New-York tribune., 1868-03-31
albany.
publican party.

THE ARCADE-EXCIsE-ERIE STILL HOPEFUL
OBSCENE LITERATURE.
ALBANY, March 30-The advocates Of the
Arcade Railway bill have given the Legislature nforma
tion without stint by pamphlets verbal explanation da
grams, models, and opinions OF the most eminent eng
Of the State, aud the Assembly unanimously in
favor OF the road the only member who voted against
having Saturday had his changed 20 the afrma-
tive The only objection that has been urged against 1t
Is ITS expense; but that properly con
sderaton belonging exclusively those who intend to
risk their money In IT, the Legislature leaves 10 with
forfeit 100000 that they build the road The bill was
perfected land consequently made CONSTITUTIONAL by
Judge Edmunds OF the Court of Appeals and although
the rights Of property owners fully and amply pro-
tected II said that two or three Broadway merchants
will make O vigorous move toward its defeat.
Should the Excise BILL in the hands OF the Senate
Committee Internal Affairs, be killed. those who advO
Gated il must blame the Democratic leaders in Albany The
Liquor Dealers Association. through their agents here
introduced bl into the Assembly modifying the present
amended II necessary but Peter b. sweeny and other
magnates insisted upon substituting the bill which passed
the Assembly, law even ooser in It's prohibitions
than the law of 1887, and consequently sure 20
be defeated by the Republican Senate BY the defeat OF
any Excise BILL these wiseacres hoped to benefit the Dem
Ocratic party. The Liquor Dealers agents warmly pro-
tested-tha they could not afford TO throw away the
gain doubtful advantage TO the Democratic party The
Democratic leaders, however, insisted upon controlling
the whole subject and Mr. Peter b. sweeny up
seriously hoped do they seriously desire, TO
have that bin reported by the Senate Committee. They
prefer that lie there 80 that they may charge upon the
Republicans next Fail, the defeat Of bill modifying the
Excise law AS kaid before in this correspondence
the Republicans would have voted for certain amend
nents 20 the present law they had been proposed In the
House The only Republican who has given the Demo
erats sympathy ID Senator MattoOn who repre-
sents one OF temperance dsct In the State
It is said that the Erie Directors not satisfied with
their defeat In the Assembly, will modify the bill which
they have In the Senate and then try to pass H. After
spending 100000 aud making such hzzle as they did
last week they might better stay at hOme-0r In New
Jersey This ticOOOO not spent the Legislature
but the lobby. The members did not get any money
that all the third House. The evidence OF the
Directors rascaity made clear TO the Legis
ature by Horace f. Clark. Charles OCoDOr, Chauncey
Depew, Sanford f. Church, and Others that IL would
have been too plain outrage 10 pass such bill as they
asked FOR. The Erie Directors advised 20 stay at
home.
The Judiciary Committee OF the Assembly arc "hod-
ing the Senate bill preventing the sale Of obscene and
filthy literature, etc. This bill passed the Senate unani-
InOusly but may be lost I'm tho Assembly.
100 bills have been introduced into the
bly,, and prOpOrtonae number in the Senate; vet the
Governor as had less than rs bills presented 20 him.
The Democrats of the Legislature are, for party
reasons making huabaOO about the military expendi-
lures OF the State during Gov FentOn's Of office
They do not institute comparison with the eIpendi-
during Gov seyInOurs administration Even after
making ali allowances for the fact that the latter was
Governor during the war comparison viii show that
the military expenses Of Gov. Fentons administration
have been prOpoltOnaely large those Of Gov
Seymour.