The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-21
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald

ALBANY, April 10, 1874.
Prodigious Increase in Irade--DIorements in the
Legislatwc-U Utica Railroad Freight BiA-Poli-
tics and Small Potatoes, &c. &c.
Our spring business has opened with briskness
and vlgor that gives iattering evidence OF a most
prosperous season. The amount of tolls collected
at the Albany Office during yesterday and to-day,
is almost double in amount (SS,500) TO what was
received during the two first days of navigation
last year. Immense quantities of goods daily
passing through the city for the West, from New
York and Boston.
We had quite an exciting and interesting session
in the Assembly to-day. The bill changing the map
of the city of New York; and closing Eleventh st :,
between Broadway and the Bowery, was called up
by Mr. Bosworh, and supported by him with
quite as much earnestDess and warmth by Messrs.
Tom Carr, Ross, and Mann However, Mr. Bosworth
succeeded in getting the bill ordered to third
reading From present appearances, | am inclined
TO believe that it will not become law, 1t is
two-thlrd BILL and easily defeated by some IS or
30 votes. MIR. Mann made an effort also TO get at
your police bill, but without effect; Mr.; + San
ford, OF your delegation, reported the bill in rela
ton to the Marine Hospital, amended so as TO ac-
cord with the views of Mr. Burke, as expressed by
HIM with much warmth yesterday. The bill now
provides, that Storage passengers shall pay tax OF
fifty cents each, and cabin passengers two dollars
The officers are to account under oath to the
Comptroller for their receipts, and the surplus, if
any there be- to be paid over for the support of
the foreign poor. The bill being unanimously
agreed to by the committee, will undoubtedly be-
come law. The vote by which the Utica and
Schenectady Railroad bill, (allowing IT to carry
freight upon paying canal tolls to the Sate,)
lost, was reconsdered to-day, and the bill recon-
mltted, with instructions so 10 amend as toprohlbt
the road from carrying freight, except during the
suspension OF canal navigation. Thus amended,
there Is but little doubt of It's success.
The constitutional questions in both Houses still
drag their weary lengths along. In the House to-
day, after hard fought struggle, the Convention
lists succeeded III getting their resolution Gntro-
daced by MIR. Leg insructng the Select Commit
tee on Constitutional Reform to report bill sub
uniting to the people the question whether they
Will or will not call convention TO revise the Con-
stltutlon under consideration. MIR. Allen, one of
the prominent old bunker leaders, TO carry out the
game OF stavlng oft Its consideration, moved the
postponement OF the subject until Tuesday next at
twelve o'clock, but the House. by a vote of 81 to
A. refused to do it. This vote terribly alarmed the
Hunkers-scouts were sent out 10 drum up their alb
sentees. AS a dernler resort they resolved to save
oil the subject by talking until the hour OF adjourn
ment, and Messrs. Alvord and Burt succeeded IN
this endeavor most admirably. The subject, there
fore, goes over until Tuesday. The Hunkers dare
not let the resolution come 10 vote, there Is
decided majority in Its favor, when once brought TO
direct vote Their game therefore, Is TO stave
oil the question. There Is no conceang the fact
that this measure is rapidly growing into popularity
and favor among the people, and the more 1t is as-
tated, the more popular will ii become. OF the
New York delegation, Nessrs. Bosworth, Hasier,
Davesac, Burke, Jansen Suydam, Mann, and Will
Hams, are understood to be Conventionists, and
Messrs. Tom Carr, Sanford, jeremiah, Ross and
Fleet, -Conventionists. The Hon. Tom Carr
has covered himself with glorious Immortality
this session He came here strong radical and
barnburner, but he is now one of the most thorough
going Conservatives and Old Hunkers in the House.
But more on this subject hereafter. This Conven-
ton project is now getting to be the dividing line
between the two locofoco factions, the barnburners,
and the old Hunkers. Let the Legislature adjourn
without dlsposng OF the question, and dsunion and
trous defeCt next fall.
The feeling against Bouck is growing deeper and
more intense, and the organization that Is going
will most eiiectuay defeat his nomination mex,
September. Nothing daunted, the old Hunkers are
making desperate rally, and seem determined to
die in the last ditch Some strange transactions
going on Sub sa, and if you choose, will en-
deavor to keep you informed of them. Yours,
| IAN GIER.