New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-20
From ALBANY.
Ernm Onr Own Correspondent.

ALBANY, Saturday, Feb. Is, 1860.
REcEss-wHAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS DONE AND
WHAT 1T HASN'T.
The Legislature as you are aware adjourned ever
Yesterday afternoon till Thursday evening of next
week and mos, of the Senators aud officers OF the
Senate left town yesterday to visit their families, do
the practical 10 the memory of Washington, and con-
sult their constituents the proprety OF establishing
pro rata freight law and tong the freight, during
the season Of Canal Navigation, which passes over
those railroads which are rivals TO State Canals
largo number of Assemblymen were obliged to
main over until to-day in consequence OF the protrac
ed session Of Yesterday growing out OF the assault OF
Mr. Milliken by the Secretary OF the Clinton League
which kent them here TIL ter the trains on which
they wished 10 depart had lett and In regard 10 tnaI
matter of the assault and the action OF The House
thereon it seems 10 be disputed point here whether
Mr.. Hugh Allen apoogTzed 20 the House or the House
apologi7ed 10 Mr. Hugh Allen.
The one hundred days winch constitute the consti
tntional session half gone, viii haye been
hen the Legislature meets again on Thursday next
and by examination of the proper records lind that
thirty bills have been signed by the Governor,
and that there perhaps ha-a,dozen more awaiting
his examination. In the Senate ~ bills have been
introduced and ~ have been received from the As
semby for concurrence; lS2, Of which ~ were from
the Assembly, have been reported iayoraby by tbs
Senates Committees "a, ucuding - from tue Assep-
btv have been ordered third reading, and 81 have
been read third time and passed OF the bills intro
duoed into the Senate % pertain 10 the City OF Now
York Of which for the establishment OF new City
Railroads.
In The Assembly find that 46l bills have been intro
duced and that 90 have been received by the Senate;
23 have received the favorable reports OF Oomm;tsesi
100 have been ordered to third reading, ana % nave
pafsed At this stage of the session last year, 1yS bills
had been introduced, being 81 more than tins session.
rs had been reported fsvoTaby, % more than this
session. 81 had been ordered to third reading ~ lees
than this session and 10 had been READ third time
and RAISED being 10 less than this year. 1t is proper
TO ay that large number OF bills in the hands OF Com
mittees have been considered and are READY 20 Dc re-
ported and would have been reported Yesterday haa
not the entire session been occupied with the question
OF privilege growing out OF the assault on Mr.. NIL
OF the bills introduced into the Assembly, 62 have
special reference to the City OF New-fork, OF winch
Is authorize the construction OF Railroads..
OF the 81 bills which have been signed by the Gov
emo, aud become Law nearly all of local character
and not of general interest. Among those "oithy Oh
mention are the following; , ~
An act in relation TO Railroads in the City OF New
York prohibits the construction of any more Railroads
in the city without permission OF the Legislature:
To facilitate the completion of the Lake Ontario ana
Hudson River Railroad.
his oct vs.ts in Abe bondholders or purchasers upon
the foreclosure Of the mortgages OF the Company WIN
all the franchises OF the original Company ana sutho
rzes them with such other parties AS may ne
with them 10 form q Company for the completion
Of the road Ii also authorizes the Company 70 manu-
acture the native products Of the region 10 manufac
tnre lumber &c.. and 70 mine the IRON ores upon tne
Companys iands and to transport and sell such pro-
ducts 1hs act becomes void unless the new Company
shall be organized within months and unless It shall
also within eighteen months thereafter complete the
road from Baston TO Seandaga River IN the town OF
Hadey Saratoga County, and unless the ROAD snail De
completed within three years thereafter to the soglh
OF Essex County. The time for completing the entire
road il extended five years from the time originally
contemplated by ts charter. -
An act 10 authorize County Clerks TO enter sasiac-
nd voiv
the payment TO the Sheriff OF county OF the amount
due upon ANY execution III his hands, issued upon
Judgment obtained III any other county, sueh ohefih
shall If requested, deliver 10 The person paying the
same a copy of such execution, and OF has indorse-
mept Of satisfaction thereon, and shall certify the
same 70 he copy, AID shall be entitled TO receive
twenty-five cents tberefori and upon tling such GER
tilted copy with the Clerk OF the rt mentioned county
such Clerk shall enter satisfaction vi the said Judg-
IneIt upon the docket, III the same manner and WIN
the like effect IL the sd judgment had been obtained
in such county and The original execution h;sn Oeeh
returned satisfied.
An act extending the time Of the Commission to in
vestgae the claims of the New York soldiers OF the
War OF 1872.
An act in relation 10 cutting ice III The Hudson River,
requires parties cutting holes the ice 20 put up GER
tam guards 10 warn travellers Of their danger.
TO appropriate the avais OF the State tax for the
support OF Common Schools.
CITY RAILROADS.
As has already been stated, ttren,g-one bills have
been introduced into the Legisa'ure-hfteen IN tno
Assembly and six in the Senate-ior the construction
OF railroads An the City OF New-Y0rk None have A.
vet been reported the Committee Cities and VII
lagos TO whom this class of bis referred, hnamg
il dicnlt decide in the multiplicity OF applications
for this kind of franchise what bills 10 report Du
is minated III certain quarters that the oohhc'lhs
claims have been 40 far harnonized tina the ftouSn
Committee Cities and Villages prepared 10 re-
pom four bs or more; and il is further asserted tha
that Committee would have reported yesterday, hso
rot the regular eonrse OF proceedings been interrupted
by The privileged question, which monopoliAsd the en-
tire sessiOn. ,
Nothing has sE yet been developed az 10 the man
cal budget the time and attention OF the Assembly
Chairman Of WAYS aud Means having boon 40 hb-
sorbed the pIo-rals question that he haA mol YET pre-
scented his financial measures.
Pro RATA.
The question OF Pro-Rsia freight law Is Sii the
absorbing topic here and the friends OF the measure
baye 10 ray the least gained nothing by the dongs IN
the Assembly during the pact few days MI Lit'ie,
ohn III reference u the alleged writing Oh