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Correspondence Of The Tribune
ALBANY Thursday Evening, March &c, 1877.
The true character ofthose who lead, control or
influence the Legislature viii become apparent
from the following brief statement
The Senate passed bill On the 18Th inst. sp
pointing Reuben H. Walworih, Allah Worde7.
and John a. Collier Commissioners to reduce the
incomprehensioe jumbo and jarson called LAW into
system, order and common SENSE and to arrange it As
Code
Also to appoint Arphaxad LOOMS, Nicholas Hill, Jr
and David Graham, Commissioners to reform the inrl
cate deceltful and dishonCs system of practice and
pleading In the Law Courts, whereby so msny millions
have been extracted from the pockets and Of the
hOnett and industrious.
These appointments the Senate made because ibev
are commanded by the Constitution to appout the
most suitable persons to perform these duties, and not
from any inherent love Tor reform and Improvement
tnst appears In tho majority Of its members who are
practising attorneys thriving sccumulating wealth
by the deseryedy odiouS system which the Convention
was called together TO amend change. There was 2
way OF fulfilling the law by evsdng lis true intention
and choosing avowedy hostile to the Improvements
cOntemplSted-and the Senate chose Mr.. Collier whose
friendship to codihcaton we have never heard mention
edit also chose Mr. Avsh NVorden, WIN 70 tae very
last ia ntlon denounced law reform "a visionary
and impractcabe, ana voted and argued against the
clause In the Constitution by which 1t Is Commanded 10
DO carried into effect by codi6eetion-and 1t chose
Chancellor Wslworth, who bad. in disregard Of the ex
press provisions Of the Revised Statutes made mis- rules
Of practice go tedious end yolumnous and his court
useless Injurious costly and perplfxlDg that 1t de-
clsred In Convention TO be an intoerabe, unbearable
nuisance and such with Its masters and examiners
Ia bsncery forever sbolithe8 end absted
The Senees bill granted 1880 year each, or $4,000
in all TO pay these Commissioners for two years
vices-but without requiring that they should devote
themselves exclusively 10 this public duty Mr.. Wal
worths Chanceryjudging at 5000 year, was to be
held along with his codihcahon. at $500 lie is at
hand and has BEEN and it lie not TO be supposed that he
wss named as a stoolpgeon TO kcephc berth warm for
another to be named hereafter.
AZ 10 Mr. LOOMS he voted for Law Reform In Con.
venton and him the Judiciary Committee in Assembly
who are messrs. Buroen Shumwsy, Pottlc, Balloon,
Deven, Fenno, and Flanders struck from the ScDaes
BILL My impression has been that he is quite unfit for
the srduous duty. As 70 Mr. Nicholas Hill, Jr. his de.
sre to make the law less thorny path to the sutton
in any way TO improve the practice, are unknown, pre.
sumo In this community.
Mr. Field of your City is acknowledged 10 be compe.
tent and distinguished friend OF Law Reform; be,
however suited neither Senate nor Judiciary Committee
both liked Hill and Graham: The seneIe's amended
bin printed and laid tho desks OF Members 10.
day ten and the Commissioners of the Code"
dictated by the upper house, accepted IN COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE before one-gentemen appearing to be
nothing 10th"
Mr.. Walsh proposed lin his satrlcal wayl to subsi.
tute the names of Nicholas +. Wilson, G. Deven, and
Edm. Fowler baker, call maker and carpenter OF your
City, for Walworth, Collier and Worden. Mr. BAscoM
wished to leave out Golfers name and insert John Du'
ers, as being very intimately acquainted with CONNER
cal law but the most remarkable speech OF the week
made by Mr.. BALLOON.
He rose and stated that SIX HUNDRED CAUSES which
have been argued before Chancellor Walworth are
actually get undecided by hm-he had withheld bis DO
clsiOn in all OF them-heso causes $50 understood him
10 say had been argued three years. and II Nr Wal
worth does not keep work and DO up the business OF
his Court the whole Of these GO causes will have to be
argued over again before other Judges oil course at
great cost and much farther delay TO the unfortunate
suitors-but, added Mr.. BalcOm, Il Is pretty well
understood that the Senate 20 AtorneysO IL OF all other
trades and thTee1ourths OF them imitation denoeats
will adhere 10 their nominationsthst Is. 10 Collier,
Walworh and Worden-he believed best 10 leave the
names as they were-thst is, to appoint Waiworth
could do the duty, and although Mr.. B. well knew
that said Walworth is continued OF $4,000 year. by the
Constitution Judge to close up the work begun
before him, and that this was with his Own consent and
according to his wish.
