The New York herald., 1850-01-28
Our Albany Cerres,opa....

/, ALBANY, January 22, 1880
The .assemSIy-Bad Bsr Of the Speake-11e cIau,la;-
Bridge Railroad Matters s-Bank Lpoyt re-
The Assembly, after the confudon an, sxeitsm.rt
existing in that body yesterday, day compare
lively quiet and rational although It dcult "a
the equsnimity Of feeling which the grave bu
of legislation should command Side gla aces
and dagger looks can be seen by careful observer,
and the ken Of dull prophet is sufficient to see that
many Of excitement in embryo II Is among
the incident to the strong bonds party
that men will yield ground to their opponents
which be made subservient to advantages desired
especially when members feel themselves under i'm
piled or positive pledges to carry their political pred
ectons into the halls OF the peoples sanctuary Of
tection-the Legislature Political outsiders are i'm
pertinent ana In their upon their
1t very evident the Speaker feels embarrassed The
almost constant appeals from his decisions either show
him TO be very incorrect, the members are deter
mined to annoy him 1t Is very probable that he will
do better when more experienced
Another meeting Of the committee on the Champlain
Bridge was held to-day, and labored argument urged
him, that barrel of -four could be transported from
any OF the western lakes to any point Of Lake Cham.
plain for fifteen cents and bushe Of wheat, the
distance, for about egbths Of cent, via the
ship canal river st Lawrence, sc.
Father Miles, or Rev Father Niles from Long
Island Is here again this winter with his claim upon
the State OF $40 600 for the destruction OF four Ave
thousand dollars worth of property by mob He de-
cares in his petition he will continue to petition the
Legislature for redress long he lives and after his
death, bis heirs will apply Mr. Geddes thought tho
was to pay him something and let him 60 home.
A delegation from the Auburn ana Rochester, and
Syracuse and Auburn railroads are now here with the
view to effect If possible consolidation Of interests
in reference to the existing roads aud the friends of
direct road from Syracuse to Rochester. The friends
OF the direct road very confident securing pes
sage Of Law declaring the public utility Of the proposs
read and would that the owners of other road
to be affected by the latter law, Of similar opuon
from their yielding to any terms Of promise Thsr
can be doubt that direct road would render tn,
stock In the existing lines valuable III
ratively yautess That however, Is not valid objsc
ton to the granting law for a road under the
general law providing therefor, IL the public Interest
renders another road necessary Private corporation
enacted after they received private special charter
but the general welfare should not be sacrificed to
MIR. Cook, from the Senate Committee on Banks made
long written report to-day in the Senate such part
which he assumed that the total of the State
amounts TO something like SIC, 600 00o aud
deemed a. par in New New Yo5s o or albany leaving some
tion. The report mentions . large number-I should
cay twenty-five individual banks, with circulation of
about and half mi lion Of dollars, whose deposits
we're not over fifty thousand dollars making profit Of
large amount upon very illegitimate principle of
ton merely purchasing their own notes The remedy
proposedis in substance reduction Of the rates a
discount to fourth Of per cent To this report
Cook and Curtiss-Mr. Upsham the other member dis
sented When the report is printed, II can obtain
A and very splendid hall has recently been fur
nishsd in city under the cosnomen Of "vau vsoh-
now here IL adapted TO concerts balls lectures sup
per parties, &c IL is the building formerly used BY
the Normal School State street, metamo phosed ct
cost OF scme $50 600, by the (Tuns Van vsch-
ten. Esq and fitted up ard furnished by Mr. John A.
Duff in superb and convenient style The ealooss fog
dressing adies and gentlemep'sJ large and
niert. The hall will accommodate (as it did the
sth OF January at the Emmett Guards BaiD one
thouss nd persons.
This rs the place now for fashsnable public parties,
concerts, &C. Oh what may transpire here, will en-
deavor to give you glance and then 1t will be
well occupied this winter for balls already provided for