The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-18
TIE STATE CAPITAL
s,sc,. Correspondence OF the HERALD.


sscueraI Grant Asks the Cession oil Davids
Island 70 the United States-The Wharves
and Piers Bill Introduced-fahaerphC new
York Underground Railroad biii-hesoIa.
ton Condemnins secretary Stanton-he-
form In New York city haiirond MATTERS
ALBANY, Jan. II, 1868.
No ,,,s sensation was created in the Senate Chamber
,is rornipg when Colonel Hastings, Of Governor Fen,
,on,s sa appeared at the bar with the sargeartat.
Avn. and announced "a communication from his
Excellency tho Governor, TRANSMITTING ,e.sS, -
General Grant, In these revolutionary times with
broad and stubborn ss'ia between presdant and Con-
gess, such words were likely 70 attract attention and
ears were straiEed to hear what the General
OF the Armies OF the United States had TO communi.
gate Was il letter of instructions through the Gov
ernor, as TO the duties of the militia IN a crissY Or
was . letter OF suggestions rs 10 the duties OF the
State Executive and Legislature in the emergency Of
conflict between their national compoersp 1t proved,
however to be but very simple request Of tho General
inChef regarding the cession to the United States Of
Island under the Jurisdiction OF the State Of New
York. The following is copy Of the letter.
WAR DEPARTMENT, wAsmscros CRY
Eis Exq4rtssoY the Governor Of New York - WV
BY Lesssas d the State New York ssass
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Very respectfully your obedient servant ,rr
Secretary OF War; I'D i.serfm.
Mr.. Williams subsequently with unanimous consent
introduced bill 10 make the cession requested
Tho Wharves and Piers biii which originated with the
Citizens Association but has been greatly modified,
introduced in the Senate this morning by Mr. Caud
wei, on behalf of his absent colleague Mr. Genet The
Citizens Association very bad odor here last win.
ter and in place Of facilitating greatly retarded the legls
Afraid Of continuance Of this evil prestige II induced
the Chamber OF Commerce to push the BILL and it is
se wo n Tery Sea
divide the spots. Democrats and republicans rep
being allowed 10 the former on accoant Of their iegsla
tive majority. The commission Is to be composed OF
Brooklyn the Captain OF the Port and several Of the
venerable fogies of the Chamber OF Commerce.
In inc same House .he rev iorK Underground Ran.
and Fifth avenue to Harlem river with a branch at
street TO and up Ninth avenue is the one
proposed. The of the corporaors present
most curious nedloy-Corneus Vanderbilt, Peter b.
Sweeny and Jacob Sharp being among those enumer.
Htoc
Mr. Herman intends introducing bill for a "Peoples
Underground and Suburban Railroad" to run up
Broadway aDd Eighth avenue TO Harlem river. No
poratcrs are named as yet.
Tho Tenement House bill, introduced yesterday by Mr.
Ready was to-day by resolution taken from the commit
tee OF which he chairman and referred to the Com
mittee or Cities. II Is now said that this move was in
stigated by TIE Tammany democrats with view to
smotherng the bill in the committee. 1t did look hike
very tempting bait to give the Mayor instead of the
Governor the power OF appointing the Inspector OF
Buildings and thus Gust the radical cotere which
the department in New York Either some bargain
must hsys been made since the last election put the
democrats in majority else there influential APP
pontees and pets of Tammany Hall now among the en-
ployes OF the department., or perhaps Tammany is
willing to give Hoffman any more power than he has at
Itr,y DO well to state that one democrat Mr. W. g An.
drews OF Kings voted against the antCongress resolu
ion OF Wednesday last Mr.. Andrews made explana-
Of his conduct in the House, but states privately
that ne had been soldier and officer In the late war
and could not consistently vote for resolutions de-
rlarng Congress unreasonable
T1e democratic majority to-day attempted another
antCongressional move in the shape OF resolution
rondemnatory of Secretary Stanton. They got be-
wdered usual, in the Parliamentary maze and the
matter won't over under the rule IL Is curious that,
with so many old members Their party Is so unskilful
IN working measures. The republicans decidedly
the adv antsge in this respect
Three good measures introduced In the House
to-day one OF these by Mr. Calvin is bill to prevent
the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company from charging
more than i've cents fare and another by Mr. Keever
Is prevent the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company from
charging than cents fare for any distance
its The object OF the latter bill TO break up
imposition which has been practsed Tor too long time
ON the residents OF the side in New York City.
When the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company was char
tered agreed to carry passengers over It's route for ave
cents, rate which subsequently lncreas ID, as
all other roads, TO SIX cents. The road ran
only 10 Fifty.nnth street for several years,
although required complete its track TO Harlem
ms expedtously reasonable. When the upper por-
tion Of the road finally completed, passengers, to
Their great SURPRISE were charged nvo cents additional
for total distance eleven CENTS although tho Third
road charged but seven cents for the same dis
lance Efforts TO prevent this demand were upavaling.
The Company said that the piece OF road above Fifty
ninth street entirely separate affair and did not
come within the scope of the original charter, and
hence insisted upon and has succeeded ever since in
collecting almost double fare. The residents OF the
sde above Fifty street VIII be Delighted to
passage OF the bill The third referred TO
Ia resolution introduced by Ar Johnson of New YORK,
restrain the Sixth Avenue Railroad Com panv from
heaping the snow from their tracks on either side OF
the road IN yarick street, between Carmine and Canal
streets.