The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26

ALBANY, Jan. %, 1861.
Mr. FINCH reported bin to repeal the capital punish
ment act OF 1860 and to substitute law dividing
der into first and second class the punishable with
death, and tho second with imprisonment for life,
tesse to be executed not than three than
six months from the date of sentence
Mr. BENEDICT reported against the special act TO autho
rze the formation Of the Railroad and steamb, Life In
surance Company and in favor Of an amendment the
General Life act to authorize the
tion of such companies under its provisions.
Mr. WATSON reported fAvorably the bill 10 provide
for the OF interest ON canal drafts and awards
MT fllngwood was appointed q member OF the Com
Mr. John Clancy County Clerk OF New York, reported
that the total receipts and fees Of his office for 1850
amounted 10 $40 200 and that there hid been received
in addition and paid the county treasury 80
Out Of the amount Of fees all the expenses for
have been paid.
INTRODUCED
ny Mr. siERwooD-io regulate the ferries between New
To incorporate the Commonwealth Savings Bank, New
York.
BY Mr. HurnNcs-To incorporate the Ioaners' Bank,
New York.
BY Mr. BrNEpIcr-To prohibit the use of camphone and
burning fluid in private houses, hotels and boarding
houses.
BY Mr. PRovosr-To facilitate the collection of moneys
The bill for a railroad on Spring street. New York. was
taken from the table and referred to the Committee
Cities and Villages.
Mr. MOORE moved for report of all the assets and
ceips expenses and dividends of the Brooklyn Gas Light
Company under oath, for three years past Agreed To-
Mr. FRiIER moved for similar report from the Brook
Ign Ferry Company since It's Incorporation Agreed to-
Nothing further of interest in the House.
The Great Snow Storm or the Season.
THE SNOW ON THE HARLEM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF AN EXPRESS TRAIN OVER THIRTY HOURS
SNOW NINE FEET HIGH.
The storm of Thursday appears TO have been
the Harlem Railroad than anywhere else
All along the road the has drifted less
some places the drifts reaching to the top Of the
Between Hsdae and Milerton the snow is said TO be
from eight to ten feet in height and packed hard that
1t was impossible TO proceed without digging through.
gang Of between one and two hundred men were at
work all day yesterday with picks and shovels between
these villages Up to Ave O'Clock last night, when
reporter left Albany, no trains had got through.
The train which left this city at seven O'Clock
on Thursday morning, as vel as the passengers
wrapt up in mystery and drifts until yesterday
afternoon, when reached Albany that they were
between ilsdale and Mlerton and that they might be
expected in that city every moment. This was about
three o'clock five O'Clock train had not arrived
is reported that drifts formed rapidly in the rear of tho
tran after had passed different points along tho road,
that IT impossible for TO proceed either way un
road dug To add TO the discomfort the passen-
gers the telegraph wires Frustrated by the Storm
so that to the r whereabouts could be
their anxious friends.
A train left Albany for New York on Thursday night,
but returned, being unable to proceed II left
O'Clock p NJ, and returned TO Albany four o'clock
next morning The forty five minutes past ten O'Clock
express train did leave yesterday morning
wns given that no train would start until the express
passengers took the the Hudson River Railroad.
On the Centrakand Hudson River roads yesterday all
the trains on time and arrived at their destination
each way as specified on their time tables
Considerable delay was also caused on the Troy and
Rutland Railroad. passenger train left Rutland at five
until yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock. The distance
from Rutland TO Troy is twelve miles.