The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-23
TIE Alarm of Those Interested
in Special Legislation.
The Rescue Of a Cargo of Jobs
from ShipNreck.
The Business Before the House, and
What Has Been Done.
TIE ASSEMBLY A WORKING BODY.
Important Bill Relative to
Tax Sales.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR,
&C., &C.. &c.

&C., &C., &c.
ALBANY Feb. 90, 1853.
The contest the adoption of tho rules Of the House
yesterday significant and there behind
people imagine In the frs, place the Comptrollers
report of this year shows that there $500
claims &C.. ordered to be paid the Legislature
appropriated funds for. This result all accounted
for from the tact that the Committee Ways and Means
had no knowledge Of the ordered be paid
reports from other committees. To prevent this in the
future amendment to the rules Of the House sug.
rested providing that all bills which asked for appro
priaon from the State should be referred the Commit
tee on Ways and Means Mr.. Dean moved that amend
mont when the rules up for adoption, and the
amendment concurrcd in without any particular OPP
POSITION. This took place at the morning session;
but during the day outsiders who here ia the
interests of certain measures, jobs &C., began
70 smell q rat They discovered that the
Committee of Ways and Means had all at absorbed
nearly all the other committees by transferring nearly all
the business Of the House TO that committee
In other words, it took most OF the business from the
hands OF the Committee Claims Itrepeats the pro
gramme Of the nice monopoly salt that exists Mt
Syracuse, by taking from the hands Of the Committee
on Salt when those parties interested in the continuation
OF that monopoly had made all their arrangements to
prevent change in the programme It also referred tho
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad bill and three
@the the same naureChenango extension &c-to tho
Coz nittee ON Ways and Means and majority Of that
20 being opposed to all such projects, matter OF
rise II caused quite commotion among the friends OF
aese projects. Besides all this settled the controversy
In measure that is now in progress between the Comp
troSer and the canal the manner
in which the surplus Of the canals for
the last year shall be expended. This surplus
uasty OF fha
70 have used in the payment Of the debts against the
eana originating partly out Of tho claim for canal da
IMAGES arising out OF breakagcs &c and TO tho repayment
10 the general fund OF that portion which had been
for the canals heretofore when they did pay
penses
This the canal are anxious 10 defeat They claim
that this surplus of $500 600 should be used in making
the Erie canal, between Rochester and Auburn where il
claimed by them, that frequent detention place
ewing 10 the ncapacy Of the locks admit the passage
Of boats fast as they arrive. |
On this point the Comptroller and those who think with
MINI state that the active business the canals owing
70 the obstruction OF the Of the Mississippi
that no serious difficulty has been accommodating
the extra traffic He therefore considers best course
on the part OF the Legislature TO the surplus OF the
canal revenues for the two years to nav on
the debts against the canals and that time the traffic
will settle down into It's natural channels and then can
be deiermsed whether the necessities OF commerce. de-
mand an additional outlay the canal Here then was
direct issue between the Comptroller on one side and
the canal men on the other The rule amended would
refer this matter to the Ways and Means Committee ana
1 n%s secure ayeaes report % q: side Of the Comp
tho position that they in II caused little
oommoton and alarm. They bestirred themselves and
wero yesterday afternoon moving about in condi
sson Of alarm and greater activity than any other time
daring the session. The result was that they united
their forces and secured reconsideration OF the sub
jcct during the evening session. when the amend. |
men& of the rule was voted down. leaving the whole
question Just where has stood for several years past
The esrnestness and the determination Of these men
70 reconsider the vote amending the rule significant
The sudden rescue from disaster Of this great steamboat
freshted with Jobs carried great relief those interest
ed IN the cargo OF that vessel which time appear
cd TO be in worse condition than Of the l.faed
vessels Of the Banks expedition Had they not dis
covered the dilemma that they placed In in time
move its reconsideration last hight. the ship, with its
ss would have gone under No power could have
Nearly one half OF the time fixed by for the porlod
,sI wesh the member. q lAS hsssata sla claim ply
expired last night One half Of the hundred hfy
days will be by the time that the Legislature
again This, then, Is an appropriate time To take re
view Of matters and sec in what condition the legislation
ef the session is.
In the first pice, the Assembly spent three weeks
cectm: Speaker and eectng the organization OF the
House, and nearly another week in hbustcring the
charges against the Seakcr. The election Of United states
Senator retarded business No felt like deyotng his
Sine TO legislative business whilst this pend
ing. This as matter OF course brought the time down
February, or, ~ other words used up The month Of
slowly dragged along, holding very short sessions doing
but little but talk and introduce bills and resolutions
ihey knew that Il would be Of but little avail for them
yet much ahead o. the House in the business VI the
sion, and therefore took it easy The first half Of the
Is not therefore as fruitful Of results az II might
have been, and yet business has been transacted
tn N most people imagine. There have been two hundred
ami n,ty.two bills introduced N the Senate
~ this number forty three have passed the
senate and been sent TO the House. Out of this
number the Assembly have concurred in seventeen
and they N the hands OF the Governor Two
hundred and ninety three bills have been introduced in
The Assembly Only twelve OF that numt r have passed
the Assembly and been sent 10 the senate The
has conquered in the passage Of only these BILLS
making twcnyons bills in al that have passed finally anu
been sent ~ the Governor Tor mis- approval IN addition
this the Assembly have ordered fifteen more bills 20 a
thrd rcaing. with sixty reported from the
standing committees winch IN Committee Of tile
Whole The senate bavs three their third reading
list, and seyenynvc in addition reported rqm he,-tand
ing aud select committees aud now ~ tho committee
last year at this date four hundred and thirty three bills
we're introduced in the Assembly, aud huodred and
ninety nne In ihe Senate. The latter body thus had lrss
BUSINESS ecfcrc II " this stage CT Session the As
semhly great dsa more.
Tho Assembly, since il has commenced work, has
turned OF business faster than customary Tor former
Assemblies during Tho hrst half Of the ses sion Thai
branch Of the Legislature, except when gets streak OF
0bu.tcrng into it's head, turns OF business quite apy
The organization Of the VI after ali the tumn that
raised over the speaker atpcars be such That il
draws out us working qualities. VI. Cafcn, now that
he has got worked the harness appear a. mike
Speaker who dispatches bucs great faster than
usual The committees ih,i he has appointed at took
now reporting ON the bills referred 10 them
At taNf rate Ii inei. u this 20
affairs continues has during the last ,ca Gays
all the measures that necessary will nc lasscd
without any trouble before Inc upc E'uired DAYS are m
In fact, havc nay doubts the rncenl. thlt cutpn.c
this Assembly ouuhl be organized ~ All, hat would
advance the business before II does now,
Nr. Icdwilh introduced IN important bili iyi nigh n
reference pro- erty sold for taxes II provide that the
notice may be served At any time after the expiration Of
swo years from the day @. sale by the grantee the
ysrSn claiming under him. which shd be- a. good ana
valid service a. the lease conveyance hld been made
and delivered before aueh service and, Instead Il
serving nntGe "Uu the person last assresel ~
owner notice inast be served the person in
whose tho same snail stand the time ol
sucb service the books ~ the Register m tae county
OF New YORK. u hc = i,stirht q AL county bit 4
dead resident Of the county, chen bis agent
legal representative, except ~ case ~ ots-if
sboud have any bit should he b. dead or 4 non res
jdcpt OF the city aud county aud have legal
REPRESENTATIVE then the notice must be filed with the
Clerk OF the city and county OF New York. which sha be
. sufficient service OF said notice