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EUROPE. Whe Lamirande Extradition Claim of England. Bailing of fhe Great Eastern for New York. &e. &, ke. - ‘BY THE CABLE TO MARCH 26. ENGLAND. ‘Whe Lamirande Extradition Claim Case Aba ned. Lonpom, March 26—Evening. The English government bas decided not to persist in -@laiming the return ‘af Lamirande, the French forger, who was taken from Canada under the Extradition ‘Qreaty, as it was claimed illegally; but reserves the tright to do eo should it hereafter decide to renew the ~@emand. Galling of the Great Eastern—A Fatal Acci- jent. - Livearoon, March 26, 1867. ‘The leviathan steamship Great Eastern sailed from «this port at noon to-day for New York, which city she ‘wil leave on the 16th of April on her first trip to Brest. As the Great Eastern was about to sail, the steam cap- stan accidentally slipped, instantly killing two mem and ~woundi ng several others. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The London Money Murket. Loxpon, March 26—Noon. Consols for money, 94. AMERICAN SECURITIES opened as follows:— TWnited States bonds. Erie shares.... inois Central. Loxvox, March 26—Evening. Consols closed steady at 91 for money. AMERICAN SECURITIEG -losed at the following rates. United States five-twenties. 74% Miinois Central shares Erie Railway shares The C tinental Bourse. Panis, March 26—Noon. United States five-twenty bonds open at 847. Frasarort, March 26—Noon. The opening price of United States five-twenty bonds pi Panis, March 26—Evening. American bonds, 8434. Franxrort, March $8—Evening. American bonds closed at 7734. The Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverroot, March 26—Noon. ‘The market is quiet, The sales to-day will probably ‘Peach 7,000 bales. At the opening prices were as fol- dows 5 _ Middling uplands, Middling Orleans. Liverroot, March 26—Evening. 1) The cotten market closed dull-with a declining tend- “@ncy at the following authorized quotations :— a The sales of the day amounted to 1,000 bales. Liverpeel Breadstuffs Market. Liverroot, March 26—Noon, The market is generally quiet, Wheat 12. 34 per ental for Milwaukee No, 1 red; corn 403. 3d. per quarter for mixed Western; barley 4s. 74. per 60 Ibs. “American; white California wheat, best grades, 13s. 6d. {per ceutal; oats 3s. 3d. per 45 lbs. American and Cana- i Liverroot, March 26—Evening. The breadstuffs market is quiet. Corn has declined to ‘@0s, per quarter for mixed Western. American barley 4s, 64. per 60 Ibs, Onte—Canadian and American, 3s, G4. per 45 Ibe, Liverpeo! Provisions Market. i” Laverroot, March 26—Noon. ‘The market is generally unchanged. Pork, 77s. 6d. {Per 200 Ibs. eastern prime mess; beef, 125s. per 304 ‘Ibe. extra prime mess; bacon, 49s. per owt, for Cumber- Band cut; cheese, 60s. per ‘owt. for middling American; ard, 503. 64. per cwt. Liverpoot, March 26—Evening. ‘The market for provisions is quiet but steady. Ameri- fan lard, 50s. 64. per cwt. ! Liverpool Produce Market. Liverroot, March 26—Noon. Petroleum, 11d. per gallon for spirits, and 1s. 6d. per lon for Pennsylvania refined. Rosin, 9s. 3d. per owt Yor common Wilmington and 15s. for fine. Turpentine, Bie. 6d. per cwt. for spirits. Clover seed, 55s. per cwt. Wor American red. Ashes, 34s. per cwt. for pots. Iron, Wis. 64. a 628. for Scotch pigs, mixed numbers. Tallow, Gd. per ewt. Linseed oil, £39 per ton; linseod Wakes, £10 per ton for thin oblong for feeding; linseed, ‘ per cwt. for Calcutta. Whale oil, £41 per 252 gal- 8, Iceland. Liverroot, March 26—Evening. » Spirits turpentine 37s. 64. per cyrt. Ashes—Pots 34s. Wercw. Scotch pig iron Sls. 64. a 52s, per ton. ; MARINE INTELLIGENCE. a Liverroor, March 26, 1867, Tho steamship Kangaroo, which left New York on @iarch 15, bas arrived out. Disasters at Sen. Liverpoon, March 26—Evening. «. The bark Tuscano, from Liverpoot for Philadeiphia, as been abandoned at soa. p Qvresstows, March 26, 1867. } The ship Rosalie, Captain Boromaker, from New ‘Orleans for Liverpool, has put into Cork harbor, leaking fhedly, baving sustained much damage in a gale at sea, + ‘The ship Confidence, Captain Johnson, from Charies- jfon for Liverpool, is ashore near Wexford, and will prob- bly be a total wreck. THE LATE STORM MS ON THE COAST. Norroik, March 25, 1967. Scarceiy vessel arrives in this port or in Hampton Roads which does not bring additional particulars of the fearful gales and storms which have made this month so Jeventfu' in marine annals. These storms in the Chesa- ypeake Bay havo been the severest known for many ears, both in point of intensity and long continuance, | Numerous sailing vessels have arrived with loss of \aails, leaking, &., and the old Bay line of steamers Biave suffered also to a great extent in making their usual trips up and down the bay. The Adelaide, a winch and substantial steamer, had her side stove in uring a recent trip, was 80 severely @amaged that she bad to lay up at Baltimore d repairs, But it has been at sea and along tho < that these gales bare ‘been the sevorest. Both to e northward and southward of Hatteras the accounts ire the same. storms have prevailed constant); is month, and although at times the wind would sbi! the westward and northwest, yet they invariably fell ck to the northward and blew as strong as ever. The steamship Hatteras revurned this morving at ven o'clock, yr battling jive days and nights with e late terrific gales, with her starboard wheelhouse ve in. Yesterday the weather was heavy, with a light breeze from tl jatteras repaired northward. The Hi er damages and received a fi 5 and of here day, and in sailed for Nev The saree, Monticello, fj Savannah, bound to lew mer Georg from Charteston, mand t York, arrived to-day, short of coals, i having experienced very heavy gales during the seage. Ihe Monticello reported having left the steam- ars Cumberland and North Point, both for Baltimore, Raying at anchor just ottside the harbor of Savannah. ‘The George B. Upton reported hgving sailed in cofpany swith the steamer Patapsco for Baltimore. