New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-21
ALBANY.
SENATE BUSINESS ASSEMBLY ACTION ON STEAM
CANAL NAVIGATION AND FERRIAGE BIIIS-ALc
RANY NOTRg

SENATE ENTHUSIASTICALLY ACTION ON STEAM
CANAL NAVIGATION AND FERRIAGE BIIIs-ALc
BANY NOTES.
lBr TELEoRApH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, April 20.-The Senate this evening
ordered to third reading two quick transit bs-one
amending the charter Of the Greenwich Elevated Road.
and the other charterng the Brooklyn Elevated Silent
Safety Road The bill codifyng the laws applicable to
the territory lately annexed to NewYork was referred
10 the Senators New aud Westchester 10 report
complete. ..'
The Assembly disposed OF large number OF onis 10
Committee the Whole. Among those ordered 10 third
reading was the bill recommended by the Commission
appointed TO award prize for the best invention Tor
steam navigation giving to Mr. Baxter $4,000 ana
to Mr.. Dobbin $4,000. An amendment offered by MI.
Farrar was adopted awarding 5000 to Theodore Davis,
the owner the boat Central City, which competed for
the prize Messrs Alvord and Alberger advocated the
bill as partial fuldlmentiof the honorable obligation OF
the State.
Mr. Phillips argued that IL the State was honorably
bound pay anything, ought 20 pay the full amount
OF the award promised. Mr. Griffin opposed the whole
bill, and his the only vote against ordering II TO
third reading.
Mr. Bennetts bill for the reduction Of rates OF ferriage
on George Laws ferries plying between New-York and
Brooklyn gave long discussion, aud was killed
by a vote Of Is to 80.
Messrs Ayord, Lincoln, and Melvin claimed that the
bill unconstitutional In several or It's prOHlslOns
and could never be enforced II passed. Mr. Alvord
said that the Legislature had power over the question
OF regulating the Of erage, but that 1t belonged
TO York. which had jurisdiction to low water mark
on the Brooklyn side. 1t also unconstitutional for
the reason that it violated contract contained IN the
present lease of the ferry company. The discussion
assumed a personal turn between Messrs. Bennett
and Melvin, both representing Kings County, the
former charging the latter with champonng the cause
nlio ubar
by saying that it was common saying In Benefits
district that Geo. c. Bennett wished to ride into Con
gress on Geo. Laws ferry Mr. Berr, who advocated
the bill prophesied that the action OF the House would
enable him to do it.
The Senate this evening passed resolution that for
the present they would consider none but Senate bis,
and the Assembly retored by passing resolution tAat
they would consider none but Assembly bills.
New bills continue be introduced and among those
presented this evening was one from Mr.. Wagstaff
incorporating the New-York Cremation Society Samuel
Sexton E. A. Caswel Geo. Lorlard, John w. S. Arnold,
Francis NJ. Weld Henry Stone, Henry W. Poor, Jas F.
Dwight Francis c. Bowman, Henry f. Holmes, and such
other persons as be associated with them are
named as incorporators with capital stock OF $4,000
The Assembly Committee on Grievances Will to-mor-
row make report on the Tompkins-square working
mems grievance. holding that the police authorities
authority and were unnecessarily cruel
in bled there but that the
proper place aggreved to apply for redress Is
the courts of NewYork, and until they have so applied
the Committee does not feel authorized to pursue the
inquiry into their grievances any further.