The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-21
AFFAIRS At THE STATE CAPITAL.
Our Albany Correspondence.

.ys-The Court of appeals Organization in Tie House-
An Appeal for Womaa's Rights-fae Weather and TIE
Railroads, dc.
The Senate has accomplished the best and most worthy
deed of the session that is prevented canal commission
cts nom issuing any more drafts They have assumed the
authority Of giving CONT actors over two millions OF Sc
State indebted ness all Of which the banks have shaved az
grea, discount and the State are Paying ateres upon
them This morning the Senate arrested this proceedus
and adopted section in the bill fosbdding any cons
siOner from issuing upon the state Treasury uness
he knows those drafts viii be duly honoreo. iua 'nns
had gone far. An uncenstutional deo' was osns 4'
rmmp,ated which knew no end For this prohibition the
n,e are ind, bed TO the democratic Senator's asssedby
The able efforts Senator's Owen and w. A. wheeler on
khe republican side Senator Maher obtained the nser-
Non of a provson that allowed csmm ssioners ADJ en-
uneers 10 give certificates for work done and
materials furnished the State Tos Senator Ames con STEER
cd kind OF salvo and might afford some re Jeff hut am
Bclped the impression ,ba the commissioners and en-
speers possess that right already. Surely the engineers
lave the authority, Otherwise no money could DC paid
contractors for their work. II upon the estimates MADE
BY tie engineers every month OF the amount OF work
done that money always paid reservpg the usual H.
cen per cent.
Feen such scrambpg among the eApectant recipients OF
funs there Is Mt present. 'he nearer appeoalh 10
comp elton OF the works determined and dsspe
rate ose cofmorapts become Th bill before the Senate
fully opes this fact ceIta sum OF money IL APP
prOprated to the canals This was distributed by the
Banding Committee among the several canals but when
The matter mp for discussion nearly every Senator
residing the canals entioDed 10 the bill asked for IN
inert Of approp son Senator Hubbe wanted t"eu-
~ five thousand dollars more than Is awarded Tor tae
Black River canal rather side cut Mr. Hasted Thought
sufficient amount had not oeen aoei 70 ,, u osu,
the canal. Mr. Ely thought twenty ave thousand
dollars could be probably expended 10 mp'o. ,a
appropriation for the Champaign canal, as did also NJ.
Love and. With regard to the Black River canal II came
oct that the entire amount Of tolls received are
sucent to keep it in repair TO say nothing about ex
pepss of canal officers Interest on cost Of construction,
&c and besides this cons ant damages occur, a
alleged by the diversion Of the waters Of the Black river
,hls side canal The honest truth is, the State
would gain millions by abandoning all the Canals except
the Erie, Cbamplan and Osweso. All the others are
constant dram on the treasury and ever VIII be- But In
TO keep pc csns in those localities docle in party
harness. tens Of thousands OF dollars must be annually
squaDdered upon those new side cuis-shose literal "de
wastes Of waters"
The joint reso uous reorganizpg the Court of Appeals,
by dug the consttuton adopted by the House
They SO the next legislature. Oae of the PROV
Bens IT, that the Court OF Appeals shall consist oil nine
members, elected by the people for long terns-no
Jodge Of he Superior cour, Thereafter to serve single
year UPON the appeal bench reviewing his own decisions
Since The Legislature have refused TO listen to Somans
rigfis' some of those who lament their compulsory
Of single bessedress plttoniDg aid directly
from the State. Here is enoriai from Saratoga
TEMPLE GROVE FEMALE SEMINARY, March II, 1853
We The nnser.ened soiesess Of The soan Of saraioga
IN ses,ion grant the
ar Sh here S no SS0e IN case aeessse or
s.n me mp ,d "a he fe0ur
WIZ ''04 MkHTAB+E rsKr
And eigh. others
Tic above respectful memorial was duly referred To the
Committee on Grievances, ana this morning Mr. Lodge
belt submitted the following report the subject:
The commit state that they have been greatly EN-
barrassod their oeberatoDs upon the petition by tue
uecerla ana somewhat misty language employed by the
sOncWDN
tae paure OF the relief sought Tor by the parties
iptert The committee further report that tn eir
opinon 1t will he absolutely necessary IN order 10 arrive
correct conclusion upon this subject, and to report
to their body the facts the case aud
recommend The oper to be taken for the relief
Of the pettores, 10 visit the locality where these IT,
toters RESIDE ano TO make rigid and scrutnzug inves-
lga OF the subject. But your commee labor under
little embarrassment in pursuiog this investigation,
beng al married men; and under the circumstances,
Womb respectfully suggest the proprey OF referring tue
whole TO the bachelors OF the Hoase with 70
luf prsols and papers, ana 10 make the necessary
Investigation OF the subject matter and y report tue dcs
10 the next Legislature. Sgned--G. +. Llngenhet, j.
