The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-23
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY, May IL, 1853.
Meeting Of the Legislatme-Ihe Canal Question
and the Code-IVhig Majority in the Senate-No
appointments during the Session.
Since the adjournment of the Legislature, the CAPT.
tai city has enjoyed short season Of repose. In the
course Of two short weeks the city will again be fill
ed with members, and their appendages, the lobby
ties, and the usual excitement will again prevail
The session, it is anticipated, will extend through
two of the summer months. At the regular session
very little public business of importance was accom-
plished, and all that was left over will be recon-
menced where it was cut off by the adjournment.
BY joint resolution, neither house will entertain
any proposition of any character but we doubt
whether the Legislature thus fence out the peo
pie who have business, although not heretofore pre-
sented Neither house has such right, nor can
any resolution which they may enact prevent their
masters from demanding the passage Of Laws which
may be for the public interest.
The canal question will be taken up where it was
left undisposed of in the House. The matter under
discussion was the proposition submitted by Mr..
West, Chairman of the Canal Committee, in opposi-
ton to the Senates amendment of the constitution.
As no vote had been taken upon either in the House.
no estimate can now be formed as to the result,
the adjournment that if vote fhad been TAKEN the
proposition submitted by Mr.. West would have re-
ceived majority in the House. The whole subject
will be again renewed and redscussed, and will I'M
questionably three four weeks time in the
House. From the course certain antagonstic papers
have taken it is moral certainty that there will be
no caving in by the Senate and that they will adhere
to the Vanderbilt plan for completing the canals, and
yield to no other. Public opinion, which the MEM
bers of the House have gathered during the recess,
nd will briu vii
ever be the means Of disposing Of this absorbing
question much sooner than is now expected.
Should either house determine to take up the
Code BY sections and proceed to deliberate discussion
OF its thousand pages, the debate will be ntermina
BILE. There are several lawyers Of the Coke and
Blackstone antiquity, who are determined to defeat
its adoption by the Legislature If they possibly can.
Among them, in the House, are Hendee, Wood,
Hastings, and others, and in the Senate, Babcock,
Van Schoonhoven and Taber, all strong men. But
majority Of the House, and perhaps OF the Senate
also may choose TO give 1t no consideration at all,
but adopt it in lump, as other portions have been,
taking Il for granted that the commissioners have
made the codifcation perfect and in accordance
with the popular notion OF what Is called law reform
and legal progress.
The absence of Mr. McMurray and the appointment
of Mr.. Smith United States Collector at Platts.
burg, two democratic Senators, give the wings
decided majority in the Senate. 1t il therefore rem
dered certain that no Harbor Master for New York,
or Salt Inspector at Syracuse, or any other demo-
cratic appointment Of importance, will be made.
Neither can any political measure, Of any character,
be adopted during the special session.
ALBANY, May 20, 1853.
The Volunteers and the Last Sessioa-WyM Any-
thing be Done for Them Hard Shell Appoint
nents--1he Nert United States Senator.
BY referring TO the list Of titles Of acts passed at
the late session of the Legislature, published In the
HERALD Of Monday, April Is, you will find the last
are in the list styled "An Act to Provide for Ger
tain Expenses Of Government" This is the title of
the law usually known as the Supply BILL )" whichis
passed at the close Of each session. too often Gas in
the present case) at the last moment, and which
generally makes provision for expenditures Of all