New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-12
FROM ALBANY.
ALBANY, Friday, FEB. II, 1859.

ton in regard TO tie fees Of certain Off -sss in
your city, vas rot drawn by himself, aud thss The
omission 10 reform tbe practices Of the she T7i
office does not meet WITH his APPRECIATION, and that
il will be so amended a, 70 include the Sheriff (and
perhaps the Health Officer, though / have no in-
formation on the latter point, be.ore "a introduc-
ton into the Assembly. Mr.. OPDYKt is certainly
disposed to I" be thorough in this business.
The Assembly last evening considered the Regis
Try bill in Committee Of the Whole, and not only
reported progress. but actually made some by
adopting several necessary amendments The
prospects of the bill are regarded by lis friends as
very favorable Il was made the special order Tor
Tuesday next, at II a. m.
The Senate Lobby Committee met yesterday
afternoon, but did nothing, preerring 10 await the
action Of the Seaate on the proposition to enlarge
the Committee. This movement for enlarglng the
Committee j. generally regarded here as Il measure
for suppIessiDg isyestgatlon and - likely To sue
ceed.
III the SENATE to-day, the greater portion OF
the session was taken up by Mr. SPINOLA, IN talk
ING sesinst the bill 10 extend the chaTt0r OF the
Harlem Railroad, which was upon It's third read
ing. Finally the bill was recOmmittei, aud made
thc special order for Tuesday next, at IL o'clock.
Mr.. TooTE reported bill g. amend the act of
l-J7, for the appointment Of Commissioners to adj
iust claims of soldiers Of the War of l-l2, which
requires the Commissioners appointed by the act
of lcJ7 To deposit in the Adjutant-Generals Office
al books and papers referring to the Claims OF the
Militia in the War Of 1879, and requires the Adju-
tant-Gencral to examine the claims, aud ID issue
certificates to all the claimants, without fee. The
bill appropriates 81 800 to pay for services Of
clerk, for postage and stationary, but allows 20 in
grease Of salary (, the Adiutant- General
In the ASSEMBLY, the Committee on Commerce
and Navigation reported their bill to amend An
Act for the Removal OF the Quarantine Station,
Il =, H. IT, '..fv
seniing from the report, and giving notice that he
should offer amendments for several sections OF the
bill. As reported the bill is substantially as fol-
lows:
Section provides that the Commissioner shall 10
cate 6nd construct Quarantine establishment below
tie NarTows, on ANA OTned by the State oil New
York or purchased from N,v-Jera.y but it shan
not he constructed either On Long Island or staten
Islard.
Section authorizes the Comm ssioner., with the
Governor, 10 build leland fcr QloIeLtile purposes
s. ,iiOn 3 authorizes e. e CJmDls-Ouers, ater hav-
ing made sufficient land 10 construct aud furnish the
requisite whsIyes, builolrgs, &c, tor Quarantine
Section authorizes tho COmr issiGrers t. procure
OntraItire privileges of New-Jsrsey, and pay such
COZ sdersoI therefor as the Governor shall approve
ard they shall before proceeding to construct Qusraa-
tire els sswhere, endeavor to procure Sandy Hook.
Section directs the Commissioners ot Emigration,
who now hold the tite 10 the Quarantine grounds, TO
convey the same 10 the Commissioners for the Re-
movai Of Quarantine, whenever they shall be re-
QIlfeu 10 10 90 Dy eud SOuiuIcr4OhtiS oiu thD
Governor OF the State.
Section appropriates $4,000 to cany out the
proyi ions Of This act
Section authorizes and requires the Commission
ers 10 sell at public auction, before the lst day OF
June 1860 all the State property situated ON Staten
leland ard give an unincumbrred title thcretO-the
property to be sold in such manner and on such
Terms shall be prescribed or approved by the Gov
emOr.
Section provides for dsposng othe proceeds ofthe
fae, viz Pay off all mortgages Cg ,ust The property;
reimburse the Treasurer for sdyeIees u procure
the removal Of Quorantine and to payio the several
aivGnced by them account OF the support oi emi-
grant passengers.
ection requires the Commissioners to give bonds in
the sun of $50 go with sureti.l 10 be approved by
the Governor ior the faithful discharge OF tie duties,
ard provides that they shall receive - per day for
actual services aud official exps seq, sud also that
they shall report disbur ements 10 the Controller.
Section 10 provides that the treasurer shall honor
tie controller drafts for expenses of the removal
Section IL provides that all yellow fever vessels
81 All he ulh0fld below the kaIOWs three miles dis
tant from any land Of the Stste of New York.
section IL provides that after the 18th day of June
next no yellow fever patients OF per ions who may
employees cf Quarantine, shall be permitted to enter
| the present Ouoreutine establishment.
! Section 49, The Commissioners, in csse they shall
not early the safety q the public requires have
prov ded permanent bospsls for yellow fever patier.
re aQtACi.I:d to provide and maintain s.nu the i'm
/ It's Of lie new Quarantine erfhoTsgs temporary ac-
ccnmcdsti9Ls for such peio at an expense not ex
| ceedpp s5o0Co
section II repeals sections 3 o TO- II, ~ 10, II, lj
IT, 10 and Il OF the act oi which this oh s an amend
uient.
Section l5repeals al laws Inconsistent with the pro-
visors of this act.
Mr.. NcLEOD gave notice ot bill 10 change the
plan Of all streets and avenues in that part Of the
CITY of New York lying north of One Hundredand
Twenty-ffth street, extending TO Spuyten Duyyil
| Creek aud west of Eighth avenue sBd Harlem
| River, and 10 establish mode vi laying out the
sane.
Tie petitioners for tbs act are Alvin Higgins,
| Daniel Dtylin, W. II. Hayes, Isaac +. Martin, A.
L. Richards, John L. Cumming Thomas j. Stew
| art, Charles O'COnOr, Aug. +. Smith, James Cor
don Bennett, Wellington Clapp Wm. b. Parsons
| and Eliza Tumely.
| BY this act certain Commissioners, not yet
named, are appointed to serve without compen-
sation, who are empowered, exclusively, TO lay ont
streets avenues and public squares, and TO close
up those already established. with the pIOvIsO that
no street shall have i width less than fty feet and
avenue less tLan eighty feet, and that the Tenth
avenue and the KiDg-bridge aud BloOmingdale
road shall remain uncosed.
The Commissioners are given full power 10 enter
upon and use any premises necessary for the hyng
cut Of streets, avenues or public squares, maps 0i
which shall be made and filed. Ihsy have power
10 establish the grade OF each street as they may
judge proper, il being understood that one feature
Of this bill is that the streets and grades shall oc
commodate themselves to the hilly nature Of the
ground, instead of making the grade of the country
accommodate Itself 10 the streets.
The Commissioners, while in Office, shall not De
interested, directly indirectly, IN any lands or
tene ments within the district incosed. Ihe Board
Of Supervisors are authorized o raise by tax on the