The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-28
Lntest from tho State CanItnl.


DULLNEss OF THE LEGIs lATURE-THE PANAMA RAIL
ROAD CHURCH TENUREs-REMOvAL OF QUARAN.
TINE-THE sACKETT'S HARBOR AND SARATOGA
RAILROAD SKETCH OF THE EBESEzER SOCIETY
RECEPTION OF GEN. HOUSTON, ETC.
ALBANY, Feb. 81, 1855.
Legitimate legislation progresses about these days in
the most respectful and deliberate manner The cte
ment OF the Senatorial question in the Legislature and
the Temperance bill in the House having subsidei the
members engaged in matters mostly of local cha
racter in which the of the people have pzrcu
ar interest. Still, account of the dizziness Of the
times, throwing large numbers out Of employment the
galleries are daily filled with spectators.
The bill amending the charter Of the Panama Railroad
Company, allowing Increase Of capital of two millions
was up in the Senate. There strong opposition
against it, and several amendments were oaered-one,
restricting the company to charge of thirty cents
mile on each passenger; another, compelling the COM
papy to transport freight and passengers from or to-
wards New York upon the sams terms exacted from
citizens Of New Granada. Both propositions were lost
and the bill was ordered to third reading in its original
shape.
The Ecclesiastical Tenure bill was further discussed BY
Senator Bishop who gave an interesting history OF the
early practice of the Catholic church in perm ting plo
prty TO be he'd in trust As yet Senator has SPOKEN
against the bill and things now look, it Will pass by
The House Occupied time upon the bill to re.
move the Quarantine from its location TO Coney
Island bay During the mornUg, tslegraphic despatch
his teef that the people of that State viii consent
that the quarantine buildings shall be placed any
portion oil their territory. The bill cannot become law.
Mr. Coleman and Mr.. Leigh made able speeches avor
Of continuing the Quarantine where it Is and strongly
opposed sendiug pauper emgrants to Wards Island.
The Sacketts Harbor and Saratoga Railroad Company
are again before the Legislature In their original gran.
they agreed to the road through certain
The Legislature granted them large amount Of public
lands at q nominal price provided certain sam OF
money was spent the route. The Commissioners of
the Land Office granted certain portions OF land TO pri-
consequently changed their route, running through
these private lands and now ask the Legislature 70
allow them to take these private lands Suits pend
ing, and this Company modesty ask for the pre-
emption right to these lanis. Nothing but the impu.
to approach the Legislature asking for such fayors
Though the bill has passed the Senate, it finds many
honest men IN the House who oppose II.
few days since, Er. William W. Weed, a member Of
the House, from the county OF Erie, introduced
luton asking for committee to inquire into the affairs
Of pretended religious community Of true inspra
ton. 1t appears that in April 1876, the Legislature
granted certain privileges to this unity investing
their trustees with power to purchase hold and convey
real estate and to have charge the person effects
and property belonging to the organization. They
three villages ~sc are SrVnr nar Of
ton, wooen grain and iron, producing every artcle
necessary for their wants. dsposng of the surplus
estimated by competent Judges TO be worth between 1--WE
and sx millions Of doilars-ther territory extending
hundred thousand dollars they are beginIn ns TO
mix In politics, and those towns uniformly vote as
Their interests mostly dictate.
There are about FIVE hundred persons men, and
children 20 far a. the public 10 advised they observe
the rites and obligations OF matrimony They call them
selves tie Ebenczer Society and all foreigners
Germ Swiss order Their chief prophet claims sp
ritual equality with Jesus Christ they have twelve
or fourteen trustees or managers, who the
temporal concerns The remainder Of the flock are the
merest slaves, and kept in stronger bonds than any
Southern slave. They governed by the sslr.syIed
prophet, who directs them, he says and they be-
eve from inspiration All except the trustees labor in
several yoca'ions and allowed thirty seven AM half
cents per day Their clothing and food is charged to
them, and II, Mt the end Of the year. the aborers lind
balance In their favor that aalance is placed In the CON.
mon treasury
The prophet has recently been inspired with the fact
that the community must dispose Of their real estate
He that the country ABOUT them is becoming
corrupt for them hence the necessity removing to the
West, and take up a home farther from the en-
roaehmsn OF rational religion and humane civilization
As this fociety Is living under law OF the legislature
Mr. Weed 10 perfectly justfable in asking for rigid
scrutiny into their conduct In order that the Legs
tuie be put In possession OF facts which justify
o iereal Of that protective law
few days since II announced that General Hous.
ton would deliver lecture before the Young Mems As
ISOLATION, in this city Monday (ast) evening IL
was determined upon to give him public reception
when he arrived in the from Rutland The Con.
tinentas FURNISHED their buttons, and the Tivoli
the escort. Other Know Nothing demon STATIONS
we're about being made, when article APP
pesred in of the evening papers, stating that tee-
graphic despatch had been received from the General
which he peren ptorily coclned any public reception.
This Of once dampened the ardor, and procession
ken in charge by committee Of the association, VIII,
pyocee ded in carriage to private residence At eight
oeock he entered the church provided Cor the ecarS
H'rs hs ~fs welcomed hv c~owded ander-e Dee. en-