New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-09
ALBANY.
ALBANY.

DUCED.
~ ALBANY, Friday, Feb s. 1867.
Roth the assembly and Senate were occupied 'he
,s+ por+i,n of the day in passing bills winch h"u
uroceede( TO a third reading In the oen"'e 'r III
+erostinodiscussOn took place when the resolutions
thanking Congress for passing the bill Tor Negro 9i
fra0s il the District of Columbia, after the
- re,cted II came up for adoption or rejection
Senator Barnett urged its ADOPTION anu henIS "
AS,,rv opposed it on the ground that Congress hao
no business to confer suffrage upon Ilo
,,lred man. as il was not his natural right nc
oasr+ad that nv the light of history no
noion had ever sanctioned general suffrage lie
aad the efficiency of the cOlored troops during inc
,v and asserted that the latter was brought OH ny
Nr.bern fapaticism This was denied by senator
oUonneI who gave illustrations TO prove tnaV the
optrarv was the fact. Senator White followed ana
observed that Mr. Murphy did not support the posi-
inns of the old Democratic party and cited as one OF
t}er doctrines the preamble TO the Constitution OF
me limited States lie claimed that the right of SUI
rage sbould be as general as possible in democratic
,ower and the restrictions should only be
81 kind easily surmounted by the ordinary exer-
siSes of a mans mind De TOcquevile, IN his De
nccracy in America asserted that the fitness to ex-
srcise the right of suffrage only come from the exer
siss of that right Mr. White remarked that this DIS
tiI cton on account of color only was exercised IN
Oespotsm and always did more injury TO the one
yiO inicts il than the one inflicted. The downfall
r Spain proved this, and its treatment of the Moors
8 one of the causes of that downfall He asserted
II the statistics of all large Eastern cities proved
that there was less crime and pauperlsn among the
cOOred race than among others. The colOred men III
the South had sagacity to discern during the war
who were their true friends and now that friendship
should be proved by Us still more than II mas DeeI
The resolutions we're finally adopted 10y strict
party vote. ,c..
Stanford Gibson and II. c. Murphy as the Committee
on part of the Senate TO investigate the charges
aRainst the Canal Board.
sThe Committee of the Judiciary of the Assembly
this morning reported favorably on the bull empow-
erng the Board of Aldermen to take testimony IN
the contested case of Mcknight and Ely, III the
Eighth Aldermanic District OF your city.
The question of a new Capitol is now more than
ever agitated and those who favor the erection OF
new building here have gained a slight advantage.
The Committee on Ways and Means this morning re-
ported iii favor of appT0puatlng SlOOOO toward the
erection OF new building IR4se VINO IaEor . t 1t
new capitol are discouraged at this time about the
small chance they hayeOf obtaining large sum SUI
ficient TO erect q magnificent editlce They conse-
Quently asking for II III small sums, as entering
wedges. There is good deal of opposition here
against continuing the Capitol IN Albany. Syracuse
is the most formidable rival so far The more money
appropriated for the erection of capitol here IN
CT asses the chances of this place TO be the permanent
capital so that when the bill comes before the Com
mittee on the Whole an interesting discussion may
The war between the different lobbyists for the
uI foreground railroad projects for your CITY has
b. en- carried into the Railroad Committees OF the
Senate and Assembly. Heretofore il has been con
fined to the Hobbies of the hotels and the Legislative
halls but now the lion is bearded in his den" and
light has commenced which for intensity mas never
been equaed here. The roads here which are apply
ing for a charter are the Metropolitan Transit,
NandenburR's Broadway, the Arcade lalsO mp Broad
wayl, Wilson's Manhattan Company tBrOadWay), ana
he MI
mendatiODs Of the Senate Special Committee ms
latter company, however has got into little dltt
guilty with some Of its original lneOpOTatOrs and the
diseontented ones have formed the Company knownas
tie Manhattan and their bill Is the one introduced IN
