The New York herald., 1870-04-24
ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, April g. 1870.
The resolution OF the New York Produce Ex-
change approving The passage by the House OF the
Free Canal Funding bill, and thanking Messrs BAN.
Ter and Alvord for the interest they had taken the
matter was presented by the Speaker.
Mr.. ALvoRD said he took pleasure in stating that
the bill had not only passed this House, but 1t had
also passed the Senate unanimously, and 1t was
now awaiting the signature OF the Governor to be-
come law. He assured the House and the Senate
that they would never regret the action had this
bill.
BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the Canal Board TO adopt the Rein
system OF weighing boats on the canals: amending
the charter of the American Popular Life Insurance
Company; making regulations Tor the management
OF It's anairs; authorizing tax OF seven-elghts OF
mill on dollar TO pay awards made 10y the Canal
Appraisers; to repeal the Req Btry law throughout
the state excepting New York city-6s to 81, strict
Mr.. FIELDS called up the motion to reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill prescribing the manner OF
electing jurors In the city Of New York. The vote
was recOnBldered and the bill passed.
Amending the Election law so as to place colored
on the same footing with white voters at the polls
80 to 7-Messrs Allaben Burns, Flynn, Moseley,
O'KefYe, Sweet ana Van Steenburgh. Amending the
charter OF the Hudson Highland Bridge Company.
TINS bill r was lost once @ LIT reconsldered and now
means for the support OF the government.
The House agreed to reconsider the vote rejecting
| Railroad and then passed it-66 TO IL.
The Senate bill legsiating out OF once certain
members Oh Tue brooklyn wafer ana sewer Com
mission coming up, Mr.. DROLI. moved TO recommjt
| to amend. Lost. and the bill passed
Changing the name OF the Buffalo, Cory and Pitts
burg Railroad Company; incorporating the Emerald
| Savings Bank Of New York; granting the village OF
| YOnkers certain lands under water; amending :hs
act securing just division OF assets OF debtors TO
| their creditors to regulate grade and pave Dock
street, Brooklyn; requiring more stringent linden
| lures for apprentices; authorizing the Newt0wn
Railroad Company to lay double track In Brook
lyn; Incorporating the Brooklyn Underground Rail-
way Company; to reopen West avenue, IN Long ls-
land City. Mr. MOseley stated that this Is the avenue
which by trick in legislation last year was ordered
closed by the Long Island Railroad Company
The amendments 10 the bill Tor the 125th Street
Railroad made by the Senate, which substitute the
Commissioners OF Public Works for the Sheriff as
the ones to dispose OF the franchise to the highest
| bidders, was concurred I'm ana the bill passed.
THE CHARITY BILL.
The Charity bilI 10 be reported today conta ins
| the following New York items:-
orphan Asyl,t,oS 6c.-SOciety for the protection
OF destitute Roman Catholic children 500. 600:
Colored orphan Asylum. $1,000 Mariners Fam
lily Industrial Society OF the port OF New
YORK; S25, ,OOO st. Luke's Tome Of INDECENT Chris
taD Females s., 900; the Roman Catholic Orphan Is
Asylum corner houston and Mulberry Streets
$3,000 to be divided pro rata among all the free
schools throughout the State, 100000.
Hospitals or Nel1 Pork--Ophthalmic Hospital
$4,000; Eye and Ear Inilrmary, $1,000; Hahncmann
Hospital, $4,000.
Medical Coue0es--women's Medical College,
$4,000.
.Schoots--,Jamcs Street Industrial School for the
care and maintenance OF destitute children, So O0O
Dtspensd' 'es-IDe New York Cancer Dispensary,