The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-08
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald.]

ALBANY, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1872
The Legislature have now fairly commenced bu-
siness, and from the manner in which the work has
been began, there is every prospect of short ses'
sion. In the Senate to-day, the President pre-
sented a return from the Bank Of America relative
to unclaimed dividends, which laid on the Ia
bic and referred to the proper committee, when
appointed
Mr.. STRONG gave notice of intention on some
future day, to introduce bill to extend the exemp
ton Of household furniture from seizure on dis
tress warrants. This subject was earnestly agita-
ted by Mr. Sibey, during the last winter, but with
out etectng any thing 1t is to be hoped, that Mr..
Strong will be more successful, for if there ever
was any object worthy of legislative interference,
it is certainly this.
Mr. HUNTER gave nsticc Of an intention to in.
troduce a bill to change the manner OF appointing
Bank Commissioners.
Gen Roor come in to day with what he styled
his annual New Years gift, VIZ :-certain concur
rent re sOlu tons proposing amendments to the con.
stitution, (Which are already before the publc)
He said that he had been vanly endeavoring to
get them through, but as yet: without success
They had been adopted by the Senate last session,
but the House did not appear to deem them worthy
of notice. Now, there was a majority in both
branches Of those who protested to be alone in the
support of democratic prime piles, and he hoped the
disposed of with something like enthusiasm. As
they are concurrent resolutions, they are required
TO lay on the table one day
MIR. FOSTER brought in bill to repeal the law
passed at the last session, regulating the appoint
ment Of Receivers. After an animated debate, the
bill was passed, and the act accordingly repealed
so far as the Senate was concerned.
A communication was received from JOHN Z.
SPENCER, Esq announcing his resignation OF the
office Of Secretary of State
In the Assembly, petition was presented by
Mr.. GRoUr, frow twelve hundred legal voters of
the Seventeenth ward Of the city OF New York
prayine for a repeal of the odious and uuconsttu
tional Registry Law. Mr. q. desired 10 have IT, e
petition read, as he said this was but sample OF
series that were to follow in its train. He appre-
hended, that there would net tie quite SO much
talking about thi, matter this year as last.
Mr.. SwAcKHAMER offered a resolution to the
purport that the Constitution be amended, as to
abrogate the freehold qualifications required for
| Senators, Lieute nant Cove and Governor lie
moved that il be printed for the benefit of the
| bers. Mr.. S. said that they came there profes-
| sing democratic principles, he hoped that his
friends would not suffer their practices to belle
their professions and this he considered an opPor'
tunity to evince their devotion to those principles
The resolutions, the same as he offered last year
| were ordered printed.
| Mr.. McMuRRAy gave notice of an intention to
| introduce q bill to repeal the law, known the
! New Ysrk Criminal Court Bill.
| Mr. WEIR gave notice Of an intention to intro
duce bill, in relation to mechanical labor in State
Prisons.
MIR. LooMIs offered a resolution in effect, that a
committee of three be appointed, to whom should be
given the supervision Of all printing ordered by
| this House,
lion, remarking that the State was saddled with
large and entirely unrea sonabe expense for print
| ing. Indeed he had now at home large quantity
Of documents entirely useless to him, or aay one
legislature there should be delcacy manifested
| in extending the reform into the State Printing
Mr.. CIRCUIT thought that some action was essen
TALLY nece ssary the subject, bat he would sug-
gest to gentlem whether it was not in the power
the House to dispose Of their printing to W no or
whom they might choose, and, tsstead Of conhning
il to alene, il It might not be dispensed to
dozen or more il thought necessary? He asked
for information the subject from legal gentlemen
on this floor.
Mr. HoFFxAs (dem) replied that it was the
fashion, and very convenient one at the Lustngs,
to lay all this great expense Of the State printing
the door Of the State Printer, as if he were to
blame, when il was in reality the fault Of the Lee
gisature who ordered it, After some further con-
versatien the subject, the resolution refer
red to tho committee to whom had been referred
the rules Of the House.
The report of the Superintendent Of Common
Schools was received, aud five times the usual
number ordered.
The committee who were appointed during the
last session to examine the Tressurers accouats
and the accounts Of the Canal room, made their
port or rather reports-as they had divided it in
two parts relating to the finances Of The State
and the other to hsrking. As the last included a
great many lengthy statements In gard to the al
fairs of suspended banks, it therefore very vo.
luminous, so that the committee only recommended
the printing of the one relating exclusively 10 the
State finances.
Mr. TOWNSEND introduc ed his bill of last session
relating to the Usury laws 1t proposes in sub
stance to x the rate Of interest at per cent. The
House went into Committee Of the Whole on it.,
but without taking the question rose and reported.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Governors Message, but rose without any
action. This was about the amount Of business
transacted to day.
The most independent map in the House is Mi
chael Hoffman, OF Herkimer. He is a very plain
farmer looking man, with his long hair aud steel
gray coat, but sounder than him does not sit
in the House. He is iGnexible in the pursuit Of
what he conceives to be right. regardless how
much it may conflict with party discipline or parry
interest.
The leader Of the Democrat this winter, from
present appearance, I think will be Gen. DIX. He
is competent for the task As for the Wings, it
matters little however GEeRsE A. SUMMONS, of
Essex, would seem to be their man.
CAVE ULcIscAx.