Mr.. Bascoms motion had scarcely any support-the
Committee readily AGREED TO THE SENATE's MEN
not LocoFOco. Walsh excepted, saying word to
the contrary The whole thing appeared 10 have been
settled and such aggravated contempt OF the
sense of the community that really was not
prepared for it. That people who lave shown such
noble dsnerestedness, and such generous desire 10
succor the distressed In far distant lands as has
been exhibited in this State should have had the mis-
fortune TO select Representatives who could thus act Is
a subject of deep and lasting regret
We talk Of popular government freedom, and elec'
tive instutions-what buresque upon these our pre-.
sent districts and not less so the Senators
One district the 9th, Is two hundred and forty miles
long and in some places not twenty wide i'm another
Qhe 5ih) Otsego, extending near to the PennsyYans
line is attached by sature 10 JEFFERSON ON me
ST. Lawrence look az the I'd Is II not queer ansir
And vet the Senate OF ls47 true 10 the party principle
of cheating the people in elections, by Gerry manoer
that Van Buren, himself would have been proud OF very
much wanted to continue the old o.n ana ON AZ tney
were for the purposes OF judicial districts
Surely the who could thus act must greatly CON
tenn and despse the constituencies whom they tfeat
with such open manifest injustice When are the Ju'
dicia Districts to be fixed Are politics and party gam
bling once more in the way OF compliance WIN inc re-
QuTemens OF the Constitution
Mr. Walsh to-day. moved that tho Commissioners
should report entirely in English The Committee voted
with him and BIO perfectly right but the lawyers
talked tue rest into voting the other way s'er most
wesrifu debate in which one gentleman read the isl'
euage put in Jack Ca6es mouth apparently throwing Id
fcuie on what seemed most reasonable proposal
The S2500 year was reduced to s2OVo per Sommis.
sioner but in matter of such vast moment the great
object TO get men whose hearts were IN 'ne "ofA
Thus far. surely this is a failure go -.
II is said thai pint Of honey will catch more mes
than barrel Of vinegar and perhsps you may tnnA
these structures harsh They ere not go. Hs ialhenS
bic to see this great measure which Clinton so ably ana
honestly urged on the Legislature OF ls23 swGmped oy
the remnants OF Van Burensm, and the recTeants 70
uuer creed in ls47 All is not ye' lost however, tas
bill may be improved though really just now the esse
seems hopeless thiak see wheel within awheeiin
this.
Land Ltmitdir0a-FTeedOFa o. vase LdnaS'
Mr. Hadey presented petition for the freedom OF
the public lands and there have been several DINERS
lately Mr. Van Amringe whom ! had never seen be-
fore ectured on this subject last night at the Capitol
he speaks with force and energy-unders,sods MS sa
ect we'll and possesses that sincere cnpnauc eArpesF
ness of manner which is useful TO public speaker
He listened TO sttentlvely BY about 2OO mechanics
aud heartily cheered What are the Committee Messrs'
Allng Aabcn, Watson. and Deven abouti Their TO
port is very slow in coming.
In SENATE. Mr.. Harris had the $lo500 reported by
Mr. Wright as salaries the Judges, changed 10 s0ioV
In the Appropriation BILL which was passed
7'yraaalcal Pest Office Ldr.
Mr. Lester with great Justice, introduced Resou'
ton which would greatly Improve that OF Mr. Thomas
Smith for 1t denounces inPohc, unjust and oppTes'
siye Me.srs Polk, Marcy, Richie and Walkers tyran'
meal and bsrbarous law to proven. the people under
penalty Of tine imprisonment from inclosins one or
more letters different persons under one cover though
resdy and willing TO pay the proper postage such
law before proposed enacted or put IN ioree
IN any civilized country. Ia any age OF the world
such stretch of arbitrary power even Scrosgs 1dei
ferries Dan;on sad Robespierre never dreamed Of.
Copies OF the following bills are herewith transmit
ted, viz g., ,r. ~
l. bin In Senate 10 incorporate z. b hlnturn, 10
rato Allen, &c. as an Association Tor imPtovinS VIC