New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-26
NFW-YORK LEGISLATURES
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WIN s,popTRISON noticed V w, ~ "'''''' '"'
M. M Court o. the City Of Ne".- YIN ,,,o,
Asnie IN, ooxrrssiosERs OF tsldH X,
A..sr 10 a ~ soufion w o. EaIIs nd Tnos
;ro,,pc by What iienl 1au,o, ~ "i~,aHoo
Doplop were seaDfb have addressed the following com
The Come ~ The President OF the Senate;
moneso"D " o,, PsAsieat Of he Senate.
Hon. u. hN K,ly 10 January 1917. appointed by
Ts. sS JAZZ" I. s,nst. .Ld dolly soned Co ~
the Go'e'scr sfsso'y ev~soce whereof vs.. tnen
ssss fs, !. Conuis-iooe, by the Governor 10 De-
s,,t .sia.e'cy evidence Of which wa. also presented
Tss, p. ~ - ofee tina, the Conmoner. have not
that person has been spponied and 1ained
teen 70 Office either Of them has person
be ,uch Ths, toe Commissioners srs ad
sa believe hat iss tenure OF on o. Gs 10 n ngn
sf,he r. vDed statutes. which enses that every officer
ssy sso .ha have duy entered on duties thereof al
os,h BIZ. term Of Office shall have expired uLt successor
su,h Office shall be duly quahed-tR s. part L. title ~
usd.r tia beHef the conmL'ionsI. of EmlsrstqS have
. Of the ,uIm.oD, horzed to take part in Us
r0'''' ,sisn,d G. c. vERPLANCK,
President OF the Commission.
M. CROSBY said that as he deemed a question in
VOWED IN this matter Of the right Of the Governor to
sppont man, Thomas Dunlop to an office, after
btirg rejected by the Senate, on the nomination OF
Gov SEYMOUR be would move the letter 10 the Ju-
dietary Committee. Carried
THE PANAMA RAILROAD cOMrASY.
Mr.. BARR presented five petitions, this morning,
sis ned by three hundred citizens OF the CITY
OF New York asking for the passage OF law restrict
inc The rates Of fare on the Panama RAILROAD. The
p4titioIers ray that the COmpsby possesses the mo-
bop0y Of railroad transit across the sthmus OF PAM
mt-iha II intends 10 charge sixty cents per mile aud
ten cents per pound for freight, and that these
charges will be suffice. to such increase as the Eek
"hsvsgsnce or rspaclty OF the parties engaged In
"the arpiise may demand That the Company
charges the residents OF New Granada bat -, while
il charges our citizens s21.
sEw-YoRK CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
N.Y. DANFORrH brought ia the loving bill:
AN ACT % .G h 1 6 Ct hs' o.' .fS osgu
s.o1ioS On abd after the first day OF May 1879 there
a. .ns s,r, Of cc sbe qusreryesry to be pad
approx mated to The hhine hospis IN heu OF
oil and prques whatever, except house and living for
The Assistant of the Health Oacer shall be paid
,am monsys ard aftr the same way The Heath Ohcer
examining in the discharge of bis caiei dut 81 Fire
@ o. SI IN Ss o gSIs State. south Of ae
pep, above 100 tgns 81 " If not exeeedos loo tuns s
ves visited and examined aud shall be paid over by the
Health Officer to the Chamberlain Of tbs City OF Eewfors
Maine Hospital Fund OF which tho salsnes above
shall o. paid after which II there shali be any OF the
1 III. ben. m OF sad Marine Hospital Fond II such fund
.bs De made up ont of any moneys belonging Marine
ssc s. Al sxs Inconsistent herewith hereby repealed
This Act shall take effect on and after the inst dog Of
May, ls55
The Annual Report of the Trustees OF the state LII
bra5y was handed in to-day The Report represents
the Library No excellent condition, although Inc ANU
tiops 10 it have been somewhat Limited the past year,
owing 10 iha want Of appropriation for the greater
part of that time. The donations continue to be nu
merous and valuable. From the Emperor of France
\ haa iya cd n aariaa nfR Mod
struck at the Government Mint Of the Monarcbs of
France. from Pharomsnd 10 Louis Philippe, seventy
four in number splendidy illustrated work on the
Topography and loca History OF the ancie1t Prov
ibce Of LlDguedoc in tnat county, cont aiming no
let than 5e4 eDgravngs has been received from the
same source.
From the Governments of Holland Belgium, aud
many other sources publications have been trans.
Dutd through the agency OF VI. Nattemsre. Not
withdrawing the cheering aspect of this foreign inter
charge, the Trustees seem still more pleasiog the
steady interchange that is nov going on between
New York and her shter st stes.
The Report closes by sho wing that, in consequence
Of the increase OF the Library aud It's removal to the
new building wherein its contents are necessarily
spread over greater surface additional permanent
expense has bee n incurred, though slight.
The PASAN. RAILROAD BILL UNDER DISCUSSION.
M. BARNARD in she Chair-The Committee of
the Whole took the bill TO anne nd the Charter Of
the Panama Railroad Company.
Mr. CROSBY wanted some inform itiOu with re-
caro- to the Charter of this road.
Mr.. BROOKS stated that one OF the provisions of
this Charter compelled the Company 10 pay the Ora.
padian Government $40, 900 annually, aud three per
cent. on all its net earnings beyond that amount.
Anoiber clause leaves il op iona with the Grsnada
Government to take this road from the American
Company al the expiration of twenty years, on pay.
ing IS coo 900. Many similar conditions
acted from the Company by the Granadian Govern
MELT az ssot of bonus for granting the right OF way
Mr.. HOPKINS die not expect TO vote asainst this
bill but II was mater that he would like to have
cleared up, the for ch Igng s2J for ride
aTosd OF nut City miles in length. Fifty cents pr
mile he thought avery exorbitant price. The Central
Rial DAD was restricted to two cents per mesO was
Hue son River road, which cost GIL 900 900. This
road coats but 900 COO and Il charges fifty cents
eruie He would like 10 have this explained. lie
feared If this bill passed il rea Is this Leg
islsfure would be fostering mammoth monopoly.
Was there not some men, between this Company
ana the Granadi6n Government whereby no rival
road can be bulk on the lsthmus
Mr. BROOKS intimatCd that no other road can be
built Oh the lsibmus for the next twenty years but
the Senator from the Xlllth MIR. Hopkins had lnst
tut.d an uniust parallel between this roa and rail-
roads of this State which III the custom of trans
porirg tso or three thousand passengers daily, while
The Panama Road max es bat somi-mODtly trips
Mr. CROSBY remarked that on the face the argu-
mebt Of tie Senator from the Win Mr.. Brooks ap-
peared plausible; but 1t should be borne in mind til II
this legislation for twenty years 10 come ana not
for The present Elay only. No one ttOuois that the
increase OF travel on tins route wi' lonS ere t.o
twei ~ years have expired, force this Company 20
make daily trips when il may aud undonbto iy VIII
ebor. fifty cents mile as it does nov. Thus Is What
the Legislature must now look after.
Mr. BARR Low moved 10 iut the price OF pas
SAGE TO twenty FIVE cents per mile Tor passengers ana
five cents per pound for freight.
Mr. PRATT moved 10 amend the amend neni by
providing hat az no time shall the Company charge
more than It's present rate. ..,,,.. -
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