The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-13
THE STATE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

The Legislature Of Is6S-The Ascendnncy of
Tnmmany-Pr0fessions OF Virtue ve rsus the
Pructice-The schemes Tins Fnr-Prospcc-
rive Fate Of the Revived CrosstoSn Rail-
road Bii-Deferment of the Central Fare
Biii-Thc Constitutional Convention md Its
Approaching DissoiuIiOn-The Presidency
md tho GoyermOrslip-The IntriGues Of
Fenfon, Vanderbilt and Tammany Hall.
ALBANY, Jan III, 1853.
The Legislature has adjourned Tuesday In
the interval the Speaker OF the Assembly win have an
opportunity OF making up the committees The New
York members with such OF the gentlemen from the
country districts they could induce to join them have
gone to the city, and before this you have had tho
honor OF their company at the Americas Club ball. You
havo heard OF remarkable accommodation trains
Southern railroads. which stopped to allow passengers to
get and pick fruit by the waysde The present
Legislature is accommodation Legislature the
plan. Mr.. Tweed and the other Tamnanyites who
the machine or intend to- wished to go to the ball.
and the assembled legislative wisdom Of the Empire
State no harm in adjournment to crafty this
eminently proper desire.
The Legislature Of 1868 Is . curious in
spects, and in others will be very stupid one
democratic Speaker presidcs in the Assembly backed by
q majority OF eighteen in vote Of the whole House.
1t s many years since democratic Speaker elected
by entirely democratic majority. This advantage,
however is Offset the upper House, where the repub
Means
thirds vote, that most essential to prompt
and speedy legislation in the matter Of obs' Is wanting
to each side. In many matters there will be 'dead
lock, unless the partisans OF important
contrve TO unite enough from both sldos to pass them
by tho process technically known log- rollng'a
term, by the way, derived from th6 primeva pursuits
of early egslators-whereu, when Smith had an
unusually heavy piece of timber, and Jones ditto,
Jones helped Smith to get his log to WATER and Smith
| In turn very neighborke helped Jones. On a joint
ballot Of both houses the democrats have still majority,
and hence, in the election Of some few of1cers-the
Police Commissioners of New York among ohers-they
| will bo enabled TO place their party in power.
The Legislature being thus democratic, Tammany
| Hail has made bold push the control Of the
whole OF Its machinery. Tweed has assumed command
the field aud chief OF staff has sknful srae-
| gist Peter bismarck sweeny The country members
made an attempt at resistance for few days but when
tney found they we're entrey poweress to do thing
/ they did the most sensible thng-went body
and boots to rammany. Tho election of every officer
from speaker down to doorkeeper directed by Tam
and when endeavored 70 DO Tecacrant they
were quickly brought TO submission.
Tammany has the dispensing OF all the legislative
patronage OF the present session, and while Of the
members from the upper districts felt inclined accept
such dictation tna which Tweed has imposed aud
meant TO fight out the ngt honestly and Independently
democrats the attraction OF the spoiIs
for them. They everybody from the start,
that tammany had the power, and they knew tnat in
the making up Of the committees and in such other
raneemens all good legislators are DESTROYS q par
The Moloch OF Tammsny erected and all fell down
To worship. The only opposition which amounted 10
anything aud which had any organization sprang from
the oil comprehend democratic spirits whose funeral
performed at your charter election last
December Corpses or skeletons don't make successful
rebels
Tammanv, having thus assumed the reins. issued a
Tonundnento declaring It's intention to earn and
reputation for sp0ess virtue during the session.
Tweed has been around among all the democratic
members, and has talked to them like missionary.
