New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-02
rom Our Special Correspondent
ALBANY, Tuesday, Jan. 81, 1865.
N. Y. GENITAL RAuR'


N. Y. GENITAL RAILROAD.
The following resolutions have been offered
IN the Assembly by the Hon. f. Andrus and will soon
come up for discussions
with power to send for persons and papers, whose duty
shall Be inquire into and report without delay the following
facts:
l. The capital stock of the American Express Company the
Of stock which ovldends paid, In whose
sheraton npon which any OF ali such stock has been
veyed its present former holders and what property at
Tbe amount OF freight carried for said Fxrress Company
by the New York Central Railroad Company upon whs,
trains carried the descnption of cars in which carried ana
the prices paid for carrying the same
The amount Of through freight an'poedoyer the new
way freight f sny awaiting transportation the ,srion:
stations along said road ths length OF TINE such way e's
tention also whether any other or gre,er facilities are
offered for carrying the freight Of the American Express
Company than for other classes of way freight and In what
Whether said Railroad Company Is in the practice Of car
tain. at dsh rate. Of speed and the tendency
Of such practice upon tue safety convenience and interest Of
They are based upon the very general conviction
that tie American Express Company is composed Of
and managed by certain prominent officers OF railroads
and that the general Of stockholders suffer IN con-
sequence Of the preference given TO this company which
fast getting 10 enjoy monopoly Of all the most valid
able freight The Introduction VI the resolutions BODIES
good TO the schemes Of tho Central for increasing
their fare at this session.
STATE BOUNTY BILL.
The Senate Bounty Bill. providing ior uniform
bounty be paid by the State and prohibiting all local
bounties, passed the Senate this morning 1hs brings
the Assembly and Senate into collision the Assembly
bill having expressly authorized local bountes. The
dissatisfaction at The sudden and apparently arbitrary
increase of the quota is intense more so II possible
among the administration men than the opposition,
who are partially reconced to 1t by the reflection that
il cannot fail 10 advance their party interests.
NEw-YoRK FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Laimbeer In the Senate this morning introduced
6 resolution empowering the Committee on Cities who
have charge OF his bill for reorgansing the New YORK
Fire Department to send for persons supposed 10 have
Information on the matters affected TO appear and
testify before them 1t being the opinion OF the Senate
that hs Committee already had al necessary power the
resolution was tabled.
DELAWARE LAcAwANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD.
bill has been introduced in both Houses
authorizing this Company to purchase and hold
such real estate as IL may require for Office pnr-
poses in tho city of Hew.Yofk IL came up for dis.
cussion both in Senate and Assembly this morn
ing. and provoked an unexpected opposition
Senator Foger stated il bis conviction that this
company was one Of the great coal monopol,s Of tie
country and euted TO fayors from the State. The
bill, was recommi,ted TO the Judiciary Committee In
the Assembly ordered to third reading but by
q very slender majority.
HEw-YoRK DISTRICT SCHOOLS
The bill authorizing the amounts DO raised IN the
City Of NewYork for school purposes to be increased
from e. to e. per pupil, was ordered 10 trd readpg
In the Assembly after an animated discussion.
DETACHMENT or SCENERY.
Senator Folger this morning gave notice OF blu 10
put stop 10 the practice OF
by advertising quack nostrums upon them -
ALBANY, Wednesday. Feb. ], 1865
STATIONERY ALLOWANCE.
TIE Assembly has spcn. almost the entire morning
session in considering the bin which has been upon It's
flies for time increasing the allowance Tor station
cry from thirty three h1ndred dollars. Measures oil
this character always involve an amount OF discussion
out of proportion TO their intrinsic importance as large
number OF members desire 10 place themselves dis
tiney upon the record in regard strict economists
and constructionists OF the Constitution.
The bill was finally defeated by considerable ma,
orty but II received the votes OF many OF The rnes
men in the House, who conended that as stationery
had advanced price 10 inordnate figure there was
no reason why a spending increase should not be
made In the allowance. Unfortunately tie Increase
proyided Nv this bill excessive. Had II named e13
or 500 as the amount Of the allowance II would have
had q good chance OF success.
SANITARY MEAsVREs
A large delegation Of the leading members OF the
medical profession in the city OF Newfork are here
for the purpose Of urging favorable action upon the
SANITARY hin before the Assembly Tho statements
made BY gentlemen to the existence OF epidemic
small pox and typhus In tie city are calculated 20 make
the profoundest Impressions and TO insure an earnest
consideration Of the bill.
IHE STATE QUOTA.
Just prior 20 the adjournment Governor Fenton sent
IN message on tie subject Of the state quota winch
vii be telegraphed herewith