The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-18
NEWS FROM TIKI STATE CAPITAL.

NEWS FROM THK STATE CAPITAL.
Empty Lobhies-rhs Bali TO Limit the
Tenure Of Military Omcers-Quara
New York Corn Exchange-Wfhnsms.
burg Ferries No Grinding Commit-
tee-The Cause OF the Corrupt Legisi"-
tton = Broadway Railroad - petitions
and Letters beisg sent from Property
Holders Urging As Passage-Spring and
Houston street Roads, DO, DC.
ALBANY, March 16, 1861.
The city chamberlain lobby disappeared last even.
ing. They have doubtless returned TO New York to
compare notes and prepare for another campaign In
fact the lobby deserted to-day. the places that
were yesterday crowded vacant. II is how
ever o1y In preparation for another rash at the
menoement Of next week questions Of great
interest to that branch OF the egaureare expected to
DO under consideration by the two houses, and OF
course they must be on hand to look after them.
The Senate tran, acted considerable routine business
after they finished the call Of the Senate the Sena
tors concluded their joking The bill 10 limit the tenure
Of officers OF the militia TO seven years after CON
siderable discussion ordered 10 third reading. Sena
tors Spinola and Grant made interesting deveope
ments In debate against the commanding officers Of
OF the regiments in the State In instance it d
recty charged that certain officer opposed this because
he would have to pay large amount Of money in
his possession the moment that his Of Office expired
Senator Spnc also showed that five thousand Of the five
thousand tive hundred and eighty odd mem.
bers Of the first division of the New York State
militia had pettoned for the passage OF
this bnl, and not remonstrance against IL from that
division. 1t is certainly loudly asked for by the mem
bers and officers of that DIVISION and II II becomes law
cannot fall to prove beneficial TO the efficiency Of the
militia Some OF tho best military officers In the First
havo
appear parade again long Major Sanford
commands that division and officers too who forget
every night about military tactics than Sanford ever
knew about the The idea Of keeping that officer in
and in preference TO others there is like taking school
boy and setting him up instructor TO professor In
ono Of the colleges The difference just about great
But this IL OF the weakest points Of the BILL It's
passage would encourage other officers to improve every
opportunity in military matters, none but those who
perfect possible could expect to be
elected to the position Of leading officer the division
1t viii have the effect that adopted by Napoleon
and get ue spirit Of rivalry amongst the individual
members that car not fail to prove beneficial whilst the
present system Is like the English PLAN holding to OIL
II this Legislature wish to confer benefit upon the
militia OF this State let them pass this bill win do
preparation and all their other bills put together.
Senator Mcleod Murphy's bin to provide for the sale
Of Quarantine ground was to-day ordered to third read
ing In the Senate The report Of the present Commits
sioners s an interesting subjec. to analyze and will
throw some light upon the disposition Of funds that have
The Judiciary Committee reported this morning the
bill TO amend the act to incorporate the New York Corn
any Of Is estate for the purpose Of securing the
Of the purchase money for any real estate pu
CHASED Of 70 Be By the said corporation Or
the purchase OF real estate " building or making i'm
provements thereon:
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on Commerce and Ma
vgaton, reported this morning adversely to the bill TO
regulate the fare Geo. Laws Williamsburg ferry The
motion 70 agree with the report laid upon the
This will give tho friends Of the eli ZAP ferrage an
opportunity TO rally their forces and make least
effort TO disagree with the report and get the bill before
the House, but there nope Of doing anything Our
Legislatures OF late have moro regard for tyrannica
nopolsts like Law than they have Of the people, There
the committee, and spicy time had over the matter
The course Of Mr.. Moore and the suspicious circum-
sentng he does OF Brooklyn districts are pro-
missing to make thngs little hot for him. they should
ao Law has been here for long time coseod at the
presented himself before the committee sent any per-
son there TO reply TO the arguments Of the other side
The friends Of the blu appeared in ita behalf; but
secing the committee one at time, ana
regard This was the course Of these gentlemen last
year; they entered into negotiations in private,
sOs the C1en 4 IS fair
pose that Mr.. Moore and his associates going the
nS the ses
the thousands that travel his boats for that
island There seems 70 be no more prospect for the
cossoFs. Laws promises and money are having their
effect, a. usual.
passenger and baggage companies were this morning
referred to the fourth Committee OF the Whole. the
c Of
these bills and pass in their place general law allowing
any and all parties 20 engage in the business that desire
Most Of the mornsg session was taken up in consider
ing mode Of relief FOR the legislature The report
Of the select committee that subject debated at
much length, also the amendment making q grinding
committee but both werc finally voted down, and three
ay % Ssys 0ems set apart
thing else 1t WAS doubt the intention its trainers
that time. Thcy may have accomplished that but In
doing they have most edectuaily inflicted
ever forced upon acvizod communy The idea that the
Legislature Of State OF the importance Of the State OF
New York 70 which applications are made and the emily
roads, bridges and sidewalks should transact all their bu
siness In hundred days and do il they should,
general local. Of too much importance 70 thus be
hurried and jnmblsd through Ninety hundreths Of
are the creation Of this very system Of legislation that is
forced upon us by virtue OF the provision Of the cons
tuition Let any person look back over the official records
Of tho legislature for tho entire period since the
adoption Of the constitution, and he will lind
that the rascay all done in the last half and might
Rod the files Of the members have them their four
i've and six hundred bills yet to be acted upon many Of
them Of vital interest 10 the immediate constituents Of the
various members perhaps the very that they
elected TO put through, all right and just In them
selves but there being many Of the kind Ia
dicu matter 10 get them passed Then scramble
who shall beat his neighbor in getting his bill through
Three and sessions per day follow top OF each
other Members get tired sick aad Indifferent and then
the schemes Of the lobby, placed in the hands Of
a shrewd member. They are rushed through In the
tide and general melee that exists during last three
or two weeks Of the As long the members
spend ave hours Of the day deliberately consider
ing tho business before thsn then corrupt measures do
no rooevo the sanction majority Of either branch but
when, their general hurry bills passed By the do
zens and nifty per day, then s that the lobby
by them full and OVERLOOKING and their day OF harvest
arrives Either other tribunal must be authorized
70 pass upon all the local township bills, or else the
stituNons provision held the Legislature must
be changed repetition Of the enacted hsre