The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-16

ALBANY. Jan. IL, lS49.
Communications from the Comm,ssioners on Prac.
ttce and Plead,ngs - Proposed Rc.eram,matiou
into the Causes of the Failure of the Canal Bank
&c. &c.
transmit to you herewith communication re.
celved by the Senate to-day from the Commission
ers on Practice and Pleadings, in reply to rese-
luton OF inquiry directed to them by the Senate
This communication possesses peculiar interest to
the bar OF this State, and have, therefore, copied
the whole OF it. l mentioned IN my correspon.
dence, before the meeting of the Legislature that
be views of the two boards of legal Commission
ers were conflicting In regard to the creation and
application of certain rules of practice in the
courts. The Commissioners, understand, differ
In their views upon many very essential points ;
and, as have already mentioned, the report to
be submitted by the Commissioners of the Code
will DISTRICT and embarrass the operation of the
code OF procedure. II will even have the effect,
IN case it is adopted, to annul many of the inn
portant provisions of the code of procedure. A
few days since, Mr.. Fuller, being In his place IN
the Senate, remark ed that the views OF the Com
mlssloners Of the Code did not harmonic with
those Of the other board. l am apprehensve that
the reformaiory experiment will fail, at present,
though It ls manifest that greater degree of SIM
plcty should be observed in the administration of
the law than Is now observed in our tribunals
A resolution was adopted by the Senate to-day,
IN the following fOrm:-
examine end inquire into the affairs Of the Canal
Bank Of Albany and report. at an early day, the
causes Of the failure Of said bank-ths deacisnoy Of
the as'ets TO meet its liability specifying the amount
due the State from said bank. and whether It Is Sc
cured and II 90. how Also, that said committee
port whether In their opinion the exsting associated
Safety Fund Banks should be required to contribute
to fund sufsient TO ray off the creditors Of said
tsDh latter The assets q. and also to save
Safety Fund Banks from loss account Of personal
liability which ia to take effect In 1850 and to protect
creditors In Of future failures and that said
committees be empowered to send for persons and
pskerP.
This resolution was offered by Mr. Williams, a
wblg Senator. The Senate, apprehend, do not
believe that the examination into the condition OF
the Canal Bank, recently made by the officers
appointed by the Comptroller, was as thorough and
complete as the extraordinary occasion demanded.
Hence thsy rejected a motion made bya Senator,
to r.appoint the receivers already appointed by
the Comptroller, as q select committee on the part
OF the Senate to perform this duty; the resolution
requires the appointment of committee of three,
to be composed, as understand it, of members OF
the Senate. The report to be submitted by this
committee will, Therefore. be distinct from those
already made by Messrs. White and McMulin; 1t
Will, perhaps, be more clear and comprehensive,
and many curious circumstances connected with
the failure OF the bank may be explained. have
10 re ason to doubt that the Senator who offered
this Re solution was actuated by just and honor
able mouVes; but desire to say that have en-
tire confidence that the contemplated examina-
ton, be 1t ever so. rigid, will not lnjure the
reputation of citizen in this community
whore enemies have sought to set HIM upon
the gIhbet OF public opinion, as the author Of
this calamity. Imean Mr.. Edwin Croswell, whose
private character still unscathed, in We spite of
the efforts Of his enemies to rob him OF it, have
nothing to dowith Mr. Croswelps political career,
but have duty to perform in tesfying to the pu-
rlty of hs private character, TO his good deport-
NE mt as clizen, to his benevolence to the poor,
ard to his honor, as man. When his enemies
attempt to rob HIM Of these, they will find that he
hss Sc many friends as to make the feat impossible
Mrs. Governor Fish, The amiable lady Of the
White House, is attempting to reorganise fashion,
able society in this metropolis to certain extent
She has introduced system of rece ptona," s,ml-
lar to that practsed at the White House in Wash.
peton, by Mrs President Polk and her predeces-
soTs. Under the administrations of Governors
Young, Bouck, and Wright, there were no regular
PERCEPTION days"at the White House in Albany
The accomplished lady OF the present Executive
has announced IN proper way that the Executive
mansion will be open for the reception of visters
on certain days Her example will have tenden-
cy to rec rpanze fashionable society IN this METRO
pole, upon more liberal and less exclusive basis