New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-03
FROM ALBANY,
PROCEEDINGS OF THELEGISLATURR
From Our Special Correspondent.

FrOm Our Special Correspondent
ALBANY. March q 1855
Both Houses have to-day been engaged in
the third reading of bills-a necessary bat rather
uninteresting sort Of business, and especially to
outsiders.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate the bill requiring at wothiris yos In.
stead Of majority at present, TO equalze aKatioa
in the Boards Of Supervisors passed the Committee Of
tho Whole after considerable discussion. About ons
half of the State Is excluded from the operation OF the
bill The bill Is an important especially 10 the
rural portion of the State and hope the plan proposed
will have trial.
Mr. o'DONEELLs LATE SPEECH.
Mr.. 0Donncll delivered elaborate and able speech
In the Senate last night Though the Assembly Cham.
Der was crowded TO suiiocatioD, the senate CnamNt
likewise thoroughly filed TO listen to Mr.. ODon.
nelps first effort as a Senator The speech treated
at length OF the Rebellion and its causes.
The late war war Of Caste against the principles
Of the few against the many. 1t was plain, ou,sPo
KEN manly effort. The Senator strongly advocated tia
comforting Of the elective franchise upon the blacks IN
the District OF Columbia. He had no objection
TO the educational test; indeed he favored
it but he insisted that whatever tests were applied
they should apply to whites as well as blacks s Tho
XyIIItb who gives promise Of being one OF the bes.
legislators around the circle he is certainly Of
the most industrious. intelligent and upright.
| THE SPEECH OF NR. TREIAIN.
| While Mr. 'Donnell speaking in the Senate
there was q or DIVIDED attendance in the Assembly
Chamber to hear the speech Of Speaker Tremane on
the special for that time. The galleries Hobbies and the
floor OF the House packed full great many
bers CALAMITY yielding their seats to the ne ladies'
chair and taking the floor spoke about two hours in
favor OF bis resolutions. His effort able and og
cal. and confined principally to a covering argu-
right 10 determine on what evidences OF loyalty and
wha, Conditions the Representatives and Sonaton
| from States lately in armed rebellion should be
admitted to seats in the National Legislature He read
from Yatte 70 show that this power existed not W
much by the Constitutional provision making Congress
the judges of the qualifications Of It's own members.
or by the law Of nations in regard to tho
treatment Of a conquered people. This gave tho
victorious party Government the right to demand
indemnity for the past and security for the future lie
believed in insisting on guarantees for peace IN ths
coming years. He urged that there hsd been no OIL
cia declaration Of peace and that the rebeou' States
although they had ceased actual armed attack still
in a state Of hostility TO the Government The war
power OF the Constitution ought therefore 20 be still
invoked. The speaker cited many authorities and
read from speech Of the late senator CoiaH s
in illustration OF this proposition. He treated ~,
President and bis Veto Message with respectful
Difference, Iamented the intemperate language
of sumner and Stevens on the Chief Executive oOun
cled moderation and forbearance the part Of Con-
gress but boldly asserted that the people would require
their representatives to see to It that none bat loyal
men take paIt in the administration OF shis Govern
ment.
His speech was applauded during Its delivery. aud
the logic OF the argument and the general spirit OIL tas
| effort were generally commended
| At its conclusion Mr.. Pitt, moved that the House
adjourn owing the ateness OF the hour and that tho
REGULATIONS be made the special order for next Tuesday
evening.
Mr. Litlejohn moved 70 amend by referring the
lutious 20 the Committee Federal Relations and was
opposed State Legislatures nsractng Congres,mea
and Senator's saying that when he was IN the Naooii
Legislature be did not value such advice. The amend
ment was lost and Mr.. Pitts motion carried, when the
House adjourned
| ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
| The session Of the Assembly to-day was working
one and "a bills were introduced. aud several IN rel
ton to NewYork city railroads which your readers
will find in the Associated Press report One bill INTRO
duced was to incorporate the New-fork Hotel CON-
pany which, IL it will lessen hotel charges IN that CITY,
| ought at once to become law.