Had tbe reporter an. the expediency of rcduc'n, or einiri.v atoppiug, the cxpcndituic on military fur'. tificationa." II. Mr. Andcisou, liom the enmmiuce on public landf, who were instructed trt cnpiirc into the expediency of gran to eicl.

state a trad of laud, not exctcdn, one hundred thousind crcs( fur the ei dowineiitof an Univvrsiiy in each tteH repotted a res jluiion, it is intxpl. diciil to grant any tract o( jnd to 8 for the of endowing an Unicri. ly;" wide, rcpoit Wa rc-d to lie on the table. ThuuJjy, Jan. 13.

On motion of Mr. Whitman, it wj lUsolved, That a rommi'tsu be apptin. ted to eti'piire into the expediency ol rt. ig and co'itinuinj in force, loi alinii.nl time, so much of an act, the protisioiii Lf which partially expired on the 1st tf a. last, tiitu'ed An act rtuU-ting the cunenry within tho United bum of the gold coins of Gicat Britain, I tjiice.

Pottugal and Spun, ami the crowns tf h'rancc and Sve frunc pieces," as tclatu to the gold coins of thoe countries. The house of cr some debate, upon the contested election between Mess. and Mallory, of Vermont decided in favor of the latter lio wjs qualified and lock h.t seat. Friday Jun. 1 4.

the state ol New-Yoik, which report chelates that Mr. Sage is no: entitled to i seat, and that Mr. (iuyon is. The involved in this case wa-, whether votes which were given to Jamu Guyon, jr. but returned by the officer wr.b.

Out, the addition of "junior," should be allowed to J. CI jr. no other person oftbi: name beidg a oudidaic. These voci had been withheld from Mr. which pave Mr.

S. a in to: it bv rivinir to 1. 4 jun all these vo es it would make a mi-iority it. his favor. Tho commitiee dec- ded to correct the error of the rttutniij otiiccr agreeably to the practice of th House of Representatives in similar cai heretofore Mr.

S. has not appealed to claim the seat. A good deal of discussion took place c-this subject, relative to ces attending the election, the conduct ti the oflicer. Sec. after which The committee rose and reported their agreement to the report The house concurred in the repcr, which decided the petitioner entitled ig 4 seat in the house hen He came forward, was qualified, ir4 took his seat.

liujalo, Jan. 4. Akxiversaht. Thursday last was anniversary of the burning ol Buffalo. 1 he inclemency of the weather, and the commencement of a violent snowstorm forcibly reminded the inhabitants of ti, d'sSstious winter of 1 8 1 when ligh ed If theglcan.

of their ow dwellings) nd hurried off by the terror of the scalping-kniie and bjyonet, they sought shelter lor themselves and their families in the woods and huts of the sut rounding country. How long will ihe Government delay a just remuneration of these sufferers We verily believe that if the individual wishu of the people could be ascertained, there would scarcely be a dissenting voice throughout the Union to a full and immediate indemnity. We have hopes tfwt relief will Le extended during the present session ol Congress. A rumor is auwi tnat scripts, receivable in payment tor public lands, at the Land-Office, will proaaby be granted in lieu of money. An accident of a shocking kind happened near Philadelphia on Tnursday last.

A young rnaii, a native of Ireland, who had been employed during the last summer, on the canal for the new water-works by Schuylkill, principally to excavate rocks by means of blasting, had on this day char ged a crevice with powder, for the puf' pose of forcing a large rock Irom lis beJ. when he came to enter his needle, 1" found that the crevice was too narro too deep to admit rod quite to the bottom, he gave it a blow with his hammer to drive it iv its place a spark was struck from the iron, hich fell among the p' der, and he was blown up, it was thougWi thirty feet. In his fail he was dreadlolly mangled and bruised but he was carried to hosoital. and we are happy to that he is doing well, and likely to ver. This may serve as a caution to of in nl.ull.tir.

3 snCClCS business in which great caution is necde Robert Tillotaon. esa is appointed by the President to be Attointf oflhe U. State' and for tbe southern district York 1 ICrmOllflC rm.WM.u. would go to the libertie of the people, a i wc. to public businea.

cyclone; u4 IHV 'HlkV. I .1..... lllCK a.nnoim them, a they have done for omo year. He did not, however, wonder that hU excellency not wih hU speech answered l.xamine the speech it or it gauc. nr ihe.e-.soniiob.ious.

Mr. K. not go into a full examination of it, uhboogh such un examination might be in order Hut it would be lound that a tub has been thrown toevciy wb in the state, and lit let. ibs to grampuses. Mr.

