New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-06
ALBANY.
PASSAGE OF THE NEW-YORK CITY CHARTER
and TIE ELECTION LAW.

SOMETHING DONE ArLAsT-TuE GRAND kCHIrVE-
MENT OF THE SrsSION-CHARIER AND ELEC-
TON LAWS FOR THE GREAT ClIf-CANAL
TOILS--CATSKlLL MOUNTAIN ICNNLL-IN .
else BILI-GUN. THOMAS.
ALBANY. April 5.--The principal agtat ons
aud anxties OF the Legislative Winter campagiI have
eliminated to-day in two events that VIII form pr snuc
features In the history OF the City and state OF
The City Charter has been, and the CITY Lection law
viii be- this night, signed by Gov. HoVnm, az he has
Just Informed ureply TO inquiry Tie delay I'LL such
"A late hour In signing the Election Jaw rs Sccasonci
ouIy by the tiue required for engNS2"g the Oh
for bis signature. So both matters arc settled
as IL was arranged they should We on the
same day Many who voted forN he new Charter declared
that they did ouly tho. yronse * certain DOS O.
cratic leaders that vigorous Elecioulih" would oc"
many It. Disappointment atssng thcT IS occasoHc ny
the tact THAT tho Charter vas run pwOuGh the scn'e
much in the way it ras put Through IKE Assembly With
out snoh am.udmccts as was said would he rade ID
rheseoote But WIS disappointed console
themselves with ~ belI that tIc people of Sew YORK
will not lsug submit - having ;ne priucu'" officers
of the City Government paced beyo-d their
reach for pcrioc OF eight years. MaC OF them
CONCUR With NJ, Tid,n saying that such Gong ofhc"t
terms Frc contrary 20 tue srirl OF den0c'ruc lnsu'u
tons that fhcy more Questionable tAan even We
present "C,rnmisst'ns ana that The Legislature VIII
oon Ne askrd TO reform Tie laIeE ny ehG,enipg an
tlIe two ycsgs al Tie MayoraNy. , -,
he Z
great gam as It's ftrrgcut provisions cEn hardly ian 10
.rcurc honest iu TIE future - mat me N"e
sud the power Of the RepF0lcan mUn'y III tue etaie
shall not AGAIN b. ueutrrfz"d by snci immense nduus
a. tnrnd thcv0te OF the state agalr5 the hepe' c u
.crda.es FOR the GoverI0Tship and the Presidency at
the last tcCtiO'. 49,,
The p,sSasc Of the two great bills concerning new
York affairs were enough for one days cGSdItoh' put
there we're few Other cIs. Of Much iptelest il inc
dougs Foremost i1s hesc lstks passage 81 the sen
ATE OF tine Hccdlesslt 'saytI concurrent RESOLUTIONS
allowing Ia Canal S,Ia 80 r"dhcc the tolls so as 10
.rotuuptc me sly with rival rouee OF trade
and romuIcSce mo rasIfi in senate ny almost
unanimous vote alter warm and energetic Appeals from
Seuator nJeslstance 10 me rasuoau opp
sfou 10 ne measure giey Will probably pass the AS
eeubly to pTrOw that ~ Concerned IN the lh1crhai
trade and nayl,yJdO. may calculate Accordingly lor
Another pi5sy3lt sneSsdre was the passage in As
.eeiubly of Aluhe'S bill for appTOpratluG hall IhIlOl
arcommo latIuh 81 the Roudout ahd Oswego Railroad
and other railroads. for b is provided that all railroads.
shall have rlY To- pass through the tunnel on paying
snare Of the expense III keeping II III ORDER IL mas !eI ~
pass the Senate. -,
las hnt lot least the Excise bill encountered hot
ftc m the senate, where the failure OF heJoint COMMIT
lee OF CUhfcc"c brought up the subject again LOT as
cu>sion Senator Wood opposed provisions OF the
hln such tat allowing the sale or lager on sundays
atrEpator Lewis smoke length against It's provisions
concerning the Niagara frontiers proposing mat ii the
bill must pass shall not extend to the Niagara FRONTIER
Police Dstllcf As there no chance OF passing tne
bill tonight, she suhc,1 was adjourned at 100 O'clock 10
be n special order tomorrow morning,
The funeral hOuOIs III reference 10 the late Gen.
Thomas excited deep interest m both Houses ana Com
uitccr were appointed TO make arrangements Tor inc
afsnaucr Of he Legislature in body at the obseQnes
IN roy on frday, while communications OF respect 1or
TN -r Nal OF the departed patriot are to be sent 10
TIA r..ccd family To the President and to the Gen
ltfl lIt