New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-09
oyrp NEW LEG1sLATURE.

OF the thirty-two Members composing our
new State Senate, but eight were Members OF
the last. They are Messrs. Connolly Of the
CITY. Robertson of Wsstchester, Grant oil Sui
Ivan, Ramsey of Schoharie, Montgomery OF
st. Lawrence, Bell of Jefferson, Munroe OF
Onondaca. and Truman of Tioga. Mr.. Murphy
of KINGS has been Member of Congress; Mr.
Willard of Saratoga was for many years
Justice of the Supreme Court; Mr. COOK o'
Schuyler has been Canal Commissioner; whlie
quite number of the residue have been Mem
bers of Assembly. On the whole, however, II
may be esteemed rather green Senate.
We believe twenty Of the Senators voted
for Lincoln last November, and twelve for the
Fusion ticket. All but some bali-dozen, how
ever. were elected either on Republican or
Peoples Union tickets, aud will give Jealous
support TO the Government in its efforts to
crush out the rebellion.
OF the new Assembly, at least 100 of the
1913 Members are unused to the business oil
legislation, while hardly more than ten to fli-
teen Members were in the last House. Among
the chosen, however, are two e1-Speakers;
Messrs. II. j. Raymond of the City, and
Thomas G. Alyord of Syracuse; while it is re-
markabe that not one OF the gentlemen sup
ported for Speaker of the last House (Slessrs.
Littlejohn, Robinson, Bingham, PreDdergas'
and Calicott) is elected to this. Among the
Members elect, however, we note the names OF
ex- congressman Stetson of Clinton, Gordon OF
Delaware, and Pringle of Genesee; while
Messrs. Hulburd and RediDgton of st. Law
renee, Pierce of Ulster, Rice Of Cattaraugus,
Dewey of Jefferson. Scholefeld of Oneida,
Trimmer of Monroe, Phelps of the City, SAKE OF
Rensselaer,, Porter Of Niagara, ard Ogden OF
Yates have been menbers Of former Legisla-
lures, or otherwise distinguished in the politics
Of our State. There are Of course others whose
names DO not at this moment occur to US.
Politically, the new House utterly defes
classification, though a majority OF its Members
supported Lincoln and Hamlin, while hye-sixths
of them are elected on the platform OF the
most unbesitating support Of the Government
in its efforts to crush out the rebellion. But
the designations appended to their names in the
returns are utterly misleading, as, for instance,
Messr,. Royal Phelps and Noah A. Childs of
this city are classified as Peoples aud Re-
publican" because they were elected on the
Republican aud Peoples Union tickets, when
Mr.. Phelps, though elected in entire independ-
ence of party has been q very determined
anti. Republican, aud Mr. Chills has had no
particular politics that we are aware Of since
he was n pretty determined Clay Wing. Mr.
Coles Of Queens has been called Union Dem
ocrat, when he was the strongest Kind OF
CLAY Whg, and is not aware that Lo has
changed his views. lie now calls himself sim
ply n Unonist. Mr. Gordon Of Delaware Is
called Union Democrat, to which he proba-
bly, will not object, though he voted for Ere
mont and for Lincoln. From q glance over
the list Of Members elect we infer that tins
legislature will undertake to run itself, aud
while giving hearty support to the Govern
ment and the War for the Union, VIII turn
deaf ear TO party managers and wireworkerS
of whatever name or nature.
We hear vaguely that ex-Spsnkers Raymond
and Alvord will each be supported for the
of the new Assembly. We sus-
meet that Mr.. Hulburd of st. Lawrence, and
perhaps Mr.. Pierce of Ulster, VIII be thought
of for the same post. They are all abundantly