The New York herald., 1871-02-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Extending the Powers of the Court
Of Special Sessions.
PROPOSED RIVERSIDE AVENUE.
The Ad.ioul.nme for the
Recess.
ALBANY, Feb. II, 1871.

ALbANN, rcu. ~, lotAs
THE COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS
was the object OF the only bill Of any importance
orered in the House to-day. AS the law now stands
the Judge can only send prisoner who is brought
before him for serious offence to the PenitentiarY
for six months or course he can add small
fine. The bill refer TO was introduced by Mr.
Campbell, and gives the Court power to sen
tence prisoner with the same severity he would
be dealt with IN the Court OF General Sessions II
convicted Of a grievous crime N that court For
instance, pickpocket can be sent to the State
Prison for four years in the General Sessions. The
idea OF the bin is an excellent one. Many hardened
villains who elect to be tried in the
Special Sessions get or for six months,
whereas II tried IN the other court they would
be certain to get several years in sing Sing.
An outcry is often made against the Judges OF the
Speca, Sessions for sending some rascal to the Pen
tentary for only few months. but there are but few
people who understand THAI 1t is not the fault Of the
Judges but the law which ties their hands. II Mr..
Campbell's act becomes law, thieves and pick
pockets will have reason to find fault with the
change. II will not be a healthy one for them.
THE GREENPoINr FERRY.
The only bill worthy Of notice other than tho
above, was one by Mr. Cook. to compel the ferry
boats plying between Tenth street, New York, to
Greenpoint, to run every ten minutes from five A.
NJ. to midnight, and from midnight to five A. NJ.
every thirty minutes.
STRICTLY PERSONAL.
Mr.. Selkreg created quite sensation just before
the House to an alleged attack made upon his per-
sonal character by another member in q converse
York, concerning the action OF Selkreg in
advocating the law regulating the price p,,,..s,i Of
was very much excited and was very bitter in his
denunciations The member referred 70, Mr..
reaecting ,s Upon Mr. selkreg cnaracser This % made
matters worse and brought up q question Of We
racity as between Dougal and Loutrel. ,; Mr.;
to indulge in any remarks concerning his con-
ees and the general impression appears to be that
MIR. SelKreg rather exaggerated the matter. 1t iS
wonderful how touchy members Of the Legislature
are about private conversations concerning them
selves. They ylllify each other In public, bus
when the thing sinks TO the level OF private con-
fab-an, then it Is a horse OF another color.
A HASTY ADJOURNMENT.
The adjournment took place to-day amid consider.
able confusion. The members who leave by the
special New York express were very anxious to get
20 their hotels IN time to pack up their duds but the
thing thing, to stick to ~ the 'order Of susinesss SIS
desired desired to present. fell % into W the trap, and and
scene OF the most laushable excite
most at the same time, and cries OF "Mr Speaker''
'Mr. speaker" rang out from all sides. Mr.. Hitch.
man, TO keep the anxiety OF the New YOrEers mp to
the fever heat made 1t point to recognize the lasg
man who got up, and LOUD laugh was indulged
ones. Hustled and Jacobs were in an awful hurry.
and yelled ont "Mr Speaker SO loudly, So repeatedly
and shook their b1llS above their heads 30 SavaQely
to attract the Speakers eye. that after Keeping
them the anxious seat for long while he cOOlly
teld them they could sit down and wait till he was
ready for them. This brought down the whole
House in perfect guflaw and the two members,
rather crest-falen, to their seats. Finally, after
everybody else had been attended to- Hustled and
Jacobs were gwen chance. Hustled had yelled 80
loudly before that he could scarcely say, .'Mr-
Speaker" above whisper when he saw his time had
come: but the title OF his bill had sooner been
read than his cOattas were seen flying round the
corner at an angle OF siXty-fve degrees. The House
soon afterwards adjourned, and everybody ram
heer sKeter down State street, as to get in time
for a ''bite" and the train. Albany will now be
blessed for week by the absence or the men who
make our laws and themselves ricn three dollars
day.
TIE VOTE ON THE WATER BILL.
The following is the vote in detail in the Assembly
last evening the passage of the bill to provide
further supply OF water Tor New York
YEAs-Messrs Aitken, Barney, Bartlett Baylis, Bennett,
BiRnall Blackan Blair Bolt, J! BROWN v. p Brown, Buck,
Buckley, Buncc, Burhans D. Burns, Campbell, Carey.
Chadwick. Chamberlain, Chambers, Cole, Connolly, Com
seyea, Cook Coon Curtis Decker Fields Fagg r. Fana
Johnson Jov Kelly, krack g. D. Lord G. r Lord, Loutre
Madigap, McDougal, Montanye Moseey, Mulha Murphy,
Nachtmann, Nelson, Nicholas Oakley, O'Nell, Payhud.
Pierce Randall RANSOM Ray Roche, Sage Sanborn, She
seenburgh, Wagner, wainwright, Waterbury Weed Wieys
NAYs-Messrs. Alberser, Avord, Baker, Barse Berry,
Bradford, Burns Cady, Carman. Deano. Drew Durees
Hill, Hustled, j. Johnson. Kilham, Knapp, Lttejohn Null
ford, Pound Prince Scrbner Sekreg, Seward, Sniper.
Stevenson, strahan, Tucker, Wade, Winans, Woods Wy
man--S