New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-02

Albany Friday. March I, 1867.
Tn, bill! for a Constitutional Convention did not
,,oe with much progress in either House in the morng
.esson The Senate only considered 1t IN Committee oil
tho Whole little over half hour during which time an
amendment which prohibited descrers from our army or
those who engaged IN the Rebellion from Young ior
members was carried.
II WA tho common understanding yesterday in the As
somby, when the Convention bill ordered to be
,riusa with the new amendments, that it would come
M today Immediately after reading the journal In
utse while after the session commenced Mr.. Lttleohn
MAYED 20 suspend the regular order of the day,
vScN was the third reading of bills. The opponents
If tie system Of 80 delegates voted solidly
o,,psl u If il had not been for that
considerable progress would have been made this morn
ING AZ q O'Clock Mr. Littlcohn moved to take recess
until hi, evening, the bill could be considered This
met with all kinds of objections from Hiscock Parker
Vepry Smith and Bruce, and two Intellectual amendments
ro r,d, 70 adjourn HiscOck and Smith charged Little
h, with irving to crush the bill through, and that
copfl,nln reOred by saying that Mr.. HiscOck seemed
tbe most anxious in the Assembly previous to the
cess bl' when he majority Of the House adj
aa 10 his plan, he did everything tis power to delay
ma Massage Of a bill Ntr. Henry Smith very compla
.o,y arose aud said would give s'lenty of time to
voters if the bill law by the lat of April and Mr.
parker inlorsed this h5 vever Mr. Littlcohn carried
nj. pont e. a vote Of G. Yeas to Al Nays.
was very evident aK,he morning from the remarks of
oooouonts of the Itlejohn amendment that they
pr 70 do al in their power to defeat that amendment
Even If they killed the bill. Hscock. Henry Smith.
p,rker. and yandcrbere and behind all. Dan p Wood.
ling leaders, and they afraid if the Assembly
n,ssc Iitteohn amendment. it will have the effect
,,o, cling the vote in the Senate by which a similar
oapltnent was rejected IL now looks If the leaders
Ih,ve mentioned were afraid TO have convention of
,nosi,e for fear that Of the large interests of
which they are the especial champions, might undergo
,,. change Afraid 10 defy the wishes of the people
openly they resort 10 all the subterfugcs that have been
D1si suce this discussion commenced, TO carry their
P' The order Of resolutions was reached tonight Mr.
p,,t,r moved that the Constitutional Convention hill he
r,somrl,cd 10 the judiciary Committee with insruc-
ions 10 carefully revise ana report 1t for the action of
fhe House on Monday next This was advocated by
Wssrs Parker and Hi>c0,k, ana opposed 10y IittcjOhn
md Dvsa and after the Yeas and Nays were taken on
lNyerll amendments the motion was voted down by
ro'e of % Yeas TO IS Nays MI LteOhn then moved to
r1int5 the Committee Of the Whole, bnt the motion not
Fecpiyipy twO-thrds vote, was defeated When the
m.sineOus character were ordered to I've considered
In Committee OF the Whole. Progress was reported ON
them and Che Convention hill then came mp m regular
nrisr II.hIScuug up To this time had been freely in
snsel but the victory Of the Litteiohu party had
ey crnn need al Ii ococh to consider the bill Up to
ihs tine. q. IN. three amendments were adopted. the
SSnbr 3 iay The Assembly will be in session nearly
Ill night. the I4ttlciohn party have determined 10
and they have thau two votes TO their opponents
one tlity Will carry their point
Atlj the Committee rose and reported progress on the
bl. AID the Assembly agreed 10 the amendments. The
blwts then ordered TO third reading ond the Little
In the senate today the Railroad Committee made
three important reports on the Ncw-1Ork underground
EhemeS One Of thesc-ThOmpsOn's plan-was reported
bvOaby upon the other two Wilson's and Nandenbcrgs
roads we're reported adversely When the two latter
reports read FOlger moved that the report
Dthc Committee be disagreed to. and the bills considered
IN Committee OF the Whole Both he and senator White
thought hard that the orginaOrs OF this underground
plan VI railroads should be thrown Out IN The cold, ana
newcomer uut in their place The motion was carried
&
Prom = o'clock until within few minutes of 10 this
evening the Assembly engaged In the regular order
of b1silcs-!n the reception of reports Of Committees
and the Introduction Of bills over 100 reports were re
Uoivcd end l3 bills introduced The Committee on CllicS
reported the bill amendatory Of The act IN relation TO the
collection Of taxes in the City Of NewIork, passed April
H. 1852 Tie Committee made favorable report, VIII
The important amendment that Immediately after the
passage OF the act the Governor shall appoint three Com
niSSioners OF Taxes to retain Once ior Term Oi i've
years The Committee the judiciary reported favor
ably the Senate bill authorizing the ayn OF tele-
graphic cable between France and New OK. win an
amendment which Will allow any other elegraphc com
pany created hereafter TO be created TO make only
The Assembly Committee Cities heard this afternoon
bs committee have not yet decided upon the b but
pne of the amendments they will append - one requiring
Tho minority of the senate Committee on Commerce
have agreed to report ayOrably upon the Citizens AsSo
pany arc not excepted from the provisions 81 the bill
The bill for Commission of Charities and Correction
IN Rro0kly reported 10y the Committee Internal
.Affeir. u the senate and ordered 70 be printed.
X Io9h aHtns s 20 p Of fi91 es IG Which
Dazsgl
rho subject OF tenement houses OF How-YOrk and
s5rooyn has AZ last been brought 70 the notice Of the
keady regulating those houses. After July ], 1867,
bOuss. building. portion thereof built Tor lodging
rented for a tenement house or lodging unless
tho same conforms IN It's construction ana
house pg building shall have in every sleeping room Whh
does MOI communicate directly with the external ar,
susb Ljinae sSa also have vontiiator IN the roof
~ e.
huildingt and in brooklyn by the Chief
Eaginscr Of the Fire Department. The latter
obligation imposed by the act that every such house
stairs provided With proper banstrades ali windows
properly glazed. The waterclosets piyes of con
struc1n approved by the Metropolitan Board OF Health
Bhal have proper doors, traps, sOpans and other suit
able works and operations so far as may be necessary 70
Insure the efficient operation Of them. such
watefcOssts are not to De less than one TO
syery % occupants Of the hogse :, put , thcy r
more houses provided the access Is convenient ana az
les ms, be connected directly with the sewers NO cess
pool shall be allowed III houses connected unless II Is
@strop Titan Board Of Health After the Isl day OF july
1857. II shall not be lawful without permit IRON
suffer 20 be occupied, separately a. dwelling,
Rny vault cellar, or underground rOOm butt or rebuilt
Jet occupied after SAID date From and after the same
nate II shall not be lawful without such permit TO let or
DOntnuc 70 let OF 70 occupy separately as dwelling any
ssms every part at least seven feet in ght
from the floor 20 theceing nor unless the same be for at
ground adjoining unless there beOutside extending along
tho frontage from six inches below the level OF the
the surface OF the said street ground,
open Of at least two feet and six inches wide
unless the same be efecuay drained at least one foot
below the level OF the floor nor unless there appurte
nances 70 such vault cellar rOOm the OF water
closet This provision not TO De enforced when the
said vault or cellar is connected with another prop
,orly ventilated Whoever violates the provisions
OF this act shall be liable for every such
Offcnae 10 penalty not exceeding :,
per day lac violates It, after he she Is noticed by
The StIy Superintendent Of the Metropolitan Board OF
Health &c is further provided that from and after the
ast OF July. 1867, vault cellar, underground room
shall accounted a of LODGING sleeping eXcept