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Avdrew Hunter, elected United States Senator from Arkansas, declines on the growad that he cannot accept Jwithout tojury to the churck of which he is a member. Colonel Fullerton, formerly of the Freedmen’s Bu- prea, has been appointed Postmaster at St. Louis. Erastus-Corning, of Albany, is stopping at the St icholas Hotet. Judge F. Bell, of Washington, is stopping at the Me- ropolitan Hotel, Judge J. Thom) , OF St. Paul, and Colonel Edwin oyen of Maino, Pee topping atthe Fifth Avenue Hotel, Congressman 0. Ames, ot Massachusetts, and W, G. feed, of Atbany, are stopping at the Astor House, Chr, Lubra, of Ham! ; Senator John Sherman, of ig capi © opera of Boston, and. Captain’ A. States Army, are stopping NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. RECONSTRUCTION. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Montgomery— ernizing—Reso- the Military Mostcomery, Ala, March 26, 1867. A reconstruction meeting was held in the representa- tive chamber in this city last night, at which the whites and blacks fraternised. The following is the call of the meeting :— The undersigned, who are iu favor of the establish- ent of peace and the renewal of prosperity, invite their fo jow citizens of the city and county to of blic meeting in su! ‘of the following measures, . ich, ier thelt belle, Tit socomplish that oud. of the reconstruction 1. That the military bill be heartily comphed with. RE 2 that body will con 3. That all men bavea cordial weloome to political equality upon this basie. ’ Aresolution was adopted to carry out earnestly the requirements of the military bill, and pledging support in the coming elections only to men inflexibly favoring the integrity of the United States and the vitality of all its powers—thus showing plainly that the spirit and “purposes of the rebellion have been thoroughly aban- doned. A resolution was also passed eulogizing the conduct of the blacks, who are entitied to political equality; and, ‘ong conourring in the recommendation of the Huntsville Convention for a State Convention at the capital of true Union men, to restore the State in accordance with the laws of Congress, The meeting was addressed by A.C, Felder, Doster and Semple, formerly rebel officers, and General Wager Swayne and John ©, Keffer, mainly endorsing recon- struction, Among the Vice Presidents were General Wager Swayne and Governor Patton. The freedmen cheered General Swayne and the other speakers enthusiastically. The meeting, which was the largestand most harmo- nious since the days of secession, ciosed with three cheers for the old flag and the Union. The following in reference to the above meeting is from the Montgomery Advertiser, of the 22d inst:— To the express objects of the public meeting, a call for which appears in the local column of the Advertiser, signed by 80 large a numbor of our best citizens, no good man can object. All persons who bave a permanent in- terest in the country ardently desire a return of peace and prosperity, and no opponent of acquitscence in the programme laid down in the military law has yet been able to point to a better solution of the dilemma in which we find ourselves than by prompt and faithful compliance with the terms imposed by Congress. We inter that the practical good anticipated from the meeting called at the Capitol on Monday is to give tone and direction to popular opinion, and although the exact phraseology of the call may be objectionable in some re- apecta, still we are led to believe that the movement has been prompted in a wise and liberal spirit, and that, if jadiclously sustained and carried out, will result in no injury. ‘What shall be the precise line of action adopted be- zone that foreshadowed by the call, we are not advised, ut the meeting when organized, will be im the Keqeing of those who may see proper to take part in its p ings, and we are not certain that every one who feels an interest in the country should not be there, whether feeling like being committed to all that may be done or not. Whatever may be the determination of our friends in regard to this matter, we feel confident that they will be guided by no factious, turbulent or rebellious spirit, and that they will offer no proscriptive opposition to those who may honestly differ with them as to the course to be pursued. It is by all means desirable that theré should be but one organization and tbat should have an eye single to the common good. Negro Ratification Meeting in Charleston— ‘Addresses by White am Orators— Torchlight ae and Rietous Condact of the Negroes at Night. _Cnartestos, March 28, 1667. A mass meeting to ratify the republican platform afternoon, four or five thousand negroes of beth sexes ‘and ali ages being present. Four white and several colored speakers delivered addresses of a radical charac- | Marshal Epping and Solom Robinson, of the New York Tribune, ‘The meeting was followed by a negro torehlight pro- cession to-night. The negroes made several attacks upon the street cars, and took possession of one of them. The cars are now guarded by policemen. Considerable excitement prevails throughout the city, and grave apprehensions of further trouble. Report of the Committee ef the Lonisiana Legislature on the Reconstruction Bill. New Onteays, March 26, 1867. The joint special committee’s report’ on federal rela- tions consider the Military and Supplemental bills a most momentous question, involving the people’s pres- ent and future welfare and the political existence of the State. It advises immediate active steps for reorgan- izing the State government, and that general elections be held in accordance with the bills, avoiding all sem- blance of -opposition to free suffrage, without collisions, conflicts or dissension, and suppressing all questions lead- ing to divimon. By exercising wisdom, prudence and pa- triotism the people will conduct the State through the ordeal, commanding respect of friends and foes. General