New-York tribune., 1874-03-19
ALBANY.
RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES

RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES.
THE PROJECTS OF VANDERBILT AND THE THIRD
AVENUE RAILROAD CoMPANY-THER RIVALS
DISSATISFIED.
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ALBANY, March 18-The Senate Committee on
Railroads this morning reported favorably, with
amendments, the Vanderbilt bill for an elevated
quick transit railroad from the Forty-second-st
depot to the new Post Office, and also the Third Ave
nue. Railroad CompaDy's bill for similar road from
Harlem River to the same point The amendments
made in the Committee are that the two companies,
instead of running the center of the street below
the junction of Third and Fourth-avss, shall build
their roads on either side. Vanderbilt taking the
west side and the Third Avenue Company the east
until they get to Broome-st., when Wander bits
track is to turn off and follow the track of the horse
railroad through Broome and Centre-sts to Park
row. On arriving at Park-rOw the companies are
Obliged to agree to run the same track to the
new Post-Oice If thev fail to the Snnro'n"
Court is authorized to appoint Commissioners to de-
eide the plan of that portion of the road and
it shall be built Mt the common expense of tho two
companies. Another amendment made to both bills
provides that the companies shall forfeit 100000 to
the city in the event of failure to build their roads
according to the charters within "a years.
The projectors of the many quick transit schemes
that have been introduced in the present Legisla-
ture express .heir minds very freely about the ex-
traordinary haste with which the Railroad Commit
tee has reported Vanderblts project and that Of the
Third Avenue Horse Railroad Company, to the exclu-
sion of their own schemes, which they claim are
much better. But if iG be true. as has been eur
renty reported since the beginning of tho session,
that Vanderbilt had the naming of every man on the
Railroad Committee, in both Houses, it would be
strange indeed il he should now be denied the right
of using his own.
LATER.-The Assembly Committee on Railroads
listened to-day to arguments from Chauncey NJ.
Depew and Engineer Buckhout in favor of the Van
derbilt Rapid Transit BILL and it is said, will report
it favOrably tomorrow. The Third-avo. Rapid
Transit bill will also be reported from the same
Committee.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
MORE EDUCATIONAL Observation-Disclosures AR
BTTRATIoN-ALBANY NOTES.
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ALBANY, March 1s.-Another session of the
Senate spent to-day in discussing the item in the
Appropriation bill giving s25 900 to the State Academies
to be distributed according to the number OF students in
each. The discussion renewed on motion to recon-
slider the vote Of yesterday, by which tho item was
passed. Senator Jacobs made leading argu-
ment against the appropriation, and showed that
while New-York and Brooklyn would have
to pay nearly two-thrds OF the sl25y0CO, all the
share they would receive Of the appropriation would
be 900 the Packer Institute. He gave the discus
sion partisan turn. by charging the Republicans with
having IN 1872 refused TO NewYork City the privilege
OF distributing the money raised by its own citizens
among charity schools because they sectaran while
was proposed TO tax them TO support sectarian
schools in other parts of the State. Mr. Jacobss allu
sion was to the change made in the law OF the Legsla
ture OF 1872 by which the excise money that during the
Tweed reign had been distributed among the charity
schools ia New-IorK was diverted ~ otner purposes
In reply to Mr. Jacobs's argument it was denied that
the academies of the State were. In any legitimate
sense OF the term sectarian institutions; they were
part of the general system off public education Of the
state md were under control of the regents OF the
University Mr. johnson moved that the appropriation
be assessed upon the counties in which the academies
are situated and pending the discussion on this and the
other motion reconsider, tho Senate adjourned with
out taking any action.
The Chamber OF Commerce bll authorizing the ap-
pointment by tho Governor OF arbitrator to settle
mercantile disputes passed the Assembly this morning
together with large number OF local bills OF no general
interest. Among the new bills introduced was one by
Mr. Caudwel compelling all the banks Of the State to
publish the official newspapers OF the counties where
they areltuated detailed statement each year OF all
the unclaimed deposits and dividends held by the bank
amounts on deposit
The concurrent resolutions introduced some time ago
by Mr. Vedder directing the clerk to return the Of
the Quarantine Commissioners and the Health Officer
with instructions substitute the Swinburne
Island" for Dix Island" wherever the latter in
the reports were called from the table and adopted.
Mr. Leake offered resolutions alleging malfeasance
the part OF Commissioners of Charities in NewYork
and asking for an investigation by committee OF the
Assembly; but the sense Of the House was decidedly
against any further investigation of NewYor matters
by Legislative committees, and the resolutions were
voted down.
LAIER.-The Senate finished the discussion on the
appropriation OF sl25OO0 to the academies this evening"
and the item Is retained No other Important changes
were made the Appropriation bill from the shape III
which It passed the Assembly.
Mr. Fish's bill amending the Election law was dis
cussed before the Assembly Committee on Cities this
afternoon John Davenport appearing In its favor and
John r. Fellows against it, The principal objection
urged by Mr. Fellows the bin was the section re-
ouripg naurazed citizens to produce their naturaza
on papers before registering they minors
when their fathers naturalized to produce his
papers.
The WAYS and Means Committee, whose Chairman
boased two months that he would have the supply
bill before the Assembly this by the 10th Of March,
I'm compliance with the recommendation OF tho Cover
nors Message now that they will report the
hill complete TO the House next week AS an illustration
NJ how much easier it to say than to do the Committee
state that the Governor himself has not yet furnished
them the full items for the Executive Department