New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-08
ASSEMBLY.

fore Common Councils was ordered TO third reading
1t repeats the law made in 1855 for the City of New
York.
Progress was made on the bill to amend the act to
prevent aud punish prize-fghting. debate sPrupg
up, because the bill oompels parties to the fight to
testify before Grand Jures. This declared to be
an infringement OF the existing principle which pro-
tects parties from eliminating themselves.
The bill authorizing parties named to lay double
track in Brooklyn through Grand street to Newtown
was taken up, but action was had upon II, Mr..
BRIGGS of Kings stating that the Common Council
had given the franchise 10 other parties
Progress was also reported on the bill to amend the
act authorizing companies TO navigate Lakes and Riy
err 1t is to be made applicable to Long Island Sound
IL was opposed because it did not contain the personal
liability clause.
The following bills were acted upon in Committee
OF the Whole:
To amend the act to facilitate the construction of the
Lake Ontario and Hudson River Railroad Third read
ing
TO amend the general Religious Society act Third
reading
To provide for the appointment of Inspectors of
Election and Canvassers in the City of New-York.
The House, in Committee OF the Whole, considered
the bill to provide the speedy completion of sections 20
and 81 of the Oswego Canal enlargement. provides
Ter extra compensation to the contractor who has en-.
counted hardpan instead OF common soft earth, as con.
tracted for.
become go ob oxiOus that of late very few persons
could utter them without in degree losing their
character for honesty This BILL if passed, would open
the door Of the Treasury to hordes of hardpan claim
ants for damages.
The bsdy Of the bill was stricken ont and so
Boded 10 the House. The bill to provide for the ap.
ontn ent of Inspectors Of Election and District Can
vassers in the City and County of New:York by the
Board Of Supervisors being taken up, MIR. COLES
IN Y moved 10 amend the second section Of the bill
containing the reading and writing qualification 50
that the Board Of Supervisors be authorized to employ
Professors OF eocution and penmansp Tor tn purpose
3, tlaa auHt n1a
considered qualified unless such person could read and
write $50 words per minute. Lost.
Mr. A. A. MYERS moved to amend it so as to re-
quiTe the appointees to speak the German language
Mr.. CALIICOTT moved that the appoiutee should
be a person able to cypher correctly. Lost.
Mr. MILLER moved TO strike out the words g" with
facility after the reading and writing qualification.
Mr.. CALIICOTT remarked that the amendment ne
had offered this evening had been proposed IN good
faith. lie moved that so much Of the first section be
stricken out required the Snperys9s TO aRpGinI In
tr,ectots and Ca vassers. Wilt had New York done
thai she should be tabood marked, spit upon, by such
a measure as this was The motion was lost:
Mr. A. SMITH said the Republicans could never
subdne the independent spirit Of the citizens Of New
York Why did they not pass bill requiring the Su-
pc, visors TO appoint inspectors of election?
Mr.. MILllkEN thought the Legislature had a
riplt TO egslae fer New-York, when she was unable
to govern herself properly.
Ten p. m.-Mr. VOORHEES, N. r., is speaking
on the bill.
At late hour the Committee reported the bill as
amended aud recommended its passage.
From Our Own Correspondent.
The FRO RATA QUESTION.
ALBANY, Feb Z, 1860.
Mr. Flsger's Pro Rata Freight bill, entitled An
act in relation to the Transportation OF Freight the
several Railroads in this State, has been printed and
placed on the flee of members. The majority report
accompanying The bill has also been printed, and Mr..
Varian viii present to day or tomorrow minority
report in which Mr.. Conckling may possibly unite.
The question of pro rata is the question above all
others which aqitates the assembled wisdom, not
ONLY of TIE regular Legislature, but of the Third
House as well. So the matter is beng very tho-
roughly discussed, winch is well.
Section Of Mr.. Elagers bill provides that each and
every railroad in the State engaged In frelghtlng shall
make classification in the order from highest tn low
est ~ all property usually carried by and deslg-
nate the several grades and orders class st, I'd,
Sd, 4th &c and no article shall appear III more than
one classification. Snch classification shall contain
full and complete specifications of the rates and prices
respectively az which each class OF articles VIII be
transported per per mile. IL also provides that
charge exceeding 40 cents per ton may be made
for loaGing and unloading goods. For those articles
which are usually transported by the carload,
barrel package, ether known quantity,
ard not ~ the tun, the specifications may
be made by the ear load, barrel, &C., specliylng
specific sums for loading and unloading which shall
exceed 40 cents per N. Freight shall be received
and transported whether at way-sttODs or ut either
terminus of the road with all possible Dispatch and IN
the order in which il sh be received prOhered
end freight shall he transported no the same rate per
tun CARLOAD &C. per mile for short distances az long
distances in other words pro rata. When auy artl-
Gle shall; be transported, which shall not be classified,
it shall be taken at the price of the loves, classical
tion The rate pei mile Oh tue highest classification
shall not exceed the lowest by Than double the
price charged on the lowest; ores COAL fresh meats,
transports1 betweenthe months of May aud Novem
Ter Inclusive, MILK garden vegetables and fruit ex-
Cepted. In estimating the price Of transporting goods,
any fraction of mile shall be considered mile, and
aTt,le shall he trans ported for less compensation
in the aggregate than - cents.
No railroad shall give to any station upon It's ine or
either terminus any precedence preference over any
other station in The OF its facilities in the matter OF
tIaU-I onation.
Ii is provided that a copy OF the classification and
prices Q. transportation shall be al all meskept posted
in conspicuous place il each freight house and station
subject 10 inspection during business hours copy IL
also 70 be fled with the Auditor of the Canal Depart
ment at Albany within ten Gays after lie adoption or
alteration, wheh copy, transcript thereof, snail he
legal evidence in any court III this State 81 the sald
agreement classification, &c. Such arrangement, cas-
sIlcaon price. &c., is TO remain unchanged for at
least thirty days after it's adoption or alteration and
tie Tio alta price for transportation shall in be
change at any alteration more than 80 per cent from
| the lowest price of the current year.
Section 2proydes that railroad corporation per-
init any other person party to transport or forward
ANY property al rates differing from those established
ny the corporations but express companies engaged IN
the carrying of packages, etc, may charge commits
sion, in addition TO the railroad tariff.
Section jpTosdes against railroad companies vary
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