New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-12

controversy, approached Rufus r. Andssw1 tAs
counsel employed to obtsin an injunction IL that
case, with an offer Of any reasonable "compesss-
" ton" # Mr.. Andrews woah betrsy his ciests,
and allow the Injunction TO be dissolved.
Representing the Senatorial cohort, Mr.. Andrew
D. Hodges, under the able tuteiage Of Spinoia, wiz
prove an admirable leader. During the mssrrius
of this scheme outside Of the Senats, George Law
was in personal command, experimenting the job
in all its details He bad on the field, as his 6nt
assistant, Waldo Butchns, bis legal adviser, ssd
Oliver Cbarlicf, who wss summoned TO the contest
BY telegraph, and whose genius in such business ID
known TO every one. Beside these two Generals
of Division, be had large numerous aud active
class Of local assistants at Albany beaded BY Abrs-
ham Van Vechten, James Il. Swain and the bfoth@
of q prominent Senator.
Since the passage If the bill through the Senate,
tie press throughout the entire State has attacked
be measure with scathipg disclosures, even The
Albany atlas and Argus being unable to stomach
T. and appealing to the other branch Of the Legis-
ature and the Executive veto to defeat the measure
nd "ayert from our legislation this damning dis
"grace and dshonor' Nevertheless, it VIII be seen
hat the bill 10 ts inception was Democratic
measures the notice to suspend the rules coming from
Senator Grant; the report in its favor from Senstor
Lawrence; the engineering from Senator Spiaols;
and the two Senators from this city who voted for Il
beirg Senators Murphy and Kelly, all Democrats
Ore very ugly feature of this Senate business is
TO be found in the following facts: TWAS directly
charged by the press that the Senators represented
in the bill had met and held caucus AZ George
LAWS rooms in the Delavan House, there Datur-
ing the plan, and making arrangements for the
names to be incorporated. This erbeing brought
before tho Senate, the Senators implicated made
what the lawyers would call ga special traverse'.
denying that any such caucus had been held Z" at
"tbe rooms Of George Law, but carefully avoiding
any reference to Committee of Investigation as to
the main charge. Indeed. as we understand the
debate thereupon arising, Senator Spinola admitted
the imputaton boastfuily, as if it were an act do
serving the highest cOngratulation aud set'comp.a'
ceucy. 10 answer to insiDuations made BY Senator
Bell Spinoa asked {" Why is the Senator so sen
sitye Is II because he was left outside, shiyer-
ing in the cold Is il because was not taken IN
That really seems to be the cause Of all tho troa-
9 bic with him."
Whatever may be thought of the dishonor Of
him who brides or attempts to bride leslsator,w o
conceive that he is superior to the wretch be deals
with for the latter has to betray his h trust and
violate his oath Of Office. BY statute it is mades
felony, punishable by imprisonment for period OF
ten years in the State Prison, for any member OF
The Legislature to receive bride, or for any man
to offer one; and it ia made the special duty Of the
Attorney General of the State to attend Ia person
to the tlial of all such indictments. There must be
coed deal of evidence lying loose roudd Albany at
present. and to its collection in legal shape We cou-
mend Attorney General Myers aud the District
Attorney of Albany to apply themselves.
We baye no idea that the proposed bill can TO
ceve the sanction either of the Assembly or Exec
utive; but We do think that the facts demand 40
example to be made, which will prevent the recur-
renee of such attempts in future-attempts which,
more than anything else strike directly at the prin-
cple of self government, making, If successful, all
eeisaton proHigate farce and fraud.