New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-14

| mittee on Cities (Fisher) should % 20 snAou' "
have these bills referred to HE own Commi''ee:
COMMITTEES on Cities, be felt delicacy IN urging
this matter, but city railroad bills had always been
referred TO the Committee Cities, and he dId not
see why ono member should dictate TO the HOUSE
The course to pursue and change the ordinary course
of business. =, , IL.
Mr.. FIELDS reminded Mr.. Seymour that city
railroad bills had always been referred 70 the Kali
road Committee for ten or twelve years past. IL
VAS only in 1860, when, for particular object, the
Broadway Railroad bill being the great bone OF con-
,eution il referred to the Committee on Gties.
He hoped that the House would give this bill tue
proper reference, despite the petition OF the COMMIT
lee on Cities to be allowed to retain the BILL which
WAS all tue more singular because that ComDlliee
was said to be quite numbered up with other busl'
ness already. ,
After further remarks IN favor Of the motion of Mr.
Fields by Mr.. MURPHY, the bill was referred to
the Committee oh Railroads by a vote Of As to ~
Mr. REDDlNGTON introduced concurrent reso.
lutious declaring the Emancipation Proclamation OF
President Lincoln and his suspension OF the writ OF
habeas corpus demanded by public necessity and
fayong vigorous OF the %%s LOT '"'
| Mr.. LEAMY introduced concurrent resolutions
opposing the " one.man power" aud denouncing tine
| bin OF Senator Wilson OF Massachusetts, TO give
President Lincoln authority over the militia OF the
States US u,urpaton OF power calculated 10 oflhg
CIVIL tOUDotOu INTO our uluets o'ris
Mr.. MURPHY called up the resolution offered by
Mr. Korn yesterday, directing the Judiciary Com
mittee 10 Inquire inIo the coDslitutoinaty OF mpos
ing tax upon foreigners who have been In tho
country longer than the period required for Daturdl-
zaiion, without being natursized.
The resolution was adopted.
The Assembly refused 10 adjourn over from the
18th TO the 18th inst. Adjourned.
ALBAsY Friday. Feb. -, 1861
Both Houses hold ,pecial sessions last evening for
the purpose Of considering national affairs. Ia the
Assemble, Mr. Dean made labored effort In de-
tense of the Governors @essage, ana In depreela-
ton Of the New-Epgland character, which occupied
some two hours and q half IN delivery, ana wbich
seemed TO give entire easfacton to his partisans Oh
the floor and in the galleries
In the Senate the patriotic resolutions OF Messrs
Low and Truman, which have been debated for
some weeks, were adopted with merely verbal
amendments,
A RAILROAD COLLISION.
Another CITY Railroad BILL to construct railroad
in Saclett and other streets IN Brooklyn, wac miro
duced this morning. The Speaker said that he was
IN donb. how il ought 10 le disposed OF. lie would
reno /, to the Committee on Cities, but the House
having by vote a few days ago seut similar bill TO
the Railroad Committee, lie supposed !, would not
DO to cisregard tie precedent then established, =.
| One of the Committee on Cities, 10 relieve him OF
his dilemma moved to refer the bill to that Com
,uittee. Mr. Fields moved 10 amend by substituting
the Railroad Committee. llereupon fierce dlsp1io
set in The Chairman Of the Committee On Citles,
Sir. Seymour, moved by regard TO good order aud
decorum only as he repeatedly assured the House,
mude "A most strenuous and perlinacious appeal FOR
the custody OF the bill. He was sharply replied 10
by Fields and others. Certain members Of the
Committee on Cities. with very questionable taste,
considering the estimate IN which these railroad
bills are held by the frequeners Of the lobby, and
,ome others followed the lead OF their Chairman:
but all In vain. The Assembly, much 10 the chagrin
OF the Committee on Cities, sent the bill 10 the Rail-
rosd Committee b. vote OF 80 TO So and 40 this
bonn, 6ouche is disposed OF for this session. IL
should DO remarked that the members OF tie Rail-
road Committee had the good sense TO take no part
IN tho discussion.
ANOTHER RAILROAD PROJECT.
Senator Woodruif's BILL introduced last evening,
provides tor the construction OF a complete system
OF railroads through the cross streets Of the City OF
Now-York:
One track to be laid in Ch,mb-rs street from the North
River Ito last RIVER al Roosevelt tire. FsTy returning
neon OF Chsm5s. aud Duane streets. III. nee Though snd
Duane suea' to West street, through West stree! 10
Inoih.t 6c1s !. Battery rl.s. and wc. ,.'.. thence
's srSas w si . B. an" soaA ps william
rrset, through william to Old slip through Old SIP to
70 Wal street thence through Wall wan street Ferry
Tue third Is 20 eom@sEey IN HSDoEen street q tho
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Drsbosss through Dssbfosse 70 hudsou through Hudsn
Booms. through Booms 70 h.Hpn. through haoGn TO
Grand through Grand 10 the East Riv.r returning through
Grand Nanci through NArCk to tans through Cana
uoboken, a. tie starting point.
AuotLer commence al the Ltssecton OF Christi phcI
and Crenvigh sts,ot. thence along Christopher 20
Ws, along Nest Houston, through Houston the Ea.,
River returning through Houston aud First to the Bowsy,
tnrou,h Bo~ef, bceekr through bIoeckeI to Christie.
pher. 10 the point o. beginning
The hh g. commence o. The corner OF Four'esnh street
Eleventh to thence through Fourteenth
ID. through Avenue 10 Tenth street through
Tenth street TO the Lat River through Teuth street
through sta avenue aud Chrstcpte street
70 TIE North River also through Sixth and Amos
Greenwich avouue, through Greenwich
street through Fourteenth street TO lLe place OF
beginning
Tho sixth IL TO commence al tho foot Of Tw-ny-tl
direct North River running through T~eniythiTd street TO
the Eat River, and returning b. same route
The seventh ~ the loot o! Thfleth street,
North River running through Theh street 20 Sixth
through Sixth 10 street through
street to Fiat avenue through First
Twfntythird through TweLtyhid se-t 10 East
through Twenty third street AID sr
avenue through Sixth avenue TO Thryhst street through
Thirty to Tenth avenue through leAh avenue 10 Ih.I
ioth through Tb.rsth street he place beginning
The eighth the loot OF foFys.eorG street,
Moth River thence through fonyecond street to First
avenue through Frs to Thrylourh street through
Thirty fourth street 10 the Ferry and retutni BY tie
route.
| This comprehensive grant is made TO tho Cross
town Railroad Company" no individual corpora
tors being named the fare ID limited 10 five cents,
aud the Company are relieved from the provisions
of tue General Railroad act, which require the CONF
petion Of railroads within five years OF the time OF