The New York herald., 1867-02-08

Tne Underground Railroad Tr0ects-Ihs
/ Constitutional Convention Bills &c.
ALBANY, Feb Z, 1861
: The sessions Of the Legislature to-day were monopc
rod almost entirely with discussions Of unmportau
m~ ters
T., ne Senate two or three railroad bills turned
mn an a as1ong them Mr. A. p RobInson's underground
seme Tor Broadway Fifth avenue and other streets Of
the citv Il Is tie old Manhattan Railroad project and
the bl is awn up with the greatest attention to the
pp,t deta Us respecting the rights and powers Of the
company and the public The following Is an abssra q
or its provisions -It provides that the Manhattan
Railroad company may constsnrt tunnels for the
accommodation Of double track raINay 70 convey pas
ar1 n eghts alone following streets and ave-
nucs the tunnels to follow es near as p0pc .ne cen-
tire OF the styes and AVENUES named com h :.
Bowling Grec yon Broadway, fupning uEftor ne sl.s
to Fourteenth sfAaet, to Union square, 10
street. 70 roaws' and Twentythird street. 10 AaNson
square under Titlh avenue to Its intersection neW
Tweny-ffth street Hthence under Fifth avenue 10 Har
lem river: also undGr Broadway, near TwenG third
street, under Madson sqasss 70 Ninth avenue . Hyiem
railroads at sach points may bo desenaed by three
eommissioners two cf whom shall be appointed by the
connections shall not Be- 5er than Fifty seventh street.
and shas not pass under over Or through hs Central
rark ~ saa compnny M may 40 fon1uss @ dsssls s,ack
edge OF the Battery, TO South ferry. 4
The Railroad Committees OF senate and Assembly were
the projects Tor underground lines in New York city
Mr. John Thompson whose plan favored by the report
burgh; who proposes line straight up Broadway spoke
ut considerable length each representing his favOrte
project in the most favorable light smash up has
occurred in the Thompson foees and several important
socessons have occurred Mr.. Thompson formerly be-
longed TO the Manhattan Association which formed
for the purpose of uniting Rl friends Of underground
principle common scheme FOR presentation the
Legislature. Mr. Thompson Is accused OF turning
his back on his old friends and OF going over to the
~ prin q mont urya
that he has introduced bill for route which he knows
to be impractcabe solely In order to destroy the
poets Of other routes presented in good faith Az
meeting Of the committee this afternoon Mr.. H. VIII
son, who was yesterday secretary Of Mr. Thompson's
company uttered the above charges and read circular
signed by w Butler Duncan, J. +. Winslow, John A.
GrswOd, and seven other gentlemen whose names
among incorP9nioTs 70 MI Ihompson's oi opposing
their names be erased and stating that the Thompson
project would be an odious monopoly that ts directors
would DO empowered TO distribute stock IN their discre
ton and that it involved engineering difficulties which
would derange the drainage OF the city The result OF
this sudden secession was the introduction or the Man
haitian Company bill in the Senate this morning.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Bid
was reported 70 the House this morning BY Mr. Hscock
chairman OF the Judiary Committed II provides for
the election OF hundred and twenty eight delegates
for each Assembly DISTRICT that election be held
meet on the first Tuesday in June next Mr. Develn
disagees with this report and fav0rs the election Of
twenty eight by Assembly districts and thrtytwo on
general ticket, as recommended bv Governor Fent0n.
When the matter comes up for consideration in
mittee Of the whole It Is likely 70 be pretty thoroughE
discussed
wcRKIN0xEN's CONVENTION
Tho WorEngmens Convention to-day made report
In favor Of adopting the platform Of the baltimore Labor
Convention Il adopted unanimously and also
resolution dcprecating the employment Of children Of
youth In the Cooes factories, and urging the
passage OF law by the Legislature aboshing tho prac
tce and 10 mako ten hours legal dhys work for fac
tory operatives and driverG The time for holding
an annual meeting changed to the fourth Tuesday
In January, and resolved that hereafter the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means sha consist cf member
from each county represented
f@Nt MASONIC
At the annual meeting of the Grand Chapter Of Royal
Arch Masops held hero to-day, the following officers
were elected Seymour II. stone, o1 Syracuse
Grand High Priost: j. w. Simons, OF New York,
Deputy; Rees G. williams, OF Utica, Grand King;
Joseph B. Chafee Of Alton Grand scribs William sey.
nour, OF Albany, Grand Treasurer Christopher G. Fox,
of Buffalo, Grand Secretary; Charles H. Piatt Of Bng
hamtOn, Grand Chaplain. John o. Cole, OF Albany,
who has been Grand Secretary for fortywo years. posi-
lively declined reelection. .s4la .5s,