New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-05
FROM ALBANY.

From Our Own Coresposdene.
ALBANY. Saturday. April 8, 1853.
A. the present time, the Legislature has passed
piuety-eipht acts which have received the Cover.
nor's sanction and there are now between two and
three hundred bills in various stages Of progress
before the Senate and Assembly, with only nine
working days remaining of the constitutional term
of the session. With, perhaps, half dozen ex-
ceptions the acts thus far passed are local or per.
sonal. / believe the only appropriation bill yet
psssed ia that making provision for public schools
To act nteligently or wisely on the bills now before
the Legislature in nine days is Of course out Of the
question. There are resolutions pending in both
Houses to adjourn on the 18th inst; but it is
thought by many that the lawmakers may hold
over and work few days without pay, in order to
dispose of the work before them.
We had an interesting exhibition Of filibustering
in the Senate on Friday night last. The bill to
repeal the Half Dime law of 1857 was the
special order. The act sought to be repealed had
been. according to statements If reputable men,
bers of the Senate, surrepttiousy passed through
the Legislature for the especial benefit of the Central
Railroad BY the terms of the Act for the Con-
solidaon that road charge than two cents
per mile fare while the act of 1857 permits that cor
poratiOn to charge higher fare by provision that
there should be no division of half dime in making
cars without having previously purchased ticket
may be charged five cents additional fare. For In
stance, when the distance is three miles, the fare
for which at the regular rates would be cents, the
conductor charges 10 cents, with, perhaps 5 cents
additional in the way Of fine for not having pur-
chased ticket before coming aboard. thus practi.
cally making the fare cents per mile instead of two.
For distances of six miles or any fraction however
small, over five miles, they charge l5 cents, eight
miles 90 cents, &c. 1t is asserted that the pro-
fits to the road from extra fare charged under this
bill, are from $75, 900 to 800, 900 per annum.
Mr. SPINOLA, when the bill for repeating this law
was taken up, moved its postpOnement, which, fail
ing, he commenced a general system of filibuster
ing, making frivolous notions calling the yeas and
nays, &c.-a system by which two or three men
determined on mischief can keep fOur-ffths of the
Senate at bay for an indefinite period. Mr.. Spinoa
had on previous occasions worried out the Senate
by his peculiar system of tactics, and the majority
determined this time to test the question whether
they or Mr. SpinOla should rule the action of the
body, by sitting it out. So they sent for feed
and drink from Congress Hall, which was
brought into one Of the ante.r0Oms of the
Senate, and with eating, drinking, Joking
getting mellow" and calling Mr.. Spinoa to order,
they passed the time till about l2t o'clock at night,
when Mr.. WADswORTH suggested that they might
pass the time more proftably if not agreeably, by
discussing the merits of the BILL which the whole,
was regarded as not bad idea Accordingly,
MessIs LAFLIN, STOW, OWEN and others took up
the cudgel in good earnest in favor of repeal; and
Just as the debate was becoming interesting Spin
ola caved in" and at quarter to "a. H., motion
of Mr.. NOxOn that the final vote on the bill be taken
at O'Clock on Monday evening without debate,
prevsed. If that vote shall he taken the bill will
be quite certain to pass the Senate.
reporter was sent into the Senate to-day in
response to q resolution Of that body, by the
State Engineer, to the effect that the Erie Canal
may be opened as early the lat of May next, with
six feet Of water throughout it's entire length, and
the opening of canal navigation will probably be
delayed till that time.
concurrent resolution passed the Senate that
the Legislature concur with the Canal Board in the
proposed reduction of canal tolls. The following
are the resolutions OF the Canal Board:
R,,orsd M the Legislature concur That the rses Of toll
II following articles of property trans ported upon The canals
this State be reduced SIS oow' the Canal Board shall ind