New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27
FROM ALBANY.
PROG Ess OF BUSINESS.
from Oar Special Correspondent.

Chi. reek sith beWidering rapidly, In anticipation q
Che ad,ournment which it is now supposed viii take
,iaos on Friday either in the day or evening. The
constitutional one hundred days IL vii be remembered
,rnired on the 18th nst and tie session woud it is
probable have b'en brought TO clJe souc tine in The
following week. but for the porayzing effect produced BY
ehe assassination, which caused the loss Of week
The Assembly Chamber must b2 vacated ills evening
for the purpose Of being prepared FOR the reception O
President Lincons remains and business Of course
will be done tomorrow But so iDtcu'c is ihe desire o.
members to close up the session and Get home tna II Is
cot doubted that bills will be ground oat in sufficient
numbers during tie working days OF the week to per-
Kit tlem 10 adjourn by Friday. or Saturday al latest
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
tswas mentioned in this correspondence ot the time
npotce was given ly Mr.. Matthews on Saturday last
Of an intention to a suspension OF he rules
20 enable the Assembly TO pass tho Central railroad
'rellef" bill without considering it in committee OF
Che whole. Yesterday the opportunity occurred 60
cake the motion. II pat and carried &C tc.J0 Or
the annouu cement Of the vote, Mr.. Matthews mogran
mously declared that it not intended 10 cut OF de-
Bate but that the third reading the friends Of the
bill would give every opportunity 10 its opponents 10 be
beard on motions TO amend otherwise. The strong
vote Of &C its favor rendered its eventual success
pretty suIo and its friends felt that they could afford to
tsading.
Mr. j. T. Parker moved 10 recom1nit the bin TO strike
out the enacng clause. lie spoke to the question and
aaid that if the ILL passed it would give 10 the Central
Railroad $500 900 per year. tie whole Of which would
be taken from the pockets OF the people lie said the
road did not require this addition 10 It's earnings. IN
stead Of tic original stockholders Of the Central Rail
road getting per cent for their money they were OBJ
tanning % per cent. lie urged rs another reason
egainst the bill the fact that gold Lad fallen in ten
months from 2S5 to 15O and with ills ol in gold comes
rapid decline in the IIce Of iron OIL timber &C.
Mr. Brondreth hoped the motion to recomuit would
prevail. lie said the people were op!os, ~ The bH
On this question they we've almost una nous He
warned members TO bo cautious in tie votes Cd The,
may give on this bill. Tie people wo1id Fllco taelr
mark on auS man who favOrs the measure now before
the House. Mr.. b. quoted document showing that
the Central Railroad agreed with the State not tol
charge two cents per nile for way passengers,
provided tho State would relieve tie road from tolls or
freight and this arrangement realized 70 the road
100000 per year-that being the which The road
formerly paid as tolls.
Mr. Vaa Buren, was a friend Of Improvements Of al
Kinds bat while building up railroads should
remember the rights and claims Of tie people. Thes
rights Of people were opposed The passage Of the
bin lie said that tie bin allowed the road 70 increafe
It's fare on tie people of this State, in order that it
rcht carry the citizens q other states at two cents
nile. He wos opposed TO any such arrangement.
Mr.. Wc,ver favored tie bill Tic referred to The .
consolidation lie said stocks OF tle different roads
were taken at their market value. Ho denied that the
ttock had been waered lie said If the roa1 had IT,
creased IL value from sl70040oo to socool0 tic in'
crease had incurred the benefit of the public Instead
60 the stockholders; tie stockholders derived 10 boro
Ct from the increase. lie sal no w-r had badly :
tniured IL Central Railroad. The taxns on The Toa-
Sad Increased since the war had commenced s5ibc- .
Fer year JIG said the proposed increase Of fare would
cot equal tho increased taxation Tlo BIZ should pass
gor another ieason-it places way lrcs t tic same
basis ss through freight.
Mr. Gle son opposed the bin. Tho -os:ric;ion which
kas existed for the past years should not be SET osde
without due deliteratou. lie ciiuel that solemn
contract was entered into between the State o. one side
and the Central Railroad on tie OscrtLc road agree
{ng to carry passengers at two cents mile provided
che State would pass the act OF consolidation. AA'
Legislaturc has the power but not particle Oh f&A'
Co free the road from the obligations entered mo III
he's and which tend to the benefit o. Gle peo!'. IA
said the tax placed the road was paid oy tue p@'se-
gers and 20 Inuufconily that tie load ac.la! naHe
sy the operation $4,000 per ye1Tt-a U.s. the Eo-d O..
icted $4,000 more tax from tic people ban IL paid
dad been wasred lie denied tlat tls roads Lad been
consolidated at their value He ctci ts '1ea' ''hi!
and Troy Railroad and tie Mohawk y -'r lial.)Aa-t
the latter never existed except oa paper ana yet II
was consolidated al 100 o. Iel cet e-Jfe ia i-ia,
sad the road been built.
M. Piss spoke in oalogistc tcr0s o. TIE manage
uent Of the Central Railroad, bat BE '! Eo favor n,
s,,u now before tie House lie SAID t- Cea.la roaa
tad always met with favor fron tbc b.. 'lf1ri TIE
treatment Of the rood Lad elwoys Doe n most liberal
aheresuis is that 10 has been Identified Wa
lhe Central Railroad without becoming early ana cef-
family o man Of weltl lie said tie present iAl was
more Objectionable il Az is 'amscs tAgn tie blI
which YVES 50 promptly killed few weeks since. lie
said the people OF the West weo becoming aroused on
this oues ion They viii rise in Their might and stomp
with their reprobaton tie sLo VOC 10 faTol Of It.
Mr. Bu,ditt flvor.d tie bin because i would enable
Che road 10 reduce It's charges Ec.eit His County
lOtsego) was more interested ID chop freight than in
low fare icr passengers.
Mr. Wilber said as il was fica that tie bin should
pass. he would not aste time 10 opposing ills moa-
atrous monopoly lie wished 30 pace-aiuseif right on
the reeor and vote as he knew tie 1pe wished bin
10 vote.
Mr. Collins opposed tie b,N arl said it wond inAici
great wrongs the people and could lot fail TO meet
with their Ieprobatiou. lie said the agreements cf-
tered into when the Road consolidated should be
maintained in al their length and breadth.
Mr.. Sanford favored the bill. lie cln!mcd that o. ?
canals had etabled the West 10 destroy gain pro
dueers' powers. The railroads bcnei ed al classe.,
special our doirymen and mannaetT.rs.
Ill lr, He9is anu Nj Shepard advocated ne hiH Mr.