New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-09
FROM ALBANY.


Prem Ow opeoihA OcNO@Pvue'."
Albany, Wednesday, April g. 1857
The bill f1rg the location Of the county build
mos of Schuyler County at Havana or father legal
zipe the action Of the Commissioners in loc sting
them there passed the Senate last night by stiff
majority, thus dispOsiDg OF one Of the lobby
hobbies which has considerably retarded useful legal
action Of late. know nothing Of the merits of
the controversy; but the Watkins patty assert that
large quantities of good Havana cigars and bad
rum have been purchased OF late with Schuyler
County money. / only know that there was very
Jolly party of Havanese in q room near where
slept last plight, and that the music which accom-.
panied me to the land of dreams was the jngling of
glasses. mingled with cheers for Havana.
The bill for Encouraging the improvement Of
the Breed Of Horses" which passed the Assembly,
was referred to its appropriate Committee in the
Senate this morning to be reported complete, which
ia regarded a. equivalent 10 its passage Mr. Rider
opposed the bill strenuously and ably regarding the
action Of the Legislature in this matter ss establish
inc A nuisance by law If bis views are correct,
and an by no means disposed to say that they are
not, the title should be changed to An act to
establish a State Race Course" As this bill will
msst likely become statute OF the State in a
few DAYS. ] will briefly state its provisions: 1t
authorizes Edward Pearsall Of your city, Henry
Iloyd Of Queens, Lowell Purdy Of Richmond, Ardl
RAYMOND and Robert r. Morris Of Westchester,
and their associates, to form q company for the
purpose of raising breeding and improving the
breed of borses, subject to the provisions OF :" An
"Act for the incorporation OF associations for In
proving the breed of horses" passed April Is,
1854, excepting so far as the same may be incon.
sistent with the provisions Of this act. Itaso gives
the association power to purchase or lease suin'
BILE tract of land, TO be selected by commissioners
named in the bill, to be used course for testing
the relative speed of horses to erect suitable
buildings fences &C.; but this provision shall not
be construed to allow the racing of horses or other
animals for any wagers contrary to the present pro-
visions of the revised statutes. The Association may
hold two meetings. June and October, in each year
and at these semi-annual meetings may offer prizes
to be awarded as the managers may dictate. The
course must be located within of the Counties
Of Kings, Queens, Suffolk NewYOrk or Rich
mond The Sheriff of the county in which the
course shall be established, his deputy shall at
tend the semi-annual meetings. to keep the peace
and remove all gambling implements. for which
services the Association shall pay him $0 per day.
If the Association permit gambling Of any kind
within the course, they thereby forfeit their charter
ard all the powers and privileges conferred by this
act.
If the Sheriff were required to remove all gam
blers az well as gambling tables and implements, it
is not probable the semi.annual shows contemplated
by this act would amount to much. In the course
of the debate Mr. Rider remarked that he would
much prefer an act to encourage improvement IN
the breed of men; to which Mr.. WadswOrth replied
that where you find good horses, there you will iod
also the best breed of men-a remark which. in
the Judgment of your correspondent, sets up the
Mamelukes rather steeply.
An animated debate, in which many Senator'S
participated, took place in the Senate this morning
| on the Port Wardens bill, which was finally made
| the special order for O'Clock this afternoon.
A bill recently passed the Senate and has been
reported 10 the Assembly By the Committee on
| Commerce and Navigation to incorporate the In
ternatiOnal Bridge Company, with authority to CO.
operate with like association under an enactment
| Of the Canadian Parliament, for the purpose OF
| bridging the Niagara River from the City of Buf
| falo TO the Canadian shore at Fort Erie. The
friends of this bill contend that the measure is
very imr ortaDt to the commerce OF the State aud
| to New.iO rk City, the great commercial metropo-
| Lis of the country, adding largely to the pro-
| ducts of Canada and the West which will reach
New-York via Erie Canal and on rail
roads. The New-York Central, New-York
| and Erie. and Buffalo and Corning Rail-
| roads now terminate at Buffalo. Fort Erie,
| opposte Buffalo, is the eastern terminus OF the
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway, now fully equipped
| and running its trains to Stratford, where it
| crosses the Grand Trunk road, and will be soon
| completed to GOderich, on Lake Huron, distance
| Of l59 miles from Builao-there to connect with
| lines of steamers running to Lake Superior. TO
Others through Western Canada, and send the
traffic to New-York via the Erie Canal and our
lines of railway it is contended that the erection
| of this bridge is necessary.
| The project meets with opposition from Niagara
| Falls, Tonawanda and Oswego, on the ground that
| it will damage the project for ship canal on our
aide of the river around the great Falls of Niagara.
Another ground of opposition to bridging the Nj
aeara is that it will Obstruct the navigation of that
stream This, if tue, is valid objection and
should have weight with the Legislature in consider
| ing the subject; but the commerce of the Niagara
lis only trifing at most, and the proposed bridge
| is to be furnished with suitable draws, and the
| Company are required to provide steamtugs to tow
all vessels up or down the river which may desire
to cross the line of their bridge.
The Railroad Commissioners sent in a cOmmun-
cation to the Senate to-day to say that in conse-
quence of the late day at which they received the
Annual Reports from the different Railroad Com.
paDes together with the necessity of being obliged
to return some Of said Reports for correction, they
are unable to make their report in tine for exam
nation by this Legislatures but wish to anticipate
| SO much Of il as to recommend the abolition OF the
| Board of Railroad Commissioners, and that their
duties be devOved upon the State Engineer and
Surveyor.
The bill providing means for the enlargement and
completion of the canals (mll tax passed the Az.
| senbly this morning-Yeas, IS; Nays, l5 The
bill making appropriations for the canal debt and
maintenance of the canals for the next fiscal year
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