History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . e table,where it remained until April 2. Then it was taken up,acrimoniously debated, and again tabled. Later, Leon-ard Lee, a radical Democrat of Orange county, intro-duced a resolution directing the committee to report abill in favor of a Constitutional convention, which waspassed by radical and Whig votes; but the bill for aconvention was not acted on before the adjournment ofthe Legislature. In the closing days of the session a bill was forcedthrough reducing the number of Canal Commissionersto four and making them elective by
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . e table,where it remained until April 2. Then it was taken up,acrimoniously debated, and again tabled. Later, Leon-ard Lee, a radical Democrat of Orange county, intro-duced a resolution directing the committee to report abill in favor of a Constitutional convention, which waspassed by radical and Whig votes; but the bill for aconvention was not acted on before the adjournment ofthe Legislature. In the closing days of the session a bill was forcedthrough reducing the number of Canal Commissionersto four and making them elective by the people. Astrong report in favor of normal schools was presentedby Calvin T. Hulburd, of St. Lawrence county, whohad carefully studied the results of Horace Mannsgreat work in Massachusetts, and in consequence theLegislature provided for the establishment of such aschool at Albany. The Legislature adjourned withoutday on May 7. The death of Smith Thompson, of New York, in : ^ ^cJBH ^Sflbkir^^SF^^c^ r jKk HHP^Ste- ^x^ ; jE •>*1 ^\ ^^ 1^^ ^W^\S^i^E^^^2^. Preston King Preston King; born in Ogdensburg, N. Y., October 14, 1806;was graduated from Union college, 1827; lawyer; establishedthe St. Lawrence Republican, 1830; postmaster of ; member of the state legislature, 1835-1838; incongress, 1843-1853; elected to the United States senate andserved 1857-1863; delegate to the national convention andpresidential elector on the republican ticket in 1S64; appointedby President Johnson as collector of the port of New York,August 15, 1865; drowned from a ferryboat in New Yorkharbor, November 12, 1865.
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