Sheridan’s Order on Assuming Com- mand of the New Military District. GENBRAL ORDERS—NO. 1, Heapqvarrers, Firra Miuirary District, New Orneays, La., March 19, 1967. } 1. The act of Congress entitled ‘An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,’ having beon officially transmitted to the undersigned in an order from the headquarters of the army, which assigns him to the command of the Fifth Military dis- trict created by that act, consisting of the States of Lousiana and Texas, he hereby assumes command of the same. 2 According to the provisions of the sixth section of the act of Congress above cited the present State and municipal goveroments in the States of Louisiana and Texas are hereby declared to be provisional only, and ere to be abolished, modified, controlied or super- 3. No general rethovals from office will be made unless the wip incumbents fail to carry ont the provisions of the law or impede the reorganization, of unless a delay in_ reorganizing should necessitate a change, Pending the reorganization, it is desirable and intended to create as little distarbance in the machinery of the various branches of the Provisional goveruments as pos- sible, consistent with the law of Con; and its suc- 1 execution ; but this condition is dependent upon the disposition shown by the people, and upon the length of time required for nization. 4. The States of Louisiana and Texas will retain their presont military oe viz:—Distriict of Louisi- ana’’ and ‘District of Texas.” The officers in command of each will continue to exercise all their military powers and duties as heretofore, 1d will, in addition, carry out all the provisions of the law within their re- spective comman except those which specifically require the action apd except in cases of removals from and to office, the military district. commander, intments P. H. SHERIDAN, Major General Commanding. Papers—The “Little {From the Macon (Ga) Journal and ee oot Andrew Johnson has at last yielded. an! it. He has done us an immense deal of harm; crippled us when our armies were in the field; rejected the terms which Grant and Sherman gave us, and then, at last, has kept sectional hate and animosity stirred up against us by his unwise course and his foolish conflict with Con- gress and Northern sentiment. And now we hope President Johnson’s tnd induced our peuple to oppose it 8 long, holding ott in our to it 80 long, ing out to us the false idea that he would do something for us, that he has done us infinitely more harm than all other men and all other causes combined. But for him we would long ago have been admitted into the Union and upon far better terms than we shall now be able to ob- SS He has béen the most effective enemy we have In the first place, his influence was great in arraying’ the border States against us. He was one of the most earnest su’ of tho war upon us. He re- fused us the terms given us by the generosity and magnanimity of Grant and Sherman. And last, though not least, he has, by his course, kept Northern prejudice constantly excited from ition to and hatred Save us our friend Johnson ! ere Commencing hia official career as Vice President by an excessively Speech—afterwards 28 Presi- dent, indulging in such ing tirades to the populace of the federal capital as id not be msed even cpon the hy upon his Western tour with an turned back more barm. : Further than this, his conduct has all along inspired the Southern oe with the hope that he has intended ir rights at the poln of the bayonet. An- twas to I, Tennessee had given us ‘Old Hickory," who crushed nullification, and “removed the d it," and Tennesses, it was hi tees, iaercustar est Seal ‘ae imp iament merica, of Ai in meantime, with all bo bes borer removed marvel nw fram 5 never restored to our habeas corpus; nor has he released from ‘Monroe, political folly. fis course has certainly been good und for inducing the Southern people to hope that he intended to wield the sword in their behalf. And we think yet that there has been at some times such an idea jurking in bis bosom, But he hesitated, he dallied, and Proved himself a dastard; he doubted, and is damned, Thank God for it, The spell is broken—the illusion is one, Andrew II. lacked the nerve to do what Andrew Would have done. The Southern peuple are unde- brmarang Let them profit by their dearly bought expe- Our noble President, after bellowing in the citles of the West, like one of the mad prairie bulls of that great section, now “roars you as gently as any sucking dove.'? All the thunder which he poured against Congress, from the Olympus of the White House, turns out to ve Pick- wickian thunder, so far as Congress 1s concerned, but it a8 recoiled with deadly efftet upon “the President's Southern friends.” Andrew Jobnaon, im his veto of the military bill, says this measure ts -* wit t, and without au- of the ee, aoe ut 4 destructive to those great ples humanity, for which our ancestors on y shed so much blood and 90 much Diood curdie in the vers and strike terror into the heart of every woman and child. white or black, found living Tader those “despot. isms,"’ After exciting the Southern people almest to acts of one rebellion against the provisions of the military act, he now turns round and tells us he hopes this mon- “Reconstruction act” will have the effect of alle- much of the bitterness caused by the war, and he ‘will faithfully execute” what he says is # subver- ston of the government and constitution which he has taken an oath to support anddefend. And such is Presi- dent Johnson—auch the man who has lured us on to our destruction. Let us have done with all this knavery and folly. We fer trusting our fate to open enemics to trusting it to ise friends. We prefer old Bon Wade, old Thad stev- ens and old Horace Greeley to Johnson of Tennessee and Johnson of Maryland. True, the President has talked finely in our behalf, and so has the “little villain” of the Times, But as Raymond has always voted against us, so Johnson has at least