New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

THE sEvENTY's CHARTER-A RAILROAD COM
MISSION BILL--DEMOCRATs SCARCE IN rh5
sEHArE-PRoVIsIoN FOR AsYLUMS.
lpRoM rHg REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBVShl
ALBANY, Feb. S.-Tbe Assembly, IN the con-
sideraton OF bills In Committee reached thi noon me
Charter OF the Committee Of Seventy On motion "
Gov Alvord the bill was made the special order i"'
Tuesday morning, immediately after the reading OF Hs
Journal with the understanding that IL shall be consld
cred from day day until final decision s arrived ~
whether 70 pass not This course ia satisfaoioryn
tho representatives OF the Committee Of Seventy
now present in this city. In the Senate Mr. Adams IA"
notice OF hs intention 20 introduce bill to create
Board OF Railroad Commissioners. IL Will empower
them to limit the capital stock, dividends payable ana
the Indebtedness OF railroads doing business IN tDs S
10 the amount actually levied on and paid into the e"
ury Of such company by the stock and bondhoider fp
resenting such roads, This notice Is sequence 10 tns
large number " petitions relative TO oppressive rfoa'
management. which were presented last year .
Mr. Cock offered bill 10 allow railroad tracks 70 "
sii in Hamilton and Hancockayes. or their exteasO'
and on Webster and Jackson-ayes. and Grands', r,r
teenth and Flishingayes., In Long Island City uo
serves 10 be noted that the Democratic foree IN ~
Senate Is now exceedingly small. Mr. iwee1 nos
been SEEN In Albany this year; Mr.. Hardenoersa
ously III ana unable 10 attend the sessions ana MI
hss been Cor fortnight or more In the same a,
The evening session Of the Assembly was ep'hep w
voted TO buncOmbc the special ofuof po'He "
rent resolutions already passed by the senate r0'o.s
the act OF the LEGISLATURE Of 1870, which assume" ~
peal the sanction gwen by the Legislature OF GOV
Fifteenth Amendment. The resolutions ~ere 49,
with only - dissenting voices, The last 'p0'SA W."
made ny Gov. Alyord- ,,...,on.
The Senate Committee on privileges sno nie> .o..
met to-day. and Mr.. Davenport presented pap, "a
tanning mass OF specific charges, setting ny ns ~
irregularities In the election in Mr.. Twecds ais"'
Reynolds, who appeared In behalf OF DIR. i",e'
c,yen nm "A next Thursday to make specinc repY'
Tho Hon George Opdyke and Mr.. Charles :. ". 80.
arrived here to-day having come up to urge deny IA ~
matter OF the city Charters they represent tis' n'
both the Republican organizations In New ioiN -
opposed 10 the Committee OF seyentys Cuar'e',
mat il ia their intention shortly 20 present. suO
for 1t. ~ DIN
I'm, evening, Messrs. Charles Tracy ana .. Us g.
apueared before the Senate Committee on 'i'o' -
half Of the Citizens Association cnar'e.' -.
argued Ia favor OF Common Council OF wv .Sno,..
elected for different TERMS by different So ,hs
and Of having heads OF departments sppoiii''~ n,
Mayor FOR one-year terms only, part so''s - N.
,ny and OF their being removable only ior osuS On.
M,yor. He argued against the eon'oh"a'o" s.v,r
Police Fire. uea a. aud Building DE- ep'saton Of
"A tIyil Ser,ice rUl0rin ~ to 80 ,n once
snboriIuats officers. aud AeeP."s Dnr,,,iatinps 20
.itfi,e good behavior; aeiihs. uF -, ,he old sys-
Nv lila, schools: against 40 return W Ipe W.