New-York tribune., 1868-03-23
ALBANY.

THE EXCISE LAw-TTE ERIE INVESTIGATOR
TIE CANAL CONTRACTING BOARD BILL
A SURFACE RAILROAD JOB
ALBANY, March 22-The Democratic members
OF the Legislature from your city are becoming alarmed
IN view of the probable fate Of Excise law The biz
which was passed by the Assembly s lies IN the hanus
Of the Senate Committee on Internal Affairs Two u oi
that Committee-Messrs Van Petten and CampbeIl-"AH
not report it IN its present shape and the other
Mr. Tweed, rs pOweress TO act. II bill modHS'ns ~
present law had been passed through tho ASseHl'y'
would have been favorahly regarded Dy tno r3 Tr"ok
But the Democratic members rom YOU hin which
iyn were SO hotheadcd 10 insist upon I" ~ thcy
amounts TO a virtual repeal ahI tr sub
sance y nPa ,bav have lost e chance Of getting
even a shadow. When ne sn'9rct Mo promised 10
ny ny ~ Ijstio law aud suggested that u be done
there rather '1n @ oppoperts Of the Excise law now nd
themselves IN worse plg 'la "a ia' iris ,rso Inv Inc
D,norrats 10 discharge the Committee ana mus ct ,S
subject come before the Senate it IS do4Dua Vii
ms will succeed. II does not then te t ,nid
NIKE no further effort taking the ground tLal MUu
BE- better policy TO make political callai ny SnI-,ne ~ M
that the Republicans defeated any nohca,%on % Vl 'no
prcseut law Your correspondent knows that the ENcl5
board are in favor Of many modlnc"tiolis; tlh "nu
That the Republican members OF u.e Lgt,,I1II"c Lgts,,ItIc
will 20 unanimously far as they VIII and no lhither
n this Is acceptable TO the opponents Ot the LA,e iaM'
Az plpros,ion prevails IN NewYork and Brooklyn thIt
the bill in tho Senate COMMITTEE was passed Dy y nG
mocrac votes i'm the Assembly This is not true Only
tTfG,Se Democrats that branch voted for it-some
nf thc country Democrats having doNgeu. ""S tIO
votes Of Van Bruut Of NcWNO Ork ana Worth OF hlOoy
two Republicans, which gave the required number. II
the Democratic party under the impression lhdt ic
democratic members of the Legislature are sOHHIy
against the Excise law, that WOiulIy mislcd party is
egregiOusly mistaken , .-.,, 1910,
THE Arcade Railroad was reported avorahly yeSltl-
daV morning by the Committee on cities OF thc AsStluol
nc bin i'm It's present shape requires the ucorperdtors 10
buid the road within years, under penalty OF for
feDg 100000 which they are required TO deposit VIII
the State Controller. ,,.,-.t.. ,.o
lie affairs of the Erie Railway Company have concuu,N
20 sit with open doors This is as should be- thanhs To
Senator Pierce. 49,. 80. 49,,
The Crosstown tsurfaco Railroad bin has been ordered
foa third reading iu the Senate. 10 was expected tha
when the bill came MP in the Committee o The Nolt
motion would bc made to recOmm IL, but Do snch mo-
Committee Of Conference on The Canal Contracting
Board bill viii be here TO settle The difference between
the two Houses. .. ..i,.,,, ,u
hundred and twenty y-hftist. with hrauches , on
blooming cdale and Rmgsbrdge Roads. IL was pushed
frough hv senator Genet, who hopes 70 nave property
of his uV IN and that OF MS friends in that uelgEnohuod
benefited by IL. II Will spoil the two splendid drives
named above, and is intended only 10 benefit lew PHI
ya'c landowners. ,,., ,.r,
The Assembly has ordered TO third reading tle hi
syne SZ5OO0O to the Whitehall and Platsbur-h haI'du
lll giving the amount 10 the Buffalo ana M.~it
ngtou Railroad also ordered TO third reading y INC
same body.