The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1859, Page 8

—— DOINGS OF THE STATE LBUISLATURE. tt Measures Affecting, New York City. The New City Charter as it pagsed the Assembly. in Whe Fourteenth Street, @inth Avenue and Avenue D P,ailrond Bilis as they Passed the House. ee rene Passage of the, Woman’s Library, Harlem Rail- road Charter Extnsion and Other Bills, Bile Ordered to a Thied Reading, and Con. current Resolutions. SKETCH OF IMPORTANT PROPOSITIONS. List OF ACTS. NfOVEMENTS OF THE LOBBY, &e., fo. &o. WEW YORK LEGISLATURE, . Senate. Aupany, April 9, 1859. Wr. J.D. Wrap (dem.) moved a'resolution fixing the Yana) adjournment-on Thursday, the 14th inst. Laid on Me savie. Whe Special Committee on the New York Chartor bill was announced, namely ;—Messrs. Noxon, Diven, Liy, W. A. Waeeler avd Mather. The Geners! Appropriation bill was taken up and semendueats avopted -restoring the salaries of the clerks of the Secretary of State, of tbe Treasurer and of the otber State Departments which were cut down by the Commit ‘dee of Ways and Means. Newator Mather’s resolution, inquiring of the Attorney Geveral whether the decision of the Court of Appewls ou Whe Metropolitan Police cage involves the paymeat of salaries to the old police force and their restoration to of- fice, aud whether the city or State ts Hable, baviog Bupmitted, the Attorney Generat replies, alter review “tho cute aud stating that the decision of the Court of Ap peals makes the city liable for the full prymentto a) Members of the old police who bave not resigned or drawn, or been discharged aiter the personal servic the charges and an oppertunity to be heard in defe ‘that the cities of New York and Brooklyn are lable “the expense under law. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Sewatr, frem the minority of whe Finance Commit- “tee, presented a reporton the communication from the Commiseioners of the Canat Fund respecting the financial soonditioa of the State. The report stro protests “ega:nst borrowing to pay the interest on the canal devt, Aoiding thacthe time has come wen taxation is demanded fe receem the State from debt. A. bili is : repert, imposing a tax of three quarters of a mill for the Year commencing October, 1858, and the pr is are ap. Propriated as follows:—820,000 to pay the debt made by the Commiseiouers of the Caoal Fund; $130,600 to pay the advances for the interest on the canal debt trom the sink ipg fond, aud the balance to be applied t the payment of the interest on the cana) cebt for tue year 1859 vw 1850, The Vill to protect gas consumers Was ordered to a taird reading The Albany and Susquebanua Railroad Loan bill was re- ported favorably. Mr. Smvo1a moved to bring forward the Atlantic street Grookiyn) Tunnel dill. Monon tos. The Geacral Appropriation bill was then tay the appropriations for the several euaritics rest n up, and red, Assembly. Aunany, April 9, 1859. Mr. Ransey (rep.) from the majority Special Com mittee, reported favorably on the pro rata Ruilroad freight Dill—Messrs. Opdyke and Mallory dissenting. The report was ordered tobe printed. Tue bill now goes to the Commitice of the Whole, with little prospect of coming up again during the present session, ‘The bill to create a public found tor New York, catled the Groton Water Fund, ant w provide for the transfer of tao milsious to the sinking fund of that city, was passed. ‘The bill to extend the act providiwg for tue sale of ub State Arseval in New York was passed. ‘The bili tor the better reguiavion of the New York Fire- men was ordered to a third reading, as aleo were tne bilbs “tw provide the payment of the City Cemetery at Wards i. To license hghters for the port of New York, and to egulate toe rates of wharfage. AFTERNOON SE ON. ‘The important Canal bilis were considered in Committee @ the Whole, and the iollowmwyg ordered to @ turd reading — Yo yrovide for the performance of certain ‘duties im- posed upon the Caval Commiseiouors waen they are dis- qualified from acting. To provide for the payment of the work done and ma. terials juroizbed certain sections the Er: x To subiMn Ww the people the proposition to & baif millions for whe payment of sue Canal iloatiag debt. BILLS PASSED To incorporate the Queen County Sx To protect the country banks from 4 Of their voter To incorporate the Ditne Savings Bank, Brooklyn, To authorize the reduction of tue capital stock of bank- fag associations, To incorporate the Preparatory School of Medicine. To enlarge the powers of the District courts and the eouris of Oyer and Terminer. Adjourned. ge Bank, proper detention ACTS. LIST O CONTINUED FROM HERALD OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. 109. To auvaorize the Troy and Boewm Ratiruad Com Pany to erect @ireight depot, and construct @ track in the ory of froy. 310. ‘To amend see, 23, Revised Statutes, relative 111. To smend an act ¢ the unpaid city taxes ar Troy, passed April 1tz. In relation to the Fro. 118. Jn relanon vo cormmo: M4. Authorizing Josh buried ov his rs. to provide for ssmeats in Uae city of d us water we hools in village of Elmira, Y. Kappelye to remove remains e of perso 118. To contirm the oe rustees of village of Lyons, who were elected on 8! of Maroh, 1869. 116. ‘To covsolidave age of Ouzeny amend the chart od amend the several acts relating 1 to alter the boun ie, the University of Boffalo 1 maintain an acatom eal ectiool, 118. To legalise cert: the city of New York 1i9. To wuthorize ty Of the Bank of Kingston, Ulster County. 120. To release Aaran Remsen tie title of the St acquired by escheat, in and to firm hie tive. 12), Amending an act seonatruction of a roa 122. Avthorizing the el -eers in the village of Fonda. 128, In relution to Seneca Falls and Waterloo Gas Light igs” 124. To provide for the sale aod conveyances of proper- 4y owned by stockholders 0: Hail Moun Acaiemy. 126, To atend an act @atitled an act to make the village of Eiveottviiie a reparate road district, passed June Is, 1868. tion of the Common Council of ion of the capital stock eo rtain Javds, and to con to provide for the the county of Franklin. on of troswes and other offi- ying and 12 For the relief of the Black River Steamboat Com- ¥. 127. To increase the number of Coroners in Queens eounty. 128, To authorize the County Clerk of Wayne to record ‘Certain dreds. 129. To provide for the Superintendent of Public Tn firoction as one of the trustees of the Slate Asylam ‘or 130. To covtinue in force an act entitled an act to incor- porate the Binghemton Water Works Company, passed April 13, 1867. 13}. To geil and divide the property of the Groton Li- rary Society 182, For the relief of the trustees of of the First Metho. iat Episcopal church in Cortlanatvile. 133. To amend the charter of the Irving Fire Ioeurance ‘Compan, 134, To amend an act entitled an act to extend the ox emption of household furniture and working tools from digiress for rent anc sale under execution. Passed April 11, 1842. [Exempts in addition to articies now exempted, “necessary houschold furniture, workiug tools and team, bot exceeding in value two huadred and (ity dotlare. | 135, To incorporate the Jeffersou County Savings Bank. 136. To repeal an uct entitled an act to incorporate th Sodus Bay Bridge Company, passed April @, 1819 187. To incorporate the Kane Monument Association. 198, To extend tne time for the completion of U ‘the Hicksvile and Cold Spring Kaileoad Co, 189, To reqnire the Boards of Supervisors of Chaianque counties to pay for the construction of a bridge Scrobs the Cattarangus creek. Wars ; 1 ap act entivied an act to incorporate tho tren Free Institute, in the city of Teoy, passed Marco 19, 1846, aide! lide - To amend the charter of the city of Utica. 2. ‘To change the name of that partot Caaton strest ‘ooklyo, between Atiaatic avenue aud DeKalo ue to Fort 6 'n place, . For a free bridge over the Mohawk riv 344, To incorporate Prowetion fe ro ths Company No 3, in the village of Mattewan, Darctess county. 