New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-16
ASSEMBLY.


ASSEMBLY.
The bills to provide for general vaccination through
the State, and for granting the Manhattan Gas CON-
pany the exclusive use of wharves and clips, were
reported favorably.
Mr. A. SMITH introduced bill to dissolve the pre-
sent Central Park Commission and to create messTs
Temann, Moses II. Grinnen, Rose, Opdyke, and
Blatehford the new Commissioners.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. VOORHEES, TO create new Ward out OF
the Eighteenth and Sixteenth in New-York; by Mr..
WEBSTER TO incorporate the New York Volunteers
Burial Monument Association; by Mr.. CALLlCOl,
to extend the jail limits Of Kings County, by mr..
JAQUES, to authorize the Corporation OF New-fork,
with the concurrence of the Governor and Attorney
General TO sell portion OF the City Hal pars Ior
Post Office Site for the better regulation OF the Marine
Court of New York; by Mr.. MILLER, to establish
State Normal School at Buffato by Mr.. MILltkEN,
to compel the New-York and New-Haven Railroad
Company to stop their cars at every station on the
Harlem Road from Wiamsbridge to New. York
The privilege of the floor was extended to MAJOR
General Wool.
The House agreed to hold evening sessions on every
day except Saturday.
Mr.. CALLICOT called up the resolution for Com
mittee to investigate the charges made against the Of
fetal honesty of late Republican State Officer After
long and spicy debate the question was indefinitely
postponed by party VOTE the Republicans in the al
irmative, and the Democrats IN the negative.
The bill to prevent fraud IN the sale OF passenger
tickets was ordered to a third reading.
The bill to authorize resident aliens to hold real estate
was killed.
The following members were announced as Grind
ing Committee Meesrs. Miller, Collins, Payne, MIC
Quade, Johnson Fisher Fulton, Varian, and Tucker.
From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Thursday, March IL, 1860.
IsTRODUcTIoS or BILLS.
Under Joint rule of the Legislature bills introduced
to-day cannot be considered except by unanimous con-
cent till all bills previously introduced shall have had
their final reading; hence large number OF bills were
introduced to-day-many more than have had time
to examine. Among the bills introduced are the
following;
ESCAPING cosvIcTs.
By Mr.. Lapham, bill which was referred TO the
Prison Committee providing for adding hve years 70
the term of imprisonment of any convict who shall
escape, attempt to escape, from any OF the oSate
Prisons Of this State.
sHERIFF's TRANSFORMING FEES.
Mr. L. also introduced bill which was referred TO
the same COMMITTEE TO amend the law In regard 10
Sheriff feee for transporting convcts State Prisons
which provides that the Shorih oVLnponsa1ioI l9i
transporting conycs sentenced at any one term OF the
Courts to the several State Prisons OF this state sha
be for single convict IS cents per mile from the Court
House to the prisop and for each additional convict
sentenced at the term and separately conveyed
5 cents per mile. For conveying two conycts at the
same time 40 cents per mile for BOTH and for each adj
dtopal convict conveyed at the same time, cents
per mile with 81 per day for the maintenance OF each
convict while the way to prison. This provides Tor
serious leak in the Treasury, which has grown out
of the practice Of goodnatured Judges ordering one
prisoner at time taken to the State Prison. whereby
the Sheriff receives full fees for each prisoner when he
might as well take half a dozen at a time.
sTArE-PRIsoS FINANCES.
Mr.. L. has also introduced bill, requiring that the
annual and all other reports and estimates OF earnings
and expenditures of the State Preons for males and
females shall hereafter be made out separately aud
distinctly, the from the other-the reports OF the
l.l l. - ha ION
to the Inspectors and Of the prisons for females to be
made to the Inspectors by the matron.
METROPOLITAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
Mr.. L. also introduced bill to incorporate Messrs
CortlaDdt Palmer, Elias j. Beach, Francis G. White,
Calvin l.. Goddard j. S. Carpenter, L. j. Allen, K.
Carpenter F. S. Harris, Andrew Campbell, Richard
Taylor, A. Miner b. ChOppe and A. j. Miles, with
perpetual succession, under the name OF the Metro.
poitan Savings Institution, 10 be located in the City
Of New York, and empowered to engage in the gen
eral business Of Savings Bank.
MORE RAILROADS.
Senator Ramsey to-day introduced bill to authorize
the construction Of railroad tracks on South West and
certain other streets in the City of New-York, which
incorporates James H. Wood, Chas. w. Durant, u. Is.
Yates Somers, james c. Kennedy, Harry Clark, VIM
Frazier Henry A. Kent, Vim. Foot, Joseph Kip, Bay
ard Clark, VIM. p. Chambers, and their associates
with power TO construct railroad commencing at the
intersection of Tenth avenue and Fifty-nn'h street;
theme down Tenth avenue with double track to West
street. thence through West street to Gansevoort
street thence through Gansevoort street to Washing
ton street, with single or double track through aud
southerly, with double single track
upon each of said streets to Battery place; thence
through Battery place to State street, with SIN
gle track to Whitehall; thence through Whitehall
street, with double track to South Ferry.
Returning through Whitehall street, with single track
from its Intersection with State street to Bowling
Green; thence through Bowling Green, with single
track to connect with the double track in Battery
place; with right to construct and use double track
from West street through and along Chambers street
to its intersection with the Hudson River RailrC ad in
Hudson street. Also from the ntersec1 bn Of Tenth
Avenue and Fifty ninth street, with double track,
alorg Fityniuth street to Avenue Az thence through
Avenue A. with double track to Fourteenth street:
thence down Fourteenth street TO Avenue ID; thence
down Avenue ID to Houston street; thence through
Houston street. with double track, TO Mangin street,
thence, with single track, through Mansin street
to Grand street, thence through Grand street to
Corears street, thence through Corleas street TO South
street. thence through South street to the junction OF
Front and South streets at Montgomery street. thence
down South street, with double track, TO the junction
OF South and Front streets at Roosevelt street. thence
with single track through South street TO Old Shpi
thence through Old Slip to Water street. thence along
Water street to Whitehall street. thence along mite
hall street to South street. thence along ooun sroee
to Coenties Slip to Front street; also, win slheo
track from Old Slip through Front street 70 mm sI
hall street; also with a double track In Broad
street, from Water street 70 south street "so
tersection with Avenue ID, by the track already
named, to Goerck street; thence win slIee bsacs
through Goerck street to Grand street. acen 70
through Grand street to Monroe scssnu street to
Front street thence along Front street 20 ts n,srsec
ton with South street at Montgomery street. .nsnce
along South street. by the double track seaay I r
70 Front street at the junction OF south and IRON
srests At Roosevelt street, thence along Front street
10 Old Slip and thence along Front street 70 White
hall street by the track already named; thence along
he track anding III the Snnih