New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-21
ALBANY.


vvrKLxeRAPH TO TEE TRIBUNE
= Agp,Ny Jan 19.-An interesting debate occurred
g. tbo Assembly this morning in relation to public
hr,n{ino and although no startling facts were eli
iitod NV way of proof it was strongly limited that
ibare was a source of corruption III inns matter
Sbob sbould be traced. The subject came up III the
orosentation by the Committee on Rules OF resolu-
lion amending the rules so that all resolutions 10
go a docTment after its passage shall be sent to
tbo Controller who shall obtain from the printer an
tr,o+o Of the work to be performed, and then the
FIT shall be referred to the Committee on Print
H. Who viii report on the subject to the Assembly
rrosenting the report, Mr. ID. c. Wood said
Int II would save q vast amount of money
A. the State and also be check on the printer The
Ehei,man of the Committee on Printing nd0rsed the
Snggestion of Mr.. WOOd5 saving that the way PRINT
tugSvTsi,css between the Printer and the Committee
re arranged was irregular ana haDle 10 ABUSE
Wben anything is to be printed, the CHAIRMAN re-
IVES fine estimates from the Printer, but, as they
tVa Sven verbally in many cases, they would not be
Ending if a suit should take place between the
Printer and Assembly MI Iarker DGHeysu oI tnat
seor dnTnc the last ten years As it is now, the
Banter Is aiveu Job to do and IN many cases out OF
Ian he does il when he sees III Hence 1t Is many
1ouIcre do not receive the documents they are en-
Etled - until the Fall and WINTER succeeding the
Legislature they were members OF: II was SO !3st
go when tie reports on Agriculture, OF the
Medical Societies and of the American 1hsIl-
fnte were not sent 10 members until the
t,;I1Ia of the IulI, WHICH thtN udu llu NUNS
f. send them to their constituents The pro-
bosed rule would secure the State against fraud, as
HE Controller would bc q check upon ule printer:
Nr Wood further indOrsed the IeSolutl0nUecaIlse OF
ncfs defrimental to The State which had come to his
Sotice Two years ago il was ordered that LOW
iopieS of the Report of the Dudley Observatory be
kdntod for the use of the Observatory. IL was
bonobt fine expense would be between 500 and $780,
MT bills had been furnished making the expense
Ae0O Mr. Wilbur coTrQPoI2teu ts @ Id
by the Observatory. the pl1nter only paying LOT inc
composition, pTesswork, and BINDING Mr. ravens
bpp6Sed the resolution solely on the ground that III
se6uired TOO much red-tapciSm, and because lie
Thought the Printing Committee were as 1uly compe-
fent 10 transact the business imposed on the COn-
fToller as that officer was
tyyO members to the Committee on ClueS.- ~ coca
Stoned sharp debate between MI - y Noou, ~
elm aud WILDER and was hnaly postponed on P2Int
of order raised by Mr. Deyehn thai notice OF sucn
resolution should be given day IN advance Oh It's
The senate was not in session to-day having adj
iourned over until Monday evening,
= The following is the testimony taken yesterday AZ
teIDoon 10y the House Committee on k9lrOaUS ISIa-
five to the difficulties between the Hudson haIlenl
Mr. Keep President Of the NewYOrk Central Railroad
VGE9 4Penned 6y Mr. weedAm President of the New
ALBANY; the Hudson River Bridge is owned one,haf by
Ale Central other portions by the Hudson ana western
Earoads and by Individual stockholders and Is called
EThe Hudson River Bridge Company at Albany ne
Hudson River Railroad terminates at Last aS ImS
Set was a new TO him; he knew nothing about the cause;
she lt Ne saw ~ Under the new manage
r1ent; this committee met ike committee ON tle part on
the hudson River, and they had one meeting they Nhe
udson River Railroad Committed claim that the Central
should perform the bulk of the service Of moving cars,
XII IN Albany all in Troy, and the bulk Of in New York;
and in addition to the pro rata rates OF freight per mile
$4,000 already Mr. vanderbilt hropgh ms Interest mas
managed the NeTHCTk teTtGa koe an 'T @
