The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28
T I'll e L A T E s T NE w 8,
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGRAPBs.
Interesting from Albany

Interesting from Albany.
THE TEMPERANCE BILL-MR. O'KEEFE's OPINION OF
MR.. LEIGH-IMP0RTANT MEETING RELATIVE TO
HARBoR ENCRoACHMENTs-REvIsIo OF THE MI
LITIA LAws-A THRUST AT sEwARD-sCHooL
MONEY FOR THE FIVE POINTS MISSION.
ALBANY, Jan. q, 1855.
Yesterday afternoon during the debate the Tempe
BILL of the richest Of the session
CURED. Mr.. Coleman having concluded able speech
in opposition to the BILL Mr. Leigh and remarked
that nearly all the speeches made against the Tempe
bill unworthy reply; but the just made
by the gentleman (Mr. CO. who had just resumed his
seat of entirely different character He (Mr L.
felt bound to answer those remarks, inasmuch he
deemed him (Mr. CO. worthy Of 1t. Whsreupon Mr..
OKeee upon his feet, and delivered the most
excoriatng speeches Of the session. Directing his
marks in direction not msunder stood, he wanted to
know who this gre who thus affects despise
the efforts Of weak and pusillanimous like himself
Mr ok Is he some famous statesman whose sagacious
views In the Cabinet the Senate have covered his
country and his name with immortal glorys Or il he
great juris the brilancy of whose mind the
scintlaons OF whose genius have shed imperishable
lustre the Jurisprudence of his country; or, Mr.
Chairman, 10 he some two-Pcnny retailer Of broken
china and damaged decanters the upper part OF
the city OF New York. whose Is lisped with aec
Tomato reference by all the old the country to
whom he habually toadiesp Ont upon such self-con
stuted leader who condescends to speak everybody
Nay,Ieven to mel Why, sir, one would think this
was the chief Of protection guard and that when
he opened his valves and raised his mighty that any
within the range Of his influence would be crushed
and annhilated. Such individual, with scarce ca
pacity sufficient to retail broken and damaged decantss
assuming the leadership of the Maine Law hostl Mr.
oKeefe challenged the honorable gentleman alluded to
to arise the floor of the house and support his dirty
and illegitimate banng The gentleman alluded to did
s 70 o pitch me aSss sns Of
tated symptoms OF high gratihc alton.
An interesting conference in relation TO New York har
Dor Entertainments s TO be bed at the Aston House On
Thursday Of next week The dgnitaries present will be-
his Excelency Governor Clark Of thi. State the Com
mittee Commerce of the Senate aud Assembly toge
Their with his Exceency Rodman NJ Price, Governor OF
New Jersey, accompanied with the similar Commuters Of
the Legislature OF that state The Objects to consult
upon the proprety of instituting united action TO
protect the harbor of New York and aso Jersey City
from Entertainments by the building and extension OF
the detrment OF navigation. This meeting will be an
interesting one, and doubt call together a large col
lection Of the commercial gentlemen OF New York. In
relation to this subject the senate adopted the follow
ing, offered by NJ Hutchins:--
Whereas, the Governor and Committees on Commerce
from the Senate and Assembly OF the state OF New Jer
rey to be in the city of New York Thursday the
fret day Of February; therefore
Resolved, That the Committee OF Commerce of the Sen.
ate have leave CT absence to the said Governor and
committees for the purpose taking into consideration
the best method Of protecting the harbor Of New York
from encroachment
The militia laws Of the first division have been tho.
roughly revised by Brigade Major Cocks member Of the
many remodfcstions OF that laws The alterations are
quite numerous and many Of them Of such Importance
10 the welfare Of the division that they should he closely
scrutnized. The general officers Of the divisions and
brgsdes may well attend TO this matter Perhaps the
multitude OF amendments Of Major Cocks all right
and proper still the welfare OF the militia demands that
those having II in active charge should exercise eternal
vigilance Upon examination, II will be found that con-
siderable innovation Is proposed upon the present dstr
Mr.. Petty Introduced " Sam" into the House to-day
II Il the duty OF the Legislature to cast OF the bonds Of
party leaders and vote only for such for the Office
their acts speeches and that they the
interests Of the state to the public schools and to the
whole country.
member rising to debate the above necessarily threw
the consideration Of the resolution TO succeeding
day But on Monday il will be called up, and the FIRST
actual Know Nothing demonstration made this session
will then be exhibited. There than twenty
m mbers who have been anxious to open their safety
valves in defence of SAM since the commence.
men Of the session This will afford them p,ortuni.
M Their strength viii thea for the hrst time, be made
public, and their constituents will discover how many
remain true TO the professions made before they were
elected. The Seward wings listened 10 the reading Of
the resolution With surprise They will exert every
in their power either 10 defeat the resolution
TO lay II on the table. The questions win arseIs VIII
liam II. Seward true "to the whole country Is
elimination Does Daniel Uiiman, Ogden Hoffman. 81
Francis Granger within the rule prescribed in the
resolution large crowd will undoubtedly be PR sent
10 hear the discussion Monday 10 will eclipse all the
bombast and fanfaronade expended the famous pro.
hibitory bill This vote viii decide the fate OF the free
soil asprant for reelection. Mr. Petty is delegate
from the Thrt enth ward Eleventh district Of the city
Of New York. He Is OF the independent, unshackled
uncollsred members Of the House. He il rather wing.
gsh though he Is in way committed 10 the vie
the dctators 10 the present state administration His
constituents may feel safe, therefore, that their int
rests in impartial hands
The bill tor distributing school moneys among the
Five Points Industrial schools passed the Senate this
morning. There be no reasonable objection 10 Il;
s in the House cannot cnably be doubted