New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-24
WORK, WEDNESDAY. MARCH "a, 1869.

ave. TO Fiftyseventh-st along the latter TO Eighth
ave. TO Fifty st. also from the corner Of Fifty
ninthst and Fifth-ave to Fiftyseventh-st to First
ave.; also on Avenue and Tenth-ave commencing
at the foot of Twenty -third-st North River, along
the latter to the East River.
Gov. Hoffman sent lanOther veto message to the
Assembly to-day, ON the bill to authorize the Super
visors of the town of Addison, in Steuben County,
to pledge the credit of the town for the purpose Of
building bridges, &C. The Governor considers that
the bill belongs to that class of special laws to which
he has already objected, and to which he continues
his unyielding opposition
The pro rata freight bill is again urgently pressed
before the Legislature. This afternoon there was
an argument before the joint railroad committee.
The Hon. Luke Ranney of Syracuse, and Gov.
Avord argued in favor Of the BILL and Mr. FairchId,
Attorney of the Central Road, and Chauncey NJ.
Depew, represented the other side. The argument
las not been finished yet. --.-
Mr. Richmond of the Committee on Cities will re-
port favorably tomorrow bill introduced by him.
relative to the Sheriff of NewYork. 1t provides that
the Sheriff shall not hereafter appoint any special
deputies unless to criminal and civil processes
ID also allows the Sheriff to charge for collection
five per cent on all sums under $780, two and half per
cent on all sums between $3.50 and 81 0O0 and per
cent on all sums over the latter amount. All sub
penas to be served from the Police Justices Courts
are to be given to the Sheriff. who shall charge the
same fees as are allowed to State cOnstables AS
originally introduced the bill allowed the Sheriff to
charge two and half per cent on all amounts col
lected over $780, and also allowed the Board of Super
visors to fix the fees for serving subpenas The Com
mittee however, amended as it will be reported
The nomination of j. c. Bancroft Davis to be AS
sistant Secretary of State of the United States has
given universal satisfaction in Albany. MIR. Davis
represents in the Assembly the First District of Or
anee. and is Chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
and second on Railroads. lie is not only the most
accomplished gentleman on the floor of the House,
but by all odds the most useful and practical legsla
tor He is about As years of age. and of Hon.
est John Davis" once Governor of Massachusetts,.
He is q graduate of Harvard College, and was
Secretary of Legation at the Court OF
st. James under Ministers Abbott Lawrence
and George Bancroft. After leaving England
he was made American correspondent of The
london Times and filled that position for eight years.
Rather than do The Times manager desired,
namely, write Rebel letters he resigned, and has
since practiced law. For many years he was attor-
new for the Board of Directors of the Erie Railroad
and is at present of tho Directors OF that corpo
ration. lie is a thorough radical in politics. and is
also. very rich.
The bill giving 1000 mile to all new railroads
was discussed tonight in Assembly, and an attempt
of its friends to pass IL was defeated.