New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-04
PROGRESS OF THE FUNERAL TRAI
Gen. Thomas passed east this afternoon. The military
pnid appropriate honors.
ALBANY.

ABOUT ELECTION FRAUDS - WHAT SHALL BE
DONE 7-RAILROAD MATIERs-AFFAlRs CON-
CERNING NETWORK CITY.
ALBANY, April 3-The lame and impotent con-
cluson Of the trials OF the Brooklyn election fraud con-
sprators is having sautary effort in opening wide the
ewes Of some Of legislators toward the necessity OF
greater stringency than at first proposed in Mr..
Tweeds bill for regulating elections III New-fork city,
and in Mr. Genes bill concerning elections throughout
the State. Mr. Tweed's city election bill must be
amended by an essential addition in one respect, as well
rs important notifications IN others Its provisions
reanirng the DisrctAttorney and the Judges to pro
coed vigorously in arraigning and Furnishing rauuueDt
SUt the addition required that penalties shall be in
ncted any District Attorney or Judge VINO ias 10 en-,
aranst Inspectors who connive frauds the ballot
boxes For this purpose an amendment VIII De onerea
requiring the Impeachment removal and punishment OF
any District Attorney or Judge who does not promptly
cnd iS" Election frauds II Senator Tweed and his
friends what they now profess they cannot refuse
OF the Brooklyn election Mlains 10 only, ony zen ,n
days in county JAIL is snileientiy iarcea u, 10
securing proper action hereafter in New.York
for furnishing such scoundres and such s the concu.
amendment here indicated. Other notifications VIII DE
In the same spirit The law nnst De passed anu
ter can 20 through though this also shall be con
siderably modified. BY these movements n me senas
Parliamentary rules in rushing the City Charter with
railroad speed through the Assembly without Allowing
Much feeling exists here concerning the enormous
nower prOposed be allowed TO frauduenfly elected
Mayor for filling nearly all the important city
offices many years. thus violating all Democratic anu
reasonable rules for enabling the people 10 pfhR tnosc
officers frequently 10 account go
The extraordinary haste connected Win Assembly man
Fields bill for Furnishing railroad companies LOT over
charging passengers another OF the remarkable eRis
lation movements Of the time The bill was introduced
by him, referred to Committee with when ne was
connected reported back to the House, all I'D tle
course Of an hour, degree OF speed rNaihg
the proceedings In rushing the City Charter through me
same uouse: the OF this hot haste VIII DE Iounu III
the fact that the Central Railroad will be soon charged
with violation Of its charter In charging more than law
fu fare under pretext OF palace cars &c report ro
the Investigating Committee ON the latter pont VIII oe
made I'm few days, which viii probably surprise many
people concerning the difficulty experienced ~ ge,ng
the matter their counsel interfering frequently 10 pre-
vent their ans wering questions on that subject.
The bills for letting the Central aud hudson llVcr
roads ad the fare Onehrd above the present law
full rates hangs In suspense In Doth Houses ana
reported hat the customary appliances are actively In
progress for greasng the wheels OF legislation
The Erc Road has several axes to grind but all are
subserven to tho great object OF preventing
a reneaI of the niquous bill Of last year. which enables
Gould and Fisk to control that concern Tor nve years
against the OF the majority Of the stockholders
Hence Ere game reported to be In favor OF speedy
termination OF the session. These and ouier railroad
matters having money In them" wall occasion q lively
time after tho New York Charter and Election laws are
disposed OF. - u.
Much Interest shown here TO see the proceedings OF
the Union Club concerning The City Charter and
the New. York Election law and the wish expressed Dy
many that prominent men from that club or CITY
were here " adyse concerning the pr0vslons OF Doh
bills during their pendency In tho SeDate-snch men
the League would DO likely to send-men not connected
with any Of tho jobs TO DO effected by concentrating
power In the hands Of the Mayor.