New-York tribune., 1867-04-22

Bill. LOST-CIOsING SCENES
uY TKIEGRAPH TRIBUNE
ALBANY, April Il, 1867.
The last day of the Legislature was the busiest
one yet there real work ON the part OF all the
members done on the day previous The session Of the
Senate commenced with speech of two hours IN leng
bv Senator White on his own motion TO refer the ques
on OF the extension of the powers of the sodus Caha
Company to the Constitutional Convention III du hot
take long TO discuss the merits of the bin but TO con
sumo time Senator W. began TO give she.o' vi '"o
candidates for the Convention with the idea OF showing
how competent that Convention would be to investigate
the merits of the bill After speaking Two 9ohs anu %
n half Senator H. G. Murphy made the polht tnat uhd
gentleman out Of order, as no ioca ,V @
he referred 10 that Convention, when polnI DcnS SUE
taincd by the Chair Mr.. White was ODgeu 10 take m iS
scat Senators Lowe and Wolcott then ionoWSu I'VE wl & @
atoTy motions with the idea of kns .IS ne oit' or"
succeeded again by Senator Nmte, Who ". cUslo % e
time commenced talking about te oyn he took his seat
only 10 hear that Senator FOiger, Irlehd o!
the S ,sni5tce was 5psSeSi on Canals An effort was
then made 10 90 Committee OF the Whole on the IN
cse bill bat Senator ODonnel objected aud the effort
was postponcd Senator Sessions presented resolution
that the Senates Special Committee ON the (ahai
Frauds be empowered 10 SIT during the recess ana 10 re-
port the result OF their Investigations 10 S neAt M
ue The members of the Canal Ring urea 10 decat Tue
purpose Of Senator Sessions b9t Ihey WeIc % I
and the resolution passed rev DtIts ~ Me,' o s In
third reading, after which the Senate TOOK recess me
third reading Of bills consumed most OF the time oI me
afternoon session the principal interruption being the IN
PRODUCTION Of the following resolution ny senator H. -
Fd That the thanks Of ae Of the Senate heby
teuGortd the Hon Stewart No"o te pressing o,t :" w
Poyl ayIa. an. ~ 1n 1I,ss 5,c5,d1 Ia i' We wee" w
gTafor WuTly nrcfaced the resolution with few
marks highly c0uiplmenting GOV. Woodford for the
ability and mpaTtiaty shown 10y him during The session,
and rejoicing that i'm this his first term. the Governor had
becn successful The Central Fare hill then brought
The evening session was consumed in discussing bills in
been sent from the Assembly. The most Important bill
in committee was that underground railroad Of
" 1 speak n
have effected by II O'Clock, but the conference Com
mtee the county tax levy was not ready TO report
the result of their labors were disposed OF the time ior
adjournment had arrived After hearing the report OF
customary committees 10 wait upon the Governor and
the Assembly, 10 see j. they had any f9rther eomunica
tiOn to make, GOV Woodford thanked the Senators ior
their kindness toward him, and wishing them al the
happiness tins world could afford decaied the senate
fRe Assembly went through pretty much the same
routine of business passing bs and hearing reports OF
O'Donnels Railroad bill passed as il came from the
Conf Committee, the later having stricken Out the
provision allowing Long Island the bcEeft OF It's pro
Visions The bill gives 5000 every new railroad com
Petcd for 20 miles aud not constructed Wth yen ne5
OF any existing road The vote on ITS ih passage stOou
The city tax levy was received from the Conference
Committee during the afternoon session ana was spOscI
of as 10 came from the Committee, composed on the part
OF the Senate of Senators Low Cagei, ana bela,un l
Wood and ON the part OF the Assembly Mesa.S NHbet'
bristol Younglove, Roberts and Creaner The Com
mittee had long session, the only points OF difference
between the two Houses being on the provision making
appropriation for the wharyes and piers ana the one
maugaTdtlnG
that the Of obe appropriated to the ana
piers, and that the auditing board Should consist OF
Chauncey NJ Depcw Attorney Gen Maruudaie. Controller
Connolly, ox-Judge Il. W. Bonney and exJudge Lewis H.
