New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-16
From Aibuny.


From Our Special Correspondent.
AIsAsY. Thursd,y. jan IS. 1862.
The Senate met this morning pro tormG merely.
The members listened to edifyiDg prayer and adj
ourned lust fifteen minutes after its conclusion. II
is hardly necessary TO say that little business was
done.
ANOTHER HORSE RAILROAD ~ BROOKLYN.
Mr. Cornell introduced bill incorporating certain
persons for the purpose Of constructing horse rail
road upon the Brooklyn and Jamaica Plenktoad,
from the present terminus Of the fultOn-Ayenue
Railroad to the Union aace-Course.
ADDITIONAL POWERS FOR NoTARICs PUBLIC.
Senator Foger introduced bin 10 confer upon
Notares Public in ali cases the ZANE powers as are
now vested in Commissioners Of Deeds.
THE CITY COURT or DROOKLYN.
Senator Smith introduced a bill e some import
ance In reference the CIy Court ~ RrAoklgn. Ii
emroyers the Supervisor 10 change the place OF
holding the Court to some other part Of tbs county,
il thew shall deem it Gdv,abe, provides that the
Clerk Of said Court shall keep biz Office open every
dav except holidays, raises the Clerks salary to
= 900 and sul hoIizes him 10 appoint deputy at n
salary Of 81 600 aud a'o empowers The Clerk TO nd,
iourn the Court from day 10 day in the absence OF
The Judge-without The presence of an Alderman.
TIE ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Tie ArPus, IN rs leading editorial this morning
admits tia, If the statute IN regard 10 the election
OF United States Senator II carried out, and the
Legislature proceeds 10 tlec' ol OF
the day appointed by law, tho "Abolitionsts 1"
mnst be successful. and Radical would be chosen,
which il denounces III advance as ian outrage upon
! the State and calamity 20 the nation.' TIE Ar-
rus then proceeds 10 urge lie adherents IN the Legs
lalure TO stand firm, and intimates pretty plainly
that IL they do not elect their Speaker they eau at
leA.t avert the more fearful dleasieT Of sending M
Abotionst the Senate, since, if the House should
not be organized on the appointed day, II will be
impossible TO 90 into al election. This IL now un-
derstood to be the policy Of the party leader gen
orally and probably accounts in part for the show
err Of TesDlutiJDs which are continually thrown
into the House by the tkrlshers of the party,
since If the object rcsllv ia 10 kill time IL IL done
as egec ualy in this way 10 any other, and some
Amusement is created by IT,
Besdes which, 1t operGtes rs a saf,ty.valvc for
the large number who 90 highly cL lrgod with
the divine siaus Of oratory that their compulsory
silence would lead to dangerous consequences, aud
who contrive 10 relieve themselves by introducing
their stump speeches into the body Of their resolu
tions. We bad this morning, from u country
Dem ocratic member, who seems 10 have caught tbs
mania which aflllcts the city delegation. a string OF
the most formidable character and fearful length, IN
which the praises OF Democracy were sounded In
graldilOQueut STYLE The patience Of the House
gave way under this nfictlon, and II was resolved
BY decided majority to table these resolutions, and
all others like them and proceeded 10 vote. which
was done with the usual resut-a tie-al the iGeni-
beers being present, except ten.
THE COURT OF APPEALS.
1t il q relief TO escape from The puerlllties and
vapidites which occupy the time of our legislators,
and enter the adjacent Court OF Appeals Chamber,
yybet. before a tribunal exalted as much by its
learning as by the weight Of character Of its mem
beers, men IKE Evarts, Myers, Brady, Field, and
Porter, have been contending this week IN great
argument upon the Now-Yofk Police cases, which
have been in litigation ever since 1857 IL is unne-
cersary to say that the questions before the Court
were handled with mastery skill by these CONSUME
mate lawyers. or to express Il sigh that the days
seem to have gone by when il war the highest am
bilon OF such minds 10 aid passing the laws and
shaping the legislation Of their country.