The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-06
lMpuRThN1 FROM TIE STATE CAPITAL.

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Albany and SmsquehanHA Railroad
highland County--An Rent And tho
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semhiy-Ihe Sanitary Bili, Sc Sc.
oun SPECIAL ALBANY DESPATCH.
ALBANY, April s, 1860.
One Of Tie peculiar features of yesterday the ap
pearance Of William Allen Boiler, or Flora MoFlimsy,
Of Madison square before the Senate Committee Of Cities
and Villages opposition 70 the railroad bills that have
passed the House and have been referred 70 them His
speech was an exceenty written composition, but his
Arguments were lost in the fine arrangement Of words
The nice rounded periods the correctly curled excams
ton points and the full sentences covered up hh argu
nenls, and prevented his audience from under
standing exactly what he meant He. however, charAc
serzed these bills being gratuous transfers Of streets
10 companies without penalties for abuse ALSO that there
existed public necessity 70 justify these grants and
that the property holders had not been consulted and he
thought just that those who had spen. their fortune
In building up the city should have hearing on this
question. Men Of character and capital had offered one
million Of dollars for the franchises OK the parallel roa
md would agree 70 carry the passengers at four cents
These propositions had not been listened for the reason
ha, there here To press the matter in the
obby others had worked themselves into the favor Of
his Legislature he alluded to the action of the Lsgisa
this winter their franchse-that of the Senate
uhpg through with lightning speed the big grdiron and
the action of the House Committee on the six little grid
irons.
He was followed by w. NJ. Pulls of the Twenty third
reet stage line, agas, the bills before the commit
tee, who thought thst all his property would be ruined
and he made pennless these bills passed without
some provision to protect his stage interest.
Mr. Ludlow Of the Houston street line, next spoke, ar
guipg that his and other stage interests would be ruined
by the passage Of these bills, and drew picture Of the
trials that his family would have TO 60 through with
this Legislature was cruel pass these bills without
providing for his stage interest His remarks, as well
those from Mr. Pulls, plainly showed that the fight
they concerned whether they or some other
parties should have sho in these valuable franchises
in Ohtr Words proved that there nice fight be-
tween the stage men on the grons and the stage of
from the gronons-the latter being mad because they
had 10 steak roasting
Rufus F. Andrews next spoke on behalf Of the grantees
in these bills arguing that the roads demanded by
the aborDg classes, who were now compelled to crowd
themselves into the OvercrowSd get and from
their labor. He could not see why the laboring man
should be deprived OF the benefit of these roads because
the property holders who had their carriages 90
they pleased and when and where they wished said that
they mu.t More roads had become Q puAEc necessi
IT, and should be granted and let competition control the
fare The present sage lines were wholly inadequate TO
the wants Of the I people The people who were oosd
clamored for more roads. The necessity was rem
dered greater by the establishment Of the Central
by residents Of New York, but BY strangers
When the present granted the city in 1853
owners which is now presented in the argument Of Mr.
Butler. But their existence conc aded to be
public necessity BY even the property owners he alao
argued that the right to grant these franchises belonged
to the legislature and that the city had rights but
such as were acquired by the charter which the Legis
ature could change al any time He. also argued that
was against the policy Of the government TO sell these
franchises These grants not for private but public
BE held that the profits now made BY the
city railroads made by overcrowding the cars and
carrying twice as many passengers as they ought 70;
but with the establishment Of more roads the travel win
dated HI thought that the fact Of all Of those who
posed granting these railroad franchises last year from
New York had been left at home this year, enough
to prove that the people wanted more roads. His re-
marks were quite eloquent, listened to with close
attention. and evidently more than refuted the arguments
Bepj N. wbitlock wealthy merchant, next spoke
briefly in favor OF more roads He said that he not
acquainted with the genemen named Antees in these
bills and bad not the remoest interest in any railroad ia
New York city but was enough for him 70 know that
they intended 10 build the roads these bills passed The
roads were public necessity, and he hoped the remon
eusnces Of few rich men would allow these bills To
be defeated; the poorer cissses demanded them and
they were built this casg OF people would be crowded
SO they now into tenement houses to be consumed
by the burning Of their habatons but they ooula get
where they could occupy small cottages with comfort and
safety BY all means, he ssid pass these bills, you viii
grants deprvng the people of their rght The fact
that there was money to be made in these grants had
nothing to do with the question there money 70
be made they would not be built; the OF
sll improve mens. Mr. WIS remarks ELECTED applause,
and some OF the senators remarked that although brief
was the most brilliant that had yet been made before
them. II was evident that he willing - saGce any
interes. Of bis own In order To benefit the work classes
Mr. Jones bill for the inspection Of pteam boilers in the
counties OF New York and Kings was passed last even
ing Mr. j. succeeding To getting ahead Of other bills
BY his personal FORTS has % day gone the senate
A al ri ic hava hoep Ia
fested, molten made to reconsider and that motion laid
on the table, were to-day taken up reconsidered and
passed among that number were the Highland county
BILL which passed by yeas 70, nays Is.
The Albany and suiquehsnna bill was recommitted,
for the year 1861 and making tax for the year 1860
only WAS immediately reported and passed, yeas ey,
The Anti rent bill then up, and after lengthy
discussion was amended and passed.
Thus dspcsins OF the bills that had been previously
killed.
The Tenement Houee bill next came up, and was read
the third time and passed. receiving ehty yeas
one vonlg against It, THIS bill is exceedingly lengthy,
and s very stringent in its features 1t amended in
the select committee taking out Of it's odous saures
but as Il COW stands it will be strong enough the
The engineering Of this bill has been done by Mr.. Web
ste who has been assisted very materially by the ehoc
ing accidents at the numerous fires in your city this win
ter it bss yet 10 pass the senate to be hoped that
they viii rrsA through faster than they did the Big grid
The Senate read the third time number of bills this
morning, nearly all. however local. In fact all of
The important bills that have not already passed that
oocy are IN The bands OF the standing committees which
VIII however, be brought forth soon and run through
the Grinding Committee in hot haste
was mistaken in my notice Of the affair between
SINE Draper and Senator Nannrre my letter of yes
tercay, so FAR az the mention Of Governor Morgan g
pane 1t was Senator Mannier,e that referred to Gov
Morgan ant not Mr. Draper. only gave the name as
falling from tie lips Of the wrong person
zee that some Of your occasional correspondents have
given version Of the controversy for Superintendent mt of
Public lpetruconor warfare between the Sewar des
md the radicals upon that question BE has made de-
cided miss msnt Of the facts and has got Weed werk
De for 'he Etong man. Weed my certain knowledge
worked for Mr. Van by ke, did the State ocars The
triumph Is not one OF The radicals he speaks Of but
victory Of az oher stamp. There was q man so
anxious Tor the nomination Of any person Weed for
van pyle, and bis friends Fay that they him
20 nervous as ne that evening the rotunda Of
Inc taps earipg that the friends o; Rice would triumph
renos Of Rice assert that he ce) would have been
pomNNed weed bad not inerfered in favor Of Van |
Iyck nv fseier was sko actively work for Mr. Van