New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-19
From Our Special Correspondent.


ALBANY, March IL, 1863.
THE GRINDING COMMITTEE.
At tho opening Of tie session Of Monday evening,
the Sneaker Of the Assembly announced the Grind
ing Committee. Mr.. Loveridge IL Chairman, OF
course and associated with him are twelve members,
OF whom the Union men and the Democrats number
regpectiyely six. The Democrats are selected cN-
clu.vely from among those who supported the reso-
linton giving the Speaker the power u appointing
the Committee.
L. is generally admitted that the selection OF The
Committee has been made ju1icJu,ly. The mem
bers have the respect OF the House jor ability and
character and very little cOmp laint il heard from
any quarter upon the subject. IL has commenced
operations promptly and in earnest, and reported
complete q considerable batch Of bills, which were
ordered to thru reading TAesc were local bills
Lot OF any great Importance.
As there may he some OF your readers who do no,
unde rstand clearly what IL the province OF the
Grinding Committee" II may be as well to stae
that, while by the rules OF the Assembly, IN OF
most other legislative bodies all bills must be dis
cu.sed in Committee OF the Whole House before
they can be put upon their passage. tho Grinding
mittee-which is sometimes, and more properly,
termed the b.COmmittee OF the WhOle"-does
This duty as q substitute for the Whole House. and
being q smaller and much more manageable body Is
enabled to dispatch business with far greater rapid
ity than when all bills have TO he subjected 10 the
pro tx discussions of body Of l28 men.
1t is true this system is liable TO be much abused,
and no doubt has been very greatly abused in times
past bot it is regarded by all who have had experl.
snce in e gislaiion unavoidable, aud as leading to
evils Of less mag nitude than those which would fol-
low all adherence to the more regular system l.
INST be remembered that the Committee has no
nal power 10 pass bs-thc most il do being
10 recommend bills to the House, which agrees
disagrees with the rsDort Of the Committee, as it
sees fit. And az o further safeguard against i'm
proper legislation the rule under winch the present
Committee is constituted provides that any two
a. xfa NJ utRaf To npfIn in fha
case of any particular bill can take 1t from the
Grinding Comm tteo and send it back 10 the Com
mittee OF the Whole.
GAS IN BROOKLYN.
The greater part of yesterdays session was oceu-
pied over the bill prohibiting Gas Companies IN
Bfooklyn from charging their Omers IN different
localities different rates for gas The Brooklyn
members, with one exception, went earnestly tor
the bill, while 1t stoutly opposed by several
from New-York. After a long discussion in STYLE
OF eloquenee qui akin to tho subject, the bill was
ordered to third reading.
JUDGE DEANS GOLD BILL.
This bill was discussed in Committee Of the Whole
last evening. There seemed TO DO considerable d-
yersty of opinion in the floor ~ TO the expedlency
Of the provisions Of the BILL and 1t will probably be
taken up again tonight and passed through Com
mitiee OF the Whole. The telegram which appears
In the Associated Press this morning 10 inaccurate
nasrnuch US it is calculated to nve the Impression
that the clause prohibiting loans on foreign bills OF
exchange was stricken out. This was done al tho
request of Mr.. Dean, and solely for tho purpose OF
enabling him TO introduce more stringent provision
on that subject.
| THE USURY LAWS.
The Hon. Mr.. johnson OF Kings County reported
The following bill relative TO tho usufy laws. IL was
not iavorably reported, but Mr.. johnson prevailed
On .he Judiciary Committee to allow IL 70 be re-
poieeo lof 'he confederation Of the iou,e. IL will
70 pe,Ce'neu 'hat Is local in H. application:
tla r..
bearsnco Of no .~y NV - ''' va '"" '''' " W.
The Peep 0! tho State Of New Vol, . ., t. s.,.,.
and Assembly, DO enact as follow. 'F' ' :" ''
sso. l. NO si.nt transfer bond, note BIZ Of exchange
goods OF things ssisu made executed 10 either Of Il: