New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-04
ASSEMBLY.

ASSEMBLY.
Among the petitions were several against Broad
way railroad and in favor of modification of the Usury
laws.
Several bills were reported favorably from Commit
ees among others for the sale Of the Quarantine lands
on Staten Island TO establish State fund for the ben
| eft and relief Of the Stockbidse Indiana
The bill 10 allow Insurance Companies to change the
dates Of the termination of their sca year in certain
cares was ordered to third reading.
Also the bill recognizing and regulating the Com
mon Schools OF Brooklyn.
The bill TO protect the Croton Aqueduct from injury
during the progress OF work on the completion or re-
pairs came down from the Senate with amendments
On motion of Mr. WOODRUFF, the iouae con-
Cured in tie Senate amendments, and the bill now
Coca TO the Governor
EVENING SESSION.
The session being set apart for the hearing OF the
case Of jay Gibbons, member Of tie Flint Assembly
District OF Albany County. Hon. T. G. CALLlCOT,
of Kings county appeared counsel and argued the
case on behalf of Dir. Gibbons taking ground: hrst
that the House had constitutional power 70 expel
member and second that if it bad the proof was not
sufficient to warrant such expulsion. . .
Mr. CallicOt made AN able argument for bis Client
but the claim that the Legislature bad no right OF ex-
pul.ion, was incon,esbly rsfuted by the arguments
Of Messrs. Herman and Pierce; Inc DEBATE was con,
dncted with much feeling, and lasted until nearly III
O'Clock.
Mr.. FISH offered substitute severely reprimand-
ing the member, which was lost by - to q.
adopted, by Yeas, lOli Nays.
The House then adjourned without transaelng
further business
From Our Own Correspondent
ALB.sr, "Wednesday, April 3 1861.
THE LoBBY-ENECuTIyE soMIssrIoss.
We have an unusually large number OF outside
ratrios here who seem 70 be very busily engaged in
ins,ructinx the Legislature in the proper performance
of lis duties Ii is improbable that the number has
been somewhat sweed to-day from the fact that IL
Executive day. and that interest is felt ia the
nominations Tor Port Wardens in the place of Messn.
Hutchinson, Bramhall, and Gale, whose terms are
about 20 expire. hear various reports IN regard TO
thee nonina atoms one Of which is that the whole three
have been renominated another that Capt. llutchin-
son ONLY laa been rcnomuaed; that Minthorne Tomp-
Xmas name has been sent IL IN place Of Gale ard that
the name Of sOme other person has been offered to sue
coed Mr. Bramhnll and another, that no nominations
AZ all for Port Nardens have yet been made. sui
another. that only one Port Warden, Bramhall, was
nominated. think this ID the true statement.
Mr. James NJ. Cook rerigued bis place az Superin-
,endent Of he Banking Department, aud Mr.. Henry
H. Nan Dyck now Superintendent OF the Depart
ment Of Public Instruction has been nominated to fill
Mr. Cooks place. This nomination does not suit
everybody ard hence An atiemPto put It through to-
day without taking the usual course of reference to
Committee failed, and went TO select COMMITTEE
CITY RAILROAD.
Mr. Robinson this morning. moved TO lay on the
table all the intervening orders OF busness down TO
motions and resolutions in order that he might move
TO take from the table the motion TO reconsider the
vote had on the "a of March, directing the standing
Committee Cities and Villages to report forthwith
for the consideration Of the House the six several bills
introduced BY Mr.. X. early in the for the re-
neal of the New-York City Railroad act of last ees-
sion The vote was taken by Yeas and Nays and the
motion lost 81 80 two-thirds being necessary az
| follows: M,
YEAs-Me.us. L. C. Andrus W. Andrus Anthony. Bailey
BALDWIN Babe Benedict, Benton, Bingham, Carer Catin
ChaPm.n Collin Graf Dooirls Du'cher Emeses ising,
kinney LsmbTeeht LSushra ncpsn0i MAY mos b
Metro sI Rob %Ss bSy s E.0i s.drs H. Saith smith
sumner, Iaber, Towniend TuneI Iuth 'NriAn wager
N1Ys-hneei, Areeisu. Bah, Bsfns,, bergen, Brew.,sr
Bucibee, Burt csahsn Davis tH9n sesy Ferris finen'
Montague Moore Myres Ne.blu Sanford, Sherwood sha
y. smith Speaker, Walsh, Waterbury, watson woodruff
THE BRIBERY casE.
The Gibbons bribery case, which had been put down
for last evening was at the solicitation OF Mr.. Glib
bons's COUNSEL further postponed to this evening the
counsel desired TO have the case put OIL I'LL Frhhy out
the House refused, and by close vote consented TO
postpone till this evening. The grounds on which the
wac asked that counsel had not had
time since the death Of Mitchell Sanford, TO prepare
for the proper presentation Of tho case to the House
Mr. Gibbons also desres 10 address the Hone III per-
son. and was too i'll TO talk last evening Mr. Nelson,
the Assistant DisriAttorney, Tor whose dement, lhe
! bill to have been passed, ana "no WAS ordered
under arrest by the House for ms pr patlon Id the
attempted bribery has not yet been brought oeioreth
| House.
| Among the most remarkable points in connection
with this affair the statement before the nyestgat
! ing Committee by both Mr.. Gibbons and MIR. Nelson
that they did not know that to bargain Tor votes was
criminal which ia certainly unhatteriDg statement
make in reference TO gentlemen employed 10 make
and execute laws for the people is perhaps, not 30
wonderful that countryman should lind bis way into
the Legislature without knowing the Tact that ne Is
not al liberty to sell his vote for 10 much money aer
taking hs seat; but that the Assistant Dstret-Ator-
ney Of Albany County, with his ofhce almost WITHIN
| the shadow Of the Capitol, man whose business