The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-13
Latest from the State Capital.

A THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE FOR THE JuDaEs-Ar-
7OENEY GENERALS OPIEION-KE MODELLING THE
NEW YORK COURTS RAISING REVENUE BY TAXING
DO0s-A REFRACTORY wTTSEss-AFFAIRs OF THE
CskTKAL RAILROAD COMMANDMENT OF THE
UNIVERSITY, ETC.
ALBANY, Feb. la, 1853.
There bill in the Senate which proposes pay each
of the Appeal spd Supreme Judges of tie State
ssod dollars snDualy, for travel ing and other ex-
pspses The last legislature up their salary to
three Thousand five hundred dollars Now additional
thousand Is proposed, the pretcnce that
CURED for expenses" attending the ONCE II the
gentlemen IN the Senate having the matter charge pre-
vious to taking any action upon the proposed increase
seked the Attorney Gercras ADVICE upon it, The const
tuon xpfessy declares that the judges OF the Court
Il Appeals Justices Of the Supreme Court shall
rally receive, stated times, for their services,
10 be established by law which shall not be in
creased diminished during thdr continuance in Of
dce The very learned Attorney General decides that
the Thousand dollars which the Judges ask for does
the head Of services " but really
scr the payment of "expenses." Commoo sense
dictates that the constitution intended that the
- salary" paid the Judges should be the full
ouLt appropriated fer services and ali atten tant
expenses Now according to the great legal State Ator
ucy the Legislature have the right to pass sw giving
the Judges al additional thousand, by calling the appro
praiiou SIMPLY oy another II this is Just
suotoo OF the Constitution, what can prob biz any Legs
II.
Comptroller Church has taken OF the prac-
~bcb has hitherto prevailed In pay Judges for
such sendng 70 toe Governor copies OF test
i1opy other matters relating trials, and refused
further payment We have no dou 4 bat h. will take
view of ths law ever comes betre him, for
passage OF WINCH tue Attorney General has
much elasticity and special pleading II is equal 20 hts
decision that the Legislature bsca dis
Sved but Yet bad the power conveua Themselves
~hei ooes this expoupd.r OF the constitution dub autho
rty tor declaring that supreme Judges estate OH
cersi 1t may De, after all that Mr Lynch Of tae House
heli.x nj
are state officers
aorK RURAL INTERFERENCE
Sot IS Sraga aii before taa Senate tals morning
inIrtAu oha1grs WHICH no PROPOSES ia relation ~ the
iudcary. Tnus-A bill the Justices of tue Sd
pe, Court judicial district exclusive power
ba district nj IDctoosto dimInLh tue number OF
Justices IN the superior Court of the city OF New York.
the Of Justices Of supreme Court
Fifst JuJics dstrct-to diminish the jurisdiction OF the
super Court end tue Court Of Common Pleas and TO
regulate the removal OF GAUGES and appcas thsrerOn.
Zoe depletion Of the State treasury has set the Tts OF
srpe r,be,s 10 work in
rcptnsh II. Aiew Gays since Seustnr Schell stated
ah.t the COMMITTEE on Finance found scarcely any funds
i'm III. treasury aud how ~ rse toe arry the
government the committee hal no Information whatever
nven this morning stated that there vere half
milton Of ocgs IN tue state, aud that small tax upon
chem would yieid quite large revenue Mr.. j. u. Willard
che OF keeping these dogs se something
.,xa i've niiiensa year tie wanted the o9mm1.ee on
thoasm It should be referred TO the "C1mmttce ON
Saussgs" II they wee "dogs OF sar, az senator oven
pcke VI the other day. then Judge Scott proposed be
referred ~ the Mitary Commitee. The Finance Com
ni,ee finally succeeded getting possession o. the dg
pctton =,
The Committee on Commerce in the House are uafer
-,eariy A. jiculty the Congress fuv estgans
DoufIttee IN relation TO the aen lance OF Witnesses
sD- q refractory ecuti,ms is Mr. Henry Weed,
- staten lsand, who declines upon statement tnat he
"a waited IN appear Albany. This morning Mr.. smith
at Nc~ York proposed that the Speaker should issue
and forthshh despatch the sergeant az AIMS TO
Redmond county II from the debate that the
witers bad Dot been regularly subpmuaed and therefore
"A - ~ proper tor the Speaker 70 issue porcmptory
o,ser until the committee bad exhausted all IT. power
Mr weed may himself arrested by order Of the
IIoute he does not obey subpoena ana testify 10
g, rtsn facts within bis kno~edge before the Aforesaid
,cutnmrttce
selett committee Of the House is attempted TO be in
oducod " into the affairs Of the Central Rail
read COMPANY
Regent Of the University TO he elected join, bal
ri on the 1sh instant Of course, political orthodoxy
must be one Of the essential qualifications