The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-17
ALBANY, Feb. Is, 1919.
The Luil in the d6aUs ." Afoa"y-fne Code
The Court of Chawceyy, &c., &c.

ALBANY, Feb Is, 1910.
The Evil in the I5Eans ~ Aibawy-Tw Code
The Court of Cha~eery, &C., &c.
A calm has followed the extraordinary excite
,,snt which existed in the Legislature before the
LECTION of United States Senator. There has
been a falling off Of members, and falling of OF
parties at the Executive residence; the House
looks deserted, aud cannot muster than eighty
members; the Senate is IN a similar condition.
regret to have to record the fact that Senator
David H. Little, OF the eighteenth Senate district,
10 violently and dangerously Ill, at his residence In
Cherry Valley Senator Saxton Smith, OF the
seventh district, has also gone home home sick.
In the case of Mr.. Little, cholera Cor cholera
morbus) symptoms have been discovered.
The second code of procedure in criminal cases.
and the amendments to the code now In o'eration'
which were reported to the House TWO OF tnree
weeks snce, have been referred 10 the judiciary
Comm,ttee much TO the chagrn OF some OF the
hor orable members OF that committee, VINO say
thew have work enough on their hands already.
Ths chances seem 10 be that the second code OF
nroceoure in criminal cases will not be passed at
his session. and that the code now 10 operation
will be most numerically cut up and amended IN
all sorts OF ways. The House seem indisposed
10 lake these interminatle volumes into serious
consldeIatlon Tor fear they will never be able to
complete the Job. Between this and the first of
April, when the supplementary term OF the COM
mssiOners on practice and pleadings will expire
by limitation, litte action will be had upon the
sublt ct IN any shape Before the expiration OF
their tenn an attempt will be made to add another
ear 10 II this will be resisted, and then we ex-
act the House will take hold OF the commission
ers and their reports IN earnest In the meantime,
we may have a report from the Judiciary Com
miuee, ad ibitua.
The Senate are bothering themselves about an
excavation of the Albany basin, which will pro-
kak how q IN In
draw over five feet of water. A good deal SAID
about Albany basins, Albany enterprise, and I'M.
prsvrmen,s In Albany but between us, there Is
lltte in Them, nor never can be.
Considerable complaint has been made In seve-
raj ouatte re- against the Official conduct and cha
racrer of the ceik of the Court OF Appeals. Sc.
veral resolutions OF enquiry have been addressed
to him by the Legislature, In reference to the dis
position which he has made OF the funds and Sc
curities in charge OF the Court of Chancsry, which
were paid over To him when that court went out
of existence. The reply received by the Senate
frt m this officer, was declared by Senators to be
entirely unsatisfactory We notice that in the
Senate to-day, Mr. Wilkin gave notice of his in
tentiOn 10 introduce bill to amend the act in re-
lauon 10 the funds end securities supposed to be
IN the hands OF the clerk.
consider it likely that the homestead exemp.
ton bill will pass at the present session OF the Le-
gisIsture. According to the terms OF this bill, every
family owning house worth no more than $500
will have il secured to them against execution or
rale by creditors. Inthe House to-day, Mr.. L. w.
Smith, from The Commi,tee on Grievances. re.
ported IN favor of the passage OF this bill.
I: is well known that the late Chancellor Wal
WORTH during his official term, purchased and col
Ireted one Of The most valuable law Libraries In
the world. He made addIilons to this library
from year to year, until, at the close of his term
of office, it had swelled 10 several thousand vo-
lumte. The Chancellor knew how to select the
most valuable works, ard he knew what law Ii
brary ought to contain before it could be called
complete the courts, understanding this fact, are
anxious to have in their possession. The library
has thus far been preserved intact, and none OF
the judiclous selections made by the Chancellor
have been removed bill making provision tor
its disposal is before the House.
We observed John Van Buren, in the Supreme
Court lew days since; he looked as rosy and In
tsntlne as ever. He Is one OF the most polite aud
bland young men in the country. We perceive
that he Is associated with Seward as counsel for
the snti.re nters, IN the approaching title SUIT -
When we saw John IN the Supreme Court, as we
have mentioned. he was engaged in trying cause
before Judge Parker, of this city; this gives us
an opportunity To say that Judge Parker is one oil
the most accomplished and esteemed judges upoa
the American bench. He Is apparently noble
minded man, and his decisions have great weight
with his associates.