The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-22

We have tdings yet Of the steamer Atlantic, now
Tx days out from Liverpool
Latest from ,he State Capital.
EFFECT OF THE GOVERNORS MEssAGE-TaE RECON-
MENDATIoN OF THE CANAL AUDITOR PROPOSED
INVESTIGATION OF THE LATE ROW AT BLACK
WELLS ISLAND SENATOR GOODWIN ON THE MA
EQUALIZATION LAWS CHURCH TENUREs-AMEND-
MRNTs TO THE MILITIA LAWS.
ALBANY, March q, 1855.
The troubles Of the session not vet ended indeed
the serious ones between the Governor and Auditor
Schoonmaker on the side and the wing leaders
the other, just commencing. The message sent in
yesterday urging upon Legislature to impose tolls
railroad freight fell like bombshell upon leading Of
apsies The democrats and silver grays chucSlng
and snickering whilst the wheel horses Of the whg
party flied with CONSERVATION. This question will
have yet to be fought during the remnant OF the session
Very few have yet expressed opinion whether 1t
would be prudent to tax railroad freight One or two
who oppose it, we hear, prefer taxing banks and In
surace company to raise portion Of the efficiency,
others again. stong In favor of laying tax upon the
whole people. Something must shortly be done.
The Auditor Of the Canal Depar axes complaint
to the Canal Board that during s past year many Of
the banks in the western part Of the State selected
repositories Of canal tolls have almost exclusively
fined their business to paper Of short time, thus divert
ing large portion of trade from the canals to the
railroads. The forwarder on the canals requires
more time to transport his produce to market than
those by railroad, but those deposit banks dis
counting upon canal funds, take the shorter paper
Of the railroad forwarder whilst they rsec. the longer
time paper offered by persons desiring to TRANSPORT
the canals The Auditor in connection with his state
ment, submitted a resolution to the Canal Board, dc.
cAng the conducts such banks sufficient cause for the
withdrawal and transfer Of the deposits from such inst
tutons And strange to behold this wise PROPOSE ton
was laid the table, present COMPTROLLER Cook inter-
ested In the Baston Bank Treasurer Spadng the Buff
fslo banks Commissioner Fizhugh, the Oswego banks
Commissioner Toilet in the Batavia Bank, and Com
missioner Gardiner IN no bank This = fact Just dis
people, suspected that the country banks,
80 largely benefited by the Of the caua deposits
had formed combination with the railroad interests to
the funds Of the State or the benefit Of the roads,
and to the manifest injury Of the canal The
Chancellor Of the Ex;hequsr in the House ne has az
their business should Immediately cause law to be
passed authorizing, aye compelling the Canal Board to
banks make preference their discounts railroad
forwarders over canal forwarders.
The Ten Governors sent to the Senate copy Of the
resolutions which they adopted, and which were pub
lahed in the papers week ago deprecatng the drunk
which occurred B!ackwelps island on the oc
clerk Mr.. Bishop and remarked that the Seuate
ought to appoint select committee in reference 10 the
ns @ have osen IN papers ps
iuch purpose. He knew the reports were
false. but there daculy in making people believe to
tribune and Journal Of Commerce, that pride them-
selves highly upon their reepectabty 1t is due to
funetionaries that the after should be pun right Mr.
Bishop hoped that this would efectuay put end to
all such visits, and he felt inclined TO say that
held from all such Institutions as rendered
invitations Of visitation to the Legislature.
statements in the papers relating to the conduct Of the
Legislature during the recent visit to New York.
all true, and he hoped select committee would be ap
pointed for the purpose OF presenting the whole public
true statement Of the facts they really occurred
Mr. Vim. Clark thought IL wss intended by the rspor-
as possible AS for the Satanic PRESS no better things
expected iom that quarter The honorable Senator
advocated the select committee, and the motion Of Mr.
state that they had ovege Of intoxca
ting liquors being beard tho steamboat Have they
amy o s,op
mttee must make Q thorough examinations the thing
has too far to allow the Governors to escape under
the smoke of their resolutions. The select
mt,ce Senators Bshop Hopkins, aud Lansing, all Of
whom voted for the temperance bill OF last session
Senator Watkins rose to question Of privilege. OBJ
ferved, sir upon taking up the New YORK HERALD Of
yesterday that letter writer for that paper has
taken pretty few liberties with my name. have not
tbe paper before me; but among other things there
stated it s said that am one Of the '.indomtable
hards Of the Senate and in favor q Daniel Dickinson
10 deny the "soft impeachment stil les. from neces-
sity may be obliged to fall back upon some other man,
and consequently appear inconsistent wish clearly to
procliyites for the Hindoo, still II am compelled to
back down, very much prefer George Law Sam Hous-
whose has been mentioned in connection with the
Presidency Iony ask, sir as an act Of justice from
that letter writer that the public mind may be dsabased
this subject, and my position fairly understood.
We give Doctor Watkins the benefit Of HE explanation
and We only desire to say FURTHER that the hard de-
date for the Proficiency they win soften 10 Wn
tefiay II they abandon Dickinson and take up either
Of these gentlemen named by our particular friend the
Honorable senator.
Senator Goodwin spoke to bis resolution requiring
foreigners to reside in the country twenty one
years before admitted TO full citizenship. One
Of the lsrgest crowds Of the session ga
thered on the occasion. Senator Goodwin occupied
some hour and bali, taking very wide range the
O'Clock when the audience manifested their qualification
by outoursts Of applause
The Senate in committee passed Mr. Putnams Church
Tenure DILL and upon agreeing to that report on call
Of the ayes and there only four i've votes
in the negative It will be read third tlme to
and sent 70 the House. The long discussion In the Senate
win preclude much debate in the House, and after
reasonable time win pass thar body also.
senator Whitney las introduced the following amend
ment 10 the militia aws:-
Section The fourth Of article title e. chap 3ss
o. the laws Of M hereby amended 70 read as follows
nor more than atty subject to militia dnty shall volunteer
any resments district in which there are not ten vol
,s.r already they shall
s he IF he sa BY s@ he
the organization Of such Uniform company 70
the commander in chief who nay ,hereupon OF. aaze
shsll be Hereafter organized or sustained in this
State, unless at least two.thrds Of the persons
citizens Of the United States by birth Tho application
ms the ss TO By
nativity OF each Applicant and shall that said ap
plicants desire TO be organized militia In
conformity with the laws of this State All
ssd ss ss militia shall DO
Sec. Estry officer, commissioned officer musician,
and private Of the volunteer militia Of this aha
citizen Of the United States.
The secret executive session today was q short ooe.
contrmnticns "
does the Senate withhold Doctor Thompson from the
health oicey Will poctor Nacbe, resident physician
at Quarantine vacate to give place Doctor Harris
How about the harbor masersf IL the slate made IN?
Are three Of the cid sagers Captain Schultz for one