years; they claim that there "dS an "ii"i FItrai
with the expiring Board OF the @ bc cCmno
sSSson in addition TO the proceeds derived from
the pro rata freghts. such resolution Is on the DoOAs
weeks before the new Board came in. The new Board
have rescnded the resolution, and notified me Huds9
DOT StSnd any sHH but expected they would
aEs srbrary rates in consequence That is rates above
fhe prices Of the Central Resolution was rcscnded aDQt
sbe otb Of December Have since been running Ieghts
Sver tbe Hudson as usual Have been trying 10 arrange
with the Hudson and appointed committee Tor sucD ur-
fIougbt arrangements nj ht be perfected Mr. Wander
bit said he would do anything that was rshl ana le
Wednesday Nothing was said about closing the arrange
snents then force and be had no knowledge OF
tommtee came up last week, Thurtday but they could
ieman only an hour II was GonfiIdea that an t t
questions could not be settled IN tIat Ule s ~ thsy
Nero TO meet this week Wednesday. On Tuesday he
90 WcdnesdaV The reply was that they had discharged
Their committee and all further negotiations were at an
end Notice TO this effect was received Wednesday by the
SCcretay of the Central Company The connection was
first broken to-day For the first three months the Hud
Is
By Mr. Parker-The Bridge Company has two dollars
Harlow W. Cmttenden was sworn Examined min by M MI
Parker-ls General ] 81 o.
she Road that the usual connection with the hudson
River Road would be broken at Albany the addition tC
She exDese of the service rendered the Hudson Rive
COMPANY by the Central may be judged NON The TACT ina
the Central all the Hudson River trains this SIDE O.
fhe bridge loading cattle &c at Troy the same thing
done in New-YOIk the Central Is at tWOtnFdt OF th(
xDsnse of moving the freight; il the rule OF Railroad
Companle that they shall move their and handle
their freiglt ten cents per PASSOVER IS Paa fo
crossing the bridge and forty cents per in fo
Che cost OF moving freight over the bridge brought by h'
crested: the Central charges the bridge fare
- tickets they sell, and the Hudson to tickets they sen
fence of breaking the connection between the roads II
that passengers cannot check baggage through or buy
must sop al Albany unless prepaid al Albany through
Is often the that no charges are paid on freight u
III II reaches NewYOTk; cattle under TINS arrangement
could by this route as II IS often the case tina
drovers do not pay their frcighage until they sell hei
stock in York. has had talk with any Of the Hud
son River Committee as 70 price OF pro rating through
one-thrd Of the price Of freight going from Buffalo t
Kew-YOrk has accorded TO the Hudson River ant
fwothirds to the NewYOrk Central; in the Summer The
the rates Of the Central there direct route to New
York except , over the HUDSON or HStIei9 0sG III t
will be very difficult to do the business OF the state Il
will be disastrous 70 the people, and VIII divert all tn
trade from West into channels outside of this state IL
that case portion Of trade will be diverted from New
York 70 Boston Baltimore, and Philadelphia
BY Mr. Weed-Oneth third Of the freghting from Chicago
Is carried over the Central Road and Connection
City. 1t will also delay and almost entirely destroy the
local freight business in this State performed by
Central Road The Hudson River Road charges for every
ching done They refuse to let take freight from cas-
aide running cars their track We can only rllr
oars the bridge-no further without their consent
have asked that we might take passengers the cas-
side OF the river but have received answer The Ar
arrangement to pay twOthirds Of the expenses I'm New
York has In force two years They at no
at this end Of the line They charge two half cent
hundred each way FOR running from Trtieth-st
10 Cbambersst The Central Is at all the expense
outside agencies The practice among railroad compane
IS loading Of freight at end Of the route to off
the OadinR &C. at the other. That IL the universe