New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-08
bounty Hills - Telling Railroads 49, The
Central Eni,rcnd Troubles - The so-
lice BiII-Srnator rsaiicy's Speech.
From Our Special Correspondent.

| From Our Special Correspondent.
| ALBANY. Feb G. 1904.
BOUNTY Bills
The main Legislative business Of the last two
days has been tina discussion and passage OF the Cen
eril Bounty bin. This Il The act which originated IN
the Senate and passed that bods last week IL acts
both retrospecivey and pros peoivey, lcgaisirg the
past action of the yarOu- county ana local 0uthorte
in the payment Of bountcs. and giving Tie sanction OF
The Legislature 20 such future Indebtedness as they
may incur on this account The counter project In TIE
Assembly for the payment oil uniform bounty OF sVJ
10y the State and prohibiting The payment Of any bcun.
| ties by local authorities individuals. warmly
urged by members from he interior and western com
ties who isplayed much icsonsy Of the City Of New
York, and ayowcd that the object OF the bill was to
prevent that city from filing iis quota by drawing
the population OF TIE interior through the larger
bounties which il had been paying. These gentlemen
claimed that great wrong had been done II this way
but the members lie Cite and districts main
tancd that without these enhanced bounties their
bearing population would be attracted to the neglbor
ing States OF Connecticut and NcwJcIsey. both Of
Which paid extra large bOuu,i-s. The Assembly filled
t. get it, own bill into shape on Which 1t could hay
monte, and a1er discussion OF se'era hours The
Senate bill which had probtOry clause, tasen
up aud passed without amendment.
TOLIISG RhILROAD3.
That there will he on carne. effort mad AZ this sea-
sion to rcuaugurdte the policy OF LAYING state tax on
railroad earnings, seems to be certain MI Mhitoons
l for that purpose Of which notce was given yester
dny viii be introduced on Monday or Tuesday.
The Central Railroad Directors called together
in great taste last evening the distant ones being
tclcgrayhcd for Ihcy he'd long session, with closed
doors which il generally understood to have been
stormy one some suppose that the meeting was SUN.
noned In connection with The bin above referred ~, but
that would not explain the urgent haste dislnsed and
there are reports That there has been dlcay s'out Tie
auoiing OF certain heavy claims against the Company
which led 10 the convention.
Below IL a copy ~ Mr. hlttoon'a bill;
An act oyy sfd collect tolls freight passing over the
New YofI Central Railroad and tso No"-iors md he
Tr Pcc OF ne Stat, Of Sc- Yor, ,rrr.esf,d IA scr1
ga 1,tcmbly 10 eulcf g, thor.:
sgc1Ios Tho Cana, board ss hereby Authorized 70 levy
AID impose tho same ra',: Of lo nPn 81 2pc Tn JnIs
New orb and Erie Railroad thforsoui tie wool, lnsh 81
aid roads from tho LIT day Of April 10 the lat day Of D-ce
yided ths. no s. .hs be- chased 1yn live stock or .y Kind
csrrd said roads snd prov ied urher that no tolls sha
anspor alton point. thin ia. state. ord that aid ioll'
,a only BE- charged on through st tan'PoiilJ the ,ne
cnsfL u salt road from terminus 9 tie 0h'r
Tho .eid railroad aPAle' shsl tIsp.Pot property
hereafter uo tho said roads when tho sa be i'ndcfed
sud DELIVERED them, subject 70 toll. pfescnDsd m tho
hrt tectl IN Of hi. snd .hA male monthly statements
heroo ne Aadir Of The C,us Department In SUCH form
ihe o. tie C.nsl fsnd shall require md
Of such payment sui 10 enforce the collection u tho
ssrle by action II law.
u.ir tie ss'"u"n' pay u" tolls nnd perform ~ otsf Do
le. impoe3 them by TIE pTe'ison. o. s at .ha
refusal he sum q ten ihoussrd doi.rs nd in otey e'e
Of such forfeiture neglect sl BE- tie tiy Of tho Acf
IN he name Ollie reople u nj STATE
sro Al sc and p.r. Of act. no,nsi.ieni A ul.sli
IRE hsicuy pfA4ri
T1Ig TOIICT BILL.
The Senator Who bad charge 81 Ito Police bin. and
who undertook - report a. yesterday missed s oppor
tuny by leaving his seat o. speak "a some friends. In
tbe ysitr, gallery lust rs Reports 81 Committees were
chilled for Before be could get back 90 Biz seat that or
der Of business Ind gone by and be lfcd ~ vain Tor
peIm8on 90 pTcscat the report out OF ~ order inns
" Dud require unanimous consent AMI ~ course th'ir
Doi1ocradc Senators enough rrady to object n
counter pTolco; presented IN the Assem- nv ~ NJ
W oos,.T in bn. which names Bo.worth. McMduay.
ID. ID L. Marshall ord Anthony l.. Campbell es he
four Cpmrsholer But this - not deemed 70 poses
any strength hl all not be ikey - De heard much oil
thereafter
srNAToR Biu.EYs sPrYCH OK TIP CoyEhNoRs
MPhsA0r.
Senator Balrys speech last evening on The Governors
message was 70 Oh respects on ndmfhbe one NI!
eouu 10 Tint delivered by him nj the last session IL
" a. & cO.e and lnwyerike criticism or the message,
and "a nnnnsw cradle indictment Of "a Gutlor.