not acted for us. Let bim go his ways, The South can trast him no longer. We must find other guarantors for our safety, and that eafety we must find with the republican party or not at all. Presi- dent Johnson has no strength, moral, political or physi- cal, He represents nothing and be represents nobody. Let him go, like “the Confederate note,” “Representing nothing on God's earth now, ‘And naught in the waters below it."” _But we have to complain of the democratic party North as much as we complain of President Johnson. Next to President Johnson we owe all our present trou- bles to “the unterrified”"—“the iron-ribbed democracy.” In the first place the Northern democrats always agreed with us in our ideas coucerning secession, and often en- couraged ns to exercise our right. Many of them de- clared that the South could be coerced only over their dead bodies, And it was so, but not in the sense in which they intended us to understand their declaration. ‘The Sonth was coerced over some of their dead bo . but they had enough living bodies left to enforce tho co- ercion. Since the war Northern democratic journals have con- tinually fed us on the false hope tbat the democracy, in conjunction with President Johnson, would give us our Tights, if need be, with the bayonet. Witness the more ultra democratic journals, the Day Book, Metropolilan Record, Freeman's Journal and Daily News, and the more moderate journal, the New York World. “Out on such friends’’—friends who encourage us to get into trouble, and then whip us for doing what thoy told us to do, Senator Sherman declared that if the Southern people complainea that the military act was harsh, they had their Northern democratic friends to thank for it, since they had voted down an amendment, which was quite a mitigation of the severity of the original bill. This is so, and we have a good many other things to thank our Northern democratic friendsfor. We have to thank them that they encouraged us to secede, and then whipped us for dging so. We have to thank thom that since the cessation of the war they bave again fed us ‘upon false hopes. We have to thank them for keeping up the exasperation of the Northern people against us. Some republican remarked in Congross that the more the democrats resisted republican policy, the.more de- cided and emphatic that policy would become. Brooks, of New York, a recent convert to democracy, answered that this might be true, but the democrats would con- on A a nothing to Of this we are tireg tn the superlative degree. Presi- dent Johnson has tried to “reconstract’”’ us, has most signaily failed, oe his def at discretion, The “little villain’ of the Times, and men of his ilk, calipre and kidney, with their milk and cider policy, have also tried and failed. The Northern democracy have lent a helping hand wherever failure has been certain to be the result: and new men, new Toundings, The old fogy politivians and fo-sil romains of an antiquated press, aro not capable a y ani our present tion. Nourished in their 1 ted in their fs ye upon ideas which have been forever destroyed, y are starving in their old age, by en- deavoring to live upon the shadows that yet lingor be- hind the substance which has eluded their Teas. sid AMUSEMENTS. Theatre Francais. La Station Champbaudet, one of those amusing come- dies which bear the impress of the répertoire of the Palais Royal theatre, was, last evening, enacted at this favorite establishment, MM, Chol, Edgard, Deligne and Ju }, and Mmes. Daire and Deligne wero the come- di who embodied, with their usual accuracy, the characters of the piece and kept the audience in excel- lent spirits, New York Theatre. The announcement that Miss Florence Noble would make hor début at this theatre last night drew together a select audience of critics, professional and amateur, and members of the histrionic profession whose suc- ceas is already secured, who accorded the fair debutante a favorable reception—an encouraging one from such an audience, and well deserved when the disadvantages of a first appearance are justly considered. Miss Noble has much to recommend her in her appearance—youth, a sweet, modest face, an intellectual expression and an easy, graceful carringe.. The character she selected for her début was Mrs, Haller in Kotzebue’s play of the Stranger, in the rendering of which she exhibited marked talent and aft appreciation of true acting which gives reasonable assurance of success when pragtice shall have retieved her of the timidity and nervousness to which can easily be ascribed any blemishes in her performance of last nizbt. She was but indifferently supported by Mir. D’Orsay Ogden in the title réle of the Piece, whose acting was rather elaborate and stagey. Musical. The rendering of Balfe’s opera, the Bohemian Girl, by the Richings troupe, at the Olympic theatre last evening, drew out a large and most fashionable audience, and the applause bestowed on the performance showed very conclusively that the efforts of the artistes wore fully appreciated. Theréle of Arline was sustained by Miss Caroline Ricbings, the Count by Mr. Campbell, Thaddous by Mr. Castle, Devilshoof by Mr. Segain, and Florestine by Mr. Wylie. The solos by the principal characters were loudiy encored, and in each instance the audience Whee with a repetition, ar choruses igen given iy and the whole was in every way Sieteaey er Tony Pastor’s Opera House. ‘The varied and attractive programme offered to the Pleasure seeking public at this popular place of amuse- ment continues nightly to attract full houses, After the usual complement of negro eccentricities, comic melo- dies, ballet and clog dancing and acrobatic feats, a new scenic bisiorical drama, the Scotch Hero, was nted With appropriate scenery and costumes. | An exhibition of Hin: point given by Mr. Armstrong, was received use, Charle? White's. The revival of the prize drama, the Female Clerks of Washington, nightly drawing crowded houses at Mechanics’ Hall. The piece is a flimsy affair in