The New York herald., 1867-03-15
Election to be Held on the FOurth
Tuesday in April.
Passage Of the Cross Town
Railroad Bill.
The Broadway Surface Railroad Bill Ad-
vanced to Third Reading. =
&c. &c. &c.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TIVE HtaAlu.

ALBANY March IA, 1867
TnB CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The Conference Committee or the Assembly and
Senate on the bill providing for convention to revise
the State constitution have agreed They will report in
favor Of holding an election the fourth Tuesday in
April four delegates to be chosen from each Senate dis
trct and thrtytwo at large-coored men TO vote, de-
scrters and rebes excluded-he convention to meet in
Albany on the first Tuesday In June. Mr. Weed is the
only democrat the Committee who dissents from the
report
RAILROAD PRoJRcTs FOR CITY.
The proceedings in the Legislature tonchs were quite
important In the Assembly the Christopher Street
Railroad bill finally passsd by vote Of ninetyfour
TO fvc. II only awaits the Governors signature.
The wharves and Piers Obstruction bill was advanced to
third reading, and process was reported the Quaran
tine bill. alilwss
In the Senate Jake sharps bill for surace railroad
in Broadway and Lexington avenue progressed to
third reading Tho Thompson Underground bin fora
railroad under Broadway, Third and Eighth and
the East and North rivers was then taken up. On
motion the corporations OF the two rival underground
roads added, and the bill ordered to third
reading.
THE GovERSoR's APPOINTMENTS.
The appointment Of Colonel Emmons Clark TO I'LL the
vacancy in the Board OF Fire Commissioners created by
the resignation OF Martin B. Brown, was made it is
ter regulation oe the duties devolvng upon those func
tionaries Colonel Clark, and military and dis.
cplinaran will givo the Fire Department order and
system, and relieve 1t from the charges OF confusion
sowness and general incapacity Al least report has
that the Governor has made the appointment with this
view.
The RESIGNATION Of Mr. Brown has also created some
surprise but there is little to doubt that he has
vacated his position in the Fire Commission Board to
accept the appointment OF Tax Commissioner, in the
place of the late Amor j. Williamson
Another vacancy in this Board is TO shortly By
was at first supposed that Colonel Ciarks Appointment
to fll this prospective vacancy Candidates and
friends of candidates for the position are here in force
but ind catve executive session Of the Senate has
been held day is fair presume that the selection
has not yet been officially made whatever may be Gov.
ernor Fenton's private views as TO tho individual.
THREE TIER RAILROAD BILL
was reported iayoraby by the Committee Of the Whole
was ordered to third reading with but dissenting
and Is therefore likely to be the first Of the railroad
s railroad bin special order for this evening there s
every probability Of early legislation on all the railroad
projects now before both houses.
SOLDIER MESSENGER COMPANY BII,
which to grant such gold mnc OF privileges to its
ncorporators had the comforting clause stricken out
w. NEW STATE cAr1ror.
This topic occupied the time OF the Assembly this
the matter Ii was decided not 10 remove Congress
Hail. which on portion Of the site Of the new Capitol
until after the adjournment Of the State Constitutional
| ExusE LAW.
The Committee Internal Affairs met at four o'clock
this afternoon hear parties interested in the proposed
amendments to the Excise law Mr.. Orlando p. Stew
In opening the discussion, referred to the fact that
legislation had been usual for centuries on what man
and drank That tho right TO rrohbh entirety was
doubtful beginning 10 agitste the minds Of the
wises in Massachusetts, He Cited the differences of
| the Boston physicians rs TO the beneht OF alco-
| holic stmulants. II was the interest Of the com.
| mnniiy TO carry on the traffic under certain
restrictions Tho present arbitrary law gave protec
tion TO the who licensed under IL The Board
Of Police Commissioners had arbitrary TO decide
whether the applicant should receive license not.
II proposed TO amend this by allowing license TO
every Of good moral charactera matter to be de-
cidcd BY private whm, but by the voice OF the
munty-not by a police captain, but ny the testimony
OF At least fve neighborng freehodcrs The Excise
Board had not made q scale Of licences between $50
aud s250 the law contemplated The speaker enun-
ciated total prohibition sunday and other features
OF the law winch likewise needed amendment He
would propose the closing Of stores on sunday until four
o'clock In the afternoon, and ON other days only
between one and three o'clock A. NJ He was
followed by MessrG George Bliss James r Brady and
Others who respectively advocated opposed the atera
tions In the law.