New-York tribune., 1873-02-12
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COMMODORE VANDERBILT AND THE GAS COM
PANIEs INVITED TO "STEP UP AND SETTLE
STREET RAILWAY BILLS.
(YROh THB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUNBl
ALBANY, Feb. 11.-It is well known that at
overy session Of the Legislature bills OF oppressive
nature are carried through certain stages with view TO
sxort ng money from railroads, insurance companies,
and other corporations Sometimes the motives OF the
parson who introduces the bill good, and this is
probably the In the present instance; but other
ersons seeing TO what the bill may be put, take it
. and make striker" OF it, One OF these bills-for
e regulation Of the quality and price Of illuminating
ls-has been printed and before the Senate this
.1orning Last year a BILL almost precisely SINH
ar was before the Committee on Manufactures. That
ommttee. which Is an honest and intelligent commit
ee there one, after hearing those interested unan-
mOusly decided that the bill put the gas companies
Ter restrictions fatal TO their business, and refused to
report IT, The bill up again. and great
anxiety ia manifested keep it from the Committee 10
which It belongs and get IL before the Committee
Cities and IL was referred this morning by vote Of
The Senate The Yeas and Nays were not taken The
gas companies may well take this notice to send
Albany 10 make matters clear. There also
number OF individuals in the Assembly waiting to be
convinced Of the expediency Of allowing the additional
double freight TO be laid down by the
Central and Hudson River Railroad. That bill has been
reported from the standing Committee Railroads,
and has been called number Of times on the list Of
General Orders The friends Of the bill do dare 70
have vote on 1t now but II will pass by large ma
orty "a soon the individuals above referred to have
had their scruples removed. The present Legislature
may deserve higher reputation than Congress It's
odsto predecessors at Albany, but is not likely 10
get with men who are supposed 70 be familiar with
the inside Of transactions here.
There are about as many street railway bills before
ths committees in any previous year. Senator Weis-
mann introduced still another this morning. giving per.
linz o1axy
double track across the city, from the Tenth-st ferry
through Tenth and suyvesantsts Astorplace Clinton
place aud Christopher-st, to the North River. Com
pensatiOn Ia 10 be made 10 the city as determined by
commissioners TO be appointed by the Supreme Court,
under the general railroad law. There was also
long discussion the bill giving power TO Robert
W Murray Thomss Kivlin Z. j. shandley, Charles ID.
Culver. aud 80 other individuals 90 construct double
track railway from the North the East Rivers through
other streets. An amendment made fixing the com
Pensson 70 be paid TO the city at cent Of the
receipts An anendmfnt was also proposed compelling
the company ~ all ice and the streets
IN snen Their tracks should ne placed Tbis was shown
oehAtOI beneOlct 10 De utterly mpracticabe. The
discnss,On was protraced 70 great length, and the
o~nate ad)ourned without acting on the bill.
day AZ act Tor the protection OF factory children"
Legislature last year II provides that no child under
Sea years SHAH be employed in any factory or mechan
day employed nor shall any child nnder ~ be so en-
pl0yed. unless such child iDteigiby No cbid
under 10 shall be employed than 60 hours Ina one
week nor than nine months OF the wear unless n
shall have attended public day school three months Of
the year. have been taught three per dav In
private day school puOc night school for six Donths
OF the year. Ibe bill contains many other
pfOvisons relating 20 the health, comfort
and safety % children employed IN facfo
res and requires the Governor 20 appoint an in
ectOr 0f factory children 20 hold Office four years al
t2OO salary. whose duty u shall be 90 examine facto
mes and worksnips, and that the law rs complied
with Another surface railroad oil introduced to
day, by Mr.. Peh OF New-York providing for double
Track from the foot Of 1hirtyfOurtbst., East River
Trough Thirty fOuTthst. 70 LeXngtonaye, thence by
uouSie tack 10 FOrtysecOnd ST., aud through Forty
soOhds 70 the North River. The ncOrpOraiOrs naIBed
NJ" Ge plh aCe Joseph EielMJs0u. I0seph W. Weeks,