New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-12
FROM ALBANY.
INSIDE VIE VS..

close, the liberai.y Of members expands. Ones.
tons formerly elicting days of discussion, and elo
querce to match, will soon be quietly dropped into
the hopper of a grinding committee, and so pass
along the dark and devious ways Of legislation to
emerge from the portals Of the capitol full hedged
laws, without the aid Of even q glimmer Of light
from the legal beacons erected by the good people
to brighten the legislative way. So long as meas
ures have to pass the ordeal Of Committee of the
Whole the public is comparatively safe, but when,
on the plea of want Of time, this body is boiled
down TO committee of dozen or so, the lobby
takes heart Is it not singular that nothing Of any
consequence is ever done in the Legislature till, by
lack of time, the grinding machine is brought out
to make up for deficiencies
The Personal Liberty bill was debated in the
Assembly last night, when Nr. SCHOLEFIELD took
occasion to say good thing or two. lie was called
TO order from the Democratic side OF the House.
for dyergiDg from the matter in hand to review Of
Mr.. Buchanan's course, and requested to cOnfne
his remarks narrowly as possible to the question
His defense was that he was combining himself to
about the smallest and narrOwest thing that he
could think Of-James Buchanan's policy. The
gentleman from Oneida was allowed to proceed.
he was again interrupted by some Lecomptonite,
who had no fear of the gentleman's damaging Mr..
Buchanan's Administration, but was sensitive lest
CURED with the gentleman from New-York, that
there was not the slightest danger Of further dam
age to the policy of our venerated Chief Magistrate,
be having passed that point long ago. am aware
that the retOr is not new, but suited the occasion
so perfectly to bring down the house. and with It
the gentleman from NewYOrk.
The bill to punish certain ofenses, intended for
the latitude Of Staten Island was ordered to third
reading this morning. The people of Brooklyn,
nd he their s.
are exceedingly anxious to assume jurisdiction over
the sinners of Richmond. This is remarkable
when We remember that Brooklyn has strong rea-
sons for making common cause with Richmond
County against the Quarantine. 1t has been sug-
oested that a few hospitals at COney Island might
have a tendency to open the eyes of Brooklyn re-
representatives. to the ndecency of voting IN favor OF
a measure which places their county IN such Gel
icate relation with its nearest nelghbor. A little
modesty would suggest the proprlety OF leaving
this for people from other parts of the State to de-
termine; but 1t is Unfortunately Tor hlchmoaal
true that dfidenee is not a general failing with the
Kings County delegation, unless, perhaps, we ex-
cept Mr.. Tuthill, whose modesty begins to affect
his health. ~ ~
A stir is being made about wharfage bill. The
wharfowners of Eew-York and Brooklyn, who
receive for their property a rate of rental fixed
some half century ago, have the impudence to ask
an increased tariff of prices, corresponding with
the increased growth of wealth, population ana
consequent cost of everything in New-York. Well
informed and wholly disinteressed men, pronounce
the request reasonable and fair. But the owners
of ships oppose the BILL as they invarnbly oppose
everything that fails to put money in their pockets
and il is rumOred that their customary argument,
the dollar" is freely circulated to defeat this
apparently lust measure. have no especial knowl.
edge of the merits of the case, but am persuaded
the bill must be Just one, as hear the Lobby
uniformly denounce 1t.
The Legislature seems as puzzled to know what
10 do with the Senate Committees Report on the
Metropolitan Police as was the purchaser OF the
elephant Why will not some one move to adopt
the sensible suggestion, of The TRIBUNE, and per-
nit the Republican Party To wash Its hands OF tins
dirty affair BY all means let us be rid OF tins
perpetual bone of contention; let the equally divided
BOARD of Supervisors Of New York be authorized
TO take the business in hand, and give us Police
equally divided Us to politics, since the policemen
must have some political affnties. l hear that
the author Of the Police Report threatens some
further astounding developments when the subject
comes up for discussion; and, on the other hand,
all the stews Of New. York are being raked TO as
certain the sources Conformation which II ls caiul-
ed must have been open to that gentleman to en-
able him to put such home questions.
II NAV relieve the minds of the supporters OF the
Police law to know, that every leading question IN
that investigation was suggested and every proml-
pent witness named ~ one Of the PHresd and most
ard, nf PepybEcnns IN Nc,c- York City: a man who
desired to see his party divorced from such con-
Germ as the Metropolitan Police. A.
From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Tuesday, March IL, 1859
The Assembly INDUCED in fibustsring last
night, remaining in session till about o'clock this
morning, on the General Appropriation bill. The re-
suit Of the nights session was, that the Yeas and
NAYS were called perhaps twenty times, on frivolous
questions, with the object generally, OF stayng on
action, or gaining time TO form new combinations.
FINALLY the item Of $50 800 in the original bill, as
reported by the Committee of Ways and Means,
was stricken out; also the item Of $40 COO for ex-
penses of the Board of Commissioners to estao-
Esh regulations for the port OF New-l OK,
and for the salaries of the Board; also,
S5S7 10 Major Gen. Burnside for military
services An item of $50, 900 for the incorporated
Hosnitals of the State. other than the New York
City Hospital which had been previously offered as
an amendment and adopted in Committee OF the
Whole was stricken out; another amendment
which hsd been previously offered, making aPpro-
priatious 10 various Eye and Esr lnfrm,ries Nc;'
amounting TO some $1,000, was reJected'
Another amendment, increasing the appropriation
for the Governors houserent from SZ,VVV 70
81 500 (the amount which be PAYS was rejected,
A motion 10 strike out appropriation OF SSoVVo
to the various Orphan Asylums, which nAd prev,
ously been adopted as an amendment to the orishai
bill, failed.
An amendment increasing the appropriation Tor
travelling expenses of the State Prison Inspectors
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