New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-14

nroc,.d In tho work. Bat st the same tfne ne
b,,sed 10 say tha. he deemed " perfectly pfepor
for men interested IN legislation " vsrs sci se'rs
th regard to such business or legislation ID "nicn
they are Interested.
After further debate, IN which Aessrs W. D.
WHEELER. W. A. WHEELER aud o,beis tO'A pt,'
Mr.. ". A. WHEELER moved 10 amend s0 tA4' Ine
Investigation SHOULD only tahe csgnizance OF cases
within period 10 which a criminal acilon might
resin other words, not 10 investigate where tue
.taiute Of limitations wOuld shut Oh criminal pro-
cess. Also. 70 confur the action Of the Committee
TO cases here di,tnet charge. are made ara VeFi-
fed ~ der oath, according 10 the beet knO"iedge
and belief Of tie party making such charges. hr
NulrIER stated that, If the amendment were
adnptcd. a gentleman stood ready 10 make aud so
verify the charge 10 the Albany bridge case.
Mr. O. Is. WHEELER thought the PROPOSED
amendment would hamper the Committee. Inc
drbst. .ss further continued by Ncssrs. W. A.
NUErTFR. PATERSON aOd HALsTED, when Nr.
W A. WHEEL ER stated that the charges made TINS
morning by tie Senator from the lAth District
10. u. Wheeler were Of the most helnous charac-
Ter. and if no other Senator should move IN the
matter he would at the proper time move Select
Committee TO investigate that matter.
Mr. MATHER called for the name OF tae oiendlng
member Of the Legislature mentioned {! MI. " d.
Wheeler bot did not obtain II.
u.
10 instruct the Committee TO recede-or to render
the Committee poHeTless by hedging them IN by
resolutions Of Instructions.
Mr.. OWEN was not dsposed 10 believe that cor
ruplion existed in the lobby or in the Legislature.
He was free To say that be believed the Senator
from the Ninth had been imposed upon by
some person behind the scenes, and that sooner or
later ths Senator would hnd 1t so.
Mr.. b. WHEELER recapitulated the charges
L. 4 IL LII, do frp M rlru
" nine whom highly honor and esteem has been
off. red large sums of money by member ot this
legislature to induce me to suppress this IN
"y.stieation" He also said, L am IN pos
=. session of proof positive that a lobby man has
offered large sum Of money to a friend of mine
4" 10 induce me to absent myself from the Com
- mittee, or in any other way to suppress thus IN
" yestgaton."
The 0cbate was continued to about O'Clock,
when the amendments we're adopted. bat without
taking the question on the main question, the SEN
ate adjourned leaving the matter exactly where lt
was " hen the debate commenced, barring the air.
ing which il had received.
There It'll continues to be good deal Of out
door discussion on the subject OF paying interest ou
the outstanding canal drafts, and from It's general
tenor sm inclined 10 believe that bill will be In
trodueed. which will probably pass, to pay six per
cent on all drafts that msy be outstanding at the
time of the passage of the bl which will Of course
bury up estimates for work already performed;
but hardly think that work will be permitted to
GO on in the future without the means to pay.
There is disposition on the part OF some OF the
Republican members Of the Legislature, but hoy
extensively il prevails am unable to say, to pass
bill to be submitted to the people, to borrow, on
long credit, sufficient sum to qudate the floating
debt and finish the canals and thus permit the peo-
pie to decide for themselves what they Will do in
regard 10 this troublesome question.