The New York herald., 1868-03-28
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

ALBANY, March 81, 1868.
BILLS ORDERED TO THE THIRD READING.
Incorporating the Rochester Bridge Company;
amending the charter Of the Niagara Suspension
Bridge Company; tho Town OF West Farms Boule-
ward bill for the establishment OF o nautical
school; authorizing the Utica Common Council to
borrow $500 amending the Brooklyn (E. d. Fire
law; for the Improvement Of Park avenue in Brook
lyn; Incorporating the Brooklyn Eye and Ear In
frmary; incorporating the Free VIII Baptist General
Conference of North America; for the relief OF GER
tain religious societies In New York, Westchester
and Kings countless authorizing the prisoners
fenced in Kings county for less than five years
to be confined In the Kings County Pententiary
extending the time for the construction or the
Grand Hotel; authorizing certain life insurance
the Commercial Agency and Credit Guarantee Com
pany; amending the New York Common School Law
by allowing $40 per head on the average attend
ance OF pupils.
BILLS REPORTED.
Against incorporating the Tontine Association,
which was agreed to; authorizing the Commission
Of the United States Circuit Court to take aida-
Wits and acknowledgements which was laid Oh the
table; Incorporating the American Trading Com
pany OF BOrneO which was laid on the table; fixing
the hours during which the offices OF county clerks
and registers shall DO kept open, which was laid on
Recorder and City Judge OF New York. which was
laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED
Incorporating the Geneva Savings Bank; author
izing the Flshkl Savings Bank to invest In certain
town bonds; changing the name of the New York
Ladies' Educational Union; Incorporating the Ursu
line Convent; extending the time three years for
the completion OF the New York and HOusa
tonic Railroad; authorizing the authorities or
the town OF YOnkers to convey certain lands
to the YOnkers Hospital Association; the West Farms
and New Rochelle Town Hall bills incorporating the
Safe Deposit Company OF Rochester; Incorporating
the Niagara Water Works Company; amending the
charter Of Buffalo relative to department expenses
ana unpaid taxes authorizing the extension OF Dock
street, Yonkers, to the New York city line; amend
ing the charter OF Syracuse by requiring the rolls
To be completed by the 18th Of December amending
the certificates Of Incorporation Of the Central vir-
gina Copper and Gold Mining and Smelling Com
pany. ..
STATE AID FOR RAILROADS
Mr.. O'DONNELL., OF the Finance Committee re-
ported against granting State aid to the Southern
Central Railroad, the Bufal0 and Washington Rail-
Ontario Shore Railroads. The report was disagreed
to and the bills referred to the Committee OF the
Whole, also for the consideration or the Senate.
Mr. ODONNELL also reported In favor OF apprOpri-
ang $3.50 900 to the Albany and SusQuehanna Rail-
road. Referred.
THE METROPOLITAN EXCISE LAW.
Mr.. TWEED moved that the Committee on Internal
Affairs Of Towns and Counties be discharged from
the consideration OF Assembly bill amending the
Metropolitan Excise law, and that the same be ad-
vanced to the Committee OF the Whole Lost by
IA TO H. the Lieutenant Governor giving the casting
vote In the negative.
Mr.. CREAMER moved for O reconsideration of the
vote.
Mr. FoLoER moved to lay the motion on the table.
Carried