New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-24
GENERAL LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.

pRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TUE TEIbuNf'l
AIp,vy. March 23.-The scheme to compel
the telegraph companies 10 pnt their wires underground
in cities was again bronght to the attention Of the Senate
to-day Senator Grady offered resolution thai tie Com
,niec on the Affairs Of Cities be authorized to nvc't
gate through a subcommittee the question as to whether
mr. NOT the LAYING Of telegraph and electric hight wires
underground in the cities OF the state Is practicable
I'm suppor OF this resolution Senator Grady said: IN
considering Senator DAYS bill found that the electric
lieht companies prepared with any amount o. eX-
o,t t.stinou, about the impossibity Of carrying out
the law We are unanimously OF the opinion That inc
telegraph wires are nuisance in cities We wish TO give
fine friends of the measure a chance to be heard
Scuotor DAILY said al thought what was feasible IN
Paris London ana Berlin would be feasible
here found that the telegraph companies
had an army q experts. The people were apaihctic
The committee met again and again, but there was not
an cxpcrt who appeared in favor of the bill We wish to
give tbc pcoplc Of New-York opportunity 10 he
hoard ON this subject" The resolution then adopted
The Senate special Insurance Committee viii meet at
the Metropolitan Hotel tomorrow at ii a. H. to con
time their investigation oil receivers.
The Assembly Committee Railroads, after several
bours' debate in secret session. this afternoon voted to
mort Mr. Raker's Railroad Commission bill for the
ideradon Of the ssenbly Al the members OF the com
nittcc favored principle OF the bbu there was some
disagreement about the appointing power some laVorng
The Democratic members naturally desired 70 have mo
accidental Democratic Legislature appoint the conms
.,orcrs No coming agreement on TINS point, the
con tee resolved 10 report the bill merely Tor the CON
alteration of The Assembly
Al he enpc time the Senate Committee on Railroads
ycas considering the same subject committee OF the
NmtiNIon0poly party consisting Of l.. l.. ChIttVndcu
vGcnator O. DonDe and John T. Henry, appeared and
made an argument favor OF the BOYD Railroad Com
,.slo bll which is a copy Of the railroad commission
law of Georgia. go,
senator Herman introduced a bill which has the up
nroyal of he NcWYork Chamber Of Commerce, fixing
SANITY Hook Pill Otage fees Is follows: For every mrr
chant vessel inward bound and not exempted under
state Ia VS. and drawing less than fourteen feet OF water
10 n foot: vessels drawing fourteen and less than
eighteen feet So IL loot; vcs-el- drawing eighteen
md less than twcny-One feet, - . loot; vessels
dr ,up tweny-onc feet ana upward. ~ 30 foot The
riInta e. On merchant outward bound Is liked as
follows: Vessels drawing less than fourteen tcet II 80
foot. yc--cls drawing fourteen feet ana less Than
cIgtccn feet - - a foot vessels drawing eighteen
dr,u,ns tyctty-pnc .cct ana onward. - 20 a foot.
The senate agreed 10 the Assembly resolution liking
Wednesday next time for the election OF Regent OF
tie University but subsequently, reconsdcfcd the vote
nd five lmiRdaV