146, The incorporate Provection tire eugine, ‘Wo 7, in the town of smithtield, Rion mynd sosary 146. To authorize the laying out, opening aad oon- at, “ecting a road from Lake Mahopac, in the town of Car se), aunen county, t9 Croton Fails iu North Salem, ot Weatcheeter, ia, For the better improvement of highways in tho town 0 Haverstraw, Rockland county. FB. © the relief of Lewis Ciemeat 349. To Brovide for the eniargement and ermplotinn of the canals « € this Stato, 150. To an, @8d an act entitled an act to | Nowburg Savi. €% Bank, passed Apel, 13, 189 x ompany y rporate the . To repems Parte OC an act eatitied Ae act to iacor porate the city 0” Poughkeopyie, prsiot Marsh 28, 194 152 To amend at @2t entitled aa rate the village of Median, Urieaus coanty NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1659. @. To anthorise the consivucton (8, groskwater sang we shore of Lake Erie, at Buffalo. 154, To incorporate the trustees of Clat! ene High School, ‘und for other purposes: 155, To amend ‘augct entitled an? ¢ for the tion of cities apd villages, passed Oecomber 7, 1847, 20 far 23 relates to the village of Oce' 4a, Maison county. 166, To authorize the Eagle Gauk of Rochester and Mannfecturer’s Bank of Rocher ser, to cousolidats the same into a single association. 187. To wgaliae the acts «f G.orgs W. Smith, a Jastice of the Pesce. 158. Pa release the catheated ‘ond of Alexand or Law- sop, deceaved. 189. Do release the Interest of the State in certain lands +, Charles Leeter aied possessed, to Sarah Lester, his witow, 164, To provide for the payment of certain caims ngwiv.c. the city of Brooktya, 11. To erect the village ror. district. 302 viding for the better collection of taxes in the city (f Buffalo, and for the tale by the treasurer cf Erie county of lands ip said city for unpaid taxes, 103. Te release the tntereat of toe peeple of this State in rea) estate in Essex county, which evcheate) ou ine death of Henry Quit, to toe mother aod sisver uf said Quin, Jed, To dev rmine the losason and width ofa highway in the towns of Camillns aud Geddes, Joondaga county. 165. To hetter secure counties against losses by county treasurers, 166. To amend ap act entitled gn act to incorporate the meres aid Haverstaw Road Compasy, passed Maren 10, B24, 167. To amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Rochester Saviogs Bank, passed April 21, 183 1e8, To authorize the formation of companies for the recovery of stolen borges, cattle and sheep, aad apprehen- sion of Hoeven, 109, Relating to the auditing of the ascounts of the shee fis, dejuty sheriff, justices of the peace and consta- bles in ‘the county of Oneida, of Middleburg into @ separate THE NEW CITY CHARTER. YROUKEDINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY. The fojlowivg js an account of the debate in the Assem bly on the 7th instapt, on the tind readivg of the Now City Charter, together with a copy of the document as it passed the House. On the third reading of tho bili to defioe and prescribe ceriain powers, duties, emoluments and terms of office of the departments of the mupcipal government of New York, Mr. Orpykk moved to recommit, with instructions to strike out al! relat'pg to the extension of the term of office of (he Corporation Counsel, the Street Commissioner, City Chamberlain and all relating to the Health department. Mr. Gover strongly denounced the bill, and gaid that if it wos imposed upon the city of New York it would accuse the spiriter revolution, He denied the power of the Lg slature io extend the term of any officer ewoted by the peop But, however the bill was ameaded, ue thoula vole agaiuet it, filled, as it was, with hideoas features. tomlinson followed in severe denunciation of the tamit, Wilh instructhons Ww swike The question was aiso debated by Messrs, Scholefield, Tuwill, Smith, aud C. 8. Speucer. Mr. CONKLING strongly opposed the Dill. He had the authority of at least one the Judges of tne Court of Appeals that agortion of it8 provisions were in violation f ihe constitution, Tt had been said that ths was a re- publican measure; it might be go, and it might be des- 88 this republican House; bay he believed it ea curse WW aby party waicl enasted it. He Wirbed bis coleagucs not to dv anything to peril the euc- cess of the repuvlcaa party ia 1860, aud admonished them that they might be inaugurating a system which, 10 the mutativns of polities, wight be enfurced upon thom sel¥es. Mr. Woonrvre thought the bill was uncon titutional, and would mvolve the city of New York in tigation that would last for years. He believed toat the city govera jent would bave tbe right to disregard this new charter 48 a DUILLY, aud W COBUBUE IM Operation as LOW couslL tuted. Messrs. 3. 8. Caiups and Jonson followed in support of the bill, when Me. CRocKER moved the previous question, which was ordered, she motion of Mr. Opdyke was lost. On Mr. Tomunson’s motiou the question was taken by ayes and noes, aud losi—66 to 86 Whiie the vole wag being ken on the passago of tho Dill, the Sergeant at Arms was airected wo Dolly meaibers outside of the Bail Wo take their seats. The Sergeant al-Arms reported tat there were mew- Derg 10 Lue lobbies who relused to lake thelr seats, Me. Lawkenck moved a call of tbe House, Lost. HARD asked to be excused from yotiag. Not ex «a voted aye. P wer abked to be exoused. voted Be. ‘The bili then passed, 74 to 37. It is as foliows:— THE BILL. ‘The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foilows:— ALMSHOUSE GOVERNORS ABOLISHED AND ALMSHOUSE COMMIS- SIONERS SUBSTIFUIED. Section 1. Thatthe Executive Department in the mupici- Pal goverbinentot the cocporation of tbe eity of New York, bow existg under aud by virtue of etatutes in thar case made and provided, and known as the Almehouse Depart- ment of the Oity of New York, on aad after the Orst day of Joly next, shall have for the heads of said department a bourd of six persons, who ehall be called the Board of Almshouse Commissioners, and each memoer thereor atled an Almanouse Commission Upon said ily bext, the Hoard of Ten Governors of the and the office 0 Governor of the altashouse, as vow constituted by law, shall be, a4 a board, or ag an office. abolithed, and the ten persons now in oities, each as an Almshonse Governor or Governor of the Almsbouse Department, shall on that day erase to have oficial exist ence, powersor duties, Ail provisions of law providing for the election of a Governor of the Almshouse Depart mest are hereby repeat Sec, 2, Wibin the thirty days next prer day of July ucxt, toe Mayor of the oity ef New York ahal nominate to tue Bourd of Supervisors of the county ot New York, from among the elecior# of Sid county, six persons to fit! the offices of Almhonse Qommiesioners here by created; and the said Board of Supervisors shall forth with proceed to confirm or reject 8aid nominations, or any of them; and if said Board gbail reject any or ali of salt nominations the Mayor shall nominate other persoa or persons ietead, When tue six persons are appointed to the cilices of Aimahouse Commissioners they shall, op oF before said firet day of July ext, draw lots among tb selves in any manner w be among themselves agrood npon, for three terms of office; oue term to expire for two Commissioners On tne fret day of January, whicd will bs in the year Sighteey hundred and sixty obe; another term to expire {or two ober Commissiove January, which will be in tt sixty three: and apotber term to expire for two orher 8 Ob the first day of Jauuary, which will be nundred and siaty-dve. When any « Lexpire by limitation, or any 8 of Alt House Howmissioner stati exist, the Bo Not excused, and sore, Upon the homnaboo of tae Mayor, shat! 10 OF 1D Fejection as before prowided, (or aterm succeeding Said expiravion, oF, if in cuse of a u vacancy, for xpired term, But this hereby jiro. vided thay no vote of the Board of Snpervisors sual: b valid in the premises on contirmation or on rejection, un lese it be the vote of a majority of ail the Superymo: elected or holaiwg office, See. 8, From and after the said first day of Jaly v« ee Commissioners 80 8 aforesaid autuo appointed, and their successors from time to sbal assume al be lavested with all the eges, and Ve Baljeci to aii the bmitations and