New-York tribune., 1872-04-12
ALBANY.
rcygATIvE PROCEEDINGS,

-, nm ppar, An CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBux1
A,pANy. April 1.-THE session OF the Seha.e Ii
sh,s morning was again dull one. All the oiii' on
ana ready for a third reading were passed. ana nuuo,
sthcts were received from the Assembly, ahu -.
she Committees The printed files OF bills aireauy ~
.or,ea for tho consideration Of tho two Houses n.A'
nile two feet high, aud every Gay "
aogen or score to the ua 80 yy...,
The Rrooklyn bills for the reconstruo'o " .S. C.rn
.Ds police noards which had been referred 10 'o I'm
s"o i'"'' ,.s ,,h rowcr 70 report complete, wefo
., nocl 20 the senate this morning, ana lmineor
80 ossod ot the instance OF Senator feffy' VI 'no
throe Water Board Commissioners uhuer '"e
.s amended the Democratic Mayor ls " "pnoiis 49,
.as the Republican Auditor ana Controher wv vaa'e.
So Tho Mayor will undoubtedly reappoint MI "ilAm
-. ,ho President OF the Board as now consul |
,+a The bill is denounced by tho Brooklyn keioimers
:. rolcal dcker between tue 0rant Repupi"ahS ~"
KinEsley Democrats -, -, q,
The bin "maRing appropriations for 'he suppor'O
she state Government" which was msuo eiu..a
erdey for yesterday snd again for to-day was once
rostponed until tomorrow. The bin appropriates aoou.
A. 600 600 for the maintenance Of fcommon.schoosp
OF salaries and expenses Of state ohces T ho the hill
sTNg He pTinied With the amendments made 10y the
Assembly Had this been Thought OF we tbo Gohs OF
e syeaSc senator time might have been safs% tSs
The proposed Registry law for heT ommttes on Cities
snd node special order for THURSDAY neAt. sss,n
PILE PSu ~ aufSeT2e the building of road bridge ever
tfe Hudson River to unite Albany and Greennni t az
e1t oniy fhs worst accommodations for teams are
Hfnisied by the two half starved ferries.
Tue Crooked Lake Canal was Under discussion IN the
Senate this morning the occasion being proposed ar-
propraten of 5000 for brush and stone for the pro'ee
Son of ts banks and locks The Senate seem inolned
not to expend money unnecessarily upon the nonaynR
canals MI. Lord however, maintaned tnat 'he I,o 4o
,nust not so neglect the canals of tins knd as 10 om
their banks I've washed away and render the I,eop9
Jabe for the large claims for damages thereoS S6in
m
thc Constitution as to allow tue stare T TO ae &c t byoT@h
in it appeared that the 5000 in question had aea9 10y
been expended prevent break IN the canal anu 'he
motion 20 strike it out was accordingly wlthda"n'
The Vanderbilt Rapid Transit bill which was intro
duced by Senator Robertson, yesterday mornng' ana
fyorby reported by the Railroad Committee Yesterday
evening was this evening, on motion OF Mr. Robertson,
made special order Tor son%rTGw n w dincd n to nass
general opinion here that inns onl as S & nc ro a., viii
all possible expedition
The Senate. which has gone far toward solving the
probem how to do the minimum OF business IN the max
inum of tme had up the bill to name two persons as
eubects for statues placed in the Capitol az Wash
ington. senator Benedict had commenced an lnternin
ISy1sson. and others and bis desk was covered with
volumes the State library with numerous passages
marked Son for on %bS & dRSmSe not than es
Senators paving the sgtest aehIo 10 eded wS [G {sr
Mr Madden rose up and called him to order for not
rosed in the las amendment offered. Senator Benedict
With great dignity, resumed his seat and Mr. Madden
,n,mcdiatey rose and proceeded to speak of George
cntcn and Robert Fulton. the last of whom he said
loved by great disorder which was only brougnt to
right session OF two hours could ana Ought 10 nave
been transacted in 40 minutes.
