New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-22
constitutional re form-PubIic Works, &c.
correspondence OF The Tribune


The ASSEMBLY have TO-DAY come to direct vote
upon the several proposed amendments to the Con
strtion, in relation to State Debt. SEYMOUR and
has cohort of"Old Hunkers' were foored by Adini-
raj HoFFMAS and Lieutenant BoswoRTH His sub
stltute was voted down-ayes II, noes 81, and the
original cruGies were swallowed whole with few
WY faces. The vote is 4 very full one-ll2: bul
YOU viii see that the propositions have received
the Constitutional number of votes, sc. Unless
therefore some additional troops are drlmned up
before tomorrow, hen the resolutions come VI,
for third reading, they will 20 by the board, and
thus some four weeks work be entirely lost But
what OF that The interests Of the Party are al
ways paramount 10 those Of The People This game
OF humbug will eventually be blocked
Your County Clerk is yet safe. The Commute
this morning reported against cutting down his fees
and The report was agreed to. Your Sheriff is yet
held i1nubiJuS. He unfortunately is Wig and
have no doubt it makes considerable difference
1choSe OK is gored OR Sheriff and Clerk have
been already sentenced. Whether the decree will
be executed, remains to be seem
The Senate have before them bill 10 restore the
Marine Hospital Tax to its old sum- believe, viz ::
II o0 from every master and cabin passenger and 90
Moneys collected under protest are to be paid into
the State Treasury, and the State is to defend all
suits. This provision applies to past we'll as f.
ture payments.
Barnburning stock was at premium in the Senate
yesterday Senator DENNIsToN who is the embod
iment of that plalanx, and who has superintendent
the interests of our Public Works, for the last two
years, as head Of the Canal Committee, submitted
tremendously long Report which fairly out Herods
YOUNG, FLAGG, and HOFFMAN combined. 1t was
supposed that this TO be the textbook for the
action of the Senate But there were symptoms Of
a counter breeze this morning. Senators RHoADEs
and VARIAN, the majority Of the Canal Committee
announced to the Senate that they neither assented
TO endorsed the Report its conclusions, and so
MIR. DENNISToN was left dangling on his own hook
From the vote in The Assembly day, however, ii Is
clearly apparent that not dollar is to be apprOprl-
ated to save any OF the Works from ruin, or TO en-
their ultimate completion. The banner OF De-
strucon with its hdeous black folds, Is fully unfur-
ed. The appeal is to the People.
1t is said, and am half inclined to believe the
story, that two prominent Members of the Assembly
are fishing for snug four years. berth IN the
Senate. One of these is MIR. B. of your city, and
certainly if the dexerous, | had almos; said Won
derul, precision with which he balances himself
upon the fence which marks the division between
'Old Hunkcrs" and " Bar1l-burners" will have any
weight in producing the desired result, the gentle
man aforesaid ought to be successful. He has my
endorsement OF ms underwriting pursuit OF the " rl@
IN mediis tutlssimuS IBIS. The other is MIR
ALLEN of Oswego, good manager, and witha It
very excellent Member. He would make as good Il
Senator as any Loco-Foco in the Fifth District.
Our City Barn-burncrs III high glee to-day. AT
the election last night, of delegates to the General
Committee they hoed out the Old Hunkels' IN
Secen of the ten Wards The Old Regency were
taken all aback, and in some OF the wards which
they have ruled for years with an iron hand when
they found themselves handsomely foored were
very loud in their denuncations Of pached meet
ings,' " cut and dried" &C. They never did such
a thing, honest souls, not they.
Major DAvEzAc delivered an address on 3" Works
of Fiction before the Young Mems Association
last evening. The old man was at home, and his
most exuberant fancy found full play in this most
fanciiul subject. He complained OF The restraint OF
his manuscript, which kept him, US he SAID, IN
circus. hope his next Lecture, which will be given
soon, may be delivered exemporaneously. The
MAJOR can then mount his Mexican War-Horse,
and 60 it with rush The Ladies ask this of Elin,
and know him too well to believe he will refuse
their request. Yours, &c, WATCHrowER.