New-York tribune., 1869-04-12
ALBANY.
DEBATE ON THE BROADWAY SURFACE RAILROAD
BILL-THE REMOVAL OF GENRsEE COLLEGE
The ABOLITION OF CANAL CONTRACTs--

THE NEW CAPITOL.
ALBANY, April 10.-Both branches of the Legis la
ture held sessions to-day, and adjourned over TIL
Monday evening. The leading feature in the Senate
was the debate on the Broadway Surface Railroad
bill, which was finally ordered to third reading
The discussion was characterized by better spirit
than yesterday, though not whit less earnest The
opponents of the measure knowing that its success
was foregone conclusion, talked not to gain prose-
lytes to their side. but rather to put themselves
on record. Senator Creamer made strong argument
in favor of the bill AS to the nous profits gen.
orally made by street railways he thought there was
much error of opinion The Belt Railway Company
were proposing to give up their charter; the Second
ave. Railroad did not pay and indeed, in hsopinion
the Third-aye. Road was among the few whose STOCK
was at par Senator Folger gave the unkindest cut
of all when he proposed to give the corporators
named in the bill % days in which to pay to the
City Chamberlain s. 100000 for the franchise and if
they failed to respond then 10 days for any other
parties to make the same payment and become the
corporators and in the event that no one chose to
pay that sum for the franchise, then to give 1T
gratuitousy to the originally named corporators lie
said that the other side had avowed that no one
would pay the sum stated for the franchise. lie
thought differently. therefore, he said. to test this
point of difference, he proposed this amendment 30
plausible proposition, if not altogether prac-
ticable evidently bothered greatly the friends OF
the BILL and how to get over it was problem Sena-
tor Creamer tried the drqumentum ad hominem, and
asked iMr. FoIger why he had mt made similar
proposition heretofore, Of disposal OF valuable
franchises He suggested that it would be as proper
to turn the Senate Chamber into an auction room
and knock off TO the highest bidder every franchise
of any value. The discussion, which was as q whole
decidedly sharp continued for two or three hours. IN
Committee of the Whole. Every essential amend
ment to the bill being voted down. In the Senate
these amendments were again offered and long Sc
res of them rejected. and the bill ordered to third
reading This bill has not been passed in the Assem-
bly, as has been enormously stated. In this tight
the New-York Senators have all along laid much
stress the fact that this was local matter and
its decision should be left to the Senators represent
ing the metropolis just reasonably as are the local
bills of Buffalo left by courtesy to the Senator repre-
senting that city.
After dsposng of the Broadway bill, the Senate
went into the order of third reading of bills and
cleared the desk Of the bills waiting to be passed.
None of them were Of more than local interest.
The Assembly was engaged in General Orders most
of tho morning, ordering dozen or moro bills TO
third reading, Among them that authorizing the
Avenue Railroad TO extend its tracks. The Senate
bill authorizing the removal of Genesee College from
Lima TO Syracuse was ordered to third reading,
granted an injunction to prevent the removal. and
although the Methodist Church is all but unanimous
for the removal legal squabbles and qubbles will be
apt to delay Il for years should compromise be
effected.
Resolutions adopted by the Produce Exchange,
asking for the appointment of five Commissioners to
examine into the needs Of tho canals and report TO
the next Legislature presented by the Speaker
On motion Of Mr.. Hitchman they wcrc referred 10
the Canal Committee ..-r...
The Stanford Canal Contract bill is DeioIe the 49,
senbiy Canal Committee. and was yesterday altef-
noon argued by Senator Nichols for and ex
Ilvord AGAINST IT, Several Senators who originally
heIned 10 pass tho bill reported as more than
lukewarm toward il. The Democrats, neither in the
Canal Board nor in the House. are unanimous for IT,
and the bill seems 10 have few jealous advocates.
Under all the circumstances the bill stands a poor
show Of growing into n law.
There seems to he trouble ahead in the Board
of New Capitol Commissioners. The other day the
Commissioners were directed by resolution Of the
Assembly to report everything done by them thus
far within q given period. Nothing having been
heard from them, O resolution was adopted yester-
day. on motion of Mr. Hixon of Yates to suspend all
work ON the new edi6ce-wlich is very much
en- embryo at this date-until tho desired report
should be forthcoming. To-day Mr. Hixon
presented lengthy memorial from o. b. Latham
one OF the eight Commissioners, who is not at all sat
isGed with the plan Of building adopted by his iel
low Com6lssioners This plan he criticises severely
and asks the Legislature 10 interfere in the premises
Io elaine TO be tho only practical builder IN the
Board. 1t is the fight of last Winter renewed. The
Hon. Hamilton Harris is President Of the Board.
ioint resolution was offered this morning by Mr.
Hixon for q joint committee to investigate
the various plans and specifications which have
..I. 20 Iaof afu tphtgh
in their Judgment, are preferable. The proposition
is of course to override the action Of the Board The
resolution giving rise to debate lies the table.
With the present week closes the Goth
day Of the session Some of the more
sahguine nlembers hope to adjourn sine die
by the Goth inst. but the older heads gener-
ally set the date for this wisbed-for consummation
near the first of MAY. Mr. Glenn dryly remarked
the other day that he could not probably sit out the
entire session. a. he was only elected for one year
II the Legislature should wait to act deliberately
upop the 2lOO bills already introduced, t is barely
possible that there might be much force in the sar-
casm of the venerable member from Wayne.
Mr.. Bradley has introduced bill directing John
D. Van Buren and George Bliss, jr, late Paymaster-
General to pay into the Treasury Of the State the
several sums of money standing to their credit re-
spectiyely in the Commercial Bank Of Albany and
tbe Merchants Bank, New-York, being the aggregate
amount of certain checks drawn to the order OF en-
listed men for bounty due them, and which checks
have not been presented for payment.
Mr. Palmer has introduced bill providing that
the first meeting of the Inspectors Of Registry and
Elections, as provided for by law, IN New-York
and Brooklyn. and in each of the other Election Dis
tricts in the State which includes any part OF an
| incorporated city or village shall be held on the
Tuesday four weeks preceding the general election.
The Inspectors in the cities of New-York and Brook
yn shall meet on the Saturday two weeks preceding
| =, alactiop aud tha Mondav following. and