Year: 1862




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Reports OF Committees-New York City
Railroads Riparian Owner.-Petti.
grew Contract-Shoddy-The Ice i'm the
Hudson Floating Down-Novcl Suit i'm
she Court OF Appeals-Fourteen Cents
Involved, Sc.


ALBANY, March 81 1862
But little business of any Importance transpred In
ei'her mouse this morning There was barely quorum
IN the Assembly, and the third reading Of bills was
passed over after 1t found that there DISPOSE
on 10 deeat all that came up by the opponents OF the
Health bill.
severai reports were made from standing committees.
put none OF any particular importance. The Senate bill
to incorporate the Homeopathic State Medical Society
was reported for the consideration Of the House.


motion made to move ahead one of the New
York City Railroad bills but not receiving twohrds
vote it was lost. No attempt made TO move tho,
Broadway Railroad bill There were many Of its sup
porers absent that its friends did Aot seem inclined to
touch it.


Several bills road the third time and passed by the
Senate The resolutions recalling the Albany County
Treasurer bill from the Assembly was adopted The bill
relative to Riparian owners Of land in New York and
Brooklyn moved ahead by Senator Murphy and tho
bill confirming Pettgrews contract taken ahead
OF its regular order, motion Of Senator Connolly
Taking it altogether the evening session has been dull


There was no report OF the shoddy Committee this
morning. as was anticipated. There is probably some
new disagreement in the committee ~flts
The ice is now afoat as far up AS Albany. In some



shore TO prevent but the river clear
in front OF Albany with the exception OF floating ce ana
but little OF that cannot be many days before boats
cam without obstructon come up the river as 'aI AS
this place. The noble Hudson has broken its bonds.
the fragments arc gradually being borne towards the
ocean by its currents its place now to be taken by the
floating palaces carrying their living freights.


There has been somewhat of novel suit argued before
| the Court or Appeals-the argument closed today-n
which the enormous Of fourteen cents is involved
1t is case of stockholder in the Chtenango Bank
against the officers. few years ago dividend was de-
directors
| in taking up their dividends, took specie and ex-
change on New York. and when the stockholder
amounted to ffy-sx dollars, they handed him
New YORK state currency which was then at oneonrtn
accept and said thai he would either axe specie or the
bills Of their own bank, on which he could get the
specie II he desired The directors refused TO do either
and the stockholder at commenced q suit
against them The has been carried through all the
courts and before tho Court Of Appeals the last
resort under State jurisdiction The currency in which
they offered to pay him was one fourth per cent dis
Is just fourteen cents Having had argued in severa1
courts 1t must have cost him several hundred dollars
by this time, probably as much as the whole amount Of
his bank Stock The bank is also In the mire Just az
deep their stockholder is in the mud BY refusing 10
pay their own bank bills they have up bin OF
costs over an item OF fourteen CENTS which will, TO
less extent affect the prots Of the institution
Verify II takes all sorts Of people to make world
well banks but this cent tribe race that
we had not heard Of. Under that kind Of management
the bank must be profitable for lawyers and
poor thing for stockholders.


ALBANY, March 81 1852.
The Assembly in session this evening. The Spring
street Railroad moved ahead to the first Committee
Of the Whole, not full


notice given to suspend the rule requiring two.
thirds to take up bills Of their order far t
refers TO the Broadway Railroad. takes majority Of
all members elected to suspend the rule; that dons
majority Of those voting can move il ahead
resolution offered allowing each member 10 move
ahead one bill each.


The bill to repeal the law passed In 1890 abolshine
capital punishment and defining the degrees Of MURDER
was ordered TO third reading also the bill amending the
law relative to the rights Of husband and wife,
The Grinding Committee of the Assembly agreed 70 !
report twenty bills at their session this afternoon.
Among them was the bill recently passed the Senate
repeating the Bishop Hughes ecclesiastical tenure act,
passed in 1856 also the bill to provide for licensing bal
last lighters In the port OF New York also the Senate
bill to authorize the Supervisors Of Kings county bor
money to build court house; also allow tha
Greenwood Cemetery Company TO sell lot Of land be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues.
The Shoddy Committee have been In session all the
afternoon and evening their report They
pected to conclude 1t to night and all but Wheeler unto
in it, The latter member has not acted with the COM
mttee, heard the testimony. and wishes to
whitewash the Military Board His efforts in that line
have caused the delay.