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


day wAs wasted In effort to sx sld the session. In
stead OF thss vyansliDg, the four or I've public bills
night have bssn passed If turbulent members Of tue
h0use had refraned from proc uoDg thS excitement
which occurred, and continusd I'LL ths moment OF al
jouInment Thus the LIBBY In intsrruptns the legtt'
mate business Of both houses procured the tumutuous
adjournment OF the Legislature sacrificing not only
their own interests out these Of the State
Now, what Is to be coIes pressure is being made
up' the Ut verror TO csil special session. Bu' rs
continues to refuse, adheng hs stand taken yester
cay may be that be Vi yet yied, and surreadsr to
sill be the sia of thiogs The fiscal year pires
the s0th day OF September Up that PERIOD provision
wss made 10 the Appropriation bill of last year for The
GAY ment OF oil hs ordinary expenses OF govern ment
The salaries ae paid ry, and the next psymeet
,he,ftre, wiz he Que the is o. january. Tas next
legislature then aseemb es, ami make immeoiae
povis'on tst here sesoiute ne ,essity for
extra session that accoun. The failure .rious
largo to certain sAvorite may bs ,hs
mtsns Of tDcucf them help Themselves instead Of
relying ai getber upon the state. Then There Is the
supply bill ss 1t is termed. This provides for the pay
Con ptroDer proosby wll. take RESPONSIBLE
y ef psynv ell II dspensAbe and necessary 6smaI ds.
aoe psops WI, Jisy ana the next Lgi A'u VIII eon
finn. such generous c.ndust. So extra session is
But rscrganiss the Senate dis rcts Is the
most serious feature In The adjeu,nneat The ita
tcn demsi ds ha. the ct Legislature succsedlog Sta
enumeration OF n,atitsnts snail re arraugs those dis
tiics. These III, words relating to sHrate dis.
nicts TIE eAid districts shall be so altered oy the
Lsgss a. the first session after the return OF every
.oumesa ion that "a Senate district shall a.
a. Now is ain to that If the present Legisla
fail TO ieorg.niss the Senate districts other
L+g1siatuIs has the power to 90 !, until xner another
enumeration takes ten years hence. The asitu
III OF 1876 orgaaised the districts they stand
very material chspge has taken place the OF
popostion IN several Of them since that period Shall
he dispar rontnue for years lopger2 Will the
Governor be justified in calling special ses on taat
account hs nav,sers mus con er in Ieau N 70 ~
sion BE- raer there i telling when IL would terni
pate Tn. character Of m.jority of the House is no
its scon. Ttere q fe VINO honor to the
station OF members, but their too iasisn6
ncuct of this majority aurpg the session
the fact hat hey are unit for wise honest and i'm
'ial legislation Scarcely session passed out soue one
throw, q genteel rum hole Is es s.ablished for The
envenepce Of the drinking members, During
the ir,e val between tine sessions thls dram tho
~ss the scese OF many bru al 6ghts, not only
oetween outsiders, but members themselves. Their
faces have been hacsened, their clothes t,rn,
their attendance in the House for several Gays fire.
quentiy neoria'ed and otous did they beco
necessary to preserve the pease Ard ,hs day previous
TO ,he ~ joulnnent, Of the members ,ested
upon chs'ge OF swearing in vote at one OF the e-c
ton polls, when his residence . hundred and fty
miles Not only old fighting outside,
but the chamber of tho Assembly aiso d,sgr ICED
with the conduc. Are such f and proper for
honest, pure and impartial legislatons trey quail
fed TO project and preserve the public treasury from the
sposats o. are they not rather toe denticsi men
invade the treasury Rather than recall Them better
trust to the people to elect better November
Governor Ozark will not bs easily persuaded to bring
Adjournment OF the Hew York Legislature.
From the Albany Joutnai AOrii 10
The State Legislature adjourned at 10 o'clock last
evening, pursuant to concurrent resolution adopted
four weeks since leaving nearly al the public business
cal bs unfinished business TIE Canal App
bills are the only me ssures Of pubic nature passed into
laws The Supply pill did reach it's third reading in
he House. The Appropriation p, having been amend.
