New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-28
POLITICAL.
ALBANY.

rux. TWEED WANTS HIS $4,000 pAcK-HS
HoRsE RAILROAD EXTENSION BILL RUSHED
THROUGH THR ASSEMBLY WITH NpEChNh
HASTE-N0 CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED
ALBANY, Jan. ga dishonest scheme, wihcn
originated with William M. Tweed. and was fatncroa py
Genet was rushed through the Assembly win inueVen
haste this morning and only awaits tne oo' 10,
signature to become law. The bill reror,o s a., 49,,
ausnoxslng the Avenue Railroad to GROSS ~,s
OCCUPY the only paying portion OF 'he Do 60 Chan
route--vis, west-st.. from Wes' nou a., 49,, 49,.
Ia, w,n,o .rd va. vetoed by the Governor Inc new
.r, .s,.nA tror the Senate yesterday cons'oereo
nv the Railroad Committee OF @ c'.s , ,s,
80 vcaasnce Of several other Bile "nu oohS'uervu
in Committee OF the Nho'o "
third rcadng and pssseo =, -. .....u,.s a. $3.50.
. Tn vain he told the House that Mr.. Adri-
80 Er.saent Of the Belt Railroad, was already on mis-
- .nauv 30 heard by the Railroad COMMITTEES
go, tne hill The House refused to rccommt to the
p,r,.s Committee, and only Is votes (all but three
prrnI,csns could be obtained In favor Of the motion
,suct of the Railroad Committee with reference to
am, nm cannot be severely censured. The majority
q, shss Committee have shown subserviency to Tweed
and TAmmany which Is only equaled by their dis
regard Of decency in their treatment of men
whose property hiss been doomed to destruo-
tion. Mr. scrihncr. at the request by telegram
OF q dirontar Of the Belt Road, appeared before
tho Committee yesterday afternoon, and asked that
action on the postponed until persons representing
the Belt Road could be heard. This request which
the Committee had right 20 refuse, any moro than
they had Goodrchs request to be heard In behalf OF
his measure repeating the Erie Directors law Mr. Serb
ner received the Mr. Goodrich-thst the
Committee would consider the matter in Executive ses
sion He immediately telegrsphed to tho Belt Railroad
President whom by the way he has never seen to como
Albany immediately; but later In the day. he was in
formed by tho Chairman OF tho Railroad Com
mittee that his request for postponement
could not DO acceded to. The secret OF this
contempt of appearances on the part of the Railroad
Committee. end readiness OF the House to support
easvre which vast majority could not possibly have
understood. Is that Mr.. Tweed Is a heavy owner Of
Avenue Railroad stock. Nothing could more plainly
show the overwhelming power of the Tammany Ring IN
this Legislature than the proceedings Of the Assembly
this morning Every one, Republicans included, who
had any measure to get through, felt that here
Dill which IL was not safe to vote AGAINST -,
aHfa %Soh Se e ds
large portion Of the senates precious time has finally
This morning. when the question up, Senator Muir
ply QDeml moved an amendment to substitute for the
hundred days. This extends the session to April 49,
NJ sSaor hg ord PpheeEe scspd the
amendment and is Doubtless glad to get out OF rdieu
comes from Republicans
TIE ERIE STOCKHOLDERS AGAIN BEATEN-THE
TAMMANY DEMOCRATS AFRAID TO SHOW THE
PUBLIC THE RESULT OF THEIR CANAL POLICY.
ALBANY, Jan. 27.-Mr. AlvOrd called up his
resolution the Assembly this morning in regard to de-
inquent railroads The resolution mstructs the Con-
trar to bring suits against such roads have rendered
themselves liable to fines for negectng to comply with
the law, which requires them hand in annual state
ments Of the business Of tho fiscal lending Septem
Der so before me LIST of December. About $4,000
Is dne State from various railroads which have dis
regarded this provision OF the law The Erie Railroad
for instance did not send in their statement for 1868 until
the 2eh Of December for 1852 until the 10th of January
1870 and for 1870 nothing received from
them until after the 10th Of January. 1t is
trus that the statements required. on account
OF their incompleteness. are of very little value
either the public at large or to the Stockholders No
accurate knowledge DO obtained from them OF the
financial condition OF the roads, since the law does not
require q balance-sheet Nevertheless, since In
some these reports must be accepted by ockhod
era in Lien Of dividends it is desirable that they should
be handed in promptly is therefore to be regretted
that Mr. Alvords resolution summary nulliied,
as it was by Mr.. IAttlejohn, who carried through an
amendment that suits brought only against such oo-
panes as are at present behndhand As there are no
companies who have not sent in their reports for
1870 railroad directors may rest Mr.. Alvords res
outon to have received serious consideration ought to
have been proposed by some Tammany member from
New-York City.
In the Senate the only matter Of importance to-day
Wa resolution Of Mr. Kennedy's that the Auditor OF
the Canal Department requested To report to the SEN
ate the amount Of money any, which has been bor-
rowed by the State any Of it's officers during the year
1870 for the purpose Of defraying any expenses or
charges upon or In relation TO the canals; from
whom the same was borrowed, and for what
specihc purpose when the was borrowed; and
what rate Of interest is paid for the use Of it.
This apparently harmless resolution slipped through be-
fore the Democrats became Of its import Then
O motion made by Senator Hardenburgh to recon-
sde That Senator is understood to be the author OF
the low toll policy which made it necessary TO Dor
row money for the canals Only Democratic Sen
ator MI Lord voted against reconsideration but his
vote was sufficient make tie, and the resolution
1t ia little singular that motion asking for
information which certainly ought not to he withheld
either from Senators the people OF the State shoud
be made a strict party question.
Mr.. Goodrich introduced resolution instructng the
committee Privileges and Elections to report on the
Twomby case by Tuesday next and that their report be
printed and made the special order for Wednesday, Feb.
L The resolution was not debated, but lies until
Monday evening.
The Legislature has adjourned over until next Monday
evening as usual One effect OF these sdournmens is
that no business worth speaking Of done either on Fri
DAYS or Mondays. There only three working days
In the week, viz. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
No fault be found with this arrangemeht
by that portion OF the IneinDets WHO q; M oro
sense) and who make enough at Albany caring the WIZ
ter 70 live ana SpeSee On Ts oT
Legislators who not Of this class There now sum
ent business 70 employ the Legisiature every Gay IN
Avenue Railroad bill, passed yesterday, In which the
majority take any interest," ,
AMONG the few bills introduced In the Assembly was
one by MI scrbner for the purpose OF providing sup
ply OF pure water for Yonkers III II 10 De hoped tbat
S9nkers NAV obtain both pure water and railroad
depot from this lie legislature
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.