The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-15
AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
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Oar Special Correspondence.
ARExsr or WITNESSES FOR CONTEMPT OF TIKI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or EMIGRATION srANDING
UPON rBsIR DIGNITY DISCHARGE FROM ARREST
Bot NOT PuR0ED or CoNrEMPT-Is CASTLE GARDEN
A POLITICAL NsTlIuIION.-RELBsIS0 REsrRIC-
TIos or nAnkoAB FARs-HIaHLAED COUNTY
FINAL voTh on KAssAs INSTRUCTIONS, ETC.
ALBANY, March ", 1858.
Ths avenues 10 the Assembly chamber were deusely
troused this morning BY multtudes assembled TO witness
The continuance OF the exciting accustomed last
ming BY The arrest OF two recusAnt Witnesses The hour
Of eieveo O'clock set for allowing Hamilton and
Kennedy 70 offer their for refusing to testify be-
fore the Committee alleged frauds committed by the
agents Of the Commissioners OF Emigration. Previous to
that hour the Police Repeal bill taken up and Mr. Win
Ne, ss~, from the Third New York city, Assembly dis
ic sddressed the House for three Of an hour,
favor OF repeal His speech was stered to with much
aatensso. He travelled considerable ground in
viewing the action Of the last Legislature In passing the
law, dozen more speeches to be made on the
same SIDE bet neither the republicans Americans viii
caro- 70 occupy much tie In debate and will condne theu
setves 70 q single negative when the question shall be
tAlsa
Without reporting much Of the proceedings OF the House
furnished The HsRAD last evening concerning the con-
tempt case it may be proper to correct understanding
20 recapuate omevhat in order 70 place the whole a.
fair fairly before the public
Mr. Horton to question Of privilege, and stated
that the committee to whom referred the subject Of
Investigating the affairs of the Commissioners Of Emgra
ton In relation the OF Castle Garden emgrAnt
depot subpnsedt witnesses appear before the
who did appear and refused to be unless they
Uero allowed council. Mr. b. offered the folIowips:-
Resolved That the Sergeant Arms be- and Is hereby,
directed bring before the bar OF body Of
james Hamilton and the body Of John A. Kennedy to
wer for oontempt OF This house In refusing to be
or any questions. In the presence OF counsel
put = them BY the spocia committee Of this house, for the
purpose OF invest, auns th management OF the emigrant
depot a. Castle Garden. Adopted, SO TO SO.
Singular as may appear, this turned into political
except hree or four voted against Mr. Horizons resolu
toa, ard the democrats aud Americans 10 favor Of it,
Sefa resolutions introduced taking side With the
rec1sact Witnesses whispered about the cham
bo~ that NJ. Kennedy Chairman OF the Republican
Cerra State Committee he should be sustained in the po
ssou he bad assumed in refusing TO be before tho
committee seems that tie hailng sign of distress
given, and CALAMITY responded to throughout all those
The speaker, the above vote was taken, issued
the following warrant
+ L.snsn of The
e within named and bring them before The bar Of
MARCH IL 1853. Speaker
Ths Sergeant 81 Arms 10 few moments appeared be-
fore the bar Of the House persons above named
Troy remandod to the custody Of the Sergeant
Arms, who appeared with them this morning at eleven
O'Clock. Both Mr.. Kenneoy and Mr Hamilton pro.
vded with seats in the centre OF the chamber in front of
the Speakers chair The speaker ado ressng Mr. Hami
ton, stated Aa, he brought before the bar OF
order Of the committee CT the House. asked him what
he tad 70 say IN answer to the charge. Mr. Hamilton
stated TIA, be desired to present his written statement,
which he did He remarked in SUBSTANCE that his reru
Gal TO be uoder advice of COUNSEL but he in
tended dsTespect and that stood ready appear
before tho committee and testify. The House excused
him, ano tho Speaker liberated him nom arrest.
