The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-05
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

Observation-Disclosures Dcparsment-sime-
ON Draper and senator ManAierre IN
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OUR SPECIAL ALBANY DESPATCH.
ALBANY, April 4, 1860.
New York city not the only locality that is suffering
under the whitening of this Legislature which
destroy everything that It touches There has
been Of logrolngs going in regard to division
Of countless fixing county seats and half shiring which
alone is enough to bury any party who has fathered
theee with that unanimty that has
the dominant party in this Legislature
First and foremost in these county schemes the
Schuyler county operation should be placed side by
eide in the history Of affairs with the frauds OF by the
name OF Schuyler, in connection with the New Haven
Railroad. The transactions regard to Schuyler county
here is engineered by Mr.. Downs Of the Assembly
and Colonel Trust the third House great deal has
been said about this matter in the papers, but one hall
has not been told The made Of have been Of
nature disgrace all who have been connected with It,
for long time urged that Mr.. Downs had placed
his bill in the boat with the six Gridron Railroad
bills tha. passed the House, he one Of the co
ttee had the fixing up Of these things but that is
sakefor his share OF the railroad spoils is conferred
n Bloomfield Usher, one Of the incorporators Of
hese bills, who was placed in TO take care Of Mr..
Downs share Of the plumber. Mr. Usher resides in
ST. Lawrence county and connected with bank there,
but formerly resided in Herkmer county This is what
secured MI Downs influence for the grdrons instead Of
the combinations with Schuyler county
There Is another bill before the Senate which has
passed the House with speed the log rolling system
refer 70 the bill to half shire Allegheny county whichs
being pressed here against the direct wishes Of the In
hab,ants Of the county. The blu is opposed BY large
majority of the Supervisors and the last Grand Jury
cided, by vote Of 10 to O. that the bill nuisance
Notwithstanding all Of this, the Legislature is bindIy
rushing bill through In the style that this
Dub Il
in direct violation Of the wishes Of the people. It
seems that the wishes Of the people he nothing 70 do
with the action of the Albany SOons, unless u 70 mako
them work all the harder in the direct opposition 70 all
asked for by the people The Aeganny county
bill another OF those series Of bills which this Legislature
fances above all other, and passed will be the
Of open warfare In that county even more
disastrous in its consequences than that which has swept
over Schuyler county. II the republican party can
stand under the action Of this body OF men, then they
stand any thing.
The bill for the adjustment Of capital punishment
mp this morning for third reading Mr.. Van Horn
moved 70 recomm TO 70 Select committee, with instruct
IONS 70 insert the following BILL stating that The friends i
course fearing that they could not get the original bill
through the Senate. The bill after considerable discus
and the bill read the third time and passed. yeas
"a, nays9.
No crime hereafter committed, except treason and
murder Of the first degree, shall be punished with death
- Sec Sec All murder which shall be perpetra.ed by
on %s' ss :hel p0 fnd Of w and pts
ted in the preparation the attempt to perpetrate any
arson rape robbery or burglary, or In the attempt TO
from I IN sna be MURDER Of
deemed murder OF the second degree and the jury be-
fore whom any person indicted for murder in either de-
gree shall be tried SHALL If they find such person guilty
thereof find in their verdict whether be under the first
or second degree.
murder the first degree shall and may be lawful for
the jury to nd such accused person guilty Of murder in
the second degree.
Sec. When any person shall be convicted Of crime
punishable with death and sentenced to suffer such pun
shment he shall at the same time be senten oed TO CON
fnement at hard labor In the State prison until such pun
ishment OF death shall be inflicted.
Sec. No person sentenced imprisoned shall be
executed in pursuance Of such sentence within one
from the day which such sentence Of death shall be
passed. until the whole record Of the proceedings shall
be certified by the clerk Of the court in which the convic
the State nor until warrant shall be issued by the Co
under the great seal Of the State directed 70 the
Sheriff of the county in which the State prison may be
situated commanding the s&d sentence Of death be
carried into execution.
Sec Every person convicted Of murder In the second
degree shall be sentenced to undergo Imprisonment in
OF the State prisons, and be kept in confinement at
hard labor for his or her natural life.
without giving them hearing before an investigating
committee other way in regard TO the serious
charges that had been made against them
Draper the other band was loud in his denunciaton
OF the Senator declaring him traitor to his party and
these that had elected him, also denouncng Gov Morgan
for opposing this bill In fact Simeon was particularly
upon all who had the audRsity Of opposing
bill that would legsate him into an office which
bnaon Of circumstance he could be elected TO by the
people.
Senator Mannerre never had better compliment paid
him than the denunciation that Draper gave him this
morning.
Alderman Boole and his cashier Simeon Meyer where
in the lobbes yesterday and 70 day. finishing up the Pc
culiar business which the Aldermen have here this win
ter The republicans guard at Congress Hall appear
TO be quite disconnected by the effective influence OF
the municipal officials They begin to despair OF anything
like charter at all, and declam loudly against the grid
iror Senate and Assembly Many Of the city republicans
have gone home in despair and disgust. Very curious
details current here Of the proceedings OF the Alder
men and their acuarss Appears have
could be reached, including the employees from
the ashcart men up. Seventy five dollars 10 one
hundred and fifty and two hundred dollars were specially
locked from each man according to his salary on last pay
day From this source cash fund has been raised and
dsbursed here Of considerable amount for the defeat
OF the Charter and Sanitary bill
1t charged here that although Weed aud Taylor gave
their sanction to the proposed city reorms yet that
they have sold out the Office seekers for railroads.
have upon reliable authority that Weed last week
coseed in the Senate post Office with of the ushers
with the aldermen adjusted looking to explosion
Of all schemes which should infringe upon the
province Of the municipal fathers They had
sold out to Law on the Yonkers railroad job,
and they have been since alternately in either
camp here, which promised them protection for
their little affairs. 1t now understood as chief ground
for the bargain about the charter that they viii not back
up Judge Bronson and his remonstrance, which they
threatened some time since as they have been rea
they agree forfeit them their individual acity
1t will not be surprising If all the republican chairmen
and committees should return here and finding them
selves thus sod they should take some sort Of
the railroads The portion Of the charter which makesa
modification of the Mayors power, and supercedes the
aldermen s pitched into sort Of Jonah, which must
be thrown overheard But the nakedness Of such job
the proposed charter must then present is bare
faced that there s danger Of exploding everyt thing Ora
per and the dining room lobby here who want the fat
things OF the Ten Governors, are regarded a new and
Improbable accession TO the special legislation applicants
az the republicans have half Of the Almshouse ares
dy and can get no more under Draper and the con-
trvance Altogether matters Of this sort here this week
are in most admirable disorder.
Senator lawrence is making vehement efforts against
the City Hall bill II has been committed and modified
The appropriation stands at million, and provides
that the municipal the legal offices, shall be removed
up town.
Sec. Section Of title Of chapter four Of part
fourth Of the Revised Statutes shall be amended 30 as 20
read folows:-"Sec. 1. Every person who shall here
after be convcted-nrs of treason against the people
this State second Of murder third Of in the
first degree those crimes respectively declared