The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-10
THR State CAPITAL.
Eighty-eight Bills Passed in the
Senate.
The Question Of the, Charter
Tabled.
Senator James Wood Not Expelled, but
Mildly Censured.
THE STATE REGISTRY ACT PASS:D.
Reorganization Of the Board Of
Emigration Commissioners.
The Twenty-third Street Railroad
Franchise.
Fight Over the Local PrOhibitOry Bill in the
Assembly.
The Republicans Against the
Lager Men.
xfise Candy Package Boys Abolished-The Tona-
wanda Dam Bill-A Big Canal Job
Bushel of Local and
Private Bills Passed.
The Twenty-third Street Railroad
Franchise.
Fight Over the Local PrOhibitOry Bill in the
Assembly.
The Republicans Against the
Lager Men.
xrise Candy Package Boys Abolished-The Tona-
wanda Dam Bill-A Big Canal Job
A Bushel of Local and
Private Bills Passed


ALBANY, March Q, 1872.
Tho Senate consumed the entire morning session
In third reading OF bills, and actually passed
eighty-e before adjourning Among these was
the Registry act, which extends the provisions OF
the Registry law all over the State, towns or VII
lagos having less than 10000 inhabitants being
alone excepted. Senator Lord opposed the bill
st0utly, and claimed that the people Of
the State did not ask for any such law. He quoted
In support Of his argument from tn, message OF
Governor Seward who, in vetoing similar bill
years ago, contended that 1t would put the heaviest
burden upon those men in the rural districts who
could least afford to lose half day or even few
hours from their work to travel miles away from
their homes to get their names put upon the record
Another one OF the bills passed was
THE TONAwANDA DAM BILL,
which authorizes the destruction OF the canal dam
at that place and the leveling OF the canal from
there to Lockport. This project Will cost the State
. nice sum, II Mr.. Fay's estimates made two years
ago. are Of any weight. He considered then that
the expense would be at least 81, 900 900. The
who gets the contract for the work will indeed be in
luck.
The Assembly was also engaged in taxing 1nal
action upon bills, and large number mostly local
measures, were passed. AT the opening Of the ses-
grinding committee was being read Mr.. Hunter
made an effort to except the bill recognizing the
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION
but Mr. Judd succeeded In having it conferred, and
hence there is fair prospect of the board being
recognized this season. Among the bills passed
the acts relating 10 the unlawful taking OF
oysters planted within waters or the State; to
prevent the sale Of prize packages, such as those
which passengers are importuned TO purchase
on railroad trans; to make general election days
public holidays; the annual Supply Bill; the bill In
cooperating the Industrial Exhibition Company IN
New York: the bills making appropriations for the
maintenance and management OF the state canals
and reappropriatng moneys for new work
and repairs on canals and payment OF AWARDS
authorized by the Canal Appraisers ana the
SUPPLEMENTAL ALBANY POLICE BILL,
which Is designed 10 meet the objections in the
Governer's veto 1t will be remembered that the
republican majority passed the original BILL not.
withstanding the objections of the Governor admit
ting that II was an improper measure, but promising
to bring in this supplemental Dill, which removes
the Objectionable features pointed by the Cover
or's veto This evening the Speaker announced the
death Of Erastus Corning. After the bill authoriz-
Ing the Second Avenue Railroad Company to extend
their road through certain streets and avenues to
Niney-second street had been discussed In Commit
tee OF the Whole, and ordered to q third reading
the House proceeded to consider the special order
OF the evening, which was the subject OF
LOCAL PROHIBITION.
The bill introduced by Mr.. l. d. Brown provides
tioDs whether the sale of intoxicating liquors as
beverage shall be prompted In their respective
ana u nearly osoo
nearly all the members became thirsty debating the
merits OF the temperance question. There seemed
10 be very general desire 10 omit malt liquors
from the proposed prohibition. Mr.. Alvord moved
TO except cities from the operation OF the BILL and
taat te it haa been tried heretofore and '6 had
tailed. and mad proved to be injurious to
The law Of Kindness was more potent In preventing
the spread OF lntemperance than prohibitory enact
ments. Mr.. Boltz German member from Erie,
made capital set speech against the whole meas
WRONG IN PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE,
eOntendiDg that the best assurance for the moral
Improvement OF the citizen was found in the
81 Ind liberty ysr and s .ns eauca
Lincoln, Preston, GRIMM, Miles, Burns and Al
yord participated III the discussion which followed.
The political point brought prominently out In
the debate was that the republican party was
pledged to the principle Of prohibition and that
injury Of the parry at the next pol" poll election. 10 the
bill was nnally ordered to third reading by vote
Of AZ to Al.
SENATOR WOODS CASE.
Notw outstanding the Indictment state OF the
Of Senator James WOOD was 70 be resumed s v wss
sufficient TO crowd 10 repletlon the Senate lopbes,
galleries., ana even the spare room within the Sena
toria circle. There was an unprecedentedly large
number OF ladies present, who seemed to take the
reatest possible interest In the proceedings. When
the special order was announced Mr.. Allen took
the noor and resumed MS speech III defence OF
the report made by the investigating committee,
calling attention TO Judge Selden's remark IN his
elaborate opinion already submitted 10 the Senate,
TO wIt:-.rhet Mr.. Wood had not borrowed the
$15 600 individually from Mr.. Tweed" He pointed
70 the evidence OF Mr.. Wood himself. which showed
conclusively that he did personally obtain the
money from Tweed. AS 70 the statement that Mr..
Woods credit was good at the time he obtained the
loan, the Senator called the attention OF the Senate
TO the evidence OF those witnesses living IN Mr..
Woods district who testified that the atters credit
was not good for sl00 The report OF the committee he
contended sustained bT these witnesses, anu
their statements as to Mr.. WOODS credit were I'M
other evidence taken by the committee. IL was
noticeable, he SAID, shat after getting the money
from Tweed the accused did NOT loan t TO the COM
pany IN which he was interested without getting
note Tor II, and was 1t not strange that not man
was produced by Mr.. Wood during the investiga-
ton TO show that that man any other
man mad ever satisfied either Tweed or
did; that the borrower good Tor the amounts
loaned. Was II reasonable to suppose that men
ike Tweed and Gould would loan large amounts 10
man whose credit they knew nothing ab0uty
Anen again. The loan made by Gould was asked for
" mf. Wood almost Immediately after the latter
a9 Deen introduced 10 the former, and Gould testi
Wood been
AN AvoxED OPPONENT OF THE ERIE ROAD,
nnu .na. We only made loans to has friends ana that
Tiends. 1t was strange 10 find over twenty Judg-
menus agalnst Mr. Wood In his district, ana even
tnougn .ney MAD OIL been paid, it did not rebound
10 MS reputation Tor financial credit that they had
be enteieu against him at ALL 1t contended that
MS creut ~ MS OVID district was OF importance
IN connection WIN the loan obtained from Gould
and Tweeu, auu mat the only question was was mis-
credit good IN New YORK, where the men resided