The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-12
NEWS FROM TINE STATE CAPITAL.


senate-UnsaSe Building Act-Mssting
ofthe Railroad Committee ON the Broad
way Bil-R' mark. Of Messrs. a. r..
Stewart, Haight, Buckley and Others,
&c., SC.
ALBANY, March II, 1851.
The Post Office bill took turn on Saturday evening
hut little anticipated by the friends Of measure and viii
perhaps learn them that straightforward course IN the
end will result their best interests. Whilst tho lobby
in favor the bill had left their posts under the i'm
preston that would be touched until they returned
and that was safe for few Days 1t east, the other
SIDE taking the advantage Of thin attendance Of the
third house, had referred to the Judiciary Committee
its friends raise the cry that the advantage Of
thin taken, for there were a. many member
present until about when the bill was referred back
as there the time II considered in the Com
mittee of the Whole. The lobby, will admit was very
thin on Saturday evening.
Mr. Cozans moved that the bill be recommisted to tho
Judiciary Com nttee, which carried This COM
mittee at least majority Of them spoke against the
bill when it was in the Committee OF the Whole;
ing the earnest and untrng enorts OF Fred.
Littlejohn with them, that unless Il Is changed
it, they cannot be prevailed upon to report it This
in fact the committee 10 whom 1t should have been
ierred the first place There are legal Questions in
officer OF the State could have served summons
legally notified witness; but It is where 10 be
changed TO suit either and is 70 BE- hoped TO suit New
York as it Ia TO day and not II afy years ago.
This is the point that want the nittee consider
The Of the Assembly opened this morning with
a cali Of the House. the first that have had this win
only members being present. lees than
ively time with plenty Of jokes ana several members
still absent who forgot TO get leave OF absence before
leaving on Saturday VIII DO marched before the bar Of
the aouse they make their appearance here.
The committee TO relieve the legislature WAS
appointed this morning under the resolution
They are device plan through which tho long list
OF bills that have been presented can DO passed within
will therefore, be expected toreport 70 the House
whether, in their Judgment, Grinding Committee, or
other mode will be best calculated 10 advance bust
ness,hat is, make just as many laws AZ possible in a
given tmc-Rood, bad and Indifferent all tnesame They
not TO consider the question whether want any
more laws passed or not, but have an algeoraic
| problem to solve-nolhng else. Perhaps, how
ever they VIC can M, DO %, BY the simple
has twenty working days 10 cit before the IRA
ton Of their hundred days; grinding committee viii
be able to through their mill twenty seven dsysf
notice that bis Legislature has peculiar faculty Of
cases out Of ten without their being printed or their
known 70 than two members Of the House.
grinding committee, with all its evils, far preferable
Senator Ferry offered his resolution for q committee
Of eght or grinding committee, in the Senate this
morning. and has put In provision that claims, bills
sppIopratipg money city railroads shall be considered
by them The resolution laid tho table and prob
ably coDsdsred to morrow. We constitntiona1y OPP
posed grinding committees. The great evil OF ths day
Is much legislation the State and cursed by
i
it; but we must say, with ali frankness, that any
| mode 10 preferable to the unanimous conssft
and ref referring back TO report co%pls:e system
fact both houses 1t has got to be Ut the standing
rules, made 30 by custom in the Senate, that man, 70
object 70 bill, must have the animons two
thirds vote permit him TO raise HIS voice against IT,
Whilst condemn the grinding committee as nuisance
and uncomfortable evil yet must cay that II IL Is pre-
feable to the custom practised 70 great extent this
| winter
several bills were ordered to third reaiing in both
|
touar interest 10 New York The bin 10 incorporate tho
Eclectic ASSOCIATION however, was reported complete,
and ordered 10 third reading
Tho bill to amend the Unsafe Building act passed
winter was ordered 70 third reading in tho Assembly
This 10 confer additional power those
| that law II seems that tbs law now stands they
have power to order landlord 10 ctmngo his building
Discussion ON the Broadway Railroad
| Bal, &c.
ALBANY, March IL, 1861.
Weed has Just arrived from Washington, In bad hu
NOR, and states that Speaker L.tejohn has been ap
pointed Consul to Liverpool He is receiving the con.
1 CALCULATIONS Of his friends tonight.
The Assembly Chamber about two thirds filed to
hear the arguments on the Broadway Railroad bill this
afternoon. A. T. stewart the drst speaker. He had
hoped that he would not be called upon again appear
| before committee that subject HE asita-
ton on railroad in Broadway commenced
eight years ago, and grant passed the Common
Council, which had declared unconstitutional by the
courts. lie wished the committee to bear mind that
Broadway had Changed very materially In tho hast few
years. There were no longer any dwellings there, and
the time not far distant when that portion beo Four
teenth street would be devoted exclusively Wholesale
business and with railroad the necessary receiving and
despachng of goods for that class OF woud be
go inerfered with az TO make them almost impossible
The track with cars which this contempates placing
IN Broadway would take up sixteen feet, leaving only
weve feet on each side for the passage Of vehicles and
street He had read the bill carefully and confessed that
! he never saw bill drawn with such skin 70 cover
up the real niger In it as this. lie had
il do in duau ha
| he had lived there so long and grown up with liz
greatness that no had affection 10 that Others
did have and he hoped that he would live 10
tho time whom II would be desecrated railroad
He then procecdedto give the width OF tho street al
valuable one. II the citizens Of Ne York wanted q
railroad there J. should be put ap at auction and sold 70
me ngnes. oioaer buI ne peleved that majority OF
Mr.. Haight then spoke against thu bill. He stated
TIA. be opposed H. not FOR pecunary motives only but
continent destined to DO the queen city OF tho world
Broadway the brightest jewel in her crown and no
breast II appeared TO him like robbng the grave Of IA
fathers 10 build railroad in that street.
in ss.a s
ferred at much length TO the rights OF franchise
Of the city Of New York. The bin hsi
very innocent caption; but passed 10 would
be found To contain provisions which would mako
Of The greatest monopolies that a cru
exclusive right 10 Broadway, but gave them right 70
purchase all other roads aud all the streets Of
tue CITY ~ WOulu permit tnem 70 swallow up every
omnibus and stage interest and 70 run lateral stage
m.s and to have sleigbng carnival after
al the expense of the city
They proposc 10 negotiate with the Comm Council but
all know what Kind CT arguments are reported 10 Do
there. He alluded 70 the past attempts get a road in
Broaoway. railroad would not not regulate Broad way
but ruin 10 as highway, by driving all carriages out
~ the street. Referring 70 past decisions, no argued
tina, the right NJ Broadway below Fourteenth did
belong the Common Council bat 70 tho property
hocers aud then proceeded TO show tho bad effects OF
read there, and the legal objections TO the bill
In clear and lucid manner, Mr. Ward next
replied in favor or tho bill criticised the diagram pre-
sented by Mr. Hazht with railroad in operation, and
thought better than Punch and the beat comic paper
In existepre he alluded the accumulation OF wealth
OF Mr. stewart the merchant prince and spoke In terms
not very crcditablc TO himself and which, 70 say the
least vonId have been muc better unused. PERSONAL.
ties Of that kind can only rebound upon tho author
Mr. Fullerton his At orney, ttsn said that all tho con-
ycnience of travel town was not spnc,ent 70 accom-
moIsfe the public: and why had not the other SIDE,
when obiecnH 20 this, suggested mode Of relief.
A relief they must have. Now what shs uid u be2 10