The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-12

ALI About the Adjournment or tho Legisla-
turU.

All About the AeJournment or tho Legisla-
turU.
OUR rnBdRAPRo CORRESPONDING T.
WILL THERE BE AN EXTRA sEs I,N?-IHE IRON
fIRANEss OF TIRE ExECUrIvB-sHs REASONS For
Az EXTRA sEssIOf-HOw 1T L tt BR DONE
ANOTHER RAILROAD SPECULATION TO BB PUT
THH0UGH-THE TEMPERANCE AND NI0GGR IN
TEREsTs NEGLECTED BECAUSE THK CENTRAL
RAlLROAD PAYS BETTER, ETC., ETC.
ALBANY, April IL, 1855.
The Executive chamber Is besegeo BY those interested
n forcing irvn the Governor proclamation for extra
session, and although he remains apparently firm in his
desemiI alton not call the legislature together, tho
gensA in preston that he viii bs overruied. Thurow
Weed has lets the city for Now York and Washington,
but 1t believed that he desires extra session. 10
order TO tie passage OF aot consolidating the
Hudson River and Central rairoacs
The Gtverncr seems, the su,fAce to be 6rm in hts
resolve not to call extra session. will be remem
bered that numerous im portan bills failed be reached
was evident before the session closed that this would
be the case and number OF members porsopsly applied
to the Governor to call extra session. He AFRAID
TO do so, for fear the session might last all summer
the constitution gives him power to adjourn she
houses The effect Of long extra session in the present
financial condition Of the State would be rulous 10
Governor Csrks political prospects in the rural dstc,
where he msy yet have few friends. For this he
cecned to eau the special session requested, wasn
agreement to their utmost endsavors to bring the
special session to q close in twenty days. This Was
shown to the Governor by Mr. Glover, Of the men,
be.s Of the Assembly from the city of New YORK. 1t
simply intended guarantee OF the good faith Of the
members, and to be seen BY Governor Clark alone. Mr.
Glover ef. the document wi the Governor said he
was too busy to read at the time and then by
Of coup dea published it with his answer, refusing to
cal ths extra session, in the Evening Journa [Sincs
published in the HERALD Tns publication Of this doou
ment, which If private nature, has made quite
a nice lite lot Of thunder for the Governor in the
rural districts and he apparently adhsres to his deter
mnaon, but is ready turn whcheve. way 1t may bs
necessary.
1t is believed by the qad here tnat the Governor
VIII wait hte, until hi, previous ion, in refusing
call tbs extra session has become thoroughly familiar to
all the people Of the State Of course the Governor viii
get great deal OF praise at sst for his iron rmness
But still they cay there viii be extra session. Ssve
raj bills Of interest to the people all sections Of the
State have been oveslsughed Tie recent decision Of
the Court Of Appeals having knocked the Prohoitory
law 90 the head trade in rum IL perfectly free the Old
excise and license laws having repealed when the
new law was enacted. new temperance law is among
tie things that the Assembly Gid not reach and there
will te strong outside pressure from the frieads
Of prohibition all over tho State for an extra
session to push this bill through Several bs interes
to the people in the central and western parts OF the State
ae lost and there strong lobby from the city of New
York trying to ruth the Poioe btl There s an in-
mense amount Of other bls-Iear thousand-Ail of
which interest somebody other and shall find
al the Niger worshipping papers in the State insisting
upon extra session. Then, it is said the iron arm.
ness Of the executive will give way seoro the desire
the people, and we shall bave another session. The last
was devoted chiefly to passing the Albany Bridge bill
fna ~v,n kn fAr
sohdation Of the railroads before mentioned. There
is really not the slightest necessity for an
extra session. The Governor appears to have entirely
forgotten politics in railroad speculations Indeed Mr.
Uphsms Dill abolishng the Office Of Canal Supsrin en-
cents, which the leading political OF the
session. and calculated to entirely destroy the power
of the Know Nothing administration, sacrificed to
the Albany br6ge. 1t ia sscertained as fixed
tact' that Mr. Prescott, K N, wao took the manage
ment Of The Bridge bill in The Assembly, did not Ia
the matter until Uphams bill had been put his pos
session with the understanding that it to remain
safely in his pocket during the remainder OF the session.
1t supposed that Mr. Upham sssensd to this bargain
How the bigger worshippers will relish this sacrifice OF
est political measure calculated to overthrow the Kno
Nohrg party to the personal schemes their leaders,
remains TO be seen.
Early In the eessicn o resolution adopted by
the Assembly calling upon DIR. Thompson, Healtn
Officer, to report the amount OF his fees and the
number of vessels coming under his supervisor.
TIE report was sent in after considerable delay and
would, in the ordinary Of business been
printed placed the files Of members and called at
time for consideration. But weeks passed. and the
document did make its appearance in print Towards
the Of the session Mr William j. Shea, OF Richmond
set fot ioqury as to the fate Of the report and
after much trouble succeeded tracing to the possess
&c Cou NJ
chairman of that com mittee, Mr. Wakensn Liggsr
shipper, in whose pocket the document remains. The
unusual taken in regard to the report appears to
evnce anxiety to suppress its publication and to pre-
vent action betrg taken on 1t in the House. We
great set Of fellows up here and not having done harm
enough in hundred days. to be called toge-
her again. when We may sit till doomsdAy, if like.
Our Albany Correspondence,
ALRANY April 10, 1856.
The Ab1rt adjournment Of the Legslatuve-Will the Pub
lie Interest 0r.aaly Suffer NO Prospect Of an Extra Ses
sion de-, dc.
Intelligence has been communicated with the speed OF
lightning that the New York legislature adj burned alb
rupty at ten o'clock "Wednesday night. This people
wonder at the cause and press construe 1t to
their best advantage. Politicians, ofceho ders and
lobby dctaors each have their But the true
these, and Ne in duty bound to expose
them, in ORDER that the peopethe great outside
ple-may be somewhat enlightened as to the mode and
which legislative business controlled at the
capital Of the State
In the Hrst place, there haa been such ormida
BILE lobby, such reckless and unprncpicd mon, such
bsttering rams against the vaults Of the pu01D
treasury, such host Of organized operators, sua1A
organized host have been daily pressing upon tbs
legislature since the very first day OF the session. Add
in the second place. there never WAS Legislature
q ualy divided, partssns, whose members so cheap,
yielded to the pressure of vanous lobby There Is
organized set of brokers who have followed Other bust
ness years than standing between honest claimants
and the legislators They know every petitioner. Al
matters Of this character they scent out demand
tain per centsgc and In OF rofu openly threaten
to defeat the petitioner To such az extent had this