I'd In the Senate was laid the able rhe Assembly
where the Apporti nment BILL passed BY the Senate
lie. Scarcely tran hundred Ia eua .ted.
Last years statute book contars five hundred
actments
In go former year in our history has the Legislature
e,to the pu ousIess has been ether veil or I'll done
The State govannie has, for tho first time, to
The responsibility for this condition Of things rests
with and The House of moy the Senate having,
urng the whole ion KEPT it's calendar whether the
but intes originated there or In the Asst bly, c.esr
The House unfortunately Constituted. With three
political parties nearly equal strength three
ost BY recess All thus time, h,wever would have besn
made mp iftte wh Delayed the organiz4t mad
not delayed or embarrassed Dusiness Tee House cid
not ability or industry, but it never got into working
oYcer.
The Speaker with cou tesy almost ~i.hou. precedent
the Know No hing a;minstra ion. There was DISCO
son to embarTsss that administration ana yet its mea
sures overheard.
Fer the last three weeks impression prevailed that
an extra session unavoidab'e and Though the Co
vernon frankly and courteousy svowed his purpose not
unless an Imperative necessity saoud exist to cali one
members &C ed their Impressions to the end That
enc finds us in almost revo utionSry state Prior ap
propIiations It ia true carry on the government until
The first Of ucttber, after wh,h dy We stop payment
and run alopg TIL January credit.
The true, practical explanation OF al this evil Is found
in the fact that body ,esponsi for the action Of
the Ass NIB y II the republican or de nocrats parties
had been in mejoIity the House, like the Senate
We ulu rave finished It's business
repubiissn memters Of both houses have acted with
just and enghtered OF their respor and
wh proper regard for the Interests OF the sta aud
the welfare Ct It's citizens If the Legislature has failed
do Its duty, the fault is not with the Executive De-
tment the Senate the republican members of the
Assembly.
The two houses adjourned without the usua
messages between the Executive and themselves;
the usual committee to exanice ths treasury odnk
department., &c sppoin'ed by II Q Assembly.
OF the bill lis that have laws the only ones Of
very great importance that to the two
Canal Appropriation bulls, two bill anne adiog the st.
schools the Albany Bi ge BILL and the Nsw York City
lax bill. Doubtless many othe- bills of considerable I'M;
portxnce have become but Ii s still true that most
of them local and u important enactmer,s.
OF the important oils that hsve failed to may
notice the iolow,ng-Tos General Appropriation bill;
the Supply BILL the Assembly Apportionment, Senate
District, and judicial Ths rcs bills the Canal Superin
tendent tn the temperance and eeose bills; the State
Lunatic Asylum bill the sockbridge Indian bill; the
ror); the Railroad Commissioner Repeal bin; the New
York City Charter and Police bills; the Registry BILL the
State Arsenal bill; the New York Park DILL, and City
Hall bill; the Schuyler County blD-and Kent county
and all other new county projects These are but part
Many, doubtless OF the first importance have escaped
memory Mt this moment. 1t is enough to say, that
Of eleven hundred bills only about txo hundred
have become laws The work Of this Legislature pscu
liar to the year following the State census has OF 1t
been done and the State remains undistrcted both
TO the Senate and Assembly.
fFrom the Albany Argus, April ILL.,
The adjournment # the Legisla Wednesday night
WAS scene. Both houses had, some Gays previous,
sgreed to adjourn ct 10 r. NJ As the pressure Of
eemed require it, the Senate proposed to proopg
the session till F,iday-fer twen,yfour hourseven for
six hours. The House not only refused but consumed
the time by waseiui debate the subject The Appro-
pration bill passing tito the hands OF the
they refused to renquish IT, though the senate asked
for it. fer the purpose IL III said Of recsdng from their
amen6ments. In that event, the bill would have gone
10 the Governor, and become law. But the House
determined to defeat the bill to force the necessity
for extra fessop The Supply bill shared the same
fac. Among the other bills lost the Assembly
Aeporto, msn Senate District, and Judiaal District
ols the Canal Superintendent bill, the Tenn perAnce
snd Icence bills the State Lunatic Asylum bill,