The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-14
Affairs at the State Capital.
OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE


Albany, June II 1881
The Legislative Locomotive Steamed Up-O~e HunAreS s,5
Fifty BIis taken up for Passage-7ne Csnui BM not VI
introduced
The business Of the session has fairly com-
menced. Both houses having agreed to take up only
such business remained unfinished ct the regular see
sion, with the exception Of recognizing the Cones
sional districts and law not yet developed In relation
to the duties of public officers proceeded this morning To
order to third reading hundred bills, which
ready for final action at the abrupt termination 81
the regular session In April OF these Moo enths ~
private and strictly local nature the immediate passage
Of which Is demanded by strong lobby In attend
snce. This morning, twenty bills came from tho
hands Of Mr. schoonmaker (who Is believed by many to
be a member Of Congress, instead Of State ssnatoy)
Chairman Of the Committee Of Claims nd
Ing the payment II large amount Of money TO canal
contractors and others, some Of which claims,
Senator Babcock remarked have been twice settled 3D.
jused and reccpcd for by the claimants The people Of
this State have idc Of the Of canal damages
which demanded by contractors the public works IL
how much has been drawn from the Tresstry how much
the public have suffered these annual bgsrs never be-
satisfied II they defeated before the CANAL APP
pHsss they appear before the Canal Beard and when
resisted there they mporune the Legislature FROM sssSon
to session until they eventually succeed In obtaining the
object for wi ieh they labor SOME thase claims are
twenty years old many In consequence Of the public sus
nion az the public works in lss2 and from that time
down TO the present
The Canal bin which has created all the disturbance
the special otons and the necessity u tho
extra session. has not yet been reproduced IL N said
that mp raIt amendments under confederation In
make IL important provisions conformabs
with the r,quir, M. nts OF the constitution II h now
being ecrcocisd by s orignatcrs who, Is understood
will introduce certain amendments, which the silver
grsys have a. mnnded-Iohn 4 Spencer among the
b.r--for Il " from them and the bunker democracy,
that the nine million loan is to come, Wit comes at
all The Seward wings and barnburners win not dare
10 invest d,ar II the svers aud hunkers do not lead
n Tomorrow, probably the bill will be brought
ward, and then shall whether the Seward Canal
Board s adhere a. giving out contracts under the law
irrespective oflow bidders or responsible suretics.
n expected that Mr. stsntons seat in the Senate
would be contested in consequence of the small majority
~ only four votes by which the declared @
elected But yet he has been suffered TO remain ,,.
mo.stcd although. With perhaps the exception Of Mr.
Mann. q Oneida he Is regarded by the wings Ne tho
meet cfs ctiorate n any ~ the "ugitiyes Both can
didaies rho IN the Twenty sixth rict are claiming
seats IN the senate Mr. Gilbert alleges that the iuspecs
tors 81 election in Bath Steuben county cheated him
cut Of single vote, which, u allowed hm--.s he
declares they should have done-would have riven
him the Senatorial seet and honors On the other hand
Dir Guinnp declares in his petition that he L. entitled
70 the vacant chair because the election In district
which his opponent twent- I've majori,y Illegal
IN consequence q there net being the legal notice given
that an tecton would be heldtnat citizens ~ Peanyl
vania voted and that large number ~ voters
duced from their faith through the irresistible influence
Il large amounts a money The Committee on Prvi-
kges ard vi rtiCngMesrs Gross. Cook and CrOok-two
WHY'S and 4. mocrat have tbe matter In charge.
Who may mmend another election; stu that viii
hardly be n,ctssary H. extra session win probably
termr ate before the special eh elton be held still
u s understood the d. mocrss anxious for another
trial Guinnp only petitions to prevent his opponcnt
n m obtaining the scat.