the Senate yesterday All these companies nave named
each other The latter company has, SO far no 0ppo
ston from the other companies ana nesEe oney IIn
Vie favor by letting the other schemes sione ~:
swain made the argument week ago IN faveF OF ths
BILL and since then lac has brought ny ine ouY " %
was On exhibition IN Newly ork' ~ ~ Pdcsl ~ sne
State Library and attracts mnch attenlloh. iesei's
Dc lred in advocacy OF their roads M. ar is
hCm POughkoepsie, and tormer! Iepesenteu ta' ~ ~
trfct i'm Congress. said that he represented the
metropolitan Tunnel Railroad bin, drawn 70 correspond
with the recommendations OF the Special tont.ltt "
from the BATTERY under Broadway 10 The cry Han,
Fhenoe 70 Harlem River by Two rouIes ono nl1sI NC
and Eshth-aye The question Of the superiority q nm
foreground roads, Of relief for crowded cte
be settled and the Senate Committee had placed II
Sc ond controversy That committee consisted OF three
eelstors appointed for their sagacy and experience
IA. Mayor OF the city familiar with the requirements
Ds SeW-YOrl the accomplished State Engineer and Col
6rsven acquainted with the whole complicated Hidron
R7stem OF sewerage and water distribution. This Com
6l tes met from week 70 week in New-York, invited
Sqbmssion OF all the various plans patiently considered
the merits OF each for months, and deliberately adopted
Tho plan and the route low embraced IN me eltOOtdh
funnel b a. the very best for tie relief Of the city An
underground railroad bin he said had already been once
passed Wy the Senate, and twice almost undlhmOsy ny
s Assembly, The speaker then entered into argument
30 shOH why the Commit zee hsd selected the route west
OF Broadway instanclng tie depression 81 Canas, and
easisF 10 construct one under road through Chat
fam-st, and another west OF Broadway lie then called
attention 10 the various provisions OF The bill an detail
The four srOss-tOwn roads 20 be located by Com
ttee Of three two 70 Dc appointed BY the Governor and
by he Croon Aqueduct Board and the roads oceteo
where the excess Of travel should 70 demand The
tunn0ls running under the river also, were grand ea
tufe OF the system connecting jersey CIy and BrOoAyh
az tho Cty Hall Here underground 1T the centre Of the
city, trains from all the mails from different railroads
might arrive the mail cars themselves BENG 0ssemDeS
bere under the new post office This relief was needed
Ior the city and the demand iGr eouId nor pc gnch
longer resisted 10 was desirable, also, that the ub0ct
ground franchises should be ia company, that conflict
might DO avoided He closed by asking the Legislature
% stand by the report Of their trusted committee
When Mr. ThOmpgon finishedIsMr. Wilson. one OF
The dissenting incorpoTa'ois arOse ana saa lhat pc
would not reply "a the gentleman poW Dut Nnen ne od
no would show that Mr. Thompson never intended 10
carry Od his plan, II his bill became law. Mr..
Thompson asked that the Committee strike Ont OF MS
Dll the names.of Messrs Wilson, Robinson ana others
Col Vanderbilt next took the floor and delivered long
and eloquent argument IN favor OF bis road He said The
giving the greatest practical benefit and the
10 said route or routes The side routes recon-
Inended By the Committee do not give the greatest prae
teal benefit while they impose tho greatest loss aud IN
fury 10 property any routes that could be selected 10
The whole city side. the track OF the Third
eve Railroad for the whole length Of tho city eight
miles, DC torn up aud Obstucted for months years.
But this is All the FOurthSye Railroad Is also 10 suf
Ter the same in the transportation Of their line through
fire 1OTefY and Chathsn-st, and the latter street
a used by most all Of TIE railroads that side Of the
city = t7O0600 % railroad property Is TO he
nenaOed injured and 50 people per day 20
left 20 get up and down town best they may There is
now but block removed from this cast side line In the
iipDer part OF tie city for about three miles railroad
perfectly adapted TO steam transportation to he found
fhe FOuTthaYe over the Harlem flats il is elevated
The beat railroad superstuctre in this country the only
Kind OF railroad suited 70 that locality BY the side OF