New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-27


of Supervisors in the Guy Of New'iork- ,
Bills were introduced TO Incorporate the Travellers
Insurance Company m the City Of Newly ork, snu Sso
20 incorporate the NewYork Railroad and Steamboat
Accident Insurance Company.
ASSEMBLY.
Mr. VAN ALSTYNE presented a memorial from the
Committee of Convention OF Boar s OF supervisors OF
several counties asking amendments TO the tax eqnait
Ea.ion act and moved a select Committee OF nve On
this and ali similar petitions. Agreed to.
Beng eenersl-Order day, bills were eonsiuereu !"
Committee OF the Whole.
The bin for the relief of Luther Wright being taken
ND The Speaker made personal explanation regarding
he words which had fallen from HIM in debate when
the bill was last up, and dsclaimed any personal AIN
don to Mr.. Conkling.
Mr. CONKLING, in reply, made savage attack
upon the Speaker, abiding to his personal pecaniary
emhalrassmonts.
The SPEAKER, in reply, alluded, in a calm and
feeling manner to the misfOrtuDes which, IN the reval
Eion of 1857 had overtaken the firm Of which he was
a member embarrassing his large private IOrsnne S
q neghbor and tina: the balance OF his lie Would De
devoted to the endeavor every man from loss
through his private mist orIunes.
The scene and the remarks OF the Speaker made
eep impression N the House
The bill was ordered 70 u third reading.
The bill to amend the act for the incorporation OF
companies to navigate lakes and rivers was taken np
Nj. COOPER said that it was thoughtthat the bill
infriDged the ferry rights of New-York de there
fore moved TO report progress on the bull Agreed 70.
EQUALIZATION of Taxes, Messus Palmer, Van Alstyn ne,
GcQuade, Mouton and MilGngton.
The Controller in reply TO the resolution OF the AS
ssmbly, reported that the amount PAID during the last
year for conveying convlcs TO Stale Prisons was, IN
fhe aggregate, $24 $40 10.
ysom Our Own Reporter.
ALBANY Thursday JAN &c 1860.
THE THIRD HoUsE-cITY RAILROADS.
Perhaps one of the agreeable features OF Alba
ay life IL the entire freedom from personal feeling
which characterzes s ant9gonisms In the Third
House" body which is now probably more numerous
than either of the other branches of the law making
power of the State A little incident which occurred
yesterday morning pleasantly illustrates this era OF
good feeling" Mr. Jacob Sharp, probably well known
70 the peoples representatives as the father OF pros
pert,ye city raroad and whose enterprise and indie
iseaby are yet 70 Dc rewarded me- Ssr6 G cn
pany who has been for several years OF the most
active opponents of Mr. Sharps railroad projects here
After the interchange Of the usual c0urteses between
these adveIsares worthy of each others steel, and
erecting as friends who after long absence meet,
and the expression Of surprise az the singular colncl
dence Of again meeting in Albany where they had last
parted Mr. Myers inquired the nature of Mr. Sharpes
business whether he could him in any way, &c,
and was informed that he was merely going to the
capital 10 look after the Hay bll"-a praiseworthy
effort to avoid by legislation the sale Of wood instead
of hay under the of which many people co ne TO
Albany and do a great deal of miscellaneous business
In reply 10 similar inquiry Mr. Myers stated that he
was merely looking after little local matter, OF no
pablo interest" and suggested that both were here
on business Of such trihing Importance, that they
should, following the example of some OF the patriots
% Washington, pair of and go home and thus save
their valuable tie well as their hotel bills Inas
much as Mr. Shsrp declined 10 avail himself of the
kind offer a. that tune IL quite within the range OF
pro-raa and tong principle TO the receipts OF city
railroads is about 10 be renewed, and battled over
aga with the accustomed vivacity and vim.
This view of the subject was strengthened by
significant debate which took place in tue Senate to-
day on a bill which came up from the Assembly and
was designed particularly to prevent the Common
construction of the YoDkers Railroad, and generally
for some other purposes-perhaps The Assembly bill
provides that the Common Council shall not authorize
the construction Of any railroad in that city, eXeepi by
consent of majority Of the property holders in in
terest along the line Of an n road IL was taken up in
Committee of the Whole, when Mr. Sessions proposed
to amend by substituting bill prohibiting the construe-
ton Of any railroads in the city, except such as may
be authorized by the Leglslature-bcing in effect,
not in words the bill heretofore introduced by Mr.:
Gardner of Kings and sustained by he.srs. Mcleod
Murphy and Connolly Of your city. Mr. Sessions
briefly referred 10 the remarks Of Mr.. Murphy on
previous occasion to justify the proposed Legislation on
the ground that the Common Council Of New-York is
90 corrupt body as not safely 70 be trusted with
power in so important matter as the granting Of vslu-
able franchises.
MI MannierIs opposed the substitute and advocated
Che Assembly bill, as choice between the two, but
did himself think that any legislation on the sub
ject necessary for the protection of the interests
of the city. The bill now offered as substitute, said
Mr.. Mannierre, originally introduced into the
Senate, osteDsibly TO prevent the Common Council |
from evadDg the law at present IN force IN the mat
Ter of railroad grants, by making proposed grants |
commence terminate beyond the city limits, as in
the case of the Yonkers Road The Assembly bill ac-
pomplished the object but even without any egsla
ton the subject the property OF New-fork
were abundany able TO take care Of their interests in
Ghis matter throug the action Of the Courts. There
had been no petitions sent up from New-York for the
passage of any law this subject and he thought the
wishes of the people of that great city should be
sulted on mater Of such vast importance. There
were no doubt. corrupt men in the City Government;
and when legislative enactments were needed and de-
anded for the protection of the people OF tue city
against their local government 1t was most certainly
the province and duty Of the Legislature 10 grant the
needed protection; bat he thought the Legislature
should not interfere without good cause, which he
could not think existed in this case.
Mr Sessions replied, insisting that the Assembly bill
did not or would not accomplish the desired end, and
that the people of the country who are constantly WIS
ting ana transactng business in the city have an equal
interest with the city people in the matter Of proper
municipal government.
Mr.. hannieue responded fortifying his former pO-
sition.
-, Mr.. Mcleod Murphy advocated the motion of Mr..
Sessions.
Mr.. Spinoa congratulated Mr.. Mannierre on his
serysuve views and his defense of chartered rights,
ana ouerea an amendmt ut 10 and protect the
rights OF those roads which have already been author
ized and winch were Low in operation in whole or in
part. IL was numaed in some quarters that there |
was coored person concealed in Mr. Spinola amend
ment, which would have the effect of confirming Mr..
George Law right 70 complete and operae the Ninth
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