New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
NEW-YoRK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE. ALBANY. March II.
rRorEcrIoN roR RAILRoAD sIocKnOLDERs. !.

. sENATE......ALBANY. March IL.
PROTECTION FOR RAILROAD STOCKHOLDERS.
The Railroad Committee, to whom was REF
ferred subject Of improper issue OF stock ana crp
railroad companies and to propose better
bona tide stockholders, presented report ana eVldehSo
- Messrs CSyAMPsEIL and MORGAN proposed one
amendment TO the general Railroad law, Messrs GENbE
and GRAHAM another, ana Mr.. PARKER third a.,
Messrs. CAMPBELL and MORGAN proposed the iot'
Thai subdivision 10 Of section % Of the general Railroad law. bs
From lime to tine borrow such sun, money shah b
and dispose di be bonds i sSy amount % borTOTe nOs
s :. St S e. G % . purposes
Iso Of The company ga s1 eSE Is S
On ocI o%pssy any tse sIpoa q o..
q the bonds under such regulations the dlrse'or NAV sts
ab adopt ' .Ts enrss bsa sGp'''iSn Ss stated in dc
bond but this section shall no. be eed 70 ,Stho. o. permit s
amount which together Nth the a stock .etas sd sA, 9I.
aS smou5 two thirds Of the capital sOeI COMPANY Psbs
thereof wiring to each shall se s'sd a
and and Gc S bin a. 6s postoee nearest h usual place ne
% 9. SSs R%s % su a .: such a @ sis 5 s ss
Object and purposes 70 which t6s money shall be applied
The amendment proposed by Messrs. Graham ana
or stock shall be issued without the consent OF the Legs
ature MT Parker tne issue oi S
the market price OF the bonds or stock OF the Company
ment hereby declared felony punishable by ne noe
exceeding 100000 or by imprisonment not exceeding ona
The President appointed as the Committee the part
OF the Senate to investigate the Utica Lunatic Asylums
On motion Of Mr. CREAMER the bills reported by the
Railroad Committee regarding the issue Of bonds were
made tue special order for Tuesday next Yeas 4 hays
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY MT I, Sa me r cSeSe eSeo pfobb
the use OF steam on second-aye., New-York
Affairs be discharged from consideration of the Excise
b and it be referred to the Committee Of the Wholes
A"O'0' -'' EVENING SESSION
The following message was received from Gov HON.
return without my signature bill entitled An act :. s9thoSils s
c sReE B's ..ss 8 the ssosts March 1859
semb March H. o9 By the IA" rsns to tns M l
Board Ipto1ed been unable S several mouths
difficulty caused By his sickness asd Absence II hsee,'i
Dponed and 70 that sad tS. bin s been passed only
Commissioner besides the absent President :9a vi" O peTeeTsG
vote three ns adoption appointing PIss
When the Commissioners majority sdop Tsi
a"sa Foss1 is.. e. I.'S
The Board Ou By resolution If Ihs bill becomes
either S.s Of s @ & three SS % s az % G
Of pnen appointment Of oces where vacancies
G % IN Ss noi se S meet the dca ocsSed tie
sas ss M s uP Psia scDonSs S o ' % "a 'TS @ I'd s
hS s . by Dg q ..r, s su!.OS s%E al
a SS, ,D a 'sI S S % % D we
''''D'"''' 'H4 JoES r HOFFMAN,.
The message was laid over for consideration.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Hale Relative the procurement of abortions
American Museum OF Natural History Of Now XoIS. SIl
Creamer-Relatve 10 tho acknowledgment OF deeds anq
other instruments relating 10 real property MI Pearca
Relative TO the New-York Central Railroad Co.
BILLS REPORTED.
Revising the charter OF the steam ferry between Brook
yn and Mott Haven Incorporating the New-Iork sea-
a s b Supplying ho dsaeency IN the stats
Prison appropriation was ordered to a third reading.
Adjourned
ASSEMBLY.
al bn
on the part Of the Assembly to investigate the affairs and
management of the State Lunatic Asylum OF Uucas
Messrs. J. b. DAVIS, Gould, Kendall tIagg ana Fat'
The SPEAKER presented the annual report Of the
THE NEw-ioRK HOSPITAL.
The Governors of the Newlork Hospital, In response
Of resolution OF the Assembly report that they have
sold leased the ground which the hospital Is lot
Gated and the buildings VIII soon DC removed Inc nuint
streets and conveyed TO the hospital during the year M
was $50 1861 49, 1853 These numbers do not fairly
the aggregate casualties in the lower part Of
the city which demand immediate surgical treatments ~
be Immediately established in the lower part OF the city,
and proper arrangements made for the prompt convey
ance of wounded persons II the Legislature would dI,
rect reception ward. this Department would make ar!
rangemens with the Police Department 10 pc INFORMED
by telegraph OF every casualty aud dspaten surgeon
tion was referred tile Committee on Public Charities
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
The House taking up the general order Tor the COM
lion MIR JACOBS presented the following substitute for
the report OF the Committee on Federal Relations
article United has s.sa proposed
amendment 20 the said Constitution sad. . .,
HAeed The svowed ec, of tb proposed anendmnth 70 us
the ss, T % 70 s sss ,s sni b ssS.Tsr propon to
give persons the right ofage uniformly refused 70 ansna
their State Constitution as 10 eject that reSu-e s' Ne
eGs Tbe present Legislature chosen at time when the
question amending Constitution proposed BY orgres vas be-
fee Of pab relative thereto therefore
M ss hal vote for ar agsnst the seOn proposed
the Constitution 'he Uoied states IN oraer hat ne
t upon the subject IN accordance WIZ The VIII OF
The Constitutional Amendment discussed at length
by Messrs Hustled and CanPDeu OF Osego SlSasoD and
Davis in favor, aud Messrs. Htchman kmball, MOsey,
aud Patrick against IT, was made the special order for
the evening.
Mr.. PATRICK introduced a resolution. follows:
Tie national platform OF the Republican
nouheed that tho question Of Suffrage al loyal states properly be-
any such therefore, tie subject be deferred uBi tho
people heard from.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION
The special order the consideration OF the Fifteenth
Amendment Messrs Hegcman, La Bau, and selkreg
spoke in It's favOr and Messrs. Jacobs, Miller Keegan,
aud Nachtmann against it, vote was first taken or
Mr.. Jacobs's amendment, which was lost-feas Al;
Nays, 70. The Amendment then adopted by vote
Of ~ TO AZ.
Adjourned
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON EXPRESS COM
PANIEs.
This Committee, of which the Hon. Mr.. Ray
Chairman in session at the Metropolitan Hotel
this city from Saturday morning until last evening" when
adjourned after having examined several witnesses
among whom were Messrs. Fargo Knapp officers OF the
have taken sufficiently wide to include evidence
upon the various ana reports which have beer
circulated To the alleged &C. OF the
that Judge Barnard had been Influenced by Improper
motives III making his decision In the great Waterbury
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