New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-13
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Monday, April ~, 1853.
It seems that the old Hard Shell and SOft-Shel
eayen has not yet ceased to work. There is an
entertaining revolt in the Der Ocratic camp on
Canal policy, which, if one may judge by the tenn
per of the debate in the Assembly on Mr.. Innings
budget, nnoy possibly grow into an inurrection if
not revolution Indications Of general fight
have exhibited themselves for several days past in
guerilla attacks here and there by Hard-She
chiefs on the financial policy of the Committee Of
Way and Means, accompanied by occasional we'll
aimed blows at the OyershadOwing railroad power
of the State.
More recently, they seem to be forming in order
of battle. On the one side are Dean Richmond,
Controller Church, and others Of the Soft Shells,
whose leader in the Assembly is the great BufalOn-
ian, Mr.. Lanng. On the other hand are Schel,
Mather, Tucker & Co., whose chief is Mr.. Speaker
Alvord This being free fight, the Republicans
and Americans mix in here and there, some taking
one side and others the other One of the bills in Mr..
Laning's budget abolishcs the Contracting Board,
which is composed of two Americans, one Rcpub-
lean and two Democrats, and cOniers their powers
on the Canal Board, where Democracy largely pre-
dominates This, it would seem, ought to be salts
factory to that united and nvincble Democracy"
of which we hear so much. But am sorry TO say
that there are sometimes jealOusies and chickering's
even among Democrats. NOmnally the Harus and
Sots are equally divided in the Canal Beard, but it
is whspered that Dir. TremaiD, who was elected as
very dense Hard, is disposed to ego i'll " with the
Softs Oh Canal matters and therefore, lest the change
of powers from the contracting Board to the Canal
Board should result in giving an undue advantage to
the Soft the Hards, some of them at least, prefer
to let things remain as they But fat print
ing bill, the Albany Pot Office and several other
things are pending, it is thought quite possible that
an accommodation may be brought about which
shall harmonic the Democracy and dispense with
the establishment of new organ in this city, but
which may contemplate the introduction of new
element into The alias and Argus that shall have
tendency to harden somewhat that, to my mind, al
ready sufficiently hard concern.
in the Senate, to-day the bill in relation to the
Judges of the Superior Court and Court of Com.
mon Pleas in the City of New-York was read
third time and passed.
When the bill TO provide for the public printing
came up for final reading Mr.. LAFLIN moved to
recommt it, with view to amendments which
shall provide for competition and the max
ing Of contract or contracts with the
lowest responsible bidder. Mr.. OWEN ia
vOred the bill and opposed the reference.
The motion to recOmmit the bill was lost
Otto II, when Mr.. LAFLIN rose to point OF order
and objected to the passage of the bill as violation
of Joint rule of the Legislature that no bill intro
duced after the 20th of March shall have its third
reading in either House until all bills previously in
troduced in either House and awaiting a third read
ING shall have been disposed OF, unless by
unanimous consent except the Supply bill
and the Annual Appropriation bill. As
there other bills ready for third reading, the
Chair decided the point we'll taken, and the bill was
laid aside. The bill will pass the Senate if its third
reading is ever reached, though it ought to be
amended as Mr.. Latin suggests; but the powerful
combination in its favor overrdes all sense of Justice
and decency. The Senate passed the bill to regulate
the use of whoryes and slips in New-York City; Also
the bill amending the act of last year in regard to
the powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors
of New-lork City.
There was little fillibustering in the Senate on
the bill to legalze fbusering i'll Central Amercs,
when tie measure was laid aside.
The Senate passed resolution concurrng with
the Canal Board in favor of reduction OF canal
tolls, excepting the reduction on stoves and cast
ings. That body also passed the following:
the relief Of the members of the Board OF snpetos aud
men the Common Council OF the City of Nes YORK
To gAze cert in siops Of the Board OF Supervisors e"
York relative to the psyen Of MONEY to 0asii fow-
Tie Assembly spent the entire morning session In
a discussion, in Committee of the Whole, on the
bill "to prevent the creation of a floating debt,
without making any progress, though that body re.
ported progress on the bill.
Mr.. PERRIN, one Of the Clerks of the Assembly,
delivered very entertaining lecture on Kansas, TO
large audience, in the Assembly chamber on Sat
urday evening last. The lecture was not of par
tsan character, but parteok largely of graphic de-
scrphon of the country, it, people aud their social
| and political hte and Was written in response 10 the
request of sundry literary societies. before 1Om it
| is yet 10 be delivered.
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