New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-21
FROM ALBANY.


CORRUPTION # The Legislatures Of 1857 aud loo5,
which denounced 50 yehemently the Lobby and
Lobby IB1urnce, and such cOnrrIvances "a Grind
ing Committees, it msy b. sad to be getting On
svmminely Ii is true that only small Number
Of bill. have as Vet been passed, and perhaps but
f.w Of these may be classed among the stealing
biIls:" hut the number Of bills of all sorts on the
files and before committees, is appalling. To-day
the Assembly carried out a scheme which the
knowing ones set on foot two or three weeks ago.
Tor a Grinding Committee. And that you may see
exactly how steep they have set the machine, / ap
pend the resolution adopted:
Rr,olre6 That there he sPpol,-t Select Co-an"t o.
Nine, GUY shall b. 10 cynster al b OF -. Gsnets
select ihersfronl 'nh bills are in Their 11t
Proper % = rlsrIss % Select coawi;.e 70 I.e2s;
Bt 20 bill han reputsd from such Committee eIsest ~
Of majority OF al tue members thereof sad no d
ton tbs STATE Tressury; md ssd Committee Ia. esI. "a
e House fst Of The bills witch they 'ha select each Day
when such selection ,hsl Be made
Having disposed of this little job, they adopted
another resolution, to furnish each member officer
and reporter, at the expense of the State, with
three copies Of the Civil List and two additional
copies of the Red Book, or Manual. Four copies
Of the Red Book had previously been voted aud
furnished This, u be sure, does not amount To
much, but il may be regarded as a straw 10 show
the direction Of the Legislative wind.
The lobby are a sharp-scented set, and | appre-
toe State Treasury q. usual for two reasons; first,
because that faithful %atch- log Of the Treasury,
the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee,
is il their path and will certainly bark at them
and attract attention To- their thleviDg, II he does
not bite: and second because there is no money 10
the public Golfers. The lobby don't ike TO waste
their efforts in such vain pursuits. SO they are
disposed To concentrate their forces the procure
ment of legislation, with view to obtaining yaua-
bic franchises.
The Judiciary Committee Of the Assembly to-
day reported your City Tax Levy, which was sent
10 the first Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. OWEN, to avoid the
resort to a Grinding Committee, asked leave 10 IN
troduce the following resolutions
Resottd That ar the reading Of the ours. tonorow
nouus the csrk sbs ssd the ossu Of general Of
the title OF bills req, member Of the s-rst
the title which read. All BIDS that - not D. So OPP
fpec order for day 70 be from time - TINE hAed y ne
senate
Mr.. NOxoN objected, so the resolution lies over.
Mr. MATHER repeated his performance OF yes
terday, by moving 10 amend the Journal SO as 10
insert the Vaudeville protest.
The PRESIDENT (Wm. A. Wheeler decided the
motion out Of order it being an attempt to do IN
directly what the Senate had decided 1t would not
do directly. An appeal was taken, and the CLAIR
sustained. ! presume this little farce VIII be re-
peatsd every day for the remainder OF the session.
On the otion of Mr.. LAFLIN, the Select Com
rnittee on the claim of Mr.. Wetmore TO seat from
the Kiln District, was discharged, and then the
question was referred to the Committee on PTisi-
leges and Elections, to report the law aud the iacts
in the case at as early day as possible.
The bill to provide means and make apprOpria-
tons for the completion of the canals came up AS
special order, the question pending, Mr. w. a.
Wbeeler's amendment as follows:
src g. shall be u duty Of the Canal Beard on or before
the tenth day Of gyfTy
oo1ipg the passage Of this 20 determine the snount OF
money BY the provisions Of the Constitution and
Coum. for the mouth succeeding sren dserGnAiiIn
determination 70 be en'eed IN Their moges
oopy thereof each Of the said Cns Com
IooIeIs and the Auditor Of the Canal Depertuen iHme
datey thereafter and such determination .hs be IN
State psfer week. following the making tue sane
sEc Neither Of the Canal COnmis.nes snail ORA" drafts
within the time limited sor,iad by the Cans, bosfo i9f az
amount in the ssssse ns the sum 60 upo9
Csus i.siouer respectively to 20 mit ,he s%fk .
qs The sTOuu, thereof With otSeT enIest h,e ,h, ~
Auditor OF tie Camel pePaT ment At sight -.
SIC alter the Of this set neither OF TIE
hereafter dore the canals Of this sta untu nohed
by Canal Beard under the provisions OF is six ton OF
payment Of such dla ncT shall Auo.tor Of caas De-
psit rent pay sDy osf ures, the SHALL al resPe5t
strictly conform to the provisions of this act
Mr.. NoXON moved the following as an amend
ment to the amendment:
The Canal Commssner shall rot issue drafts Tor work 20
pesn. pIovidd end It hall be the duty Auditor to
notify the Commissioners Of the Canal Fund when te sPPfo
priatioDs exhausted. go .
A lengthy discussion followed, but without TAX
ing the question the Committee rose, and reported
progress an the bill Vas made the special order
for o'clock this afternoon.
MIR. PRATT has introduced into the Senate bill
10 incorporate the South Pacific American Mail
Steamship Company, a New.1Ork concern, which
looks large on paper, and perhaps would be called
"a big thing" by the Lobby The bill incorporates
4 II Il Ratff rt..ll ri
Wainwright, and Others of the City of New-lork,
their associates, and all other persons who are or
hereafter may he holders u the stock OF the Com
psny, body corporate for term of twenty years,
for the purpose of building equippng, furnishing
cbarteripg, purchasing and running vessels 70 be
propelled in whole or in part by steam, or other
expansive fluid motive power; also SAILING vessels
to navigate the waters Of the Pacific south OF Pana
ma The capital stock OF the Company is 10 be $780,
GOO. to be divided into shares of 81 900 each; and
the Company are permitted 10 commence Opers.
tons when $780, 600 of the capital stock shall
have been subscribed, and per cent thereof pad
in. The Company are to have common seal, out,
in masking purchases, contracts may be- made either
verbal or under the signature of the President and
Secretary, and with or without the corporate seal
Three Of the Directors TO form quorum for
the transaction of business, and the stock OF the
corporation shall be deemed personal property, and
be transferable as the Company msy prescribe.
The stock is to be paid up in such instslments as
the Directors may prescribe and refusal to
meet assessments on the stock BY stock
holder. works forfeiture of the amount
which he may have previously paid on such stock.
The tockbOders are held personally Liable u ali
creditors whose claims are based on services 70
the Company, and also personally liable to the gen
eral creditors to the amount of the stock held 0y
each shareholder until such time as the whole
amount Of stock shall have been paid up IN full;