Year: 1870

Proposed Adjournmcnt Of the Legislature.


IL appears that there is verv earnest
desire prevailing among the sages at Albany
to adjourn sine die on next Tuesday night II
such be decided upon no one will be sorry
that the law-making business of this year is
nearly over AS far as this city is concerned
we have had all we want from the Albany
firm, and they may dissolve partnership and
shut up shop as soon as possible. We have
got an excellent form Of city government,
under which, with proper administration, we
may hope to live in the same equit-
able, peaceful, prosperous condition as
other metropolitan cities throughout the
globe. Under responsible authority We
look for the best men in Office In all
the departments, new and remodelled; men
of note and character on the bench men OF
education and integrity in oil the different
commissions. We are promised this much
longed-for consummation by the leaders Of the
city democracy, and we have no reason to
doubt that the promises will be fulfilled by the
chiefs OF that party. who have shown so much
skill in quelling a foolish revolt in their own
ranks, and thus saving the city from the pro-
liabilities Of disastrous rowdy rule The
tax levies for the provision of the local gov
ernment have been disposed of in one
house, and will meet with little obstruction
in the other. There is nothing to pre-
vent these two bills from being disposed
OF at once and sent to the Governor. The
Supply bill-a somewhat intricate document,
but not out of the usual form-will be reported
in the Assembly to-day by MIR. Jacobs, chair
mon of the Ways and Means Committee. 1t is
not very heavy bill, and is said to contain
few, if any, items open to objection. 1t ought
to pass the House to-day aud be disposed of
in the Senate tomorrow if no factious oppo-
sition is offered


This will clear the track Of our prominent
local legislation, and, with the exception Of
few other bills perfecting the Charter, and the
various city railroad bills, underground and
overground and half way, some OF which will
not see light this session and some of which
will be consigned to eternal darkness, will leave
little other work 10 be done which should prolOag
the sittings of the august body which illumi-
mates, by its Minerva-like WIS dom, the shabby
State Capitol in Albany. The country men,
bers have had q fair swing for the last few
days. Their little local bills have been rush
ing through at the rate Of about sixty day in
the Assembly and forty in the Senate. Some
of them, of course, have gone up in a balloon,
and some have gone up to the Governor, to
sink or swim, as his Excellency's judgment
may decree. So the bucolic element has
no reason to grumble at an early adjournment.
The bills not acted upon can lie in lavender
until next session, when they can have another
airing.


There is an urgent reason why the Legisla-
ture should ''thaw and resolve itself into
dew" Early next week the politicians of both
parties must have time to prepare themselves
for the conventions TO be he d in Rochester
the democratic on Wednesday, the 9th. and
the republican on Thursday, the 2Sth--for
the nomination of Judges of the Supreme
Court under the accepted judiciary article of
the rejected constitution. There is much
wirepuliing and g neral fixing up of things TO
be done, which will require members to be at
their homes few days in advance Of the con-
ventons. The best portion of this years
legislation being now accomplished, let US
"lhrow away the worser half" until the year Of
our Lord 1871.