The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-12

them the sole right 70 act as such auctioneers
have not yet commenced active operations. but
early next week they will be hard at work. Tho
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amounts paid for repairs on the canals. nature and
extent Of damages and repairs, and other inquisi-
tive little sounulngs the ref0rmers might make.
The railroad men WIN, Of course, Try to kill on
Senator O'Brien's bill on the Erie Directory. In
wedge by flooding both houses with petitions from
residents along the line or Erie, begging that no
'Blarsted Britisiers Who 1t is sas are trying to
get the road under foreign moIopoly but leave
them to the ordinary course Of justice III the
JUSTICE IN THE couRTs'
win sound peculiar to many, especially, perhaps,
bill introduced today by Tobey, of Essex will lie OF
moment. as 1t provides tor actions against ncor-
legal stumbling blocks now in the way Of tndi-
yiduas endeavoring to get justice against corpora
may place Inc venue in any part Of the State he
may feel disposed, and avoid the bringing Of actions
before pet Judges Of powerful individuals or cor
pOratlOns. Then again the
HARLEM RAILROAD PEOPLE p.
may be expected here TO fgnt against bin intro
duced by Mr.. Miles, which seeks to compel that COM
pany to afford better accommodation to the people
living on the llne also 10 sci! Communication tickets
that IN summer time those who feel disposed may
ride from Harlem Oh the East River boats; also to
accordance with the original cnarter which obliges
them To- carry PASSENGERS as far south as the CITY
by the travelling public, but the railroad power
may be TOO great here this session to give them any
reason TO hope Tor the nappy,teiorms'
was created in the Assembly to-day on the passage
% as 60 1oes hr s
worst Legislation complained OF during the past few
years. Ayord said It was only returning the cup to
the lips OF Jacobs party and Reinforcing charter
which was passed by IAN honest republican Legis-
''When was THAR" queried Jacobs, with feigned
AT q time" replied the ready old Salt when
Houses but was kept BY. the majority within the
bounds OF common sense" nagri l-gcte
The Question and answer put the House IN .
bill was then passed BY vote q 50 70 r.
with the usuyy provisions under the National Bank-
ing acS. M e
THE ASSEMBLY, hGPORTBRs
have not been named by the Speaker, and there Is
some ialk OF making galleries 70 put the reporters
IN. This may he all very me and Will help TO keep
Or any snug little jobs they wish to put through.
There Is room enough for all the legitimate re-
Of reform by refusing to cognze those miserable
pettlfOggers who pretend to be reporters. but 90
nothing except O. lobbyists.
The New York Senators have apparently good
deal TO learn yst they came here backed, as It
and, under the impression that that fact alone en-.
Titled them to more consideration tnan is ordinarily
work the very FIRST week Of the session by taxing
the wrong side OF the very first question that they
to stale that refer to the BIZ which was destined
to make Mr.. Green, your estimable Comptroller, the
supreme ruler OF The city. One would think that
to make them look before they made a
leap the next time: Indeed, when Mr.. Benedict
passed SO quickly Dy both houses aud sgneu by the
Governor within half an nour Of Its passage, many
seen the error OF their ways or, rather the mssep
they had made last week, and had at last deter
H give al sa Of the other the
In postponing action on the bond question, which
everybody felt and knew was almost matter Of
But the action OF Mr.. Benedict in to-day making
motion to have the original bill referred back to the
New Workers points to quite another conclusion.
A NATTER OF COURTESY. !
was carried but for all that 1t took the republicans
who had made such an 0utcry against the measure,
completely By surprise. Had Mr.. Benedict moved
TO disinter the corpse OF some pauper with view TO
could Lot have been more ast0nlshed, for venture
TO say that nine out Of ten Of the members had
sidered the bill dead and buried beyond all ques-
ton. 1t is true that the bill never succeeded in
reaching third reading, and that MI. Benedict's
and s sns ns
right OF putting II out Of sight soreysI but
or two the original bill will be brought up AGAIN
as the more easily to pull the wool over the eyes as Of
those who have eyes TO see and yet refuse to see,
provided they are afforded good excuse to turn
In every respect as "peculiar' measure as 1t was
originally intended 1t should be; but it is strongly
be 5ust as Objectionable ever, although may not
appear SO to those who are not posted As to the
plausible DISCUSSES which Albany rlcksters know
HOW TO cIoTHE LAW
that cannot stand on Its merits II 1t should so
happen that the New Workers bring the bill IN
again In such shape as to give Mr.. Green, In
roundabout way the power 1t directly gave hlm IN
Its rss i lori ME- Benedict VIII owe IT. to himself to
stated last week that all he and his colleagues
desired when they asked for the passage
troller should be able to meet the demands
for payment Of the bonds due on the 18th inst 1t
that the bill could not get through with the other
features intact; but 1t now remains to be seen
DRAGGED IN to make ae 1ns c
that Is what Mr.. Benedict claimed was Its real I'M
port-has already been granted, his sincerity in
Of New York" would be ruined unless the bill was
passed will be open to grave doubt. But we shall
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD PROJECTS
are are already beginning to show their heads. the
us NM
another underground railway company, was pre-
scented scented IN both Houses: The lncorporators men.
tus Schell, Henry Bergh, GrosvenOr p. L0wery,
Charles Ireacy, ". r Martin, Orgen Van
Monroe ana A. hs sSa
Ing features OF the bill that the capital stock ret
for to 100 years. The proposed route Il is from
Bowling Green, under Broadway, to Union square;
thence through Fourteenth street aud Union
square, and up Broadway to Sixth ave-
nte, rue bill contains very many ex-
tremely Objectionable Features Among the most
power to make connections with any other railroad
In this city and Brooklyn provided in the latter
case a tunnel Is made under the East Riverh and II