New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-17
ALBANY.

THE BUFFALO POLICE BILL PASSED ny "hus-
TAKEr-rHE PNEUMATIC TUBE-MORE sECTA-
RIAN LEGIsLATION-A NEW STRIKE" AT TIE
GAS COMPANIBS-THE GREAT LOBBYIST WANT
ED IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, March 1G-Several Tammany meas
ures hanging fire In the Senate and Assembly owing
to the absence each morning Of Democratic
members. Tuesday Senator Murphy was away, yester-
day Senator Morgan, and to-day Senator Graham. MIR
Tweeds Tax bill has therefore not yet been put TO vote
upon its final passage No party measure can pass either
House unless every member of the dominant party ID In
his seat for IT; that ia, provided the Repub
licans are true to their coors However the infamous
bill to amend the charter Of the city Of Buffalo got
through tie Assembly this morning by one vote more
than the constitutional majority, two Republicans hay-
ing voted for it "by mistake The rule here seems to
he that n you don't know anything about bil vote
in the affirmative.
There was great excitement in the Assembly this cven
ing the Beach Underground Railroad bill The bill
passed the Senate yesterday came down to the Assembly
this morning. received its first and second readings and
consigned the first Committee OF the Whole for
immediate consideration. As soon as the Assembly met
this evening il voted 70 so into Committee OF tho
Whole the Pneumatic bill The bill itself was not
read motion being instantly made to rise and re-
port progress The Speaker having again taken the
chair, Mr. Flagg, the Chairman OF the Railroad
Committee, moved that the House disagree with the
report OF the Committee and that the bill be ordered TO
a third reading. Only 20 members voted against this
motion Mr.. Flagg then moved that the bill do now
have it's third reading. Messrs Hayes Jacobs, Weed
srahan Ayord, L;tleohn, and Hustled made strenuous
opposition to such unseemly haste protesting that they
had not read the bill, and we're not prepared TO vote
upon II. These gentlemen at length obtained post
ponemcnt Of the final vote until tomorrow morning
Immediately after the reading Of the Journal II the
Tube is built with half the rapidly with which the bill Is
now moving, the Underground Railroad VIII soon be an
accomplished fact.
Another bill which considered by many OF the Re
publican members 10 be OF Objectionable character
received exactly the constitutional majority. This bill il
entitled An Act TO increase the powers Of the Rochester
St. MaTy6 Hospital Of the Sisters OF Charity corpora
ton and cxempts from taxation the real and personal
estate Of said Corporation TO tho extent Of $4,000 in
value There were ~ votes against this bill Of which,
all hut were Republicans IL is possible that the cX
cmpon from taxation Of the property Of charitable ana
religious societies may be carried TOO igr. Would any
one for instance, be willing 10 exempt the property ana
estates OF Trinity Church from tho operation Oh the Tax
senator Genet introduced hill This morning 70 create
commissioner TO supervise the Eew-l"rk gas conIm-
mics. WITH TIE said commissioner are associated soy 'i@i
dcpuy-cOmmieeiO and as many c rts anu ASSISTANTS
rs may he necessary The commissioner D. To- he Hl-
pointed by tie Commissioner Oi luoHe VOTES anu hIs
salary j. limited J $1,t0a year. The saies 0i az tLceg
urocsses 70 know n0fhine about tho bin Probably h5
scheme is an Ouuc Of something 30 be done IN the III
tuTc, rather than Of immediate PRACTICAL lLlVlLhle.
The great lobbyist barbour il stl absent from AZ
baty and business consequently very duh. The SEN
ate has voted to adjourn over nom Friday uhlli 'l-
d,y and the House will probably 10 likewise Tie sc-
vices OF Mr. Barbour will he needed 10 carry TIE Tax
Levy, ana Two other measures. through the A.
scBbly Tie Urd Democrats arc neither very c0uf-
ageOus nor very independent, ana trf cal hu'a Tor
Tanmauy needs o. he freshly indlcd rom time 20 time.
The b 70 transfer the unclaimed deposits ana surplus
money OF SAVINGS banks To the STATE uesri, when WAC
introduced by Mr. Murphy ~ Albany Ia the carly part vi
the session. to-day reported divers y by the Bank
Committee and the report OF the COMMITTEE was ayr "a
To without opposition. This hs.-handed measure has
developed trCngth either u the House or IN tie
BAN, Committee, the cput oman Who introduced b. Gpt
even appearing before tie Committee To make plea IL
Its.faIOr.