New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-28
ALBANY.
4 SHORT SESSION POSSIBLE.


eyR0n THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUTEJ
. Albany Jan. 26-H the Legislature chooses to 90
about its work speedily and Systematically, this can
be made one of the shortest and most successful ses
vions on record It's only task Of any Importance Is
TO frame the general laws required by the new
amendments to the Constitution. These amend
mcnts not only do away with special legislation ana
largely diminish the opportunities OF lee
islators for swelling the statute-Dooks anu
engaging in less innocent transactions
but they make a marked decrease in the routine
work of the session The Supply bill is shorn OF its
magnificent proportions by the provisions "hich
forbid the Legislature TO audit any private claim
AGAINST the State and grant any extra compensa-
ton. In mast years this bill, which was originally
purelv "a deficiency bill, has been swollen by the
claims of every man in the Commonwealth VINO
,boueht that the State owed him, or Ought to owe
him. some money. The two great classes into which
these acquisitions were divided were those OF
private claims and claims for. extra compens1-
ton Under this latter subdivision appeared
almost every doorkeeper. messenger, and en-
ploy6 of the Legislature, who made his
bow and his speech to the Ways aud Means
Committee in the endeavor TO prove that his ser
vices were worth great deal more than he thought
they were when he lobbied, and button-hOled, and
Intrigued for his place, and was glad to get It, Even
the women who scrubbed used to take their Alfred
Davids that the Commonwealth was treating them
Hnjls.ly. Arguments and counter arguments on
these trivial and vexatous matters occupied great
deal OF the time Of the Ways and Means Committee,
whose doors are now shut in the faces OF al sucA
claimants This leaves the supply bill III something
OF its primitive simplicity, while the Appropriation
bill. which is much less complicated is mainly pre-
pared by the Controller.
This lops off two large items Of the work OF the
Il. =. LATIN lltt he
that is effected by the cessation Of special legislation
must be stated numerically 80 be appreciated. The
FIVE general bis introduced b. Sir. Prince ytstcr-
day IL the Assembly cover the proposed board OF
Audit changes in the election laws, the requirement
that persons challenge at elections shall take the
new oath. the enlag sement OF the powers Of the
Board OF Super, IN relation 10 roads ald
bridges and IN relation to cemeteries These are
not the most important If Ito general laws which
this or some subsequent Legislature must frame but
these OF similar bills Will take the place, II adopted
of nearly 100 bills on tho files Of the two
Houses. 40 or more bills being enacted every
year on the subject q bridges exclusive Of canal
bridges Whit, - OF moro arc passed in relation to
cemeteries. lie General Corporation act viii be
che greatest lehorsaynC machine Ct all The usual
number OF acts granting CT an nd.1S charters has
been go, aud has az times run up ccnslGcT1oIy be-
yond go. The last volume Of statutes contains
more than 80 Of these acts. figure which the adop
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b..r..,. ,.,, .. more. Il, .le shane of conjecture
Than of Intention. that the Legislature might al
hmm l,r several ,y,r,... leaving whole subject
:, t,.tcc, If -', C..,r-i.tee ou General Local AID
guf.ial Inv. az Inc Assembly and me Judiciary
C,,,,i4ao i The ~ora,e 1rc.,j1g at The END Of the
,.,c.. .,,..ic, and ocl ,noD their rarcr+ If this
were az all nr,cti1l rlan several considerations
,d commend = IN favor. brt II yrouId Ne limos
ihle IN conv,pe ac,in afrer an Adjournment at the
apnroocb Of Spring. Legislature which not only
contains a number of f.rmers but has many mem
hers who's interests re agricultural and cannot be
NEGLECTED even for The hlch privilege of sitting in