The New York herald., 1862-04-07
AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

Business Before the Assembly-More Re-
ports from Investigating Committees
Result OF the Investig z "a ion ON Charges
Against Judge Gould-The Antf-Rent-
ers Fail in their Efforts to Break Him
Down-Report OF the Investig alton ON
the Mana cement OF the Asylum for the
Blind-Two OF the Managers OF the In
stftutfon Forced 70 Resign-Canal Conn
mfttee ON Enlarging the Locks for
Public Defence-Quarantinc-D OF
the Alien Bill, &C., sc.
ALBANY, April s, 1862.
There in the Assembly upwards Of hundred bills
ordered third reading; in fact, about all that has
been done this week has been ordering bills TO third
reading Notwithstanding the fact that there many
bills ready for third reading, that order Of business
laid the table and the reports OF standing committees
wero taken up large number Of bills were reported
covering all manner of subjects. Among the number was
relative TO the Tax Commissioners Office In
giving tho Comptroller power to remove for cause Ass
the Concert Saloon bi-the latter complete and ordered
to a third reading.
Mr.. Waterbury, from the Judiciary Committee Of last
session. empowered investigate certain charges
against Judge Gould for packing iures presented this
morning, on behalf OF that committee majority and
minority report, signed by throe members Of tho
committee and the other by two members. Neither Of
these reports sustains tho charges made against Judge
Gould. The evidence shows that it Is the custom OF
persons having nothing to do but loaf around the
strees TO hang around the court 10 obtain the
privilege Of serving the jury and order to prevent
this class, not always reliable from being aced thore
when the panel was short, it had been the habit OF
| the Judge to suggest names of reliable persons TO
| be placed IN the box to be drawn from to prevent
those who are there from design fr.m being placed
Judge Gould suggested the names or two persons on
one occasion, both OF whom the testimony proves " be
excellent men, and person complains that any wrong
done by the act of tho jury that these
placed upon; the contrary their verdict has been
| made decisions against the antrenters-aa he was
bound to do under tho constitution and laws OF the
tatethat class Of seized uponthis opportunity "
reputation of able judge prsferring charges
against him and getting investigation The charges
was %ads last
winter but the friends Of the Judge demanded further
the But that portion II the committee who were
at the bottom Of the movement against Judge Gould en-
deavored to prevent his Offering testimony, and was
not until time in November that he could obtain
opportunity to go before the and then all the est
mony that the committee had was that offered by the
Judge against whom the charge wa made and the only
point proven that Judge Gould suggested to the Sheriff
the Of two reliable and trustworthy citizens 70 be
placed in instead those Of rabblo around
the Court House, and in doing this he only followed
precedent long established by the action Of the
them. Judge Could however, In his impartial
decisions has crossed the path Of prominent ansrsns @
circumstance to nure his reputation for the sole pnr
pose Of benentng antrentsm Tae report signed by the
than the above 1t is signed by Aaron Bingham, pro,
mnent anti-rent lawyer OF Albany Mathew Comstock,
report which oil blame suspicion from
Of Judge Could is signed by Francis Kernan Of
Utica, and Robert c. Huchng, of New York. This sys
TEN OF suggesting unques,ionably liable 70
great abuse by designing men, but certainly cannot
prove any than taking men from the class that
usually hang about court that purpose. No
evidence has been brought out justying the attempt
strike "a at any particular Judge 10 sc rs rsSs course 70
venting the Sheriff from making up his ju-
ries from the rabble, or the Judges from sag.
being exhausted in sume o,he. way The two reports
very properly referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES
or the Assembly The report the committee did not
| come any particular conclusion recommend any
definite action showing conclusively that they had not
obtained facts enough to justify them in recommending
any particular line Of acti H.
The committee appointed TO investigate tho manage.
this morning. They have found any facts showing
misapplcaon Of funds but in the Negotiation for the
u portion Of the property two Of the managers ap-
pear 70 be somewhat suspciously mixed MP with side
commssion &c which being brought - the attention Of
the Board by this investigation the two members Of the
Board Of Management implicated have resigned. The
committee further show that tn, institution commenced
without perfect system Of keeping its accounts and
has been conducted without particular system until
it came under the management Of the present Supern-
tendent
Mr. Ogden, from the Committee Canals, made an
important report on tho policy OF englhening and en-
argng tier OF locks that they will admit the pas
sage gunboas for the Of defending the from
tor. The report is able and important one, and e
further consideration made the special order for
Tuesday. Tho resolution attached 70 the report
nstructs Senators and urges upon representa-
Congress to procure the passage Of appropra
| tion for that purpose.
| During the debate on the bill authorizing the
| sale of Quarantine lands on Staten Island 70
| Richmond county at the price which tho
| State paid for II about sixty years age, the dis
cusson between Messrs Ely and Phelps took some
what of spicy turn. The latter charged the former
with speculation and Mr.. Ely retaaicd by sailing into
the Chamber Of Commerce. holding them FOSSILS,
and other Of the kind aud particularly
vndctive upon their representatives here The bill
finally referred to the Judiciary Committee, with power
| to report complete.
The bill to allow aliens to hold real estate
mariy killed in the House this morning. Nctwthstand-
ing the noble deeds done by foreigners In armies this
year there still exists the same prejudice against liberal
legislation in this respect and the Legislature appears 70
be determined continue keep the ilbera law
upon our statute books.
There was quite contest In the Senate this morning
oyer the bill extend the time for building the horse
railroad running from Harlem bridge to Fordham, west
chester county This Is OF tho bills OF 1S60 which
the Legislature passed without inserting the clause al
lowing the Legislature 10 alter amend Ad repeal sena-
tor Ganson tho insertion Of clause Of that kind,
and after manly contest carried his point.