Year: 1871

ALBANY March q, 1871.
There was quite q full attendance Of members
when the two houses OF the Legislature reassembled
this evening, although there was the usual


VACANT CHAIR IN THE SENATE.
The fact that the New Workers, without a solitary
exception, were all on hand long before the lower
House was called to ORDER gave rise to consid erabe
comment II was first believed that the presence
In town or Barber, the cnlef cook and bottle washer
OF the lobby fraternity, had good deal to do with
ii, and that not few of them had been well fixed
to-day before the weeks work had well begun The
main cause OF their promptness, however, was the
prospect that the Railroad Committee would make
ats report on the


GOODRICH ERIE BILL


Twas, in fact, generally expected all the evening
that Erie would loom up the first thing after the
House had been called TO order. The republicans
watched each others movements closely IN conse-
quence fearful lest some OF their many leaders
might slink out as TO be among the virtuous ab-
sentees when the supreme moment would arrive for
the rank ana file know right wen that they have
habit OF lodging in this smart way. Their watching,
however, was in the long run Of no account for


THE yIADUCr RAILROAD


Uas taken bold Of In Committee OF the Whole and
occupied SO much time that 1t impossible for the
railroad folks TO get in a word edgewise about
Erie. There is doubt but that the ma
30rity wanted TO get the Railroad Committees
report disposed Of for 1t Is all ready and were mol
entirely prepared for the reception the viaduct 6.
met from the moment the Clerk announced It's title.
Gleason, Of St Lawrence, began the reception by
asking for the reading OF the bill In It's entirety.
Now, 1t happened that Mosely, OF Kings, had
been placed the chair to '.obey instructions" and
the members who made mp their minds 10 annoy
tne friends OF the bill knew it, This fact made
those who do not like the looks OF the blll In It's
present shape all the more cautious IN their move
mems and naturally led to considerable sparring all
round smith Weed went for the second section
with q tremendous


ARRAY OF AMENDMENTS


looking rhe way subscriptions should be received
and TO who should be directors after 50O0, 900
had been subscribed. exclusive OF the $4,000 600 to
well have savedhimself the trouble OF reading them,
cor they were voted down as soon as they were put


MosELY DECLARED THEN LOST,
and refused Weeds request for count. Alyord
next took hand in and orerad an amendment to
the twelfth section prohibiting the directors OF the
road from being interested as directors In the New
York Central Hudson or Erie Railways; from leasing
connecting the road with either or these roads,
and prohibiting any director OF the latter becoming
director OF the viaduct. This created the greatest
wbo was ON the
powerful speech against the amendment ana
closed by stating the city OF


NEW YQBK WANTED THIS ROAD,
ana If the bill old not become law it would not be
the fault OF the members from the metropolis. Tom



n0unced that the bill would pass in its present
shape and that II would be useless for members to
try to throw obstacles In It's way. The amendment
was finally put 10 vote, and 10 the CONSERVATION
VI the advocates OF the measure -e~se.s. az ~


NosELY FORGOT His INSTRUCTIONS sf~.a
and declared II carried, when he should have dc,
clared 1t '10st," no matter how many yelled out
aye Fields, short time afterwards tried to get
his friends out OF the dilemma, out his efforts
proved OF no avail: and so to cut OIL further con-
Sideraton OF the bill at the time motion pro
gress'' it carried, and then the motion laid
upon the table, that 1t can be taken up again at
any time, 1t Will thus be seen that lle bll will
= NOT HAVE PLAIN SAILING


when II comes up again. and 1t is rumored that tho
Country members will oppose II the provision be not
stricken out which authorizes the supervisors Of
counties outside OF New York TO bond the counties,
II they should ft to have the road continued
therein after reaches the extreme northery end OF
New York. Alvord declared his intention to sup
port II on this condition. The railroad committees


REPORT ON THE ERIE BILL,


which will be presented Tomorrow will consist OF
majority and minority report. The latter Will be
made by Baker, Llttlelohn aud Weed two republi-
cans and one democrat. They will be both very
long and each Will ike "high grounds" for and
agans, the BILL 1he minority report, which fav0rs


SOME VERY HARD RAPS


and be very extensively tinctured with the same
style OF argument used against the managers by
Tremain before the committee. The bill introduced
by MIR Kelly, to


PROTECT COAL CONSUMERS


In your cityf was passed by vote OF 81 to