The New York herald., 1870-01-28

ways In New Utrecht also confirming the acts OF the
Supervisors OF wesrchcster and New York.
BY Mr. MuRrHY-For the relief OF Msrgsres Dugan;
also to lay gas pipes n New Utrecht; also for the
relief OF Anna Amelia Pau.
BY Mr.. PARKER-All0wlnR aduitlonei componss-
Bv Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the wyoming county
BY Mr.. HARDnsnuRa-The general Canal Appro-
priatOn bill.
BILLS NOTICED.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the hct ueSgnaS
ing holidays with y view TO paying notes, &c.
BY Mr. CREANER-Regulating lees OF puoho
officers.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
MIR. MURPHY moved tnat the Senate go into execu-
tive session az twelve O'Clock to day Agreed to' ~
fOi0ws:-
YnAsMessrs Banks Bradley Caudweli, Creamer, Frost
Genet Graham Hsrdenbarg, Hubbard Lord Aarpny' san
NAYs-Nessrs Bowen Brand. Chapman, Elwood; Harpsn-
ding, Kennedy Lewis Miner, Por.er, Thsyer winslow
The President voted in the Affirmative, carrying
the motion, and the Senate went into executive
session.
ON the opening Of the doors the Senate In com
mItlee disposed OF the following bills:-Amending
the act 10 incorporate beDev0ient and charitable
Compensation 20 the State Departments clerks-third
reading; amending the act incorporating the VII
lage Of POtsdam-read and passed.
PREFERRED CAUSES IN THE COUNTS
Mr. PARKER called up the motion 70 reconsider the
the vote by which was passed the bill Amending the
act relative TO preferred causes ia the supreme
Court and Court OF Appeals. The Senate refused TO
reconsider.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. GENET-T0 authorize railroad in Lexing.
ton avenue, New YORK; aiso for the relief Of John
Eagan.
by Mr.. TwEED-Amending the charter OF the
Blind Institution; also TO alter the map or plan Of
BY Mr. PIERCE-To provide for learning the amount
OF money illegally collected by the Health COmms-
sloner and TO provide foa remittlng the same.
BY Mr. WoODIN-r0 encourage and AID tue con-
strcti0n OF railroads; also to aid the construction OF
the Southern Central Railroad.
by MIR. Mountaineering the act relative to bind
ing out orphans bY the trustees OF asylums also
amending the revised statute cOnferrlng authority
on surrOgates 10 appoint guardians.
~ Mr. LoRD-kepeaiiag tne Regslry iaW.
Queens county to vote fn districts ior town officers
ana Tor other purposes.
EXTRA CHARGES FOR SLEEPING AND DRAWING
ROOM CAR ACCOMMODATIONS.
Mr.. WOOD caiied up the resolution insfructing the
Railroad Committee to inquire into the authority Tor
the railroad companies charging extra for sleeping
and drawing room car accommodations.
MIR. CREAMER advocated the Adoption OF the reHo-
LUTON.
Mr. WOOD said the object OF these cars was to
evade the law nxing rate OF fare The extra fare
received did not 60 to the stockholders, but to q
'sring' WITHIN Ihe<iirectOrs OF the road. II II went
TO the stockholders tnere would not DO 30 much OBJ
JecJlOn
ar KENNEDY hoped the Senate would 90 further.
and take action Oh q more important matter IN The
control Of these gigantic corporations. lie referl ed
TO freight charges on railroads..
Mr. TWEED moved that the committee report
within twenty days. Agreed to.
Mr.. WOODIN said 1t was well known tnat the rail.
road companies adOnt measures 10 force passengers
into these cars. He would rather see however, o
resolution tnat would embrace all the evils CON-
planned OF against all the railroads IN the State.
The resolution was adopted ana tue Senate ad
j0urned.