New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-09
FROM ALBANY.
THE LEGISLATURES on YHUEsDAY.
Fam Oar Own Correspondent

Frsu Oar Own Correspondent
ALEASY, Thursday, Aprii = 1879.
The railroad speed with which Legislation il now
progressing here throws the Legislatures Of 49, and
1855 quite Dto the shade; and the manner IN wlch
important measures are passed by no means calculat
cd % enhance once admiration for the " s'sem0ied
WISDOM" / 90 not mean to say that Hon. Mem
bers of the Legislature are bought ara sold IKE slaves
or other uerobanGise il tbe public nafts, becals" l
don know such be the fact; but one only requires
The ordinary uss fthe cOmmCnest quality Of eyes ana
ears 10 zee that what is commonly termed legsleiVe
"l0g rolling" il carried On 70 oil alarming extent.
Smith, and Jones, ana Jenkins and BroSn, each mas
bis ts local bill 10 drain frog p0nO, oud Drldst'
or paint white school house red, which he Is very
srTious 10 have passed. and which his constituents
expect him TO carry through. The knowing once, VINO
have big tDgs before the Legislature, discover ~
various moces tie weaknesses OF Jones, JeUkos, ana
Brown, and essly obtain h.iI votes by promising as
sstance in Their little bridge and frog pond enterprises
] csn Say that i admire this style Of law making.
The grst presented to the Assembly by the Grinding
Commute, last evening, was cisasteid u quite d
number Of embers and q strenuous bit unsuccessful
eort was made TO strkc from the list o bills report
co. the giving additional facilities for divorce and
also The bill granting to the Mayor and CoUnon
Council Of the City OF NeWlofk power 10 ensc. and
81 force such rules ard regulations ~ 10 them sAall
seem good for the suppression Of pubic prostitution
Wien the bill 10 euthOfize the Commissioners OF the
Land Office TO Jesse for term OF years any un9ccu-
The Assembly last evening" Mr.. O9dyke moved TO re-
commit with Instructions 30 exclude West Washing
ton Market from the operation OF the act dr. w.
advocated the motion at some length, stating that tue
valuable property which he desired % nave excluded
had been leased tor one year for 5000, WHILE 10 his
Judgment, It was worth from SbOOOO to SfOO0O per
year. Mr.. Smith also aGvoG tted tine motion Will
great eorpesuess, sayipg Washington Market was
worth $50 coo syear. He wss in favor OF including
the Battery MI S. always has his eye on Castle
Garden and the Battery, and was surprised thst
sBaDies had not already been erected on tue common
under authority of the Commissioners of the Lsnd
Office.
Mr. c. S. SPENCER oppOsed the reference on the
ground that even legslaCOn would be reflection on
the Commissioners, who were all honorable men,
worthy Of all confidence. Ii we could mol trust these
gCutleu en-, whom could We trust
Mr. ANpRrs thought TIE experience OF the pact did
not warrant the gree OF confidence 10 the Commls
sioIers of the LanC Office which been expressed by
Mr. Spencer. He was rot wiling to trust men who
,tauo on the record IA having leased for - 600 per
anDum property cOniessedly worth 80 WO per snnnm.
After urther debate by Messrs. CoNhLINc, SMITH
and Ill JOHNSON tie motion prevailed.
tried 10 telegraph to THT TRIBUNE last evening
the passage of the Brooklyn Tunnel bill and the Sew
eutn avenue and Fourteenth street Railroad bills bu!
l see by this morning paper, that my dispatch ed
not reach Its destination. When the Tunnel bill came
I'D 90 its tina passage, DR.. Tuthl moved TO recon-
NIT with Instructions TO strike out so mnch as relates
to the assessmert of $25OOO on the property holders
along the lire of the road, aud advocated the motion
AT considerable length and with much force.
Mr. CHRISTIE opposed the motion.