itself, but seemed to please the audience immensely, and they were not slow in testifying their approbation in the heartiest and most hilarious rounds of applause, The bill for the present week {s replete with varied attrac- tions, not the least of which Farrata, the “ Bonetoss Wonder,” as he is sly styled Uy the em in a series of select entertainments, the ballet of Les Vilageois and the Chem ‘Charley White in the principal part, oe | FINE ARTS. The second reception of thé Brooklyn Art Association was held last night at the Academy of Music. At an early hour the foyer of the Academy was crowded. One of the chtéf attractions in the room where the pictures wore hung was a fine stand of flowers, arranged with the mont perfect skill. The collection of pictures was, on the whole, very good indeed; and, though it might have boon improved in afew minor particulars, it was very favor- ably received in the aggregate. Among the best pic- tures in the exhibition we may instance those of Mr. Gignoux, Mr. Brown and Mr. Hart. One of Mr. Hart's Productions 1s remarkable for its fine atmoaphorio effects. In this picture the sun, peeping through a mist, is per- feotly rendered. The reception was a success, and we (rapt thes the Brogktynites may be tepted to repeat It, Potat THE STATE CAPITAL. Veto of the Cross-Town Rail- road Bill. Adverse Report on the Three Tier Bill Expected from the Senate Committee. The Eighth Aldermanic Contested Election Case. ke. ae. ke. Atmany, March 26, 1867. ‘THE VETO OF THR CROG-TOWN RAILROAD BILL was the sensation of the morning in the Capitol. The friends of the bill expected no opposition om the part of the Governor, who, it will be seen, grounds his objec- ‘ions on the of ‘unconstitutionalitg. The public will find one certain source of consolation im the action of the Executive. The Cross-Town, or Christopher street bill, as it is better known, was the least ob- Jectionable of all the railroad schemes before the Legislature, Governor Fenton's objection te it is, there- fore, a sure guarantee of his veto of all the under- ground, overground, surface and visionary roads now pending. The Christopher street Dill received a vote in the Senate of 22 to 6, and in the Assembly of 94 to 5, THE OTHER RESERVED JORS. The derfation of “heavy men’? who came here to oppose the three tier road have so far been successful. Tho Senate Railroad Committee, with but one dis- sentient, bave nzreed to report adversely to it. Another effort was made to-night to advance the Broadway Surtace Raliroad bill out of its turn, but the requisite two-third vote was wanting. METROPOLITAN HARBOR DISTRICT. The Assembly committee reported favorably the bill for the creation of a Metropolitan Harbor district and a Board of Wharves and Piers therein, and it goes to Com- mittee of the Whole. ‘THE QUARANTINE BILL. Despite a desperate fight on the part of the Kings county delegates to-day the werds excepting Kings county as a place of location for the Quarantine were stricken out from this bill, which, after an effort on the part of Mr. Wyeth to have the Judge of Richmond county added to the Board of Commissioners, was or- dered to a third reading. “NEW YORK AND ALPANY WEST SIDE RAILROAD, This bill, which is to factittate the construction of a ratiroad between New York and Albany on the west side of tue Hudson river by the issuing of bonds endorsed by the counties on the line of the road was ordered to a third reading. Mr. M. C. Murphy ear- nestly opposed the section which provides that “the city of New York may, to the extent of one million of doljars, endorse or ppacanie the payment of the bonds of the said New York and Albany Raiiroad Com- pany, upon such terms and in such form as shall be approved by the Mayor and by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Common Council of such clvy, and upon such approval of the Common Council, epecitying the amount of said bonds to be endorsed or guaranteed, it ef bethe duty of Comptrolier of the city of New York, and they are (he is) hereby (sev- erally) authorized and required to make such endorsement and guarantee, in form approved as aforesaid, which shall be severally signed by said officials on bebalf of said cities.” Mr, Murphy said it was opening up a now source of corruption so far as New York city was con- cerned, and he moved to strike out the section. The motion did not prevail. THE EIGHT HOUR QUESTION. , Unintentional injusticé was done to Mr, Sigerson, of New York, whose name was omitted in the list of those voting on this subject last Friday night—a tact which was construed into dodging on bis Mr. Sigerson bas warmly supported the eight hour reform, and hat platform. & committee appol ir. Ely, a ness’ Setiet, that committee, it was arranged, shonid report in favor of Mr. Ely; the committee was composed of Messrs. Ryers, Norton and Gedney; it was in the caucus that Sr, Ely shouid have his seat; among those in the caucus were Aldermen Moore, Nor- 4p, non, Ely, Ryers*Gedney, O'Brien, Van Voor- and witness. Alderman Norton was the next wit- hess examined, and he testified that he was one of the canvassers of election in 1865; his Board could not go back of the returns from the ii according to ; while alder. