New-York tribune., 1869-04-09

THE CENTRAL RAILROAD BILL-A VOTE ON THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BE IAhES
IN THE SENATE ON WEpNEsDAd-nn ,nliI.
Two.TIER RAILROAD BILL-VoTE ON THE
BRIBERY BILL.
ALBANY, April s.-To-day was as comparatively
dull in the Legislature as yesterday was caim Inc
Assembly was engaged all the morning In the thiru
reading of bills. An effort was made to get up LOT
third reading the bills passed last night in the Com
mittee of the Whole but Mr.. Youngloye, who had
placed Mr. Gleason in the chair, and had himself
taken the floor. made the point that it required
unanimous consent to read the bills out Of their reg
ular order, and that the Clerks table was full OF
messages from the Senate, which should have the
precedence The point ruled well taken, and the
Clerk then announced bill from the Senate and the
question was on concurring with the amendments.
Mr. Jacobs who hoped to table all the bills one after
the other until the desired ones were reached
moved to Law this particular bill on the
table. Mr. Younglove demanded the yeas
and nays and they were ordered. There were
about forty bills to be read and Mr. Jacobs saw that
if he pursued the same tactics 1t would take MN
twice as long to reach his bills if he waited pa
tiently for them to come in their regular turn lie
wisely desisted and Mr.. Younglove claimed the VIC
tory.
In the Senate the Fifteenth Constitutional Amend
ment relative to suffrage, reported, and made
special order for tomorrow and Tuesday Win tne
understanding that vote was to be taken on We'd
nesday.
Gen. Swain,s two-tier railroad bill was announced
in the Senate this morning, as a message from the
House, and motion to refer it to the Committee OF
tho Whole, without reference to the Railroad Com
mittee, was unanimously carried. This IS long
stride ard indicates the favor with which the bill Is
regarded.
Senator Halls bribery bill printed in The
TRIBUNE of Wednesday, came up for third reading
before a full Senate to-day. There were only five
votes in the negative, namely: BradleI Cdald'ceH,
Genet. Norton, and Ttceed. With these exceptions
every member Of the Senate voted aye"
Senator Norton has introduced bill to create
Roard of Gas Examiners TO consist of three scientific
chemists residing in the city, who shall be eminent
in their special familiarity with the manufacture and
tests Of Illuminating such Board to be appointed
| by the Mayor Of New-York City. The Board may
appoint q sufficient number of Inspectors OF
Gas to aid them in their work, as also clerk TO keep
| q record of the proceedings of such Board. The
Board shall prescribe the mode TO be adopted for
testing the purity of the gas furnished by the dler
emf gas companies of the city to their customers
said tests to be made between the hours of D and
| 10 n. m, at least three times each day,
from October 1 to April l each year, and
between and II p m, from April to Oct. ], each
year. The said Board shall prescribe the maximum
amount e the various kinds of impurities with which
the gas supplied shall be allowed to be charged and
| the time when the rule prescribed shall
| take effect. The gas supplied by each
company shall be under such pressure as Will
balance column Of water at least one inch in hight
| Each member Of the Board to receive q salary OF
5000; Inspectors $500; and the Clerks, $1,000
At the evening session Of the Assembly the bill OF
the Special Railroad Investigating Committee, legal
izing the Central Railroad scrip was read third
| time and passed; Yeas, 81; Nays IS. Mr. N. Is.
Smith Judge Miller. and Mr.. Kendall availed them
selves of the privilege of requesting to be excused
in order to express their indignation at what they
characterized the indecent haste OF the friends OF
| the BILL in rushing it through the House. The bill
TO increase the fees Of the Sheriff OF New York was
then taken up and passed. by Sc Yeas TO % Nays The
| bill for constructing q passenger depot for the
| Harlem Railroad at Forty -second-st, and
the Consolidation Railroad bill were then
! passed the former by vote of 10l TO IL, and the
| latter by 76 to 80. The Citizens Association were
| heard, through their counsel, Messrs. DAILY and
Henry, this afternoon, before the Committee on the
New-York City and County Tax Levy. They dis
ected ZACH item of the biIi and showed how upward
of 100000 could be saved and all branches of the
City and County Government except the Bureau of
Political Spos, could be well and faithfully admin
istered The array of facts and arguments addnced
by the counsel produced marked effect on the Com
| mittee who expressed their intention to make all
the reduction possible consistent with an effective
administration of the City Government.