Ger. DURYEA said the bill had been essentially mod
flied ana chan ged since u first printed, and, as he
believed it now guarded the interests and met the
appreciation Of all parties interested, the motion was
los, and the bill was passed 10y vote OF ~ 10 -.
The SevsIth.avenue Road came up pext when MI
OPpYkE moved TO recOmHit with view to striking
out the Dames of the Corporation, and inserting the
homes OF Metsfs Haight, Lamb, DAVIS, Euo, and
others ana making the bonus g. O,CO0 instead Of
$500 COO as in the present b VIZ 5000 GOO TO 20 10
the stage propIetOrs and $500 Geo 20 the city Mr..
Opdyke assured the city that the parties named were
desnious OF obspirg the franchise q; the advanced
bonus PANIED in bis amendment, and that they were
respor sible gentlemen. The motion was voted down
ana the billpsssed-SO TO II.
When the Fourteenth street came up, Mr.. OrbAhE
moved To TecCmmt with instructions amend by rc-
oucrg the fare to cents and 20 strike ont the 9TH
section OF the BILL which renders imperative the pro-
visions the act of 1871 relative 10 the construction
Of railroads in cities, which was lost, and the bill was
passed. to III.
The Avenue D Rosd was next taken up, when AIr.
OrpYKr moved 10 recOmmt, with instructions . ~
slst on an amendment requiring the Company TO pay
cersn stage prCpIet0rs 500 900 for supposed damages
TO their BUSINESS which was lost. Some Of the stage
propretOrs who affected by the building OF tins
ROAD are incorporators IN this Company, ard wl
thereby be indemnihej; but there is one gentleman
rnunipg lice Of stage through Avenue ID, Mr. David
l.. lOUpg, who Is not corporation. Therefore, Mr..
TONIiN>ON moved 20 reCOmmt, with view To tue IN
scItlOn 81 MI. 1OuDS name, dLu TUG
ton with much force. and wac followed 5yAlr. {. ).
SPEN,kR On the same SIDE
Before the motion was put, Mr. TONilNsoN asked
unanimous consent 70 insert the that the vote
On the bIl might be taken at once.
Mr.. REILLY objected, when The House sustained the
motion TO ieitr.
The Seventh avenue and Fourteenth street Roads
passed 10 precisely the form IL which sent them TO
YOU yesterday.
The bill - In relation to the New-York Protestant
- EplScOpal Public SChOOl' which " Inside Views
VeLtilsteI IN lHE lRIBJ NJ a few days ago, came up
in the Senate for It's third reading to-day, when
ton 10 recommit was inside by Senator MATHER, who,
on this motion undertook t. enhghten the Senate
10 the antiquity ana lespectabihty OF this school.
From his remarks II appears that the sAid school
was originated IN NO. 10y the Society Tor the Promo
ton Of Christian knowledge then Instituted II Lon
dopl ana placed in charge ~ Trinity Chrrch that IN
ls3 the said Society sent cut tins country take
charge Of the school certain pous, worthy aid dis
erect person yclept 1homss NOxOn, whom many pre-
sune 10 be the original founder o! the family Of The
senator from the NNld District. OF this there would
Oc little doubt his religious experience were equal 70
his legal erudi;iop.
1t urthsr appeared that certain worthy and eccen-
tric DR.. Baker by will. in l796, beque shed certain
property IN the now NINA W srd Of the City OF New
York to the Governor Of the State for tue time be-
iDg, in fee simple but 10 hold the rents, issues and
profits thereof il trust for the said school, He at the
sae time, granted certain lie estates 10 the Dclaned
family the school coming in as remainder nisn. Some
coubts are rAsed 10 the validity Oi the WILL On the
ground Of the incOmpe.ency Of the Governor 10 re-
ceive the beqaest of the school 20 inhert-they
not beng Incorporated for years after the be-
guess was nSde-aDd the probability Is hat the prop
city al the expiration o the life estates viii revert 70
the State. And, as II q nov valued az some St1, 600
Ellsworth looking after in the present depleted state
Of tie Treasury.