New-York tribune., 1873-03-13
THE CURRENT OF LEGISLATION.

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CREDIT MOBILIER CENsURE-RAILRoAD QUEs-
TIONs-sENATE BILLS PASsED-LOBBY TAG
TICS.
IPROA TIiR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRBUSRl
ALBANY, March f2.-Mr Batcheler of Sara
toga who is among the ablest Republicans 10 the House,
offered today a series Of resolutions censuring the
action Of those members ~ Congress, Of both parties
who voted for the mll increasing their back pay and
also condemnng failure by Congress to punish those
members who were proved guilty OF bribery and per-
Jury IN the Credit MoDier business Mr.. jacobs (DemJ
moved that the resolutions be immediately considered
y the House. but Mr.. Vedder aeP.l objected and the
resolutions were laid over under the rule.
Third reading Of bills the order Of business in the
Assembly and consumed larger part Of the morning
session Among bills passed one that has caused
some discussion providing for increase Of the capital
stock of the Midland Railroad, and an increase Of he
number OF its directors The objection rstrnised to the
bill arose the impression that the increased capa
stock was to exempt from taxation by virtue oil laws
heretofore passed exenpting town bonds issued in ala
Of the road but tins having been shown TO be misap-
prehenson the bill passed by vote OF "a TO le IL
consists Of only two sectious, and is AZ follows:
SECTION l. The Board Of Directors OF the New York
aud OsweEO Midland Railroad Company 4ie nelcOy
authorized and empowered to increase lts cpit s'ood
in the sum of S5O0OO0O. enable 10 20 complete ana
equip railroad Scpio iD the county OF Cayu&
It's authorized terminus Oh Lake Erie OF the NiaI"
SIC. . The Board OF Directors Of the New York and
Oswego indiana Railroad Company may hereafter, 10y a
vote OF majority directors, mere Sc me hulHDf
directors that ITS board shan CONSIST o nor more
than II members, 20 be chosen by inc az a.
the time and in the manner now required by Ia" IoF
choosing directors.
SIC. g. THIS act shall take effect Immediately.
The Senate passed a bill this morning the object OF
which eectually to prevent towns from issuing
bonds in aid Of railroads unless the consent OF the actual
owners Of half the property obtained Senator Madden
SAID the Midland RAILROAD had been trying for long
while to bond his village Cliddletown. Orange County,
and that they intended 10 use the consents OF
obtained two or three years ago together with more
recent signatures. This thing had been done IN Other
parts OF the State The bill limited The time within which
written consents might be proven aud held valid to ohe
year.
II passed by vote OF % 4. the minority consisting
OF Senators Chatheld. Foster, Graham. aud Wnsow
Foster is Midland Railroad director The practice OF
bonding towns and investing the money thus raised IN
railroad stock has certainly been carried TO excess IN
portions OF this state. particularly in the counties
traversed by The Midland Railroad. Some Of these
counties are involved TO the extent Of l6 10 20
cent Of the total assessed valuation OF property for
which indebtedness they have nothing to show except
railway shares which are paving no dividends.
Among the bills passed by the Senate this morning
was the act n relation to challenges Of Jurors ia cf
NAL cases. giving the decision Of tine question oi
Jurors competency 10 the Judge Instead OF 10 leIs'
The bin which has already passed the Assembly was
carried in the Senate by vote of u to O. Messrs'
Bowen Narrower Johnson. Lewis, Lord, and Murphy,
voted in the negative Controller Green's bill IN relation
10 taxation in New-York City, wHch gives the Board oi
Apportonment power to revise their estimates and de-
termne the tax vote also passed. ana goes 70 Tue
Governor. The Dry Dock. East Broadway and Battery
Railroad bill wiz, passed. hut the section authorizing the
extension across the city. through Tenth and other
streets mas been stricken Most of the session was
occupied I'M a discussion of nil establishing a ferry
over the Great South Bay which objected TO as es-
tablishing monopoly The fifth section, granting ex-
elusive prtveges was stricken out and the bill ordered
10 third reading.
The following petition was presented ID the AssenpS
to-day by Mr. Capp Of Putnam County and referred TO
the Committee Grievances;
To the LEGISLATURE Of TIE State Of Nec lork: The under
signed on MS behalf and on behIi OF tne oler s
county reasurers of the state of New YORK, hefepy
earnestly prays that a suitable pension Oe granted 10
the Anonymous and impecunOus loDDy tnleI WIZ nae
sent him tand said other SO county treasurer te an
ne xed circular respecting Senate Bill No 49, What the
bill IL the undersigned neither knows nor cares Out s
Inc knOvs that whether cOncOcted ny the lODbI thei
forrsad or not IL was nuts" 10 him, and MS dsiDe.
rested services should be rewarded. Inc uhuefsghed
cares nothing whether the ices Oh usasrer @ az f % With
them 10 get ali they eau and keep all they get ana ne
don't see how they interested n the zee 4nesuoA'
And your petitioner wall ever pray Ambrose hiDkh,
Treasurer of Putnam County, " I.
The following are copies ofithe circulars above alluded
to: -, go.
Senate hill No l97 introduced BY the Hon d. r Wood
affects your County Treasurer Please use
your influence 10 defeatit - -, :, ,o-a
A bin has been introduced Ia the State Senate
materially affecting your interests County Treasurer
IL Will te necessary for you To use your ~ e
,Br TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUNE
The Aseby the third reading Of bills this
evening and among others passed the Brooklyn Health
ball. bya vote of Hte l. Tho bail has Already passed