The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-31
THE STATE CAPITAL.
MORE FEES FOR THE SHERIFF.
Speaker Hitchman's New Rapid
Transit Bill.
An Improved Elevated Railway
on the West Side.
DREAMER AND TWEED ON EDITORS

ALBANY, Jan. &c. 1871
The two houses OF the Legislature reassembled
this evening at seven O'Clock. There was by no
means a FULL attendance owing TO the absence OF
several OF the New Workers, who prefer to attend
political dances rather than their legislative bush
ness. Mr.. Burns, in the lower House, opened the
ball with bll which is aimed az
REAL ESTATE REFEREES
In your city, who for years have made 1t a very
profitable business TO get large sales referred to them
for final disposal. IL provides that hereafter all
sales OF real estate made in the city and county OF
New York under The decree or Judgment OF any
court or record shah be made by the
Sheriff. except in cases where he Is a party In
terested OF course this win go great way towards
increasing the fees Of the Sheriff, but Denny con-
tends that his ices for real estate already fixed
al certain figure whereas referees are not re-
stricted at all. The bin has not very clear COM
plexion, but II Denny is right in what he says the
House VIII no DOUBT endorse his views when the
proper time comes. There was quile
A LIVELY TINE
in the Committee OF the Whole over the bin 10 fix
the rate TO be paid to newspapers for publishing the
laws OF the state. As present statute stands the
price can be rated by county supervisors between
thirty and fifty cents folio. The bill fixed the
price at fifty cents, more, no less. Mr.. Gleason
wanted the law TO remain Just where II now is but
got noored when his amendment was pressed 10 q
VOTE An effort was made to drag into the
provisions OF the biz a certain Journal
OF whom no one ever heard before but was broken
down by the opposition with which 1t was met Mr..
Kilham, of Madison, tried 10 have the bin fixed so
that the laws should be published IN papers having
the largest circulation in each county, but few Of
the country members uirdrvers themselves at the
head Of obscure dry goods circulars, dignihed by
the title OF newspapers-couldn't afford to lose the
sop thrown TO them from the public stills,
ana fought the motion so stoutly, SO appealingly
that 1t fell through. Several Of the members dis.
tingnisheu themselves during the debate by their
small wit concerning
NEWSPAPERS IN GENERAL.
Weed, OF Clinton, seemed TO be DESTROYS Of win.
ming the title so much loved by old Pangloss NJ D..
for the zeal he displayed in this particular. Mr..
Hitchman presented his long talKedoi, long-ex-
pected
RAPID TRANSIT ELL.
II Is entitled AN act TO incorporate the New York
Railway Company and provides that the capital
stock shall lie ten million dollars The road is be
an elevated one, and Is 70 be constructed with
tween the streets, from the Battery and Bowling
Green west OF Broadway, the Sixth avenue and Gen.
yenient point south OF Twenty sixth street 10
q point east OF Madison avenue and thence to
Harlem river. The road is TO be made TO connect
with the various existing steam railways, and upon
any bridge which may hereafter be erected between
New York and adjacent shores 'by steam other
power.n Tue company are empowered to ''enter
upon ana underneath the various ST eetS through
which the road viii pass, ana are compelled, after
proper condition. The tracks are TO be twelve feet
above the level surface OF the street ana where they
cross any street are to be erected on bridges OF
single span, the abutments or supporters OF the
the houses e BRIDGES are be r0 made e With
close floors and have close parapets on each
SIDE Tour Ieet IN hegnh. In those parts OF tne city
permanently laid out, graded and regulated the
railway, by order OF the Supreme Court can be con-
6irUcted ION the surface OF the elevated groundn
The road will not be constructed continuously
any street or avenue for a greater distance than
pOpnh tn61G M ors 10 la m Gylt
day OF the week, commonly known as sunday. and
on week days trains are TO be not eftener than
every half hour The act prohibits the use OF steam
whistles as signals, but says nothing about bells,
and although II provides that the road shall be
sruced IN the most substantial manner possible,
1t gives no mint whatever as TO whether this SUB
stantial manner" Will be after the Greenwich street
railway fashion, or some other more likely 10 be
knocked into some Old iron shop by the grand
Jury.
THE coRPoRAToRs
mentioned in the Bill are Josiah Sutherland, James
II. BARLEY, Samuel Sloan, Edward b. Strange, Emil
Sauer, Homer 4: Nelson, Philo {. Calhoun, Henry
SAM John Sloane. Elliott I. Sheppard, Charles A.
Lamont, samuel 7. Howard J. +. Person, Elisha
Mr. Kelly, Of New York, introduced his
COAL BILL,
which made mention OF III a previous despatch. il
provides that scales shall be erected in every Assem-
bly, district in New York, where every load OF coal
must be weighed before 1t Is delivered to the pur-
chaser Tile Department OF Public Works Is to
have the control or the weighing business-a good
thing FOR coal consumers, and better thing for
many OF the inspectors, who, besides seeing that
there Always 1000 pounds to every ten, will also
see TO II that they are not the losers II some
sumner thinks he gets full weight and doesn't.
THE DULL MoNoToNY
OF the Senate proceedings were enlivened this even
ing by Senator Thomas Creamer. who took occasion
to "go for'' certain obscure newspaper winch had
seen ut TO ''go ior' him during the week, IN way
that was not conducive 10 the increase OF his natural
stock OF good humor The object Of the Senator's
wrath also coupled his name with that Of the
BOSS though the latter and be were not pulling
together as well as good democrats believed 1t was
their duty to do. The Boss" after Thomas had
taken his seat Modified, got up and said he had no
complaints 10 make against editors This had
soothing effect all round and all the Senators went
their way when the adjournment was announced
peacefully and quietly.