Spencer (speaker) replied at lergtrt He was not surprised from what he hsd heard, ol the lai'uudc aomeiimea allowed debate in this house, at the language that hd been used by the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr Kno.J Mr. read the part ol the speech alluded to, and contended that language more to the house, as he humbly conceived could not have been used by hi excellency, and in-siucd pon the propriety of dispensing wi'h the answer, as recommended In teliting to ahoitep'tng the sessions, the gentleman (Mr. It had said, that if thi. recommendation be adopted, no pub.ic business can be done, btcaosc thty will attend to no business of this naiure, UMil their private business is transaced Mr would not say th this language was a libel upon the members, thorh he w3s coninred it was incorrect. The session might well be shortened, ar.d he believed as much business as.

formerly might then be transacted and it had often been remarked in congress, that the most business has generally been done at the shortest sessi-ms. But sir, we are told th.l this is a ird ite from hu excellency the governor, to take fiom us, or to destroy, aright that we have di rived from the parliamentary practice in England in all cases to reply to addresses from the throne. Mr. was not in habit oflooking there exclusively lor pieceder.tsj nor would he bind himself to follow prece-dents longer tlvo they should be found useful We are also told by the genue man, that this mandate, as he pie.seo to call it, is an innovation upon our constitution Hut he has not told us upn what part of ii He has not condescended to put his finger upon that part of the which requires, or even sanctions, an answer from the house to the speeches of our governors. He was glad the gentleman (Mr.

)had referred to the illustrious example set by Mr. Jefferson, in ion. ti -mircff taken to save a taken to of time and trouble: and the r.n,rprnmmendution of hia excellency the rove, nor, has been made to answer the same' g.eat and beneficial purposes. The speech was dignified and proper, and for his part, Mr. he could see nothtng in it.esembling a tub either to whales or eramnu.es.

If so, however, it was pretty sure that they had caught the gentleman thn rnt inm a brief review or the system of relo. ariop- in this state wuhint.voorth.ee years, and adverted to the beneficial effects alrea. rl.frlr Hp also look vie wol the expen- rnf.h government, and drew a cornpai- n( .1. ison neiween government, and of.he legislature. The exsences oi uif icKiaiuiu.v, i.u oui-i, sum for three monlhs service, than all the officers of gov ernmcnt receive per annum- 1 his was an alarming fact, showing strong'y the necessity of economy.

This enormous expenditure, he said, was loudly complained of by the people. was much Surprised at the re-murk nf rhp cpntieman. CMr. that if wp reduce the term of the session, the gen eral laws of the state will be made, as well as expounded by the judges, and that they have already been made Dy tnem ior yeu.s as the asset tion must have originated alto. rather in the e-entleman tancy.

It, how- ever, they nave oone ioc 1 A nonilnmsn says, in a single instance, he was willing to iro to all lengths to detect and expose ihem he would eo even so for as to im neach them. He knew, however, to what the g.entl':man alluded. Our laws and derisions are numerous and complicated, and it necessarily devolves upon the judges to expound them and if the gentleman dislikes the laws, and the mode of expounding them, he might adopt the recommendation of the late governor Plumer, of New-Hampshire, and propose to have the whole iitiiish common law reduced to a code Let the gentleman from Delaware devote himsclfto the subject and reduce the wnotf of our multifarious law and numerous decisions into a code at once, and render them clear and consis ent. But until this be done, he has no right to complain of the decisions, or cf the course pursued in expounding the laws. In leplying particularly to the remark the gentleman, that the apcecn mrowa I Albany James M'Kown, Peter S.

Schuyler, Asa Colyard, Stephen Willes. Alleghany and Steuben John Dow, Clark Crandall. Broome Chester Patterson. Cayuga John Uarir.g, Samuel Dill, Wil li.im AlUn. Chenango Thomas Humphrey, Samutl A.

Smith, Samuel Campbell. Clinton Franklin Piatt Xewcomb. Columbia Elisha Williams, Thomas Brod-head, John I. Van Valkenburgh, Azariah Pratt. Cortland John Miller.

Delaware F.rastus Hoot, Peter Pine. Dutchess Thomas J. Oakley, Matthew Mesier, Abraham Bockee, John Doughty, John W. Wheeler. Essex John Hoffnagle.

Gennessee Fitch Chipman, Gideon T. Jen-Kins, Robert M'Kpy, Creene Peru Steele, Abij.th Reed. Herkimer, 'ames Oiton, Jacob Markell, Philo Jefferson Hiram Steele Cajvin M'Night. Kings Tunis Schenck. Lewis -Nathaniel J.

Merriam. Madison EI'phaLt S. Jackson, Levi Morton, Amos Crocker. Montgomery Henry I. Peifendorf, John T.

Francisco, Lawrence Cross, Henry Fonda, Jacob Hpes. New-York Peter Shame, Michael Ulshoer-fer, Cornelius Heeney, Samuel B. Romaine, Clarkson Crolius, Robert R. Hunter acob Drake, Richard Hatfield, Reuben Munson, Samuel Watkins, John T. Irving.

Niagara, Cattaraugus and Chataque Olivet Forward, Elial T. Foote. OneHa ft Oswego George Huntington, Henry M'Neil, James Dean, jun. John Storrs, 7heophilus S. Morgan.

Ono.idagi Henry Seymour, Jonas Earl, jun. Lewis Smith, Henry Field. Ontino liy ram Green, John C. Spencer, John Price, John Van Fossen, Elisha B. Strong, Val ntine Alathew Warner.

