The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-25
Very Interesting from Albany.

STATE PRINTING -USNECESSARS EXTRAVAGANCE
-rkW sySIkM PROPOSED THE CANAL. CONTRACT
InyksTloAI1or-TBE FUGITIVE SLAVE RESCUE
CASE, BIC.
SPECIAL coRaEsPoSpEScE
ALBANY, Jan "a 1852
The time Of the Senate occupied odsy in q dis
cuseion relative to eor, making in that body to
abuses which have existed in the Legislature in
ordering large amounts Of printing Mr. Bsscoek
<whig) strongly urged the adoption of joint rules by
which neither house could order extra printing without
consulting The Other He cited several insts in
which the House had been very extravsgant-Among
them the report Of the Regent on the National
History that cost s24 ooo that of the Code Of Pro-
cedure," the Revised Statutes" the Colonial His
tory" &c resolution passed through the las, House,
in less than minute nt previous to adeur nment
supplying members with the documentary history,
at an ex psnse Of about $4,000 The printing bill pro-
vious to the present contract system, about
$45 600 annually. 1t has since increased to nearly
Sl5Q goo There large number Of documents
printed which were mere trash Mr. Cooley (dem J.
thought this measure would have the effect Of binding
dovp the Senate to agree TO euch joint proposition
He preferred to let the Assembly do what they plsAse
and be held accountable Other Senators acknowledged
that abuses had been prastsed but we're no. pre-
pared to take immediate action Dir. Pierce (dem).
said he intended to Introduce bil making the state
Printer by the people Consequently the State
would then establish is printing Office bindery paper
Senate but the Assembly will adhere 10 The syttem Of
ordering a much printing as they choose
rThs Canal Board transmitted reply to the inquiry,
that regulation had besn established relative the
Observance Of Sundsye by its agent on the canals.
The citing committee sitting the alleged
contract frauds They eummon every person b.fore
them from whom they lesrn anything Of the mat
ter The committee invite s persons 10 give testi
mony no have charged that fraud has been committed
There much legal talent srrayed in the Uned States
Court District Attorney Lawrence aud j. A. Spencer on
the part Of government; md Messrs Morgan. dilis,
Nye sedgwck Forbes, sud tse celebrated Geyrt Smith
the aocused 81 Eescung Slack Jerry Tai.
day consume in reading afdavs IN support of the
quash the IL dc ments, end in the drcu soE
OF points lived in them The defence ale9e that the
Grand Jury who found the Indictments not fairly
constituted Witnesses state that all Of the jurors
pro slavery but two and those two free sosrs
who drawn but not summoned that at the draw
ing Of the jury only persons present. neither %
whom judge, justice or commissioner; that no
before the rsu1 u.y IN the OF
Reid, who i. now arraisned l. Cfouds, enc of the
persons indicted but who not trial Is engaged in
taking notes as the trial progresses.
The disclosures in the HERALD money article, Of the
transactions in the Bank Department. are exciting great
interelt They may be the OF intggtns the LIE.
isla to institute irvestit alton which viii pr
hap; Ie'ult In the repeal Of the act Grating hs su-
peTinteudert.
The Assembly net being in session 10 day many Of the
members embraced the opportunity IL ecjoying the
luxury which the fine seighing sGords.