New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-27
ASSEMBLY,.

ASSEMBLY.
On motion Of Mr.. ALvORD, the SPEAKER ap-
pointed Messrs Alvord Slower, Bglin. Johnson and
Healy represent the House at the funeral OF the late
Henry Smith, Superintendent of Police of New-York
City, which will take place at Amsterdam tO-Lorrow..
BILLS PASSED.
To secure effective vaccination in the City OF New
York
To authorize the formation OF companies for the cree
tlon and keeping Of hotels.
To Incorporate the NewYorK Club in the City Of New
York.
To authorize the transfer OF moneys held in trust to
nonresident guardians OF MINORS.
To authorize the pavement OF Bankst, between West
st and Thirteenthave., New-York
To improve Twentysecond-st in Kings County.
BILLS INTRODUCED
BY Mt TwEED-PrOy3 dng for the enlargement OF the
Champlan Canal This Is the ship Canal bin Of last year
BY Mr.. AIBERGER-To amend the charter OF Buffalo.
by Mr.. WAfHSER-Io create board OF railroad COM
mlssiOners aud regulating their powers.
BY Mr.. BERRI-To incorporate the state Council OF
BY Mr. BRNNETT-To amend the act to open the canal
from NewOwn Creek; also relative the Kent-st i'm
proyement assessment in Brooklyn.
BY Mr.. CoUGHuN-T0 exempt the New York Opthal-
mic Hospital from taxation.
BY MI WAGsTAFF-Relative 70 the Board Of Health Of
the Health Department OF the City Of NewYork to the
Commissioners of Health and the officers OF said De
partDent their duties and powers and the expenses Of
ment Snail use ali reasonable means to ascertain the
existence and cause OF disease or peril TO life or HEALTH
aud for avoiding the throughout the city, and
shall prOmpsy cause oil the proper ton 20 be
which may request the same, together with such useful
suggestions they may possess. The Board, in the
sN ms vote of three OF their members instead OF sly
as now aud with the of the Mayor instead Of the
nd owe of h Of Meh %c r e
similar to Ike PROVISIONS for IKE PURPOSES The Health
orders relative 70 vessels in the Bay OF NewYork
on or
writs Of mandamGs agnSt ne Board shall be issued
obey order OF the Board Is made msdemeauor. ~
also gives the Board power to order streets paved
repaired aud sunsen lots fled
BY Mr.. OAKLEY-To amend the charter Of the New
York Cotton Exchange Clearinghouse.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the sales OF real estate.
BY Mr. sPENCER-kelative TO claims against Ncw-York
CITY 1T provides for the appointment by the Governor
of Commission to examine and adjust claims Of news
Nv Mr. mountaineering the Railroad INCORPORATION
act requiring rails of certain weight.
BY Mr.. COUGHLN-Reguating appeals from the liza
BY Mr.. notwithstanding the powers Of the
Board of Health over tenement houses IN New YORK and
By Mr. Mountaineering the charter of BROOKLYN
making the Controller, Auditor, and the various Com
missoners elective.
BY Mr. CAULDwELL-To incorporate the Peoples Rail
road Company for the purpose Of providing the rapid
city and County of New-York. 1t Incorporates the
Mayor and such other persons may subscribe the
by commission Of five persons two engineers and one
person not engineer TO be appointed BY Governor
other two, one OF whom shall be an engineer he ap-
pointed by the eop PaI,ico me road SHAH run
points, north Of Forty-secOnd-st., as the Com
6e foad a y not be- built n B hSSSISS OF t
nor through Central Park Where private property IN
teryenes the Commissioners NAV law out avenues
through which TO run the route the title of Land taken
TO acquired under the General Railroad act The dam
ages as awarded, shall be iquidated by the CITY and
paid for by the OF bonds to run 20 years at pr
receive salary OF $4,000 ana each Of the Commssion
ers siall he
s7.O01OOO. Provision is also made for disposal OF
aunum the stock shall be paid to the Commissioners
OF the sinking Fund in liquidation OF the debt Incurred
by loan OF 100000 by the city until such debt is
tnguished. II the stock aud bonds not subscribed
for and the work put under contract by July 1875.
then the act shall be null and void.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at 1880 p. m Mr. MACKIy IN
troduced bill TO provide rapid transit for the City OF
New York II provides that the State Engineer the
Engineer OF the Department Of Public Works OF the City
Of SewYork together with three competent persons
TO be appointed by the Governor and competent
persons residents OF NewYork City to be appointed by
the Mayor, shall be constituted a commission provide
rapid transit for the City OF NewYork. The Governor
and Mayor shall make the appointments within 80 days
after the passage OF the act The Commissioners shall
Investigate and adopt the best plan ANY corporation
already organized as railroad, individual Or
proposing plans, authorized TO build the
road by the Commissioners. may organize under the
the line OF route the time In which the shall be
built and the security to be given any adopted by
the Commissioners II the Company shall fail for three
months 10 proceed with building the road, the Commits
sioners empower any other company duly organ.
iIed, TO construct the road.
The House went into Committee ana took up the bill !
providing for refundng TO cities towns and individuals
money they paid for substitutes under the various drafts
during the war Of the Rebellion. Mr.. LINCOLN In q
fuDy prepared speech, advocated the bill at length
MI ALVoRD, In the strongest language possible, de-
houhced The bill as the greatest attempt at swindng
ever proposed In any legislature and IL was for
he oehent OF the people who had paid for substitutes
Out OF man who had 70 the conclusion that he
couia make more money by getting THIS bill through
here than by getting souls into heaven He had refer
ence. he said, to the Rev. Mr.. Hull who had with /
bis associates. been lobbying here: year after wear
for this bill He said this bill was passed IT woud ,ar
at least 100000 out Of The people Of the state
burdened with taxation. The speaker p,oceedea .t
Tenth IN denuncation of the proposition
Mr. LINCOLN said the bin did appropriate q so,,or
No money 10 be paid until the payer. say II sbu
be paid He denied the statement that these claims
had been bought up and declared that one of than
had been purchased He also SAID he unacaualnted
With the Rev Mr. Hull, but Informed that he was