New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-19
New.York Legislature. .FIrTrrSra WEEK.

New.York Legislature. -..FIFTEENTH WEEK.
Judicial POliiies-Hrnker' Va BdrnbrrHrs-
p C0aeesstoB and ConPT0mise-toi
,o, on Norinations-Mr. HARRIS Viers-C0Ess
o,,nc,s Of Dis41reerzsnt-E y. O5se-rdtory-Rail-
road Bils-Rlrdi Csyretertes, &c.
The ALgAsY Correspondent Of TIE TRIBUNE, hav-
ing been absent from that city during Friday and
SATURDAY.. has compiled a brief account Of the
proceedings Of the Legislature from reports IN the
Journal and ArPus.
The JUDICIAL DISTRICT division question, 10
which he has long often, and earnestly directed
tn attention of the public has sssued aspect Of much
doubt and difficulty. On Thursday evening after TINS
reporter had left the House., Mr.. BURSELL took the
hoor and urged adherence 20 the bill adopted IN As
sembly and il was agreed to, by resolution % toJ
Ido no find the names Of the "a who voted, but Mr.
JoSgs in senate Friday. remarked, that the only
Democrat on the Home Committee - was perhaps about
the oay ons in ns House in favor Of the House bill
The SENATE took sll Of Friday TO consider what
10 be done but they appear 10 have cone nothing
II they like the House, edhere 70 their bill. both bile
ara Lost and the whole matter must either be begun
again or fall through altogether trust mere Is 700
much good sense ard love Of country in both Houses
10 permit them either to waste much more time In argu
men, or TO separate till September without distrcung
the State. ,,.,,
,deraons enter very deeply into this contest and yet
the Judges 10 be elected the whose duty II wi
be 10 hold the scales OF Justice equally poised s1ect
u.v accused Of an interested ootnacy in this matter
was Tor adhering the Senate bill and thought That pos
sbly new bin might be introduced Mr. JoNEs bad su
hopes from a Committee Of Conference Mr. HARD had
heard that the bone Of contention ~ss WHISTLER -
Lawrence should 20 with Oneida and that II was
feared the Old HuEkg strength in that County would
crush the innocent BarnbtTRGs OF 81 Lawrence Coun
~ Mr. BARLOW called the Assembly's plan =" ger
rymsnder" Was there such gerrymander as
the old eight Just look at EN- on the map
Mr. TALcorr defended the Senate bill
The compromise bill OF the Senate put Rensselaer,
with Albany where it belonged and putting it there On
equality OF Districts could be attained throughout the
State With that bill there would be no District which
varied from the Of 3ls 600 more than 2OOOO
No system could arrange the Districts in more com
pact and convenient form. There were but seven DIS
irics 20 arrange There would be four Democratic dis
iricts three Wing leaving the third 10 be decided as
might.
Mr. SPENCER was dispsssionate ard modersie-very:
After all said he, this mere disrictng could make no
difference. except for the convenience Of nomination
and election The judicial business would not be inter
fered with controlled in any manner by the lorna
ton Of the Districts Mr. urged under these ercum-
stances speedy and decisive action Of some sor-which
could alone be effected by concession and compromise.
Mr. FOLSOM rem nded the Senate tn no nominations
could be made until this matter was decided. lie de-
precated the fact that political consequences were al
lowed 10 have any influence in this matter and yet 1t
was evident that this the sole of disagree
ment He had hoped the subject Of an Elective Judici-
sry would have been approached without reference 20
party considerations and be believed that IL was win
n
Political matters in no~ise connected with the j.
dietary The interests of all parties were 10 be commit
ted to them Political Judges were ever to be avoided
liberal spirit of concession would ensure compro-
mise IL struck him looking at the map that the
boundaries OF Dstrics should be regulated oy water
courses Were the people TO be thro"n luo state OF
anarchy 10 be- deprived of the Courts because OF
political dissentioni He hoped not still he believed
the people would survive such calamity bat great
would be the Indignation WIN -hivA tury ffuuio meet
this esslature Senators should look forward year
or so and they would find that the same importance
was not be attached to present political distinction
as formerly
senator Harris thought that it would take the most
hair ng mathe maucan in the world to decide which
would render the Fourth District the most compact 81
Lawrence or Rensselaer, In the present condition oil
the politics of the state any candid man would decide
tina, il was fair 10 divide the Districts equally between
the two parties. And yet il was not proposed by the
Senate bill IL gives 10 the party 10 which he was at
ached but Districts The tkird in its present con
dition was controlled by neither party. Independent Of
| that but two would be controlled blythe Bhags. Would
any fair mind say that Legislative body would be Just
fed in sdhering 10 such measure IL mad come TO be
a question whether the whole Judicial system Of the
State should fail whether the whole judicial power
should be thrown into the hands Of party now in the
minority II this Legislature failed to put in operation
our Judicial system u failed enuTey-the duty was not
devolvei on It's Euccessorsand could only be pro-
I vided with Courts By calling new Convention. All
that there In this question whether the Fourth
District should be Wing or Democratic.
have been indebted 10 the Argus report thus far.
Messrs LOOMS and Worden have accepted the Office
! of Reyisers of the Laws. The bill in aid OF the
/ structon Of a hrsirate OBSERVATORY near New-York
was last Saturday ordered to third reading. That's
one good move
The bill to authorize executors and administrators 10
compromise debts due 10 testaors or intestatesthe
bill 70 authorize the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Co
70 borrow S6OO0OO lsy down their road with heavy
rail-the bill permitting the Mohawk and Hudson Rail.
road Co be called the Albany and Schenectady Rail.
road CO. and 70 lay down heavy iron ra-the bill TO
exempt burying grounds Though private from sale By
legal process-and the bin 10 authorize the incOrpors-
ton OF Rural Cemetery Associations, were passed in
4 Assembly. beside many others.