New-York tribune., 1875-05-14

lease OF any portion Of said railroad and Its exten
and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company holding majority
OF the stock of 9 aid Company shall assent thereto.
With this amendment the bill was passed.
The following bills also passed
To reduce the ferrage certain portions Of East
River which makes scents the highest rate Of erage for
foot passengers the ferries running from that portion
of New York. between Houston and Thiryfourthst,
to Brooklyn.
The bill to incorporate safe deposit companies
To provide houses Of detention for women and children
awaiting trial or detained witnesses.
Senator Fox introduced bill providing that the coro-
of NewYork City may employ stenogaphers to take
notes OF evidence In important the written con-
sent of the District Aorneythe asthatntroduced
in the Assembly by Mr.. Costgan to-day.
communication received from Gen. John NJ
Newton Of the United States Engineers protesting against
the statements implied in the concurrent resolutions
passed time the effect that the work OF deep
eDing the channel between Staten Island and Newersey
is being conducted in that will prove injurious
all interests about these two points He says
that the statements based false premises. On
motion of Mr.. Jacobs the communication was ordered
returned TO Gen. Newton without comment and his
request have IL spread the Journal was refused
The bill TO authorize the City of Brooklyn to purchase the
state Arsenal for use an armory came up from the
Senate for amendment requiring that twcthrds Of the
Supervisors instead OF majority shall be required To
authorize the purchase and that when longer used
an arnOry IL shall revert the State some discussion
ensued the proposed amendment and the bill was
LAID
The bill TO exempt foreign corporations from levy by
attachment and seizure by giving bond discussed
in the afternoon in Committee OF the Whole, and
met with very strong opposition Mr. Woodn moved to
strike the enacting clause and said the Legislature
prepared to far at present a to let off for
cgncOrporations by their giving single bond OF S25 OOO
when they should he required TO give separate bond
upon their property in every item of Judgment rem
dcred against them Nj Ianing said that the bill had
reference solely 10 transportation corporations and
mainly railroad corporations and aims TO prevent the
attachment IN this State OF the ears of railroad
companies belonging OanOter State temporarily pas sing
through on the lines OF this State He nstanced cases
where OF the NewYOrk Central Railroad had been
seized in other States attachments for small sums the
Company being put TO great expense in contesting the
suit being compelled to compromise in order 10 save
trouble Citizens of other States debarred from this
Of redress by the laws OF their state come 10
NewYork and seize the Of corporations of their own
state and obtain either a compromise Of snit compel
the company TO "A litigation away from home and at
great Inconvenience Mr. WoOdin motion 10 strike ont
the enactng clause agreed Mr. Laning moved to
/ reconsider and the motion laid on the table.
The provide for payment for the and occnpa
ton OF armories in NewYor aiso discussed in Com
mittee Whole, aud ordered To third reading The
bill giving the Ner Yorker journal @l3OO f0i the puD
cation Of certain notices ordered third reading
The Real Estate Record fraud. which has already been
pretty fully exposed in THE TRIBUNE. came mp in Com
mittee on the Whole the first assault upon II by
Messrs Laning and johnson frightened IL
friends, who hastily Withdrew it. The rest OF
the afternoon expended in discussion of the
Assembly bill in relation 10 canals and aer some time
spent Committee OF the Whole upon the merits OF the
BILL reported 10 the Senate. and there ordered TO
third reading. Upon MI WOOdns motion il was then re
committed to the Canal Committee for amendment III re-
gard points the general sentiment being that
the bill its provisions acceptable 70 the whole
Senate Mr. Dayton offered resolution that the Cana
Board authorized TO reduce the tolls on pine and hard
wood lumber to rate OF mills thousand feet per mle
which was laid over under the rule