New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-29
From Our Special Correspondent.

ALBANY, JAN 20, 1868.
TIE WHEELS OF LEGISLATION IN MOTION.
Business has been ing quietly on this morning
In its accustomed channels Thus far there has been
hardly symptom Of disorder or contumacy. Tie
tide Of legislation already deep and rapid, as
might be expected the removal of the barrier by
which it has 80 long been checked. Bills and Dotoes
OF bills pouring in from all quarters, and the
people Of the State may dismiss all uneGsiI
lest they should have 70 10 without legislation this
Winter. TIE prospect liz as usual, judging from
present symptoms that there will be great deal too
much, and as 20 much Of tie present eersion has
been consumed already in the merely preliminary
business Of organization. there is less than The
usual time time lett for the examination OF bills, and
are likely 10 have 10 consequence than the
usual amount Of crude aud hasty legislation.
THE ELECTION OF u. S. SENATOR.
AZ the time for the election Of u. s. Senator ap-
breaches tue lines are beginning to TO tightly
drawn. The Democrats, or at least that portion Of
them Of whom Mr. Fields may be considered the
leader evidently intend 20 contest the ground 0bst-
pately, and still cling 20 tie desperate hope OF pre-
venting sD election at the lime Fixed BY Inv.
Tie resolution offered by WT. Depew yesterday,
70 20 into Convention witt the Senate on GGesddy
oeXt, came up for consideration to-day. Alter the
reading Of the resolution, Bic. Depew, in order to
tut III the threatened iutermlnabio debate, moved
Oh the nuIlIitrs, and they WeIe thrown HtO a good
deal Of cOpinsiOn. liz. Dean, however, before tue
previous question could lie Ordered by the HOUSE,
robe TO question Of privilege, and called for the
teacing Il the resolutions offered by bin yesterday,
denCuneng the senate for uudsrt King 10 interfere
Will the proceedings OF the mob in tho Assembly
chamber onung tie scenes Of last week.
Tue Speaker ceeaed Ih@i IL one ION o. privilege
ws -. =. ~...l Ia4.much as the present question
had been called, and that had precedence OF any
thing else FIELDS Of course, appealed and there
0as an attempt made TO yet up another debate on
le appeal. Tie Speaker ruled mat the appeal WIS
Dot osbatabIe, and the Yeas and Nays were called
st once. Fields, Judge Dean, Murphy, ana Others
managed 20 get oil htt.e speeches requests TO be
excused from YO,lDg bat they ioL that the House
was 40 longer in the disposition TO Ietat it's rules
20 be set at defiance, and tley pyudeDtiy made an
attempt TO talk GgaiDs time. The vote IN sustsin-
ing the Cnsir stoodYeas g., Nays 81, aud the pre-
viOus question then put. The main question
WIS ordered BIZ 63 Yeas 10 81 Nays The ir ends OF
The law and tire supporters OF the Speaker appear
already 10 have a working majority on the floor.
This may possibly be diminished, however, wheE-
over the important question OF the Committees,
which keeps many members IN state VI leVerloh
,uepense, shall be disposed or.
mir. Uepews resolutions were passed. Yeas %,
NAYS 80. SO the unhoiy conspiracy to override Inc
law for the purpose Of making Fernando Wood
United States Senator has ignOminiousiy failed.
GATHERING OF UNION MEMBERS.
An informal gathering OF Union memoefs' Oh
whom there were between thirty and forty present.
together with other leading Unionist, was held last
evening al the Delavan House. The meeting was
entirely Of u social character, but there was full
expression OF views the subject OF the SeDator-
ship, upoa which there appeared 70 be wide d.
yersity Of opinion. Ex.Gov. Morgan, Jncge Grover,
MIR. Sedgwck, Mr. Fenton, Mr.. ID. ID. Field and
Gen. Wsdswortb, each had warm friends present,
but The most co0ciiatory feeling prevailed, and there
q sbupdaut reason 10 believe t6at The Union party
O. Ills Legislature will at the proper time unite
hsnooniously upon any candidate who will truly
.epresent ne vial principles which lie at the base
OF its organization.
YmMSEss or THE srEAKER.
M,. CalhoOt maniiests both the SPIN and the
ability 70 enforce the respee' due " his g0'in"H'