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Awpaxy, March 26, 1867. A message was received from the Governor vetoing the Crosstown Railroad bill, His objections are:—First, thatit is unconstitutional, because it fails to express in its title the full scope of its object; second, because he deems the construction of such railroads as it contem- plates inexpedient; third, because it is indefinite and un- satisfactory in the provision for paying a certain bonus into the city treasury. Mr. H. C. Monrny, stating that he had not voted for the bill, took issue with the Governor on the constitu- tional point raised, and moved to lay the message on the table. Motion carried. BIS ADVANCED TO THIRD READING. The Cambria School bill. oe to the Common Schools in District No. 5 of ome. Tucreasing the salaries of Troy city officials, For the publication of the proceedings of the Buffalo Common Couneil in the German newspapers. For the sale of the Syracuse poor house, Incorporating the villages of Holley, Moravia and Coxsackie, Amending the charter of the village of Now Rochelle. Incorporating the Alert Hose Company, of Rochester. oAmansiog the charter of the International Bridge mpany. For the improvement of Kiverdale avenue, Yonkers, For the relief of Alfred M. Wood, late Collector of Taxes in Brooklyn. nergy | the Buffalo Park Company. Relative to the Crier of the Superior Court of Buffalo, For the sale of the common lands in Hempstead, To facilitate the construction of the New York North- orn Railroad, + BILLS PASERD. To encourage the building of railroads in this State. It appropriates $5,000 per mile after twenty or less snail have beep built. Relative to the Hebrew Benevolent Society in New York. ‘to provide for the construction of an experimental railway in the counties of New York and Westchoster. Incorporating Engine Company No, 2 and Hose Com- pany No. 6, of Castleton, Richmond county. Incorporating St. Gabriev's ‘Temperance Benevolent Society of New York. Amending the charter of the village of New Brighton. Authorizing the Superintendent of the Poor of Oswego county to purchase certain lands. Providing for the final closing of the Catskill Bank. The Fredonia Normal Training Schvot b'll. ar the Odd Fellows’ Hall Association of Buffalo. Increasing the powers of the Central Park Com- missioners relative to certain streets and avenues in ‘Now York. Appropriating $250,000 in aid of the construction of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad. Authorizing the Clerk of Richmond county to sign ‘certain papers in his office, y PTE orn for making entries of deeds and other in the Clerk's office of Richmond county. Relative to the Williamsburg Savings Bank. To provide a mode of electing town officers in Rich- mond county. Poin the erection of a canal bridge in hester, Changing the route of the Broadway and Seventh Ave- nue Railroad. Authorizing the Third Avenue Railroad Company to '"3 rotund to the Cornell Uhivorsity $25,000 appropri- fo refund to mel etd tose Gensene Collage by tame Coraale = The Oswego Normal Training Schoo! bill. To exempt the property of the Brooklyn Art Associa- tion from taxation. ELECTION OF DELRGATES TO THR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Mr, Sess10Ns moved a concurrent resolution fixing the time of eleotion for delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention to the second Tuesday in May instead of the 234 of April, He asked unanimous consent that the resolu- tion be now considered, Mr, H. ©. Munrny objected. BILLS INTRODUCED. all Mr. H. C, MonruY—To amend the law relative to jury. B it. Pierson—To incorporate the Loan and Relief Association of New York. By Mr. Pansons—Requiring tho Rochester Common Gouneil to refund moneys to certain taxpayers of said city. ‘the Senate then took ® recess until halt-past seven in the evening. . Evening Session. ‘BILLS ADVANCED TO A THIRD READING, Fw eee os ee bill; r incorporating the New York and Brooklyn Passenger and Baggage Company; Relative to the Croton Aqueduct Department of New York; a powers and duties of the Commissioners of Central Park. Mr. Tuomas Morpny moved an amendment providing that no railroad can be laid in Fifth avenue without consent of a majority of the owners in interest, Car- ried. Mr. Law? moved an amendment providing that sald avenue shall not be extended without the consent of a m of owners in interest, Carried. coeur a Authorizing the Tong Island Raitroad Company to in- crease their capital stock. Mr. StanvorD moved that the Sergeaot-at-Arms be di- rected to arrest and bring to the bar of the Seaate Royal G. Briggs, Benjamin F, Wells and William G. Stevens, witnesses surnmoued before the Canal Fraud Lovestix: oa Committee, and who have failed to appear. Ad- ured. Assembly. Avaany, March 26, 1867. TYR CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE, The Speaker announced the following committee to arrange general orders ;—Messrs. Hiscock, Genet, Travis, Potter, Kimball, Sanford, Barker, Lockwood and Hunt, TAR NRW YORK QUARANTINE BILL, The bill in relation to a quarantine in the port of New York was then considered in Committee of the Whole. Mr, Wrara, of Richmond county, spoke at length in denunciation of the bill, making an able argument The bill was further discussed by Messrs. Travis, Rics, Dever, Oaxer and Keapy, when it was ordered to a third reading. ‘TMK ALBANY AND NEW YORK RAILROAD BILL. ‘The bill to facilitate the construction of the Albany and New York Railroad om the west side of the Hudson vine veneers ee eee Evening Session. ice Mr. D. P. Woop presented the Ann’ Dill which was ordered to be printed immediately. age, Buy REPORTS. By Mr. Oakxy—To create the Metropolitan Harbor Dis- trict and provide for a Board of Wharves and Piers. By Mr. Sicerson—To confer additional powers on the American Jockey Club: also relative to the Madison Club of New York. By Mr. Moopr—Relative to the Schenectady Turnpike ompany. By Mr. Hixspare-—Relative to cleaning the streets in Brooklyn also for the improvement of Fifth avenue, Brooklyn; also to open and establish Metropolitan ave- nue, Brooklyn; also to authorize the Brooklyn Common Council to improve Powers and other stroets, BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Vax VatKENBURG—To supply the city of Bing- hamton with water. By Mr. Rongrts—To authorize the Common Council of the city of Utica to borrow money to erect school houses; also to authorize the town of Whitestown to borrow money. THE BROADWAY RAILROAD BILL. Mr. L. Buck moved that the House now go into Com- mittee of the Whole on the Broadway Railroad bill. Mr. Travis moyed to include in the same committee the Underground Kailroad bill. Lost, Mr. Buck’s motion was lost—66 to 41—not two-thirds. MILLS ADVANCED TO THIRD READING. To amend the charter of the