The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-14
xygs From THE STATE CAPITAL.

WIS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
! A Fin. and Overlooking Lobby-The New
n. eiopements Relative to the city
C.amberlain-rhe Combination for
aOut-Where the African Ltes-The
broadway Railroad Bill-Post Once
Anne ndment TO the City Charter.-AIba-
y my and Susquehanna Rafiroad-Opin-
ION OF the Attorney General-The sab
batarian mendment TO the Constitu-
tion I'm tho Senate, &c., sc.
ALBANY, March 10, 1881.
The third house the best attended this morning Of
any previous day Of the session heretofore they could
barely get quorum by having call of their branch a
the Legislature, but they now not only full work
ing order, but presenting the appearance OF spring
freshet The cloak rooms and halls OF the Legislature
were this morning crowded them and the hotels over
run by the hordes from all sections the State These
philosophers have dropped upon US al suddenly az
the swarms Of locusts upon the Egyptians large ma
jorty have found their way here from the city OF New
York. appearing here numerous and divers subjects and
representing all manner Of interests from railroad down
to Of milk and bale Of hay-old and young gray
hairs and curly locks side by sde work for or against
rome measure before the Legislature or about 10 be
brought up for their consideration.
The Chamberlain question s one OF the most exciting
he nags this nice little race which has thus far besu
standing painting for the word co. An armisce was e.
tered into last week between the several grooms that
have charge of these nags that neither side soud again
exhibit their teams, but to keep them blanketed and
only taken out TO water until Thursday Of this week.
when another test shall be had the speed OF their
special teams Dropping the figure and coming down 70
the reality Of the contest bound to look upon
bid for the city deposits nothing less and
such it grows fierce and complicated every day, e
;tok
beers they seem more inclined not to mix up in the Hgt
phase OF the fight also being developed in re
gard TO the fight going in the republican party, the
issue being this time directly between the original be
gerents, Greeley and Raymond, and their immediate
partisans
The movement for legislatng the present Chamberls
out Of Office it Is well known Is based upon bargain for
placing the city deposits within the clutches Of the stock
jobbers Of the Daily Bss The bargain Is in fact the
appointment by the Comptroller OF A. " Stout President
Of the Shoe and Leather Bank to the Office Of Chamber
lain, when the Legislature shall have turned the
present officer and changed the city churer to compass
the job. Stout, it appears, has recently become the
assignee and nheror OF Weseys decaptaed shares and
interest in the Times and is hereafter to furnish the
capital for Its domestic and foreign enterprise To this end
1t is that certain republicans, headed by James Taylor
making the most desperate efforts to GUST Devn roa
Office All that class Of republicans who, from persoaai
actious motives anxious to supersede the TNxs
their party organ appealed to and asked TO place
the municipal money bags In Stouts bank that the Times
may be bolered into sort Of material strength for
the race against its competitor as the administration
organ of republcaHism. The partisans Of the 7rbse
wide awake this question: and although they were
stronger grounds in contes.ng the party Claims Of the
Tribune against the Times than they had In their late
fight for the Senatorial advancement of Horace the
But apart from this view Of the chamberlainshp mat
ter anticipated that some very startling deveIope'
which has arisen about It. The singular combination
which 1t has brought about between James Taylor and
Of conversation in the knowing circle here Last year
these gentlemen were violent antagonists Taylor had
his West Washington Market bill on its passage. Comp
troer Haws had denounced that affair at all stages,
and through the efforts OF Corporation Counsel Bronson
had caused the notorious Judgment in the matter
sage Of the act here which empowered the Comptroller
to pay up compound the famous back rents which
veto Now this year, when the repeal Of the railroad
bills was brought up the West Washington Market affair
be n session settled Claim
for the Of four hundred thousand dollars,
which was paid to Taylor in city funds IDS sued
SO publicly contested, the privacy Of the settlement
and its bearing upon variety Of other polica and To-
lectures Nearly all the political capital which Stout is
supposed to possess besides the Times interest derived
almost entirely confined to the Senate The Assembly Is
new body, and not, Of course committed to the mea-
ected to be identical in the main with those which
cast last year for the West Washington Market bill Thus
and legislative combinations Of last winter which passed
The West Washington Market bill and efiectualy
hssed stSuts term Of ONCE has not this year received
Haws, upon condition Of Taylor restoring the Cham
beran TO the anxious bosom Of the Finance Department
All Of these facts will be laid before the public in debate
at no distant day.
There is one more feature in regard this matter that
the Legislature will do well consider before casting
ID
the gang that always hangs about the City Hail. watch
the shspc 20 Of soe splendid lob .nI
ceedingy anxious for Stout he looked upon By them
the most favorable to their peculiar interest," and there
fore they praying for the passage Of the bill TO place
Stout in Office. the Legislature wish TO assist that
squad Of philosophers in their pccuatng schemes, thea
Next to the Chamberlain comes the Broadway Railroad
bill, and npon this there is no small amount Of anxiety
both Sides The committee was Ia secret session Oh
the bill last night four hours went all through with
II and made numerous amendments to II, and will now
unqueetonabyl give 1t their endorsement by favorable
report The amendments that they have made are TO
strike out the gridron feature Of the BILL preventing
them from laying any track IN any street but Broadwy,
also preventing them from running omnbuses in cross
Streets and combining all their operations 70 Broadway
whom the income shall be enough pay fifteen per
dividend the capital stock, the fare shall be
also providing that the capital stock shall MOI be ncress
ed without vote OF two-thrds of the stockholders.
They further add that monthly reports shAll be
made under oath TO the receipts and expenses.
There several legal points which the committee
have yet under consideration and also expected
change 1t in some other features before reporting tho
bill, which Is now understood that they win do some
time this week.
There is yet great chance for improvement In the
bill, IL II ever becomes law. Many points that they
have loft untouched really among Its worst features,
which will be slightly aired wher II comes before the
House. The richest part Of this controversy yet to
come the apparent quiet upon is but the calm before
the storm.
The Post Office site Ia also subject Of much tribua
tcn The Judiciary Committee have had one meeting
upon the subject and from the tone OF those the
mitiee safely predict that when they have fully
considered the question they will report bill confirming