The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-16
THE STATE CAPITAL,
Our Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY, April IL, 10

ALBANY, April Ia, 1859.
rHs ELECTION COMPTROLLER
The passage of the bill to-day, in Assembly providing
for tho election Of Comptroller In the city of New York
the general election in November instead Of the char
election In December has electrified number of the
republicans and raised quite breeze They excIam
that this will foresia their only chance and secure the
Office beyond doubt to the regular democratic ticket
II has made good progress, however, and may slip
through the Senate but the inevitable Citizens Asso
citation have got wind Of 1t their partisan
are terribly shocked. and OF their voice in its
further progress will be DANGEROUSLY manifested This
topic OF the approaching election for Comptroller next
Fail Is exercising good deal OF influence the pro
gramme Of legislation this session We have little
host of candidates already in the field such Smith
Ely Jr., who has just visited here Senator Thomas
| Murphy who is In earnest among the repub-
loans but who is satisfied for the present TO enjoy his
senatorshp; Michael Connolly and a mysterious demo.
crat in formidable power, other than the present
Comptroller who, II Is ntmated will dispute the united
domocratio nomination.
rus TWO MILLION DOLLARS BROADWAY GRANT
The proceedings hero to-day In the Senate will not
appear very clear from the debates the reports from
ne Ra roGd Committee In the first place. the fact will
pot DO seen debates that the committee have
reported a Broadway railroad bill embodying the pro-
that two millions Of dollars shall be paid for the
6Aactly III proposed ny a L. SteWhrt
ad " b. Aston, as placed In the hands OF Senator TO
'- embraced In the bill
good deal Of skirmshing on parliamentary rules was
Sored TO 10 keep out this report but after special ap
zeal from nator Andrews the Senate, by two-thirds
ote granted permission for its admission out of the
rider Of business. The chairman Of the Railroad Com
nuee, Senator Low, then moved to take from the table
nd send TO the Committee Of the Whole the adverse
export which he had made on the previous day against
he underground railroad This was, in effect reviving
ne bill, winch Ia the ordinary course would have been
5rminsted by the report
utnrE fha cha AptOn In nr Nha
neasure and Senator La Bau coming 10 his aid made
tatement which created quite sensation Iude d. had
40 report the Broadway Surface Railroad been other
han The unexamped document of report granting and
Gurpg TO tho Guy the highest bona ds offer ever made
Or tbs grant the language OF Senator La Bau might
ave led u extraordinary scene He and said
lbsance that the report Of tho commit tee adverse 10
2 underground sch me had been procured by the pay
ent OF ten thousand dollars each FOR their votes He
,d ibis with the qualification that he had nothing but
lmor for his authority and he assumed air OF ndi-
ng and oxculpatns the Senators involved in his re-
arks. desiring appeared to make of his state
ent means oil sustain ng advocacy of the under
ound bill aad overriding the adverse report Of the
ttee.
Senator La Bau has made than mistake since
took his seal in tho Senate. He evidently was not
OF tie nature the report Of the committee in
ard TO the surface road Had he known that they had
nboded IN their report tho requirement that two mil
should be pad into the city treasury for It, his esti
40 OF their character and ptiblity would have
temp erred with little more discretion, and his in
daon tactics would not appear to be SO much 10 tho
rpose The remarks were passed by after rebnke
is associates The report oil the committee will stand
their permanent credit and honor IL answers to the
IL and cXacting requirements of the delegation OF
oadNay property owners and 70 the inuncons so long
II 80 fnessy advocated by the press. II is report
hich has precedent here in the legislation upon rail
Ids, aud which must open up new and important
och If followed by other committees and legislatures
SENATOR IA BAU AND THE HARLEM BROADWAY.
Whether Senator La Bal knew the ure Of the COM
tees report or not hts opposition in the matter will
better understood when viewed from his stand pc nj.
Is son-in OF Commodore Vanderbilt and takes
same position in this senate that John h. butcher
regard TO the wei known interests Of what call
the Sanderb II combination The principal and active
ufc Of this interest Ii to run the tracks of the Harlem
road down Broadway under the resolution OF the
umon Council which created much excitement
Is a IN il now uudcIsood 10 be modified. rather
tended by the additional project OF running the Muir
Hill tunn3 under broadway To q great steam rail-
al freight and passenger depot ut the Battery This
what the underground scheme really means. Men who
in direct connection with the Vanderbilt combina-
the grantees OF the scheme, and Its control IL TO
much in their hands as that OF the Hudson or the
riem roads, althou Ii organized, like tho Albany
4 q, as separate company, and built by capital 10
had either here or from abroad.
examination OF tho bill by A. T. Stewart first elected
r. al bearings upon the Utter ruin OF Broadway, and
transformation II that street into continuation Of
hidc0us Fourth avenue tunnel. It's termination be-
Wall street would have TO be an open cutting, with
the other side Of the East river The same would be
probable result at the low grade OF Canal street.
this view with the ruin TO the local business on
,adway during the protracted excavation Of
h trench for ts whole length, and il will
o8coded that five sane men could ever agree 10 re-
I H. notified they were, that the Sanitary Board
nd at get ont an Injunction against the danger
ne Job to the health OF the city. Such an uprooting
the earth and the sewers would prove provocative
cs'il nee which would not be endured
will give you, during the progress Of tho discussion
hesc railroad schemes, glance inside the scenes ut
workings and plans OF thu great steam railroad mo-
oily Of the State-the Central, Hudson and Harlem
is-ond q statement Of the condition OF the great
EN- Broadway Surface Road, pending in the Court Of