The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-06
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.

THE POLICE BILL.

ALBANY, April 5, 1853.
THE POLICE BILL
The New York Police bill was referred to the New
York Senator's.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT VANDERBILT
Being the special ORDER Mr.. COOLEY (dem.) took the
foor and after reviewing the which he had taken
heretofore in debate remarked that the malicious attacks
upon him By vena press, pamperei by State officers,
and perhaps stimulated by higher authority claimed
his attention Scarcely his speech delivered than at
the bar of Congress Hail. amidst the steam Of hot drinks
ard the fumes of tobacco the proclamation that
the Senator's from the First and Second Messrs Cooley
and Vanderbt) to be annhlated and driven out
the democratic party. The drinks Aercer, and the
grew strongerthe reyels louder; at las
the Senator from the Third (sir. McMurray) plantn
himself upon the barnburner battery, commenc hi
assault. Proclamation had been made of the time and
place Of the conflict. The war whoop raised, and
the cry rang the battery adopted by the Sena
tor from the Third district. But the powder lackedhe
guns fell short Of their work The mpregnabe position
Of the Senator's from the Fir st and Second districts was
inyncible; the guns too lght-no of ,he right
lbre There was too much flashing in the pan. The
attack failed He (Mr. CO. stood unhurt and unbeot.
Here he Stood faithful to the pledges of the partyto the
unon-o the great interests Of the country foe to all
such assaults as bad been made against him
The gum we'll aimed at duck or povcr,
Reeoilcd--und kicked tho owner over.
The Senator from the Third sold to the arnburner
ccedcd to review very severely the speech delivered by
Mr. McMurray Evidently that speech was considered as
the voice of wisdom-a that the day and the occasion
would require That Senator had proved (by Gullivers
TraycIs) that by toll and taxation the canals would be
finished in five hundred years Nor had he failed to say
that cat may look at king. Mr. c. defended himself
from having assaed the personal character OF Michael
Hoffman II was his whmsicalities Of finance, which have
led nine e-tenths of intelligent people to believe him
singulary gifted mOnomaniac. Mr.. Hoffman, by the quo
atons from his speeches. be proved to have been mad
mad ms a March hare. on finance No sane man would
talked as he did about the noble system Of internal
improvements, when that very system-thosc canals
worth much the whole assessed value of the
real and property Of the State at the beginning
Of the century. Talented Mr. Hoffman, he was
not wise His influence highly detrimental TO
the public interestshs policy had lost millions to the
State. AccedinR to him all honesty of purpose he
yet financial monomanac The Senator from the Third
misook oil these things for wisdom II bad school
and teacher for the Senator from the Third.
Hence the miserable management of all questions Of
finance by the Committee of Finance, that committee
never having been called together He takes his cue
from the Comptroller who knows still about the pub
lie finances Between them both, the State is in bad
way. Last session, that Senator came in terrible
haste from the Comptroller's ofcc, advocating the
bill for the reduction Of tho half mill tax, while
that Senator had a bill before the Senate, lavishing
thousands upon wild Utopian scheme for the benefit OF
Africa The Senator cut the meddlng Comptroller, than
looked away from the treasury to the mountains OF the
But now the cry is that the treasury is bank