The New York herald., 1869-04-27
NEW YORK LEGI5LArJaE
SENATE.
ALBANY, April 70, 1859.


tiou OF the rate OF tolls on the following articles,
when transported on canals OF this State-On
barytes, cabinetware and furniture; car-axles, all
iron castings; domestic cottons, domestic wooens
nreproof cement furniture for stoves not cast ron
hides, raw and green, foreign and domestic bio ON
and pig iron, going towards tide water iron bolts,
iron safes, scrap ron junk, mahogany plaster, cal
cined or plaster OF Paris, going from tide water;
rags, varnish and vinegar from the present rates 10
one ana one-half mil per 900 pounds per mile.
On bleaching powders going from tide water. bones
otner than for manure; coffee, crockery, brimstone
sailed fish, going from tide water; foreign gypsum,
pig iron, going IRON tide water; spokes, wrought
stOne sugar, sal soda, tin plates, and water line
going from tide waser, and WOOL lrom present rates
TO mill per 1000 pounds per mile; on earth, lime,
stone sand slate and stone unwrought and partly
wrought, 10 half a mill per 1000 pounds per mile.
On window sash and blinds, from present rates 10
five mills per 1,0J0 pounds per mile. Adopted
The above reduction has been already made by
the Canal Board, but the cOncurrence OF the Legs.
laure is required by law; and it remains for the AS.
sembly TO concur 70 make the establishment OF the
new rates complete.
To incorporate the Sixth Avenue Savings Bank;
to amend the charters OF Coopersown and Syracuse;
Works; TO incorporate the village OF Chateaugaa;
to amend the law In relation to life insurance. to In
corporate the Literary society OF ST. vincens ferrar
incorporate the Equitable savings institution IN
New York; in relation to grading Eighth avenues to
incorporate the oriental Savings Bank, New YORK;
In relation to the election OF Commissioners OF the
Metropolitan police to Ill vacancies; amending the
charter of the syracuse and Fayetteville Railroad.
The bill Increasing The Metropolitan police force
was lost.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. O'DONNELL-A concurrent resolution, that
an amendment be prepared TO section q of article
10, of the State constitution, making the political
December; that the Legislature shall meet every
year, and assemble on the first Tuesday in Decem-
the next Legislature, and be published for three
months prior TO election. Tabled under the rule.
BILLS REPORTED.
To incorporate the Peoples Savings Bank OF Bur
faO; also the Dime Bank OF Sutiern; to authorize
the removal OF the Mutual Savings Bank OF Brook
lyn.
The Senate then took recess till evening.
Evening Session.
SITE FOR THE NEW YORK POST OFFICE
A communication was received from A. L. Stew
art, Horace Greeley andiWilllam Orton Commission
ers appointed by the Secretary or the treasury and
the Postmaster General to negotiate for the site Of
the new post Office in New YORK, asking the passage
Of an act authorizing the corporation OF the city OF
New York to exchange with the United states certain
lands in the CITY Hall Park and cedns The jurisdlc-
ton thereof.
The,olowinge received from the Governor.
offices Of Justice Of the Peace in the several towns Of this
The provides vacancy shall the
office Of Justice Peace in this State after the
meeting such officers, majo.
an I @ Ss
after the then next annual town meeting Of said town. Bya
il viii be seen that Justices Of the Peace elective officers
The feh section article of the constitution reads
thus m
ane teaisaare @ sna prov1ae Ior ming vacancies IN
shaI hold his ocr bv vru Of such anpontment
ceeding annual happening vacancy
is obvious that in occurring after the
annual Town meeting ana before tne annual eecuon OF tne
"a m ~. conn 70 ng o oce ap sp
lie succeeding OF january which would be the com
nencement of the political wear next the first an
election after happening the Such provision
OF the law Is forbidden by the constitution.