New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-15
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FROM BOSTON.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
BosToy, April II, 1859.
The Legislature adjourned on Wednesday night,
the 9th, at ~ O'Clock, after passing pa acts and
lO4 resolves One act and one resolve, however,
were vetoed by the Governors so the whole num-
Der of acts and resolves approved is $50. Last
wear, the whole number Of acts was ~; resolves,
"A; total, 22l, OF l55 less than the present year.
As the session of 1859 has been only III days
Logger than Il at of 1885, it will be conceded that the
members have been remarkably industrious. Proba'
byno Legislature which ever net in the State earned
its pay more completely than this. The zeal with
which the public business was undertaken, and the
perseverance, with which il was carried on, night
and day, were such as almost TO lead one to the
hope that If might become fashionable, by and by,
for men TO serve the State as faithfully as they
serve each other. The two measures which the
Governor vetoed were the bill vesting in the Board
of Trade the appointment Of the principal measur.
er of grain and the resolve for the compensation OF
members of the Legislature at the special session,
aud the Legislative Committee Of F0rty-One which
is 10 st during the recess. Both yetoes are
generally approved. Indeed there is no dit
ference of opinion to the prcpriety OF the hrst'
and outside vi the Legislature, but very little as
TO the propTiety OF the second. The latter was
passed without debate, aud at late hour, re-
solve came down from the Senate 10 the House, al
lowing the members Of the Legislative COMMITTEE
$500 each for their services. But this COmmttee
being, as all such Committees are apt TO De, an
object of jealousy to the mass of the members, the
pouse rejected the resolve by vote of - t. 20.
Whereupon, some shreWd observer OF human ma
ture conceived the idea OF coupling Win tbs
measure another for paying the same sum
To each member for his services a. tne
extra session, and in this shape the
resolve went through with hardly show Of opPo-
sitCn. One resolute economist called Tor the ieas
and Nays, but the members knew too much to graf
ify him by according the call. The Senste promptly
concurred, and the bill went to the Governor,
rushing upon its fate, rs have mentioned. After
IL had been stamped with the Executive dlsappro-
baton, OUly 20 members voted for IT, to ~ against
il. 1t is not Likely that anything VIII De saved "
the State BY the veto, for II Is commonly oeieVed
that the sessions of the Committee, If not OF the
Legislature at the next session. Will last long enough
to justify the passage Of such . bill. But Tor AL
that the veto is popular, and, whsl Is oetter, Is
lust and wise Its barely possible that some small
measure of vindictiveness may haze entered into
the Governors motives, for bis own recommended
tops have certainly Jared very hardly st the hands
Of the legislature. The wise ones, IS well ss the
unwise ones have been summary rejected, snd
We have to mourn over the defeat Of the great re-
form in criminal costs, as well Is rejoice over the
failure Of the proposition to tax the voters 20 cents
each for the support Of worthless military system
spd Of the bill 10 restore the full and successful
operation OF the gallows.
The action which has been taken on the HANCOCK
House may be considered drawn game between
the Governor and the people. The Governor
recommended that the house should be bought Tor
az Executive mansion; The people probably were
oppo.ed 10 lie purchase for any parPesei the re.
,t is that the estate j. 10 be boush: AZ pfce n0t