New-York tribune., 1868-04-04
ALBANY.
THE VAN BRUNT-CLAUsEN ELECTION CAsE-THE
SUBMISSION OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION
TUE PRO RATA FREIGHT BILL.

SUBMISSION OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION
TiIE PRO RATA FREIGHT BILL.
rsTSR1PH TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, April 3.-The Committee ON privi-
lcgos and Elections in the Assembly this morning made
reports sustaining the right of Mr. Causen TO occupy the
Seat now held by Geo A. Van Brmt, Republican. Mr..
Pitts dssenod nom the report and claimed that Mr. Van
b. was the rightly elected member. Some Of the Demo
Gratis wanted 20 vote the report immediately, hut,
after parliamentary struggle, it made the special
order Tor Tuesday evening next Mr. Clausen will un
undoubtedly DC voted in on that evening
The special order in the Assembly today the bin
providing for the submission OF the Constitution TO
the people The first two sections Of the bill the only
OF Importance, the others only dcnotng the duties
Ot the election officers;
SECTION The amended Constitution proposed ly TIE constitutional
Convention rheh oese is uuss At e C Of Aaa o" ihs t9
s.,or Of ts STATE al ise rnern election 70 i, bed cs tuesday
seeeg The dt Monday OF November next ia The mano'i hereinafter
Src The inspectors Of election In each election district g ta state
electors Epon ad proposed constitution O'v o @ boxes 'b pc
I'sra 'eh;giiGn one them m m,i s y, w. a. cb
teolop nay vote ms ballot, a. ioe., %a' o. tf s I S.I
Ne Isords For the Amended ou,aton OF ne To.; m ,te
be-, ishce (oHit8ton' one of s ballots uol Con
,n,ojad,.sry '9t o. the n,ae ,l- .o,l % M & 1r.ed
1r aar Article, aad all such ballots 9sh ne dr"4g' I 1 S
,ror.cd ConstSuarase and on tte i.r s' coni.,. Le
soo. tor ue pIopci{ gAall'auo. y, , . % i ali ,i t,
shall be posted n th boz labeled Cousr,a o-Suarage
FIRST section su that tho election shall take place m No
vemher 1862 this, like an amendment providing tb2t
the article upOn the duties Of the LEGISLATURE bc sub
InItted separately, voted down All other aUehd-
met the same fate. The hill wa> finally ordered TO
third reading but by very close vote. The party
lines were not drawn The senate wifi probably alncud
that II be submitted next spriug at ue town
Tnc following is the important bill known As the Pro
Rata Freight bill, which was taken ont OF The mana. OF
The Assembly Railroad COMMITTEE. and committed To the
Committee of the Whole 10y almost unanimous vote:
A. ss.. AS. S,lcs to s o c. "a. 1'i,3 d % 81 Sae @ ' regulate
Ihe P,og 81 ne >atN c NeaiOh, ',fI1s"'d " >t"i' ana
SycGoI The Ses Yo ,eatrsl Raod Corplu, ard , based
wcsr, Ind Ge re l;,pl CorsH, s > ,,i trircL,s shall
,t e allowed 70 eh.e or rr,, m ;he tran, sn af apy m sbt
houh rates ol freight cse4 i rye',o - zen l' 60"
over ,sro rate, on re sf cse NOT eSceerg S re' oreeut
over tIros r,ss % ft carried not e,ce ie,; PER cent
% "'.I t.o's ,I , M ~ c,r,i,i o, ~. nile. Sl al
freight usu.or'ed ON sd rrdS ~ either OF u'n oyer ~ ~
tauo ,a ~Icl received the TERMINUS of sad ios either 81
] NAV nv be- !, & f n, frdr9 af 5St wa, irsiE} and rro lei
." ne un o. . cslis o. .a gaau5t, 10, ',-iS,. D one person
Sr d stauo pc sai1l m eiaer of SAID .ol> mentioned 10 e
ft as above s.,sJ tsaec i6S i Ja fse; BE-, adI Apr
ecu aai ever yer GREATER "D l2n p per cent 10 -iaon 10 The
OF said roads, between the r' day oi April end pee~n'
SC No shan be increase, by either Of aid oomrauies
,,,e h, 6og.s, rn cl ar,es Of either omosle,
ra''d loe Of Che precise ca1se proposed To be mie pr . aA
r. t % Of 6sr Of ,bs r1iosa, roor ia the ls. section o.
sas 3 aa,. sI S- el.ye3 avsit,s IL nc, r iopser
Pnci t aas unless prevented by the direction Of the congnoT
oUa'" le eue, - No scrnnaea a. regard 10 dispatch .ha
b. mao, h'"f" @ TON oi le Nrs and P''lel 5ler lat
sr.pr 10 ro'sgi ro re.iao a I S'
src T- l,p-ra ageu each Of b, mentioned
e section th, t sh st bc close Of escb aud every month
bae, tl t i OF Apr and DecefeI each year arnh to the
ts,orh ht IN the last previous month sos a"d cias'ins
. opsr either ihcu ana any fal,esaeag Of either OF said
aat shall oa eem, perjury" and punishable a. such ACCORDING 10 IL
q L rF n
DAY Noyemberiu year. 81, state Engineer
,i, pr De- ] % % isS, I fior5 o % and Ss 6y t.k r1e o1e.i
.tes , by said COMPANIES reported - Aforesaid Prper e;
highest be- canned out by d Or the mooht
l, or % r T sr two or oe Of ile compute onoa he ars,
s-u Js act oT She Uaa-lorson Of iia' Deoenbe Jaln-
EJaer o. ire sho, enamel railroads violating tbe oe pro
ss,L sp ey og,, 10 FOR by ay pu, by the
f ntSi e T o. s on '.f sSp s VI ' bs r % % @ sel
SO ms act shall t'A, eaec. iHmei's'eIy
Puasday afternoon next as the day Tor a flnal
hearing ot partes opposed 10 the Fifth Avenue Surface
RtilrOad Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Ward appeared as
lawyer for of the property holders that street
II the people on that torougniae do not make some
sooe morning mat has slipped through thc Lrisat1ie
the amendment the Excise law introduced yesterday
relating the Keeping open of hotels sunday is
transcript OF tlo present law, and that it has been
dodgers add not 60 sell liquors II these amendments are
adopted The falling off IN the receipts for licenses viii be
Thc following bli has been submitted to the Governor
having passed both UOu>cS II is evidently big job
aud II vii enlighen the Executive A. 10 il.
real elect they DE the means Of stopping what looks
90 be private oh gotten up ny contractors OF patented
paycments
AID Conoual Of TIE City Of Ne~iot directing e constitution "
street paveHet 20 any streets avenue " toroTes in SAID cry
sue Of 1rE rdpspee sdy passed mali be sna are 90 far a. pro-
t va, or asy BE- made therein fr he ug aud ~ oi oss
'1s Sts Ts s hs ts ,sei bSmS.,y . De '
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