New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-24
ALBANY.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RAILWAYS IN NEW
YoRy POWERS OF CORPORATIONS "0''H
pRrpGING OF THE HUDSON.
Albany, March 23.-The events OF yesterday
zero naturally upperost to-day in the MINDS Oh peoI.
a. ,6 around the Legislature. and furnished the chei
,,os Of conversation (much Of 1t rather exeehg IN
rnbe places through the city since the general SMASH
The efervescencc found vent IN preamble ana reso"
ton offered by Sr Mitchell of New York, in the foo"ng
words:
& ursoer Democrats asseciated qa Of TIE
City ScwSork large suis Of money save oe nv pewote
neS he o. restoring to the Peep, OF as commission,
iwposs by partisan IL stature Known as ne se ~ ST.ors
Of the Covsy NewYor and the act recognizing Tue O" S
M" Ws re- I ny. sS tSss he a isPS t,n in s
s.snss Green S.s snh 3 issss bill No o. relative
M,rh the CITY Semitic Ass Of s5S & appointed
ss @ 3 repo he resa, Of such Investigation to tie House
Some conversation ont Of the usual ORDER arose on te
Drcsentaton OF the matters in this form, ana the
sneaker then enforced the rule which requires resoiu
tions to lie for day when any objection or eonro
versy the presentation Inc mover de,SkG1
order TO make his resolution cover more perfectly me
objects nc aimed at. When the su9ect comes UP aEdn
probably tomorrow there will doubtless be another
lively scene at least among the mourDers for the
g smashed erockery."
TIE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION.
The row OF last Friday respecting what is called The
easurably obscured by the smoke of later explosion
. claims considerable attention. The testimony taken
by the Investigating Committee was submitted to the
Assembly to-day. prcfaced by the following bre1 ana
uOn-oOmmittal report:
They further repor, statement made by NJ Fields IN r',I'
TO MI hnswoItb sustained ~ DIS o"S 'es.ony, we ve,
MT Fdssim hat the language imputed to him used by hin ~
moment Of 1enai ara T A' mo, ne made bV M2
I sui alasei By NJ Field in reference 10 Tie language us'
Committee FEEL tia; they bsve their duty reporting
evidence aud facts they TO the House Tor cohleIs'u
o. motion of Mr.. Mosey. aud will come up for consider
alton ia the Assembly early next week.
iTUNNELNG THE CATsKILL MOUNTAINS.
The numerous memorials from Ulster, Delaware and
adjoining counties, and the bill progressing through the
Legislature concerning state aid for "tunneling Pine
H" indicate tho present jealous efforts for overcoming
the difficulties in the way Of railroad enterprise pre-
scented Nv the Catsfin Mountain range, Of which Pine
Hi IS one Of the ndges situate about midway between
the Ere aud Central Misunderstanding one OF the dlyd.
Ing SUBMITS between the Hudson basin on the east and
would open the way for several railroads with favorable
kewYork Lake Ontario at Oswego The tunnel will
le about mile long and two miles OF railroad route
TS aa Seaoh no of G a Pis na IN n0
Aabens bin ask for 100000 to aid in overcoming this
dcut aud osTeso Railroad but also for ali other rail.
roads that may use It paying share OF the expense
completed the IS miles TO the eastern base of Pine Hill;
and leaving interval of five miles for the tunnel and
It's approaches has put under contract and is now work
inc on the co miles between the western base OF Pine i'm
and the village Of Oncouta ia Otsego County, where this
road from iondout on the hudson TO connect win one
already built in the direction of OsweGo. This Rondont
route The proposed grant for tunnelng the mountain
Is asked only by nst3ment payable as each OF the four
Company and the individual mem0ralists from all the
Legislature passed resolutions promising State aid in
making the tunnel whenever company should show,
by works aud means all the remainder Of the
enterprise ana VIII speedily De completed Inc con-
con being fulfilled by the people along the route and
BY the Company as their memorials alege, tile state is
nov asked to redeem it pledge b. yng tine promised
ard are spending their money to complete the remainder
This IS different from ordinary applications for assist
huCc 10 concerns road alone, but all railroads in
that hitherto seQuestered region"sequetered"
tIsGnehanna, the NewYork and Oswego Midland the
New England and other roads well as the Rondout
and Oswego Railroad may all find this tunnel OF great
value in facilitating intercourse between the Hudson
A this is the first tunneling OF magnitude proposed
Any railroad this STATE. ana the Pine Hi region has
hitherto been comparatively secluded section OF
hae these few facts may enable readers generally TO
tie OF the project about which much
curiosity mas Dteh tNeiteu IN recent iegsatlve proceed
iucs The spirited way in which the ROndOut and OswegO
fact that they DO not ask that road monopoly of the
tunnel place this enterprise in light worthy Of prompt
railroad euteprze essential to the welfare Of long
quesercd region, pushed onward by the farmers and
les steal about IL than unfortunately accompanies
700 many OF the enterprises that appeal for legislative
PROTECTION FOR EXPRESS srOCKHoLDERs
The express business has had but small share OF legs
latyc attention thus far, compared with that bestowed
several enterprises of far importance The
tu introduced several weeks ago by Assemblyman Lit
ueon, providing stringent rules for the receipt and de-
livery Of parcels has Just been Laid on the table AT his
TIE difficulties Of carrying such regulations without
doing INJUSTICE 10 the express companies.
proposal is now made in bill from Senator Sanford,
To- requiring express companies 10 make reports that
vii enable stockholders and people generally to know
M nov ain their
tigus. TIE title of tie bll is significant "For the Pro-
lection q he Stockholders III Express Companies"
hi Just laid before the Senate by Mr..
Sanford Of uCdd requires that all express companies
dong business the state, with nominal capital of
100000 more. whether Incorporated under laws OF this
any other state. whether doing business Joint
STOCK ASSOCIATION or as JOINT partners 'ha make al
annual report 10 the state Engineer respecting the opera
mons Of each lcf-the same as raiIOad companies.
These reports shall state the amount OF stock issued
foating debt the sinking fund il any and how Invested
Tie average rate of interest funded ard floating debts;
bonds and Other securities held by Tie COMPANY the
Of President ana all other officers the gross
declared; amount OF taxes paid 10 General Government;
amount PAID fer images ana losses amount OF law
peI,es amount ii Insurance; the sums paid TO each
Railroad amount paid for advertising and other print
H.; the amount - interest paid ana received The re-
A. tue business community las long desired.
RELIEF on STREET RAILROADS.
The loDgpfOnised bill Tor better accommodating pas
eengcrs horse-cars NewYork city has at last seen
she light Of print. Introduced by Mr.. Mitchell about
eight weeks ago. it read referred to the
Railroad Committee, and reported fayorably from that
Committee and yet. short 10 IS i appears In print
only to-day. II fOrbds any streecar from receiving
when the seats filed tie conductor shall exhibit
Iacard with the WORD nun" after which
fenccrs shall be received til the Withdrawal that sign
elbows there is vacancy. Not than five cents in
below sixty fthst Companies required to start
lie morning and also between and O'clock in the
afternoon each COMPANIES