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peewee + to ask wim » ANestlon,” ea eee at wr rat TWH STATE CAPITAL, |: EXCITING SCEHE IN THE ASSEMBLY. Fierce Debate Over the New York Viaduct Railroad Bill. Hitehman, Weed, Fields, Campbell and the Galleries All Spoiling for a Fight. The Lobbymen Anxious to Take a Hand. Passage of the Bill in the Assembly. - The New Croton Water, Advertising Com- pany and Other Bills Also Passed. THE CLASSIFICATION ACT, Reports of the Railroad Committee on the Proposed Repeal. THE MAJURI'Y REPORT ADVERSELY. ALBANY, March 28, 1871, -THE VIADUCT RAILROAD BILL created a tremendous row in the lower House to-day, and at one time the rumpus became so uncontrolla- le that even the crowds in the galleries and lob- bies were insensibly dragged into the excitement ana so far forgot themselves as to give free yen! t heir expressions of approval and aisapproval of the varioud persdiial enéounterg Willen were freely in- Gulged in by the honorable members on the floor. It will be borne in mind than when the bill made its appearance last evening it gave rise to a “scene,” in which Weed, o! Clinton county, was the principal actor. It did pot amount to much, however, for the plans of the advocates ot the measure had been so well laid that it was al- most impossible for a screw to get loose, although at one time, owing t> the want of nerve of the in- dividual who had been placed in the chatr to Supervise the machinery, one of the wheels of the concern got badly out of order. It was quite natural, therefore, that when the bill again came up to-day everybody shou!d have been on the qui vive. From the moment when the House ‘was called to order the galleries and the lobpies ‘were crowded, and eve’. on the floor interested out- siders had got so ine.::ricably mixed up with the members that the Clerk was unable several times, ‘when occasion required a count, to distinguish the ommon herd from the privileged one hundred and twenty-eight. Every eye was directed toward that portion of the House where THE IRREPRESSIBLE WEED eat stroking his mustache and impatiently awaiting hia chance to get a sayon the bill again. Finally, When the time fixed upon for the consideration of the bill had arrived, Alex Frear took the floor to make the necessary motion to bring the measure before the Committee: of the Whole; but he some- how seemed to forget what was up and stood in a half hesitating way for a time, as though balf what kind of a motion he had intended to make, However, Alex doesn’t often make a miss when he has his mind made up to do anything that requires more than ordinary tact and discretion, aud so he very quickly recovered himself and made the motion, which was carried, The Clerk at once placed the engrossed copy .on the reading desk before him, when the sboMing of many feet in the galleries and the for- ward movement made by the crowds in the lobbies to get within good bearing distance told how rightly everybody had scented THE BATTLE from afar. Meanwhile Tim Campbell had been placed in the chuir, and Hitchman took a seat on the floor of the House in comfortable proximity to Tom Fields, Tue Clerk now began to read the title of the bili amid a silence which, following so closely as it did upon the hubbub that nad pre- ceded it, was really oppressive. Weed was on his feet in an instant, and as soon as the reading of the titie had been ended presented the same amendments he had presented sve evening previous, one of the features of which was to give the Governor a casting vote in directing the route the road should take. This created considerable discussion, during which Hitchman contended that the amendments offered were neither in substance nor text the same as those offered the night before, Weed denied this,and excitedly left his seat and went over to the Clerk’s desk, whence he took the amend- ments he had handed in last evening, Then facin the House he exclaimed:—“if the committee an the Olerk do not want this thing done fairly, then it ia useloas further to talk about it.” He then read the amendments from his manuscript. Assoon ashe had Jaid them down en his desk Hitchman In got up. “J tell the genuiem: e can’t get his nger ‘th Pile; there ig no room for him in this bill.” The ex- peered of the spoctators now began fo show its intensity by the way the wds fron less of all efforts to prevent eir Way nearer and nearer to the ecene of the debate, nan of flea to be rather myst) at thé last remark of Hitchman, and were evidently extremely anxious to hear what Weed ad to a oa) It. They had not long to wait. le rose 3 Is seat looking very pale. His ingers clutcl nervously about the sheets of paper gpon which were written the amendments e had offered, and for a second or so he facing Fh tchman without say! f word. ub fhe teply came at las “We have beard,” said “the Speaker of this Heuse talk of my te have an abiding place 1m this Dilly” and bh 8 eg rose to ahigh pitch and continued 20 till le had closed. “1 do not Want an: Nace in the bill » Woul ae aay id have dave nay =v a . 