New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-17
FROM ALBANY.
EQUAL Pay for Cc,ored soidiers-Po'ice
RiIi-Natioral Cuura-SingnTn Ship
Canal-The Recess.
COIORED SOLDIERS.
From our speoisl Correspondent. =.

From eur cpe oltl OCltttFOHut"t'
ALBANY, Feb. &C. 1854.
coIoRED SOLDIERS
Almost the first business of the session to-day
was the presentation of a petition from tie Union
League Club Of NewYork in favor of placing soldiers
of African descent the footing as whites as TO
pay and privileges and asking the favorable action OF
the Legislature thereupon The petition was referred
TO the Committee on Federal Relations.
METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL.
This bill came up in the Senate last evening whore il
had its third reading end was passed Senator Fields
moved the amendments to the bill, one Of which d.
rected the removal of Nj Kennedy and The election by
the new Commissioners Of Superintendent. THIS
was voted down almost unanimously. Fields and COz1ns
being the only Senators in the negative. He also moved
amendment yesting the appointments hereafter III
the Governor and Senate This was also voted down.
On reviewing the history Of the past week il cannot
be denied that Senator Fields with his CHARACTERISTIC
acutencss has contrived TO make up better ?, ieol
ciates in the Senate He corrected his temporary apef
ration ct By bowling the caucus decree as soon
as officially notified of it. and he is The only one q them
ell who can say that he voted against the Republicans
upon the commission. The Union AssemOiymen heiu
caucus last evening which was prot1acted TO lai1
hour and at which il expected thar the Ponce tll
would be considered but il was not reached.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The caucus was occupied solely with the considera-
fon Of the militia organization Of the state as manipu
lated by Gov. Seymour and his military family under
The law OF 1862. Statements were made by largo num-
Der of members showing that the whole system he's been
utterly prOsttuied to further The purposes 0fdsl0ya
men; that high commands he'd been given 10 bitter
noisy ScccsSiOni5s without single military Quahca
tion that good loyal officers had time and again been
removed 10 make way for disrcputable CoppcrbCads
md in short that the militia lad been organized so far
as it lay IN the power Of Gov. Seymour and his
advisers il designed to give AZ the proper moment
military ala and support to the Rebels.
The whole matter VIII be reviewed in the Assembly
this evening special session having been ordered in
The General App opraton bill which contains item
of 500 900 10 enlarge this beautiful organization. II j
not likely that the Assembly will get beyond this one
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL.
One Of tie gigantic schemes before the present Leeis
Iature tho Niagara Ship Canal, which has been
toned before in this correspondence The title OF the
bill sufficiently explains its object aud IL creates great
corporation with So 000O 900 capital and naming among
It's directors many of the prominent business men Of The
City Of New-York, who. it is believed, have not, in
every instance been consulted to tbs use VI their
names.
The bill has not developed much strength the Goor
of the Assembly though soutly advocated b the rep
resentativcs the counties bordering Lsse Onta
no end the St Lawrence; but the impression among
those not attracted TO its support by local Interests
that the canal would divert trade from canals and
fhe entire State Ii would have received its qUictus TO-
day but t advocates talked against time til the hour
OF Adjournment, and thus prevented vote.
TIE RrIBss.
Rather Unexpectedly, the Senate united with TIE
House resolution to djourr fj Fri1-S 49, ~. 80 Non
day the 18th 1t was expected that the recess would
have been abridged bS the Senate.