The New York herald., 1870-02-16
VnE STATE CAPITAL.
RecOmmittal OF the Special
Sessions Bill.
Sharp Debate on the Funds for the
Sectarian Schools.
CITY MATTERS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The Election Bill Passed to a
Third Reading.
ALBANY, Feb. 10, 1870.

ALBANY Feb. 10, 1870.
rHB COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS BILL.
There was q good deal OF Hurry TO-DAY IN the
Assembly caused by the motion OF Mr.. Flagg, OF
Troy, to recOmmt the Court OF Special Sessions bill
to the Committee on Cities from which it was re-
ported on Saturday. Mr.. Flagg said that the bil
was hurried through the committee without due
consideration IN fact, ne implied that IL was
done II indecent haste. or course the motion
met with strong opposition. Peter Mitchell was
especially indignant that member from Rensselaer,
county should interfere with New York AFFAIRS. He
Denied that there was any want OF consideration IN
reporting the dill, and delivered himself pretty
hemently IN favor OF the bin, which, as you are
aware, makes the jurisdiction on the bench OF the
Special Sessions Court common TO all the police
justices In future, instead OF giving 1t exclusively to
the Judges from two distrlcts-DowllDg and BIxby.
The pil, which sent back the committee day
by vote OF 5 to 49, repeals the existing law giving
THIS specal Jurisdiction 20 TWO justices only dele
CATION from the police bench, consisting OF Judges
Hogan, Ledwith and Cox were here last week TO
urge the passage OF tho repeal bi,l and returned
satisfied that their work was well done. But there
IL many slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, a. the
suit OF the vote to recomnt proves.
THE SENATOR'S on THE FLOOR
while the vote was being taken on the motion num-
bered two-Genet and Norton. They were sent
for in haste when the motion was introduced, and
camo down at onco from their high perch IN
the Senate Chamber They mingled among the
members; they looked pale and agitated; they
whispered threats against those who would dare to
vote for reconsideration Of the blll. Norton was
| heard to say that no man who voted aye would
| get chance to vote again at any future session
lie made bones about declaring the original Dill
fraud giving as u does, TO two members OF tho
police courts an exclusive right, which, he claimed,
i
| Senator Norton was MS warm as the tropics, out
caorc could not melt the ICY hearts OF the ''ayes"
| and 30 tile bill went back tO the committee TO be-
| come the subject OF further reflection.
NEcuASIcs' LIVES AND LIMBS.
Bergen's bill for the protection OF life and limb 10
| mechanics and iaDolers, whicn provided that the
owners OF buildings should be held penalty respon
| while engaged such building, fell through to-day
for want oi n sufficient vote. The opposition to it
volvng fine and Imprisonment. In It's other proyl-
sions the bill was unobjectionaole 1t was one OF
the many pieces OF legislation wncn cmanatcd from
the Workln2men'5 Labor Assembly lately held here.
| sECrAk1AN SCHOOLS.
In the Senate the bill that was last night intro
duced and referred to the Judiciary Committee, to
provide for the setting aside OF amount OF money
equal 10 twenty per cent or the excise fund OF 1898
FOR the purpose Of sustaining sectarian schools
up IN depaie upon motion of Senator Creamer TO
ferit to the Committee on Municipal Affairs The
debate on the motion was very bitter, AMI angry
were Senators that they travelled outside Of
ton and entered hcrcely INTO the Of the bill.
For Tie past month innunerabe petitions have been
introduced IN both houses IN avor the repeal OF
tue b, aud u Is stated that something like nun
| dred thousand names have been annexed To them.
| CREANEI on THE FLOOR.
Senator Dreamer held that the oltcry against this
appropriation oi money for the purpose OF educating
The poor children OF New York who are now un-
Wiling to attend the regular school, because OF theii
poor clothes aud general dislike 10 associate will
The children VI richer classes, who now atten ed
those schools was mean ana partisan lulcrier renee
Ins m apoea sss %
remember rene tla. @ ss money pald by the CITY Of New
ut FINN
| anu that In this the city proposed To
raise this money and ask no assistance from the
OF the State Every New York senator was Ia Iayor
| OF this bill, and ne thought these remonstrances
were OF such petty character as to warrant their
reference To committee on obscene literature. The
senator spoke, as he always does, ably, earnestly
aud eoquently, aud while evlncng great feeling and
rare command. senators Woodn and Chapman
replied, and both spokc OF the respectable names on
the petitions and Insisted That TINS sccarian appro-
prialon was tue hrst step towards the entire over
throw oi the most perfect system Of public schools
! In the world. During the debate the rme for exec
utive session came, and this most interesting ques-
| tlon went over for the dav.
| LIVELY TIME IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The evening session OF the Assembly was as amly.
ing as theatre when light comedy - on the stage.
Kefnan's bili regulating the election Of Inspectors
and Canvassers Of Election, which has been pub.
lishcd IN the HERALD was on The taps, and the dis
cnsslon made the fur ny. Speaker hitchman, J. IL.
White and others opposed tho bill with q Whole nood
| Of amendments, some only OF which were passed
| Kiernan defended his position gaantly and fought
| his opponents with ms armor on. lie talked IKE a
man who knew that he was right. His opponent IS s
were equally vehement ana denunciafory. Alto.
gether inere was not peasanter time for the listen
| ers on the Assembly door fhis session. The result
however was quite adequate 10 the eioquence and
| The lun. Tue bill went TO q third readng--a tri-
umph for its friends and confusion to Its cnemies
No one expected that tna night session would have
| been delivered Of 80 much genuine enjoyment as The
debate upon the bill developed.
| ALTERATION or THE MAp EEw YORK CITY.
Dir. Burns bill making alterations IN the map or
| IN ths Assembly to-day and referred TO the Com.
mttee on Ciies provides for the extension or Fifty
| second, Ffty-tnlrd and Ffty-fourth streets, from
| Eleventh avenue, IN straight line, to the Hudson
| river, under the direction OF the Mayor Aldermen
| aud Commonalty ~ IN other cases; the width oi
| Eleventh avenue.
rHE SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD.
Mr.. Klernan's bii TO authorize the Second Avenue
mat said company may construct an additional
| track from tneir present track at Twenty third
Second avenues from Twenty-tnlrd street &C
Houston street. thence, with q single track
through Houston street 70 FORSYTH street. theme.
thence with an additional track 10 Christie street.
thence through Alien and Forsysn streets Division
street. thence with double track 10 tue Bowery
Also double track from Pearl street through Chat
ham street and Printing House square to Spruce
stree. and from Chatham street to broadway. Also
asngle track from PECK slip. through Front street
to Buriing Slip honoo through Burling slip TO Sontt
street through south street to Peck sip. Also dou
bic track through first avenue from Twenfy-third
street TO Harlem river; double track from First
nue. through I2stn stree. 10 Second avenue; double
TO the East riyor Also double tracks Sixtythird
aud Sixty.fourfh streets between First and Third
Pearl street. Ye aa ro to make com.
pensatlon 10 the city for the rights conferred, the
amount TO be detefrnhed by thrce commissioners,
| to be appointed by the supreme Court.
| COMBINATIONS EY THK SENATE.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following nomi-
loan Commissioners Royal Corbin, Clinton
county; Reuben O. Robie, steuoen county; Aiexan-
der Stephens, steupen county; Henry II. Huntington,
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