New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-17

Mr. BAKER OF MOntgomeY-a sharp, nervous,
sensitive gentleman and one OF the most wide
awake members and best speakers IA the
House-opened the ball by reading from THE
TRIBUNE a communication from Albany signed
y. e." giving some account Of the scene IN
regard to the contempt case in the Assem-
bly on Thursday evening last, and rejecting
rather severely on the gentlemen from Montgomery
and Steuben. charging them with attempting to
stfe investigation into the Castle Garden business
&c Mr.. t. stated and called the House to Wit
ness the truth of his assertion, that the communca-
ton as fsr - II charged him with attempting to
siife investigation into the affairs and management
Of Castle Garden, Was utterly, wantOny. maliclousy
false. and the writer knew II to be talse and the
member further energetlcally ntmated that the
ubiqutous writer aforesaid had saved himself from
the kicking he deserved. only by skulking behind
-. B." instead of signing his name Mr.. b. had
favored and voted for the fullest investigation.
Mr.. r. further remarked that, bad he desired tO
stfe investigation, he had good opportunity at the
time the resolution for appointing the lnvestlgst
ing Committee was under consideration. The acca-
sstOns in the resolutions vague and general IN
their terms: they did not point directly 10 the parties
implicated, and were not backed up by the rrspon-
,ibe name of an accuser, but were founded on
general rumor and hearsay.
He had, however waived all these objections
and voted for raising the Committee. But
vote to give it's members the right 10 arrest
citizens without authority of law; he did not
| vote 10 that Committee the privilege of trying
accused parties and, AZ the same time. denying
such parties the right of couOStla right which the
m,anest petty larceny thief is entitled to; he voted
for full complete, fair investigation, and not one
| sided. star-chamber inqul'ltlon.
| Mr. BAKER repeated what he had said on the
evening referred to, and appealed 10 any member of
the House to say if be had that occasion uttered
| one word against the most thorough and complete
| nyestgatiOn.
| Mr.. VAN VoIKENBURGH also rose to question
of privilege and briefly stated that J B. 8" com
murcation in The TRIBUNE, as far as It related To
him. was totally and entirely untrue He had voted
| for the investigation. and was in favor OF It: but
was not in favor of Illegal and tyranmca proceedings
| Of the Committee.
| Mr. BARNES. also of Steuben. who had taken
| part in the debate 10 which j. b.. has referred,
| said that be- had read the communication and still
more scurrilous article in The Herah, but he was
not thin-s skinned. and had not intended to say any
thing until the subject had been introduced by other
| members He now to deny the truth OF the
COMMUNICATION as far as it referred to himself, lest
| his silence might BE- construed into tacit scknOw
edpment of the truth of the charges brought against
| hun Who the correspondent was he neither knew
nor cared. but suspected from initials that he was
either Joe BagstOck or Jack Bunsby.
Mr. SMITH, the Chairman of the Investigating
| Committee, rose to question OF privilege but did
| not seem to comprehend, or could not make the
Speaker comprehend bis question, and took his
| seat
| Mr. IANISG, the cOmplasant member from
| Buffalo rose 10 several questions of pryllege-the
first of which was that the Democratic party is en-
titled 10 the entire abuse of TIE TRIBUNE, and the
second. that THE TRIBUNE of that day had said
nothing about him. which he regarded as an unwar-
rantable neglect on the part OF that journal. Sr'
| Lapng evidently intended to be funny, and, Judg-
ing from his commencement, il ia quite possible that
| he might have accomplished that difficult feat had
not the Speaker called him to order, and bid hun
take his seat
Mr.. HORTON rose TO question of privilege. Mr.
Horton is one Of the members of the Investigating
Committee, and commenced a violent TRADE aG@.ns
Mr.. Baker. He was promptly called t. order anc
slenced and the House adjourned.
| ! listened to the entire debs;e on the contempt
case and it is but just TO say that neither Mr. Baker
nor any other member of the House, as far az thai
debate goes, intmated by word " act any desire tC
suppress ,es..@ss.ioi Ar Baker il InecesSarll!
ensitiye, and made quite too much If -, b. ;
quib.
Mr.. BEACH has introduced bill into the Assem-
| bly,, requiring that members of the Senate aud As
sembly shall be residents of the Districts which
| he! represent. his ia hardly Democratic mea-
its adoption which have not seen. As rule the
electors ought TO be the judges of the qualifications
| Of their representatives. Suppose the baggage
| smashers of the lower Wards Of your city should
| prefer Mr.. Laning of Buffalo to Mr.. Smith of the
First Ward, after having tested the quality of each
who shall say to the smashers that they may not
| make the change Mr.. Beach
| In the SENATE to-day Mr.. Brandreth's bill to
increase the pay of the Governors private secretary
| to 81, 700 per annum, and appropriate 81 900 per
| 10 a third reading.
The Senate went into Committee of the Whole
| upon the Metropolitan Police Act when
| Mr. OWEN proceeded TO advocate the bill intro
duced by him. making the Office of Police Commits
siOuer elective in the same manner the Board Of
Supervisors Of New-York are now elected.
Mr. STOW moved to amend Mr.. Owens subst-
| tute as follows
Governor shall nominate and by and with the advice Of
the Senate and aorty Of the Senator. from the counties In
which the Police District situated shall sppoAt the Poics
Conni,sioners"
Mr. STOW proceeded 10 say that the principle
embodied was no doctrine with him. and that
he had sought 10 emb0dy 1t III the Constitution Ot
the State in the Convention Of l-46.
Dir. NoXON obtained the floor and proceeded at
some length tO advocate the present aw, gong
somewhat into detail in comparing the safety Ot lie
and property under the new and old systems. Ills
remarks were listened 10 with attention, and ere
ated some evident uneasiness upon the part OF Scna
tor Nather and his immediate associates.
There nothing OF special interest 10 the pro-
ceedings vi the Assembly to-day.
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