Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-27
Correspondence of the Herald
ALBANY, FRIDAY. Jan. +:

ALBANY, Friday, Jan. 81, 1910.
The Senate went into executive session at an early
hour today, and we shall soon have column or two
of snivelling lamentations in the Argus, over the
"fathful democrats" who have smoked the blood of
the body polite, till they have got fat they can
hardly waddle; and these and groans will be
followed by long article in the Journal, exaggera.
ting the services and professions of the half starved
wings, who have suppanted them and affirming, with
great solemnty that the interest of the people de-
manded the change.
80, liberty 70 said Madame Roland, chow many
outrages perpetrated under thy hallowed namep'
Under the pretext Of the peoples good, If there
great outrages perpetraed vast deal of folly Is
committed. What has the public good to do with the
que stion? Nothing under Heaven. 1t is a mere
squabble to whether Tom and Dick, or Harry and
Bob, shall have an opportunity to feed at the public
crib.
Go it, we hungry, lazy loafers. Fight bull, fight
bear, and the devil take the hiEdmost The longest
pole knocks down the most persimmons.
send you the annual report OF the Treasurer. The
tialiy OF Of the details will amuse
you One Of the county clerks has charged the enor
nous of one dollar and forty-seven cents, for
some service or other; but Iidare say he deserved
il all.
Our trusty and we'll beloved cousin, Gen Root,
was thwarted in one of his projects in the Senate
today, and the veteran roared like bull of Bashsn
on the occasion, he old man is sound in mind and
limb vet and his exhibitions, whether Of bunor
passion. produce as muck effect both in the Senate
and lobby, as in days OF yore. bill introduced
by him yeste rday, to abolish the Office of commits
sioner OF deeds, and to devolve its powers ana du-
ties the justices Of the peace, referred to the
jud iciaTy committee against his wishes, he being
desireus that II should go to the committee Of the
whole, in order to secure early action. This
morning, he moved that thet judiciary committee be
discharged from the fur her consideration of the
BILL and that il be referred to the committee of the
whole. His motion resisted on the ground that
it was a departure from the course of proceedings
in the Senate.
The old man came out in wrath, ridiculing friends
and foes but his motion failed, Notwithstanding
There evident disposition to humour him;
but as the bill proposed an importart change. twas
deemed necessary that il should undergo the consde
ration Of q committee.
The Senate and House have disagreed about the
bill for extending the time for the collection Of taxes
and committee Of confer ence is to be appont,d -
The law now requires that collectors return their
warrants by the first OF February and il the Legisa
ture will delay the matter another week, they may
the trouble Of passing the bill into law for the
time will have gone by. In fact, do not but it
must fail a measure Of relief, in any event, for it
cannot become law before the 9th, aad il will then
be too late for any Of the towns all remote profit
by il.
that il is now expected every morning, as a matter
of course After the minutes Of the edings have
been approved, the president Gays:
The presentation Of petitions is now in order.
Mr.. Sanford, from the Fourth, rises and says
petition from the inhabitants of Green County,
for act TO authorize the construction the Cana
Joharie and CatskIlt Railroad, as state rad.
Whether this is to be followed up through the period
allotted for the reception Of petitions l know not
but IL TO be settled that the inhabitants of
Green County are in earnest about the Railroad
Col. Young today called the attention Of the Senate
To the pub cation in the Argus. signed by a catholic
clergyman Of this city, in which he is taken TO task
for saying that the Pope is infalble. The clergy
man says the catholics do not claim infablity for
the Pope, and he will not consent that Mr.. Young
shall promulgate a new doctrine for the sect. Mr..
Young reiterated the assertion, that the Pore sccor
ding TO the catholic creed was in his official charac
ter, infallibe in everything relating TO faith and
morals and to fortify his assertion he read ex-
tract from latin work, and translated il for the
benefit Fl those whose humanitcs had been neglect
ed
Mr.. Silley, who is the most mischievous wag in
the Senate inquired whether any action proposed
in the matter; because If such course contem.
plated, he should move that the everend Clergy man
be allowed to exhibit his authorities the other
side.
Mr.. III. A. Livingston, who is one Of the most
am,abe and courteous in the world came TO
the relief Of the Colonel, AMI said his explanation
was all right and proper.
Mr. Paige said, as IL seemed 20 be day of expla-
nations and inquiries, he wished TO ask by whose
authority Mr.. Andrews, the fire maker 10 the Sc
nate, had been dismissed.
This appeared to be rather an awkward question
to answer, the Senate went into executive session
The House ha We spent the day on Mr.. KnP's re-
solutions.
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