The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-13

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ALBANY, Feb. il, 1916.
Legislative Proceedings The Contested Seat in the
Assembly, &c.
The Senate met as usual, and almost immediate
ly resolved itself into committee upon the Texas
resolutions Mr.. Wright resumed his remarks
from yesterday-he expressed his regret that he
compelled to the time Of the Senaten this irrelevant
debate he held the Senator from the 4h (Young) to
be responsible for this neglect OF public business he
(Young) had commenced the attack upon him
(Wrighp and he assumed right to reply, and to
follow irrelevant precedent laid down by the
Wright again med almost the entire day in gene
raj charge against Young. Az usual, every assertion
made by Senator Wright was declared false by Mr..
Young, in his place upon the moment. During Wrights
remarks, certsn catcas" technically denominated,
or "hsses heard, and the Sergeant alarms was
Wright intimated that these rascaiy catcae or hiss.
ers evidently placed in the Hobbies by Young and
Charles Bryan. Esq with his usual
energy and vigilance, suppressed any farther attempts
Tremendous efforts were made upon the cen
clusion Of Mr.. Wfights speech to-day, to take the
question on the Texas resolutions, and just
take the question the resolutionslwas denounced
an attempt to gag" Col Young, and to prevent him
However Young was ultimately allowed to reply He
discovered great number Of TO say the
N demonstrated
there were many mitigating circumstances for his
duct during the last war and not subsequently, Young
closed with severe rash at Clark and Wright, which
seemed to be shocking to their nerves. Artful dodg
Jog" among Senators was jocularly demonstrated.
TFoears Gs lanceis applied to senatorial embo.
blue federalism were sjsctei Youngs remarks were
remarkably calculated to throw of his equilibri
UNI. For Instance, Young said that conservatism like
the beast in Revelations, ives in great wrath, know
ing its time is short Qnjica,ions Of fun) Young,
you see, designates the hunksrs with the most rank
ho1a md thu nnet rknnl
Jacobin club corrupt league, disturbing the
organic law, communicating and bribing cleo.
ties lo the Republic and to subserve the places Of
his Satanic Majesty; Young is peculiarly and shock.
,,ngy decisive in his delivery and he gets on very
inadvertance He necessarily frghtens the hunkers,
and divers the audience rom honorable gravity into
extravagant laughter. Young handled Crcswe rather
unscrupuously he asked why he (CroswelD dishonor
ably chung to the Office Of State Printer BY the hold
stock owned by his WIFE, said he had invested for
her in the Waterveet Bank and every dollar Of it, by
fraud was sacrificed He continued TO peIpetuats jsu
with all his proverbal chivalry and sincerity at Wright
and Clark until the hour ora M when the senate went
Senate bill to prevent law partners of District At.
torneys from acting counsel for prisoners,
ported by Senator Putnam. Il will be recoected that
law partners Of Judges be retained
sci in any case where the Judge, who is partner pre-.
sides.
The Senate rassed the bill relative to residence of
Supreme Court Commissioner residing In the western
part of Monroe county.
Mr. Mitchell also introduced bill regulating suits
bills of exchange and promissory notes.
The House met as usual. Among the important petit
great numbers are those for the abolition of capital pun
hment for the removal Of the capito for the altera
ton Of the distress law in relation to landlord and ten
ant and to make seduction punishable by Imprisonment
In the state Prison Mr. Townsend. from tha committee
Public Printing reported In favor Of prn ing twice
the usual number Of the Comptroller Report relative
to the expenditures the canals and one hundred extra
for the use Of the odicsrs. The House debated the
proposition at great length. and finally recon.
mittsd the report to the committee 10 order
that the expense for printing might he ascsr.
tained. Then the House went into Committee
upon the question Of the contested seat from Duchess
TWAS held that according to the established rules Of
law and justice testimony taken IN this investigation by
the committee, should properly have been ruled out
vor Of both contestants The House did dispose Of
the question during the forenoon session, and
to O'Clock r. M. Various suppostons and questions
raised by MEMBERS among them one that there
might have been two Epenetus Crosbys in Dutchess
county at the time Of election and in fact IL 10 asserted
that there two T. Crosbys in Duchess county,
the day Of the election. The incumbent, George T.
although the right may be clearly the side Of Mr..
Crosby therefore extremely doubtful, - the demo-
Gratis have decided majority in the House. and their
partizan predictions will undoubtedly have great
weight in the FINAL disposition Of the matter. Some
members assumed that the Legislature had not the pow
70 behind the bao box that is to say, to decide
adversely the report OF the board Of canvasers 9TH
err great diversity Of opinion exists to ell the pro-
mincnt points involved in the contest.
Mr. Baily Of Putnam, addresssd the House upon this
subject He alluded TO the distinctions between the