Green, g. Mouioo. The subjec. has not yet been re
ierred 10 the " bachelors Of the House"
We IN the midst OF toe 'st Imposing freshet o. the
spring Some hours since IN, water IN toe
hur commenced rising, aud stl continues all
guinness suspended upon the piers, Hharves aud lower
streets OF the oig all OF Rhcn are submerged several
The Hudson Riser Railroad ia under water soule ten
mics below the CITY ana understand that steamtugs
have been engaged IN meeting the TO day. por
ijen OF has been washed away which cannot be
repaired until the frcshet subsidies, which may BE- day
urge on the fepairs with all possible despatch.
The track Troy and Greenfield ROAD track has aso
been injured, as well as the Troy and Whitehall.
ALBANY, March IS, 1852
The Canal Que tion in the Se1de-Ssasaon about the Po
dee Erpose-The Bill 10 Lay out Washington Het9hl-
4 Grinding Committee in the House, dc.
Senators ". A. Wheeler and Owen have taken a bold
and patriotic stand the canal question. They ongy
favor the completion Of the canals at the earliest bic
PERIOD and the pay ment Of all Indebtedness thus far
CARED constitutional not that exists at the present
moment But they both decidedly opposed 70 ALLOW
ing the canal commissioners to issue any drafts
contractors, when there money 10 the treasury to
honor these drafts. They alege tina. all the debts thus
createc-sbd there millions Of colsrssre
Iapably unconstitutional These tao republican Senator's
have place themselves the democratic OF this
question. For doing this Senator Wheeler has already
been threatened WITH humiliation.
The psoc production Of portion Of the testimony in
the New YORK HERALD Of the 9Th inst taken before the
Commitee Of the Senate charged with investigating into
fbe Metropolitan Police affair has produced the most IN
tense sensation Last night, during the session OF the
Senate, a petition presented erninating from the
Police Comnlssoners denying the uutbulness q that
testimony. The memorial Is signed by Messrs. Strana
hap, Nye Bowen, Ward and suiman the republican por
lion OF the Board.
This move simply means that Senator spnoa's report
Testimony bills esented 10 tie Senate may be thrown
affairs OF the Metropolitan police Sucn Win be tue hoa
result TAere scarce doubt but those counter atfda
Wits obtained with the roo OF terror the head
Of the policemen
The Committee on Cities and Villages Of tho Asgemby
this morning reported bin Ia relation to streets roads
that potion Of the city and couet
of New York lying north OF 10Th street The commits
sion med III the bill IRE james G. Wilet, John
Haven, Shepherd Knapp, Isaac Dyckman and Henry IL
Elliott Tee bin is the p.nted copy placed in the hand
of tbe committee, and which the several holders OF th
lano in quc ton petitonec for Whether the b.. Is jas
and proper vii more fully be made 10 appear when
Up for discussion. 4 movement, horsver, xu bt
made b. Il recommtted o the standing committee.
The lobby, Institution which Governor Morgan
thinks exetsecc, hereby informed thgt the HJGs
OF Assembly have establ shef "es2s8g house" Legs
lstion for toe remaining four weeks Will Do male
easy seinrtrs bot DC aBuoyed AID troubled &10u
arguing discussing Bnd debating bils tor % have
aoor saving machine knOwa "a the "Gtudiug Commit
tee Our freud Mlior schoedel1 reallg entitled TN
pesdeteg q ne Institution, but IL may be that ihe
nnence OF the Chancellor Of the Exchcqler "a suong
enough u eventh Senator Noxon DESTROYS OF cstab
ihbipg Similar paten office in the senate bl. he III.
not succeed with the Consent Of Senator Digcu
ALBANY, March is, 1859.
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