The New York herald., 1870-04-24
EEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE


BILLS PASSED.
To establish a police force IN Richmond county;
relative to insurance companies or partnerships
doing business in the State and not organized under
It's laws; amending the act appointing commits
sioners OF fisheries; amending the cnarter OF the
United States Life Insurance Company; for the reief
OF the city OF Syracuse.
ENLARGEMENT OF CHAMPLAIN CANAL.
For the enlargement Of Cnamplain Canal.
question to the people at the next general election
together with the Canal Debt Funding bill.
After spirited debate the motion was lost by the
following vote:-
YEAs-Messrs. Bowen, Bradley Cauldwen, EwooI. Har-
f$snsssrs MaPep%Sns Lora MINER Murphy NJ Norton
Genet Gsshsm s , manbara Kennedy Lewis Morgan C. p
Mr.. LORD moved to amend TO SO make an appro-
prat0n OF $4,000 ony for the survey and estimates
OF the proposed enlargement Lost.
The bill was then lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Banks Blood Bradley, Brand, Csuldwell,
Genet Hubbard Esen1eay ssd, Lew Morgan C. Norton
BSwsn chap%Sn nTood HArdenourg
motion tc reconsider was laid on the table on
motion OF Mr.. G. +. Norton after which the Senate
took recess.
Afternoon Session.
At five O'Clock the preferred calendar was taken
up and tue following bills were ordered 10 "a third
For the payment Of certain certificates of indebt
edness issued to Inc soldiers Of 1872; the Pneumatic
Tube Company Underground Railway bill; relative
to the state Reformat0ry.
THE FARE ON DRAWING ROOM RAILROAD CARS.
In Committee of the Whole Mr. WoODIN moved to
strike the first section OF tue bill regulating the
fare on drawing room and sleeping cars.
Mr.. KENNEDY denounced the bill as a mere pre-
text TO increase the fare on the Central road.
Mr.. WOODEN said the bill was cunningy drawn,
fifty cents per mile. II passed, trains made up
clusivey OF palace cars would be run, He protested
against such measure.
Mr.. GENET advocated the bill
In Senate Mr.. PARKER moved TO strikA Aout the first
section, and called the yeas and nay lie said II
the majority dared take the responsibiy OF passing
this Dill, they must do So IL they were not willing,
the bill ought to be Killed Immediately.
vofe:I H. f"fAerS ~0'0n was lost by the following
yrAs-Messrs. Bowen Brand, Chapman, Elwooi Har
pending, Ksnnsdy Lewis Parker, Sanford Scott Thayer,
Banks Blood Bradley capdys Frost.
gan, Murphy, N. Norton, Pierce Twcel--i5
BILLS ORDERED TO THIRD READING, AND DE
FEArED.
The bill authorizing railroad comDancs to charge
ten cents additional where passenger does buy
ticket, &C., was taken up in Committee OF the
| Whole. Mr.. Wood moved to strike ont the enact
ing clause. Lost-i2 To H-and 'hfSTt ordered tC
'a15S Tse ass relative to wharfage in York and
The bil making appropriations to did elevators
at Buffalo and Uswego was deieated-l0 TO 7-n0t
two-thlrdS
the b Incorporating the New York Mechanical,
Agricultural and industrial Association was ordered
to q third reading.
In the Dill 10 prOIeCC the stOcklOderS or express
companies the enactiag clause was stricken out.
The blu amending the charter OF Lockport was
defeated.
The bill placing the State Cabinet or Natural His
tory in charge OF the regents OF the University was
ordered 70 third reading
BILLS PASSED.
incorporating Long Island CITY; amending the act
authorizing the formation OF companies the cree
ton Of buildings; cOnierring additional powers
upon Surrogates; confirming the proceedings OF the
Common Council OF Buffalo in laying out Genesee
| street. The Free Canal Funding bill az amended In
| the Assembly was repassed. Making IL a misde.
meanor to nurc telegraph lines; incorporating the
East River Market Association or New York: incor.
poratng the Filth Avenue Savings Bank OF New
York; designating commissioners OF emigration;
making provision for cities. villages ana associa
tions 60 add to their burial grounds.
Adjourned until nine A. M. Monday.