New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-09
ALBANY.

rHE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE cO1IdTTTERs-THB FRRB
PASS PROHIBITION BILL-PBTITIoN OF TIE EQUAL
RIGHTS ASsOCIATIoN-THE NEW CITY RAlR0AD-PRO-
CEBDISGs OF THB ASSEMBLY,
NJ rKLEeRAPB tbs TRIBUNE
A1RANY Jan. s-The principal business Of interest
TODAY was the advancement Of the Committees. The
Speaker during the last few days was of course the
center Of attraction but write, he is the best
Stunned man. His fiat has gone forth and no matter
how members may grumble at him, they must grin
and bear it," While the Clerk was reading the Com
mttees this morning, the dropping of pin might have
been heard when the reading was concluded the
silence was not broken very much the curses were
not loud deep, donot infer by any means t9e
Mr.. Pittss action has met with disapproVai Oh 'io
majority for every one knows that no maler io liz
would form the Committees some one WOul9 NC s ~,
satisfied. But to-day there was more d
than usual and those who were in affctIon Inauc
the most OF IT. The encouragement or Sii af
Oakley rs Chairman OF Navigation ana d of that Of
course threw his chances for tie heaq on IllaV VI
Cities into the shade. Mr. WILDER OF Dus1G;ntos5 ~
cured that honor Ii confidently ,pIeuO'ou t
fact until within t m a. 4 Tbamol Creamer would
be the Democratic Representaye OH ~, anu @
fore the announcement of MI owen i d " orH
created some surprise. Littieonns uoIoug
edge of canals viii give his Committee adGuohai
The act Tepealing the law prohibiting railroad com
NAMES from issuu9 free passes passed the Assembly
TODAY with very little Opp0sitlon-n TACT only seven
members voting against the repeal III was pressed s9
N is understood by the friends OF the measure III
tbe senate. III only needs q third reading, vote
and The signature Of the Governor to become law
all of which can be accomplished dunhg the
present week o. , H., 90
The petition of Mrs Cady stanton ana others % %
the F0ial Rights Association to the LEGISLATURES TO
rcieet the proposed Amendment to the Constitution,
MAS presented this morning The prayer is made
upon the grounds that the amendment tals 10 secure
loyal State Governments in the South or 70 euro the
sar Of Rebellion still there that IT VII hereafter
inspire AN obstacle to such additional oondtlOhs OF
Reconstruction Justice and policy require; that
its adoption Will lie an act OF perndy, ul,
paraleled in history, to millions OF lOyai
negroes that 1t permits the GsiranchlSsn1le slt
OF the loyal mothers OF a million SOLDIERS WITHOUT
penalty ii satisfies nobody, rs the southern IoS9ss
protest gaainst IL, the negroes dread IT, the hepels
fepdate il, the Northern Democrats oppose II, ana
a vast majority of the Republicans condemn 1t; the
people Of the State are opposed TO IT, ana the LeEsa
lure, before adopting it, should submit it to direct
vote at special election 1he petition was REFERRED
10 the Committee on Federal Relations. "
Mr.. Jacobs of Kings presented the following winch
PSsolrea That the Board Of Metropolitan Police Com
nssioners and the Metropolitan Board OF Health oe re-
Quesed TO communicate TO this House. at the eahest con
Senience their opinion as the necessity and the prob
able results Of legislation looking to me more oEOusH
A Joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Phillips of
Lewis instTucting our Senators and REPRESENTATIVES
20 vote for the admission OF Representatives Hon .e
INTERPRETATIONS States, into Congress, When tne
States they represent indOrse the constitutional
Amendment, was laid over under the rules
The presentment of the different bids relating 10
new railroads in New-York commenced this morning.
