New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-19

The Hon. LEsUEL sIEISON was Designated
by the Speaker to occupy the chair durieg bis con-
tinued absence, IN accordance 18th the rules.
TIE annual reports Of the Commissioners OF Emil
grafton aud State Engineer on railroad STATISTICS,
We're presented.
The whole session was consumed IN CONSIDERATION
Of bills on general orders.
The bill TO provide for the public defense was de-
bated in Committee OF the Whole and progress re-
ported.
Several attempts were made 20 make the bill the
special order and were voted down.
ALBASY, Tuesday, Feb Is, 1862.
from Our Own Correspondent.
CRY RAILROADS.
Mr. Tallma, Of The Assembly introduced bl! yes-
erday 10 authorize the construction oil railroad II
Tenth and certain other streets in the City ot New
York, which Incorporates MessIs. John Il. Jenkins
1honas T. Hunter, and james Callsran, under the
title Of the 4" Tenth-street Railroad Company, with
authority TO construct and operate railroad conf
Tenth Street. and running thence, by single track,
along Tenth street TO and across sixth avenue 70
Meet Tenth street; thence along said street to West
street; thence, by double track, 10 Chris
TOPPER street; thence, by double track, to
Greenwich street, and thence, by single
track. along Christopher street to Greenwich
avenue; thence, by single track, along Greenwich
avenue 20 Sixth avenue; thence, by double track,
alofg the Sixth avenue TO Ninth street; thence, by
,iagie track along Ninth street 10 Avenue A thence
by double track, along Avenue TO Eleventh street.
NJ ence. by single track along Eleventh street 10
Avenue ID; thence. by double track, slong said
Avenue ID 20 the place Of beginning IN Tenth street
The general provisions o. this bill AZ to compensas
ton 20 tie ely and 10 property holders, are essen
tally the came those IN she Broadway oil, and
the fare il fixed at . cents.
Senator Fretr has a bill which he intends soon to
Introduce 10 authorize The laying OF railroad uack
IN Forty-seeoud ard other streets in hew.l Ork,
which Incorporates Messrs. John r. Mill, Richard
Kelly, Phineas l.. Tyler, Leonard L. Everett, Dan
NJ oofe. james Gray, David ID. Nash, Abraham
Post Richard Brampron, Henry G. Rooster VIM.
II. DE Groot, John McCollum, George j. = lhcmp-
son, Abraham W. Kennedy, John II, Whltmore,
John u. Capron, II. Van Brunt, Frederick Ferris,
Wm. H. Wilson. John Ii. Barnes. and stephen
Haynes, with authority TO construct ami operate a
l.ilroai commencing at the foot OF Forty-secOnd
street. North River, and running thence TO Third
avenue thence dowl Third avenue To Bowery 70
Chatham street, to Pearl, along Pearl to Fulton
street, aud Fulton Ferry; returning through
S1urh street TO Roosevelt street, thence TO
New Bowery, aud thence 70 Chatham Then there
ia 20 he branch ffon Third avenue through Thirty
fourth street 10 Hunters Point Ferry; also branch
from the Bowery through Canal stree, 70 Broadway;
also from Pearl street along Chatham and Cham
beers streets to Broadway. Accompanying this bill
is memorial signed by John +. Mills, VINO is inter.
ested in stage routes running on portion OF the
route Of the proposed railroad. This memorial states
that the stage interest the route all favorable
10 the bill. Among he petitioners for this bill are
the Weehawkon Ferry Company aao the Church Of
the Holy Cross.
The friends aud opponents of the Broadway Rail
ROAD are marshalling their respective forces. Mr.
4. +. Stuart, and some of the other prominent op-
ponente OF the ROAD are nere and there is TO be dis
cussi)n OF the merits and dement's Of the
the Assembly Chamber, this afternoon, for the ell
lightenment Of tie Committee on Ci;ies, and sach
portion OF tue general public a. choose 10 attend.
ECCLESIASTICAL TENUREs.
Mr. Murphy from the Committee on Charitable
aud Religious Societies, reported favorably this
uornihg the bill 10 repeal the act OF April, 1855
in relation TO conyeyances and deyises Of personal
and real estate for religious purposes" The act
which this bill repeals provides that devsss TO Ie-
ious socie shall be held in trust for the benefit OF
such societies and that the property shall not be
verted absolutely in individuals. The &C. grew out
OF difficulty between the Society or Church OF 81.
Louis, at Buffalo, aud tue Catholic Bishop of that
diocese, together with the action OF the Roman
Catholic Hierarchy at Baltimore, which resolved
that all property real and personal belonging TO the
Catholic Church should be vested in and held By the
Bishops Of that Church. The bill was passed mai ly
throug the eSerions Of MIR. James q. Putnam, who
then represented the Erie District in the Senn.e and
an act ayoWedly for the relief of the Socoty of
~. LJlis.
TIN BROADWAY SALOONS
The bill 10 regulate Public Places of Amusement
in the City oi New-York, was ordered TO thri
ItAUiii az ITO 'oiuNf tN-N4N uciuI 50 an INoN
ar TO make It's general provisions applicable 20 the
Other cities aud incorporated villages OF he State.
lucl1se the bill, az n was ordered 10 third reading
10 that you may publish il, il deemed Of sufficient
pubic importance. IL is the general impression that
Oh the tAird 10 idilg, the amendment making the
provisions of tic bill Applicable to the other cites
aud 'iages Of the State, VIII be stricken out, for
the reason that 70 would probably endangor the snc-
CO.'S oI tho nj IN the lower House, M ~ Is thought
that 10 would seriously interfere with the innocent
arusencn.s OF The interior cities and viilages.
An ACT o. regulate pie 0f public ,enen n tho c.ie,
alo incoI pofa'co Niilas OF the ntate
The Pr re y "a hlle ~ Nc, loIt. TpFcgtlf'3 Dr. Senate
cHa 4 scn.hfg s. ,aa,f ~ fli7rs:
ss.,.H J. d. sl nnt be lawful 90 exhibit TO Oh punuo "A
any ouitihS sudru grounds concert roDfi or of Place
room within tho CITY New ora, any intead,, tageds
comedy, oeta oale., Play, free, lmnsrei-y negro u
other dsarug any othar OF the -iafe,
pii az pass toln, 90 any equestrian cTcus or ugausic
prro nance ay performance Of .-fs, aero 'ai ol fr9e
eulcing, Un ltrulo of t"ch exhibition shal nave bcDn
met lto sui ohood PURSUANT 60 and &C the ne a.' pro-
Fotd iof theatrical p,fl1InelCc ~ on set eufd on At
lena entitled 40 ~ TO create fund AID o. the
Society Tor the rel. rrnatun of lust lc deD i be
city oi New fok and iof othar rnrposas Ia,ed feh l.
So" AID every manager prol nr ~ my t-AOi
too I,J.osU.snos wbe ti Is.oct 10 IsAs oNs ssoh