New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-07
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Special CoITssgCndont.

From Our Special CoussgCndent
ALBANY, Feb. 6, 1863.
After ny letter Of yesterday was clcsed, the As
teuby dsposed Of tie resolutions preieing charge,
against Speaker Cacot, in tie manner Of which
you have been already advised by telegraph.
Dir. Dewey's substitute for The original resolutions
Which were adopted, SO 70 10, pledge The House al
any time when specific charges sbsil he brought
against the Speaker aud certified by any member TO
have them duly Investigated by special COMMITTEE,
which shall be designated by the House at large,
snd not by the Speaker. This course seelns 10 be
entirely Ia accordance with equity, and Is all thai
tie Assembly properly be asked to DO ~ deense
o. its own repuiStlon.
Much camor Will, Of course, be heard from fac
ious Democrats IN consequence Of this docisiOn.
me Argus has already sounded tie keynote for the
faithful and spe Ks Of he majority ~ having hy rs
vote on this question plainly eyinced It's determine
lion 10 suppress investigation ana KS Consciousness
TINT the conduct of it's Speaker would not bear the
Soht Nothing could be more unWarranied by tie
Ccs than this charge. The accusations Against tie
Speaker amount simply 10 these: flrstY, lhas ia
the Assembly Of 1860 he was Influenced III giving Il
yoe on q certain bill by the refusal OF party ia
i.,esied in the bill 10 lend Inn sgcil amount Of
money for which be applied; secondly that lie at
Que time after HE election and seyeral weeks De-
lore the present Legislature net endedyorod 10 ff-
cure tie support Of Fernando Wood Tor TIE ste-E'
,rsliO. expressing az The zane Ume IdNoIdu. oli-
ION Of Mr. Wood and q desire 20 send hin 10 the
United States Senate. All beyond there II the
,o.rest "bruturn iolnsen." 81. Eiel9s Mr.. Muir
DIV. end several other gentlemen equally
io6derare aud impartial choose to assume that tlcie
h., beeD somo corfutt bargaining between Mr.. Cal
licot and those who elevated Inn to the Thar. ny
" bich their support was secured. Ga TIE sucugtn
Of uese vague aud unsuIIortCd sospicions they al
The Chamber for u week with the violent phiipplcs
md diatrbes which have already given thc;r uaoes
g. llstin2 notOriety N legislative annals, and then
den ana that the House hal eXfend weeks o.; time
AID a vast amount OF TIE peoples money u ascer.
tanning whether there IL iDy foundation tor these
suspcious! Tie Assembly veiy prov eriy dcciued
50 permit itself 70 b. thus Iaed win, aud made the
ouly sensible dIsposon Of tie matter IN its power.
TEE DISPUTE BETWEEN MESSRs. SMITH AND
FIELDS.
Ny letter Of yesterday written 10 haste and dnriug
he progress Of the exciting debate between these
ycutl.aen, did u,ustics 10 The latter in emitting 20
.o..ee thai be distinctly and emf batcaiy denied tho
charge thur he war IN attendance on re L-gsiatnre
of Is60 a. q member 81 tie II by or Otherwise Mr.
fieds asserted that no possed but two Gays III Al
bsuy during the whole II tia 8es. IOl, and On only
one Of those days Was lie IA tie Capitol and tb5n
III ON professional business WI'h tie COuttf.
Senator Low introduced into the Senate, THO
IOl ni.g, his bill to authorize tho votes OF tue roll
6iGfs TO be taken in tho different camps Outside the
limits Of this State.
Boil branches OF TIE Legislature have adjourned
over 10 Monday evening.