Year: 1867

the letter Of the law forbidding longer adjournment
than three days


The frequenter Of Albany during the legislative season
recognizes few familiar faces The famous lobby s
almost unrepresened and the few individuals present
Of that potential element OF modern law making bodies
are here merely spectators through idle curiosity
Their time has no. come yet The work for the Con-
vention IL as yet all adrift Of uncertainty
though the report of the Committee of sixteen to-day
will give some shape at least afford channels for
its deliberations The wire puers do know yet
what materials they have to work with. The commit
tees are not composed yet and many Of the members
have heretofore given sign Of their aptitude for the
manipulation Of the lobby The Convention is very
dlgnihed stad and proper body. Many Of its members
hold position in Albany for the first time. The lobby
influence will be exerted through the old stagers but
Ben Field the grand Sanhedfm OF his party, is here
honorable warfare may be expected for Ben, however
Jealous as partisan has always borne the reputation OF
being sraighuorward adversary on the political battle
field. The old fossils Of both parties flicker for
while ere their light entirely exngashed, but the
done py younger men, who have come TO It's oor with
true appreciation Of the progress Of latter time politics
The state needs moral war; the younger politicians
will be its soldiers


THE CANAL ouARRELs


The debate to-day on the canal resolutions sounded
very much like OF the legislative squabbes Of last
winter The canal wrangng is very likely to enter
with all It's bitterness into the proceedings OF the Con-
yenton Greeley called up his resolutions day and





posed them, indrectly-that Is, he raised dispute
about the proper officer 70 submit the information called
themselves for good portion Of the morning These
two individuals, In maintaining their opposed status
throughout the j. Convention y are likely .., 70 add
Greeley is ill:tempered over the very deliberate
manner in which the Convention has set itself
to work. His impatence at its brief sttngs and fire.
qucnt adjournments only obtains ridcule for him. All
are willing to give him credit for an earnest desire to do
his duty all admit that DC Is perfectly sincere man in
haG fba of tha hut tha Inn
venton Is resolved to take its time. and will not be
driven to any breathess hurry in doing its work. So
this angularity and 20 TO work quietly with his COL
leagues Last night IN the halls Of the lelavan he de-
veoped one Of the hobbies which he is to ride in tho
Convention. While an admiring and curious throng
gathered around lin ne held forth on the proprety OF
reform In the State legislature 70 be effected by the
substitution OF unpaid Senate for the present body,
to consist in all Of ftyone members. TO be elected BY
any constituency, after the English system.


FORTHCOMING coMMTrEEs


The repor. of the Committee Of Sixteen prepared
after lengthy debeation Of that body Its members
were In session until . late hour last night
The report suggests committees on the plan Of
legislative bodies The report will up for discus
sion tomorrow, when II adopted, the President will be
vested with most important powers. The composition
Of the committees will excite the greatest interest That
Cities ia to consist of fifteen members-a rather
weldy number but the sixteen seemed consider that
the number should be proportonate to tn importance
Of the body That on the Judiciary s TO be similarly
constituted, while that tho State Finances is to
brace sixteen members The other committees win
each consist Of seven individuals.


RETURN OF GOVERNOR FENToN


Governor Fenton has returned from his rural exped-
ton and s In town with the chief officers Of hts staff
1t is stated that he intends visiting Europe during tho
present month but am inclined to think that he will
postpone his departure indefinitely at least until after
the adjournment OF the Convention whose proceedings
fraugh with interest 70 the Chief Executive Of
the State


New Election Ordered In the Twenty-second
District.


ALBANY, June IL, 1867.
Governor Fenton has issued proclamation directing
an election be held in tho Twenty Senatorial
district on the 2Sth ns TO all the vacancy in the Con-
stitusonal Convention oocasoned BY the death Of L.
HaErts Hiecock