dysabilities now appertaining hy Hoard of Ten € erpors of the Alms the city of New York, or to the oilfize of alr se Govern powers, right partment ¢ ty See. 4. Ont day of July next, the said Board of Aimsbouse Commissioners herein created, shell be en titled to demand and receive of the dissolved Board of Teo Governors of the Almshouse Department, or of any ot its members theretofore, or of any of its subordinates, a Looks, papers, vouchers and uccounts, aud possession of Ail persoual property or real estate that shali the bave been possessed by the former Board of nore of the said Altnsbouse Department, or of any of iis subordinates, said Board of Almehouse Commissiongrs shal) bave power on and after wuid drat day of July fest, to remove, and from time to time remove and appoint at 1th pleasure, AbY person 10 oflices uow established by law and existing under the said Aimebonse | whether suid offices be now filled or shall hereafwr be filled. THR CITY INSHRCTORSHIP AROLISITED, AND SUpSTITUTED, Sec. 6. The Executive Department in the Municipal government of the Corporation of the city of New York, known as the City Inspector's Department, is hereby abun” doned, and the ollice ot City Inspector is hereby ceciarad vacant Sec. 7. There is hereby established in the Executive Departinent of the municipal government of tie Corpo ration of We city of New York, at the head whercot us the Mayor, a bureau to be calicd we Bureau of Savitary Lvepection, the chiet of which shali be called tae Sanitary Inspector, and who eball on the passage of this act, ne appomces by and hold office during the pleasure of tae Mayor. The said Sanitary Ingpector shall be a physician, the salary of the chief of the said bureau shall be three thousaud dollars yearly. There sball be three clerks in this bureau, who shad each bave a yearly salary of one thousand collare. See, 5, The barean of ranitary inspection shall have copnizance of ali matters affecting the public heath of ti city of New York, pursuant Lo auy ordinances of vue mon Council, or jawful requirements of the Comanesion ere of Health, or of the Board of Health, which are appti hereto, ‘The said barean shall ke cbarge of the ¥ or recoros of births, marriages and deaths o¢ from time to time within the city of New York in apy ordinance of the Common Conneil of said city, or in avy the State, the word city inepector hall oceur, the eaid word shall therein be henceforth eon Ftrued bod taken wo mean, and be synonymous Wito Loe word unitary inspector, as found in thie act, unless in consistent with provisions herein egntained. ‘Thore shall the Coroners of the county of New York, in ft Sanitary Inspection, ail inquisitions, except pMicKle OF felooious arwanit, which shall olore with the Cierk of ihe Court of Gene ral Sessions of the Peace in the city of New York. All the records, books, papers and documents now or bereifors poseessed by or under the control of the Clty Inspector's Department, spall be transferred to and belong to tbe said Bureau of Sanitary Inspection, Sec. 9 There ebali conrinve m the city of New ¥: department of public Health known as ine Board pt Health, which board shall be constituted by the golin wing mem bors:—The Mayor of the city of New York, the iden of the two Boards ot the Common Counc), toe President of the Board of Supervisora, the Comptroiler, the Heaith Officer of the port of New York, tie Health Cournies: A HOARD OF REALE ‘kK & the Resident Physician and the President of tue Croton Aqueduct Board, oud no others: @ majority of these what form a quorum for the business of the Board. Pho said Board uali never meet apless expressly KuMDMmoned for tho Particolar meetiog by the Mayor of the city of New York The duur owerk of the Hoord of Howich » bet > ¥ vetablighed by law to the Board ‘UR FINAVCE DEPARTMENT—A COMPTROLLER AND DEP” Y comps COLLECTOR OF ARMBEMENTS, AND BUR AU c. 10, visions of law re- garding the Department of Finance Pipreresicieal gov- erpmenst of the Corporation of the city of New York, :te fol owing are hereby enacted: — There a berevy created to said department an ollic- which shall be known as yr, whose ctu- es shalt be the sameas those prescribed by a cortein or eouance of the Commoa Council, approved by the Mayor, Jauuary, 1869, In case Of a y vacaacy in the olfice of Comptvolier, sbe said Deputy Sompteotier, upon lexooating the same bones as are required of the Comptroller, shal! swoceed WO al) Uke powers and emoluments os the Comp- Veler, and shail also act a8 such uotil dbe sant vacancy shall be filed at the pext annual election (or charter others. . 11. There shull also be @ burean in the Department of PMapee for the collection Of ass: Bsaxe nts, and Woe chief of said burewu sbail be called the Collector of Assess- ments Toere sual: also be four deputy collectors 0 ae: sesemente vader bim tu this buread, aud two bookkeep- sre and two meseengere ‘This Durean shall be charged with the duty of collecting all assessments, which are or may be confiiued accoramg w jaw, The Collector of As~ setemeni#, belore enterivg upon the duties of lis office, ebali_execule a hood to the Cerporation of tho city of New York, with at leest two sureties, to be approved by the Comptroher, im the peval enum of wente five thou Fand colars, Cond tlobed tor the faithful pertormauce of clive. The deputy collectors Lerein pro ) Shull avpid the Colector of Assessments in the performance oF the duties of big barean, and defore eu. lerbg upon tbe discharge of ther duties, shalt each and spectively execute a bond to the Corporation of the of New York, With at least two sureties, to be ap- proved by the Cowptrover, ia the penal sum of ten whou- sand Go lars, condboned for the fathful performacce acd dscharge of the vuties of bis said office, Toe Comptroller sbuil have power to preseribe the manner of keeping the docks aud accounts of ibis burews, and to make al! rules apd regulatous respectipg the manuer of tradsactiog the busioe:s thereof. Itis the design of this section, as hereby deeared, ty transter the burean of the Guliectou of As ncots from whe Sheet Pepartivent to the said Lopart- ment of France. and ail eratnances of the Common Joun- , or laws of the State, applicable to said puvean ic the Sect Department, shall apvertain to apd apply to said borean 98 transferred to the aaid Deoartment of Pinine: ond the persons bow jn ollice iw the oureau of tue Collec von of Arse ssinents in the Steet Department, upon the appointment under this section of a Collector avd Deputy Coileetors of Assersments shail cease to bold villco, and shall deliver up to the Comptroiier wil accousts, dooce and vouchers in their poseeséion which belong to or apper- tain to the proper bosiness of the Corporation of the city of New York in regard to said bureau sec. 12. There is hereby establiebed in the said Depart mebt of Finance, tor the better purposes of revenue to the Corporation of the ¢ ty of New York, aud io aid of the proper collection thereof, a bureau, to boca ted the Bu reau of Markets, whic shal be charged with the duty of superibtendiog the public markets, for the inspe re gulation apd management thereof, aud for the transier of stalis and glans thereio. chef of this burean shall be culicd the Superiviendent of Markets, Artivie third of an ordinance of the Commen Council of the city of New York, relaung to the City Lospector’s Departtael, ap proved by dhe Mayer Jan, 10, 1859, eo far as tus prov sions theicol are applicabie, Shall apply to the Bi Markets hereby extablisbea. Sec. 13, The oflive of Health Warden In the city of New York i* bereby abolished. [he inspectors ani sealers of Weights and measures, a8 HOW estsblisbed by law, shail hereafter be appointed by , aud Lold oflice under, the Mayor ty. THE CILANING OF TH STREENS TO DEVOLYE eN Tie CROTON AQUEDUCE DEPARTMENT, Sec. 14, The duty of cleaning the streets of the city of w York, aue the avenues and public places tucreot. 