New-York tribune., 1872-04-11
ALBANY.
LEGISI.ATI PROCEEDINGS.

COMMODORE vANDERBILT's RAPID TRANSIT BILL
THE SENATE APPOINTS COMMITTEE of
CONFERENCE ON THE CHARTER-rllE Rbf-
EREE SYSTEM.
IRON THB KEGCLAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNhl
ALBANY, April Ex-senator Robertson, this
morning. introduced bill to provide rapid transit ior
City, The scheme already creates considerpo
STIR and may possibly into something OF hrstc'ss
importance the end OF the session. IL Is ehcu
An act to Incorporate the NewYork City Rapid lIh
sit Company and to authorize the said Company to con-
struct and operate underground railroad In said cy
1t creates corporation, consisting OF "Corhehus van
debt and such other persons as he shall associate Win
himself" with power to construct an underground
double-,rack railway upon tho following described
route: Commencing the east side OF Broadway' III
| the City Hall Park, passing in front OF the
old City Hall 10 Centre-st, thence under Centre-st
to City Haplacc; through City Haplace, by tunhei
or way, TO Peart thence on or near the Inc
of Mulberry-st. 10 Beeckerst; thence 10 LaIayete-
place, through Laiayetepace to Astor-pace; thence
to Fourthave., and through Fonrtl-ave to fiy-hlnh
| st. A connection with the Hudson River Railroad Is
authorized by means Of a branch under Fiy-eghth OF
Fftyninthst. The Company Is authorized 10 charge ~
fare for all distances and the capital stock Is
fixed at sI2cOOOoo Senator Temann also introduced
volumnous Rapid Transit bill providing for the appoint
rent five commissioners by the Governor To invent
and carry ont plal.
Gardner's Warehouse and Railroad bill was before the
Senate this afternoon After an interesting exhibtioh
of the Senate's obstructive powers progress was IT,
ported and Tic Senate adjourned for dinner Inc uer
disregard OF TIE propreties Of discussion which dlsti
usLes many Senators was actively dSpa&ye1 p & on or fo1 @
cusslon, to-day, spectator might have Imagined hsc
senators and the ncoherencc Of Others The Objections
the bin IN question were, rs usual i.t ,ie poWriS
granted were not sufficiently ledged about with ita-
lions.
The Assembly bill to permit ccxtenson OF HaroeeKS
Brooklyn piers 900 or 200 feet further INTO INC c
mel of the East River which failed to get votes enough
yesterday, passed today These piers are situated
| between the Fulton AID Wil-s Ferry landings No at
tention whatever given to the objections of snaors
TieInann. The bill now goes to the Gov
errlor Aiessrs. Palmer WooGin, and d. T. wood We're
| anponted Committee OF Conference on the New-fork
Charter. TIE Committee, including the members I'D.
rOIncd by the Assembly arc supposed not 10 DC very
| iayoYably inclined toward the Senate amendments
In the Senate, this evening" Mr. Johnscns bill to pre-
vent railroads from charging more for carrying elSAt
over part the whole OF their line was finally
euGocated. Mr wOodin moved to amend the bill by
inserting additional section excepting freight re-
ceyed ro:n or delivered to connecting roads from tho
provisions OF The bill such an amendment would nave
the objections urged agans5 the pm by me ralrGaa
men, yet thOy were promptly voted down. tue enactng
clause the bill struck ont, and the b killed by vote
II to 10. Most OF tho senators time was was, %asea @
ing gold the principal aud interest OF the canal debt
maturing TINS year. This debt was contracted DeOre
tie war and or last three years tic interest upon
ha, bee raid in com. Benedict, d. p. Wood, and
he msaI argun,ents senator Lewis maintained that
tue State Cquitably bound 10 ray III com Ihe Coni-
ltce rose reported progress on the hiil without
hayine taken a vote to Indicate ti,ir opinions
ON the point Ill dispute
The morning session Of tho Assembly was devoted
chiefly TO the third reading of bills. About dozen that
had been amended by the Senate were concurref in,
and 90 odd ouse bills passed, none OF much gen.
