The New York herald., 1870-04-26
ASSEMBLY.
ALBANY, April Is, 1870.

ALBANY, April Is. 1870.
REPORTS.
BY Mr.. FREAR-1n relation to opening streets In
Brooklyn; also to establish Stock Exchange in New
York; also to refund certain taxes Illegally levied in
Brooklyn; also TO provide for the completion of the
Bedford avenue Improvement in Brooklyn.
BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the time for the
organization of the American Trust Company In New
York.
BY Mr.. PLUNKETr-Amending the charter Of the
United States Insurance Company.
BILLS PASSED.
Incorporating the Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Incorporating the Staten Island Bridge Company
with an amendment suggested by the Governor as TO
Making provisions for binding out orphans by
trustees OF asylums
Confirming the action OF the authorities Of New
York IN the matter OF the Gansevoort property. Mr..
Fields stated that he believed q similar bill had
passed both Houses already, and had the bill laid on
Reestablishing the Board of Health in Kings
county,
system of steam towage on the canals.
Amending the act for the further Improvement Of
Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
to make certain rules for its government, DC.
Making an appropriation to the homeopathic In
sane Asylum at MiddetOwn.
On motion OF Mr. Alvord the bill to aid the Buffalo,
Cory and Pittsburg Railroad was recalled from the
Senate, as he found provision In 1t Tor State as
Providing for the more encent preservation Of the
public health in the town Of New Utrecht Kings
county.
Extending the powers Of Boards OF Supervisors, ex
cept in the counties Of New YORK and Kings.
Amending the charter Of Peek kill.
Amending the act TO improve Franklin avenue, in
Flatbush, Kings county.
Providing for the settlement Of contracts on the
Oneida Lake Canal.
Fixing the compensation for the stenographer for
the courts Of Kings county at $4,000 per annum.
Authorizing the Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund OF New York to lease certain lands for hospital
purposes; authorizing the City Of Brooklyn and
Prospect Park Railroad Company to extend Its track
amending the fire insurance Incorporating act as to
increasing capital stock; authorizing the courts to
procure an additional number of petit Jurors; pro
| vidng for rendering town bonds non-neg0tiable;
authorizing the Selmen's Bank In New York to cx
| change certain lands in that city; making more
STRINGENT provisions against fraud In the sale o
| steanooat and steamship tickets; requiring more
specific returns OF statistics Of the poor 10 the Secre
| tary Of Stale. t.e
| DAMAGES FOR INJURIES ON RAILROADS.
Providing that parties injured Oh railroads may re-
cover not TO exceed S. 600 above all expenses Of doc
| tors and lawyers fees.
Mr.. ALvORD moved to recommit the bill, with In.
structions 10 strike out the enaetng clause.
Mr.. FIELDS defended the bill, saving that IL simply
provided for fixing damages in such cases. Ii was
we'll known mat excessive damages awarded by
| jurors were seldom paid az the companies would
lgate them; bn' II this bill passed providing for
liked sum over and above all expenses fr physicians
| ard lawyers IT would be promptly paid.
Mossrs. AIvoRD, MITCHELL, MOONEY and Others
| regarded the pli ~ decidedly wronx--tnat vas "