New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-04
ALBANY.
snrr,Cric NAH STEAMSHIP coNI.'>f INV i,.',,'
rp,>-uE ACuoN oN IHE bRosI'NA
f.,,,,.,,prur-~ur NIAGARA sHIP CANAL

III
.,y,>-qIrg .CuON ON TIE BROADWAY SURFACE
S,rroprur-~nrN NIAGARA sIP CANAL
~ Alu,~Y. WEDNESDAY. April 2. 17c-.
The talk over the action OF the Hon i'si even '-
., ordering the broadway Surface 'a To "a INN"
.r,,f.., L1- not subsidized yet The lnu came up 10
consideration sooner than the opponents "I '"'
hu.,.Ir. expected IL would. Yesterday was" E'u
- ,,r.,.~ d9y. and ID only required two-thHuS
Note to send the bill into the COMMITTEE vi ''
AvI,o,. and the friends of the mcasm. were 5" wen
...;. tIot they. had no difficulty i'm carrying then
,o;.t The Supply bill was going along rather slowly
,ltIeaftcr lOoclock. motion to progress 1t was
,,,rrie l, large vote. II was an easy matter 'hen
: NO. the resolution that tine House 20 lulle-
kliat,ly INTO the Committee Oh Il1 nv" ~;
lt bin. synopsis OF me uep''t W''9 PiiCu
sS6.r,l.. n was pointed and bitter. ana iio S!il
nh, ot iusuuations were made against the hal
Cad Committee for withholding an uh"eI i"uiiu
rnal l,hc arcadel, ana about the no'N Ui nU,,
7urub., lOr voting tOr TINS measure: lnO nun .St
,r1Tn,at. of those who favored ~ was tn"l
IN vord relieve broadway by driving on tha'
STREET tine long lines vt STAGES Win'n 60 ahi nL.
n, hncl AIDE ii than any other hhG 81 Nchi'NIN.
tTbosn I'M opposition took the ground tiidt 'iooo4l
ILL f,,r fic passage of the bill-n 4act. that the
Spc,kri had received responsiveness a-"ihS' II. 8iu
thd a. give such valuable IIaHchlS' n n" 'i1
wa. T. commit an outrage upon ne lH"ln'' luCTo
latter Arguments did rot avail much ioi lltic NV''
mora VOTES recorded m ordering U' ''i !" "
tb,a, reading than upon the motion 10 90
,"i" Committee OF the Whole upon 1t. The
vote would not have been as decisive rs II was
81 The friends of the underground road had NOT come
FORWARD aud favored the surface measure; WIN
she de to gct IL ont of the way 50 they could bHS
sL,;r lrV directly before the House. think IL VIII
DE- generally conceded that to-day the 1"el ~.
hetr0po'itan Tunnel Road project stands q 9ctlC'
iiance tliau il did some time ago II rue echticle
who are interested III that bill llad nor quilIt'u ~
.,,,cb among themselves. their measure Wol,id
I,,,e erp pushed forward more than II l. now. MI
William, last evening said he voted Tor thr SuIiaCC
.ItNs UlG q
,,u,,o,.f,,u 10 any measure which viii allow thc p"pU
f vo~ civ to have cheap transit through the cry 10
OU underground quick abONe-glouiu rotuSiI I9.',
~ is, an nm equality ii value with that III the lower
bart lie therefore, favored Furnishing them ny m1hlE
ipeirrt, WHO voted against the bill were Clcane owen
Hurphy. B.auvelt Grdlcy and Russell , 49,.
sdcribr one too take up all the important Riis nov
before that body, and consider mem @ fv,J A.
his means ouly egSlatlon can pc , -, l,r,u hills
Al il now there Is too much time wasted upon sill'
t. th. dctrmcnt Cf those IN WhCm III. Wuotr
people of the state are interested, Inv NJ
l. flr behind in It's WORK; .Au SUM l,,,i i'' ~
nsde 80 that both House, can adjourn sometime before
tbe Isl oi May The Republican members Nhouu see !"
Il that they get through before the time OF N0hs Ior 'I
beinhrl, of the Constitutional Convention. They VIII All
be wanted at home at that TIME ana an carry luJol,t
men WI. therefore only behelI the o'"'o "" 'n'i
Rot, branches of the Legislature were husy eagascd
ali the morning The bill giving the consent ol me Stat
10 the United States 10 build the Niagara snip Cana
ccr,ed GOOD nortop of thc time and was debated by
Senarnr W0lcott Parson. Bennett GODDARD. and Person
Ie Committee of the Whole ordered ID t0 third read
Inc bmt when the report of the Committee came up in
ina Sen,t MIR Parsons moved that the consent of the
State only given 10 huld the canal when AN ap'piIa
tOn wa made by the United states TO enlarge me Enc
Ganal This was defeated by vote ot-AycS % Nays H.
debate also took place On the bill charging thc locks
IN the Clampain Canal Senator parsons LoNcu an
amendment limiting the size OF the locks I" Inc Pcsch
flimensOl, senator Gibson opposed TINS motion ana
said al he asked that O. miles OF locks might D en-
irscd tn fine same size ms those of Canal, whose
friends asked FOR the improvement Of 800 miles oil locks
The CITY Tax Levy argument is to be heard before the
- on Tuesday next before the senate
hne Citizens Association to have counsel here 10 urge
TIE investigation into the affairs Of The Pacific Mail
Bteamship Company was continued yesterday morning
Nv the select Committee OF the Assembly. The only
kyfuesSr< examined Cornelius h. Garrison, a
Eirector I r Johnson Secretary OF the Company
Rnd Geo. A. OsgoOd ana Howard Potter MI Garrison =
Examination was quite long. and certain
t v, hroughf 70 ,ht which coming from such
kource win be considered important He testified that
The Company is controlled 10y ring. OF which BrOWn
ring wastes great deal Of money by giving
t0ntracis out nj cXtTavagant prices. Allan Me
EsSn in 1' a conversation With him that the Company
hid intend 10 declare q greater dividend man ?
per cent at the next quarter ana that lh ms oll3h
Ihey could never stand more than p per cent IN the
Future onchalf the steamers OF the company are now
lying idle at the WharNcs' ana the passenger uauH II
tbing off more and more every year. lie believed thai
~ short while the company could not declare any dly
iend because there Is movement now on 1907 10 run a
Imposition line MI Garrison states nai u VIII he nm
Hew York and San Francisco 10 exceed S2OOOOo
bach year. The reason why the Company has not
Jna0c any statement mas Detu dllllbutu 10 lht ld'l
that they afraid 10 invite competition but the
bctEa that the stock had been inflated mat
Ring afraid of clear exposition Messrs OsgOOd
ud Potter did not make public any new facts Mr. john
sOns testimony justified the Company in declaring small
hivdemd,. could stand large He said there
6as a false impression about the results OF the expert
ment OF running steamers between California and China
Hhe profits not large is represented The teSti
mOny is about closed. aud the report Of the Committee
may. therefore, be looked for
The senate to-day confirmed the following nominations
20 DO HrbOr Masters Of the Port Of New Ork-Lewis T.
Payne. Of Chatham Columbia County and John
r.. Adams of Newhurgh. Orange County.
kFO bs Managers OF the State Lunatc AsylumS Oakley
kandepOOl Of Albany Francis Herman of Utica Spencer
Kellogg Of Utica. and Osamus T. Matteson Of Utica To
DO Loan COmmlssOneTs-James Williamson Of Sing Sing,
Nestcbe~ter County, and John H. Divine OF Loeb Shell
kake, sullivan County.