New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-15
FROM ALBANs.
From Our Special Correspondent
ALBANY, Friday. April H. 1865.
THE HEALTH BILL.

ALBANY, Friday. April H. 1865.
THE HEALTH BILL.
An attempt was made to defeat the Health
bill in the Assembly this morning by taking snaI
sndgmept against il in the absence0itbe ntentioDa
or accideutai--of a laree number Of Union members
1t will he remembered that the bill failed yesterday fol-
want Of the constitutional majority. The friends o.
The oil had however, sufficient strength TO lay mo
aion for reconsideration the table To-day the third
reading of the Hills icing in order, Mr. Weed Demo
craD moved 70 take the bill from the table.
Mr. Brandreth opposed the motion he said thai
fhe enemies of the bill wished to obtain snap udg
,nent. He asked to be excused from voting. He was
excused and the motion made by Mr.. Weed was
agreed TO. yeas SO. nays 81.
Mr Van Buren, moved 10 adjourn Excitement
MI Wced-l call or The yeas aud nays. Members
much excited.
The motion to ad ourn prevailed. Yeas, 80; Nays q,
Thus IN an Assembly which contains a nominal
Union majority Of tSenty-,ix. by one vote alone ana
that given by . member who originally voted TO al
1ourn and afterward ersuaded to change was TIM
important measure saved from defeatfor Its defeat
would have baen certain had not the House adjourned
Just at The moment that it did.
On the announcement of the vote and the adjourn
ment which followed, a scene Of excitement ensued
when Dctcdfs du UtsCIlptIOus Luz behoCAotS INV
the allies whom they had iuiiei from ranks gave
way to the most frantic expressions Of rage and disap
poutment while the Union eated by their narrow
escape from defeat burst forth into rrepressibe cheers
Outsiders rushed in supposing that Johnston had
rendered or Mobile had been taken. Members OF al
parties huoded together in confused and noisy mass
in the middle Of the floor, and tie Hon. j. L. Smith OF
New.York mounted a desk and fourishing handful
I lao If 0rqenbnf. offered 10
bet g. 900 that the Speaker had decided enormously
when he entertained the motion to adjourn. The mem
beers on the Union side who adhered TO their party not
being abandanty supplied with funds, the bet was not
taken The excitement gradually cooled down. and the
members dispersed
The cause al the absenteesm of so large number OF
those elected by the Union party. demands and should
receive the severest scrutiny.
The following are the yeas and nays on the motion to
adjourn:
YsAs--Mes.Ts Andras Barkey. Biddlec0m, E'andIcth
Close Cmudl Godfrey, Gleason Green liashIoncS iiuiss
MSaphrcy R M , ke 2i Lhn Lee T PSIEr
Perry Pickard I Post Rankin edngion, Reed, Richard
Rogers Root, Sanford shaw, shepard slcok Testi
spoOr s,.ord. stanford Stewart Strong. Tolna Van b''
NArs-sIessrs. Ansrl,Boswen BOok.ayer Bsvelt, Brr-
Dsht S'p Ed ESEf' Edae sppnda Gassn anbc
HAYNES lHgahaH KeeA hm69n LoTsweofd M noS,5
Murray NekersoH Nolan, Peuhed, Plat hdsway tober;
son Salmon Summons. S-ebscher ! L Smith, sorsrd
Taluau Turner NanderIee, Needer Ward, Neaye Weller
Weed and Whiiman-52
NEw-YORK CENTRAL.
Tie Central Railroad bill modified, was carried
in the Senate by the vote Of II TO Is.
This is in accordance with general expectation.
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONERS.
The special executive session held to-day was pro
trscied one and resulted in the defeat of Gov Fentons
nominations for Fire Commissioners under the new law
II IL understood that the Union Senators who united
with the opposition in this instance were actuaed en-
tirely by public considerations. and not by any ohec
tons to the personnel of the commission as sent in
hey regarded vital TO the Of the new sys
ten that it should be constituted without reference 10
political advantages and that good faith demanded that
he implied understanding with the Democratic mem
bers OF Assembly who voted for the bin shonld be car
red out and al least equal number Of Democrats APP
pointed upon it.
The Union Senators who voted with the opposition
on the motion 10 confirm we're: Messrs. Ames, An
arews Bell Cornell, Hsyens, Hobbs. and White-soyen
Of the soundest and most discreet members OF the
Senate.
THE VETO.
The veto Of tie Dry Lock and East Broadway Road
has struck perceptble chill to the hearts of the rail
road specuaors II is difficult to how any OF the
0rojectsnow before the Legislature escape like
ate shonld it be their fortune to pass.