New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-02
A Day In the Assembly-C on Prae-
tice and acknowledgements Commit
tee Report-U. -. senator.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.


ALBANY, Jan. 30, l-49.
Yesterday Mr. FIsKE presented bill entitled
An act for the prevention and punishment Of Prize
aghtng," and urged its immediate adoption BY the As
sembly With prompt readiness the House proceeded
al once 10 consider the matter without any other guide
than single written copy Of the bill on the Clerks
Desk Wen, after going through the Committee OF the
Whole the bill was still found imperfect tia, ii Wa
referred to a Select Committee TO report complete
forthwith In about Is minutes the Select Committee
reported and il was read a third time and passed with
out a dissenting vote. Immediately 1t was declared
passed reconsideration Of the vote was moved, and
after some debate carried aud then the House learning
wisdom from the experience of day wasted for yh
ordered bill printed and made special order for
al early day.
Now for my objec, In making this expose. Il was
stated and doubt not correctly, that the bill was
drawn by the District Attorney Of the City OF New
York and sent here for the svowed purpose OF stop
ping the brutal light soon TO come OF between SUN
van and liver ltiss well known fact that this contsm-
plated pu silistc combat has been matter Of public
tslk and newspaper comment In the City Of New'forA
since September last and the Legislature has now
been in session four iu weeks yet the peoples Prose
cutting Attorney OF that City has waited until ootn pn
coss and seconds In this affair have eit the stat" De-
tore he sent the above named bill to the Legislature
be enacted This fact give Tor the oenehi Of zoe
order loving citizens OF NewYork believe that
public officers derehct Of duty ought 10 be shown up
before their masters Did not Mr.. District Attorney
know full well, when be sent up, In such hot haste
ior this law that all these men were oeysnd MS
reach Did not he do this act to cover some delin.
ouency OF his own In the premises nope ne VIII
deem Il his duty this matter fully and set aim
self rsht before the people otherwise for one inA
mold him accountable in measure for any evil that
nsy result from tbs great exhibition OF ofutAlism.
which although II IS not enacted in New ofk We must
bear the disgrace 81.
Today Mr. EIwooD submitted Minority Report
from the Committee on the Judiciary recommending
the passage OF the Senate bill continuing the Commission
on PeAings Practice, which expires ~ limitation
on the nrst of February You doaoues. received lne
Majority Report through the Euonta Journal q s.tur
dsy send herewith the Minority Report. make no
commen,set your readers see both and then they Gao
decide for themselves This question elected more able
speeches IN Committee than | ever heard before 10
TIE Legislature OF this state since the adoption Of the
Constitution IN the same space OF time hey doubt
less will De al published The galleries and loooies
were nlled with eager listeners, among whom observed
Judges Wright Harris. and Spencer, and many OF the
mo.t eminent of the legz profession OF the STATE
Speeches were made BY Messrs CoENELL, the
SFKAKER snd BAILEY against he oil, and ~ Aessrs
rAYLoE. NAKNUM and GoFE IN favor. Ny W : SMITH
offered sn amendment extending the commission 70 the
irst of April l,i9 After as speech Of the session BY
Mr. SWIFT Of Togs the smendnent was adopted, and
the bill amended reported 70 TIE House and passed
Ave. % Noes :
The report OF the Committee the Removal Of the
Quarantine has crested quit. sensation. and con
necied with the subject Of Emigration and the Cournis
.iooeFs thereoit~M consume q lArse Pofuon.oi tne
tirs Of the session What effect II will have IN your
City arr not competent TO sdse, but Il 10 very natural
To suppose that IL will create some litte feeling when
the ecmrierca interests involved are % very great
90 the subject Of U : Senator esve heretofore said
nothing nor shah now say much as believe mem
oers are fully competent 70 act in the matter IN man
ner satisfactory to themselves and their constituents
withou, prompting There is crest dea OF feeling on
the subject bat hope they VII a. Dc aule'ed ~ rr
DAY ~ Jrning next By the nomination OF the caucus OF
Thursday evening In ny next, hope 10 be so.e 10
sy before you full account Of the Nominating Con
vsntion- n