The bill for the audit and payment Of certain claims
incurred legal services &C. by order Of the Governor
and AtoneyGeneral, in the prosecution OF the Ring
thieves being under discussion IN the Senate this even
Ing Senator johnson moved TO insert additional sec
ton aIpropriating 5000 for VIM s. Copeland formerly
bookfecper in the Controllers Office. who furnished
caused the overthrow Of Tweed Senator oBien sup
ported The 9Mendment stating that COPe@and @ had had Lost Sst
received nothing from the jonal IN Iwheh the fghIes
su.eonsn s trnrk ont Mr. Woodin showing that the
proposed gift 10 Copeland could not be incorporated III
The act without nyadatng il under the clause OF the
Constitution which forbds more than one subject to be
embraced in any local OF private bill The bill was then
passed 10 a third reading.
The consideration of the Canal bill resumed n the
Assembly to-day An amendment appropratng sl75 900 TO
the building ana repairing of Chenango Canal distance
of 20 miles from BnghamtOn west was carried Some of
the principal items follows: For rebuilding locks
s junction Of Eric and Champlan Canals, 10000; for
two stone sdecu locks in West Troy slOOc COO for
brildng guard lock in Wood Creek Champlain Canal,
E5.O00; for construction OF q basin on the Five-me
Level south Of Whitehall and improving and deepening
the Camplan Canal from said basin 10 Whitehall lock,
$4,000; Tor rebuilding dam across Hudson. pear Fort
Millers Bridge, 10000; for bridges and dam Black
bridge supersructures $4,000; removing bench wall
and constructing slope and vertical walls near Old Lime
COO; for expenses and damages to owners Of
icn Of Erie Canal east of Lodi IocSs aid for dtcSes
out-ide of the blue ne ;25OoO 10 complete the Oneida
OSwego Canal ass Geo. for work on Chemung Canal at
Watkins s19500 for changing plan Of bridges middle
division, $4,000; for removing bench-was and
sIuctng slope and vertical wall at Woodsport, Port
Byron and Durhanve, $4,000; for cribs and vertical
walls in Erie Canal az TOnawanda $4,000 for completing
the locks the western division Of the Erie Canal,
$4,000 for deepening the Erie Canal from first lock east
Of Rochester TO Lyes, $4,000; for vertical wall in
Eric Canal at Lakeyile s?5Goo and for changing plans
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Rose that the ap
proration proposed shall be paid Of the earnings
ordinary extraordinary repairs shall be payable from
rccoinm tho hill to the Canal Committee with instruc
restore II TO its original condition. The motion
was carried and Mr. Alvord moved that the resolu ton
b. modified so to instruct Committee strike out
only the amendments made. which also carried ana
the bill disposed Of for the present.
The bill 10 regulate the use OF Fourth-ave.
IN the City of New-York was then taken up
1t provides that the New-York and Harlem
Railroad Company shall regulate the grade and
construct such viaducts foot and road bridges excava
ticns aud tunnels in the Fourth-ave shall render
travel thereon the safe and
shall depress the track from and including the Forty
depot TO Nnetyseoondst depth Of at least
I6 feet, and arch the same He thought the Com
pany should be compelled TO do something for the
boo worth OF land through which they are given the
right OF The difference IN the value Of property
song the road between the two plans thus proposed
by the bill and by thus amendment would be at least
el0, 10000.
The House, this evening" resumed the consideration Of
che bill 10 improve and regulate Fourthave and the
whole session was devoted to bupcombe. The opinion
the amendment seemed 10 be about equally divided
The argument In favor of II may be summed UP as fol-
lows: The bill, it stands, practically destroys the
Tourthave. so far as Its use by the citizens Is
concerned, and the ditch proposed would ultimately
i nse street to be a cade Ss 'est Shortest to
Ihis IS IN effect an attempt to solve the question
the company should be bound pay franchise