The New York herald., 1862-03-29

boarded by her boat their papers examined BY an
A. Captain j. J. Young, Of tho guardship Germantown.
Is charged with the execution Of these ORDERS aud will
In all cases have them strictly enforced
AFFAIRS At THE STATE CAPITAL.
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Metropolitan Health Bill-Capital Pun.
acknowledgements and Taxation-
Developments ON City Railroads-A
Disposition I'm the Senate TO Stand by
MonoPolies, &C., Sc.
ALBANY, March %, 1892
The Metropolitan Health bill was considered In Com
mittes Of the Whole In the Assembly during the entire
morning session. The dehate and In fact the whole
considsrationof tho b far ereditabie than
that which characterized during previous sessions
Last year, the moment that IL taken up, general
nlibusering was commenced and carried on until II
was disposed Of The discussion to-day was conducted
in fair and honorable way, and In that respect
had 3 decided advantage over thA$ OF last and
previous years. Several amendments were offered by
the opponents Of the bi and all upon which vote WAS
taken were voted down. motion was made to give the
appointment of the commissioners to tho Boards Of Su
psrvsors Of the three counties comprising the health
district instead Of the Governor This amendment was
discussed the balance Of the session. and without coming
to VOTE progress reported and tho bill made the
the reading Of the Journal.
The bill was favored by Messrs. Phelps, Raymond,
Prnge, sstson Houghton, Benedict Redngton, Porter
and others, and opposed by Msssrs Ward Smith, Alvord,
Ogden Kinney Loutrsl and Others but up to the me Of
adjournment the friends Of the bill had everything their
own way and it had every appearance OF passing the
The Judiciary Committee Of the House reported favor
ably the Senate's bill defining tho punishment for the
crimes Of murder and arson, and It was made
the special order for next Monday evening.
This bill has reference to bill aboshing capital punish
mont passed in 1850, renstatng hanging for murder in
The same committee also reported favorably the bill
that recently passed. the Senate relative to the liabilities
Of husband and wife il amendatory to the law now on
the statute books OF the State. The law, as II now
stands unjust in its provisions It is SO loosely drawn
that operates with great injustice in many particulars
Take, for instance the case Of having been
ried twice and had children by both wves and then dies
the property the children Of last wife and of
those OF the first from all share or interest in it, was
NOT until recently that this feature was discovered in the
law. The Senate has promptly passed law correcting
that evil for great evil it Is, and tho Assembly commit,
tee have reported the amsndatory bill unanimously, and
was the special order for next Monday evening
large number Of bills read the third time and
passed in the Senate this morning. The bill making an
appropriation to the Susquchanna Seminary taken
| from the table and passed. also the bill ncorpo
rating the Commercial Association. The only comno
ton in the Senate this morning was over the Albany
County Treasury BILL arising from misunderstanding
The Assessment BILL SO ably discussed in the House
last evening" OF the great questions of the session
i
y all classes is generally admitted but that bill so
stringent this is necessary We cannot believe The
| it would look as though it would fall &ho heaviest
| on the men OF great wealth; but such is
not the case. and here is where the great
mistake is made. Should that Dill pass, its
burden will be FELL OF the middle classes and thoso young
whose main capital is their talents and their energy
Tho very Of men who in tho past, have exceed in
everything that thoy have undeta; in this country
as tho pages OF past history VIII show to any man who
win take tho trouble TO look back and ca 90 con-
Icf adxrica Inv "a iaV. hat
keep them under. Such course VIII not b. IN accordance
with the spirit Of institutions, for IL wiii tend to
aristocracy and benefit the sn c great wealth
TO the detrent Of the many Of talent and energy.
The laws OF England and other nations OF the Old World
all towards these OF the arlstocatc circle. birth
and wealth; aud not talents and energy is the
| great power that makes men Of distinction. It is
| true that men Of talents and energy, combined
| with noble birth and wealth, outstrips his cornpot
tors In the OF life, but take man without noble birth
aud wealth, and lot his talents be good
remains neard OF in almost every instance. The oat
feature Of the American nation, the power that given
to 10 its lie skill and superior practicabity IN every
feature of commerce. manufactures scienco-s that
which gives to the young Of talent and energy
opportunity to press onward untrammeod by castles,
nobility artocracy IL is therefore, TO be hoped that
no win he passed that will tend to strike at this great
| and noble feature Of American nrtionly--a feature
to which our past greatness and power, ,nnd
which we have got to rely extrcate us fom our present
The discussion in the Senate evening the amend
ment the General Railroad law, and tie nal action OF
the senate that question Is consdared y those
posing city railroad gratis as dcfei signal to all
| the bills of that nature, should they reach the
Senate TO some extent that may be but brie state.
ent Of this affair will show that ii is not to be fully
| lied upon as criterion, Among the New York city
raroad bills passed by the Legislature Of 1860 was ono
commony known as the Bet Railroad or the south and
West Street Railroad. majority OF The grantees named
in that bill have organized under the general railroad
law placing themselves under its restrictions, and have
80 reported the proper Office in this city They have
taken as their title the Central Park, South aud West
them by the Legislature the route &c has been con.
| nrmsd to them by the Common Council OF New York.
Arriving at this stage new difficulty shows Itself Two
Io the grantees named in the bill passed by the sgsa
refuse give their consent to tho construction Of
the road sell out their interest for less than half
million Of dollars, and saId there in that back mail
ing attitude, thus preyen ing the construction OF the
road The majority OF the grantees and directors apply
hare for the passage of bill amending tho General
in any ralr ad company can on aud construct the
road without the consent of she Other third and giving
the twobirds the right TO apply 10 the for tho
appointment Of cciniss appraise tho vuuc of
the interest Of the obstinate third in interest.
Tho bill as II came here had many very Objectionable
features but the discussion and the final action Of the
Senate the subject is another chapter OF tho Legs
IL continual cry for more roads in New York. M is
this cry that gives the Broadway Railroad philosophers
countenanco TO como TO Albany and ask for that fran.
II Is argued that the grants of 1850 iniQuous,
even admitting that the Senate had bill before thom
which with little labor they could have amended
these grants as TO many Of those Objectionable
features proposition wss made by the Senator from
Albany 70 report ,Hr .ne prpoos o. nit
Senate in their haste to protect csrtain railroad
nopolies running cars in New York, refused tina.
privilege and thus, instead OF doing act which would
relieve New York OF much OF the present trouble voted
directly against IT, Tho Legislature OF 1850 crazy
give us all the monopoles in the way OF railroads in
power. The Senate last night showed precisely like
spirit but directed in another channel They for
protecting the present existing monopoliss and for
| assisting o few men 10 secure fortune,
or else prevent the people from having additional
ties Of travel and In their action just has,y hd
onesdsd AZ the legislature OF 1860. The grants that
session should be either amended that few dcssn
ina men and those interested In present roads cannot
prevent their being constructed, In order that they
may continue 10 pack men In the cars Of those lines
thew are now operating else they should bo wiped