New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-22
Our Late Legislature.

Our Late Legislature.
The Legislature Of New York winch adjourned
on Tuesday commenced It's Session on the 50 Of
January and closed it on the 18th of April, alter
s;ttlng inst fifteen weeks. Two hundred and forty
acts were passed, mostly Of private or unJnl'of-
tant character. The most important measures Of
the Session were not consurunated-the irst
among them being the repeal Of The Jury Law
which was crowded through the House, but not
acted on in the Senate TO the regret Of the Al
bany Argus The Retrenchment bills were all
defeated by one juggle or another. he hl1 10
punish Adultery and Seduction was not acted on
at all, and would have been defeated any how.
The division of the State Partnership INTO three
Offices was effected, but no approach made to CIV
Ing out the work TO the lowest responsible bidder.
The Senate at last voted to receive the States
share Of the Public Land Distribution, but the
House nepatived It, and voted TO return the mo-
men to the T. s. Treasury, which the Senate did
not act on The course pursued III repeating the
compulsory cxac,ons Of our Inspection Laws, and
vet coatinuing the same till .JanHaIy nc1t--ln
effect. admitting the compulsory requlslton TO be
10 enable the new ohice-hodcrs to draw SlO0,O0O
from the People for services that nobody wants is
TOO bareinccd TO require comment
The best measure Of the Session Is doubtless the
Bank Reform bill of Willis Hall, abolislling the
office Of Bank Commissioner and establishing IN
stead far more eilectua as well as economical
safeguards against over issues by the Banks. We
believe this act has secured very general appro-
baton.
And here IT may not be amiss TO express the
deep sense of obligation Which we feel we believe
In common with the great mass Of the Wings oil
this State, to the Wing Members OF the late lie
gislaturc for their course and bearing through
the Session. Neither disgracng themselves by
factious feuds nor the State by dog fights IN her
Halls of Legislation neither yielding the Just
rights of their constituents TO ovcrpowcrng mum
bers nor delaying the business Of The Session by
motions or speeches to waste time; not lntF9dmg
discussions of party politics out of place or season,
but noby defending and indicating Their cher
ishcd principles whenever assailed not wasting
time or causing bitterness by urging propositions
which were sure TO be defeated, but gladly uniting
with members Of the majority TO secure whatever
yood was possible under the circumstances, we
are sure that they have deserved and will receive
tho hearty thanks of the Wings Of New \ ork
To Gen. RooT and A. b. DICKINSON Of the Sen
ate to ENocH STRONG and especially TO WILLIS
HALL of the Assembly arc the Wings indebted
Mr.. Hall has devoted his energies unliringly TO
his Legislative duties, and has increased the adj
miration of his friends and commanded the re-
spcct Of his opponents. His speeches IN review
of Gov. Boucks Message, in defence of the In
ternal Improvement and Financial Policy of the
Wings, the right of Trial by Jury and the course
of Gov. Seward in regard to Virginia, &c. &c,
were among the ablest ever delivered III the AS
sembly, and his occasional efforts on questions
incidentally arising were equally crcdltable and
effective. The business OF reporting is not car
ried TO great perfection in Albany, and some OF
the best speeches of the Session have not yet been
published-among them those made by Mr. Hall
on the evenings of the 18th and llth INST. we
trust that these will yet be given