The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-15
AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
our Special Albany Despatch.

our Special Albany Despatch.
ALBANY, Feb IA, 1859.
discussion arose in the Senate this morning involv-
ing the right of the State to compel the county of Rich
foot the bill of expense incurred in consequence
Of the ncendary transactions Staten Island. bill
passed the Assembly providing for the payment TO Co
vernon King of the amount which he il responsible
in ordering the troops TO Staten Island. In the bill
a clause which provided that nothing in the act con-
tanned should be construed to exempt the county
of Richmond from any liability for the damage occasoned
by the burning of the Quarantine buildings, &c. This
clause was stricken by the committee Of the Senate
which had the bill under consideration and with that
sure passed the Committee Of the Whole. This morning,
upon taking the question agreeing to motion
was made TO restore the the section thus stricken
out Senator Owen took the floor against such
ton; he conended that simple bill providing TO
the reundng 10 Governor King the expenses actually
incurred in preserving the peace in Richmond county
This being the simple propositions was not appropriate
for the Legislature express any opinion, way
another whether the county Of Richmond was or was not
liable pay these expenses In the OF his remarks
Senator Owen than intmated that his opinion
that the whole county Of Richmond was not liable for the
incendary acts committed by the people Off small vii
lage. Mr. being the ablest republican in the Senate,
speaking without he has something to say this
expression may be regarded somewhat semi Official
Senator Doherty opposed the bill making payment TO
Governor King BE characterized the whole military
display Staten Island ridiculous farce, and that
il was an act Of absolute folly in Governor King
to order the military occupation of Staten Island.
Senator Owen wanted from bis late Excelency facts,
vouchers and afndavits giving his reasons in detail
why this heavy expense incurred, and why the mill
tary OF the State of New York ordered that
petition II the Governor was willing to employ men TO
carry out that great folly let him OBTAIN the money to
pay the soldiers the best that he He be-
Ieved there very important question involved, and
that whether the county Of Richmond or the State Of
New should be held responsible for the of
the damages DONE and the subsequent
incurred Dven finally carried his point, and the
bill goes back 10 the House with the section stricken out
In few days a bill will up declaring Richmond
county responsible for the whole proceeding, when pro-
traced discussion will The republicans already
shaping divide the expenses between
the county and State-compeing the former to pay for
the destruction of the buildings, and imposing upon the
latter the payment Of Governor Kings folly in calling
the troops
The difficulties relating to the lobby investigation were
under discussion in the Senate again this morning There
not the excitement which existed on Saturday. After
some slight manpuvrDg resolution OF instruction was
ADOPTED, which et the investieaIng committee precisely
dertook cut them off from further proceeding in the
Albany Bridge matters. This is the resolution finally
agreed upon under protest Of Senator Doherty member
of the committee
Resolved, That the Committee Public Buildings to which
se influence
their Investigations to casea only where written complaint
Se preof s ssncs charged was within sacS
must be signed BY the PARTY making nsr t. sc s ss
and facts true and when charge shall be made
BY ANY . his asb be III os
under consideration bfore the committee.
The committee hold sessions every afternoon We shall
know In day two who the lobby Is, and VINO the
member Of the Legislature is who offered large brides to
suppress this investigation.
Senator Loveland has introduced this BILL
AN LOCKS on THE CANALS OF THE STATE
The oSs az on the canals Of his State during the
Of navigation shall be closed from six o'clock IN the
casen Of ACCIDENTS when the safety the canals
The repairs thereof require That locks should be opened
canal or division thereof TO enforce the provisions Of this