The New York herald., 1862-01-22
IMPORTANT r, .oM Albany.

senser ana nxgage Bili-Develope-
menus =" n.s ard 10 the Passage OF the
new horN POST Office Btl-Who Re-
ceiSe" '"' Money-A Society or short
e"'oy Fraternity Organized-Howl
the Lo" sy Purchase Legislators az d
tne rf ,diction OF the Herald, &c., Sc.
ALBANY Jan. 81, ls 52
fhere Aas the fall of in this lV caty
urhs tho three days known for years It. reminds
ne' lers the storms tw or three
q Srations ago rather than like anything of modern
mos. The rain storm in New York was snow
here, and the beauty Of it u, it has not drfted
- a. to block up the roads Mother <earth now lies
slumbering under a white blanket fro eighteen to
twenty inches thick The intelligence f I'm the northern
counties Of the State adds from six to eight
inches ankets that laty uds No
shs six years has equalled IL Nearly all the tels
graph lines this place down ard the only way
eng reports could be got either to and from New York
wxs over the Montreal line and of little could
be time for thssnorning papers Of New
York owing press of bus through to Montreal
ever thatSre.
The ever ing session the Essuse Of the most
Interesting that hAd shis winter, and the pro-
ceednss show very ccnelusssly that there is
uaittee N the Assembly that be by the Job
bsrs Almost the bill introduced this session
the Passenger and Baggage BIN, incorporating
from the hotss, depots steamboat wharves. This
cid customer weh Sne,vn halls OF legislation
It vas referred to the Judiciary Committee, and last
evening Mr.. ststson, chairman of that committee
brought in adverse report, stating in the re-
port that the bIn "y very Objectionable,
This report fell ike shse, upon the advocates of
che bill both the HeGse and LOBBY friends of the
bill CLAIMED that they mad had opportunity to explain
the merits OF the bill the committee manifested
bsvh of
sstng and exciting time followed Tie friends of the
bill assaed the csnmtee in every possible FORM and
the response from members OF the committee full
Of sarcasm and caused great deal of squirming.
strong effort made to recommit but the chairman OF
the committee tina, they had here during
he for the purpose OF examining The bills that had
been referred to them and this among others
rocked into. They had found it "vcry Objectionable
bill and reported against That the opinion of the
committee, and if it referred back, if the
Committee could be obbied with and their opinions
changel, his self respect would compel him to re-
sign bill of that kind he thought important that It
should be acted upon before ring had been formed
strong enough TO pass IL. The question Of
recommitting the bill lost BY vote of
q TO 81, and the report agreed TO. Seldom
have I witnessed bitter feeling ON any
measure than exhibited in the contest over this
end especially after the Assembly had agreed the
report, and th, killed the bill. The friends Of the
sure were busy nearly all night laying their plans for
There 10 NO question but that something should be
done to correct the enormous abuses practsed by q
porti Of the hacknen in vew York Exorbtant rates
are charged both 70 strangers and citizens Of the city
for carrying them from the depots the hotels
residences double and sometimes triple price demanded
and when II Is refused, the refusing 70 sub
nit TO extcrtion have been compelled submit TO all
sorts u insult the ste,s Of their dwellings,
hAckmen have struck th who refused 10 pay
than the lee allowed by the ordinances the Com
mon Council but in correcting this abuse, certainly
b not the part Of wisdom monopoly, force
the Mayor to asign them standing places give them
hundred thousand dollars worth Of real estate without
restriction whatever. We have enough Of nonopolies
Already Our railroads. both throughout
the state although useful by their loving and court
ing disposition when they desire favor pro
other measure defeated ard then their mpudence and
ponarchial dication and demands all those
who assisted them when they asked for help
eonciusvey that greater evil be put upon any
community than that Of CREATING monopoly Moncpoles
the great Of the century lees
latre will be justified creating ncpoy in any class
Of business where Individual CAPITAL adequate
object desired this instance the incorporation of
company would deprive large cass Of their business
aud give IL TO corporation without soul What is
wanted is the passage Of an ordnance in the Common
Council Legislature fixing the rates OF transportation,
allowing ii op-n for competition; let such penalties be
bed to all attempts at extorton that the
hardened wretch .who attempts that game will not
dare to ask it. But give u no monopoles.
petition last ev ming presented to the Legsla-
ture asking for aid for tie Albany Susquehanha
roaa and referred t. sel. committee. The friends
that measure modest in their demands this
Se ready the iron that early in the sprig
and they ask for the loan Of the state credit enable
them to obtain the iron, that they operate that
portion OF tn, road viii win benefit the counties Of
Scbohafie and Osego. IN fact re ieve in q great
measure the whole section, leaving the balance of the
road 10 be Completed when the country recovered
from the effects Of the present rebellion The
asked FOR has yet trarspired There considera
bic doubt Governor looking upon this with any
more favor than he did the bills aiding that road that
have received his veto for the last three years.
Several unmportant bills considered in the Com
Lee a. ~ his mt
Of pNb &c interest.
conmunicton was sen, into the Senate this morning
containing the resouiioss adopted by the Commissioner
Of the land Oce in the lands claimed from
under weter in the ey OF New York. The resolutions
stste that they only authorized TO sell the property
the city Of New York permitted to adver
Size It's sale and permit those owning the property
tsndng 20 II opportunity TO purchase The commu
sica,ion referred New Yok city delegations.
Inmecs.ey Afterwards Senator Murphy, Of Brooklyn,
gave notice u bill for the relief OF Of property
extending this reclaimed land with the OBJ
ect o. giving them the bnsht OF bidding for the property
II thy should 80 esir-.
seve al reports were from committees in the AS
senby, and large nubsr OF bills noticed. Mr Cod
dingon gave notice Of bill 10 authorize taxrayers
TO prosecute municipal authorities for the fahless
and fraudulent . icat on Of the public fcnds, |
The test mony taken before the Grand Jury Of Albany
county tho corruption Of on
of the Lexis ature asked tor by resolution of tn,
Assembly. read TO the Assembly this morning, |
causing an unusra amount OF coDmotop The testimony
rs really amusing and well worthy the careful perusa Of
every citizen Of tho state. No rersn read 1t |
throngh without noticing pecuarity Of all the wit
credulous person Almost every witness afflicted /
when before the ury with poor memory. L. b. Session,
brother d Of the Senator's did not know whether he
received i've six eight thousand dollars He
tain that he lid not receive ten thousand but could
tell what he dne with il. Other gentlemen re-
oeived checks but unable TO tell what Il
they for. Poor memory must have been /
contagious disease1of all about the last Legislature
Certainly such humber of persons could be found
gagged any ether bus who would be troubled with
the same poor msmory unless managers of railroad
monopolies.
The reading Of tho testimony caused q great deal Of |
cornrnoton around the legislature and the different
items turnsd the parties implicated doisng
about somewhat uneasiy under the load Two officers
OF the last House aud reporter and correspondent
were among the recipients OF the fabIed sm appears
that the chief manager in the Mr. r. Little
John sa ed that he was hired to do ob, had been well
paid and was willing " divide with his friends Ac
cordtpCy 1t selns that he made a sort Of Robin |
Hood distribution, throwing 1t around the Isgisla- |
ture by hundreds and thousands. No members name |
turns up as the epient Of any funds this wonderful
nceh hut Inn La Il