New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-01

~ THE sENATE-FlLlbO olN''i'' " - -,
THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY F'''"0''
COMMITTEE.
,yH 70 TEs TRIBUNE - 81. ,,.-
~ r"s'A ALBANY, Thursday, Feb. D. lsi1'
m. debate on the Constitutional Amendment -.
nv - IN the Senate this morning. Inc DEBATE
.t,.t on the question as to whether the uri,s- '.
-a.tl no chosen from Senatorial or Assembly, oi'''''
ana Gas both animated and interesting .,.,or,
sa,,tor Murphy Of Kings said that the anienuiDo'
-, e,clude one delegate from Kings County ma
~ =, there were nine delegates apportioheu 10 'hS
u" a,orisl delegates Senator Low followed anu
w" - his district was entitled 70 three Delegates
-, considerable number Of voters over anu aOV'e
gtorplt they should have recourse to the ~s'eH'''
Distrct system ..,. t.ots olote stated
- Oh, that there would be much injustice III po'u' VI
VI ta,ior dome nv the Assembly District system
viii A. the opportunity Of selecting rs Soo" ''
, ,...,.o, a trina tbeOrv
a., tor White thought we had deserted 'I"o
se,tation and were flounderng III muu"e
IN eope ought to be represented here Lei tne la"
: he sent the people and let the ReC ye m, So
enSsrs at large and the l2S from smaller ass e 8
Ds cts II we could have one man IA rs nse 70 ha
so r,torai choice but four from the District de s
od could result from H. hT rom fbe peope
to- FolgeT ought that all laws OF Representa- ~
at"r To-Ee Tbe Soupty Of Putnam has u, 900 nlao
alolIat5 ~ .sssu1bIyman the County Of Livings VI
CO. s n6abitants and but Assembly lyman oeno .
With 5000 and Clinton with 1900 IN 1 az"
~ his inst] No plan can equalize this-aii p'ns
DC White had not claimed that the old division
az, w. ord fair. INT II is line will Of the people ana Is
h. most democratic one that we nave naI Assembly
,istoi m', Sesfss shouid me brought down TO then
constituents and proceed directly nom the Peyp9 xould
@~H'."F h enouSh 10 fhe people. the plan OF yot-
g Senatorial Districts would certainly give us tne
@ea, Andrew. viewed the Assembly District plan IS
est nasmuch II had less lnequauy Itl, sn IA
nv tbe action Of Yesterday. the Senate ueS!ro!e Gu
,nne az having eminent Republican deegateS AZ az
n the CITY OF Newly aud now tins SenatoIlIsl 80
ct plan would prevent the electlent o. any NSWT *
. send Democratic Senators here, also seiu hep"--'
,sfoT PERSON was in favor Of the Assembly DisIic5
y inasnuch II would give MS own County "U0'1
sSster GODDARD thought the selection Of deIegates
Should be brought as near a. poSl"e 10 "a. lis M,
enc choice Of the people might he secuiou "' 'u4' "
Gator Barnett reviewed the ground Of the previous
,chcS but nom the INST IN IaNOI Vi s .U,sn,5
N aud II this could not be carried he was an aaN0Ctte
>. the Assembly District plan Al This point the Ooni
he consideration Of The bill was resumed This evening"
ily two amendments were sdopteIohe Si SenS" he
eossn bv Senatorial Districts. each District shall Oy
Sae IN the Assembly and one 10y senator
that the word " male ne stricken out Al hieII'-
"a ana write ipeligcny" was lost. further amend
snt declaring from voting those who aided directly OF
son which SO mortified Senator FOlger that he moved
report progress and not Of the Senators dared vote
marks we're INDUCED H. and while none were indecent
the character Of the talk derogatory 10 the dig,
male" was Yeas %; Nays This is not test vote
but piece of parliamentary tactics TO show those sena'
n r0ne as thew thought The Senate Will probably feceoe
from IL when the bin Is before the Senate.
The same bill did not come mp IN the Assembly untu
half the was and then only IN such way as
90 dsearten the friends Of the bill Nh Hiscock from the
Trad. cd
port by motion that the bill IN ITS amended form nc
ed Immediately tbs rS. % course IS , Seay sslm SGV
f'sgraceftd. The amendments could nave been
S Tas no earthly '" reason Why the bill
should be printed because these amendments were n'
mfec Of the Whole would have understood them well
il they in type The whole movement looks like
the should have known it, The bill comes mp
again 10 morrow morning.
