New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-21
ASSEMBLY.


IT provides for the appointment Of an inspector Of
vessels.
ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly met al Il. IN
4 number of petitions were presented in favor Of
railroad IN BrJddSy.
thoce reported favorably were the following:
The bill oeNcmpt The property Of the Church Charity
Foundation in Kings County from taxation was re-
ported adversary.
The bill to incorporate The Chidran's Home Society
was ordered 20 third reaGing.
The bill regulating the navigation Of the canals and
tho clieciion of tolls which ryes the night Of way %
steamboat, reported uvcraby, and on motion OF
Mr.. WATSON, WAS moved forward to tie tecond
reading,
In Ike Committee Of the Whole the bills TO cid in
the contraction of tie Lebanon Springs Railroad and
TO ransfer unclaimed deposits in banks and courts 10
the State Treasury were reported Tor the consideration
OF the House.
TIE afternoon and evening session was spcn. in dc.
bate on the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad bill,
viii came up 80. "a tlid reading.
Mr. DWIGHT moved 10 recuinmi. the bill, viii IN
s.ruc,icns TO strike ont the cnacting chnse. ,,
4 warm discus ion followed, in which Mcssrs. ER-
NAN, ROBINSON, RICHARDSON, and CHAP
MAN spoke s.rongly against the bill.
Seeker LIrTLEJ0IlN led the debate in favor Ct
the ILL.,
ROBINSON aud LITrLEJUHN, the motion 10 strike
ont the euaotiag ,hu.e was lost by vote Of 10 10 10
Tho friends of the Lii weIo evidently di'ss'isied
with this exhibition os strength, and when Mr. RoH-
INSON moved an amendment Submitting The question
of tax 20 vote Of tie people a the next general erc
ton, tley foracok their original Ian OF driving the
ILL On "a vote tonight, and
Mr.. FERRY moved 10 lay u on the table.
Tbs, after n warm tEinI>h and considerable delay
in calling The roll, was carried by small majority
50 10 ii.
The HOUSE then adjourned.
r.. n 80 o.r- c,-r,.r,.l.-t
ALBANY, Wednesday, March 20 lsbl.
BRoOHLYS sFTAIEs.
The subject Of Brooklyn improvements was very
fully dcai,ed b, fore the kugs County zion III
the Senate Chamber la5. evening Only treble or
no, lion was made 10 the general scope Of The aiT
now before the Legislature, for extensive improve
meuts in The city Of Churches, which IL the more re,
nI kube from the fact thai viueit de r0usirEous OF
q formidable attack upon tle>o bills, IN gvu raj ana
in detail bad heen mao, during The whole tcfsiun pIr-
yiou,y. Pro pect Park received the greatest eli are Of
attention before the COMMITTEE, from The iar. iha u
wa opposed by Of the Commissioners apoin,s :"
carry il INTO cfoct. The tebrs were, however, hirly
turned upon this gentleman by Nj. lalmAdge, who
produced printed report Of The Commissioners, witt
len by the sane gentleman, advocating Tic plrchnsc
aud construction Of the op,sed Pax. The bill Was
amended by adding two blocks VI ground 20 tie con
tenIpated plan.
Ailarsc avenue Improvement wac amended byre
dutnL Ito width fIom 10 feet 20 100 feet founh
Il, enue Was also reduced from l5J 10 100 feet in Width
aud the ,ost War limited 10 The srm OF $1,000
Bushwick avenue was amended by ret1cing the widh
Of the greater part OF The street TO ~ feet Grand
street reierr, 10 the Delegation for Amendment
In several particulars. The scheme for the improve
meui Of this street, il IL alleged by thote who ough
10 know, and probably do know something sbort IT,
was coniriyed for Ito benefit Of Railroad Company
without the least regard TO the interests Of the TrUp
er.y owners along the line 81 the proposed improve
mont. The scheme cOntemplates tue lowering uf the
giade Of the street dlsnce of several blockr closely
built up, 50 ne TO leave the buildings ign and dry ona
bank, from which elevated position tue owners would
have the alternative Of lowering them, at great cysi
or Of seeing them tumble into the ,trs.t. Tbs ill
will y. either essentially mcdied in It's provision or
II Will go up.
The Assembly u, 80 evening session yesterday paced
TO r third J,s5i The bill for lLereIi,f Of tho People
2Jiiyge, max ny al aplrorha;.9n Of 5000 annually
for two year, from The school D'hiaiy Iupo' "
wba, right the library fund which ia he property q
o,,ry school district IN the State IN which ever die
tr has direct Interest ard which fund IL already
small 90 10 be amos, usce' for the purposes 10 which
II /, appromiaed il Thus sii further reduced and
reycrt6 OF l. passed 20 the support Of any
ins'i ion, does not appear 10 he eXIi;ined.
The same Committee alec passed 70 third READ lps
The bill loaniug $4,000 70 The Troy University. The
progress Of this il wac checked FOR reiod By The
discovery If certain parties that tie Troy Cnyefli.y
had no existence in the eye Of the law, and eond not
rec, i've any Loan be liable FOR repayment II by any
chance anything could get INTO ia hands. This matter
was discoyo ed at late hour last week, and immediate
,ieIs taken TO correct which, between that and Mon
day morning Of this week, were perfected AID the it,
s,non incorl Grated on Monday before the question
WAS raj ed In the ouse. The bill calls for Loan Of
$4,000 from the United States DeposiL Fund 20 be
secured by mortgage upon the buildings II the bill
should pas il will be incumbent Tor The Controller
ecrulipile closey Tie state VI te security oted and
what title 10 the is possessed By the parties pro-
posing TO mortgage II.
BROADWAY RAILROAD.
Mr.. VaIian presented minority report from The
Railroad Committee against the Broadway Railroad
bill reported week since The report sets FORTH that
tere is n Broadway, betp cen che Battery md Union
Place properly WELDING an annual rent Of si2
millions of dollars the cash value OF which !, about
sixty millions the representatives Of which
imousy opposed ~ tie proposed railroad. This report
WAS evidently prepared before tho petitions from the
property hol 'els ON Broadway presented. The
report further states that the proposed Corporation
does not expect % pay for thaa that portion Of the
street actually taken the for roadbed orseyebeen feet
IN width and this they propose 10 pay 10 the City, and
not 10 the OF property on broadway, ana not
dollar Of damage do they expect 10 pay to tie prop
erty-bJders on that street The fact that million Of
dollars has been offered the City tor this grant, is
called proving the value Of the grant, and tho report
demonstrates aga nst concerning ~ valuable grant,
Which infts such injury, without conlpensating the
owners Of the property On the street Ills injury will
resn, mostly from reducing tho capacity OF the street
10 accommodate ordinary vehicles, causing tho trade
now carried on in Broadway 10 be drawn to Other
streets aud consequently producing depreciation OF
properly ON that horoughfure Tie whole sale business
of the tty IL stated hundred millioDso doa'r
Annually III, preafer pant Of which IL aArIled IL