The New York herald., 1870-03-30
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ALBANY, March 30, 1870.
On motion OF Mr.. MARITIME the dill authorizing the
State Comptroller 10 loan the county OF Warren
$4,000, was read and passed.
BILLS PASSED.
Amending the act enabling husband or wife to Ds
q witness Tor or against each other, by excepting
testimony as TO certain statements or admissions;
changing the name OF the lompklns square Metnod-
isJ Episcopal CHURCH BROOKLYN; requiring super
vlsors IN New YorA 10 raise annually, py TAX. sum
equal to sixty dollars for each chid ave years Old Ia
the Union Home lor Children OF Disabled Vounteers,
for the benefit vi that institution; u.scontnulnx
that part or tle Croton Aqueduct petweeu tho
southery side oil ll3th street and Ninety third
street
Mr. CAMPBELL reported a bill TO ameno the act TO
provide an additional building Tor iunat.cs IN new
Mr.. FREAR reported bill extending the provt.
sions the law OF 1865 to increase municipal reve
nues OF New York In certain cases.
Amending the act for the prevention of efuelty 70
animals.
: Requiring complaint before arrest.
Regulating the graue OF Eighth avenue from Fifty.
ninIh street To llOtn street, New York.
Providing addltional buildings for ianatics IN New
York.
Changing the name OF the warehousing Fireproof
Authorizing the Union Theological Seminary Of
New York TO mold properly valued AT 500. 900.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Brooklyn Police oil made the special
order tor tnis evening.
ON motion OF ar. FIELDS Mr.. Homan, OF the New
York Mutual Llle insurance Company, who was
brought mere as witness III custody VI the Sergeant
| alarms, was discharged from custody.
Mr. MITCHELL Introduced a bill 10 protect citizens
OF the state against empirclsn. ana requiring ply.
siclans TO graduate IN State or county medical
Recess TIL half.past seven O'Clock p. NJ.
Evening Session.
Mr.. BERGEN introduced bill to provide for the
erection OF pubic marAet In the Ninth ward Of New
York.
THE MIDLAND RAILROAD.
The House went into committee on the btli to fact
alfil M aud tu
! approprialing sl,oOO, 0JO tnereto
Mr.. ALvoRD moved 10 substitute the act TO cncou.
rage and aid the construction OF railroads III this
STATE which prov,acs, when any road, curing 1870
or 1871 has III running order ten miles where there
Is parallel road, sall receive 5000 per mile
for each mi.e constructed ana evyiug tax OF fve-
| eightns OF u ml 10 raise an amount not 10 exceed
| sl,000,0o0.
| Mr. LIrrLEJoiIS spoke at some length IN explana-
ton OF the route, capacity, puoc benefits, &c. of
| tnis road and IN opposition 10 applying the pro-
visions OF tue substitute TO an enterprise Of such
! magnitude and wnch was now III such a condition
| a. need the ala asked for III the ORIGINAL DILL.
| Mr. ALgoRD SuGLained MS proposition, claiming
that The ave thousand dollars would give 20 ihis
terprise rne amount asked for besides, II the pro-
position TO grant state aid to railroads was TO obtain
no wanted lt granted generally and he mad doubts
| as TO the Governors approving special act
Mr.. LITTLEJonN, IN response, SAID he was IN favor
| OF o general aid bill ut proper time. AT present
he thought 1t actually necessary tv pass special
| act Tor fils enterprise and also for others making
an equally Just ana strong claim The time would
come Tor general act ana ne would tnen he found
The motion to substitute the general act was mega
tived, anu the original bIl ordercd 10 tnird read
| ing.
| THE ADIRONDACK RAILROAD
| The committee then took up The bif to aid the
Adirondack Kallroad. winch approprla,es 81, QUO
each mile constructed.
l. Messrs. GLEASON and SELKREG sustained this inca
| sure.
Mr.. GLEASON moved to make the amount slO 900 q
| mlle
| Iir. ALvogD moved to make It 1--WE thousand dol
ars, ana proceeded 10 say that the entire Wilderness
tnrougn winch TINS road Is TO run Is worthless an
! agricultural distsict anu as u timber region. Ex-
| pertinent hid shown tnat IL would not pay sixty
cents per acre, ior people ad agreed 10 pay that Tor
| II and iaileu.
Mr.. GLEASON replied denying the accuracy OF these
| statements.
I Tue sum was then made SI0,O0o per mile ana the
| bill was ordered To a lnlrd reading.
The next bliI, 10 facilitate The construction OF The
| Buffalo and Washington Railroad was also ordered
to a tnlrd reading.
rIE BROOKLYN PoLfcE BfLL.
The comniiltee taen TOOK up the Brooklyn Police
! bill.
! Mr.. JACOBS moved an amendment. that the pay OF
the department sAail remain as now until January
| lo1l. Carried.
| Mir rRSAS moved an amendment To repeal the
| act creating the Metropolitan Police Depur tment.
| Lost.
| Ine bl was then ordered To tniru reading.
The next Dill ,akcn up was the Wal.caall and
PlattsDurg Railroad Aid Dill, granting $1,000 pei
mile.
All. ALvORD moved TO strike out the nrst section
and asked II TINS bill was not similar the one the
! Governor vetoed dst year.
| Messrs. DODGE, FLADo and Snow advocated the
| bill.
After further discussion az TO the effects on ponff.
| cal parties OF such measures, Mr.. ALyoRD withdrew
his motion 10 StrKe out and the bill ordered TO
| a thiru r"aGng.