The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-10
AFFAIRS Az THE STATE CAPITAL.


Our Special Telegray,hic Despatch.
TIKI BROOKLYN BRIBERY CASH INvssrI0ATED-ko
TRUTH IN T-AETI FREE RAILROAD PAssxS-DfF-
FICULTY IN MATURING BILL-PoLIoE REPEAL
BILL TO BB TAKEN Up ON THURSDAY -REPOKrERs
IN TEE HOUSE,, ETC, KrO.
ALBANY, March 0, 1858.
No witness could be found either in Brooklyn, this
city, or In the railroad cars who knows anything relating
to the charge that ten thousand dollars offered
bride and that half OF which into the pockets Of
certain Senator for advocating the Brookyn Local A.
sessment BILL The Committee Of Investigation appointed
by the Senate reported this morning. and in their state
ment they say there is certainly nothing TO justify the
sghest suspicion against the Senator pnoa sought 10
be implicated and this investigation should TO ad
monsh members Of the Legislature not 70 base grave
charges agains personal upon idle runor aud
the party Mr Dayton, Of the House giving shape and
character 70 the gave also origin 10 IT, II should
further admonsh him against giving usrance suspicion
unauthorized by facts The Senate unanimously agreed
TO this report The committee OF the House have examined
several Witnesses who have also proved nothing and
their report, when made, will exonera.e all who &C
cused under the implied remarks made by the Honorable
Mr. Dayton We should like learn that any committee
had discovered any Of bribery and corruption
by the use OF money.
The bill making ii misdemeanOr for railroad companies
TO issue free passes TO public officers, originally ntros
duced BY Senator Stow has been amended SO TO
exclude the rest Of mankind we'll officers There
provision attached, enabling and allowing the company
to pass under the head OF paupers
teely charity II came up this morning, and amend.
ment heaped upon amendment until hardly retain
cd original feature has been shufiied about the
for several weeks, and though the few railroad
presidents in that body and almost other senator
desrous that free passes should be off by Iegs
latve enactment, some underground difficulty Is
constantly way of its passage The discussion
day consumed nearly the entire session. No senator
seemed disposed to XII it, STILL in endeavorng to Perfect
it, there scarcely q half OF senators agreed
how that perfection should be reached. Even Senator
Stow himself, who had abandoned his original bill and
introduced substitute, which seemed to the good
wishes of that body, himself induced TO offer
amendments Mr. Spnoa occupied the floor for length
a time in endeavorpg convince the committee Of the
Of the bill which excluded public officers over
the which excluded everybody But his learned and
able argument not convincing.
pected that the debate the repeal Of the Ne
tropotan Police bill would have commenced in the Senate
this morning as set down by special order but
red until twelve O'Clock Thursday. 1t Is expected
that Senator Maher will open the debate in favor OF
peal Mr. Doherty and Mr.. Ely will also take the same
slide. Senator Owen will urge the passage Of his BILL
Ding the district to the counties OF New York and Kings
and for elective commission, which cannot have poi
teal bearing and depriyDg the Mayors of New York and
Brooklyn all and every opwer the selection and
appointment Of police officers. And Senator Noxon will
defend the present law ss stands without any
modification amendment whatever And this
likely TO be the final result for the republicans having the
majority not disposed TO from the hands
III,
About every alternate day the members Of the House,
more Of them, have some complaint rela
the reporters There has been more constituencies
exhibited curing this session than before On
day honorable gentleman rises and addresses the
chair upon question OF privilege, holding in bis hand
newspaper, from which he reads paragraph, to which
the honorable member nterpeses obligations another
OCCASION when call Of the House ordered in
quepce Of quorum being present. the Speaker directed
and decided that reporters should chamber
and Mr. Lanpg in most parliamentary and gentlemenly
manner told the Speaker to hustle them outhuste them
Enr hin lind and lima Tar rAruaY k Tho
regular reporters for the public hare concluded
matter OF thankfulness TO send some Of bis speeches
tvrtdtim up 10 Buffalo. This morning couple OF inter
lopers who assumed to be reporters were hustled "
from the House for good They had appropriated
to themselves seats belonging to members, and were
Justly expelled There greater nuisancee than
these oaiers styling themselves reporters The legitimate
reporters known to interfere with the business
The following bill 10 authorize the construction OF rail
road in certain streets and avenues In the city OF New
York, parallel and adjacent 10 Broadway has been pre-
sented in the Assembly
The people of1e STATE Of Ne,c rort, &c.
See: ohAIess, John, nathan wOrley, I:s.c Hendrix .
Charles A stetson William a. Hail their associates
operate and use railroad with double track through
upon ane along the following streets and avenues IN me city
nue., at ihe southern extremity Of the GsnTal PARK
% road SOs ns senee oas the old Boo
insdaie load or BTOadvay, 10 uuloh place thence
Place thence along University place o sIh aireet wsysf
Creme street; thence along Greene street TO Canal street
Canal Church TO West Bros 4
bepce along West Broadway and College place Bar
clay hence along Barclay street broadway thence
back hrough barclay street 20 Church street. and thence
hrou Church street 10 Canal street thence along Canal
Mercer street thence along Mercer street 20 Waiver
ley place sh street. and thence along through Waiver
ley place Sixth street. with the track Unver
sy place; together with al the necessary and
ss chcs for the proper working and accommodation OF
rosd on the roue heretofore specified.
SEC. 2 said road shall be constructed upon the most
approved plan for the construction Of city railroads. and
shall be often as the convenience Of
require and shall be subject to such reasonable rules and
gulstiops respect thereto the Common Council OF the
scribe and the payment the city OF the license
Annually for each car run paid by city rail
roads city; and higher ef fare shall he chsrg
ed Tor the Of thereon han charged
by other city railroads in said city.
Sec In the Instruction, operation " such rail-
road, should such associates their
deem proper upon, inter any
part portion Of other city railroad tracks laid
the streets above named, they hereby
authorized 10 upon, piersec the and In
they cannot agree with the owners thereof
pecing the pensaon payment 10 be made therefor
the amount Of such compensation payment shall be
ascened determined In the provided by sub
the 18th OF the entitled IAN act
the formation Of railroad corporations and
lat. he same, ~ passed April 2. 1850
bee T. provisions ~ the entitled An relative
the construction IL railroads in cities" passed April
1854 shall not In any manner apply to this act or to the rail
road hereby authorized
Sec. o. Tits act shall take efe 81 Immediately.