The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-17

barpng about treaty" learn that convention is
not treaty"
1t is understood the House Committee on Foreign Re-
lation will report back Mr. Deans resolutions tomorrow
and recommend their passage.
From the State Capital.
THE LEGISLATORS STILL CAGED-PILAGING THE
TREAsURY-THE LATE CANAL AUDITOR IN TRoU-
BLE-FLARE UP IN THE sENATE-THE SILVER
GREYs@hEMBERs LEAvING-c0LUMBIA COLLEGE,
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HSRALD.
ALBANY, April Is, 1854.
Within the memory OF the oldest uhabitant, of this
annually robbed State, has there ever been q set Of
Gagged up bipeds extremely anxious to escape from
their keepers as the members of the present Legislature
have been during the last three days. become released
rom the merciless and ntmidating lobby in such
powerful organization in this political Gomorrah FIRE.
quent efforts have made for adjournment but in
every instance the impudent wirepullers in the ante
chamber would demand vote upon any such idea.
Every body believed Except the Especial correspondent
Of the HgRA1D) that the members would be relieved
from the anacondas which wound around Them on Sa-
turday night at farthes and in contemplation of this,
they labored night and daytwo three nights until
daybreak-to pass all and every bill demanded Of
them. But they frustrated, and when re-
solutions offered to adjourn Saturday night,
even as late as twelve O'Clock, they were not per-
under compulsory process to the work on Mon
day morning, at O'clock and will not be suffered to de-
part until every deed is contaminated which is recorded
on the "slate' of the all powerful third house
The greater portion Of this day has been spent in ar
ranging the Of money to be squandered upon the
drones who are annually provided for in what Is well
known as the bill Whatever ion
session. is sure to be tackled to this bill All the
leeches in the public ofces-and their number is legion
~s~gc lov~ tn
to their regular salaries and though Senators and
members of the House at first become startled at the
enormous charges thus made upon the Treasury, with
brazen efrontery, and denounce them as unjust and
them IS robbery and perhaps sue
At mrs. s Se oS
This Senator has friend in the BILL another member of
the House has particular and by this system of
demanded it matters not for what purpose surely
in the cpd to be drawn from the treasury The Senate
this afternoon undertook to cura Of the items
the bill it from the House. aud when sent back
that body considered it an indignity and peremp
torily refused to yield
pense Of the late Court of Impeachments which
ainy worthy of presenting to the publ: through the
There six members Of the last House of
Assembly appointed committee Of managers to con-
Hastings Hast Wood, Champaign Sessions, Noble, and Nc
Burney, all lawyers, except the latter The court was
in session thirty days and each of those gentlemen
charge Eve hundred dollars for their services. Not
satisfied they employed another lawyer, John X. Por-
ter, to whom is allowed one thousand dollars, making
four thousand five hundred dollars. On the defence
there is allowed Mr. Mather something over three
thousand dollars for his counsel fees in de.
Tending himself So the State will pay nearly
impeachment case. The fact now appears that a sum
not less in the aggregate than eighteen thousand dollars
Of single barnburner leader of the Legislature of 1863
undertaking to prosecute bunker State officer ;,
The payment of thirty Thousand dollars from the
canal fund by the late Auditor i. alleged to have been
without authority and in relation thcretoboh Houses
have adopted d., this s., resolution d. !, :,
ss sasns George I
yanssd Newell 70 esr,sn alleged Canal sgperinten
& naasR @ EoRmsn w AS5
pynspt examination Of the law and the transactions
alluded to- and take carly steps to invite the principal
in his opinion the laws have been violated by the late
official gentleman.
sudden up occurred in the Senate this evening"
which resulted in complete silver gray trumph-the
first and only during the session. The bill which
passed the House three weeks since, appointing
&C., in the city of New York. has remained under the
lock and key Of the Senate Judiciary Committee
since, and the bill had rested quietly 1t had become
by it's opposers and they bestowed further
thought upon it, believing it utterly defunct. At
drew out the BILL out of the regular order Of business
reported it. and made motion that it be ordered to
made objections, contending that bill Of such agni
tude should have consideration in committee where its
IN
read the bill for the Information of the Senate Mr.
Dickinson denied the right of the Clerk unless it
was upon its final passage and if then he prepar
cd to vote Mr.. Brooks then read it by sections
commenting upon each he proceeded He
said that Senator Spencer Senator Whitney, and
himself three of the Senator'S from the city, opposed
to it, and il unjust and improper for the majority
to press through bill which the Common Council had
protested against and Of the people Of New
York were opposed to- Indeed, there petitions
asking for it. and the only object to create set of
political officers, for political effect each salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars and clerk at fifteen
appeared that the of j. A. Kennedy was stricken
out, and that Of Jacob Oakley inserted Of the
Commissioners
Several attempts made to force Mr. Brooks from
the floor; but he would not yield unless for to
proceed to third reading Of bills Mr. Crosby fearing
that twelve O'Clock would overtake them managed to
squeeze in resolution declaring that Senator should
consume more than ten minutes time In debate But
this did not accomplish his object the resolution was
debatable and Mr. Brooks very justly awaited himself of
tn opportunity, though it did not appear that
in exposing what he thought we're errors
inAilc bill lie occuped ten minutes longer when
limiting debate to five minutes unworthy to he
entertained in body Of this character. The attempt
had never been before made either in the United States
Senate nor IN that Of the State Of New York Mr. F. sat
down, when Mr. Crosby very properly Withdrew the
inton as sunday morning would undoubtedly have found
the Senate still in debate upon il.
Mr. Bradford moved to proceed TO the thrl reading of
ILLS Lost. 1t was now half past eleven O'Clock
Mr Huchins moved to take up the resolution from tho
House for final adjournment and proposed to adjourn az
twelve O'Clock Lost. Mr. Halsey moved four O'Clock
ON Monday afternoon. Also lost
Mr.. Hopkins moved to suspend the Seventeenth rue
which declares that no bill shall be read the second and
mira time On the same day, unless by unanimous
sent. This WIS carried. Then MIR. Hopkins rhoTeI to
take the commission bill from the committee and order it
Immediately TO a third reading.
Mr. Brooks took the floor, and from his remarks he
seemed to lie convinced that the moment had arrived
when The bill destined to pass, Notwithstanding his
earnest and determined protest lie told those who
PISSED the bill to 90 the deed quickly the quicker the
better, and sat down.
MIR. Putnam then took the aoor and took survey Of
the Senate and the audience 1t the midnight
hour. lie discovered fact in the BILL that the name of
Hiram Keohum, a of the highest character. hal
been struck out of The commissioners Senators
here might in their zeal make sacrifices of men but not
deliberately butcher them. But il that any man
who sympathized with the late wing administrator can
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