In the Senate the principal bin introduced was one FOR
the surface railroad along broadway Fourth ana lexng'
tonayeS 1t is the same bill was introduced last year
the South Ferry, foot Of Whehas; along The latter
nd Broadway to the upper side Of Bowling gfeeu along
broadway TO Uni9n-square, through 10 fOullhaNss.,
Twontythird-st 10 LeXingtonave., along as graded
along Sxeth Seventy -secOnd OuehUndred and tenth,
90 the Central Park Also IN BoadWay az me upper slde
al Bowling Green, along Broadway state, Whitehall 70
South Ferry with all necessary turnOuts. &c The 'Cf
pOfatOfs named are Charles Johnson J. a. Maisi ~
Hugh smith. George Shepherd William A. Herring, And.
W. Russell Jacob Hayes, T. r. Perry. Robert Marshall,
Edward J. Mclean. George Te1y, aud others THIS con-
pany may also connect Win the broadway ana seventh
The l abOshing the Office OF Inspector OF 6unpoW-
der u Brooklyn passed in the Senate only two votes
being against IT, Also the bill for the Cussown or
CrisiOpher-st Railroad Careys bll) This latter re
ceiyed % votes in its favor TO against IT.
The sessions Of the Assembly were occupied most OF the
time by consideration ia Committee Of the Whole OF sew
era uumportant bills. The most important was one
road Mr. WILDER made strong argument IN favor Of the
State assisting whatever corporations benefit the people
pefore any amendments were made the Committed re
rted progress and after the Assembly adjourned
The Governors message was made special order for
ali OF the House was ordered. and for two hours a
regular farce played, after which an adjournment
There was a lively fight in the Senate Railroad Commit
tee ween the advocates OF the Thompson Wilson and
Nandenbergh underground roads this afternoon. ThOmp
pitched into the Committee FOR delaying reporting
the hin and said tile surface men were at the bottom OF
H. He told the Committee that he, Wilson and-Yanen
bergh had compromised. but the two latter denied TIM
nd showed the statement 10 be- false Three OF the Com
inittee announced themselves informally in favor OF
ThOmpsOus bill, but one (Wlins claimed the night 10
change his vote IL necessary. before morning
strong delegation Of Brooklyn politicians are here "a
hrge the bills for Paid Fire department and for the
Commissions OF Charities and Corrections The bills are
the same those in New-YOIk.
last evening Judge Gardner and Mr. Culver the en-
ginrer made argument for the Railroad Committees
81 both Houses in behalf Of the Arcade Railway Under
ground Broadway They exhibited the Endorsement OF
iOtOn Commissioner Craven that the plan was feasible
and presented strong for the consideration OF the
COMMITTEE. Mr. vanderbergh replied.
Dir t5ibsoDs bill OF incorporation OF the Soldiers Bus
Messenger and Dispatch Company names Alex
shHlei, JOS. l.. Hambliu, Charles W. Darling. Pat. H.
Jones. A. Barnlm :. T. Smith, Joseph \. Herman. and
others a. cOrpOratOrs The object is 10 find employment
Tor worthy disabled soldiers from New-YOrk IN delivering
packages kilograms DC. Booths 10 he erected the
margin Of the curbsOnes Of the principal and
streets carrying the business Of the corporations
the capital stock 10 be 100000
The bill in relation 10 pilots introduced by Senator La
bau proposes 10 amend the laws making 1t unlawful for
The Board 10 pass any law restricting the right OF the
OWNER MASTER cons nee O any vessel from employing
as pint any pilot holding a license from said Board
shall any penalties De imposed pilots for plotting
vessel in out OF New York when requested to do by
any agent, or owner or person in command
senator FOlger introduced bill proposing that any
steamship company formed under the act OF April I2
1852. may increase or diminish its capital stock any
amount deemed proper and may so increase the same
eyOnd the amount OF s. OOOO but before any corpora
uDn shall be entitled 10 diminish its capital stock the
amount OF debts exceeds the stock these shall lie salts
Led and reduced a eNceen the diminished