Mr. Kesneoy's case WAS then called up That gentle.
mar made az oral deieece or rather an attempted just
fca.oa o. his conduct II refusing TO testify before the
oommes He imagined II his right to refuse TO testify
before inqustor,a committee, uness he should be
permitted TO have to advice him his legal rights
aad 70 advise him which proper answers make
to qaeslo1s pat 10 him Mr. X SPOKE rather daring
manner. ard Assumed attitude of seeming defiance
BE neither GREETED tue course he had pursued
euseo IN vefy geoleman Language tosards Mr. smith,
Barnes, repu bcAn offered resolution discnargng him
from the ous'ody OF the House, and directing the invest
eAiiug Committee 60 allow Mr. Kennedy TO appear before
them II his examinati by counsel Mr. spoke nearly
two hours on this motion Mr Wager, democrat. moved
That Kennedy be remanded TO the custody OF the Sergeant
Ans until sucn time a. ne shall consent 70 be sworn
and testify Upon this Mr. hung half hours speech
noticing many OF the splitting positions relating the
rule o. evidence taken By Mr Barnes.
After further remarks by Messrs. Delauy, Hubbard,
Barnes aud Others, hr. Kennedy again addressed the
Rouse stating that be hao made omission in his former
reI1aks His counstl had advised him b state 10 the
House distinct that nc ready at any moment " be
anc 10 testify under its order Then the vote
tai en on resolution offered by Mr.. Chauer, that Mr..
xesuedy be discharged nom the custody Of the House,
which was carried BY snail majority the vote being
moet, OF political character. IL understood that
ozsh Mr. Kennedy was by this vote discharged from ar
rcss he vas not purged OF contempt Of the House The
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the wish manifested by the eafers To justify him in his
dhcbey nc the Djuncticns OF the house and lie commit
tee srolsed inquiry rs TO tie reason, aud whether the
trsr-souep did tend TO show that the Commissioners
u Emigraos political institution, with branches IN
various psrs OF the state With It's headquarters in this
CITY Ocs fac< s certain Of ali the charges which
have from year been made against The presents &C
cupants of Castle Garden, legislative committee has
ever reported facts ing single serious charge.
At II In the Senate 10 repeal the act, restricting the
Central Railroad from receiving more than two cents
mile passenger fare THIS bill Ia brought Ia Just as the
vote u about be taken Judge Slows anti free pass
btu, watch, remarkable TO state, hangs IRE yet in the
majority report against the new county Of Highland,
from parts o. Orange and Uster, mace this morning
satc se os,ser With S he asai on this question has
been qufe lively In the lobby this sosson Newbnrss
pushng The matter with much energy ard force, A..
Senate be taken Friday morning no senator al
lowed speak then longer than ten minutes Mos excel
Ient provios but would have looked much more bbe-
raj N The majority 10 have adopted the ten minute rule
whes they we're first introduced More time has been
speni oo them upon half dozen other matters which
have been before the = nate during this session.
The superintendent Of the Albany pententary offers 70
lea the services Of two hundred ana MY male and iemse
before since the institution was csabished The in
mates have been employed In nanufacturing which ar
ces Until the late financial pressure, found ready sale
SESSION DRAWING TO CORRESPONDING DONE
BILL FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvKsrIos-Ro-
CHESTER MLLERsUr AGATN-AuBuRS PRISON ALL
HGHr-HhiGRAsr WITNESSES ARRAI0SkD-Rk
NoSsrRASCx AGAINST rHy JrpGEs-NorIcE OF
THE RxrsAL or THE DrssEcTNG Law OF tS5i
Etc., ETC.
Abosi twenty ave working days Only Of the legislative
session rensip A yc, only ,hirsytwo laws have been
passed and very few In condition for final DISPOSE
hon. This "a crediiabe, in comparison with The last
Legislature. But, the session draws 10 q close, the
pressure will be greater, and IL Ia quite likely that
bulls win be hurried through near the end with Is
much haste and little confederation any previous