The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-06
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Nsw Wharfage Bnl-The City Char
er-ProceedtDgs OF the Legislaturc.-
The Pro Rata Bill-The City Railroad
Grants, &c.
QUE SPECIAL ALBANY DESPATCH.

QUE SPECIAL ALBANY DESPATCH.
Albany, March 8, 1860.
During every session Of the Legislature OF this state for
the last eight years the Corporation Of New York
and the private wharf have been struggling before
that body to get law passcd raising the rates OF wharf
age to something Ike prices, bat every
year tho shipping interest has stepped and defeated
the project The rates charged vesses are those
which established at the commencement OF the pre-
sent century, and has been shown tha. tho taxes on
wharf property in New York has Increased snce that
time i've aDd Six hundred per cant 1t has also been
shown that the rates charged lees than those in
any other port in the world and one quarter the
prices demanded in the other principal ports In the
United Sates. 1t has been clearly shown, too,
that the wbarfs and plers IN New YORK and
Brooklyn do not pay three per cent on the COS.
Of construction, and II they we're KEEP. in proper
repair they ought to be, they would not pay Que per
cen, On tie money invested In them. This year bill has
been introduced in the Senate which called Cornpro-
mise bDl In other WORDS which has tho saucton of
the sh'Ippg merchants proposes slgni increase on
the present raes, and should be satisfactory all parties
but it sc, ms there few pereons whose visions be-
come inflated 10 enornous proportions NJ the sight OF
the legislature has alIca1y psssed the Senate by
vote OF seventeen 70 tour, every Senator New York
ano Brooklyn who In his the time Of It's pas
sage having voted Tor II has been before AS
senby for nearly two weeks action having yet been
taken upon IT. but Is 10 be hoped thai tha, body win noe
allow tee 10 be mised into the belief tpa the denands
q justice do bot mpcratyey call tor redress 10 this
case By tie tonstrancee Of very &c idlv duas with
very small inter- Its at stase
The charter that the committee tried report and
which wss referred back has bcen modified very mate
rally in some Of IFS points. Their pial FOR remodelng
the Cotoa Board has completely chanEei I,
that the parents OF the baig become ck Of
child, and II how appears different from It's brst
conception The lsuribg in connection with Is really
amusing.
But little was done in either house tonight IN. As
eernoy were gagged In presenting petitions, giving no.
tees end introducing bits. Three or four bids were
ordered - third reachg in the Sena'e among which
the bill allowing members OF Charitable snd oenevo
Lent soceea 70 vote BY proxy and the Brooklyn Water
act.
The Pro Rata select committee OF the Senate win meet
TO morrow TO bear test mopy The railroads
have two three witnesses which they desire have
testify Thcre IL wonderful excitement resoeciog CITY
railroads. Thoec that have been left in cold by
the report OF the committee have been suddenly struck
with o stroke OF p.ous feeling letter has been read
stating that three hundred Nes Workers would be nere
pressure 70 swell the city railroad fever
Mr.. Benjamin Bailey, OF Putnam, ex.member Of the
Assembly, and four emen Of the legal profession In
New York who here the part prooerty holders
taxpayers Of New York, opposed railroad bills re
ported by the Assembly, have prepared series Of nc
bills, which, lar corporations coacernei are
calculated TO embarrax the bills reported Tia neg
bills, II 10 understood will place the power IN the hands
Of the Comptroller to dispose Of routes tho best avan
tage.