New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-05
New.York Legislature. ..FIlTH WEsk.

Rsu.-Oufsf BEE-Frss SoEo0ls-L4nd Lfzifati0s
Co-sni;tseV0lHuf C1-lwissi0rs- TANKS = t'.a'
sal Tr,ior aud his Argg-E Enormous Chrrgcs toT "a
nal Reydirs-Tks CoHtrro Sys,em-Vh0 got us into
Ds5.-Ths AaoTaey and tie Gsrzaas-SssAias
Correspondence Of The Tribune
ALBANY. Tuesday Feb . ls47.
The excellent and oppOrtune letter Of VIM. Jay,
in Yesterday Tribune should be spread over the
Union. He speaks Of Mr.. Winthrop and the inya-
sion Of feeble Mexico in the true spirit OF Seven
ty-six His Whgsm is that Of Sidney, OF Chat
han. Of Washington Of franklin. Of the great an
cesters Of our race. Let the tories OF our times
answer Mr. jay y if they can
find in page i7s Of last years statutes the fol
loving appropriation; TO BowES WHIrNG
Circuit Judge sa7 so. for making and transmitting
to the SENATE report Of the testimony taken on
the trial Of Henry Wyatt.
What does this mean Elsewhere he charged
over and above handsome salary for a country
I iu5rel s2O7 FOR TAXING DOWN the testimony in
| WAITS case and instead Of sending his notes to
/ Governor Wright. he copied them and charged an
I other slO3 e for that Here we find him in the
statutes supplying still cheaper report 70 The senste
and the legislative Committee have condemned his con
duct should like TO see some explanation OF all this
resolution By Mr.. Carpenter for inquirng OF the
Governor whether be has any plans TO offer for settle
mrni Of the Anthem, difficulties between the ieudd
landlords and their numerous tenants was laid on the
table 3 to a.
T. appear. from the remarks Of Mr. Burne and other
members today that By the rules Of the Legislature
there can be no farther action on the $40 eco Ouht Bill
tho senate having refused TO entertain it.
lam glad 10 find friends Of the plan for giving equal
opportunities for education ALL stirring on the cues
ton ofnakng all the Common Schools in the State free
to all children, without any pay from the parents /
have seen that plan tried and admired It's working Il
would Re mine Of wealth to the countryside acorn
thrown into goodly soil that would in due season, be-
come noble oak resolution for inquiry as 10 making
al our Common Schools FIRE., BY Mr. BEERS, was, this
day referred 70 the Committee Education, who are
Messrs Burchard Woodruff Beers, Watson snd Chap
man.
Na'i0uH Reform PefRi0a-Llqleqable Homestead
Mr. Speaker Hasbrouck his appointed Select Com
rnittee 10 inquire into the merits Of the long petition
from the Nationals your city who complain that and
10 made much article OF traffic and that the re
salt Is that many homeless wanderers in the land OF
[ Washington. while few grasp az more than they OF
theirs can enjoy and they ask that the poorest married.
female IN Newi ork may not be turned out O her dwell
ling Il freehold on OF debts her husband may
contract hereafter They point to ireland where wealth
"a Insecure and poverty oppressed and starving with
bat 10000 land owners among ten millions OF people.
and they bid avarce itself take warning by the example
The Committee are. Mr. AlinE OF ne" loiAt GUAR
man. Mr. B,scom Of seneca, Mr Develin OF New York
Mr. Watson Of Albany and Mr. Atwater OF - Lawrence
who will doubtless give the questions embraced In the
memorial careful consideration
| Commissions iu Isl and IN y. y. Volunteers.
Mr. DryFLrS called up his resolution requesting the
Aauant General ~ furnish all the correspondence abont
commissioning officers because charges. which ne be
evei 20 be true had been made, that commissions had
been is.u,d 10 these officers by fraud but not sucl as
could be laid to the head OF the Government Adopted.
