The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
Vanderbilt'S Peculiar Rapid Transit
Bill on Its Passage.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION PREVAIL.
The Question of Adjournment Again-Probable
Close Of the Session on the 26th-Arrange-
ments for the Impeachment Of the Accused
Judges Beach's Pneumatic Bore
$4,000 for the Prosecutors
Of the Tammany Ring.
ALBANY, April II, 1872.

ALBANY, April H. 1872.
THE sEvENTy's CHARTER.
At last It has been decided by the Conference
Committee to report the New York charter, and,
strange relate 1t will be reported almost i'll the
shape 1t passed by the Assembly before the Sen
ate put in It's terrific amendments SO, after all
their talk, 1t win be that the Senators had to
back to the stand the House committee took
against the amendments, not to say anything about
how they bowed the knee to the Custom House IN
nuence that brought to bear to induce the
Snarleyows all around to harmonic and DO the
square thing for the wrepullers. Iinformedyou
in previous letter that when the committees
would report upon the charter they would report 1T
with the Green ana Van Mort amendment stricken
out. This information now turns out to be
correct, ana in addition TO this 1t may
be stated that the giving of the appoint
ment Of the commissioners OF Public Safety
TO Judges Sedgwick and Curtis has also been with
drawn from the bill, thus leaving the appointment
with the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen just as
il stood when the Assembly passed 1t. Three weeks
ago the doom OF the charter seemed certain,
the wherefore Of which is already matter of
history. Under the present circumstances it
need scarcely be said that the Seventy's delegation
here in the spirits to-day. John Wheeler,
the indefatigabe chairman OF the committee, who
has been working like Trojan all the winter for
1.-THE CHARTER AS IT WAS"
before the Senate got hold OF it, and who dogg edly
tugged at the rope even when
the storm clouds gathered in the Senate
chamber and the special delegation fed
to New York in utter dismay, is
himself again. Indeed he looked as jubilant and
confident this afternoon, when the "good news'
leaked out, he did when the Assembly passed the
hill nearly two months ago. Now that the way
looks clear ahead for the Seventytes and that the
Of fbo cla rtar 10 thp mi tim
viii, no doubt, swarm to Albany to take all the
credit they can for pushing things" which could
not have been pushed but for the 'pOlicy'' adopted
by its delegates and abettors here to drive the
enemy to the wall.
THE WHIP SPUR OF THE MAJORITY.
,o caucus & With the spbea conn 10 Il the
the Legislature have commenced to carry out their
plan OF rushing pending measures through under
whip and spur, without careful consideration and
under the pressure OF the previous question. Sew
eral important measures were ordered TO third
reading to-day upon this principle. All other order
OF business in the Assembly suspended for n
time this morning. in order to allow Mr.. Prince to
Introduce resolution with reference to
THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT,
which was laid on the table under the rule. 1t sug
gcsts that the House conclude its legislative bust
far possible on Friday, the Goth inst. at
noon; that the report OF the Judiciary Committee
in relation to the charges against Judges
Barnard and Cardozo, which will be intro
dnced meanwhile, he made the special
order Tor that day and hour; that the House
then enter upon proceedings for impeachment,
and that notice to that effect he given to the
Senate and the Comptroller of the State 1t is very
likely that this resolution will be adopted, although
1t Is not supposed that all the important business
which this Legislature has mapped out win be con-
Guided 10y that period.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL,
IA amended by the Senate, taken up this
morning In the Assembly, and on motion OF Mr.
Alvord chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means, II was referred to q conference committee
The Speaker naming on the part OF the House,
Messrs. Avord, Marcy, Kennedy, Fort and Jacobs.
THE CANAL INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Fort, from the Committee Canals, pre-
scented report upon the charges involving the
official conduct Of William w. Wright, Canal Com
missioner, and John Haggerty, late Superintendent
OF the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. The report con
clnded by stating that the evidence completely
failed TO snbstantiate the charges.
DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. Jacobs called up his resolution instructing the
making appropriations for orphan asylrns, hospi-
tas and Gispensaries, and made effort to have IL
passed. but Mr. Myord, who had stated heretofore
that no such appropriations would be included In the
Appropriation bin this year. opposed 1t, and his
motion it was laid on the table by vote of 70 to 81
and now there Is possible chance for its passage
THE TARDY PRINTNRs
are about to be called TO account for not having the
reports OF investigations ready, that action
might he taken upon them before adjournment. A
month ago the reports Of the Committee on Com
Inerce ana Navigation upon the Investigations into
the affairs OF the Quarantine Commissioners
Harbor Masters, Pilot Commissioners and Sea
II is ascertained that only one OF them has been
Touched so far A resolution viii be introduced
The House the terms OF their contract.
THAT RED BOOK JOB,
10y when the state may be compelled to pay nice
necessary copies of the Red Book was called M this
morning by Mr.. Smiley, who moved TO reconsider tie
he rpc IA. t,ly
members aud clerks Of both Houses with 100 ANA
The other officers and the reporters with twenty five
copies OF the Red Book lost last FRIDAY This
resolution the Speaker stated ordered about thirty
thousand copies of the book at 81 per copy. Fort
moved the previous question, and the resolution
was adopted by a vote OF 90 TO as
Mr.. Hawkins denounced the resolution as a swim
die, and showed his estimation of IL 10y presenting
resolution to the effect that those members who do
mot want their copies Of the book be authorized 10
500, and that the Comptroller be directed to pay
for the same. OF course the resolution was not
tertained, but was returned TO Mr.. Hawkins.
vANDERBILT's RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME.
Commodore Vanderbt's Rapid Transit bill, q ful
digest Of which has already been published In the
HERALD, made the special order in the Senate
to-day Mr.. Benedict offered an amendment to the
first section, providing that books OF subscrp-
ton shond be opened within thirty days
notice, and that parties subscribing for the
stock should pay two per cent down and eight per
cent within thirty days after the first payment Is
made. Mr. Murphy was opposed to the amend
Ioent He claimed that u was not usual to put in
WHEN ', were not In point OF fact mere
grants ~ books were opened everybody would
DC invited 10 subscribe. subscriptions might be
made with good motives by some people, but might
siso DE made TO einbarrass the road. Mr. Wander
nlt ne knew was IN earnest in the matter, and
UtDdeh IN good faith to build the
roaa. He had heretofore been lost to
40 AWNING IN the rapid transit business but had
~ aht accceded TO the wishes Of his family and
hiehds ana bad determined TO give the people
MS Guy q good rapid transit RAN.
,n,, MI. manaeh also spoke against the
aIDchumeht. lie, too, mad IL from
good authority that Mr. Vanderbilt was in earnest
sIa meant 70 nnld ,he road. This being he was