New-York tribune., 1870-04-13
ALBANY.

TIE rurIR POWERS GIVEN TO THE ALD.n% rInn.n
.pCADr AND PNEUMATIC RAiLRoAD
RMATI0NS-GENh"Ah In" wv
INCORPORATING ViLLAGbS'
.Ip.NY. April 12.-The feature oi .ne u"y
10Th branches was the passaeo y, '"o "a"
..r,hilating the New-hork poNu -, y. - 80
~oorSanizing the Common Couhch as pos
anu ,Dorvisory powers. The manner OF the
scaN"e ' nos contrary TO legislative forms ana
,oon propriety. The bill was reported III 'no
- this morning. and went through ds iist DO .
80 80 "a Navs could be taken; II was DrouSn' " 'ao
NJ, With hot haste and run through at once, WIN
As,, mouoents time for consideration or deoaee'
o hoIe time in putting it through both houses was
scarcely an hour -, =, -. pxocutive session
lu' eons,derins the Arcade Railway and Pneumatic
, I hIs which had been set down on speolai oIuers
., forenoon. The lobbyists were therefore, diSap
i0 ms The Arcade folks however, succeeded In get
pHh'o ,ho Senate half dozen memorials urging the
.Hearat,on .He OF their Company with adequate powers
hooI ,r,ating One Of these memorials was signed
iU uN 60, Tyleston Co. and 5000 other owners ana
!" :. broadway property another signed by Joseph
leSso Of the American National Bank ana $50
IoO' Ems similarly interested; another signed oy
otnei Cqaain and 100 others; another signed by
u II. Baxter, and 1,4oO others; another,
Drake HrotITgs,S Ts r. coleman, Biop Seaman, and 500
signed W Wd The last signed by Peter Cooper ana 100
others Only the prf 1pferestcd ss owners or essees on
slgneG AZ fThe Senate in Executive session to-day con
armed the following Croius VI Jeremiah
I,SSs John B. stafford Demuel H. HopKlhSS DSiei 4"
CsTsOn James X a Of tSe present session
~ he ranked the comprehensive general law cohcern
1ag d many previous sessions has been occupied In
lssjog new Charters and in tinkering old ones such
psssss NAV hereafter be done In o quicker and more
promeal way The provisions Of this general law are
- rumerOus as 10 meet every cOnCelNaMe WANT III WIS
SOD The first section provides that any part of of any
at m "a
resident population of not less IMAM 6U EI tS Vo
inhabitants on every square inlie iete6 ~ Village
by complying with the provisions OF uls iaM - VS S
boundaries OF the proposed village asi sT anV otsr re9
Enable some section Of this bill VIII De 1ou 10 meet
S az The people residing within the limits OF the
sed CORPORATION TO vote Aye No the question
{f5re the village he organized Ine freSlucnl anu
ees OF a village are not allowed salaries The Boards
snnerysOrs are allowed 10 extend the boundaries OF
ynIafe when the village corporation requests IT. When
se increase To 5000 the Supervisors are
horiEed 10 annex additional territory thereto, and set
apsrt from the town, with right TO elect one super
visor and more for each 1000 OF increased popua
VOn
oOIyGs IN THE sENATE-CHAMPLAIN CANAL
WHARFAGE IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
THE UNIyERSITY-ERIE AND CENTRAL-NEW-
YORK CITY MATTERS.
AIBANY, April 12--12 p. M.-The proceed
,gs in the Senate to-day brief and unimpOrant,
an Executive session for appointing notaries, &c, occu
pyipg much Of the time, and the NewYork Arcade Rail
vsy bin being deferred till tomorrow. The passage OF
the Champlan Canal Enlargement bill in the Assembly
realized our prediction yesterday the vote being strong
and hearty all parties conCurrng in the necessity of the
uAasure Its success in the Senate is not doubtful.
Mr. Hustes bill for regulating the rates Of wharfage
and in relation TO wharves and slips in New-York and
Brooklyn passed the Assembly this evening 1t fixes the
10 oy vessels OF 200 tuns and less at cents per tun
,ened IN wharves. and from vessels over 200 tuns
cents per un each of the rst 200 tuns and cent per
Inn for every additional tun; but canalbOats owned in
,b,ss ate ghall wharfage
fore and lighters shall pay only haf the afOre mentioned
ats Every other vessel making fast to any other vessel
AZ a wharf shall also pay only half the above speci-
ned rate and no boat or vessel shah pay less than 6O
cents per day kyery vessel or noang structure % odner
lle the rates first aforementioned. Double rates
charged to all vessels leaving wharf without having
first paid the charges, cents per tun 10 be charged
merchandise material for every day after the hrst
"a hours from the time 1t was left on wharf ,,.
bill Of Mr.. BeDus, compelling towns or municipalities
provide faithfully for sinking funds to meet their obi
cations under bonds given for railroads, also passed the
Assembly. The bill OF Mr.. Flagg introduced to-day in
Assembly, for recognizing our state EDUCATIONAL De-
psrment another name for the present Superlntend-
ency Of Public Instruction. with some additional powers
and with the addition Of the Regency of the state Uni
versy Of It's branches, 80 that this venerable Re-
gency will be preserved memorial OF Od Times with
alterations adapting ii 10 modern ideas by making
the term Of office 10 years instead of lifetime ior all
T0e hundred-day term of the Legislative Session ex-
YET % be transacted and among that business is large
portion of the most important matters brought before
both Houses The Erie and Central bills are yet kept in
rerye though the lobbyists for these said
be far from idle. The desperation OF Erie managers
viii evidently occasion the most strenuous efforts 10
sttain their power and the fight against repeal OF
TIE Directors law OF last year will, doubtless
be characterized by calities ecpsing anything wit
uessed in acquiring that power. The Central managers
playing scarcely less remarkable In trying 10
ee the dgnatiOn at their palace car and other eOrts
aOr ehagn more than their lawful fare, and in endeay
Orng 70 Slip through the Legislature the bill allowing
them increase their fare onehrd beyond the present
rate.
The apprehension Of Executive veoes is warmly asat
ing the minds of the various interests concerned III the
bills granting State aid TO railroads in different
parts of the state The strife between arcade railroads.
pneumatic tunnels and surface railroads, ON various
routes through the City of York, contributes 10 en-
yen the and TO render it very doubtful whether
tbe session will close before the end OF the month TO
all the above considerations may be added the
tfct that the projects connected with the DOCK
Department under the New York City Charter are being
pressed in that betOkens readiness TO SUCK at
mo ordinary obstacles in cOnsummatng the schemes
Some members of that department are now here endeaV
orng 10 push through the extraordinary bill laey eN
posed in THE TRIBUNE, and IL Is surmsed that that
mOnstrous bill cannot be got through in Its present
shape the which some OF its advocates obtained
In the levy OF last year will embOlden them u try
and its substance through the Legislature under
cover of the pending tax levy. ,,
Last but not least among the matters that viii aid In
Oongng the session Is tine project for authorizing
oan payable IN IS years, for paying on the canal ueD
10 enable the canal authorities to throw OF the toll
far substantially to render the Erie Canal free OF all
charges beyond the comparatively small amount actually
required 10 keep il in working order.
N~,yV UnDU TEnTSI ATIrpE