New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26
FROM ALBANY.

Il n IA once biGs suOulu 20 CORRECTLY W.
fo,med, and, beug thus informed, correctly in.
forms the public, the latter is decidedly degenerat-
ing. Con tempt seems to be the order Of the day.
Chsra,en of Investigating Committees, ever, are
sometirsss h I'D in contempt Now, as long as con.
tempt corIHa "a itself to mere talk, or refusal to
IN tsk IL c,I be tolerated. but when it comes 10
| question % '"cider," it is quite another affair.
To refuse Z, so questions before Invesgat.
inc Committee. and explain the reason therefor, is
mere talk; bya Obstnstely to refuse to divide
mileage and usr diem with the Chairman is " q
| "white horss Of another color" Mrs Grundy
stoutly asserts thst such an unheardof occurrence
has actually tar lace; and if that respectable Old
| LADY ia not mistaken. may reasonably expect to
.aa tbe unoratef nj tness speedily brought before
| the bar of the HOvee. We would respectfully sug-
pest that he be rprsa nded to the custody OF the
Sergeant AT Arms Until such time as he shall hav
entirely pureed himself OF the contempt ana TN
"tn."
I wish. however. to. ,ta to that place no conf
denee in these malicious st res regarding the nyes-
tigation To believe them would De 10 admit that
Legislatures and Legislators may DC corrupt ana
corrupted. / have been teO long In Aioany 10 CIV
the slightest credence to Ell, an idea' ana even
if the fact were admitted tsst such tnihss may
under extraordinary circuustsn es ING nigh cnar-
acter for intelligence and prob w. enjoyed oy the
Chairman Of the COMMITTEES ia 'uestion' would az
once forbid even suspicion Of VI ohg IN DIS case
There is quite strong dslegsh on OF Methodist
preachers in town, drawn thisher, 10 presumed
to look after the passage of bill 70 sneho 'ne chsr
ter and increase the powers of the Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Chn rich. now be-
for the Legislature and which meets Win strong
opposition in the Senate, mainly scs cunt oil the
large amount of real estate which d permits the
Society to hold. Messrs Stow and Waosworth
made damaging speeches against 10 ths ias' l'ae "
was before the Senate. 49,
from ha tIuhuN9
reported bill to amend the Revised st itutes IN
such way that the clergy and priesthood, VINO ass
exempted from taxation to the ameunt or Sl,oOc
real and personal property shall be made " apply
TO only such clergymsn, &c, as make ths minis
Try their usual occupation and principal ysl'sut
snd that the real estate exempted shsll be N. the
actual occupation of the exempted.
Mr.. SCHELL, on notice, introduced 8 bN 70
amend the act for the Incorporation OF AssecssAns
for Improving the Breed Of Horses Cor, In other
words, the act to establish race.cOurse on Long
Islspd) by permitting associations to issue bonds
secured by mortgage real estate, to theramoIuf
of half the value of the real estate held BY such as.
sOclatiOn.
Mr.. W. A. WHEELER presented strong raemO.
rial from number of leading business firms IN tho
City of York, deprecatDg any radical change
in the present General Banking law OF the State,
Tbebil to incorporate the Manhattan Trust Gem
psny of the CITY of New York, some time sEee
introduced into the Assembly, has been for
some reason unknown to this depOnent, with.
drawn from the House. and was to-day introduced
into the Senate 1t is an Immense affair, granting
important powers, and will probably bear looking
into. 80 ~
Mr.. ELY introduced bill to amend the Charter
of the City of New-YOrk, which ought to be- en-.
titled "A n act to befog the Serate and Reporters"
Instead Of introducing into his bill the entire sec
tons 10 be amended, with the proposed amend
ments, which common folks could understand, he
makes bis bill read, Strike OuE from sec ., cnap-
ter 446, the words 'Or vote, end from section ~
chapter something else, strike other and insert
''some other word, &C., to the end OF the chapter
After considerable investigation into the hidden
mysteries of Mr. Elys bill | understand that tie
main features are to change the Charter in such
manner AZ that the Controller and Counsel TO the
Corporation shall be appointed by the Mayer and
Common Counsel, instead OF being elected oy tne
people, rs at present; and that no omcer oil inc
CITY Government or Corporation shall have Ms
salary or emOluments increased during the term Tor
which he vas elected or appointed.
When the bill apprcprating $75,OOU 10 the New
York Asy hum for Juvenile Delnquents and SZoooo
to the Western House of Refuge at Rochester came
up on its final reading in the Senate to-day IL Was
attacked by Mr.. w. A. WHEELER and alter being
considerably discussed was referred back Without
instructions.
| The bill TO amend the Brooklyn Water act was
| ordered to q third reading. large number Oh
other local bills were reported, several OF whicn
| were ordered TO a third reading
| The following bills were read thrd TINE ai'u
| passed: ,,,.
Making appropriations for the Canal debt and man
tenance of the canals for the fiscal year commencing
Oct. |, 1858, and to supply deficiency Id '"'h'f
| For the incorporation of the American School OF
Mines, TO develop the mineral wealth Of the Cnfed
States.
In relation TO the proof or acknowledgment OF DEEDS
taken by commissioners residing out of the state;
To amend the act defining the powers aId dc',es I
Courts Of Sessions except in the cities OF NeW.fork
| ard Albany and ~ provide for appeals in cnminai
| cares. 1871,
To enable John Lewis aud others, Aliens 10 hoia
| resl estate. , A..
In response 10 a resolution of the Assembly, the
| state Engineer SAINT in report of the estimated
amount of money necessary to finish the Cahsis' III
which he states that of work remaining.t 10 De done
spa per cent is under contract, the a,SeS' Po''''A
| of which is done. The report says: 49,. -.
| The estimates herewith submit,eo SLY ~,
amount Of money estimated 10 be reqUsso ou ~. 80
of January last The work done sinee sI'' in sSs
amounts to about $500 600 and is included III quo
| amount of work. under contract remaining 70 10 "
/. Eniargemeat of the Ere Cdnd. ,os ,es 2,
Work to b. done existing eontrsss s5si 10
| Engineering land damages. 1SsU
Add 20 cent Ter contingencea. as ci2
r., .s3asl,sl a
IL Iaiaree~cai Of tie O,rego Canal
Wort to be done existing contracts sOcs
Ensneeras and dsnass' o56o5 a
Per cen,sse retairsd
.e7I.es7 .
Ill. Eniargemsst Of the CcDed ana Seneeo ~ ~ "a
Work under eoatIsct 81 90
Enstesneand Damages .....".'''.'' ASS 4.
| Percentage retased ..........,....''''''''''''
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