1a hereby devolved upon that executive department of the, Corpoiavon of the oty of New York known #8 the Croton Aquedve Department. fhe sara uty shall be performed by faid Board, in such manner, by contract, day's work or otberwise, a8 it shal) see ft, and under such rules and Obs in respect thereto as wae said Board, in th the Mayor and Comptrotier, say presensbe. out said duty more eitecinaily, the Croton Aqueduct Department are hereby authorizes to ay point a Deputy Street Tospector in each ward in wo city New York, whostali perform such duties and have such powers as may be by said Bosra, together with the Mayor avd Compuwoiler, prescribed as’ aturesald, Tae is hereby estabiebed & bureau in the Crown Aqueduct Department, to be culled the Bureau of Suect Cleaning, the Ghici of which sha) be called Sueet D0 DURBAU OR CLEKKSHIP TO BR ABOLISHED QUESY OF TOE PROPRE WKAD OF THE DEPARTMENT. 15, No bureau or clerkship or place of cubordi- nate Irvet which shail exist at the passage of this acl, ia an) ove of the Cepartments of municipal government, of the Corporation of the city of New York, o¢ which edail be constituted by this act, enall be moaifed, absiished o chaoged by the Common Goaoeil of said city, uniees the same bas beep asked for by tue proper head of the de- pacttbent, by a written communication addressed wo the commen Uoureil. BEADS OF EXACUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, EXCEPT THR COMPTROLE TO BE APPOINTKD AND KEMOVED RY JHE MAYOR—SEVERAL OXCEKS 10 BR CONINCED EX OFFICK AFIER THEUC LeGAL TREMS BXVIKE, Seo. 18. bach head of executive departments in the mu nicipa) government of the city of New York, except the Comptroller, sbiall hereafter be appointes any removed at the plessure of the Sayor of the city of New York, except that uot! the first day of January, which wil be in the year enh persons and incumbents vow filing the s of bead of the Strect Department, of the heads of the Croton Aquo- duct Department, known ae whe president, eugiueer aud SzeistaDL comMssioner, constituting togetber the Crowa Aqueduct Board, of tue head or the law de ther with the Incumbent or person holding the office of the Chawberioin of the city of New York, shail feveraily continue ib the several olives aforesait, now bela by each of tem, and be entitied to receive ali the emoloments of the sant soveral olives bereibefore named, wl limitations of election or of appointment taere- to applicebie, notwitbetandig. If before we said fest day of January, which will be in the you dred avd sixty thse, a vacancy shall Aqueduet Board, the seme sball be £ {ead time by the remaining « 3 tor. UNIS AT THE RE i 3 balance joers of Vue sant Board, SLLER AND CHIEY KXGINER OF As HORM? ot New York, and ty Comptroller of the eity of New York, and the Chief En xineer of the Five Depa’ tmeut, ebail conuiaue w be eleated, tke and bold effice in the olstinchve modes thereof now by law to cach of gaid offles. fhe Mayor eh Voted for, shall be £0 Voted tor upon sepa. rate bailot, and €0 also ebull tho Comptroller be voted for al each proper election of charter offivers, when the term of cliee of Mayor and mptroler expires. The term of cfiice of the Mayor sbali Couunue be fixed at two years, and that of che Comptrollr at four years, DEPUTIES, CLERKS, RTC, IN DEPAROMENIS, TO BE APPOINTED AND KEMOVED BY (1th RADE THEKSOR. Sec. 18, ‘lhe heacs of We varions departments of the orporstion of the ety of New York may, from time to time, at picasure, appoint aud re } : of Dusesus, clerks, ax K oflice uneer them, ENCHMASIE OF 2a! nie $1,000 A YRAR TO MEMBERS OF COM- MON COUNUL See, 19, Fach member of the Common Gouncil in the legigiabve depariunent of the monicipal government of We Corporation of Wwe city of New York snail receive a3 compcbeation Jer services jb ube Board and as ameavber of commiliees, ap annual salary of $1,000, the Sane to com: Mence as o1 the auaiy last past. The Recewer of Taxes eball recer $4,000; the Col evtor Of Ase pein ww heu of all Jees whaten t to bie we) rec anaua y of $5,590; 3 ty Conector of an ubnwal e6 apd paid 1 the Col leowrs of ee each of them coilooted eto y for the uae of the dey menis and the Clerk of Acre shal! cach rece reot ore, aud p Cy Treaxa Mayor, Aide Commor at the city of New York, holwiy. rice oF beads of depurtmer i of buican, clerks and otver sudordinaves of th tue city of New York, eltall bo as iua now fixed by law or by ordiuasice or resolution | of fara city, or of the Board of { the Common Council neglect to provide, safer the parsage of this act, for the stablished hereby, and Not provided »W or ordinance thereto applicable, th ne4 artment employing the iacumbent of ibe fame May babe the amount of said salary, and the amount of suinry, whenever so designated, shail become Eve whe payable from the Corporation of tue city of New York, b incumbent, cont Sh MADE RY MAYOR AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS DPED NO CONFIOMATION HY OOMMON COUNCHL. 20, Whenever any Dia shail de acceptea by any 1 mdepartment of the municipal government of the ty of New York, from any person to perform work or labor, or to fur- e head of the wuld department, im con- rection with the Mayor of the city of New York, shail Make and enter into the proper contract with such ac: cepted bidder, ant it shall not be necessary for the Com- mon Cou approve of such bid or contract, Go the dtnto shall be binding upon the Mayor, tu and Commonalty of the city a New York. Phig act take eflect immediately, THE NEW CITY RAILROADS. ‘The tollow og Wree City Railroad ville passed the Ag. sembly on Thareday night, aad now await the action of the Senate:— AN ACY 10 AUTHORIZE THR CONSTRUCTION OF A KAILBOAD IN FOURTESNDH SvReRTS IN THE CITY OF DUCED BY MK. N. A. CHILDS. ‘The peopie ot the Swale or New York, represented in Senave and Assembly, 00 coact as follows im Sction 1. Matthew f. Brennan, Anthony J. Bill, James W. Sweeny, Jay % Treat, Audrew B. Hodges, Jared Giison, STRERT AND OTHER NEW YORK, INTRO- Ubaiies W. Lawrence and fie Edmonde, ” ebY authorized to lay, constrnet, operate and use a Tallcad with a ouble track h, upon sod along the f n the city of New York, viz: com Teneo inursecton of Fourteenth street with Jerid avenue: thenee through and along Foprtceath street 10 Hudson street street ‘ough and along Hudvon to Troy street: thence through and along Troy Btrect with @ fingle Leek to Forth streets thenes through and #0) yurth ptrect with a single track to Mac. CoUgA! stLeOt, thence torovgh and alopg Macdougal street With o shogle track to Breec F oireet; theace throvgh and Along Bicecker street with a donbie track toCrosby stroats thence throvgh and slong Crosby street. with a doubie track to Howard street; thence through and along Howard street with a double track to Kim street; thence through Sod along kim strect with a doable track to Leonard street; thence through and along Kim street with a elagle tack to Keace street; thence through wid along Reade Breet with A Ringle track to Centre street; thence through ) Chotham street add Park row bie traek to Broodway; also, connecting with the double treck in Contre street av Reade stecat, through and along Ceutre street with a vingle teack to Leonard street; thenoe through ad along Leonard etreet with a og'e track W Cooncet with the donbla track in Elm FUrcet: aleo, with @ Binge track conneccing with 4 doabie track tn Hudson street at Troy street, through and nlovg Lite pou Ptreet With a vingic rack ta the southerly end of Abingdon equare aod trect; thonee thyougi and tong Bleccker street wit yack t Maedougal Biewcher wireet, also, com g with the doubia i ‘veck in Park row, through and along Beekman ‘With o single track to South street; thence Bong South street with a single track to ‘thence through and sloug Fulton street with to William street; thence through and along With a sipgie track t Ann street, aad along Ann street with a single track to dovbie track in Park row at Broadw: necessary turnouts und switches for and accommodation of the roud on the route. Sec, 2. Said railroad shali be coustructed upow the moat ed plan for the construction of city raiiroads, an} ball be run us often us the convenience of paaseog’ ing shall be subject to such reasovable rules and regulations io respect thereto a8 tha Com- mon Couveil of the city of New York may from