The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-23
ALBANY, March 81, 1913.

The Effect of the Details of the French Ne,os-
United States Mail Steamship COmpany-Oc'an
Steam Navigation Companies Legislative Af-
fairs
There are among the masses indications of a
powerful and lnexpressible sympathy for the
French nation; the details of the Intelligence of
the revolution We're awaited with painful anx.
iety, and the popular agitation which these de-
tails have produced, is proof of the tremcn
dous interest that is felt in the Issue Of this
struggle France, whose 3itals have been So
often chained by the intri gues of the corrupt
monarchles that encompass her, viii not this
time fall submissveiy into the arms OF he des-
pots who for ages have successfully asserted the
delusion that man cannot be nsted with tn.
government OF HIMSELF and that we nave fouod
angels, IN the form OF kings, to govern him.
The French people, IN asserting thelr lndepen-
dence, will have the sympathy ot America, and
IN maintaining 1t, they should have her aid.
| observe that bill OF peculiar Importance to
our naval arm aud to our commercial interests,
mas been introduced into the Senate OF this
State. 1t is entitled can act to incorporate the
United States Mail Steamship Company
Upon it's Introduction IL was referred to the
Committee Commerce and Navigation, who
recommended Its passage; II was then referred
70 the Committee of the Whole this morning
the committee cons dered the bill. which consti-
utes George Law, Marshall o Roberts aud b.
Il. Mcllvaine, OF New York, and their assocI-
ates, body corporate, by the name OF the Cunt
ted States Mail Steamship Company" The bill
provides that the capital stock of the company
snail be 81, 800 ,00e, to be divided into shares Of
800 each. The gentlemen above named are
appointed commissioners to receive subscrip-
lions for the capital stock, and these stock
holders shall be, jointly and seYerally, iu
dlvldually liable tor the debts that may
be due and OWING to their operatives, and 10
all their creditors, to an amount equal to the
stock held BY them, respectively, until the
amount of capital stock shall have been paid
IN
the necessary provisions for the organization OF
the corporation, and tor lts subsequent operation
This afternoon the Senate ordered 1t 10 third
reading, and II WILL probably, pass without de-
lay. IL ls understood that these steamships,
which are to run between New York and some
Southern ports, are to be built Tor the general
government, and under the supervision OF naval
officer they are also to be built 50 that III war
they may be speedily converted Into war steam
ers. The company has contracted with the
government to complete two of these steamships
by the middle of October next.
A gene raj bill for the formation OF corporations
for the purpose of steam navigation on the At
lantIc Ocean, has also been introduced luto the
Senate. This general bill authorlses three or
more persons 10 organise tnemselv es into Il COM
paBy to construct ocean steamships the com.
ptny TO possess the powers and privileges, and
TO be subject to the Liabilities aad RESTRICTIONS,
contained IN the first lwenly-slx sections of the
general bill Tor the formation OF companies Tor
manufacturing, mining, mechanical and cheml-
cal purposes, which recently passed the two
houses
The general bill for the formation of railroad
corporations, which. | sent you yesterday, passed
the Senate this morning by the following vote:
AYES --Nlessrs Adams Ayrauit, Bstts, Dokec, Bond,
Bush Clark, Cole, Cornwei, Fine, Fox. Frose, Fuller,
tisddes Johnson, Lawrence, Little, Martin, Whalon
10
NoEs-AIessrs Coffin, Floyd Tamblin, VIII ANS
Inc bill Is, therefore, d law, and II Is one
of the most important that has passed at this
session.
The bill to punish seduction az a crime passed
the Senate to-day unanimously, and Is now
law.
The Select Committee of the Senate TO which
was referred the bill TO abolish capital punish
ment, reported unanimously IN favor Of It's pas
sage.
The Senate, in Committee of the Whole, re-
sumed the consideration of the Northern Rail
road bill this afternoon, but the connttce re-
ported progress without any decided action.