New-York tribune., 1867-05-24
BOSTON.
BUSINESS IN TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
IIcENsE-THE JURY BuL-Gov. ANDREw-THE
BARRIERS PETITION.
From Our specisl Correspondent

The Jeoislature has boon In session Ill days, and
is likely to hold on fortnight or three weeks longer
People begin to clamor for remedy. constitutional
provision limiting the session TO hundred Gays wouid
be welcomed by many. If VIC had too much to DO,
Grinding Committee" might relieve us of the difficulty,
but tho amount Of legislative business is not very great
p to this date tho Legislature has passed only about go
bills and resolves most Of them causing debate what
ever The trouble is in indisposition to work. the
lack Of leaders, and the absence OF sense OK RESPONSE
by caused by the fact that no minority party exists IN
the Senate or House. The House Of Representatives has
many able men, but they are generally at sizes and
sevens" upon all public questions, and do not even
pull together in the important work OF pushing
forward the business of tho session. Committees
allow themselves become the unresisting prey OF
lawyers and counsel 1t pitiable sight, enough to
melt heart Of stone to zee gee such Tdr men as Msss
doggedly down while days lengthened out INTO weeks
S1 sTS xedfsw SSd Mr. G%d and Mr. Miner and
m al TR Rh 81 9 sa' Of sah
out only cimrneran darkness The Commlttees OF tne
Legislature have habit 81 9g ys yy ~ ay bS5
public as well private and corporation matters 70 ap
pear before them One Of hfe sSmenS eCSa ro be
done to change tie mode of eeetl9g the Senate ana
tSond advertise for pfoposalsi An Constitution mong
ers are invited to appear oyez oyez INC attendance
being thin they sent out nS eyo s aSd e9 come other
nen3 cbaractes who were never members of the Iegs
aure and whose opinions on the subject & %Gre
nents OF the Constitution, which the House IN tns oy
of grace within sight almost Of dog dag gravey con-
siderne with what result It is mmatefal to inquire, for
tho evils groan under arc not to be cured b ehange
pas ~ disposed Of The Bounty bib has been killed IN
the House by about twenty majority Dus we are &
Boston Hartford aud Erie Railroad to the extent Of
{3OOOOOO has been granted unless tne S0Yernor lteI
I'm Homes.
so well obbed that its friends did not THINK IL
JeWe in whehsome doubt thrown over the security
offered to the Commonwealth and the enemies OF tne o
We ESsss S strong s SSOGn a s was Son It's
obnoxious features IN the Senate, and has been
signed b tine T ydons t. The Attorney en
erai in reply to question put to him by the Governor
which the LEGISLATURE had passed The Governor aleo
asked the Attorney GeneraIs opinion as 70 tn E
nor s1eciay authorized TO ask the opinion Of tie SUI
preme Court on constitutional questions tne eIIe % s
cid given by The Justices on the powers and duties Of
tile Auditor It is wonder His Exceency pIetSlIen "
bill exctes but little comment The bill is wholly 1n,
necessary, and win probably very mueh d:apROns t5e .
