State Legislature

Lewis Cnss has been elected Senator in Conyress for eix years from the fotirth of Mare!) noxt, in the place of A. S. Porter. - In the House tho vote for Coss was 44: for II. G. Wells, 8. In the Senate, Cass received 14 votes, bnt Messrs. Littlojohn and Prail voted for E. Ran6om. Tlie Detroit Free Press takos them to task severely for departing from party usngee, by refusing to support Cass, who had been agreed upon in a previous caucus. It is tbought by same that Cass will obiain some commission under the Polk dynasty, in which case the office of Senator will be vacated, and a ecramble will take place among the ntimerous expecionts. The pe-tkions for au alteration of the Lioenselaw have come in verj plentifully, and have evidently made a considerable ímpression on the Lpgislature. A bilí which is said tobe conformed to the wishes of tbe peütioners as nearly as may bc, has just paseed the Senate. Mr. Cntpm&n having offered an amendment. for allowing one or two druggists to sell f pirite for medical, chemical, and other pnrpoaes, in towns where the popular vote had gone against granling ücenses, Mr. Cast saitl he should vote against the amendmenr. He believeá it wmld tend to defeat tbc object of the biü. Mr. Dentón 6aid, if Senators attnmpted to carry the matter too far, poblic opinión would not support them, and thelaw would be of no avail . Mr. Palterson onèrcd an amendmfnt, re quiring that th-e druggists should take ooth t liat they will not aell spirits except for medical ond chemical purposes. Tho amendment was lost. Mr. Cast ofEjred an nraendment for furnishing licenses to said drtiggists free of charge , which after some discuesion was adop. ted. After eome oiher amendments had been offered and rejected, Mr. Masón moved to strike out all after the enacting clause. The law in referente to the eale of 6pirits was already eevere, ai;d he did not tlnnlt the present law would do any good. Mr. Donton did not expect mucb benefit from tbe law, but as the peoplehad askcd for it, and therc had been no reruonptrincesagainst it, he thought it better to let the people have the matter in their own hands. Mr. Littlejohn then entercd into the sub ject at some length, and contended tor the passage of the law. Mr. Smith said he should vote for the amendmcnt of Mr. Mason, for the bill was an important one, and required many alieralions. He did not believe that a majonty of the people desired such a law as the present. Mr. Allen, at some length, contended for the passage of the bill, and putting the matter inlo the hands of the people. Mr. Mason said that the hw would opérate uneqtially and impartially. It would interfere with the gfass of the poor man, ond leave untouched the rch man, who had plenty of liquor in his own house. The motion was lost. Mr. Pattereon said that the people, by their petitions, had esired to have the matter in their own hands; wherens, the bill uncler disCDBsion aüowed druggists to sell spirits, and therefore only partially coroplied wiih the wishes of the petitioners. He moved the recommittal of the bill, that t might be amended. The motion was lost. Mr. Thurber, at some length, pointed out the inutility of attempting to legislateon mor al questions of this nature. The bill vtua then read a third time and pssed - yey 13, nays, Senator Mason, Niles, Smith and Thurber. This large tnajority in the Senate augurs tveli for the passage of the bill through the Jlouse, throogh we hitherto ecarcely anticipated fiuch action at the present seroion. The bill to incorpórate the Odd Fellows Hall Association pansed the House, yeas 29' nays 14. Two resolutions on the imprisonment of Dorr, pronouncing it, "unmiiigated tyrannyund oppresfiion," Sec. Sec., were discussed in the Sentte at considerable lengt h. Mr. Ricli mond moved to insert the names of MissWebster and Torrey. We bhould like to give the debate, btit have not room . Tbia was subsequently voted down. The House hnve a Militia Bill pending before them, which we have not vet seen. - The objects are stated to be two: to dispense with miliiia musters in time of peace and to encournge volunteer uniform coiupnnies.- Ttiis laat object is proposed to be accomplished, s we are informed, by paying the officers $1,50, and the priva'es one dollar o day for training so many days ineach year; by allowu'gr thom to rideupon the State Railroads free of charge; by giving each of the ofScere who shall havo serveiï his time honorably, a sword wo'rth twelve dollars ut the expense of the S;ate, bc; and the whoie military expenses are to be defrnyed by a general taxation upon property. The abolition of the Miliiia trainings is uiiiversally demandcd by the popular voice: but if thut evil is to be replaced by a standing nnny, whose pay is to be raiseri from the people by a direct tax, who do not perceive that much wi!l be gained. Bul we shall defer further remarka UU we see the bit).