Woodruff whose decisions all disputed points shall be
ton las heat the Ring by not only having the wharves
and piers claim down from the original amount, but
claims 1t also noticeable that among those who heart
iy seconded the efforts of the ASSOCIATION was Senator
BENJAMIN Wood. Your readers know who the other
members of committee lie was one Of the strongest
The buI defining the duties of the Central Park Com
lmssioners was also during the afternoon session
disposed by referring 10 the Committee on Cities,
Ffthave portion OF tho bin had not been linked with
enough amendments TO Kill any hlh. There were only
shed the good bill authorizing the Commissioners OF the
Central Park 10 construct "a stairway In the Park
The evening session was mostly consumed until iOs
O'Clock in passing bills which had been sent down from
the senate Al I6 o'clock recess was taken for half an
hour during which time mock Legislature was mpro-
vsed, with John Oaky in the chair and Ned undei as
the comic Actor @ M fn al SmbeS S Sp G6 The puH pon their
Resolution after resolution sero-cOmo nature
introduced and many members made the butte Of
jokes which went home" Mr. Oakley temporarily
during whose Craftsmanship sham Committee
was announced having come from the Sen.
said no committee would be received with favor eek
ccp one from the third House" There was more truth
than Jest IN this remark although II was intended Tor the
latter VIM Richardson OF the Surface auo Col Van
denburgh Of the " Underground" sped among the
of Tie House Mr. Richardson said that IN behalf Of the
third House. directed 10 say that their business
with the egsgtors having been transacted, the latter
could go home Amid the regrets expressed az the sep
araon Of the two Houses, the further remark and may
the lord have mercy upon our souls was heafd but by
At il;2o O'Clock the Conference Committee on, the
Committee consisted Of Messrs. Gibson, la Bau, and
saHST that e as Ass9 T IL The & se " PPS SP 5s
PIRATES 100000 for the Courthouse and increases
the force OF Metropolitan Police 10 1000 The provisions
of the bill regulating the OF boats tackled On
and il this shape IL passed. H. A. Genet and NJ. c.
Murphy entered their protests against tie amendments
The report OF the Committee having been agreed to-
Messrs Parker and Selkreg took the floor and IN short
speeches thanked the members for their Kindness toward
them. Within few minutes OF IL O'Clock speaker ltts
returned thanks for the Kindness and consideration shown
him, and asked pardon OF all whom he had offended
after which he declared the House adjourned sine die
The bill increasing the fare on the Central Railroad
motion Of senator Foger Il was temporarily laid upon
the table In the afternoon Senator Pers0n again called
When it again up, the Senate refused TO concur in
the amendments by vote Of Yeas, Is Nays, 10
message having been returned 10 the Assembly TO
that effect the latter body appointed Conference Com
mitee but the Senate refused 10 do likewise and the
Efforts were made all day to have the Senate go into
Committee OF the Whole on the E1ge S but tarongh
Senator Lent had the bill referred TO the Committee on
another attempt made TO go into Committee of the
Whole but il not receiving tw0thrds vote itwas lost
The following was the vote,
Chambers, IIamphrey iMarghy H. ;,9' ;Sst99cyla"d'
GODDARD, Lent sienIoIu'
Campbell Low, Parsons, Whbor,
Folger. kicks, Pat, Noicotl-i.
Olbson ODODnei, NhIpe
Senator Lent did all he could TO pass this BILL solely De-
cause he and other Senators had received dispatches
from all the Excise Board saying the amendments were
right and proper and would tend 20 better enforcement
OF the law. He announced that If II had not been Tor
these representations he would not have made the efforts
he did The following is the vote in the Assembly on
Friday night the final passage Of these amendments
Most Of the Republicans voted Yea for the same reason
Mr.. Lent did: