New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-24

help him collect his debts-the EShylock ougn'
not to have such law
The State Prison Bill has been made the spe-
c;al order for Thursday week. Its friends are
confident of successful result. The Mechanics
have many fast and firm friends in the Assembly.
Without intending disparagement to Others
cannot avoid favorable mention of ISRAEL HUNT
ISGroN of Ontario, himself practical, hard WORK
ing mechanic, who has shown himself one OF 'he G
soundest, practical, common-sense members u
the House. He is an honor to his County anu
to the influential class of citizens whom ne hioie
Immediately represents.
Two very important bills MADE thelr appear,
ance in the Assembly to-day: One was fepol'eu
by DR.. LEE of Buffalo, and proposes the estao-
lishment of a State Agricultural School, with
capital of $50, 000, with permission 10 increase the
some to 100000. The project is one that has
received very much of the attention OF eminent
Agriculturists throughout the State. Of the
utility of such School, rightly conducted, none
can doubt The other bill related to that allen
crossing subject, the License Law. 1t provides
that upon the first Monday of May next the
Electors Of each town and city shall decide by
ballot whether or not licenses for the sale OF n:ox
icating drinks shall be issued by such town or
CITY. The decision, however made, to stand
until reversed at some future election to be held
when demanded by one. ) fourth Of the electors
Where Licenses shall be voted, they are to be
issued to the tavern.keepers aoithout charge
Such law to me seems perfectly harmless, and
removes this great moral question entirely beyond
the vortex of politics.
Col. You've, theincorrigibe Secretary OF State
is as you are aware, the peculiar friend OF In
ternal Improvements" He lets no opportunity
pass to give them dig. For example, see MS
Common School Report. So again IN more re-
cent case The assembly called upon him
for information in regard to the Dound Vo-
olumes of the " Natural History OF the State.
The Colonel answers in his usual style. Al
ter making the cost to the State, some hundreds
of thousands Of dollars, he makes the actual sale
thus far some 81 200. And yet, he says, if not
another dollar is realized it will be the " most pro-
itable Legislative Internal Improvement which
has vet been embarked in !" Let the Colonel
alone yet for spice and cayenne peppers!
Let me relieve the dull tedium of this long
letter with bit of an Irish Bull" recently per.
petrated in our goodly City. Judge OAKLEY OF
your City, having been on visit here, proposed
to return by the Housatonic tram OF Saturday
morning, which left at 4 o'clock The Judge
gave strict orders to the porter, VINO was al
lander. to be sure and awake him in season. I'm
fortunately Pat oversight himself and just opened
his eyes about half past siz : Bewlldered and
frightened, he rushed to the Judges sleeping
apartment and having reused him up, ne thus
informed him of the mishap-" Judge, Judge, I'm
come st to tell ye that it's TOO late nthlrely and
you needn't ,oake up at all, at all !" The roar
of laughter which ensued from the Judge, fully
atoned for the loss of his trip
Yours sc. WATcHTowER.