Vote Of Thanks 10 Gen. Taylor aud he Army N
MsIlc0
Cen FULLERTON Of Livingston asked that bic resoln'
tons published by you IN my letter OF 2d ut for con.
yovfur 70 the brave soldiers or the Army In Mexico and
~ Generals TAYLOR aud Worth its gallant commanders.
the thanks OF the Legislature for their her0sm and val
, or might be considered. long debate ensued, in
which mrny Members took part and language was used,
on both sides of the House highly complimentary 10 the
Army and he brave chiefs Some rather invidious re-
marks made but the resolutions were so fully ap'
proved that the Ayes 10 their adoption were " ana the
! Noes NONE Messrs. Wright POttle and Hsdley spoke
Of the military movements In Mexico In terms oil warm
comrs eudat0n far rcgarded the conduct CT the
, ARMY Messrs. SIcKLEs. DEvTIIN and CHANDLER con
sidored the terms in which the resolves were drawn
somewhat invidious Mr.. BLoss on the contrary, was
sure that all the difficulty had arisen from difference
of phanhropic feeling warm heart would respond 10
warm sentiments and he argued that the construction
ofthe resolutions was correct Old Rough and Ready
was emphatic in hts language and his acts. Compi
meuts 10 him should be emphatic also. The language
Of these resolutions was the language OF admiration
such admiration gallant deeds were likely TO inspire
But these young sprigs from Newiork (Messrs DRyE
rrS and sfcKLEs) would out their praise 20 he
roes as the chapman in Chsham-st would his drspcry
and give short measure 20 their customers at that
Mr. Watson wanted 70 grant lands 70 the prvates and
their pay but these objects were not mixed up
with the main question.
4 In sFNArg Mr. HAD explained the variance between
n Governor foungs estimate OF surplus Canal revenue
and the contradictory estimates Of Mr. flagg adding
that upon the enormous amount of the expenses Tor re
= pair. Gov Young dixie Gov Wright had founded his
Recommendation for letting out The repairs - contract
. The Controller presents. in bis Convention report the
increase Of these expenditures for simple repairs and
!, expenditures an alarming fact Ia nine years the
actual cost had exceeded toe estimates made by 81
. 63l C0oarn bunting in nine years 10 the gross sum
50 J366l6 g.. This extraordinary expense had began
TO awaken the interest of all elssse and be himself
would bring Ia til to provide for letting out repair
| By contract Il no one else did
we have contracts for printing tor col0rng pictures
and for many other tnings but nobody looks after nt
work and the charges made what 10 gained Canal Gu
| perntenten;s very often men who have been a
great expense eleconeerng Tor the Locos and Ihey e
. Office as job 10 enrich themselves at the cost OF tbs
. State Suppose you have contracts and the Ike mel
are employed with other check than lew lazy par
l, tizans IS Canal Commissioners, IL viii be- Ike on
n printing contracts new mode TOR easing the puohc
A. is money Governor Boucks contracts we're proved
n have yielded the contractors 40 80 and even ~ pc
II cent OF clear gain on jobs Of many tnouands OF aoar'
. ough he had stat Of engineers az slOOOoo year
% protect the State from such imposition. When M
e worthless and hypocrucal Loco leaders had involved
n toe Of the State and become Justly odious thel
raised against the W ni2- power AM 10
a stop and tax law followed. Very little indeed OF III
l, state debt has been contracts made By the Wings
a but AZ 20 the Loco Leaders they stepped in corruption
4, cra spd petty intrigue II the Wings take warning D.
\ their example they may long and ably WELD the powe
4, OF the state and Union II not let them go down
10 their miserable opponents doing "unwep union
70 ored and Unsung
Yesterdays Journal contains shocking accoun, Of
licensed attorney who tried 70 make money out Of "a
o. poor Germans who have been robbed here. Chang
y the system voluntary associations OF honorable ngf
lruin lad characters
"a (presuning that the Journals statement 10 accurate
b would 10 boast parchment privilege 10 plead 2
= the side Of the great ornaments Of the bar and Of to
q. age.
We have had very fair Ching for the last few day
"a but today-Candlemssitb began to thsw about noor
Tonight Il is hard frost again
A. Court Calendar. .TzIs DAY.
. srpyx1oz CorRr-Nos H. D. 81 So 90 to 81, 50, q
~ % 20 81 IL % So - - .
y COMMON P1rAs-Part Nos H. IS, 81 y, Y, g. =