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Correspondence of The Tribune.
ALpAsY. Wednesday Night Mar h 81.
| On the record 10 day, perceived that ninety
three members of Assembly were present-seven
more than are required for twothird bill-thirty-
| five are absent In Senate. ninsteen or twenty
members attended out Of thirty-two.
In SENATE, as you will see by the Journal report
] there was an able. statesmanliks discussion, in
which many members partook' relative to Mr.
! Testers resolution Of condemnation OF the new
Post Office law-every Senator united in reProbatins
\ the conduct OF the u. e. Government Mr.. Polk
FASTENED TO SIGN THIS ELL, TO Cypress his too con-
| hding counrymen-ho hastened to sign the bils Tor
expendng thirty millions cruel war against Nc Xico
and for mortgsgng the public lands, but the oiu 10
afford safe harbors 10 the Northern Mariner that he
/ spurDed.
| n conduct like this would but induce the North TO
UNITE and resolve to rule the Union, otherwise than
through band of greedy slave-owners, and Tor thelr
| peculiar agTandizement the evils attending Messrs
| Polk and Marey,s baneful administration would De
cheaply purchased but the Congressman who passed
the Post Office Law were not nominees OF the million
nor disposed to watch their interests They hud
] ed a a
pretended Ignorance of what they were about hope
| the precedent will not be adopted az Albany.
| have not Mr. Alliug for some time Probably
he is at NewYork. 1t will be two calendar months Oh
Friday since he was placed a. the head OF the National
Reform Petitions Committee, and there as yet
port of any kind II deferred much longer. discussion
action, and the votes of members will be put of Tor
another year. IL; The ptopls look toh
1t is OF no here for smenber to 90 prepared TO
give his views or otter amendments on any given ques-
ton the day that il may spPear to be first in order
II Is TO the uninitated much matter OF uncertainty
what will be taken up il is what day one is to die
and be buried. This Is great evil and most Injurious
| TO legislation
we have some more claims for the Anti Rent war this
week. Senate bill to pay John Ferris 500; Thomas
Marvin s60 Chas r. Hopper So for injuries done to
their horses In the Delaware buckshot onslaughtand
the County of Delaware to be assessed for repayment
of tho same What is paid for men butchered beyond
| Texas
Senate Report against Ger. Young's Canal Repair
| Plan
| send you Messrs Denniston and Sanfords 63 page
Report against the principle of the Canal repair contract
bills passed this session and last In Assembly, and
against Gov. Young's recommendation OF the contract
| policy. .
The senate's Committee humbug their readers with
the DID, false and stale story that the ocustoco tribe
of supple officials, called Canal Superintendents, Col
ectors, Commissioners, &c. &c, are the
direct agents Of the people selected for their IN1Es-
Gritty, their energy, thsr capacity, and 70 PECULIAR
qualifications for the duties required men Immediately
responsible 70 the people themselves to their most
| responsible and carefully selected sgents"
Observe Mr. Morriss confessions in my letter OF yes
terday-quoed from the Argas-note well the remarks
! of Nj Kirkland a leading Wing and eminent lawyer,
made in the Convention, few days thereafter as
4 given the Journal He said
Otis not 10 be denied that nominations con.
pUcTED do leave the People that free and unbi-
ssed choice they should have and tits soToRoUs, thu,
| "Pany Conventions, aud the NOMINATIONS there made,
"sre not unfrequenIy The fruits Of Intrigue and sehsh
| "meneuver."
| Messrs Denniston and Sanford while bolstering up
corrupt expenditure OF several hundreds OF Thousands
of dollars annually Just as well aware as Messrs
Kirkland and Morris that the supple oily plausible gang
of officials who plumber the state by system are no
the real nominees Of the people than they are oil
| Tom Thumb bat it's the old song and instead OF
amending the BILL they try to arnuse the public BY sing
| ing il.
