The New York herald., 1870-02-27
The Proposition Asking Congressional
Aid Referred to the Committee
on Canals.
The Assembly After the Eric
Directors.
Information Wanted in Relation to
the City Markets.

Would not be a quorum In either Senate or Assem-
bly,; but-rnirabue d,ctu--tnere was an unusually
large attendance IN both chambers. Among the
measures wnioh occupied the Assembly to-day was
series Of resolutions, proposed BY Mr.. Aivord IN
relation to
which has been broached in Congress. Mr.. Alvord,
IN onerlng his resolutions, made an able and ex-
hausttve speech, in which he showed that he had
figures and statistics at his fingers ends-on sheet
Of foolscap. Mr.. Alvord looks very much like the
pictures OF Mr.. Time (who Is represented with an
hour glass In one hand and acythe In the other).
His venerable appearance, together with his quiet,
yet forclo!e and entertaining address, commands
the respect and attention Of all present. and, when
he shows as much earnestness he did on this
subject his views are received with much consdera
tion. He was decidedly earnest, bat
"sTATBsAAN" LITrLEJoHN
was much more 30. Mr.. Lttlejohn is accorded, to
o certain extent the reputation OF being The most
earnest and forclDle speaker IN the Assembly. He
was forcibie beyond doubt to-day, and II any or
the opposition members heads had been where his
desk was he wonlu have had his ideas pounded into
them or have 'neads' on much swelied. But Mr..
Litlejobn was not allowed to carry Oh the hon0ys OF
the day as
FIELDS ''FEEBLE vOICEn
was raised In opposition to the measure, and with
some good effect. Both Messrs. Alvord ana Little
John spoke paheIicay OF the necessity OF increased
Canal facilities. and the fact that grain and pro-
duce OF the West were being carried OF by the way
OF the Ut. Lawrence and the Mississippi from the
Umpire State Mr. Fields '.leeole voicen as he
styles 1t, was devoted TO warning the members OF
his party to be careful, as TINS measure might be
considered part OF the programme OF centraiza-
ton or absorption OF the state rights by the ma.
t0nal government. MIR. Littleohn asserted that IN
this matter lie wanted to be a statesman and not a
politician. Mr.. Fields was both, ana thought that
being statesman implied the being a politician.
The matter was finally referred, on motion OF mr.
Fields, to the Committee on Canals without instruc-
tions.
MORE ERIE
was introduced to-day by Mr.. mitchell. OF New York.
who presented a bill repeating the law passed last
session. winch prohibited the directors stOckhod-
ers Of the Central, Hudson or Harlem roads becom-
ing directors N the Erie, or vice versa and which
allowed the directors OF cach road to classify BY lot
or otherwise the members OF the board that as
nearly as may be one-ilita Of their number shall 60
dently aimed not 80 much at tue Erie road particu-
ary. as at Messrs. Tweed, Smith tMr. sweeny's
the board Of I alcctiSn q Ers sn1 may CLASSIFY "
tne board under the hberai phrase ''or
@ Whoever se a' out e T ss o
the bill, said nothing, but grnned quite good IA.
turedy towards Mr.. Winans, of cnatauqna, who SAT
towards the natty little Peter III return.
TIE GREENPoNT FERRY COMPANY
was attended TO In u bill reported favOraoy BY Mr.
