New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-15
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Friday Jan. Ia, 1859.
There was decided futtering among gentlemen
Of the lobby lsst evening, growing out of their not
unnatural anxiety to what course will be adopted
by the Senate Committee charged with so much Of
the Governors Message as relates 10 the doings of
the "Tbrd House." 1t was very much feared
that the Committee might send for some persons
WHO would decidedly prefer not to come, as they
would be compelled, if put upon the witness stand
TO disclose some lawful papers" There was an
unusual amount of caucusiDg done last evening
even for Albany, on this interesting subject;
but as reporters were not admitted, the precise
nature of the discussions and the results attained
are unknown To this depOnent. i Judge, however
that they coaxed some little comfort out OF their
deliberations, as they seem TO breathe more freely
day. and confidently express the opinion uttered
by Charles Coldstream, when that enterprlsing
gentleman took peep into the crater of Mount
Nesuyius, that there is nothing in 1t, which
means suppose, that things have been kind o fixed
| up or hushed up.
| In the SENATE to-day, Mr.. FooTE reported
| fayorably the bill to charter the German Savings
| Bank of the City of New-York also, the bill 10
amend the Usury laws.
Mr. SCOTT, from the Select Committee on Rules,
| reported the rules of last year with few amend
nents-the one which attracted most attention
| being that which limited those not Senator's or
officers 10 be admitted within the bar of the Senate
| TO such as may be permitted by the President.
The Controller sent in the contrac. for the Legis-
latve printing. This is a contract between Mr.
| Church, the Controller, and Mr. Tucker, the Sec
| retary of State, on behalf of the State OF New
| York, with Mr.. Charles Van Benthuysen to print
the journal bills and documents sf the Legislature
for this year and the next and on the face OF 1t
appears TO be not bad for the State as it might be-
| The successful bidders for the job were Messrs
| COmstock and Cassidy Of The AtLds and Argus;
but for the small consideration of one dollar, to
| them in hand paid (so the contract reads, and
suppose 1t must be SOY. they assigned TO Mr.. Z.
| Van Bentbuysen all their rights under the bid.
The prices at which Mr. V. B. engages 10 do the
| printing are For the Senate Journal, each sigma
ture OF eight pages, 200 copies for "a 80. and the
same rate for additional numbers. Senate bills,
each signature of four pages and $50 copies, 81 AZ;
each additional 100 copies, 90 cents. Senate Doc
uments, each signature of eight pages aud 600
| copies, 50 %; additional copies at such rate as
shall not make the entire printing of the Senate
exceed SO coo, and, says the contract, It shall
be neither more nor lees than that sum for the
session.
The rates of printing for the Assembly JOurnal,
| bills and documents, for the regular number and
for extras, are the same as those OF the Senate;
but as that body orders much more printing than
the Senate, the aggregate sum for the printing OF
the session Is $40 000-no more nor less-mak-
ing the printing Of both Houses SO, 200 per ses-
son. Mr.. Van B. agrees to do the printing in the
| same style and manner it has heretofore been
done, and do all that may be ordered BY both
Houses for the sum Of 5000 per snnum.
As the sum is 10 be SO 900, ~ DO more, and no
less, and as the Printer engages u do all the
work that may be ordered, the little details about
the different prices for journals, bills and docu-
ments-so much per sig, and go much for each
additional 100 copies-seems TO an outsider quite
ssperhucus. l shouldn't be surprised 10 find out,
by and by, that there is an African concealed some
where in this apparently fair contract; but con
fess that cannot sce him, unless, possibly IN the
careful omission in the bond of any reference tG
sWcing. t. contact Is DiaVsa Aas particular |.