time to time by ordinance preseribe, and to the ment to the city of the same livenso fee annually, for eavn car cua thereon, as is now paid by othcr city railroads m guid olty, and wo higher rate of fare shall be charged for the convey: ance of pastengers thereon thin is now charged by otuec ‘city railroads in said ory. Sec, 8, In the covstruction, oporation and use ef such railroad, should said parties above named, or their assigns, deem it necetsary or proper to run upon, intersect or use apy part or portion of other city railroad travks now laid upon apy of the streets above named, they are hereby wuthorized W rub upon, Intersect or use the saine; aod in cage they cannot agree with the owner or owners thereof, respecting the compensation or payment to be mate therefor, then the amount of suck compensation or pay- ment ehall be ascertained and determived i the manner providea by subdivision six of the twenty eights section of the act entitied “ An act to au horize the formation of rativoad corporations and to regulate the same,” passed April 2, 1860. ° Sec. 4, In case apy other person or persone than the mayor, aldermen und cowmovalty of the ctiy of New York, shail own apy private right or interest m apy of tho streets Or avenues Over or upoa which such railroad 13 authorized to be la'd, and the sai parties or their assigns she!) be unable to agree for the use of such right or inter: est for the purposes aforesaid, it shall be lawful for them fo acquire the right to use the same for cach purposes, us agaist such other persou of persone, in toe munver pro- vided in the fourtenth, fifteeuth, sixteenth, seventeenta, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth aad twenty: first sections of the said act, entivied “an act to authorize the formation of ratty oad corporations and to regulate Lhe same,” passed Apri) second, eigbtecn bondred and fifty—except that in apy proceedings for any of the purposes authorized by thie section, it shull Dot be necessary that the petition to the Supreme Court shall make any allegations of or refer- ence to any incorpose:ion, capital stock, Surveys Or maps, or of the tiling of apy certidcate of location. Sec. 6. Nothing herein contaied sbatl be deemed or taken te prevent the Common Council of the city of New York from directing the extension of the route of said rail. road, #6 in their judgment public necessity cor additional faciines of travel shall dewand; but po such extevsion shall be directed antl the sail parties or their astigus ebali bave beep affirded @ hearing in regard thereto, nor unless a yocmbe f of all the members elected ww the aid Common Couneil shall yole in favor thereo?; and any sucb extension, When $0 directed, shail be made, laid and operated Under and subject to ‘the provisieas wud regula it He i i i ions of the act entitled “ An act rela- on of Taiirowia im eities,’? passed ip why manner, apply to this act, Or the railroad or authority hereby aathorized or granted. Sco. 7, This act shail take eff immediately, AN ACT TO AUTHONRS7 BE CONSTRUC LON OF A RAIL ROAD IN BEVENTH AVENU AND IN OTHER SPRERTS IN THE CIHVY OF NEW YORK. INTRODUCED BY MRO, 8. SPENCER. ‘The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Aseembly, do enact as foliowe:— See. 1. Jobn Kerr, Jonn A. Kennedy, Hugh Smith, Ea. ward P, Cowles, and their assigns, ate hereby authorized to Jay, constru rate nud uke a railroad, from toe Central Park, 10 se ity of New York, nt seventh avenue, at April 4, 1854, shall not to Barclay st: Broadway, vpon the following route, with a conble track throng, upon and along the folowing etreets and avenues in the said city, vit on the Seventh avenue, at the southern extremity of the Central Park; thenee through and along the Ssventh ave- nue to the oid Bloomingdale road, or Broadway; thence through and along the old Bioomingdale road or Browd- way, Union place or square to University place; theuce through and along Unversity piace to Sith street or Waverley place; thence through and along Sixth strect or Waverley place 10 Greene street; thence through and along Greene street, with a single track (9 Canal sireet; thence through and aiong Canal street, with @ single track to West Broadway ; thence through and along West Bread way and Coliege place, with w ringie track to Barel street; thence through aud wong Barclay street, wita » Fingle track to Oburch street, thence, with a double tragk throvgh and along Barclay street to Grosaway; theace back throvgh and along Barclay sireet, on said track, to Choreh street; thence tbrongh and along Chnreh street, with a single track to Canal gtreet; taence through and along Canal street, with a single teack 1 Mercer soreet; thevee through snd along Mercer street, witv a siogic track to Waverley place or Sixth street, and thence thiongd apd along Waverley place or Sixth ‘street, wiih a Fidgle track to connect with the double track at Greove street, together with the uecessury turnouts and switsbes for the proper working and accommodation of the real on the enid ronte, {Section two as above, except that no provision is made for the payment of a license fee to the erty. | Sec. 3. The said parties, or their aseigue, are hereby made liable to pay the sum of four hundred tuonsand doi. lwrs, two bundret thougand dollars thereof to be paid into the treasury of the sity of New York, and the remaining two hondrea thousand dollars to be apportioned among and paid to the stage owners or proprietors whose ines of stages or Omnibuetes wili be directly injured by the ope ration ot ssid railroad, The amounts or proportioas of said Jagt Mentioned Fm to be pale to the respective stage own. ere, a8 aroresaid, shall be ascertained by arbitration as fol- Jows:—One arbitrator in each case of a claim for dawages under thig section, 10 be relectet by the sald parties or heir assigns, and another by the claimant for damages; nd if they foil wo sere, a third arbitrawr shall be se. ected by the two thus chosen, and the decision ofa ma- ority thereof eball be cousivaive a8 to the amount of da- moges to be paid and times of payment. Tne mode «nd Limes of payment of the amount so, as aforesaid, to paid into the treasury of aid city, shail be fixed be the Common Council of said city. Paymunts under this sec fon shall not be required before the said railroad ia in peration, [The remaining sections aro the same as in the firat bill.) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A AIL ROAD IN AVLNUB DP AND OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. INTROOUCRD BY MK. REILLY. The people of the State of New York .represented in Se nate and Acsembly, do enact as follows :— Sec. 1. Walia 'Sinpson, Joba O'Keefe, John E. Deve- lin, Wiliam R, Stalord and ‘their assigug, are hereby an thorized to lay, constroct, operate and use a railroad with adouble track, through, upon amd along the following streets and avenues iu the city of New York, viz:—Com- Meboing on avenue D, at the northern extremity of the same, thence through and aloog avenue D to Eighthstreet, thence through aud aloag Eighta street, with a single ack, to Lewis strect; thence through and along Lewis eek, WILK Meingle track to Grand street; thence tirouga and alcog Grand street, with a double track, to Kast Bi oad way ; theace, with a double track, through and along fast Boadway, Chatham equare, Chatuam street and Park row to Broadway; also a single track from the corner of avenue D and Kighth street through and along avenue D to Houston strect, thence through and slong Houston sucet, with a dingle track, to Goorck street; uence turcugh end along Goerck street, with a slagie track, to Grand street, to connect wih the doublo track hereipatter provided ior; uiso a double track from the Janction of Kast Broanway and Canal stcet through anu along Canal strect to Broadway; a'so a double track through and wiony Grand street, from tue double track a Lewis street to the Grand strect ferry at the Bast river, togetiier With the beceseary turnouts aud switcbes for the proper working and accommodation of tae road, [Here follow sections sitnilar to thoee in the above bills, uh tae exception