One of these-an act to authorize the construction OF
srar9ad y leYngton-aye ana NJ certain streets ,,
and avenues In the City OF New ork--was sent up
for notice by Mr.. Creamer. The route is to com
mence at Whitehall-sp at the South Ferry and run
hing thence through and along Mhitehall-st. with
double track to Pearlst, thence through and along
Pearlst with double track to BrOad-st. thence
through and along Broad-St with single track to
South Willam-st., thence through and along South
Willam-st with single track to William-st., thence
through aud along WiDiam-st. nOrtherly, with
single track to North Wilham-st, through and along
North William-st. with single track TO Chatham
IT.. thence with single track TO Mott-st,
and also connecting with the double track in Pearl
ST. at its intersection with Broad-st, and running
thence along Pearl, with single track, to the New
Bowery; thence along the New Bowery, with single
track TO .James-st:; thence to Chatham, thence
Beecker thence to the BOweTy, thence TO Third,ave
and Twenty -third-st; thence along Twenty third,
with double track, to ngton-aye thence 70 tity-
with double track, TO Qne-hundred-and;twentlet
thence to New Avenue West; thence with double
track to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES enty-fourth-st; thence
with double track to Fifth-aye.; thence to One
hundred and twenty ffth-st; thence 10 Eleventh
snd swenty.fifth-st The Company is to lay and con-
etruct all switches turnouts, sidines ETC. The road
Is to be subject TO such reasonable rules and regua
tons as the Common Council Of New-York may pre-
scribe and they are to pay the same license the
other roads The company are allowed to run across,
tntsrsect, upon any railroad track now ald, II
an agreement can be made with the company whose
Nj Hayens's lof Essex resolutions printed few
jVes in Congress to vote for the Tariff measures be-
fore Congress, called up by the author: but ON
motion of Mr. Parker OF CaJ4ga, It was referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations, with IN
struetions to report on Wednesday the 10th.
Mr.. Mllspaugh was the principal advocate
OF Its pOstpORewent, because he was opposed
10 the principles OF tue resolutions, Mr..
Soungove was also in favor Of its bostponeInent on
tbe ground thatit looked like endorsement of the
Wells Tariff bill. Mr; Y. said he was infayor Of
Wells Mr. Ravens said he, to, although a tartn
pan was opposed to Slr Weiss bill but the fesQlu.
lions referred 70 TIE bill introduced last session and
hS Tsd n Senate III s Il Session very sh5 time
and nothing Of Importance was done, SeEator La
Ban Of Richmond and Bennett Of Buffalo asked "
have theiF votes RECORDED Ia favor of the Constit
tionaJ Amendment which was granted. In the
afternoon session the argument IN the case Of Judge
Smith, on trial for impeachment was heard. G. b.
Selgwiek made short speech Tor the people and Ira
Shaffer opened ia defense of the accused The argu
lDents win occupy about two days.
> In the Assembly Mr. Frear introduced bill to in
corporate the New-fork Warehouse Company, NAM
ing as corp9rators J. H. Dykersi p Echeverris = n
SPoffOrd, j. A. Nora Chas. A. Brownell, Oscar lib
balls j. M Motley, Edw. Rowe j. CarstheTs, G. f.
Forrest u, d'Orguene and others The capital stock
20 be 100000 with the privilege of Increasing it to
kOOO 800 in shares OF 500 each The corporation shall
have power to purchase, hold, erect aud maintain
any docks bulkheads, piers, elevators &C., &C.. in
In the Senate Senator Kline introduced a bill pro-
vidng that the parties to check-dTaft, bill of ex
cnange or pronlssory note or deed, shall be deemed
iont debtors and may he treated such by the hold
3r of such note ond may be exOnerated theTefyoln
under the act for the relief Of Joint debtors passed
April Is, 1888 but the rights and liabilities of such
parties to each ether shall not be changed. Any
Joint debtor who shall pay amy debt more than
His portion Thereof may enforce payment against
Che others for their Just proportion therof.
The bill introduced by Senator Kline TO Amend the
Revised Statutes proposes to change Chap.2 Of the
Revised Statutes rs follows:
Whenever complaint Is made Of any criminal act com
bitted the complainant shall DO examined under oath
IN support OF such complaint and such Magistrate shall
poss an tho poWers Of Court OF Special Sessions before