The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
Latest from the State CapitaI.


RECESS OF THE LEGIsLATURE-vIsIT TO THE TEN
GovERNoRs--THE MILITIA BILL-rBE WEAKNESS
OF IT'S oPPoSENrs-sENAToR GoopwN's WASH.
ISGToN's BIRTHDAY GRAFTON SENATOR sTEBBINs'
TREACHERY-THE POLICE BILL, ETC.
ALBANY, March 10, 1855.
The laborious duties which the members OF the Legsa
ture have voluntarily imposed upon themselves since
the commencement Of the session, is full justification
or u respite from their labors for few days. Both
houses adjourned early this morning. and will take
cess for week. majority proceed to New York upon
invitation Of the Ten Governors To visit the institutions
under their charge They to be entertained ut the
Astor House at the expense of the funds the dispose
of the Governors. Besides the MEMBERS host Of out
siders will be hand to swell the multitude. We take
this early occasion 10 bespeak for them the freedom Of
the city, and hope the Mayor Chief Matsell will
that they escorted through all the institutions with
safety from any molestation by the 'fancy" gentry,
who always particularly friendly to credulous
country gentlemen Please let the reporters take espe.
cia pains to garnsh the speeches in the possible
manner.
The epaulettes and yellow plumes are down upon the
City Militia bill like thousand Of brick. This morning
remonsrances against its passage flowed the Senate
with strong current. One from the First brigade,
signed by the brgsdier staff and four or FIVE lieute-
nants in the line from the Fourth regiment OF arti
ery, signed by the colonel and sta and dozen officers
in the line; four from the Seventh regiment Nationa,
Guards: from the Eleventh regiment signed by the
colonel staff and few of the line officers and another
from the Seventy sixth regiment, by the colonel and
eight or ten line officers. some hundred out
OF some six thousand persons belonging to the First d.
vision does not exhibit formidable opposition to the
bill Generals Sandford Hall and Yates should be active
IN procuring circumstances against the Dill, II they
really desire TO deeatt Yesterday the opponents had
hearing before the Senate committee, and advocated
the defeat OF the bill They were most triumphantly
answered by Major Cocks and Captain Waterbury OF the
Assembly.
Rochester paper of the date of 9th instant. ester
day. containing OF Senator Goodwin's ora ton
the I'D February, freely circulated through the
Senate and House this morning. The review accuses
the Senator ofeStensve pagarsms and places extracts
from his Albany grafton IN juxtaposton with senten
which, 1t says aken from euloRy the life of Gen.
Washington, delivered by Thomas Paine before the
citizens Of Newburyport, the I'd of January, 1900
The "anti Hndoos" exceedingly jubant ~ this
position OF what they style the Senator's literary quail
fcatiops and are in high gee in the expectation OF
goading him during the remainder OF the session with
having clothed himself in borrowed garments. II may
easily be- however that the compositors, ia their
IRENE haste TO get the grafton in print, inadvertently
omitted putting in their proper places those important
characters inverted commas and apostrophes An ex.
Tie recrespt Know Nothipgs are being daily exposed
Among those OF the House OF Assembly who voted for
seward against pledges staring them in the face IL
John W. Stebbps, tie man 10 whom cenhded the
trust OF introducing the Maine Law in the legislature
BE is also one Of the veritable thuty seven, whose
names appeared In the HERALD, having violated his
pledge and who subsequently informed the House that
he never was Know Nothing. have before me, a Ro
chester paper OF late Gate in which Is contained
statement made by Of his neighbors thus -I have
heard him (stebbins) say and many Others have too
that be hoped his right might be palsed if he
voted for opposed 10 the principles OF the Know
Nothing party and that his body might moulder n the
gu IL ever he should be guilty OF betrayng the inter
ests OF the order. Likewise have heard him declare
that the return Of Seward TO the national legislature
would be disastrous 10 the American party as the
election Of Bishop Hughes would be, and that the
Know Nothngs should strive 10 their utmost to de-
isat him. And yet this man Is now OF the leading
Seward wings in the House and declared repeatedly in
his place, that lie took the oath of the ordern
The New ork Police bill st remains in the hands of
the city delegation for consideration. whether a very
speedy report viii be made is very evident But the
enemies of the bill, and Mayor Wood amongst them
may rely that in mediaely aser the the Seward
Wing majority IN tie House will endeavour to take the
bill from that committee, and place il in the hands Of
one favorable TO its passagehat II will be hastily
reported complete, ana through the House. All
legislation which the interest OF the democratic party
desires, viii be- after the recess put under whip and