ersl IMPORTANCE. judiciary Cor mittec reported
faycraby the senate resolution calling for an amend
,rm,t to Article of Constitution SD as tocnaDIe
ne Coirnissorrs of Appeals to SIT two years longer
! alpr their prtseL, term expires
yt, ftta IN n nIi
the appointment of persons in the City and County o
New York as standing referees 10 whom shall be referred
n all actions which are by law rcfcrable Tho appoint
nauts sre TO made by the Governor by and with the
adv ccand consent CT the Senate. This bin, like many
Il Others Of its Glass; the natural outgrowth of the cor
rupton which has run riot In the Newlok courts for
years Iast but whether prompted in the interests Of
few oisceseckors, by simple desire to remedy ;he
gross abuses of tho referee system, it Is eq LILLY
cio the sGSse' ~ nt 20 sysa9 iS hS I9 OF of
the ju,ieal tyranny exercised by IA corrupt
ton 20 IL presert relerec system has mace in To-
caItes here the bench has been simply the dispenser
Justice and tho demand of the New-York bar Is no
the oice OF referees should be but
LEGAL limit = The present law provides that in all refer
able cases with certain specified and proper excepto
agreed on by the written consent OF the parties
TO the cton This provision has for ,uaa5 years
Thus goo law has been deliberately violated by those
TO az mnser and his - tue , Whole pot H @ tEo
peteree syst en- la such case as would think
That tn natural and effective remedy would be-
rot 10 abolis law but to abolish the Iae judges
ut even change III the law be desirable, 1t Is GER
tainy tGis direction, the free choice OF re%ree
heing ore chief eXcaleDces or tine system, aud
anv ate upt deprive the people OF that free choice
is 10 be ope will be mmed lately frOwnod down by the
Legislature. No change in tho present Jaw is needed or
desired aud bis bill is simple outrage upon the rights
! of the lawyer Of New York and their clients.
AT the openi ng OF The Assembly this evening, resou
tous Of condo nce and regret relative to the death OF
the Hon. Erastu Corning were introduced Mr.. Jacobs
made feeling address, and followed By Mr.. Fields
In touching aid beautiful speech, word OF which
was a biting sal his life and character. Mr.
Alyord and Mr. Hustled also addressed the House, and
after some aupr0griatc remarks BY the Speaker tine
outions unilnlnously adopted. Ile House IL then
r.p.irs on tLe canals. The total amount
sp5g o of Which N6G 900 pairs and work
ou Inc different dys sOns or tue Erie Canal, ana to 1c'
uinder il divided between the Champln, Black RIVER,
(hcnangO oneida Lake Oswego, Cheniing, ana Tennessee
Valley Canals The Canal Conmlssi sienors sre auhorzeG
tucatse be constructed al! new work ior "Afn aprro
nr atiOus are made but money shall be pdit uIh"
liz plaus and estimates have been approved by tie
canal Board All contracts must be given 70 the lowest
hder but cOEracts,sl shall be made involving the ex-
nenditlue OF money beyond the appropriations made
very long and tedious debate occurred, ahd aItef
making several uuinport amendments progress was
repoTed and the bill madea special order Tor lonoFToH
morning.
The Senate Committee on Railroads favorably reported
This evening the bill for vaniesbips rapid transit rail
road which was introduced this morning by Senator
Robertson The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed
ths nfternoon the bill abolish capital punishment
The COMMITTEE with Senator Ames absent, evenly
divided the question OF reporting ie Dii Seitois
and Allen are IN faVor oi tho u, and JAhes
Wood Murphy against IT,
GENERAL PRESS DsPArCHI
SENATE. ALBANY. Wednesday, April 10, 1872.
Messrs. WOODEN, PALMER and d. p. WOOD |