Oange-Seda Tuthill, Nathaniel Hill, Jame; jun. Abraham Vail. Otsego Chase, Henry Ogden, Samuel Caldwell, Willard Coye, Janu Hawkf. Purr. Mb laviU ttueens Kiiig, William Jones, Thomas 1 dwell.

Rens-elaer -George Tibbets, Ebenezer W. WalbiHge, David Doolittle, John Babcock, William C. Klmore. Richmond Harmanus Guion; Rockland Samuel Verbryck. Saratoga Billy .1.

Clark, Elisha Powell, Abraham Moe, Jonathan Delano, jun. Schenectady Christian Haverly, Marrinus Scrwharre Jedediah Mil.er, Heman Hic-kock, Peter Swartjun. Seneca Robert Rose, Thomas Armstrong. r. Juffolk Charles H.

Havens, Abraham Parsons, Ebenezer W. Case. Ulster and Sullivan Charles H. Ruggles, Isaac Elting, Joseph Deyo, Jacob Snyder. Tioga Hudson Jennings.

Tompkins Joshua Philip', Herman Camp. Washington Warren Tames Hill, David Austin, Peleg Bragg, John Kirthnd, Norman Fox. Westchester Abraham Miller, James Guion William Nelson. House of Jsstmliy, January 6. ralleH for consideration the resolution offered by him yesterday i.w-wi...

for supplying the members with newspa-pcrs The resolu'ion was opposed by Mr. Williams and one or two upon principles of economy and advocated by Messrs. Havens and Oakley, upon grounds ol'expediency, propriety, and precedent but it was rejected by a strong vote. A resolution was then adopted, calling upon the comptroller to make a particular report respecting the expences of the legislature ol 1 3 V. The bouse then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr, Sharpe in the chair, on the governor's speech.

Mr Ruggles introduced a number of resolutions directing a relercnce of the different parts of the governor's speech to select committees. Among them was one in relation to the recommendation of his excellency, that the house omit the cusmmary answer to the speech. An tm-imuted deba'e arose quite unexpectedly, upon th'-s resolution. Mr. Root was opposed to experimental innovations It has he sjid, ever been the custom of the British house of commons, to reply respectfully toad dresses from the throne it had also been the custom of the legislature under the old colonial government to reply to the speeches of the gov-eirs and the custom sanctioned by the construction of the law of the last session, the legislature can readily correct him by an explanatory act.

Until that is done, or until he judicial tribunals ol tne state snail diicct him otherwise, must adhere to its rmer The house having heard of the of VAl.ENTINi: liROTHCR, Esq a member elect from the county of Ontario, a re sol ion testifying their respect for the deceased, und regret for the loss of his services, was unanimously adopted. Jaiiuuru 13. Among the petitions presented this dy was from the inhabitants ol New-Utrecht, relative to certain fisheries, which was referred to Messrs. Ulshocfftr, Schenck and II. Cuyon.

Among notices for bills, was one by Mr. Hackley, for introducing a bill requiring th surrogates of the several counties to give suitable security. Mr. M-N'eil, from the commitiee appointed to take into consideration tlut part of his excellency the governor's speech which respects the exieniion of slavery, reported That the committee have had the same und consideration, and recommend to the house the adoption of the following resolution- Whereas the the further extension of slavery in these United States, is a snbjectof deep concern among the people ol tl.ii state: And whereas wc consider slarety as an evil much to be deplored, and that every constitutional barrier should be interposed to prevent its further extension and that the constitution of the United States clearly gives congress the right to require, of new states not comprised within the original bounda ries of these United States, tne prohibition of us a condi'ion of admission into the Union iherelorc, Resolved, (if the honorable ihe senate concur herein,) That our senators and representatives in congress Le instructed to oppose the admission as a state, into the Union, any territory not comprised as aforesaid without making the prohibition ofslavety therein an indi.spensible condition of i admission and that they be instructed to declare it, as the opinion of the people of this slate, that no evil can result from its inhibition, more pernicious than Its toleration. Resolved, therefore, That measures be taken by the clerk of this house, to trans mil copies of the preceding resolutions to each of our senators and representatives in congress The report and resolutions were com mined to a committee of the whole, and ordered to be primed.

Armv of the U. The return of the strength of the Army gives, including Engineer Department, Ordnance Dcpert ment, and excluding Cadets, the following aggregates: Total of commissioned oflicers, 627 Non-commissioned officers and privates, 7,557 Grand Total 8,18 The distribution of these forces, as minutely reported to the Adjutant and Inspector General, we have not room, nor docs it seem important, to publish. The strength oftho Northern Division is stated at 4,033 of the Southern at Vy I'osts. Ar. Intel.

in constitution, naa oeen rominncu uun iu the present time If the governor deems kind of formality anti-republican, why does he not set the example, and send a message to the legislature, pursuant to tl ereat example oi mc ec uuc ui igbl Economy, said Mr. R. of nates 4.