Provident Fund Society of New York, To amend the act relative to the formation of gas companies, To amend the charter of the Germania Life Insurance Company. To amend the General Railroad law, with reference to cleaning the tracks trom snow. To amend the charter of the Yonkers and New York Fire Insurance Company. To incorporate the New York and African Transporta- tion Company. To incorporate the National Savings Bank, Buffalo. To amend the General Ratiruad law, so as to compel horse railroad companies to make reports, Adjourued. THE VETO. Tho Cross-Town or Christopher Street Rail- read Bill Returned to the Legislature with the Governor’s Objections, Stats or New York, Executive Dreranrment, ‘Avnaxy, March 26, 1867, } To THE SENATE:— 1 herewith return, without my approval, the bill en- titled ‘‘An act to authorize the construction of a railroad in Christopher street and other streets and avenues in the city of New York ’” It is proposed by this bill to create a railroad corpora- tion by the name of the ‘Crosstown Railroad Company,” and to give it authority to constructand operate. railroad with a double or single track, eommencing at the North river at the foot of Christopher street, and thence along that street to Ninth street; along Ninth street to First ave- nue; along First avenue to East Tenth sircet; along East Tenth atreet to tho East river, and thence returning through East Tenth, street to West Tenth street, and |’ along West Tenth street to Washington street, and along Washington street to Christopher street; thence tothe place-of beginning. It also authorizes the corporation created to construct ‘another road, commencing at the foot of Duane street, North river, and running through West street to Cham- dors street; along Chambers street to James slip; along James slip to South street; along South street to the forry at the foot of Catherine street; thetice returning South street to James slip; al tae street; along Chambers” penal thence along Duane street to the North ‘The bill also provides for the railroad com! North river, and avenue; alon; ; Thirty-fourth street.to First avenuo; thence re- turning thi th Thirty-fourth street to Second avenue; along avenue to Twenty-ninth street; along Twenty-ninth street to Ninth avenue; Ninth ave- nue to Twenth-ois street, and along ty eighth stroct to the N iver. T have been thus in ee to the scope of the bill in respect to the territory which the corpora- tion is empowered to appropriate to its own use, in order to call attention to the fact that the franchise granted is of very great nitude. and that grave con- siderations are involved in the question whether such a Dill should become a law. Without age the importaft interests to be affected by enactment, or the objections that are urged against legislation of this character, I should fee! constrained to withhold my assent from the bill upon the ground that %t is in conflict with article three, section sixteen of the constitution, which pro- vides that ‘no private or local bill which may be passed by the LE sgnbetd shall embrace more than one subject, and shall be expressed in tho title.”” As I understand the provisions of the bill under con- sideration it provides for the construction of three dis- tinct tines of railroad, in no way connected with each other, and therefore would seem to embrace three sub- jects instead of one, as ned by the constitution ; for it can hardly be claimed three distinct railroads are one and the same thing, even if owned by one corpora- tion. In addition to this the sixth section of the act author. izos the proprictors of the Tenth street, Broadway and Eighth street line of stages to change their route go as to allow them to run up avenue C two blocks to Twelfth street, through Twelfth street to Broadway, and through Broadway to connect with the old line of Eighth street, This provision is obviously a different subject than the construction of a railroad, and for this feagon the bill 1s obnoxious to the section of the constitution to which I have referred, Doubtless the policy in confining the contents of a local or private bill to ope subject was to prevent combination of diverse interests; also that the title of the bill must express the object, was obviously to attract the attention of all parties interested to the proposed measure, to the end that any objections which might bo deemed tenable, could be made known to the ture, and thus prevent the infliction of an injury to the < of any private party, or to the interests of any ty. It ie entirely clear that tho title of this bill does not, in any essential degree, disclose or indicate the char: acter of its provisions. It purports to be “An act to authorize the construction of a railroad in Christopher river, ction ana of stages from the over to others in which thi no rights. If this bill can fustained it would be equally valid if it authorized the construction of a rail- road in every street and avenue in the city of New York. It is hardly possibie to see what objections may exist to the transfer of a li = from Tenth street to avenuo C, Twelfth and Broadway, and it is fm probable that no mn immediately interested in ose streets had ice of this intended enactment. Certainly the title of the bill does not convey the slight- est intUmation that it was the purpose to interfere with any of the established stage routes in the city. Nor from the titie would any of the residents or owners of property on Ninth street, Tenth street, Washin stroet, Duane strect, Chambers street, ‘Twenty-ei; th, Twenty-ninth and the other streets and avenues nam in the bill—not including Christopher street—bav definite wi that it was the purpose to con- struct a railroad over those particular thoroughfares. 