New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-13
The Democratic Family Quarrel On ~.
Police Bili-NiaRarn ship Canal.
Fr1n our speoiaI Corrsspond.nt.

From special Correspondent
ALBANY Friday. Feb r. 1854
Tie great family quarrel in the Senate on IN.
Police Bill has continued through the day. and M.
attracted the attention Of 81 at the Capital.
To take up the history of the question yhere |, va.
left in my last. the Senate took recess at sbo,t
o'clock to meet again T. and resume the confederation
Of the bill. Tho adjournment was in Consequence Of
expressions which dropped from Mr. shafer in the hess
Of debate and which we're understood proifeng "a
tho Union oqnal division OF the names on tAS
bill the representatives II each party 10 meet oo ct
! lively and propose two names.
The Union S.natOrs the majority Of them at letst
were taken by surprise at this proposition uhch bow.
ever was not very explicitly made They had not sup
posed possible 20 make any arrangement with ia
Governor or his pirtisan5 without surTentering Acton
and Bergen and this they resolved never 10 d..
But almost Immediately after Mr. Shsfer had coDended.
the motion made to take the in order that
tho respective parties might meet aud come 10 ful
understanding At the opening Of the afternoon sessisa
positive agreement had been made in consequence
the Governors having been too closely oocuped 70 con-
silt With the Democratic members. But doubt waS
then enefaiusd that al arrangement could readily b
effected on .he bass Of an equal DIVISION OF tho Com
mission.
After the Sersfe wa, oscd 10 order Fields roe cod
humbly reoantod his political heresles. pleading igT-
rance If the caucJs resolution ~ his excuse IL nm
ont TINT he Jeff the caucus moment before the quecou
vas put Smiles Of pcredulity passed around the cr,s
ency in instant forever The Senate ADJOURN
ed tie frfhey consdcr8 lion question I'LL Today er4
passed other business In the evening tho arrange
lnents were fully made Bergen and Acton were so~
cepted By the Democrats, end Bosv0sth ard McMurrsy
by the Union members The latter "a bitter PHI "
swallow but the Governor Is pledged by the action
of his confidential advisors " approve OF Act ana
Reryeu n 4. perhaps fair that we shO1d give bin q
md pro quo ~ boting McMurray.
The bin ca.le mp this morning and 1rofhcr most "a
citing scene followed. Fields attempted 80 show thsa
be had not been regardless Of paTT obligations and
itsratei that ne bad not been notified OF the caucus
resolution ohsfer rejOned iercey insisted That wss
a question OF verscty between himself and the sen.
stor from ibs Vltb offered - prove by one hundred
witnesses that he did know Of II on wednesday eyen-
ing before the Question came up IN Che Senate. Ibs
passions q both were good deal excited but Fields
had schoOied himself carefully. lie wac IN better TEN
Der than usual end parred the attack with uDYonied
skill elimination anu reorimnsti0n folowed-the ~
crets oi the Ring. the hidden mysteries Of New fOrk
City Democratic politics dragged into the light q
day Cosans sprGng into tho contest on the sde d
Shaier and poured his most scsthing iayeeiyes spon
,ha head II Fields and after debate Of two hours
among these brethren u Che Democratic itth WHOA
had L been literally reported and published would }"
campaign document Of price. ess value. tho OH VS.
taken I'd and ordered a thri reading the nsie ae-
ing those Of Acton Bergen. McAurray. and BosworA
1t is Iuo Mr. Shsf'r 20 cay that hs part IN this ~
bate inpressss all with high sense Of his maIhp~
and ability. The debate of that character that "
have only when tho passions of men OF ability We
thoroughly reused and every word straight ca
the heart II the speaker.
SIA9A8A SHIP CANAL.
This bill was debsted in the AsscmMy FOR somo ,,a
last evening without determination. /, seems 70 ~
viewed not great National question but rather -
petty contest between localities whoee interests ~
10 be- effected way or another by is passage Re-
progress being made the Committee Of the Whole 80
aud reported progress.