The New York herald., 1863-03-29
IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.

SALARIES eR che OonnSn Cou~sal-TAe
Heads or DEPARTING nes-Bfls Passed the
Asssmbly-Shsn Soldiers be Permitted
70 Vote s-Brosdway' Railroad In tho
senato-Defeat OF Senator Pruyn's Sab
ssatuse-Cars Prohibited from Running
ON sunday-Shall q Railroad he Com
structed in Fifth Avenue 1.-THE Final
Disposition or the Bill, &c., SO.
ALBASr, March 2s, 1898
The Assembly was engaged all the morning on third
reading Of bills, large number having accumulated in
that order Forty-six bills were disposed u on
third reading, eaving full many unacled upon
which being road to-day. Among those read and
passed today Is the bin TO pay tho members
Of the Common Council Of the city OF New York a
salary Of $500 each. in lieu Of all other
salary incidental expenses aud carriage hire also tho
bill relative 70 tho heads Of departments, prevent
ing the Aldermanic Ring from removing thom without
just cause and in the in the OF the
Comptroller. IL may. fact be called bill 10 declare
the independence Of tho heads Of departments.
The House after that became thin that
almost impossible TO votes enough TO pass bi
That order laid the table, an reports OF commit
tees taken up.
The Senate had under consideration, portion Of the
morning session. the question Of permitting soldiers to
vote. No vote was taken the subject. ,Severa bills
read the third time and passed. but OF any
particular public Importance
The broadway Railroad bill again taken up in the
Senate this morning senator Pryn called rp his sbs
tute FOR the bill providing for the appointment Of CON-
missoners TO put all these railroad franchises up
sale TO the highest bidder the purchaser build and ope
rate the roads the profits to to the payment OF the
Central Park and Croton Aqueduct debts.
There but little debate this question the motion
was lost by vote OF 10 10.
motion was then made TO reconsider the vote last
evening which defeated the proposition to oprevent the
carsrunning Sunday The motion to reconsider was
carried, and provision inserted prohibiting the
running on Sunday
An effort was then made to prevent the construc'
tion Of the road through Fifth avenue until the
majority OF the owners d property on that street
give their Several Of the senators could
why this exception should be made TO Fifth avenue; but
they will that this is the only avenue 10 the city
left for the citizens 70 drive out 10 the Central Park
First, Second, Third Fourth, Madison Sixth Seventh,
Eighth Ninth and Tenth avenues are already given up 10
railroads, and Fifth avenue 10 the only lef that
can be used In that way and IL has been paved cspe
cay for the purpose Of making an avenue for carrages
&c An amendment finally inserted IN the following
wordsAnd with tho consent In writing Of majority
Of the owners Of property fronting on Fifth avenue
tween Twenty third and Eighty sixth Streets motion
made TO reconsider the vote the proposition made
by A. !. Stewart. THIS motion was lost.
Some time spent the phraseology OF seme Of
the amendments already adopted A further amendment
was added requiring the company TO report under oath
TO the Comptroller, when tho Committee OF the Whole
committee to report complete The President Of the
ate appointed such committee Senators Connolly, Fol-
ger and Murphy.
The committee have no power beyond carrying ont
this expression Of the senate given In the aendmsns
and 70 30 perfect the phraseoogy that the bill will DO
consistent throughout without conflict between tho
tions amended and those that not. Especially is this
the far making the several sections Of the bill
conform with the nrst section in which was inserted An
amendment the grantees instead Of granting
them the franchise - Individuals.