The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-07
NEWS FROM TIE STATE CAPITAL.
civ Railroads Grinding Committee -Uury
Laws Minority Report Against Tolling Rail-
roads Irrepressibio Conflict Hall and
Company's Charter-The Ferry Questions
List Of Acts,
&C., &c., &c.
Our Special Albany Despatch.


ALBANY, March 0, 1860.
The railroad fever is raging to great extent yet The
different camps Of the armies are under An intense
excitement There 10 marching, counter marchiag
tramprg and shorlderrg arms that echo and re echo
throughout The city. Tie senhnels and bearers Of
sAses are lying TO and fro resting from their duties
excep to lay their heads upon their knapsacs with one
eye upon the enemy ard Inc other viewing the mountains
Of stock, gold and ohor valuable rocks that lie the
bottom OF all their patriotism, and which they will
vanish unless their particular railroad granted them
II IS certainly Interesting 70 leok upon the amount
OF honesty That ihese railroad patriots exhbi,
in this farce to make believe that they are the
only honest ones bot In this Ike all other matters
around this Legislature that makes all the difference In
the world TO whose is gorcd. Let them fight
the spcils u they wsh-h makes life In Albany all the
more spicy as well fu, nshes for those
read The reports nj a distance The in New
York-those who have not their fronts coach
aud footmep-si want greater railroad facilities and
the Legislature will only grant them they don't
cents 10 whom, and would be perfectly wicg the
cats and dogs fighting hem here eat each other up
leaving nothing but the TIP OF the tails OF the whole band
left
molten wilt be recommn the five bills that have
been reported TINS motion comes from those that have
Rot been favored IN tue report made and are determined
that no one else shat have chance dness they are let
in; others &c for tho molten upon the sucker principle;
tney nave beeD hanging on 10 StrAN Trying ID Rtta
little cider Of the fsod barrel therefore the libby
rs eohong with their that The bills must be recon-
mitIed The times lively and interesting IN and about
lobby.
Qoite a disturbance has been created here amongst
Ihuriow Weeds and George Laws lobby gangs, by the
introduction, by Senator Mouroe, of bill grauuog to
certain corporators charter for rairoid in
New York, from f1iiy ninth street to Fulton ferry.
through Seventh avenue and connecting streets
The peculiar seventh and Futon
ferry bin are, that the oorporators bnt themselves 10
pay perpetni,y into the city treasury oneluarter of
the yeatly Of the road an aleo
mill upon each passenger carried to be paid into fund
for the support Of hospital IN upper par, of the city
This last has been attempted be riiculed, bu,
II difficult TO uudes;aud the exact place where tue laugh
comes in Certainly those parte VINO are striving To gat
possession or these valuable railroad charters without
paying one dollar equivalent Tor the OF the city,
no particular joke IN proposition witch would take from
them large portion Of tnetr revenue do they ap-
preciate The fun which seeks 10 principle
the granting OF those charters that the bcnedcaes shall
quarter Of their net earnings for the and bene
fit OF the citzeus large.
George Law, who has pfrie army Of lobbyists his
pay here is leaving stone untuined 10 try aud defeat
the Seventh Avenue bill George alresiy owns the
Eighth and Tenth Avenue roads, and his OPPOSITE ID Is
therefore natural enough. HIS plan of OPERATIONS here
not confined to pa tcuar measurable is wide
for all the chances Thurloss plan is, 10 make grant
omnibus bill Of all the city railroad bids bat this Seventh
proposition has partly deranged this progr
The twenty five per given to the city Is feature
OF the other bils contain and the whole influence Of
lobby viii be brought 10 bear 10 crush Il out
A motion made Saturday last for the usual
'GrindiDg Committee by Dir. Miller, OF Buffalo. Thas
that have this inqu,us concern foistad
upon this winter There Is ceraiEy possble need
for = committee OF that kind. OF all the
subjected hasty legislation the woIs. This CON.
mittee appointed will bits do not Il We
appropriations Of money and start on 10
room and there saw what bills shall be ordered 10 third
reading without discussion in tue House see 40
possible Of committee OF that kind ua'ess embers
have bills that they know that they torres upon
the statute books the daylight allowed shine upon
them and take this TO srnugge them through.
hoped that there honesty econga in this Legislature
can be need ~ it Mt present, neither Is there
prospect OF there beng public de nand FOR " unioss
members tool away their tns. Those who trying
lated.
