The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-16
Affairs at the State Capitol.

Our ALBANY CONSEQUENCES.
ALBASr, Juac Ia, 1851.
Restricting the Duties Of the Attorney Geral-Lapo,tart
Modification Of the Canal BH-The Sater Greys sho,cng
Cotsage.
The repeated threstennes made by the opponents .,
the canal nine million bill that in II becomes Law
would be taken t, retard it, operations BY
means of application 70 Of the Supreme
Judges Injunction until its constitutionaty could
BE- tested has been the Of inducing the majority
in The Legislature to take prevent such
coming having been freely asserted and ret
Grated that Attorney General Chstheli. the Law
officer Of the State had already papers in preparation
ready for service the Comptroller the Mt the
bill became Law, citing him before Judge to show
cause why injunction fhoud rot issue, restraining
him the Comptroller from receiving deposits aud issuing
certificate as contemplated In the bill The whgs in
order TO prevent this movement haze in caucus the
Executive Chamber concluded 10 pas law prohibiting
the Attorney General from being engaged in any such
proceeding. The details Of that bill perfected
and viii be introduced in the senate Monday; and
under the ~more-speeay actic n" rules adopted few
days since II will be through the Legislature at
the rate Of mile minute locomotion Although his
action may be circumscribed stl the unbeiryers in
the consttutionaity Of the cana bal viii resort to
10 bring the question before the courts,
wihstsndng the hands Of the Attorney General may b.
tied up.
The determined stand taken by the silver greys de-
handing their wing Of the party shall voice
In obtaining contracts, has compelled the Canal Board
although all thwhgs therein sewsrdites to
TO certain alterations and amendments In the Canal
bill There will relate principally to the system Of
letting contracts As the bill passed thu House and
the point Of passage in the person but
political iavorite Of sewardsm could expect that
contrsct would be allotted TO him. however ample his
security might be- how much beneficial 70 the
ktate his estimates and offers might BE- in comparison
cpmpetitorr But since the appearance OF Mr. fllmorr
ana Mr. Webster the managers more accommo-
dating The editor of the State Rsgsfer the
junior q the New ork Express have been very active
herr5or few days, and IL H. conceded that they
succrdsd in compelling the majority section Of their
party 10 incorporate their amendments In the bill II
WI probably b. reported Tuesday, in such shape
vii secure the united whg vote, and half dozen
d, mocratic in the Legislature
You may inform the Titbns that the transfer Of the
anti rent newspaper q Albany does In the least
look like the employment Of that paper behalf of the
Douglas interest like the Absorption Of the anti
renters IN the abyss u hunksrdom The new editor
has for several years published antrsn barnburn
ing psp-r In another locality but abandoned il on nc-
count ~ it, paying character The ostensibe pro-
prietor h. anything but bunker in the sense generally
uDderstood IL matters not, hoSever which side of
poce Il may lean ts existence will scarcely continue
nnt the time fer the next presidential election arrives
The snti rent paper however y Of the hands of
Johnson the Deputy Secretary Of State un Ter the
present ~oosly headed administration Having used the
anti rent~rr long he desired his uerulness trans
frrcd TO editing Seward poodle journal in Troy W.