The New York herald., 1870-04-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Proceedings of the Legislature
Yesterday.
The Canal Repair Bill in the ssnats-vetoes by
the Governor-Late Quarantine Officials
Declared in Contempt Late Supply
Bill-A New Capitol Operation.


moss unusual occurrence took place to-day.
The Senate had session ON Saturday. Yet what
did they dor Almost nothing. There were num-
ber Of unimportant reports from committees and q
large number or bills received from the Assembly,
all OF which were appropriately referred Then the
worthy Senators, In Committee OF the Whole, CON-
menced another
CHIN CONTEST CONCERNING CANALS,
and with this they occupied the entire session.
Kranky Kennedy and the Hammerng Hardenburg
spouted to their hearts, content the now Old OLD
story. The latter lifted his rheumatic hands,
threw his head back and closed his
eyes IN most expressive style, and bat
tied for his side as he only can battle. The for
mer sent the left Of his mouth looking for his
eyeball, and poured forth his ponder0us sentences
in most extraordinary style. The matter finally
went through and the Hon. Jake gained his point
as the bill which levies tax of one mill to pay for
anal repairs was passed and the appropriation for
the Genessee Valley Canal materially increased.
marched into the bar OF the Senate with the nasty
little Secretary OF the Governor who was gotten up
Bows waxed and twisted in dashing style Alter
he had been formally introduced he stated that he
had the honor to present four several mes
he bowed and retired as glad to escape the trying
ordeal to which he had been subjected whereupon
Phe%n TSe Which, the e e
livered were found to be
vErOEs
to Senate bills, OF which bills provided for the
erection OF soldiers monument In st. Lawrence
county. To this the Governor objected, as the bill
proposed unnecessary legislation. because the work
could be done IN accordance with general law lsec
A. chap S55, laws of 1869. Another Of the bills
vetoed was to enable incorporated rural cemeter es
In Jefferson and Cayuga counties TO acquire title TO
lands where the owners are unwilling to sell, or
where they cannot agree upon the value OF the pro.
perty. The Governor had
as to the propriety OF giving power TO associations
to acquire lands for burial purposes without the
such a law for those two counties the provisions
should be made general, these rural cemeteries
the whole State. The third and fourth vet0cs were
IN RELATION TO ROADS
known as the East Hamburg Turnpike road and
the Whites Corners and Buffalo Plank road. OF
these the Governor says:
These companies organized chapter 20
s47 That law limits the duration of companies formed
the charters Of the for further period Of thirty
o y ss
OF Supervisors of the county, Such consent having been
Of time is obviously proper that IKE should be
another thirty years The same preliminary steps should be
Under the first clause above quoted it may be q
question whether the proposed Westchester roads
over which there is now SO much fuss cannot be
killed. as 1t Is an undOubted fact that the supervI.
bOulevardS.
THE QUARANTINE QUARREL,
regarding the sale OF the grounds at Staten Island
into which the Committee OnsCOmmerce and Naviga
ton directed to examine, Is progressing. Cyrus
Curtiss, william A. Cole and William G. Anderson
were summoned TO appear before the committee.
but did not obey the summons. resolution was
adopted to-day declaring these gentlemen in con-
tempt and ordered to be brought before the bar OF
the house. Counsellor Johnson and DR.. Swinburne
suddenly disappeared from Albany when the first re-
solution for inquiry was passed. but IL Is highly pro-
bable that all parties 'ikely to give Information
will make speedy return to this place and
avoid II possible the disgrace OF formal arrest by the
State officers,