VINO passed It, nasmueh as the failure 70 e9gSe ,e
LIQUOR law hitherto has been owing to deeper cansss
those which concern the composition 0 tts D5 ~
there seems to be ample precedent iot II, t,rS anu
is only one in a long series Ot 4.o-atbpr s,bpS The
doing now Hysy S little Tin more Ran prisoner With high
Sounding name - object OF contempt anu Va
punishment by the judges and only UerSe Inn as
useful person and provided for his continuance sup
pose he used TO be OF some @ t anu
itica times no would doubtless get nIO i INA tS
again Mr. Dana ia the debate on the Jury D., to 'Io
story known previously 70 ie% atSe' tSe cntns obs
nafe man upon the Jury which tred LEWIS hAyuen ioI
the rescue n CTyed Cl sbadrack from Concord in hs own
wagon the night OF the rescue, ana placed MN III eOop
hands further along on I iro though Mr. Dana dd not
Mr. HAYDEN tells me that there are one OF tNo I'M l
takes Of detail in the narraye I'VE "s ~ n% s ard drove
Hayden took Shadiack INTO eaIIlu3sS e3s ueb xb,n he
about in the suburbs untl eye4ins' crn6rlgn %
str stovnS here some hours into the night Hayden
drove the rescued man TO ConeoId' WneIe DsSo" to
In sndhurv believe. The presence OF tins abohtlohst-
blacksmith Hlydens jury forms one Oh INC nUst Ct
tons not Vet disposed of by the Legislature are tue an
Dexaon OF RoNbury to Boston tc t ~ - cbirsn
In factories and various harOor quesilons lue SSn'
hour law was Killed some weeks ago Inc az d try
that during the sessions Cf the Hartford Cohyehuon oy
of the old Federal ponS %' aS g On he tbe Of That
nota6ie gathering big pamphlet" his reply we
osT naees and Includes photographic report or the evil
dence taken on both sides omitng, however, am sorry
hopor,ble and reverend counsel the eide and
the other. miss tho report OF the rev. DI,
Miner upon the Rev. DR.. Boles, when he sald TO hlm
that II ho he Reverend churchman came TO his house
that Is the house OF the Reverend PRESIDENT OF I9is
dis TIIeh Gov Andrew and Mr. Child gave into tie
ribs OF the witnesses for the pr0hbtoy law also escape
arocis nv attention and feel bound to state IT, 1t
corTects impression which gave IN one OF my e'srs
in relation TO the liquors kept by the state Agent Inc
Rev Mr. Manning IN his irst testimony, said he dared
not buy liquors o The State Agent but no was aerNtIa
the subject; believed Mr Barkers liquor 70 be good and
intended purchase II hereafter MI Rlcharas n4uor
dealer tried to dtparage Mr. Baker liquor ot beneve
he was biased by professional Jealousy 30 me state rum
may be regarded as good as any other am very sorry
10 say that the big book contains great nount Vi %
bs Some OF the scientific testimony on both SIDES sVa
uabe but the Biblical evidence, OF which there Is seat
deal, is very unsatisfactory trash. cannot imagine sue
what reason exists io putting uch witnesses as the Key
Dr. Blagden, the Rov. Dr. Adams Proi Bowen, a; ~
Brewster joel Parker John q PARK ana j. ~ d8fSoyi
on the stand give in ther opinions as TO the etes OF
the matter, the license side or on ing o.1er @ nai'
the Rev. George Trask. Mr.. q. /. LOWS. agent OF
Detroit banghons9 yho seems TO naSe psSh Eto g OSS ~
ignorant witness OF the ot or the Key D. ~ ruiton OF
Tho Tremontst Baptist Church. conld De expested 10
throw on the question rom nnt ch mem m
hcsS by the skful crossexaminatOn OF Dr MINER % hii9
on The other Sometimes however, the witnesses were
too much for tho counsel Inc rev. Di De9I pi, mn
cIear in s law ms ov Andrew But You more inter
ested In tic results to which the Comm!e came tnan III e
testnoy or the arguments majority OF the members
repor license bill stringent rs could be desired Dy
the most honest temperance opponent OF the present aw
mjnorty OF four totally dissent, and two individual
mcrabers eport In favor practically OF giving tho ques
ton the goby for this year Perhaps before nnisn ths
letter te House will take vote on the question; put
there is little risk in saying that there win be no import
ant change in the law at this session LoosR AZ sne
and NJ the law as il now stands there does not
seem 10 be any reeonciabe difference between the two
norfies Strictly enforced the License law would be
ahont rs nrohibory Us the present law both laws OF
regulation But in point OF fact the existing statute
represents the minimum OF law when me tehpelaneo
marty win consent to- aud the License bill represents the
maximum which the license party Will pat up WIFI ana
yvie the proerammes approach each other tue par
ties diyerre more widely every day. Gov. Bull
lock, in message to the legislature informs me
nSt Tho nnu-baf OF the Commonwealth, to be consulted
every day as TO whether Parker and Young are TO
hut
Eonstabe Jones hear that the hotel keepers are very
Indignant and claim that the Governor I'm had g prGTnsS9
70 nroye or make people believe this. The Constable
meanwhe goes ahead and Monday the hotels closed