New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-23
FEs0ls ALBANY.
From Oar Special Correspondent.


Al. ALBANY. Friday, March 20 ls'h
AUTHORIZING THE SOLDIERS TO Noi.'
The bill 10 authorize the soldiers TO vote was 20 =.
M in Committee of the Whole Ia tDe oe III ~,
evening, and discussed at some lens'n. no,iod
p)riant measure Was introduced ~ an San Psnnh.
Of the session by that hihtul aII a.. ioptsneot.
lican, Senator Low. II was sent oy ad
Governor 10 the Committee ON fIlVl'eees "uu
Tlactiops instead Of The Judiciary tomulltte, ~
,ysich h more rronerly belonged. HAD gone 10
the latter Committee II womb nave feceiVeo VIC
attention Of the best legal nlnos ~ 'ne au
oeen Cornell of NevYorl, being Oh air
~ 70 ,b, Tommi,tee on Privileges and Elections
and like most of the members oi 'hat parry ANNOY
ally onnosed 70 the policy OF eNtehdlng 10 the
soldiers The opportunity 70 Vos' was III POSITION 'o
49, ac,ion npon this BILL and the consequence has
40 The report Of the Committee has been with
Ma ,;, this late period of the session, when, al
,.r i reas, to fear, il is hardly possible that il
shonld he passed. The two other members OF The
Co,nm;ttes were finally induced TO JON in report
in favor Of the bill, on which The Chairman did no
pTie. =, ~
In the Senate, last evening, Mr.. Pruyn Dem
onaned the discussion on the bill by alu3Dg to the
crave constitutional questions which 1T involved
and asking that il be recommitted TO the Judiciary
Committee, in order to give these questions dse e1
animation. Air. Low opposed the reference. He
regarded II ar one of the most important measures
and said it woud be fatal to delay action ON T. any
longer. He maintained that under iar and iioerAi
construction OF the Constitution, there coald DC no
soubt of the fact that this bill did not contraVene
CIV of its provisions. I'm, % ,,,o
MIR. Pmyn and Mr. Murphy continued TO urge
their ob;eors to the bill on the OF IFS uncon
.ti,utiorahtv The Democratic Senators relleia'eu
tho foolish declarations of which we have hearu 80
many from that ride, that the soidlefs Were p.ih.
r,pallv Democrats, and that their party couid nov
lose by allowing them 10 vote III common VIZ
emhers of that party everywhere they proved TO be
the i,fexible opponents Of every measure calcuaed
70 byjug the question 10 practical test. SeNerai OF
he hest LEGAL minds in The Senate such as Senators
Folcer. Iobev and GansOn, TOOK no part III Tue
discussion aud the matter was postponed 10 &c con-
siJe.ed in q future Committee.
ARBITRARY ARRESTS.
The Union men came ear sustaining defeat an
the Assembly this morning. Deans resolutions %.
arbitrary arrests being the special order, a. ~
O'clock The vote was proceeded with without de-
bate. as tie resolution directed. 1t beng - AZ
noon instead Of T. at night, 1t was comparatively
easv 10 ascertain tbe Whereabouts OF democratic
members, and an imposing force OF them was very
soon mustered. The Union men were less VlGilahI'
aud, lie Yeas and Nays being called, 1t was soon
perceived that they were likely to be leit III MI
nOIty. 81, cu.,.... ..,
that side Of tbe House for he st time tbie session.
Members began 10 make hVe-nilAHIe excuses or
no, voting, while messengers were sent hnTrlediy
around tie city in every direction N pursuit OF Tie
absentees. After The roll-call had been delayed IN
thls way for half an hour soIHe Of tie aosoniees
came in. and the vote became tied. Finally, The
Speaker changed from the affirmative 10 the mega
live. and the res, uIions We're defeated by me lo1iy
Of one There was much exciienent and anxiety III
the House at tie time, and while he Democrats
loudly dsnounce the Speaker, the Union Zen DO not
feel much tiated, in view Of their narrow escape.
PORT GANsEyOORT.
Mr. SsxtOn Smiths resolutions, offered about y
mouth ago. calling for Investigation INTO alleged
frauds connected With Fort GsnsevoOrt, were called
Up to-day by the mover.
An amendment was moved by Mr.. Van Buren,
directing the investigation 10 be mSae BY the
Attorney General the Controller aud the Secretary
Of Safe who were instructed TO make report to tie
Assembly.
Jni.e Dean was opposed 10 the investigation, in
ts;ing that the courts had already gone fully into
the natter ard cleared the transaction from all i'm
ruiation Of fraud, while Fields on the Oiner band
commended that the evidences OF fraud were abundant
aud demanded further investigation.
Tie resolutions Is amended were carried by large
majority.
THE ANNUAL SUPPLY BILL.
The following is the Annual SUI ply bill 10 pro-
posed ny the Committee Of Ways aud Means Of the