New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-27
NE r r IB y n E
u-e-The Exemption Layv-Consti-
Legisiaa1 Reform-Next Governor, sc.
tui'o''c correspondence Of The Tribune.

ALBANY, Saturday, Feb q.
- ...asv. as you are aware, being the anniver-
g Washington's birthday, was dies non
aly" .,na,s Of New.York Legislation. Both
N ~ ~. adjourned over until Friday. Unhappy
hV.. ~ Of course, was delivered Of speech
'sa ~ this as upon all occasions, and in opposi-
a'yl :. the observance Of the day. But ''Un-
8 u'l w was aoored and the proposition prevailed.
a1sY, WAS right. If the two Houses had met,
wv ronld have been nothing but talk, and it
I l' :, 10 admitted, that at least so much gas was
'' Tss,e having been but tVo Legislative days
-. NV last, there has been but little business
..,,,.cted In the House, both days have been
,,,, mon the bill to amend the Exemption Law
.,,a49 The debate has covered wide range,
~ times been most animated and interest
in, The policy of that much abused law has
boom frlly discussed. Major DAvEzAc of course
,hone with his brightest colo1s. He has fairly
,vnaowed with eloquence on this question, and
lbs thrown out of his fertile brain, suficiency
o(tropes and figures to furnish city Of Castles
IN tbs air. for whole troop of Fairies. Occasion
,lv some needless wayfarer treads upon the toes
ftbe Majors Democracy, and then he is all
.blazc in moment. To-day he overstepped the
! erv climax of sublimity. /" Put me in cruel
ge" said he" try me with fire. Submit me
{ n Inc closest analysis-chemics or otherwise.
Boil me down to the loves: possible residuum.
And then you can porr out nothing but prre
unaduterated Dee-mo- cra-zym The pronun-
citation Of that last word IS peculiarly Davezac-
ian, and is never brought out without producing
d shout of laughter from bis hearers.
! But / had almost forgotten be bill, about which
i began to write. The torrent of debate was cut
off today by sending the bill to a Select Com
3nittec. As stated in my last, no one proposes
a repeal of the law Of 1912, but if have not mis-
taken certain finger points, there was DISPOSE
.ton to restrict its operation. Eut the attempt
having been unmssked at the outset, | have little
fear Of an untoward result. A few days since,
Mr. BoswoRTH presented petition, pul porting to
come from some 400 tenants in New York, ask
ing for an absolute repeal of the law of 1912 1t
is obe followed, am informed, by others similar.
gOdu yuu, yOul 'ilOIiH t'iC puD'C llON
these petitions are got up? sit not a fact that
though signed by tenants, they are solely the
product Of the Shaking portion Of the landlords.
5Fho compel their slaves to do their bidding? |
snow that such was the case inthls city last year,
ahen petitions poured in for the repeal ofthe law.
Albany was the head quarters of this business
then. Secret conclaves were rganlzed-money
raised-printed forms Of petitions procurcd-lnd
paid enissares sent into every portion of the
county and district to circulate these shark bats
10 catch gudgeons. Fortunately for the reputa-
ion Of our city, and for humanity, the sinister
tect of this organized fraud most signally and
most Justly failed | should not now have ex-
umed its putrid corpse but that it furnished an
pt illustration of how things were done. Is not
the movement in your city fac simile 2
noticed an inquiry from one of your cores
padents in regard to the whereabouts of the pro-
position to reduce the legal rate of interest to s1r
per cent. The whole subject has from the first
been with the Judiciary Committee OF the AS
emily. No action has as yet been taken by
hat Committee, but am informed that 1t Will
ecelye their consideration in lew days. The
act that it has not been deemed worthy of action
n Committee for two months, is rather slgnlh-
ant Of an intent to give the question the go-by
nut perhaps am rash in thus Judging before
lie time''
The proposition to Protect the Rights Of Mar
led Women will be smothered. The bill INTRO
tuced by Mr.. YoUNGs is pronounced by the Com
nitee having it in charge humbug, I'M
Practicable " dangerous" sc. &c, and OF
course they won't let the lay members OF the
House pet a peep at it. | am no advocate Tor
perpetual novelties and changes of fundamental
aw without good cause. But if there is any one
subject which above ali others calls for reform, II
s that relic of savage customs which SINKS the
letter half of creation into perfect legal nonentty'
sll justice ,oiU come.
The close of the second month OF the session
y approaching, and what has been done VI
faollc business nothing-of private hummery,
I ,sutRciency ad nauseam. Your readers can
scarcely imagine the utter frivolity and nonsense
d some of this private legislation. Take an ex-
ample Two towns in Allegheny county agree
% club together and purchase a set OF we ghts
md measures. 1t is done-the entire cost beng
lie. enormous sum of SS0!!! Presently some
aihculty arises between the two towns as TO lhe'r
sspectlve rights in these weights and measures.
They Of course agree to dlfer-an appeal is
made to the LenislGture-and the two Houses
Fe called upon, at an expense of 500 per day,
b pass bill requiring one town to pay the other
lorty dollars, Z" From one example learn eli
Enacted upon, there are the following 'mpor,
iant public subjects: To re6rgan'ze the Couit Oh
Common Pleas; in relation to Convict Lobof
n the State Prisons; Constitutional Reform the
License Law, sc. &c. see no ossbi'lty OF
Ia early adjournment. One of the private b'0s'
aOt yes reached, referring to the City c. Roches-
s' covers l07 printed pages, and many OF ITS
PROVISIONS are to be strenuously contested. I'm
S some steam process is set IN operation THIS
VI, alone will be weeks work.
Inc subject of Z" Constitutional Reform " WI
PROBABLY be considered at the afternoon sessions
% : commence next week. No conjecture can Dc
,pIned of the result. The bill providing Tor
y Convention !" has not yet been acted upon by