New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-20
ALBANY.

, ,p,n Transit pRosPECTs-THE SENATE AT WORK
ON TIE SUPPLY BnI-END OF THE ABBOTT
MADDEN CAsE--AssEMBLY LEGISLATION
rrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE'l
ALBANY, April 18.-The question OF rapid
transit for New York Is TO come up again on tuesday
when the Third and Fourh-aye. bills, together with
-, hill introduced by Mr. Cauldwel appointing
a Commission somewhat after the plan OF Eastman's
hill are to be the special order From the action OF
members supposed to be in the interest OF the Third ana
Pourtl-ave bills against making them the specia'
order for Tuesday it appears that their projectors were
not ready TO have them considered at TINS uhe'
Whether this Is because they nave no'
get determined where to locate the lower
terminus of their roads, or whether
they wi n to ascertain first the practcabilitY OF Kne
off all other bills that may interfere with their routes
not known II is understood that limitations have been
received from the Governor that he would not sign
their bills with the provision allowing them to run
tracks through Parkrow and across City Han PARK ana
that ne has doubts OF the proprletY OF Allowing All
elevated road 10 be built anywhere standing
upon columns erected in the street. Ii TINS
be so they have only alternatve-ether to change
the entire plan their proposed roads, or else Kill every
bill before the Legislature that Is liable under any con
neency TO pass over their routes The general opinion
ia that the latter method Of disposns of the question
woud be most satisfactory TO Vanderbilt aud the Ihr
ave- Railroad Company, aud the main question Is WI"
they be able to do This will depend on the force OF
pubc opinion acting against the mercenary Instincts Oh
thirty or forty members of the Assembly.
The Senate held three sessions to-day In Committee OF
the Whole ON the supply BILL All the items at last
gone through WITH and the bill reported for third
reading; but the question OF agreeing with the report
OF the Committee postponed TILL Tuesday
next when the discussion will doubtless be renewed
on all the important amendments proposed in Com
ttee and the Yeas and Nays will be called on each 80
that Senators be put on the record. Conference
Committees will then have be appointed, and the Gov
ernor will be fortunate II the Supply bill reaches his
hands by the OF April instead OF the lst OF March,
as he requested in his annual message.
A great number OF amendments were offered to the
bill by different Senators today but very few Of them
were accepted Two motions were made TO STRIKE out
the appropriation the Quarantine Commissioner ana
Health Officer, but they voted down, as was mo-
ton still further reduce the Capitol appropriation to
ssoo Ooo and also a motion to change the Capitol
Commission. The most important change made
in the bill was the renstating Of the item VI
$4,000 for the Saratoga monument, which passed
the Assembly and was stricken out in the
Senate Finance Committee. This Is the item which Is
supposed to have caused fcud between the Chairman
OF Finance and the Chairman OF Ways and Means, and
which threatened at time 10 furnish the occasion
for two additional monuments; but that the item
has been reinstated t is expected that amcable rea
tons will he restored The condition attached 10
the appropriation-that i shall not be pald tl the
remainder necessary complete the monument shall
have been raised BY private subscription - VIII or
course DE stricken out the Conference Committee IN
order that Gen Batcheers victory may be a. complete
and decisive that Of his forefathers whose deeds
the monument will serve to commemorate.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
has asked to be discharged from the further nsder
ton OF the between Madden and Abbott for the
seat from the Xth District, Mr. Abbott having With
drawn from the contest Mr. Madden took occasion TO
say attempt deprive him OF his seat as the
legally elected Senator from that district was base
conspiracy" from beginning to end, aud must De al
mted that has that appearance in view OF the failure OF
the contestant to pursue the contest AFTER haVing
boosted that he had conclusive and overwhelming tes-
tmony to sustain his claim. lie has placed his Demo
cratic friends who championed his cause with SO much
zeal, in rather notifying position.
The Assembly held short session this morning, and
ordered to a third reading several bills, which MAJ or
may succeed when they come up for final passage
with q full house
GENERAL PRESS DTsPArCH.l
Senator Gross the debate the supply bill to-day
moved TO insert clause providing that the Treasurer
shall deposit all that come into his hands on
the State, within three days after receiving
the same such bank banks in the City or Albany,
or In the City OF NewYork, the Treasurer aud Con
troler may decide upon the said banks paying the
highest OF interest OIL daily balances OF such de-
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