New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-28
srs,n Oar Own Correspondent.
ALBANY, Monday, Feb. 81, $780,

PRO RATA AGAIN.
As autographed TO The TRIBUNE yesterday would
be the cAse the friends of Pro Rata offered substitute
this rerniDg, or rather, such amendments change
the features of the bill to surrender the Pro-RI
principle Mr. Fagler the author Of the BILL proposed
the amendments the most important Of which provides
that railroad companies, after liking their rates for
through freight may be permitted to charge III addition
thereto for any distance not exceeding ~ miles, 100
per cant; than 10 and not exceeding 20 miles,
100 per cent; than 20 and no. exceeding 80 miles
rs per cent than 80 and not exceeding % mllee
80 par cent? more than SO and exceeding 100 miles,
IS per cent than 100 and lees than 100 miler ID
per cent conditioned that the rates way freight shall
i'll pursuance Of the aforesaid provisions be adjusted
that in no shall greater in the aggregate be
charged or collected for shorter than longer dis
lance and provided also that the Whele charge per tun
on way freight shall in exceed the whole
charge per TIM on through freight.
The provisions allowing the company 40 cents per
tun for handling way freight is stricken out; and the
provision III the original BILL which required that in
liking their rates the railroad companies should not
charge than double the price the highest class
of freight which they charge the lowest has been
20 amended to permit them to charge triple instead
of double those rates. number OF other amendments
were made mainly intended 10 make the bill consis-
tent with the amendments already noted.
Mr. F4gler moved 10 r. 3lore with slight yaria-
top sthe provision which had been stricken out
previous day, enactng that any person night enter
civil suit against any railroad company, Tor any viola
OF llIS ACT ny VI
want of such company AID, making ont caSe, shonld
obtain Judgment in the sum OF 81 900 against sach
company half of which go 10 the party
entering suit and the Other half 10 the county poor.
Mr.. Bingham opposed tins amendment as anomalous
and miscbievous, and calculated 10 endanger the sue
oess of the bill After further discussion, IN which
Messrs Fagler, Finch, and others, took part, Mr..
Flaglet withdrew his amendment, and offered a sub
ptjiuie, providing that
Epch and every director officer agent servsn, 81 eny
railroad corporation who sball be ga.y Of yols'.on Of az
guilty Of and Sp0s Sa S e% s.fS sn 'a COO Se
by imprisonment provided by Law" or BY b9th tueh
fine and imprisonment"
Tbisamendment was adopted In Committee of the
Whole, when Mr. Robinson, Of Chenang, moved to
strike ont the eDactDg clause reuarkiDg that he de-
sired 10 discuss the bill on ts meriis-perlats he meant
denerltsOr he Immediately stated that he had taken
very little interest in the amendment which had been
pre posed and adopted, ss he regarded the b as en-
tirely wong in principle from beginning TO end. How
ever instead Of proceeding with his Speech he gave
way to motion that the Committee rise and report
progress that the bill, az amended might he printed
80 that the House mi ht understand 1t. Accordingly,
the Committee rose and the bill was made the special
order for this evening when the discussion will be
sumed. understand that, in addition 10 Mr.. Robin
son, MessrH. Littlejohn, milliken, and number OF
other members intend 10 address the Assembly the
general merits Of thie bill.
n il generally thought here that the amendments
offered to-day will add 10 the prospects of the nal
passage Of the bill but its success is still considered
some what doubtful.
THE BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION CASE.
On the whole, the story about bribery and c0rrup
ton Oh the Pro Rata bill appears to have been inn
proyement the famous yarn about certain indi-
vidual once on a time having swallowed and vomted
up fabulous number OIL black crows-a story which,
by vaI ous IepeODs, accumulated 20 its startling d.
mansions from the original statement that the hero of
the tale had thrown up something as black, Sir, as
" q crow."
Mr.. Jacques, from the Special Committee appoint
ed 10 investigate the charge made by the Speaker
upon the floor of the House, that report had reached
hm-from authority which loft no room FOR question
of s correcness-hai II member VI the House had ay
piled for 500 900 TO defeat the Pro-Rata BILL made
ieport They set forth testimony which sho va shat
r. b. Dane Of No. 100 Wall street, partner in the firm
Of Alvord q Dane of the old Oswego Line OF For
Warden by Canal had stated 10 Speaker Lttleiohn
hat he had heard such rumor, but did not cay nom
whom. On examination lie CAV. the name OF AS Bright
If No 81 Exchange place. ~ bis informant, and mad