Governor Young IN his Message, mentions that dur.
ing the last ten years the superintendent have expend
ed yearly on Canal repairs alone about so5oOOo wncn
he justly complains Of as extravagant and ruly ADDS;
"These superinendents are, not unfequenty, persons
who made 10 believe that 10 retain their places Is
necessary that they should make themselves effective as
parssns The extent Of their patronage and power de-
/ ponds upon the amount OF expenditure"
! He advises the contract system
The Senates Committee reply that out oil lnnuInefs
be Of failure by contractors neither principal nor
surety is ever inercrod withthat so far from compel
ling a to do he has agreed the Legislature re-
wards him for his failure with more pay-and that no
who knows the bids on contract can tell WHAT the
| payments will be, as iavortes are allowed to take
|
at ALL They add that contractors will not do Canal re-
pairs we'll will be lazy and INDECENT will allow lsr se
breaches to be made, that they make more money VIII
not open and close the Canals early, viii give color iof
claims against the State through their wanton neglect
will keep hands enough ready ormaking repairs &c
If the Canal Superntendents the Commissioners, &c
are the faithful creatures they represent them will they
not look sharp after contractorsi If Messrs Dennston
| g. Co.'S argument 10 good why have any contracts al
| all They describe the whole contract system
| cheat
| The question for the Locos In Senate to decide is
whether they will the bill negative 1t again
they did last year propose nothing protect wholesae
corruption, and try to rde into power tnrough us ao
| next May and November In Chntons time there were
no failures of contractors the Canat was when the
wretched, mercensry, groveng chsrlatans who threw
him out got power by becoming the parasites the v'
haterers OF the million that fraud intrigue and corrup
ton raised their hydra.heads and became componen
parts of the system while deception subsised on. anc
ensured its own continuance out OF the pubcspoils
Pok johnson, Marcy, Walker and Cass's Tyrdn
meal Post Office Bill.
Lam happy to inform you that the Assembly hav'
unanimously denounced the oppressive and vicious bill
of last session, whereby newspapers charged one cent
on credit If sent n way are charged three cents
Pyepaid, II sent in another-whereby every citizen
the United States is prevented from sending two letter
under cover by private conveyance, and nned $40
he sends II through the public mails postpaid l-an'
whereby newspapers have ceased to be distributed with
out expense, within distance of 80 miles-and unani
ously agreed with the Senate in demanding that Il sha
speedily disgrace the statutebo Mr. Lester
excellent amendment pleased everybody.
member OF Congress, when passing through Aban,
the other day, asked what plan Polk Johnson Mar
cy and the rest OF the enemies of the spread OF useu
knowledge, took to pass such bill without opposition
he replied that it smugged through on the last nigh
Of the session. not ten in the House knowing VIVA
II what ii proposed to do. Locos have often play
ed that game in Albany WM The Wigs disaloS "
Nearly half OF todsys sitting In Assembly was occu
pied in discussing the merits OF General School bill
petihoned for by 900 of the people Of Loekportwhic
originated in the Senate-was printed long ago-an
sgsinst which no man in that village had remonstrate
complained. II passed 81 10 10. very few mem
bers law practitioners have, thus far occupied NOR
than half Of the time of the House-weeks and month
are apparently lost-the majority here have seldom
opened their ps-they sit In silence and look on nun
bers get leave Of absence take IT, others empio
themselves usefuly elsewhere.
bill providing for the expenses OF the Normal schoe
here, passed, 81 to 3 also a number OF other bill
among which was Mr. Rutherfords 10 establish EveI
Free Schools in your City for the benefit OF apprentice
and others who cannot attend In the day. time.
The Senate sent down TO the Assembly early IN Janu
ary bill for the distribution Of the printed Journal
the Convention, but though almost at the head OF IN
order OF the day, Keeps steadily ia The rear and nav
hitherto been unable to or refer TO copy, thoug
entitled 10 one by express resolution OF the Conver
ten, which the Secretary Of State declines to fun ia
the journals been distributed they would have show
members votes and II Is as well FoR SOME that tnes
were kept back till after the Judiciary elections Ho