The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-20

oRaANIZATIoS-NEw SYSTEM or FLUNDER-TTE
LOBBY on A NEW TACK.
The Senate were in session hour this morning. and
anished up everything the table, That body can mi
tiate bills and resolutions, but cannot perfect anything
until the coordinate branch Of the Legislature becomes
fully organized. There many public documents still
withheld because Of the proprety sending those papers
70 the House. Senator'S beginning TO become mpati
cnt a. well his Excelepcy the Governor, the state
officers and the great body Of the people.
The House full this afterno IN, every being pre-
sent except few who had paired of the Speaker ques
ton. The roll having been called Mr. Chalaei Of Now
York. desired the call repeated but majority decided
his wishes. Two votes then tak when the
dead lock was exhibited as fatal as ever T-s showing
that there prospect OF the election speaker
Mr. Goddard, (rcp.D OF 81 Lawrence offered resolution
declaring election by plurality on the third vote Mr.
when Mr. Barnes, (rep) of Steuben, made a long dull
and abored speech claiming that their candidate should
he elected He trod upon Mr. Laws with consdera-
bic severity Junt OF Mr.. l. last ia
hs efforts to organise the House.
Mr. Jones, (dem.) OF New York, answered Mr.. Barnes
most effectively Mr. j. remarked that the plan OF plu
raty dictum from the Tribune, and he character
lied coming from that moral AMI respectable print.
During the highest excitement the House adjourned
new system Of invading the state treasury has been
invented and the lobby nave generally succeeded in
quilting the Legislature with respect 10 most all claims
heretofore presented, there - no 10 expect any
different result from the present undertaking When the
s,Iue villain occupied post in the House for the first
time no made wonderful speech, accompanied with
elaborate report depicting the glowing terms the
novertv and isolated Of Northern New York. aud
especially the people living on the banks Of the Racket
river running through portion Of ~ Lawrence county.
Through hts influence, the Legislature was induced "
grant large Appropriation Of money TO improve the log
gng navigation Of that stream. All the lumbermen aud
land owners in that region fen highly rejoced that the
Legislature for single instance should include That So
auestered region ts beraly, 10 bring out the hidden
resources isolated and npenetrspe locality The
Improvement of Racket river pcng such wonderful
gift. induced the people living upon and
owning deserts Iadjacent to other Northern streams.
also TO petition future Legislatures tor Ike
contributions and they generally successful BAT
turns out that tho STATE instead Of hcncnng those
Northern petitioners in cxpendng vast amounts OF money
20 improve their rivers, 70 increase the vaueo thew luu'
and consequently also hct real estate, has been
the meins OF destroying their pf1'oty 10 nsauabe
extent bill was before u senate this mornng, ap-
pointing three comm ot Residing In that grcay in
jured region whose duty hyuld he ~ make examua-
ton report 70 the Legislature how much damage has
accrued 10 one Horace Allen OF ,gs done
him In the improvement " the aforesaid Racket river
II the above modest Mr.. Allen predcatcs his
claim damages from the state upon law which the
last INSCRIPTIONS and degraded Legislature p,ssed al
lowing similar claims for damages alleged to have been
sustained in consequence Of the Improvement the Agsa
he river These referred a the Canal Auprasors
VII. have bcvn gagged 's~Si"e Icsunvny, But la,
made no report There are forty persons who
sllsse they have been injured W large amount by