New-York tribune., 1872-03-29
ALBANY.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


PORTANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. GREEN AND
VAN MORT RErAINED-THE RAPID TRANsry
sCHEMES-THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION
IRRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THg TnBUSHI
ALBANY, March 28.-The Senate has given
another day and evening to the consideration OF the
Charter, and has not yet finished with IT, The bill on
account OF the substitution Of Mr. Green for the Board
OF Commissioners, stl needs careful revision In thar
important portion OF II which relates TO the
department OF finance. The most important amend
ments made to-day those by which Messrs Green
and Van Mort continued In their respective ofoes
until the 18th Of May. 1874. unless removed
In the mean time by the Mayor Governor for
cause. They mado the sole heads OF
their respective departments, and have powers
Of the Commission provided for in charter az org.
naly drafted By the Committee OF Seventy The vote
on retaining Mr.. Van Mort II to O. the Democrats
voting in the Affirmative, with the exception Of Mr.
OBrien. Mr. Green was retained by about
the same vote. In all other essentlals
the recommendations of the Committee on Cities we're
adopted by the Senate. Mr. Lewis moved to strike out
the section which vests the appointment Of tho Comms
missoners OF Public Safety In Judges Curtiss
and Sedgwck Of the Superior Court, and SUD
ported this motion by very able speech; the motion
but, however, received but votes. Senator Mur
ply said that Judge Curtis did represent fairly the
Democrvtic party. He elected by Republicans,
aided by dsaected Democrats and did not enjoy the
confidence Of the Democratic party In New-York.
strong effort was made by Messrs Temann.
Murphy, and Madden to raise the salary OF tho
Chamberlain, who allowed $4,000 In lieu OF all pay
perquses, and punder, out Of which to pay his own
salary and all Office expenses They wanted to give him
sOO more, but the effort failed. The Charter boon
much more ably handled by the Senate than 1t By
the Assembly. and certainly has been greatly
Improved by the Committee Cities In
many OF its details. Siessrs ssloman, Schultz Stern.
Blumentha, Wheeler and the other representatives Of
the Committee Of Seventy, in Albany. not all
recOnced to the retention Of Messrs, Green and Van
Mort They wish TO be announced that the action Of
the Senate Is not in accordance with their wishea
1t looks as though there might be serious dcuty
in getting the Charter amended through the Senate
to say nothing of Assembly Their appears DO
many enemies to the scheme Of municipal gov
ernment which 1t embodies, and even wagers
are msde that 1t will never become law The Demo
cratic Senators, except OBren In better humor
than ia usual with them, and the extraordinary
facetIousness OF Messrs Temann and johnson "a
deserving Of commemorstion. Mr.. Temann fnds
but one section In the Charter to which
he has not objections, and that section 10
processes not to have maturey considered The Seventy
or at least their equally free in their
structures on Mr.. Teman
The case Of Senator Wood did not como up 10 day,
| being crowded over by the Charter.
In the Assembly, this morning. Mr.. Husted called from
the table the resolution reported by tho Conference
Committee OF both Houses to authorize the useless and
extravagant expenditures Of $50 the printing Of 6e
copies Of the Blue Book CLERKS ManuaD 800 for the
House. and $50 for the Senate. Mr. Hawkins objected.
on the ground that the books not needed, and
the rules were they could be printed slips at trnins
The Speaker Thought the Committee had exceeded
their powers reporting the resolution, instead OF
simply settlingthe matter In dispute II the rules were
Red Book Mr.. Judd, and Others spoke in opposition
TO the resolution, which defeated by 81 nays to
| ayes, the SPEAKER voting In the negative.
After she routine business disposed Of the bill 70
amend the act incorporating the NewYork City Central
| Underground Railroad Company was called up. An
amendment to the first section was proposed 80 a. 70
allow the laying OF two lines Of track rdicu'
lous dsputatiOn then as to the practcaDhV Oh
| working more than two lines OF cars, In wncn mr'
| smyth and several others took part. Mr.. HAWKINS
claimed that there implied right Of property in the
owners up to middle Of the street. and If this right
to be nterfered with the Company should not be al
lowed to endanger the security OF building hr hL
the engineers, and not by the Legislature The simple
Testi6n s whether or not the Company shall be per
1s pss ss sa as
withdrawn. A motion was then the an made oy IN: u,
,ss nd ,ss psseS M sad he 70 oea
to the whole Broadway is the thoroughfare OF
except upon the advice Of the best scientific The
main sewer, the pipes and the water 0ces
were to be overcome before voting fer this bill MI
Alvord said some means OF rapid transit g necessity
terested therein well as the people Of that city be-
they are constantly Obliged 70 60 tnsre Gn otS ,
use OF any street or in the city to company
which will furnish the means of going quickly from ono
| end OF II TO the other
| At the evening session Of the Assembly, Mr. Lincoln
offered resolution that the vote by which the bill limit
ing the rate Of fare the Road to two cents
mile during eight months and q cents during tne otnet
four months Of the year be reconsdereo ana tGs @ M
| nofinp Ha fhp fahla
lost The motion to reconsider was nso os. ~ 70.
vote of IS Nays to IS Yeas ana h hm h & @ become
| alaw.
The confederation Of the bill rapid transit In New
York City was then resumed Mr. Moseley claimed tnat
the Central Underground Company have already shown
that they In ;earnest They have done nothing
yet under the charter granted three years snce ana
therefore he did not believe they intended to DO any
thing As section three requires the work to be begun
within 90 days and to be completed as far up as Forty
within years from the passage OF 'ne sc
the fears which afflicted Mr.. Moseey were not commune
Gated to the rest OF the House DIR. husteo Ar
swered the last speaker at length ana ss,a
g s3S % Ss
meH Of character wealth and ability have already su1
! capital necessary Mr. Niles said the road would nave
been built to-day. but for the French and German Ts
heard number of names Of gentlemen who have SUD SUD
| scribed large sums TO II already, among "pon W."
James Brown Rufus Hatch Joseph seigmsn po a
sherman Co., II. B. Clatin and others This Is ING ,no
important measure the Legislature has had peiorS
this session. The want Of such road was vSdp sSy~
rment to the interests Of the city M veaaer hey
Gated the passage Of the Beach Pneumatic .
have already done something which furnishes Whii.
tee that they and will finish their wors h,ory of
beck entered into long explanation OF the tst n
the Central UNDERGROUND scheme that the men
engaged in it were acting in good faith. mSnSS S
took part in the so,S SoSsis ssss for although
the Central bill was nomiraly under dlseuShs W. ~
opponents were sl IN ooS without
having gone half through tho BILL and DsVps h Com
/ oman In