Bergen. from the Committed on Commerce ana Nav
CATION The bi provides that NOT more than three
cents fare SHAH pe charged Tor adults and two cents
for children between three and twelve years OF aye
and that the company must keep for sale packages
OF twenty tickets for tiiGy cents Mr. Bergen OTTER
Ing tue bill SAID. soto rOce Wc'l help the working
men to get across that river TO cheap homes as
reasonably as possible we nave TO take crack at
oil these lell0ws.n
The workings Of
FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES
in this State have been occupying the attention OF
tine Committee on Insurance for some time. A DILL
was reported fav0raby from the committee to-day
which provides 1rst 10 restrain foreign fire nsui-
ance companles from taking on any one risk an
amount exceeding ten per cent OF the amount de-
posted IN this country for the general security OF
policy holdere-our own state companies being
similarly restrlcted and, secoldly, to compel them
70 pay the same tax on their property In
this state that our own companies and clLizens ore
compelled TO pay. II appears from repors Of the
superintendent OF Insurance Tor 1862 that one or
those foreign insurance companies had received In
premiums Ia TINS country n 1858 81 73o 61s 50, ana
only tax ever paid BY foreign insurance company
was paid by this company-ss3l 7s-paid In 1855,
and that no other foreign company has paid one
cent INTO the treasury OF either the city or the State
THE CITY MARKET REVENUE
Is ordered nJ resolution introduced Today direct
Ing the Comptroller OF the city OF New York to report
to the House tho amount OF money received from the
markets during the years 1860, 1868, 1869 and 1870
together with the expenditures, cost OF stalls and
other requisite information. so many complaints
have been made IN regard TO the method pursued by
the superintendent OF Markets in cutting up stalls
and stands aud 1evyng extra fees rentals that the
marKetmen OF New York viii look for tie report In
answer 20 this order with some interest. Ihe Hon.
MIR. Carroll, VINO nolis the lucrative position OF Mar
ket superintendent, WILL no doubt be on hand here
in week or TWO, with his glossy jetty beard to use
his influence In quoting the matter.
THE NEW ELECTION Law,
offered by Mr.. Herman will probably 10 reached 10.
morrow. lew amendments have oeen made. Ono
In the portion pedging Iair representation 10 The
party In opposition 70 to party the majority will
be amended so as 10 read ''thc party III opposition
vacancies 1t l. amended SO as to provIQe that the
impartial division or pcntical distinction In the
boards OF inspectors shall be preserved In making
thought would offer 70 amend by having the appoint
officers appointed by tue Court OF Common Peas
TINS would not pe accepted either by Mr. kiernan or
by leading gentlemen on the other side and the bill
Will undoubtedly pass rs no democrat can dare TO
place himself on the record In opposition TO II
the party as pledged TO retrenchment and reform.
THE ExCIaR BILL
having ran the gauntlet in tile senate, not how.
ever, without being somewhat scratched, was made
Will undoubtedly be as much debating crOss.nring
and amending In the Assembly there was in the
Senate but it s almost sale 10 predict that the bill
win be passed az speedily as possible. |
THE sHCTARiAN SCHOOL QUESTION
the Committee on Education. MIR. Herman. who Is |
battling against the repeal OF the bill. has stated |
that ne wll oppose Its repeal BY all means in his |
power. Year after year republican legislatures
have been making appropriations to the individual
schools which amounted IN the aggregate to more !
than was inserted In the tax levy 0i last year by
republican Legislature; that the republicans hav. |
ing had all the ecInt O passing that law and making
the provision, now wish to throw upon the demo- |
cratic party the disfavor OF the dominies |
and others interested these schools, by compel.
ing, II possible democratic Legislature TO repeal
the law. Mr. KlerEan claims however, that the |
republicans favored and passed the appropriations,
hoping 70 catch the votes Of the Catholic portion Of
the community; that they failed TO do this to any
extent and that now they are raising this hue and
cry TO try and force the democrats into repeating the
law. The petitions which have been flowing into |
the Legislature during the past few days VIII have
little or no force with the committee, they come
from people VINO are not called upon TO pay q cent
toward the socalled "sectariann fund.
THR EIGHT HOUR LAW
was today favoraby reported by the Judiciary Com
mttee. This bill when 6rst introduced was noticed
a. length In the HERALD, ana has nos been mate
rally altered ~ the committee. The republicans
on the committee dlssented from the report.
THE CANAL APPRAISER.
MI Jesse Gay. OF Pfattsburg, was to day confirmed
By the senate In executive session as Canal APP
praiser, in place OF Mr. =. r. crooks rho latter
resignation to the Governor.
BUSY TINE
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