"Now, boys. no more cyfaking Let's behave our
selves this year" thousand OF Crceeys lectures
the terrible immortality OF breaking the seventh CON-
mandment wouldn't have half the converting powers
OF q few sentences from the Big Sachem Not that the
boys may not disobsy orders when they get chance,
aud eXcaim, when they tho spells within reach,
they do in Jack Sheppard.
mix my dolly pals, fake away"
No. there Ia 10 he no stealing this year. Such Is the
programme The democratic victor too is very forgiv-
ing TO the quondam republican conqueror The radical
to be and converted to the doctrines OF the
party power rather than to be confirmed his
calsm by persecution. But he must yied all bis pet
schemes. iamnany publicly announces that no moro
Railroad bill be tabooed. Jacob Sharpe has been
hanging aoou; the Delavan ever since the democratic
mis- pet scheme, but he has cruelty asserted
.Ias ~, 1T s cam 60 through rough So Is win
sage Of which would DO likely to spoil
the present democratic prestige. The frat great move
TO increase this advantage contempates the repeal
OF the Excise law and new one applicable TO mo
whole State, leaving TO The local authorities the adjust
ment OF The amount for license fees Tho repub leans
willing to make this coneessionindeed. thsv repent
not having modified the law last winter-and the Gov
ernor Will the OIL, that difficulty appro
hcnded from the OF a majority tho upper House
They VIII be hot opponents in nearly every other mat
ter-parIicuiary purely pohucla ones--whcn may
come up for confederation. tx Speaker Pitts, the
leader OF the parry, has planted himself for square
aghs throughout she and Will be thorn tho
democratic sds whenever be can be So
The democrats have, however, been curiousy incon
sisen in tne professions aud their practice Short
has been the session. vuous Tammauy given notice
OF intention 10 introduce two measures, both OF .
very qaos,iouabe kind. One OF these prov lde
| the rebuilding OF Washington Markct-aa undertaking
| character.
under such auspices, TO be as prolific source oil
ruption and jobbing the proverpal Court House
The other is a revival Of the old radical scheme OF
last winter to crcate Wharves and Piers Commission,
which oven the republican majority dared not impose
upon New York. But now Iammany has taken bold
or the project and TO force IL through, the gift OF
few positions being the bar. ain BY which majority in
both houses to be secured The democrats have also
started out with the banner cry Of retrenchment On
tae FIRST day Of the session democratic motion 10 cut
down the number Of officers aud hsngerson around the
Legislature voted down the Senate by repub-
| hcau majority. motion from the republican side to
the same enoct IN the lower house voted down by
| tho democratic majority.
Some few OF the measures OF las, winter will come
up again this session Tho lobbyists Of the famous
Crossown Railroad bill are here but their labor will be
In vain They sold the boys twice last year, but tnsy
can't do u again. They havsnt got any money. Be-
| sides, Tammany is virtuous
The Nes York central Railroad Faro bill which has
been before three successive egisaures Is showed Tor
TINS winter. Commodore Vanderbilt who now runs the
road, has decided that is best 10 wait another year.
elect George g. Barnard Governor and re-eect demo-
cratic Legislature when there VIII DO no OBSTACLE 10 s
| passage.
The srugge FOR the leadership will be very interest
ing. Natural historians tell US that year. the
spring time. the deer 10 the forest assemble and the
members Of each tribe contend among themselves VINO
shall DO leader Tor the next twevenonth desperate
struggle ensues and the forest strewn with broken
/ antlets. lhe ono vho vanqushes all competitors is
thenceforin acity obeyed. fne legislative contest
opened BY Nj. Ackert VINO the fret TO spring into
| the ring and hoist ns coors for democratic leader. 10
| was most ingloriously noored however. Ready and
Jacobs OF Kings, are also among the oisputans. The
| former has injured himself by display OF too much
haste aud tho later ny his unsuccessful eight for tho
| spsakership flags, oisIroy cty, Is another whose
claims arc yet under confederation while unknown
aud formidable rival mas sprung up Herman, OF New
York, whose powers Of dcbste, II only equalcd by his
experience, would not long keep tbs contest in uncer
tainty The republicans are under the Leadership OF
eIspeaker Pltts who Que OF the readiest debaters
aud the best psriamentarian IN he Assembly, II not ia
tao Legislature.
The Constitutional Convs lon will reassembis here
TuaadAy next IheY viii tAlnLass hny tnAlr deihnra-