New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
ASSEMBLY,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

REPORTS OK COMMITTEES.
Mr. HOYLE-To amend the act enabling the
Staten Island Railroad Company TO own and run
steam feny-boats.
Mr. WILLIAMS-To charter the New-York La
de- Home Missionary Society of the Il K. Church.
Also, amend the charter of the Brooklyn City Hos
Mr.. GRAY-For the prevention of the destruction
of deer.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
To amend the Act to secure the faithful expenditure
of moneys raised for certain charitable institutions IN
the First Senate District. Applies provisions Of the
Act named to the n. Y. Opthamio Hospital, the
Hospitals on Wards Islands, the Belsvue Hospital,
and all other Hospitals under the charge Of the Gov
ernors of the Alms-House.
For the relief Of St. Lukes Hospital ExemptS
local and general taxation.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. REED to make the Office OF Fire-Marsha,
New-YCrk, elective by the people.
Mr. s. DUDLEY. to repeal the Militia Law.
Mr.. z. T. WOOD, to prevent Illegal voting in
Brooklyn.
INTRODUCTION OF BLLs-BRIDGING THE HUD-
SON AT ALBANY.
Mr. BUCKLEY brought in q bill to authorize the
construction OF Bridge the Hudson River at
Albany. II incorporates George Palmer Dean Rich
mond, Henry L. Lansing, Buffalo; Reuben Fraslef,
Thomas ID. Colman, Cyrenus GaIrtt John ID. Nat
kins, Taunton Sherwood, Lewis T. Davis, John ID.
Dixon, VIM. G. Laburgh, Billings Grant, Onis Smith,
William Bench, Roswell 5. Burrows, Hamilton White,
Enoch b. Armstrong, Henry Wager, George Virgins,
stephen Sweet Erastus Corning, Nisscher Ten Eyck,
Jonas Gregory, and their associates, into Company
10 construct and maintain the bridge: The capital
stock shall be s2009 300, which shall be
divided into shares of sl0a each, nat the
total capital stock shall not exceed $4,000. Any
Railroad Company may take stock in the Bridge, not
10 exceed six per cent Of It's cost In case OF an excess
of subscriptions they shall be divided up equally and
the construction Of the Bridge commenced subscrp
tons hall not De recev without 90 being paid forth
with Nine Directors sha be elected hons,the stock
holders. draw shall be constructed in she Bridge,
and the expense Of towing vessels through snaA De
| borne by sbe Company. The Canal Board shall
make rules and regulations for the goyernance OF
the Company fix the toll TO be charged for crossing,
and direc. the manner Of construction. II sand-osns
collect by reason Of the pillars of the bridge OF other
wise, The Company shall remove them sny Ole reias-
ing to paw toll for crossing shall be subject to nne OF
sl0 Various other provisions are made Tor The man
sgemeDt of the Corporation similar to those Of other
| corporations.
TOLLS OK RAILROADS.
| Mr.. BRADY brought in bill relating TO the trans
porthton of freight certain rairoeds. authorizes
The New.York Central and Oswego and Srac Use Rail
road Companies transport freight and to tx
| able tolls therefor make returns of carriage to the
Commissioners of the Canal Fund; pay the same tolls
as would have been paid on properly transported on
the canals the distance; Canal Board to make
rules ssd regulations as to enforce the collection OF
tolls from Railroad Companes tolls 50 collected shall
| belong to the Canal Fund and be paic over
| in the same manner as canal tolls now are (;
Commissioners Of the Canal Fund shall fix the tolls to
be paid by the Railroad Companies and Degiects or
refusals 10 comply with The provisions OF the act on
the part Of Companies, made punishable by hne Oh
$500 for every days neglect or REFUSAL The baggage