The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-28
THE STATE CAPITAL.

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ing schsme-Rapid Transit Prospect..
ALBANY, April a. ls1l
The Assembly was In general orders throushous
three sessions to-day, The senate passed a num.
Der OF bills. principally OF rural and local charsc.
ter. The lobby was active and in full iolce. ana
the Modocs were ready Tor any desperate enter
prise.
THREE RAILROAD BILLS
were ordered to = third reading In the House, the
Greenwich Street Elevated. the street car rail-
road from the loot Of Chambers street, on the
SIDE across to the OF Wall street on the east.
and the street car railway rom vesey street to
South ferry. In the same order WAS placed, after
some debate, the bill to divide the excise money
among the charitable institutions OF New York,
the bill to pave the filth avenue with hydraulic
concrete. and also the bin giving TO the Dafiv REG
sster OF Ne1 York the publication OF certain legal
notices.
The bill to proec. the health OF female operatives
came up without blush and had solitary advo-
cate in Mr. GRIMM, OF Delaware. VINO commended
that unless tire sewing macslne operatives used
this patent crank la pace OF the trea0e that they
would perish on tne iace OF the earth. motion
to strike out the enacted Clause succeeded and
the bill MAS Killed.
on TnE fiprH AVENUE PAVING BILL
the New York ncmrers were divided. Mr..
Coughlin said lie lad a message from Mayor Have
meyer protesting against it. someDodv, the
mayor said, had patent pavement OF his own in
his eye. Ftnaiy, Nr. Coughiin moved to have the
expense OF the pavement divlde0 equally between
the city and the properly holders. Mr.. wag.
paw half the taxes OF New ork city. and this was
small consideration to allow them. One verbal
amendment was offered and rejected, ana the bill
went 10 third reading.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
the republicans o. the Assembly had caucus
this evening, anu agreed to support the oil to re
cuce the Para and Police commissioners TO six
members each and to take away the confirmation
power OF the Board 0l Aldermen OF New York. A
motion to exempt the Park Commission was mado
ana Afterwards Withdrawn. Another motion.
looking TO an extension OF the session beyond the
the 3Oth, was allowed 10 DROP
large party VI Custom House men, with Bliss
ana O'Brien AZ their head came up to urge tle
bill to regulate
Several Tammany democrats. John Kelly leading
the van, appeared on the scene to try and check
mate the Custom House folks great deal OF
feeling Is excited over TINS measure, the republi-
Mr.. Bliss that, unless they have the Police Com.
mission fixed to their liking, Tammanv Hail Will
have 1t all It's own way In the fall election. The
moved to strike out the drs aA' Section, and.
reviewing the political standing Of the
four Police Commissioners, denounced Oliver Char
lick as the embodiment Of all that was wicked.
Gross and JACOBS also argued against the measure,
the latter saying that the senate republicans put
themselves In craven attitude wnen they bowed
the knee to the power Of the Custom House.
WOOdln, on the republican side, defended the bill
The committee finally rose and reported progress
Afterward In the Senate the bill was ordered to .
third reading by vote OF IL to Is. The Governor
has
THRER RAPID TRANSIT BILLS
before him-Speer's, Gbert's ana Beach's. The
Vanderbilt and Third avenue are reported as var.
tualy withdrawn and the substitute OF Eastman's
bill is SAID TO be in the Vanderbilt interest.
are nearly through with their work, aud viii
pr0babiy be ready to report tomorrow.