of the fifth section im the first bu) u the third section ia the second, which are omitted.) IMPORTANT WORK — Commencing BEFORE THE TUR LICENSING HOUSES OF PROSTITUTION IN NEW YORK. The Grinéing Committee, in Assembly, April 6, having reported the bill to supprets Licentiousness in the city of New York— Mr. Hetomsxsox moved to strike the bill from the re. port. It gave undeiined power to the Common Council of Kew York, aud wes too important to be acted on sum- marily Mr. ScHoerrety supported the motion, and hoped the bill wonld be considered im the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Towrixson advocated the bill and opposed the mo. tion to strike ont. If it was desirable to puta stop to thie great ond growing cowl, it was necessary to give some power to the Mayor and Common Council t do 80. The victims of the eéducer challenged the sympathy of the Rood everywhere, Since eighteen hundred years ago, the gentle Nozarene threw bis arm around them, lifted thom up by his mercy, and | Falken them toa peaceful rest here- after. If what the bill proposed be granted, the evil might be greatly mitigated. Mr. Hercemxsow denounced the bili as giving an air of Tespectabitity to the vice held in abomination by all decent pc granting liecnses to houses of prostitution, as in pUFOP. Mr. Law deemed the purpose of the bill eminently humane, It looked to the suppression of a great evil. The unfortunate class whose reformation is sought deserve tae ice | of the butane and philanthropic, and if any- ing con be done to mitigate the harrowing evil, this Legislature should not stand in the way of its accomplish- ment. Mr. Menkes advocated the principle of the bill. Mr, Swimm said, two years ago a strenuous effort was made by the authorities of New York to drive prostitutes from the streete, but the Supreme Court declared they had no such power, The motion to etrike out was lost, and tho bill sent to a }eoial Committee to report complete, WEST WASHINGTON MARKET. ‘The bill to amend the Revired Statutes so as to allow the Commisesoners of the Land Office to lease the State Innds for @ longer period than one year, came up for its third reading. Sir. OrDYKR moved to recommit the bill, with instruc- tione to omit from its operation the Weat Washington market ground, Mr. Sau moved to amend by omiiting the Battery grounds, Mr. C. 8. Srmxcen opposed the motions. He was willing to trust the Commissioners of the Land Office with this powcr, although they were democrats, Me. Ravin replica, warmly denouncing the leaking of West Wothington Market at tive thousand dollars @ year. It was a robbery of the city, for the ground was worth seventy-five thousand dollars yearly, He could pot aay he had faith in the Commissioners of the Land Office after that act. He cared not whether they wore democrats or republicans; the act was improper and unjust, wud be would never covrent to give ibe power to aay men to repeat the outrage a banored fold, se this bill would, Per- haps it woe vot so surprising that the Commuiesioners from the rural distr iete shotld consent to it, bat that the secre tary of State, who was born within a stone's throw of we market grounds, sould agree to such a Jeane, Was enough to astonieh any one, ue Me Hivicuxeoy taid he was willing to excopt all. Now ‘ork. Mr. ©. 8. Srexcen opporod, and thought that the Com missioners could be trusted, Mr. Axpres was not willing to trust a bridge which had broken down ¢ The market property worth & million of Aoure, and tho land © one's bad leaged it for $5,000, The arto had lost $75,000 Die cataing year par tant . EMIT EXP vegved a want of confidences n the Commissioners, gp this subject, He strovgly censured their coure, The bil’, was then recommitted, with joctructions to ex- he Pattery and the West Washington mario BROO £LYN TUNNEL AND NEW YORK KAILROAD BILLS. Mar. moved that the Now York City Rail- Toad ills aud the Brookiyn laanel bill be now orderod to ‘® third reading. : ‘The question waa first taken on the bill to close the en- frances of the Long Jalaud iailroad tunnel in Atiantic birt eis lym, and it was orde: ed to a third reading— The three New York City Railroad bills were then or- dered to a third reading—87 to 24, ‘The Tunnel bill was then read a third time, Me. Tor HILL. Moved to recommMit, so 98 to strike OUt the assessment of $125,000 for the renrevaio! steam. Lost, Tne bill then posted—77 to 27. Mr, Tea. moved to reconsider, Lost. For n railroad iu Sevemb avenue and othor streets in New York. Mr. OrpyKe moved to recommit, with insteac- tions to amend bg the insertion of other eorporatora, int creasing the sum that they shall pay to $500,000, &e., &c. Ast, : ‘The bill they pasted—80 to 24, Te anthorize the construction of @ railroad in Fourteenth and other streets in New York. Mr. Urnyke moved W recommit, with instructions 10 amend. Lost. The bil pussed—77 to 16, To authorize a railroad in avenue D and other streets in New York. Mr, Tomunsex moved to recommit, with instructions to amend. Canied, OUR ALBANY CORRKSPON DENCE, ALAANY, April 6, 1859, Thurlow Weed and the Broadway Kailroad Combination-~ The City Ratiroads the One Great Question of this Legis ture—Vast Fortunes for the Lobby Men—The Broadwoy Franchise Apportioncd at Half a Million Over and Alive the Necessary Capital Proportions for the Poli- beians, Sor the Stage Interest, de.—C Rateral Measures to be J’assed in this Lalcrest—Tuctics of the Democracy to be Based om these Grants—Comtemplated Explosion ant Des bruction of the Republican Managers in the Nezt State Campaign—How Mayor Tiemann and his Municipal fights Ayttation were Disposed Of—The Street Commis ioner and the Corporation Counsel—The Iron Interest, den, be. ; ‘The construction of a Broadway railroad has grown to be # monomaia with Thurlow Weed and witb a certain clique of wirepuilers from tho different political factions of New York city. Upon this ove subject they have grown to be ap organization by themselves, without regard w their oder alliliations. They are well known as tae “Broadway railroad brotherhood,” and upon that plat- form bave carried their operations into bearing upon near- ly every important Jegislauve measure for some years, with a determination and unity of purpose which amounts almost to fanaticiom, ‘They have Just now attalaed strength and sway which seems to promise ic success, The passage of a Broadway Railroad b either alone or in connection with other chu ters, bas been the sole object which the legislative machine was intended to achieve under the discipline of Weed this winter. At the close of the session it will bo secn that all others have been kept in subjection to this end, and the various representatives wili return home to avswer for the expnision of Mandeville, that the requisite majority might be securcd and we ascendancy establish ed upon which to base the combinations requisite for en- forcing the passage of the city railroad charters, together Wilh sucb other measures ve it may be necessary to put through with them for purposes of compromise and com- Dann, Everything is ready now, and a vast lobby is in attond ance here for the finaletiort, fhe pressure has never been equaled. At the early caucuses in New York whe paraitet ravroad grant wag set down for aub-division amoayst the iwner clique at @ valuation of some hundred thousapa dollurs for their private profit, and a cunjectural baianes to reunbuise certain election expouses incurred Le fail, ‘this was before the Legislature mot. Wita the discovery of the project. by the stage interest, opposition of the most strennous mature was at once set up in thatqnarter, Various other parties, meteiug the other city reads, took up the matter also with a view Ww its cefeat, The result ia, that each interest or individaal 68 Uiey appeared were compounded with, votil tho origt pal idea ol vaiuation for tne grapt has beva expanded fomething like its real and Guormous yalue. The combi nation on which the plans are based for carrying the mat ter have tueir ramitivations far aud near in the State, but chietly comprise te folowing, Whicd are golog throng sikoue Ude