New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-01

can partv He said the bill would transfer all the
powers of the Commissioner of Public Works and
many other public officers to Mayor Havemeyer and
Controller Green After a fierce debate the motion
TO order the bill TO third reading was lost by
large majority. 1t is said that the bill was drawn
by Controller Green who has been here since yester-
day.
There was wrangle over the amended Brooklyn
Charter in the last hour of the session. Messrs.
Allen and Berri declaring that it had been cooked
up within the last "a hours to suit certain parties.
and that no one knew could tell what was in it.
Worth, Melvin, and Colahan. on thes other hand,
advocated its passage, and finally succeeded III
squeezing il through the Assembly after it had been
largely amended. 1t was sent up to the Senate.
where il was hurried through and no appears to
know exactly in what shape it to the Governor
Nothing additional done to-day in the way of
Quick Transit for New-York. Senator Madden,
from the Senate Railroad Committee, tried to get
chance this morning to report the substitute for the
Eastman BILL but failed, and if he had succeeded it
would have been useless. as the bill had been
crammed with amendments which there
would not have been time for the Assem-
bly, to examine and concur in. The death
Of this bill can be attributed to Mr.. Van.
derbilt and the Thrd-ave.' Railroad Company, and,
having killed il, and secured the route of their
horse railroads from molestation they allowed their
bills, which were in the order of third reading
in the Senate, to die the Clerksdesk. This is in
perfect accordance with what has all along been
stated IN these dispatches to be their policy.
The caldwell Quick Transit bill, which the Rail-
road Committee pronounced the best bill before
the Legislature" sent to the Standing Commit
tee of the Senate with instructions to strike out the
enacting clause, and thus persisted another scheme
which was never intended to be anything but a
tender to the concealed purposes of Mr. Vanderbilt
and the Thrd-ave. Railroad Company.
Among the bills concuTTed in by the Senate to-day
is the bill asked for by the Judiciary and Bar of
NewYork relative to the publication of legal notices
in daily law Journal The Fifth-ave. Pavement
bill died in the Senate Committee of the Whole for
want of time to get il out. Could it have reached
vote it would have passed
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.l
In the Senate this morning the Conference Com
mittee Oh the part Of the Senate on the Tompkns-
square Improvement bill reported that the Assembly
had agreed to the Senate amendments, the act to
take effect March 1875. The report was accepted.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
TIE CLOSING HOURS OF THE sEssIoN-UNUsUAL
ORDER AND DECoRUM OBSERVED IN BOTH
Observation-Disclosures BY THE SENATE.
fFEoM THR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUEB.l
ALBANY, April 3O.-After passing the Police
aud Park bill the Assembly took up the third reading OF
bills AID il te course OF compile OF hours had disposed
Of nearly all On the DESK compelled to wait for
the action Of the Senate. Meantime, resolutions
Of thanks to Speaker Hustled offered by
Mr.. Weed, and warm eulogies of his conduct
as presiding officer we're pronounced by Messrs.
Weed Beebe, Alvord and others. Unlike most speeches
Of this kind they earnest sincere. and without any
faint of hypocrisy for it is admitted by every member
Of the Assembly Of both parties that Mr. Hustled has
made the best Speaker in all respects that the House
has had for many years Mr, AlvOrd, who Is probably
the best paramentarian in the State, said IN his
marks upon resolution, that Mr. Hustled had proved
peer any and the superior Of most OF his
predecessors in the Speakers chair.
Before the down a resolution asking
for an extension OF the hour Of adjournment previously
agreed upon from u III. 10 p. IN. The Assembly
CURED, and subsequently at the request Of tho
body the time still further extended TO $3.50 p.
The closing hours of the session In both Houses
marked by more order and decorum than have been
witnessed here many years. which ia probably sttrb
utabe to the final Adjournment taking place in the day
time instead of the night.
Speaker Husteds farewell speech received with
good deal of feeling by the House, and when his gave
fell for the last time there the enthusiastic
applause. followed by three cheers for the retiring
Speaker,
Nine hundred and seventythree bills ordered TO
q third reading during the present session, OF which
over 900 we're passed There were I4O Assembly bills
left unconsdered Committee Of the Whole at the ad
ournmcnt aud fourteen Senate bills. Twenty As
sembly bills were ordered to third reading, but were
not passed.
over twothirds OF the members OF the Legislature
left for home in tie evening train and the hotels have
deserted appearance.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
The Senate went into Executive session al 240 this
Afternoon and confirmed the following nominations
made by the Governor:
Managers Of tho Buffalo Insane Asylum-Wm. Gould
Lorenzo Morris, Augustus Frank George Howard, and
Daniel {. Beard.