RThere q lengthy discussion in tic House this morn
ing upon the bill regulating the rates Of atsres: aud
peaing the forfeiture usury the present Law
The bill was amended so as to make six per the Legal
interest in the state but agreeing IN the report OF
the committee the bill was lost Yeas, Al nays Is
M Calncot, from the Com nittee o. Was and VI ans
made minority repor, against toling railroads 1t WAS
signed by himself and Mr. 0ieii BE took the grouud
that the policy Of the majority Of the Committee
against the principles OF repubhcso institution and des
potc That whilst toe, agreed that tho condition OF the
State Treasury dem.uded the imo'si ion Of tolls,
instead of taking ID, only legitimate way, tina,
OF taxation, they had shirsed that ani taxed
the commerce OF the state fearnS tha:
danger their in the Presidential
election. The report excellent one, aud w bs print
ed in connection with the other documents before the Ls
gislatufe upon that subject
The Senate had another chapter Of the 'lrreprcssibe
conflict by speech from Senator =. p Murphy. the
nor Morgan endorsed Helpers beos-at the Of
which some little controversy took place Whether he
book which, he said, hal been writ oy uepsr
thief, and made the platform OF the republicans.
The Brooklyn wafer bill oC Senator Spinola N It
eered TO third reading last night, tas morn,ug
committed to the Staining Committee, on m'tcu Of sa
send you copy the charter of Hall Co ii
stands 1t has been very materially changed since my
ventilation MY first view OF the OH was Tor certain res
sons made abort: only bad time fully those
points which attracted attention, being such marked
changes In that bull the Street Com mssoncrs aud Ia:
spectors appointed 10 the manner provided
by the present bill The Coton Board the other hand
was TO be organized under the SUPERVISION chief
officer to be called Croton C5mmissouer aui he to he
appointed by the Comptroller The other Of
Board TO be concentrated Assstan Com soners aud
Engineers and to be appointed by the Cnief so0er
This point AR certain was 10, for took me,n1raian
Of NJ the ime II IL nov chlugc1
that the beard consists PRESIDE ut engineer and assistant
commissioner: the chief Commissioner stricken out as
is also the mode OF appointing II nov says nothing
about the head of the board appointing all
&c. Why this change? Who has influenced tue bsui
that trypg smugg, this bill thro gh II tnat pro-
vision was rgh, before why not nowy Taere nav be an
attempt To insert II in committee before they report
after the press has published aud criticised the
Understand that msloruy Of the Mite, viii re-
port the charter substitute for all others,
that orccr OF business Gomez mp. There ia
port by the minority Of the comnittee beug prepared
against It, Mayor Wood, understand, Is eSpctsf here
pight, when the bl expected go bronsn another
modification What trouble a little ventilation
some people They thought they had their plans s a to
carry this bill through but for soue ,her their
plans all vied like no. house plant before scorch
ing rays OF the summer
The Committee Commerce and Navigation met In
the Assembly chamber this afternoon heard test
mony Of parties FOR and against cheap crrase oisey
Hall opened the in OF the present moaopo
ls stating that he representative of the New SoeS
Sinking Fund which woald decreased cent fer
rage was adopted also that reduction IN the price
would tend TO diminish tie ferry taiion aud
danger the lives cr passengers.
He was followed by Nessrs Gilbert Blckho1se Dayton
and others in favor Of the Brooklyn people, argued
thai the Sinking Fund wod dinisasi by the
cent ferrage, bat simply thepoasoi the MONOPOLY rney
were sAusbed that one cert was enough 20 pay al
expenses and give the companies large profit upon all
the ferries. and could furnish parties that would
ferries and give any security that NIGH. be asked.
Mr.. Evaris present but had opportunity 10 re-
ply He will make his epcech TO morrow
large number OF Brooklyn people were present who
Seem 10 have q deep ineres, in this question.
Both houses aged this evening in considering
bills in the Committee " the Whole.
Rev. DR.. Bellows will appear before the Committee
Cities and Villages to morrow the Sanitary bin
Tho Committee Cities and Villages hold meeting In
Ia IN hnar