The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-19
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Vanderbilt's Rapid Transit Scheme
Passed by the Senate.
THE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND Rejected
Provision for Expenses of the
Sheriff's Office.
Compensation of officers of
the Legislature.
Grand Jubilee Over the Passage Of
the SeVenty's Charter.
Opinions Concerning the Action
of the Governor.
Caucus of Republican Members of
the Legislature.
Provision for Expenses of the
Sheriff's Office.
Compensation of officers of
the Legislature.
Grand Jubilee Over the Passage Of
the SeVenty's Charter.
Opinions Concerning the Action
of the Governor.
Caucus of Republican Members Of
the Legislature.
ALBANY, April 10, 1872

!
ALBANY April 1S, 1872.
In the Senate to-day the bill, known as the Van
derbilt scheme for constructing an underground
ra!lgoa4 from City Fsl Rark t9 Fifty ninth street
with branch road under the Central Park to con-
meet with the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad, was considered again, amended and
finally passed. This BILL as introduced In the Sen
nte is already familiar to the readers of the HERALp
1t was amended to-day by inserting provisions that
the road shall not run under any structures or
works of art, except by consent Of the
commissioners of the Parks, and that
way trains shall be run as often as the
necessities OF the public shall demand A motion
to recommit the bin to the Railroad Committee
was lost by vote of to II. Amendments to have
books Of subscription opened by william II. Van
derbilt, Augustus Schell and c. NJ Depew; to con-
fine the road to the carrying of passengers and
mails, and to limit the fare to five cents below Gen.
trial Park, were all voted down. The bill was then
passed-yeas %, nays las follows:-
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Baker Bowen, Chatfeld, Cock,
den Murphy o'Brien, Palmer Robertson Wagner weis.
mann Wnsow WOOD s D. Mood n ana mooain
MCGOWAN, Perry and Teman.
THE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND SCHEME.
The Committee on Railroads Of the Senate re-
ported adversely on the Central Underground Rail-
u
and refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole
was lost by vote of yeas to II nays. In this
connection it may be stated that there some
very ugly rumors about money being scattered
about among members of the lower house to secure
the passage OF this bill, and State officer is ac
cused Of having been the holder of the stakes and
the grand cashier who paid Off the members who
voted .all right when the bill was passed.
THE SHERIFF's OFFICE
In the Assembly Mr.. Mackay introduced a bill to
q ~ m "a nrnv for
the government OF the county of New York, passed
May ~, 1859. 1t amends the twenty second para
as to read $685., $780, including the pay OF the ap-
pontees of the Sheriff. as directed by the Board of
city Of Hew in eae
ing year, continue In service the same appointees,
OF 'e % 20 na n, he
pensation. fixed on the two pay rolls for employees
at the Sher1rs onice and county jail last paid by
the Comptroller of the city Of New York. The
Comptroller is authorized to pay to the Sheriff the
amount Of said pay rolls from month to month.
Provision is made for raising the money by tax and
for the Board of Audit to audit the account.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bin, to amend the act to facilitate the
consent, read third time in the Assembly and
passed. Among the other bills passed were the
following To authorize the construction of q
bridge across the Hudson River at Troy; amending
the charter Of the orphan Asylum Society of New
Of Of t the NEW New " York stock Exchange ss for
mutual relief; to amend the act providing for i'm
proving Park avenue, between Bridge street and
of the New York College, establishing free acad-
envy; to provide for paying officers OF the Senate
and Assembly; to punish persons mutilating the
books and papers OF public libraries.
PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
At the afternoon session OF the Assembly Speaker
Smith moved the reconsideration of the vote by
which the bill providing for the payment OF officers
and employees OF the Legislature was passed. He
said the amendment put in the bill this morning
provided that the clerks of both houses be given
$50 per day after April 10, and each deputy sl2 per
pay of clerks was made $4,000 for the session and
other clerks $1,000 This amendment was for
aGs 100 days GHa SIes a
understood this matt when the amendment was
made and he did not think 1t Just and proper. The
motion to reconsider was carried, and the question
on the passage OF the bill was laid on the table,
JUBILEE OVER THE CHATTER.
The friends of the Committee OF Seventy this
evening held a grand blowout over the passage OF
the charter. Swarms OF reformers arrived by the
evening train to do honor to the OCCASION and Ii is
said that they intend to remain here until
the Governor has decided for or against
the ''new idea." Mr.. Wheeler, the Seventys
hard worker, through whose ceaseess exertions
the Senate was made to give up its amendments
and allow the charter to pass as the great and glo-
the lion of the hour and he was congratulated on
all sides upon the success which which had at last
attended his efforts He howeve does not 81,
charter Is concerned, as completed and declares
that he will toll along STILL with his sleeves rolled
up until the bill has been signed by the Grovernor.
AS to whether the Governor will sign 1t there
still to be tonight much difference Of opin-
ion among the sofcial canvassers who are air eady
beginning to put up their bets upon the probable
result. The bill will be handed in to him tomorrow,
and II he does not sign it or veto it within ten days
It Will, as matter of course, become o law. The
friends Of the charter are just now rather
in quandary about the matter, and by
no means confident, for 1t Is rumored that somebody
in the Executive Office has given it out that the
Governor expresses much dissatisfaction with the
sequently, In great perspiration over the thing,
and tonight the pros and cons on the subject were
discussed In the room of one of the leaders, and it
was decided to keep the Legislature at work until
the ten days should expire, even though 1t were
possible to adjourn before the first OF the
month. There are those who claim that the Gov
ernor will veto the bill on the last of the ten days.
which would naturally compel the majority either
charter or let matters in New York Stand as they
are. Ii is asserted, even by the leaders
in both houses, that II it Is vetoed there
will not be found votes enough to carry
the bill over the veto. II matters once came to this
pass the situation for the majority would certainly
be very disagreeabe one, and they make no at
tempt conceal their fears. Fully impressed with
the dangers of the hour, and what the people may
think OF too prolonged session the majority held
JOINT CAUCUS TONIGHT
in the Assembly Chamber, with Senator Lewis In
the chair. After considerable discussion as to
what course should be pursued to hurry up
segisla ton ard be ready to deal with the charter
WITHIN tne ten days grace allotted to the Governor
rushed through came up for discussion The bill I'm
relation TO the Harbor Masters was taken hold OF,
ana Ass assem n smith, Morton and Alberge and
Impress iron those present the necessity OF get
ting rid OF the present Harbor Masters in
short order 10 was finally decided that instead OF
passing lhe ball q resolution should be adopted by
both honses removing the officials thus giving the
Governor the opportunity of appointing new men
to be confirmed 10y the senate. A Committee was
then appointed with instructions to select from the
hes OF botn houses all political bills that should
be passed at once, and to report them
by tomorrow afternoon, when another eau.
Gus will he held. The following is
the commlttte:-Senat0rs BENEDICT Dickinson,
Wnslow and Lewis and Assei2blymen Fort Haw.
kins, Morton, Kiagsland, Smyth and the Speaker
IL Is understood that all the bills this committee
report upon win be rushed through under the whip
and spur OF the previous question. When the eau
Gus assembled there were present fftyone members
of the House and fourteen members OF the Senate
but ~ soon several OF the Assemblymen at
tempted TO get certain private bills put down as
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