The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.


The senate Chamber on Thursday After
noon-A Boys Play characterization Ferry
Company Clerk or the Weather
aSpree-Improvement or tn. Northern
Wilderness-A Bill for the In spectson of
steam Boilers Reportcd--Paw nbrokers-
Aliens to Hold Real EstaIe-Amcndm enr
to the City Chcrtcr-Resoiuttnn Inqmir-
ing About the Harb0r Masters-Appoint-
ment of Weed as Com s.fomer-He Re-
fufcs to Acccpt-MiIk Freight Bill the
Harlem Misunderstanding Rnilronds,
de-, &C., sc.
ALBANY, Feb. s, 1861
The enacted in the Senate Chamber yesterday
was one better suited for some political club than
legislative body and the dignity of that branch tho
Legislature not taken from it before, it must have
been then During the call OF yeas and nays ng
$3.50 900 instead OF half million, motion made
directing the Sergeant at Arms to go to the Decyau
and bring up Farmer Abel to vote. This carried,
and the officer despatched for him. in violation all
rules A member Of either house cannot be sent for
without formal call Of the body Of which he is a
ber but this regulation, like all others is OF mpor.
lance to tho sage men now occupying seats in that
chamber they appear to think that there Is nothing
in the way Of carrying out their schemes; neither
rules decency, self respect, anything eise During
the Of the officer he having desp tchcd
a Senator to vote the question which the yeas and
nays were pending, all business bad TO be suspended
The Senator'S spent that time III trading votes, gong
off rooms making their bargains, and treated
the subject just horse jockeys would trailing,
they say dom Fast, swapping horses, ntermised
III aughabe performances. One Senator proposed
that they sing ''rhe star Sptngled Bannern and called
upon another Senator TO pitch the tune Finally The ab
sent Senator brought in and voted the result
announced, when it found that the appropriation for
$40 600 was carried by vote Of 10 10 10. motion
Immediately made to reconsider And carried only
senators voting against it, the $3.50 900 proposition
voted down and $500 coo inserted, tho bill ordered
third reading antunder the dccison f the presiding
o0cer precedence for which is not TO be found any
whore rule sustain II not known The authors Of
any legislative manual in the world b. found
the rules OF this that is ssy;ng a great
deal-the bi with all its internngs, tho margin writ
ten and written to such extent that per-
could understand Tin this shape 1t read the
third time without engrossrg, and passed By large
vote. II then handed 10 the cbgrossng CLERK
and ten chances ths OF those who voted for
it vii find altogether different from what
they supposed il aid when they voted for il. Here
bill taking from the citizens Of tho State half Of
a million Of oollars, rushed through in that form
wthou; any regard for the interests OF the state
decency. This state Senate has for long tuo I'D
the reputation being boy play house, and The
on Of this bocy yesterday afternoon ver,es that fro
quert repeated assertion. If tho wsuld be wiso
wearing the Senatorial robes have any self respect
gard the interests pride of the State, they will at
resign their seats and 70 homo, and follow the
patton Of cattle drivers horse traders, something Of
that nature spend their leisure hours attending
country school debating club untu they learn the dFst
Iuoirn nts of proper in parliamentary bodies.
For the honor ard credit Of the State is b. hoped
that like that OF yesterday afternoon will
be enacted in the chamber in the capacity OF law
makers. Shades Of the departed Clinton wright Young,
Livingston and Sanford, where have your mantes
fal,en2
resolution passed a short time calling
upon the Union Ferry Company report detail their
business The report has made its APPEARANCE AMI is
perfectly characteristic Of that mon p0y-sying Of
the information called for, but, tho other hant set
ting themselves up dctators TO tho legislature telling
them what laws they and what they have right
to pass. Wise those directors and officers must
be- TO be able 70 decide such important questions Trey
are men OF such astonishing weldon tina, the state hld
better abolish It's Legislature, and ali other
means Of Interpreting the meaning OF laws, AID
az Psns hsT civil s"s nnd
the Court OF Ap0 " consider the appeals that NAV be
taken frGm then own d. cson Such Is the position that
they are trying 10 assure, WHY not give them ful
power They to think that, because they bought
UP the last Legislature, they are monarchs OF all they
survey.
The clerk Of the weather has been ing wild prauks
during the last tw,nty-iour hours Yesterday u,rning
the Thermometer stood at thirty Eve above
warm ami susny: but tbis ming, O'Clock, there
bad such charge that tho Thermometer indicated
twenty onc below zeio, chinse 81 my sx dee ees "a
VIII give that you are faster people than wc are at
Albany.
Au effort Ia being made tho passage OF ap-
popriation open portion OF the Northern wilderness
by building wagon read The Inhabitants Of that section
OF tho state and especially Warren county have for ong
tmp lsbOriur
to eid developing that section OF the state The
tiotcs show that there ere about 100000 OF acres
New Ymk, Of which can be ranked among the
finest farming lands In the State and It's owners now de-
lands, und provide mode Of getting their
prcoucts to market after they have harvested
the Legislature pass bill, providing that Of the
State Of nibe untes which contain the larger part
Of the orest there shall bc oxpendod about $40 900 por
year for three years. under tho ecton OF mmisson
DO appointed by the Governor The renJs OF this
cam that tho expenditure Of that amount VI
none, annually would increase each year the value OF
tho lands more than mako up tho amount takon from
the Safe Treasury 1hcir claim to be at least
worthy a the favor able consideration
Ta,re error IN tho report ON the vote for Rc
gents TO the University. IL wAs stated that Mr.. W.
caice Mr. Webster was in his seat and ala vote for
that gentleman for that office The from
cuiee,on OF the Cork TO record hts VOTE
N. Homes Oieil, one OF the democratic menb IRA
from westchsstcr county, was prevented from being
present cast his vote Tor Senator and Regents cac
count OF cknes beng confined ~ hts ROOM a,d has not
Vet been able 10 have bis home, but s detained at
his residence In Wcstchester county large number OF
the members are on the SICK sti tne ona, - IN ths
weather has been sudden that II tries he most healthy
coastitution. ,
Another batch OF bills were reported ths morning ny
,ta a,ananr committees OF the House. and ref 'rred
The Il mm,ttoe OF the Whole The legislative wheels are
nov rolling alorr with crcdtable speed u now can %
80 N that real work II beng dobe
Among the bills repo ted this morning " Que W pro.
vice tor the inspection Of steam boilers in Sew fo'k and
fno,knn. The bill N similar W that passed hs
the last legislature snd emuggled by tho Governr, 10
the Kiss OF life IN tho cities of New York and brokyn
There but few changes from the bill ot lsst session