New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-19


a. A. MYERS moved that, it being St. Patrck's
Day, the House adjourn.
To amend the Charter Of the New-York College Of
Pb yeicsns and Surgeons -
10 amend the Charter of the Orient Wharf Com
tapy by Increasing their capital stock for the purpose
TO incoreorate the st. Stephens College at Red
Hook.
AIso some of mere local interest.
Adjourned at IL o'clock.
From Our Own Correspondent.
ALBANY, Saturday, March II, 1860.
ToLLJsG RAILROADS.
The Asse1nbIy bill 10 levy tolls the freight trans
poed over certain railroads. as amended by the Senate
Yesterday, pared that boiy to-day, II TO II. tbs
being measure of extraordinary interest, it my be
well enough 10 make a brief record of it, passage
hrouph the Senate. When the bill wss before the
epats Yesterday in Committee Of the Whole Mr. Lap
am moved to except the Northern (Ogdensourghl
Road from the payment of toll, which was deb4eo al
considerable length, aud lest. Mr.. Blood moved 10
strke out he Rensselaer, and Saratoga, and Saratoga
nd Whitehall Roads, which was also lost. Mr. ColVin
moved 10 amend by including the Troy and Boston
Road which wac carried Is TO H. Mr. Prosser
moved to amend by providing thatonly property gong
over the Northern Railroad, destined for Boston or
idewater shall be t0l)ed which was lost, III to IL
Mr.. Ben moved to amend by providing that lumoer
ransported over the Rome and Waertown Road be
not subjected 10 toll, which was also lost
Mr.. sessiOns then moved as an amendment ms Dill
permitting the road to commute by the payment OF
GROSS sums ia place Of tOlls, and Mr. Hammond moved
70 amend the amendment Dy increasing the way-fare
Oh the Central half cent per mile, bot temporarily
withdrew it. a long debate followed, in which the
amendment was supported By messrs: Sessions, Ham
mond and Grant, and opposed by Messrs. Prosser,
Goes and p. Z. Murphy, when Mr.. Sessions amend
men, was adopted. Mr.. Blood then renewed the
amendment permitting the Central Road to charge -
cents per mile, which was carried oy 10 10 ~ ana the
bill was ordered to be reported complete and the Com
mittee rose.
Mr. Munroe now moved TO recommt, with lnstruc-
tons 10 strike out the second section, being Mr. Ses-
sioDs amendment.
Mr.. Prosser moved to strike out the amendment
permitting an increase of way fare on the Central,
which was carried by the casting vote of the ieuten
ant Governor the vote standing l6 to l6, as follows
Montsom.ry MunIoe, Murphy ProsseT Ramsey Rich
mns s0 IH~i s %a9s os ana SoaSo sro Gardiner
Grant, Hammond Hihouse, Ksay Laphsm Ia Tesee'
Repablcans in Roman; Democrats in Italics
The motion to strike ont Mr.. Sessiorss amendment
was lost-l4 10 lS-as follows-Messrs. Abel and
Ketcham voting in the negative: :, o. ,,.-.-
Munroe p p Murphy Prosser, Ramsey Richmond hoteh'
E1Ys-MessIs Abel Blood, COlpin Connolly, Fiero,
Gardiner Hammond hllhouse key ketehsm LaPham,
laurence bAnierre H. Murphy Robertson, Sessions Sp"'
NJ Spipola now moved TO reconsider the motion TO
Iecomm for the purpose of striking out the clause IN
regard to fare, which was carried by the following
YEAs-Messrs Blood Colrfn Connolly, Fero, Gardner,
Grant Hammond Hilhouse, Kelly, Kecham Lapham, Lar
renee Maniene, NJ Murphy Robertson SeSSi0AS' Sp'"'a
NAys-Ms.sr.. Abel, Ferry Goss McG5sw MOntsCneY,
Trurnan, Warner, Wilians-l5
Mr.. Bell moved to recommt with instructions TO
amend as to exempt from toll passing over the
N no
all points west of Bellevie Canada, which was voted
down, az follows:
gcmery p P Murphy PrO.,er, Richmond Truman, Warner
Abel Be's G, sss c'TsS Fii sSjs Gsss
Retch Sessions, SpiaoLd WiIisms-Is.
MIR. McGraw moved to recommit with instructions
TO report the original Assembly bill, which was lost,
FFy Cos Mscy RoE
NSASs-Ms.sI. Abel HOOD csiria Connolly, Fero Card
% Grant hn %0nS mn, Re SESSIONS S
aOia--is.
Finally, the report of the Committee agreed to,
and the bill ordered to third reading, IL to 10,
YEAs-Messr. Abe Blood COlria Connolly Fiero, Gard
Grant HhS9s E LpA'"
hAYsss. EEL ksTy Co.'S aG' Ra! aSGsg MOS
Eoteh, Truman, Warner WilIsms-l5.
The bill ca ne up for final reading to-day, and was
passed, IL TO IA, as follows:
Hannond HiIhouse Kelly Ketcham, Isphsm Nanierre,
NJ MuTp1y Prosser Robertson Sessions sPaola Trumanl7
Montgomery, Nrnroe, p ?. Murphy Ramsey, Richmond
kotoh, Warner, Willams-H.
Republicans in roman; Democrats in italics.
Mr. Colvin, who absent when the vote was
tab en- subsequently asked to have his vote recorded in
the negative, which was granted.
Mr. Prosser voted for the bill not because he was in
favor OF it, but became since was impossible TO get
he through SenAte.
should 20 through and be to the Assembly, which
will no doubt fail 10 agree with the Senates amend
ments, and thus result in Conference Committee,
which may possibly give us something better
THE CENTRAL PARK.
The bill TO furnish the for continuing the
work Oh the Central Park was read a third time aud
passed by the Senate to-day, just as 1t came from the
House, without a dissenting vote, and onIyTequires
the Governors signature TO become a law.
Mr.. Mcleod Mui ply in explanation Of his vote, re-
marked that il fresh in the minds OF Senators that
lie had pre- vented series OF resolutions making inter-
Jogatories to the Commissioners of the Central Park.
To there nte1rogaores they had responded IN man
ner that emed 10 have satised the majority OF the
Senate 1t was he said due 10 himself 10 say, that
two results had at least been accomplished. First,
until this time the public had never had detailed
innate of the items necessary to complete the Park
and second, we have now tho pledge OF the Commas
siouers that for the sum voted by this bill it will be
completed. IL had been his intention TO set forth at
length his for offering those resolutions bat il
would suffice 10 say, that representations Of great
fraud aud gross ilcompeiency We're made 10 him by
men of high standing ia New. York and elsewhere.
These charges had been emphatcally denied by the
COMMISSIONERS and the Senate seemed disposed 10 be-
leve them. He had objection 10 this conclusion
His opposition 70 the Park arote from partisan
motive, DO personal anmosity, professional dis
appointment and least OF all had he any desire to
tafd the progress OF that great and important work.
lie would accept the invitation of the Commissioners
and when the proper time should come before the
.1o q tba In for mi tn