1 am cleariy of the opinion that, regarding my constitu- tonal duty, I shouid not approve of this bill for the reasons already assigned. IT can however, omit to mention some other fea- tures of this bill, which, in my judgment, are open to There provision fixing the amount of the capital no x nt stock to be issued, for the ent in of any capital stock, nor for the duration of the corporation. The com- pany is not required before commencing operations to raise one dollar of money, or give any evidence what- ever that it is intended in faith to construct a: ‘operate the road. There ie, therefore, no provision af- fording any security for the creditors of the company, or to those who may sustain any injury by its operations ; and there is ae Cont liability upon its corporators or stockholders, would seem to be reasonable that an act conferring a franchise so important and extensive, and grant power to exercise the right of eminent «o- main, should contain some provision for the security and Protection of creditors, even if it did not seem practi. eable to 80 provide in reapect to those who may sustain injury by reenen of 18s cost eet of the road. it will not be inferred that I question the great pecu niary value of the franchise proposed to be granted. Its value, however, does not obviate the importance of guarding enactments of this character with all the restrictions and conditions which are usually deemed essential to the protection of the poblic interests and the individual citizen, Tn a former mes- say York city railroad grants, I referred to their admitied value, and suggested that the public treasury should therefore be benefited by the ~ accruing from these ee. If this object is sought to be carried out in the bill ander consideration, 1 must think = provision vory indefinite and possibly wholly inadequate, “and said company shall pay five per cent of receipts of the to the city for each the net car ran thereon,”’ is the lan; of the second section. If the purpose tow 9 this requirement should be under- stood by , the time payment, the manner, Ferry romain «nexplained by anything contained in the bill, The various. provisions upon the corporation in re- and taking property for the purposes of ‘and (be restrictions im the Oil) are very f Wis that the second section dyreots that the running of roads shall be subject to such reasonable rules avd regulauions as the Common Couneil of the city of New York may from time to time prescribe; but the fourth section per- petually enjoins the corporation of the city from allowing any other railroad to be constructed upon the streets and avenues named, “orfrom doing any other act to hinder, delay or obstruct the consiructiom or operation of said railroads,”’ Fur the city corporation is commanded to give its aid to the railroad company; to promote the construction and the operation of said railroads, and any act or thing done in violation thereof shall be void, I cannot doubt that the provis- ions of this section confer upom the railpoad. company the entire control of the streets and aveoues named, at least during the construction of the road, and the poration of the city is forbidden to do an; shall interfere with or impede thoir oporations. the corporation of the city is excluded from — <nnnent over the streets, if it shall interfere or in any way impede the operations of the onneer ‘The owners of property on the or those havieg ape “ ee nee eae feoteotis are left, aa it appears to me, without against the le annoyances of the vcts-and conduct frealor dogree by ihe hope of private gain than the die- greater Private gain charge of men duty, and who may not at all times be entirely careful to respect and t interests which may come in collision with their own. The important interests involved in such exten- sive grant of a railroad franchise require most care- ful aud attentive consideration. The city of New York has grown to such magnitude, its Interests are so various and complicated, that in re- spect to its streets and avenues it ig not easy to see what policy is the best to venience of the public, and at the same time the rights of private individuals, when stera public wants demand innovation. It follows, of course, that mere rivate interests must yield, Yet, they are ueverthe- ss to be respected; and it is perhaps not too much to fay, that, as a general rule, the views of the owners of property upon streets and avenues shouli have great weight in determining whether a given street should be converted Into a railroad track for the use of a private corporation, or preserved opem and free to all classes of vehicles, in accordance with the theory of ite original dedication to public use. A- belore remarked, private interests must give way tothe puttic necessities; but it rarely happens that acommumcy thus situated and thus interested array themselves in va- broken opposition to a just and needed public undertak- ing. Inthe case under consideration no petiion bas been presented in itg favor, while large bumpers of re monstrances have n made by the owners of property along the proposed routes and by other citizens residing” in tho city of New York. In fact, from my {uforma- tion, the opposition along the streets and avenues dealg- nated in the bill ts almost unanimous, It .as been held by the court of last resort that the Tupning of @ railroad upon the streets of a city is net a ase of it con plated when originally dedicated as a public highway. It is probable that this rule i3 not all or applicable to the city of New York; but I it as juat in casos where a public thoroughfare is, by @ special ‘Act, to be converted to purposes not originally contem- plated, that provision shall be made, as far as practi- dable, for the protection of rights which may be directly invaded by any operation deemed essential to public convenience. At least it bas feemed to me that some general law could be safely and judiciously enacted, with proper safeguards ‘tp protect the public, [rest this subject it may is, the bands of Neg’ local authorities, to bestow gramte and franchises of this description in such manner as wonld cause the least injury to individual rights and = fair return te the treasury for the privilege enjoyed. 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