New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-13
State egislature-standing Committees OF
the House of Assembly, dc.
Correspondence OF The Tribune


After laborious and long protracted incuba-
ton, the SPEAKER has upon this eighth day OF
the Session, hatched the annual brood OF Legs
lative COMMITTEES. They are as follows:
IVays and Meons-Messis Hoffman, Bosworth, L. Lee
canGisNSlessrs. Seymour NJ L. Harms, Linn s. Cole
Jdiciary-Messrs Allen, Sampson, Stevens, Hansa
Raiiyeads-Messrs. AlTOrd, Redins'On NJ H Johnson
Ban Bants S.c.-Messrs West Jeremiah, G. B. Warren SEA-
':1is 7eibird Bssssrs. Stevens, Huburd Barker, Ho
Colleges, qcqaemies. dcSlesas. Hulburd Carr, Proud
n" rau51a Field Moves Barker Sutton Broq
Pritiieses and Eiecc1s-Alessfs FindIay Hannuui ta
Pefi,i@n Of 4ifes-Nesss Davis Reynolds P H. War
's1 Toens and Co,ies-Messrs Cochrane, Mann L. vii
SCI Caims-llesss Gohan, NJ H. Johnson Burhans sIen
Iatei1q! ,46qirs Of To'cng and Counes-Messrs Burt
Medical Sociees-Messrs Carlisle, +. H. Smith, Turner
Cites and Toges-Messrs. Redinston, Williams, E. VII
'Ys Ianacture Of salAlesz1s. Hutchinson Grant, Slim
ST Trade and L. Lee Burbank, Ross
State P1isons-Nlessrs suydam, Carpenter, Thompson
Engrosscd Bs-N1essrs Hubbell, Hume Sheriff. Flaa
Militia and Public D,tence-Messrs. Turner, Pinnsy
Roads and ,Bridges-Messrs sirnons Empey, Grow
Public LQnds-Messrs. Youngs, Horton, Gates Benedict
indian 4eairs-Messrs Mcconnell, R. W. Smith spick
ernen, Avery, Flanders. s,a,,-d
Hammond, Bond, Rapelje. Rogers
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. D. Lee, Jamson Abbott, Groom
Expiring La.rs-Messrs Palmer Jansen Tuhill, Arnold
ter EjD5fs Hstis E rSSfe @s '''1s
Expenses Of .4ssembiy-Nlessrs Strong, Fleet Pardee
joint Library Comminee-Messs Davszac, Snow, King
Pubic Printing Snow, Empey, S Cole, Abbott
Sweeney.
On so much as relates TO amendment 10 the Constitution
-Msssrs Boswor,h, sampson Hoffman, Seymour, Stevens
On so much asrelaes s Lu'aatic .asyum-Nlesss sami
son, Rossinau, l.. Sanford, Linn, Douglass
OF the peculiar formation of these Committees,
but little need be said There has been a vast
deal of marching and countermarching, of whIs-
pering conclaves and busy electioneerers. The
first bone of contention was that of Chairman Of
the Committee on Ways and Means, or the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. ALLEN, the Chairman
of last year, wanted it badly enough but then
there was HOFFMAN Of the year before, in his way
You will see that the Speaker has "spht the dill
ference by giving the berth to HOFFMAN, and
placing ALLEN at the head of the next best Coln-
mittee that on the Judiciary. Contrary to my
expectations. HoFF,IAN has not been blocked on
this Committee by three Old Hunkers." The
Committee consists of two Radicals. two Conser
vatives and one Wing, Davis Of Tioga) But
the old Regency have shown their hand IN ano-
ther quarter. It now appears that the question OF
F." Constitutional Reform" is to be the battle
ground The indications are too clear to be
"The Barn burners" are to be
headed off by stratagem. Hence the peculiar
of the Select Committee on that sub
iect. HoFFMAN, you see, is there blocked up by
three interchangeable cold Hunkers," who will
take good care that no proposition for a Conven-
ton emanates from them. In the Senate, too,
you will see the counter, or heading of , tao
tics have been begun. FOSTER has proposed
covering part Of the platform OF the
Radicals, that thus the old Regency may escape,
scot free, amid the smoke of the two fires
There are some other curious arrangements
among these Committees. But | will not bill
your columns with comments. One or two no.
tees may suffice HUBBELL of Clinton, as told
you in my last, has, since the previous session,
changed sides, having now declared for the
s Barn burners He is punished by removal
from his former station Of Chairman of one of
the best Committees of the House, and put IN
Coventry or, in other words, placed at the head
Of the Committee ON EngrosSed Bills! Your
friend SUFFERN, now of Ncw-Y ork, but whllom
Member from the enterprising County Of Rock
land, can tell you all about that situation The
appointment of Mr.. WEST, who halls from the
back side of Jefferson County, to the head OF the
Bank Committee, is curious move, but as 1t Is
no concern of mine turn it over to the denl-
zens of Wall-street. The Committee on State
Prisons, in the composition of which so many OF
your readers take a deep interest, is as follows
SUDAN of New-Y York, CARPENTER of Columbia,
PINNEy of Duchess THOMPSON Of Otsego and
HALL of Cayuga, the latter only being Wing.
Time will show, but if / mistake not, the Me
chanics have been sold in the formation of this
Committee.
The $4,000 which has been lying idle in one
of our City Banks for long time, and which is
moiety of New Y ork's share of the proceeds OF
the Public Lands, will, | think, be received and
appropriated to the Common School Fund.
bill for that purpose will pass the Senate by de-
cided majority, and am not without hopes, will
receive favor from majority of the Assembly.
The friends of the Newly ork and Erie Rail
road have little to expect from the present Legs
ature. The decided vote, by which, two days
since, the Assembly refused to give the Company
the small boon of chance to be heard before final
condemnation, significant of the feelings of that
body in relation to the road But who is to
blame? Let the people OF the Southern tier ask