New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-01
IRON ALBANY.

to-day, Albany ia more than ordinarily dull; but
members are raiarnipg from then Sunday visits to
their families ard constituents, and tae Legislature
will be set running sg.in this evenings beside
witch. toe town will no 6Oubt be somewhat en-
livened by the proceedings of the New-YoIk State
Auti.Slayery Coavention. which opeus at Assoc D.
tion Hall this evening with an address by Wendell
Phillips.
The disposition, on the part Of the Committee
of Ways aLd Means, TO lop of all useless or Hn-
necessary expenditure, seems to be gazing
9Th. | think the tax fer general state pur-
poses will be one mill snd an eighth to the dollar.
ipstesd Of one and quarter, which seemed almost
settled upon few days ago. and tue whole tax,
including that for continuing the public woras and
the inevitable tbree-quarter mill tax for common
schools. will probably be only y instead Ot * as L
iutimated in former letter. The General Appro-
pration bi will Undoubtedly be cut down "A many
particulars FROM that of last year. LIE sp1ropF!a-
lions fer charitable Institutions viii most likely be
coufned 70 those institutions commended to the
care Of the Legislature by Governor Morgan IN his
Message, and appropriately termed :" tho coiIdren
''of th6 st4te. If the supply bill is not consider
ably smscr than that OF last yesr, | cannot cor
rectly read the signs of the times.
Those who ought to be well informedon the sub
ect of State leakages insist that The IRiBuNE>
estimate of four millions the probable amount
the completion of the canals during the past few
wears is quite below the mark.
The expenses for the military occupation OF
Staten Island are, as learn fron. Adjutant Gen.
Townsend, $50, 239 70, viz:
Psy Of 90 ccer and for month aai IS day' SO 8
Paw ef rs cicers ths and days. S CO
Subsistence soT,aton q tiooqs, a' suoh.' a. -, .
tor, - 10 81
Totsl........................... 20 IS
Tor twenty four thousand collars Of this amount
for the pay of the troops Gov. King became person
ally Liable BY giving his note, witch was discounted
10 one of The 5auks of lie State, and becomes due
some tn in the Spring. A bill will be introduced
in few days to reimburse Gov. King, pay of this
vsr debt and assess the smOunt Oh the C0uCty oi
| Richmond. Whether bare troops will be required
to collect the taxes so levied is question for the
| future.
l undersiaId that Nr. OPdykc didu't find so
much money " lay ing around loose without own.
ers in the savings banks of your clty as he had
anticipated L hear tie amount stated at about
SiOOlUo, but cannot vouch for the correctness OF
| the figures.
! perceive that certain newspapers untriendy to
tie Governor have recently been somewhat busy in
| crcisng his action in reference TO the pardon OF
person convicted of an attempt to kdnap and re-
| duce a coloIed girl to Slavery. Whether these
criticisms are well or i'll founded viii not uGdcr-
take to ssy but judging by the stringent rules re-
Gently adopted BY Gov. Morgan in reference to ap-
| plica;cDs for pardon, il would appear that ne
| meaus to be commercially cauti, us IN such matters.
The following the rules referred TO- which are
| made in compliance with m act OF l.l9, which
! has not always been adhered to in all respect BY
those who have preceded Gov. Morgan in the
Executive chair. L understand that Tue TRIBUNE
has been designated as the paper in which notices
OF apulicatiQn must BE- advertised in of crime
committed in the City of New-York.
STATE OF SEw-YoRH--ExEourIyE DErARTNESr.
| APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Before any application for pardon Is lresehtel 70
the Governor written notice thereof must be serve
upon Il District-Aoroy OF the county IN which tho
conviction was hao and proof of the service OF such
notice must be presented TO the Governor.
Notice Of the application must be Published Tor four
weeks in the State papsr aud also III the county pa
Der printed IN or Iesrest 10 The town II which the
conviction vas had, and proof Of this publication
mutt accompany the application. Publication VII be
CspeDsed with only in those rare cases where lu tle
opinion of the Governor Justice absolutely requires it,
This Court snd Judge or Justice before whom the
conviction was had, the date OF the conviction ani
The terms Of the sentence must be distinctly stated
Ifthe convio'on was had before Justice Of Special
SsfSions CT Justice Of the Peace notice OF the a1
IcstioD must be sci cd upon him, ard p.oof Of such
G6rvice presented with tie application
TIE Uiputes Of the testimony taken a. the trial, or
q concise statement Of tre proved, 10 be far
uihed by the Judge, DisirictAtoney or Justice who
ed tie prisoner, ore required before the application
il acted upon. Also, certificate of the Warden or
Keeper Of he Prison OF the conduct OF the prisoner
| curing T. or Ter corfne ment in prison.
II must also be distinctly stated whether any pre-
vous application for pardon has boen made; and II
so the rev facts, il any, appearing on the papers
| mrsi be pointed ont.
Appicaior oroe rejected will not be rcCxannod un-
lees rev facts are disclosed in the papers.
| ABaHg JGIUsly IS, 1889.
On the DIST ult the Senate adopted resolution
asking ftrt-e opinion Of the Attorney General on
the following points, viz:
| Fiysf. Nlri er tie act atoishing tolls on rail-
roads, parsed July TO- 1851 was Of character re-
quiTiIg It's passage Ny ma Ofiiy OF ell the members
elected to each house. when three'iths quorum was
SecOnd: Whether sid act appropriated public
UCrey property in ouch sense as to require for its
cons ituticnal aLt the asse1t ftRo.thlrds Of the
| embels elected to each branch Of the Legislatnte,
| ard
TITd: Wheeler said act does not conflict with
sections |, ., and 1f article ottho Constitution
Attorney General Tremiin examines ard dis
cusses the subject al considerable length, and comes
IT, the conclusion that no violence was done 10 the
Constitution IL the legislation referred TO- 1t does
not seem to me-" says Mr. Tremain, - that The
"act appropriatcs public moneys or properly for
| Z" local or private purposes. Future tolls, not
earned, and which it was competent for the
" Legislature to release abolish, cannot, 10 any
sense be regarded As public money or property.
upon the whole, am of the opinion that the act
| "abolishing tolls upon railroads does not conflict
- either with section ., article /, with sections
| " . . and e Of article of the Constitution"
This opinion, which l herewith iuclOse, viii be
| sent into the Sen1te this evening.
The Ereaing Journal of to-day thus notices the
death of an esiimable gentleman who has long been
a faithful servant Of the State:
DEATH OF EDWARD JANEs.-Edwarl James has
! been Clitf Clerk and Acting Auoit0r 10 wha. is
now the Auditor Department, fJr more than twenty
years COZ IIiDg il his place through all Admins.
uators, sro enjoying tie respect an1 conf toDce Of
l of xirrbi 10 sim