New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-05
4LBANY.

| TIE CANAL CONTRACT BHL-TAMNiANl'S FREE
| Rum SCHEME-sECTARlhN SCHOOLs-PALACE
CARS AND EXTRA FAUEs-NEw WARD IN
! NEw-YOGK-MANIIATrAN MARKET BILL
| PASSED.
| ALBANY, March AIN the Assembly, the
special order the bin from nomnaly Tor
aboshing evils of the system II
reported from the majority Of the Canal Committee
without amendment but Mr. Alyord submitted report
in behalf of the minority, accompanied by bill After
some surmshng the report bill of Mr. Alvord
ordered to be printed, and the subject made the
! special order for Tuesday.
The upon the Excise bill to-day character
with ordinary operations the Tmnany managers.
On Tuesday evening the bill passed in Committee OF
the Whole. but laid the table the House When
| it was brought mp today twoforty speed was at
| tempted by Nj Fields who moved the previous ques-
| ton This was obviously unpaatable to most OF his
political friends and Mr. Jacobs objected saying that his
Democratic friends could hardly wish cut of debate
amendment, aud that, although he opposed sending the
bill TO the Committee Whole again. Lie thought it
should 20 to Judiciary Committee for any needed
amendments before being put its passage. He there
fore urged his political friends to vote for seudng II to
the judiciary Committee and they disposed Of it for
the present Its passage foreordained party meas
ure and the Tammany leaders have cracked their whips
so effectively that nearly every of the party will toe
the mark under the free.whisky flag Mcssrs. AyOrd,
Hustled Lttlejon and others said ia few words, all that
could be said in view OF the gaeug spirit and railroad
speed which characterize the movements OF the dominant
! party on this measure.
The Assembly Committee on Public Education ycster-
day heard statements from MesSrs Kctchum and Haw'
kin Of NewYOTk who presented statistics showing that
there is no valid ipretext for sectarian mrOads the
! Common School system, inasmuch as the Common
Schools in New York City could accommodate 10000
more scholars the whole number found in the
| tartan schools. for whom Common school moneys are
drawn. Their replies and remarks on all points raised
by the Committee might have convinced any ordinary
doubers; but the majority OF the Committee show no
sign of making report on the subject. Some members
! of the minority will probably move, in few days, 10
take subject from that Committee, and refer II TO
Committee OF Whole, that the people have op
porunity of knowing the extent ioi the efforts made to
drive an entering wedge for splitting mp the Common
I School system
The travelling public are interested IN the inyesuga-
tops concerning the palace arrangements last meet
| Ing Some members OF tho Legislature nave beeh OK
| amjned Tx Jieuteuant-GOv. AlyoId testified that
he frequently travels from Syracuse eastward on The
Central Road and that the accommodations in the ord
have night To demand. and that the charges IN the
s siefp4if legal anu a %ssem65%@R Howe testified that
/ lie frequently Travelled cor The same road anu
nnt Extra ppTices-ron s. to 81 IS ana s. Recently
be and four Others had been charged so Gyra iSThE9
maid ST. ne occupied Just the same seat as when ne pad
ST. He also testified that al syracuse almost AWAY vi
cb it5ciE5 e. Ie first tram going East, that pas
sengers arriving by branch roads anu c@iSIi r sea
IN the drawing cars or stand up III the orunaIy
cars OF wait another train. Gov AlY0lQ also stlSu
that several years ago, law wac passed nSug ne
charges ecpnC.Cars at ~ cents single berth Tor 100
miles and three mills mile for any additional distance,
and thatlaw has been repealed The Central Road
obcyed 10 FOR while but soon hHed tbe!r cars 80 as 10
comncl pcrson to hire double berth sleep with
stranger In riding from Syracuse to Utica the fast
train, he nearly always found LADIES' ana gentlemen
standing in the regular coach attached 10 that Tram
lie himself had often Obliged To- stand for half the
| wav resting himself occasionally by exchanging ms
for the seat OF riend-a sort OF ana ne
arrau cement he and his friend occupying one scat alter
nacly He noticed in the palace ears that one or TWO
were often charged LOT "hoio t 'lT I,,
| which they had been seated; and saw AT aDOther
time, when the conductor was demonstrated Null
for tho occupied. Asscmbyman snper Of syracuse
cave substantially similar testimony Jan. s Graham
testified that he travelled much over railroads. ana ,he
very worst accommodations he met WIN were on the
lie never rode drawing room car but the hIst tme
he got on the fast train the brakeman stood at Tie door
vent him from entering III order 10 drive nm INTO the
drawing room Rodney L. Adams. an editor OF Gen
eva tes fled that he had paid 81 extra for scat III
| palace car from Albany to Syracuse, and ~ 90
| Tor the scat on his rcturn-sho"lHG tnero
| Gonnty Iestded that the accommodations on the
Central Road are nrSga d et a sod d' and tI" he
had often been compelled to stand up i9r mes ~ no or
iirary 1rs class cars Of the Central L0uh 81 Miller OF
Geneva testified that he had frequently to STAND up in
| The Central between Syracuse ana Iuca hssem
y 81 fof seal in the drawing room between On
arO County and Albany and that IN tue Ordinary hlst
cs car 40 called he had frequently TO stand up much
Of the distance between Syracuse and Albany one OF
the conductors of the Central Road A. j. |osburgh tes
Gd mar M first the charges 80 cents for single.
and s for double berth but that, some years ago the
price was raised to 80 cents and u 90 when are 10" inc
| regular rates. A.. ~. VI, 4. . ,tn ,,o,,
| A.scmbfynan Wnte for creating Twenty thifd ward
AT the upper end OF Manhattan Island, ADJOINING "cst
chester County . 100, - a. -. =, ,,..rs
and stock 0big aud land specializing facilities, passed
ly nearly unanimous yOte-Only about % voting ana
Lama he several HGIiuDllcHns