The New York herald., 1862-01-09
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

NEWS FRUm lHE SlAlE CAPITAL.
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Short acknowledgement Besicgcd for
Places ON Committees-Bills to Fortify
the FrOntier-A Tribute to General
Scotia Firebrand In the Lobby-The
District Attorney Called Upon for ths
Testimony Given Before the Grand
Jury ON the Passage OF the Post Once
Bill-How Members' Votes earc Sold by
tho Lobby Operators, &c., Sc.
ALBANY, Jan. 8, 1852.
But little has been done to-day by either There
appears to be- in fact disposition little as pos
sbe until the committees appointed and the policy
of the dominant party is developed Under tho surface
or, as might moro appropriately state the sub rosa
work is all directed towards bringing influence upon the
Speaker and Cork the latter to appoint his deputies and
che former the officers Of the House arrangement
OF his committees. The list Of the committees will be
announced until about Monday next. The Committees
OF Ways and Means Militia, and Cities and Villages are
looked upon the important committees Of the session.
and there is great scramble for place on tho two
latter Madame Rumor has already made out those COM
mittees for the Speaker but nasmuch as they are not
fixed by Mr. Raymond himself the decrees Of Madame
Rumor ratified by him refrain from giving them know
ing that they entirely unreliable
Both houses had short sessions todayonly about one
hour EACH In the Senate several bills were noticed
among them was for fortifyng Cape Vincent the
terminus Of the Rome and watertown road Others of
the same nature being prepared and it will not be
long before bills providing the erection Of for6ca-
tons at every point the Canada will be introduced
The short time that is being made in that direction the
Legislature will make the Committee Militia and Pub.
ic Defence of the important in the Legislature
and demands that the presiding officers Of each house
shall select for its members the abcst best men in
their respective branches upon those committees
Senator Woodruff presented preamble and resolutions
complimentary to General Scott and proposing present
token Of esteem and appreciation of his valuable
services.
Some twenty-five bills were noticed in the House this
morning, among them large number relating the city
Of York and the military organizations OF the city,
but none OF any great Importance public large
Quite sensation raised by the introduction
OF a resolution by Mr.. Price, Of Ulster, calling upon
the District Attorney lay before the House il con-
sistent with his public duties, the testimony before
the Grand Jury Of Albany county in reference to the
corruption Of last session. which brought light several
checks that were paid out TO the passage of tho
New York Post Office bill AS there a large number
about the Legislature whose turned up these
checks, naturally caused great deal utterng and
its immediate adoption did not in the least remedy the
request, and furnish the Information, may for
some interesting Developments. and perhaps few
den departures from Albany, and may prove good and
wholesome dose by thinning the lobby. II the tes-
tmony sustans the general rumors the adoption
the aoer the House will doubtless follow as natural
result There may be some interesting Developments
In the next week The evidence before the
Grand Jury OF the disposition Of one twen-
ty-hve thousand dollars, said have heen expended
OF the passage e that bill, may prove altogether
pleasant 10 OF those with the
and there will no doubt bo howl raised by those who
hurt 1t Is certainly about time that something was
done to put stop to the extensive business Of buying
bills through well that OF outsiders and hangers on
daily hawking members votes about the streets, and
selling them with as much unconcern Wall street
broker dsposes OF his Central Erie Railroad stock
oftentimes when he is not speaking terms with the
member whose he sells. There are many members
who are honest and conscientious in the discharge Of
their duties who could not be controlled influenced by
any improper motive yet leave Behind them at the close
Of their term an impression that they have been infu
enced in their actions by money, and have good
fortune out of their position, whcn in reality,
the very revcrse Il the true state Of the
Their bad name has been obtained by the action
Of some obbymen that has watched and inquired around
until he has ascortlined what way certain members will
vote such and such bills and then going oil to those
who are Interested IN the bill the side that the
ber members in question have up their mind to
vote, enf inform him that they get Mr. CO and SO
90 vote as he desires II fof so much bargain is struck
and'whenthe bill comes the member votes ind cated
and the lobby broker cce es his money the rson who
pays it, as matte OF 10 ks upon the member
person whose vote be purchased any time when
in reality he perfectly of any outside transac
ton and In nine oi o. ten spoke and
not even know the person who has been selling his vote
and pockeng the money. Snch incidents a-e not by any
Of occurrence but reality 81 every day
occurrence during the last half q the session.
There members who unquestionably received
money, other valuable conside aon for their
votes In the famous house OF 1860 there between
nfty and sixty and in the last house about thirty Time
alone will toll whether tho reduction Of the number Is
still going on but those numbers did
cover all who left with the reputation Of selling their
votes-a reputation obtained By the above cause when
the mombcrs were innocent OF any Of their
outside.
The New York Troops I'm the Field.
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL.
Tho Report Of tho Inspector General submits the follow
ing plan relating tho agency between the state and
no Of ~ tfuit Stat tac