The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-26
Strong Allegations Against Past and Present
State Officers.
LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED.
Suspicious Movements Of Armed Vessels
Near New Orleans.
Anether Shocking Railroad Accident,
h., &s., TO-
Events In Albany.

PIL0T BILL, ETC.
srB0AL CORRESPONDENCE NEW YORK HERALD.
ALBANY, juno Is, 1853.
The Senate accomplished some business to-day whether
Tor good Or for evil, will yet be demonstratsd In voting
npon bills the third tims of which large number were
disposed a. Everything passed of with perfect Soma
torial deeoruM.
The bill To provide for the licensing and of
New York psts and regulating potage Of tho port Of
New Ysr, read the third time, whom Mr.. Beekman
moved to rscommit the bill to the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation, with instructions to amend
30 that the pstage vessels drawing less than fourteen
feet shall bs 81 80 instead of 81 ard vessels four
seen feet and less than eighteen feet So Is in place Of
$3 50 fer all national armed vessels SO 50 in place of
35 ~ now contained In the bill The half potage was
struck out. The word habtual" inserted before
the word into1ication," in the twelfth section when
the bill PASSED the Senate with those amendments and
vas sent to the House.
After tAs journals Of yesterday were read the House.
Mr. l. 4 Smith (dem Of Ulster, introduced the follow.
ing prsanbles and resolutions asking for investga
toa int the ohcal conduct of Cook Fuller, Seymour
and Morgan, late whis State officers and Follett and
RAlpine, present democratic State officers.
Where's. II s alleged in tho the files this
House and in the testimony taken before
ss. Cook Canal
'
Christopher norgsn late Secretary Of State we're guilty Of
s: sss q y mean. q which the STATE you'd
have lost large sum Of money and whereas II Is alleged
y yssA q: slotted .%.f$sa yeiasisa
of psrso1stins IN oorrup. eonder.oy wsies sais
ns II o n N ] ao and S sns
Rsssiysd Th.. the Select COMMITTEES. to investigate tn.
4ioned and particularly to the this House to
Once under which he then held has expired and that they
h1s: hs s .
gate made & % to in
s Tie his b.sn IN
and q r.l.o.d in this and
received salaries from other this state and
With his s
sn and sss s
negsotgl naDnss sno also to inquire whether while thus
said engaged in committing or assisting
%hs
ans S is % I or S
power to send for persons and papers
Joint s s o S ss
ment Nc. 50 ofthat year0 duplicates Frederick Foett Ca
letting By
@
TO- 1851 and Of the Instructions Of the Canal Board
held expired and whereas alleged that said Fostt
his sRaT hs q By III hsrs
fore
into the propriety and legality Of
sry report % the power Of after the term
send for persons and papers.
FIRST instance to the Judiciary Committee for opinion
rs to whether the House have the to institute in
quires Of the Dature Of the charges thus preferred
against persons not now in Office
Mr. Burnet said the law well settled that i'm
could lie against persons whose terms Of Office
Mr.. Loomis took ground in opposite direction and
wanted the matter referred to the impeachment commit
Mr.. Maliurn moved to include in the Inquiry all aud
every candidate for nomination the state ticket the
This was received with much accAmation and cheer.
out Of order.
They were finally referred to Mr.. Chsmpliu,s com.
mittee i1- '''
Mr.. Ely (the hard shell from Broome) then sent
w pSnss % ,
eonSSo IN n 'ssn n an is Of the 9or.p
i asa
purPortins to be re 3 ers ofths same John Wright he
asSs OF
sss Of s s s. rs as !.
ss the said John n Wright is equally
Sanford Church not removing smith A. Wsssrmsn
a ,s on 1 the s% canals from
Wright guilty Of Improper as mem
said G. w Sss d i is
y said Gs John he; e. @ h II
IN sss
the s ss .ss
cesteI larger amount money than he
has been guilty Of other doreoons neglect duty ..
ON e.. Charges John in
ee an act o nnce TO compel him TO rest under the
gate his honor Sys full invsstsasion Therefore
Resolved That the laboye charge se referred to
to them and report to this House the earliest
Comptroor entirely Incompetent to dsohsrs, the su
treasSGg ds state
And whereas alleged thAs the John G. wright hss
:Ssrsy as.'S. ssdHs
said John e. Wright. nsesd Of 70 ing
nra n ers ssS as 81 @ s n s, to
Ss Fl q; time IN h 70 lead as
%lsRss has BEEN shsaSt say a
using 81. sa II ,S
=. sSsss.ys ths interest : 70 the prendioc
ss vhs Il sesss s
one Edmund Worcester who related him By mar
10 salary the same time The Mns." ss
tn s% % "
trollsr. ~ " " oA'P
After considerable debate the Speaker put the oue.
ton, and stated that IL adopted the House would be con-
sdercd ~ sanctonDg the allegations contained Ia the
Preambles The vote was taken by ayes and noes and
by mxicriy Of some eight ten, they adopted
MI Hadcy, one Of the vgant friends Of the ptrolsr
immediately moved q reconsideration Of the vote be-
cause ne felt that the House voted under mfsap
prehension, and did not intend Intentionally endorse
the allegations contained in that paper Mr.. II.
cofdad on the wrong side and other member
made the motion, and Mr. Eys document was also no.
fcrred 70 ths Chsmplin COMMITTEES.
The House had not proceeded very far In other bust
ness befero II WAS brought to stand still by Mr.. Guam
pln, who rose with paper in his hand and asked
sent to present report from the Impeachment Com.
mttee II stated that doubts existed in the minds OF
some Of its members whether they could Investigate
zhe conduct Of men out of office and the conduct OF
Others who bad been elected to Office since the crimes
alleged had been committed. The committee stood
equally divided upon the subject, aud they
fore the House with resolution asking for Instruction