Year: 1868


Regulation OF Telegraph Tolls-Tho Com
mlttee ON Investigation Of the Erie Naiiway
ARairs-Passage In tho House of the Bill 10
Abolish the CrOton Board.


ALBANY, March 8, 1868.
The Erie Railway about 10 undergo an investigation
similar TO that instituted last year into the af-
fairs Of the Pacific Nail Steamship Company.
The object is also skrewdy suspected to DO
smilar-vz the extravagant perturbation OF It's
stock and the manipulation thereof to the prons
OF few spectators. Vanderbilt Is said to be at the
bottcm Of the matter, probably with view to running
down the stock and then purchasing in furtheance or
his plan grand consolidation OF the New York Gen.
sra New York and Eric and Pennsylvania Central Rail.
roads The committee is composed of Senators Pierce,
Chapman, Humphrey, Mattoon and Bradley. The first
meeting will probable be held Monday next in the
city OF New York.


REGuLATIos OF TELEGRAPH RATES.


Tho following bill was introduced in the Senate this
morning by Mr.. Mattoon:-


An ACT to regulate charges Of telegraph companies
for the transmission Of messages and for other pur-
SECTION Telegraph companies associations organ
ized under the laws Of the State shall be entitled 70
charge and receive for the transmission OF messages
their lines and for all services connected with such
TRANSMISSION fixed sum not exceeding - cents for
such transmitted without regard 10 the length
or character Of the message the distance which IL
sent and in addition to such fixed sum such rates or
Is e s shall
such additional rates charges shall in all cases for all
messages be directly proportional to the distance such
messages transmitted and the proportion between
such additional charge andhe distance shall Tor
all messages and for al distances bo the same.
SEQ q Telegraph companies or associations which
shall make any charge tor the transmission Of any
message in violation Of the terms OF the last section
shall be liable penalty Of two hundred dollars to
recovered with costs Of suit by the person to whom
such charge was made for each and every violation OF
SEC s. The provisions Of this act shall not apply to
the transmission to the propretors or publishers Of
newspapers Of intelligence Of general or pubic interest
for the purpose OF publication.


SEC 4 This act shall take effect Immediately.


The bills to abolish the Cr0ton Board and empower
the Comptroller to appoint tho Tax Commissioners
passed the House to-day with comparatively few votes
in opposition.


Mr. Quinns bill to prevent the railroad companies OF
New York from obstructing the streets with also
passed the Assembly, and has gone TO the Senate for
concurrence


ADDITIONAL COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS


A bill introduced by Mr.. Hartman enacts that Courts
of Special Sessions shall be located in each OF the Police
Courts of New York. the Judges thereof to be the said
Police Justices who shall sit according TO regulations
which be agreed upon by the Board OF Police JUS
tices. There ID TO be NO additional salary for such
services.


The Second Avenue Railroad Company, by bill intro
duced by the same gentleman, Is authorized so to ex
tend its tracks, in fact TO make two distinct double
track roads extending through First and Second avenues
TO Harlem river


A WARNING TO I'D. Bs'''


Mr. Irvings bill providing that .f person hiring or
leasing personal property shall sell or convey the same
any part thereof shall pledge the or
any part thereof, for the procurement of loan with
out the written consent Of the owner or lessor and
without informing the person TO whom the same is sold
conveyed, pledged or pawned that s so hired or
leased said person shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing tive hundred dollars or by Imprisonment for term
not exceeding two years. or by boh," passed the AS
semby to-day.