Seventh avenue, or Broadway Parallel Railway Dill, the grand deeiderauum. Fourteenta street, or the diagonal road, with the cue Brennan and Sweeney for conductors of we scheme, Avenue D, or Dry Dock road, with the Dry Dock stage line peop'e and Assewbiy man Keily tor managers, The proposed exwnsin of the Corporation Counsel's term, and thereby that alao of the Corporation Atoruey, mr. Furser, witha view to their “good opinion,” ‘Lue extension uf the City Chamberiaiu’s term, and the conUMaUCe OF Ube Gity deposits iw the Shoe und’ Leatber Bak, with a view to the *Leedi il’ —the expenses of tu Oly goverment veimg voiusteered by them, wh Ist the jax levy coutioues to embargo; ais0 Io View oi their pay- hg tue police nearly ball a uniiioa during the recent babkrtpicy of the comuussion. ‘The extension of the Sucet Hepartment, so as to shut up Lovell, satisfy the Cooper interest ana render Lhe re-eles ‘ion of Mayor Tiemann of Jess consequence. ‘The exten#ion of tue Croton Baru, tor purpos: pulor expediency. The auaimon cf a single burean, with half a doz: appuinunents to the Finance Department, to provide for a ‘ew party backs exploded i the last coubty canvass, aud now in the lobbies Lere as “corporate iu unreported chay tere. ‘The abrogation of the Board of Ten Governors, and the sestorstion of that provance to Simeon Sraper, comprising also the concibation of B, F, Manntere, certain of the Su- perv.8or8, and a sitio bot Of aepirants, doomed for disap pountme nt in this conuecticn. The concijiation of Mayor Tiemann is more esyecially sought thiouyb the provisions in regard to ais hoopy, we Board of Heaith. ‘The Aidermen and Councilmen are promised their salary of $1,000 each, provided they shall go home and agree to shut up thar heads. Besioes these pomis, there are a variety of olbers played in the same cizection and for the same end. Ho- race Greeley abd the Governor, for fustance, are pormit: ted to make their trade on ihe nomination of Dr. Gun for Heath Officer; anc, mdeed, the Governor has a similar charter in otber cases, without severe dictation from Weed or the other wircworkers now absorbed in the cily rajjroad fever. ‘As the pressure of the lobby has increased, the valus tion of the proposed grunts has rapidly gone up. I pro pose to send you a “stock 1isv” beiore tke bills are eigued, m which the pes of the corporators aud lobby shail be set down, with their regyective propertion or amonnt op posite, ‘The parailel road sioue je apportioned xt $500,000. Of this ope Hundred thousand will be paid into the hands of certamn agents the cay before the bill is signed, the money bes g provided ‘by a noted capitalist already deeply embarked fa city rafirends, Thig amount is un- Merstood to be devoted to “the great purposes of tho cue of freedom,” and to reimburse certain subserip- Lions advanced last {ail tocarry the Stale. Of ine entue Broouway yrant, as yalucd above, the stage companies, through their able and ingenious counsel, secue one buif. 2he balance i divided out for the lobey and legis: lative work. It willdoubtess be necessary to wait until the Legislature is dissolved betore we bearings of this lobby work can be fre@ly discussed With respect to the menibers. ihere are @ good many prominent democrats in collu- elon jor (he spoils of this vast job, They are ia the bigh- est glee, at thele progpects. Besides securing their liberal share, they are keeping @ close tally; aud whea they bave pocketed their ne, you may jook out for a rand explosion, in which it 1s asserted that a large num- er of republicans, from the Executive down, will be biackened and badiy compromised, The matter has now gone co tar that there is 0 retreat from its moral effuct on public opinion, ‘Lhe democracy bave seized upon the ex puision of Mandeville, aud are already cotning capital out of it, which they CP opens assume will be vastly en- hanced if the railr shall pass in Connection with the proposed charter job. They are pogitive that material enovgh is eollected already to destroy the repudlivan mavugers and curry the State nexé fall, parvionlariy if we exposition of the work now going oa bere is properly, mapaged and clearly set forth in pamphlets snd new: papers, to be disseminated industriously through the State. Jt would seem actually, by the excitement and rec. lesmness of thie rare: fort of madnes ree a diegniee, hardly an uttempt to conceal the means employed or the wrangles about the division and appropri ston of the prodis. There ie a daily crowd betore the door of the executive chamber as large as any Stock Exchange assembloge in Wall Street, apd Conversation 18 98 Open and its topics as little concealed here in respect to “ shares,’ “ interests, and the apportionment ot the franchises, a8 woll as the ‘means of passing Wem, as it might be in regard to their sale at auction by Simeon Dreper. ‘The charters now on thelr passage are “qnoted” as worth over @ miiiion of dollars, In my “list of stock. to Which Tam making daily additions, the names concerned and the scrvices rendered are qmive staring. Aweng Olbers are tWo Lewepaper proprietors of Now York aud three of this city; the satter being active loboy men jn the interest, ava hard at work every day. Bat the most curious phase of the sity raiiroad cam- pepo isthe maoner in which the municipal opposivon bas been choked of. It is constantly asked, woat has become of Mayor Tiemann and the virtnous aod indigoant celenders of municipal rgbis? And here is the legend:— Moyor Tiemann Cauvarsed every possible means > bead off the movement for procuring Wese grants without their fale at auction in the Manner OF ferry leases, for the bene fit of hecity., There were private Catucusses and public meetings, from the Aldermen's room up stairs down to Juoge Welgh’s apartments iu the cellars of the City Ball; aiso in the Street Department, and in the Cooper fa- sutute, there was a great municipal rignts’ demonstration, From the Street Department expecially there was a big gon fired at the Law Department, whieh ie commonly un- derstood to be the bull's eye or Fadiating centre of Wwe railroad combination. ‘The consequence was an adverse report Crom the Senate, and the temporary rejection of Whe city railroads. A bill Wor at ibe kame vme started in the Assembly to abridge the Corporation Counsel's term to the firstot May uoxt. ‘There was, acvordiogiy, & general stampede ot the loboy, end the whole Combination Was apparenily ubanugued for the Feanion. But he mamgera and wirepullers were not w be so easily defeated. They reconstsnotad their soneme, wad took care m theie wexi effort that the representauves of mubicypal interceia, if nob those jotorests, should have reata jnnide, MWe Mayor was to be extricuted from the City Joepectorsbsp ontitevity ; bia, pet d the Street Commneener—it eon prope Deyon” tho carnaliinn of the HERE ¢ BIER 0a and foundry interest, — ores, stood he bas great regard, was conciived by certain ar. Tapgements bearing Upon the vist gmount of wheels and tracks whieh the Mayor's frieuds mag have tw contract for speedily if tho raiiroad bitls go through, But the Acting Street Commiseinaer—Man-field Lovell— it is but just to state, frankly ex, his dissent from Deing inéluded ia any conciliatory compromise, and, not. witheianding the propose: ex-cusion, coatiaued his javes- tigetons of the judgments against bis department, aud transmitted another communtsntion to the Mayor, cover- ing rome three bundredt causes, with citations and proots, of maiters similar in bearing to the Pettigrew case, ts Ddudgct '@ now in the possession of Lhe Mayor, and held fa the same suspense with his mupivipal wrato against we ruilroad grants, . The statement is current here that, shoo! these grants be parsed, a resistance similar to that ia tho case of the Metropolitan Police law will be set on foot against them. They will firet be contested fn the courts, and the resiat- ance even carried so ior a8 the tearing up of the rails, should it be attempted to lay them without the sanction of the city. government, There is, hescxcge gh goad rorpect of re-enacting the lively scenes of Governor ing’ administration under the auspices of his succesaor. : ‘AuuaNy, April 8, 1850. Passage of the Woran's Library, Nivth Avenue Rail- road, Harlem Railroad Charter Extensiom and Other Bille—Concurrent Res: lutims and Third Rexwtings—Po- tection for Gas Consumers, de., de. ‘The Senate yesterday passed the bills incorporating the Wowan’s Library, the Fiushing College Poiut and Now York Steamboat Navigation Company; retieving raniei- Pal corporations from giving security on appea', and from tbe payment of costs in certain cases; the Assembly amendmentsto the bill relative to the erection of unsafe buildivge; the act for the sale of the New York aud Aloapy State arsenals; the incorp ration of the Germau Savings Bunk of the erty of New York. The Senate reconsidered the negative vote oa the resolu. tion to amend tho constitution £0 as to permit the Legislas ture to puss laws to ponish bribery and corruytion at the ballot bux, and, after an amendment authoriziog the en~ acimext of the Registry law, adopted the resoljatio. The Dill confirming the grant of the Common Council for tle construction of a railroad threvgh Ninth avenue and other streets was read ao third time and passed, The iil extending the charter of tho Harlem Railroad Company was read a third time and passed, 8 was also Lhebill iucrearing the rate of pay for the acvertising of legal uotices. The vill wo provide for filling vacancies as they occur in the office of Justice of | the Supreme Couit or that of the Judge of the Court of Common Piens in the city of New York, wag passed, Ja the Aesembty the bill to amend the act in relation to unsaie Dutidiags #as passed, ax were algo the resolations. sanctioning the reduction of cunal wils proposed by the Canal Roard—both alrealy passed oy the Sonate, House concurred te the senste’s amendmoeat to the Dill authorizing the payment of interestco} drafts and certill- cates in certain cares, "i The Sevate to. day committed to a setect committes, con- sisting of Messrs. Diven, Noxoa aud Wetmore, the Kegis- try Dis, with power to report complete, following bile were ordered toa third reading: ‘adve to municipal authorities giving securty on ap. solative to proceee pgs on Mundamus; retative to the Courtof Special Sessions in the city of New York; to tncor- e the Long Ietand Ferry Company and the Pluanjog Couege Point and New York Steamboat Navigation Com- pony. To provide for the payment of Caval Commissiona- evs” drafts on the Auditor. The biil jn reiation to the Bauk Department was passed. by the Senate, stiking out the sections ia the Assembly bill which increasea the powers of the Superiatendent of the Bunk Departinent in issuing @ par circulation on a stock, bearing five per cent inert to individual or other banks) in cases where the individual securities consist of stovks| only, and the baok or wssociaiion may have withdrawn all bonds ana poritrages depaaited in the department. The complete tax bill ($2,500,000) wag read a third time, The Arsembly oroered to a third reading the bill iacreas- ing the sularies of the assistant Clerks of the New York Poiice Courts to $1,500; \ provide for the construction of aside cut from the Champ ain caval to the Hudson rivers] to release the intercat in the State to the abandoned Eri} canal ip Roebester. The Committee of Nive reported com- plete the bilis to provide for tbe construction of » swne) road from the Hudson river through one of the gorges of the Catskill mounteins; to repeal the charter of the Peo- ple’s Toan and Rehef Company; the New York tax levy, and in regard to divorces. The bill to protect pus consumers was passed, as wae! also the bill to close the tusmel of ihe Long Island Railroad ip Allantic street, Brooklyn. Politics ts Maryland, THE AMERICAN STATS COUNCIL—IMPORTANT PRO- peels IN REFEKENCE 10 THE GRAND CAMPAIGN oF 1860, The American State Council of Maryland met at Balti more on Weanceday last, foll delegations being t from pearly ai! the counctis in the State. ‘The object of the meeting was to “make arrangements for the com orgnnization of the opporition to the present fe ad muntetration.”” The Baltimore Clipper furnishes the follow ing report of the proce: cing The meeting was called to order by Hap. James B Ricaud, Presiaent of the Coancil, by whom a statemeat the object of the mecting was made in a brief but eloque and impressive address, tion of the counties, which were most cheering and gr: fy ing, bpon twotion of Bir. Schley, of Frederick, & commit MD resoluliobs was appointed by the chair, consisting ne from each Congressioval district, us follows:—I the First district, Dr. Gl. G. Grieves, of Dorchester; district, Edwin Webster, of Harford; Third distri Teter G. Cockey, of Baltimore county; Fourth district Wm. H. Hayward, of Baltimore city; Fifth district, E. G Hail, of Montgomery; and Sixth district, frederick Sobiey of Frederick, cbairtuan of the committee, ‘The Couneil then proceeded to the election of officers Hon. J. B, Ricaud, who bas faithfully and zealously die charged the duties of Procidert for more than three yeart dechred a re-election to wut (fee, The following were elected by unanimous acclamation: Edwin H, Webster, of Uartord, Presigent; Dr. H. G Grieves, of Dorchester, Vice President; Wm, &, Vannoe trand, of Baltimore, Treasurer, and F, A. Sapplee, of Ba limore, Secretary. Upon ase umivg the chair Mr. Wenster addressed the as sembiage in eloquent aud appropriate terms, Hon J. B. Kicaud, of Kent, was added to the Committe on Resolutions in the place of Mr, Webster. ‘The following resolutiens were unanimourly reported and, ufter several spirited and enthusiastic speecher adopted by the Councit:— ' Revolved, That the State Council of the American part of Maryland, repnoiating secuonalism in every shay ana jorm. whether as abolitioniem wt the North @ secession at the South, copgratulate the country on th auspicions prospect of the uuion of all the conservati elements OF Oppes tion to the present democratic efraiasd traviom. And, inepired by this prospect, the people Mayyinnd, whist they reailirm and hereby express the! upeiterabdie attachment to the principes whieh hav hitherto cbaracterized the Americaa party, tnvve the wh beay of conservative eppositem in all Ue States of the Ur to co cperate wuh them im selecting hereafter delegates to notional conventern, to be chirged with the sole duty of w nating condrdates for the offives of President and Vee Pr dent (f the United Slates, iv ve voted for by the whale body the cyposition in 1860, and whose past life, eminent, and unquestionable nationwlity shatl entilie them to the serrative vote 1f the whole country. Resolved, That it is revommended that all the elem of opposition to the preseot corrupt democratic adminiat tion be invited cordially to vite with the American par in the State ip sending delegates to the convention to called for the nominetion of candidates for the variok id 10 be filled by the popular elections of the comis- ‘all, a And whereas, the State of Maryland, in the contest a 1846, evinced her loyalty to the Union, ber stern er {iow of ali seetionalism, whether Soata or North, and he- unfaiteribg devotion to those principles of a broad ats carnert bationality intenqea to be perpetuated by tie federal constitution, in adherence to which alone rests to tafety and honor of the country in the strife of factiort and hg ied eographical partics; theretore, Resolved, That we will enter upon the coming Site elections with an unwavering faith in our avility to mat tain the high position hitherto held by our State, a determined to devote onr best energies personally: yn} collectively to the accomplishments of such resalte a8 %t keep Maryland ia the vavguard of a triumphant ALO!) movement, ry After the adoption of a resolution providing for the pomtment of a State Central Commitiee, tae Jjourned sine die, WSPaPER DI WoePaPhs Di WsPaPi ZeozEer er =>> >>> TT =f e = i UsiCal, GUBST: Dt 10 ObNTH Whew LY, ‘UB 10 CENTS WEEKLY, FORK 1 ObNTS WEHEKL' i IKLY, ‘VE LO CENTS WKEKLY, FOR 10 OFs15 WehKLY, POR 10 ChNIS WEEKLY, ¥OX 10 CONIS WEBRLY, Fon 10. 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