The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL coRsespOuoeNce or THE HERALD.

Final Passage Of the Central Underground
Railroad Biii-PrOspectise Passage Of the
Arcade Bill by the Log Rolling Pr0cess-The
Hell Gate Pilot Bill Finally Passed-Pro.
posed Remuneration of the Fire Department
for Past Services-The Spat Between the
Governor and the Senate.
ALBANY, April 16, 1861
At noon to-day the Assembly went into Committee
of the Whole on the special Order-the Central or
Brown Underground Railroad bill. The bill
was read through, the committee rose ana
reported progress, the report was dlsa'
greed TO and the bill ordered to third reading.
In the House the rules were suspended and the
bill put upon its final passage when 1t received an
almost unanimous vote The whole thing had been
eycellentIy managed. All attempts at debate and
amendment were chOked of and the bill, just as 1t
from the Senate, was rushed TO It's third read
ing and passage. The Arcadans in the Assembly
had withdrawn all obstacles TO its success, SO mat
may look for the reclprocaton or the favor IN the
Senate IN few days and the final passage OF the
Arcade bin by the withdrawal or the Central opposl'
ton in the upper branch OF the Legislature. ii SO,
the "log rolling" on both sides VIII nave Deen emil.
nently successful The original Broadway Tunnel
bin, surface dummy, as II should more properly
be termed has disappeared and its corporators have
joined the ranks OF the Centralians and Arcadians
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE HE'LL GATE PILOT LAW
AMENDMENTS
The bill to amend the Hell Gate Pilot laws and vir-
tnaly TO abolish the business OF the pilots who exe'
else THEIR profession Ill
tan Island and Long Island Sound passed the House
to-day and was signed by the Governor The follow
ing is the text Of the bill in full:-
amend chapter lis OF the Laws Of 1855, entitled
IAN concerning the pilots of the channel the East river
commonly called Hell Gate" passed April 49, lS47 as amended
by act March H. 1860 and again by act passed March
The people of the State of New York; represented in Senate
and Assembly, do enact folows-
SECTION Section of the act concerning pilots OF the
channel Of the Easrve commonly called Hell Gate passed
April 5 l84 amended by act passed March H. 1900 Is
hereby amended SO to read as follows:-
SEQ In any vessel navigating the channel OF the
East river commonly called Hell Gate shall make the usual
signal for pilot and after making such signal shall refuse
to receive board employ such pilot who shall FIRST
Jner his services after such signal ven them and in that
the master consgnee such vessel shall pay
to such He'll Gate pilot half potage from the place point
where such pilot offered his services and pilot who
shall pilot any government vessel through the said channel
provided by law for like services In plotting such
sci to from the port of New York by the OF Sandy
Hook.
SEC Section of said act, amended by acts passed
March H. 1850 and March H. 1862 hereby wholly repealed
SEC .. This act shall take effect Immediately.
THE ERIE QUESTION
again occupied the Senate to-day. The debate Will
be found below in the record Of proceedings.
The deadlock between the Governor and Senate
still continues. Last week the Governor sent in
very few nominations on the ground that there
were then a number on the Senate table Enacted
upon To-day the Senate returned the compliment
by continuing to refuse to confirm The nomination
OF S. NJ Harlow to be llarbOr Master for New York
was Withdrawn IN Executive Session Of the Senate
TODAY,