1) itted As Fee MENA teg tc nave one so. J have Bo ge tobe made & party Yo Hh Dut oid Revo, and’ that this bul cea properly See ata cre leave on people aealg f men,’? tant. “Will the gentle- tn » 1 Will auc SY Man ” AVPicitar wat aia Ni aah ivohman winced, but did no fit to reply to the Bn Ser " ¢ eee eh interest,’ asked th Loft endian Sage aah S88 o my terest or he opts f° retofted. Weea “and here I will hat f do ‘hot want to maké any quarrel with any man, but if mon want to get upa tt I will show them that I can Sas z ‘nesert here that the ¢cnduct of this committee Is un- iy ere the excitement lulled for a short time, and a count was taken on the vote on the amendments, and the Clerk declared them defeated, by 46 to 44. “I ask the count to be taken over,” demanded ‘Weed, ing | irom his seat, and with a crimson glow of anger flushing op to bis very temples, ‘1 Snelenee the count, and I ask for the appoint ment ol jes.” it was In vain that Campbell rapped with the gavel and called upon ‘him to take his seat, He re- used, and stood at bay, DEFIANT AND UNDISMAYED. Againand again did Campbell rule him out of order, and screech out at the vop of his voice, “The gentleman wih take his seat!’ He only got fora reply, “I kuow i am inorder.” Fields could held in no longer at this, particularly as the galleries and Jobbies began to show unmistakable a of being in sympathy with Weed, and, jumping to his feet, he exclaimed, “If the gentleman does not obey the chairman I wi!l move to have the committee dis- solved and the Speaker cailed to his seat, so as to make the gentleman give an account of his con- duct.” This was evidently the feather that was too much te carry for Weed after the way he had been badgored all along, and springing to his feet and clenching his fist tightly as he shook it towards Fields, he eried, “THY THREATS OF THE WHIPPER-IN cannot frighten me.” she words were scarcely out of bis mouth fore the galleries, the lobbies and many of the members on the floor of the House joined in a round of applause that was so sudden 80 spontaneous that every one of the debaters Jooked at one another as though half wondering what would come next. The applause was by no means ig to those who were not in sympar thy with Weed's obstinate kage) Against being poe eg souet and so the original motion to dissolve ommittee and CALL WEED TO AN AccoyNT of himself yas dectared carried. ‘Tlie Speaker left Abo floor ana resymed lus seat, and Campbell in NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. : reported that the committes had been because of the “ungentiemanly and dis- orderly conduct of the gentleman from Clinton,” v Tose frou Solve his séat -. sneered out, “Can I be rmitted to ask the cultivated gentleman a ques- ion”? nd he sat down mut- ut he was refused, mng, ‘f wish I coud be plainiy.” ‘On being called to exp! pis AY §: miuee he gave a8 Its cal that hf ha lemandea a count and had not been listened to; had asked fora challenge of the count that was anally taken and was not, ieeded by the Uhairman, “I believe as irmiy sald he in closing, “as I believe in my existence that a malonty of the members yoted tor the amend- ments. THE EXCITEMENT WAS NOW AT ITS HRIGHT. Everybody was fearful that theré was worse yet to come, and had there Lag heal agat one time looked ae tt ig me jprobable, 80 wrap- ped up had they become before them, that it what was poms hand in and made thi bt ha Bevo fat t@ shel on & ‘Yom Fields evident ter that the curtain storm scene then ant the committee had bi ’d give my reasons uct He the com- ivelier than ever, . "2 nded that it was bet. rang down upon the and so moved that ved preg fg te | onsiderativg. took the : ord ‘sl ie eee tobe cleared ers, ix ere vid ris leat many on hand o be cotaforeatie it case of a “reac: a ogunt ‘on his amendments, Nicholas were appointed tellers. They dec! count 50 nays to 49 yeas, and the amendments were rejected. Here the stort lulled, and after every county but Westchester h: been exempted from provision authorizing the to be bonded for the extension of the froad unless by the taxpayers and tho the consent of a majority amendment tl got by Moseley’s misstep last evening had n stricken out, THE BILL WAS PASSED by a vote of 110 ig Ae 9 nave, Thus ended the long agony, Le kay the least, the means em, ployed to shut of 11 discussion of the measure does not redound much to thé credit of many of those who took part in 4 debate in the commitve A+ the vote in the end proved, the advocates of the Pa vee certain of Be i y Lyre 80 may i B4 should have so persis very atten; have it thoroug! ventlined : : A MYSTERY which I believe will never be solved, 1f the lobby 14 trae te itself and can hold its tongue long enough to Jet the excitement pf to-day die out of every mem- ber's remembratice, SIXTH REGIMENT NATIONAL GUARD. Senator Creamer introduced a bill providing that the sum of $16,000 appropriated out of thi treasury of the State to Colenel nk W. Sterry an the ile:d officers of the above designated regiment in Settlement of moneys advanced by sald regiment fof jaiforme and pquipment worn out and lost while said regiftien fo the servic e United Stajes during the late war, * ss ae erecta 3 NDING RaTEROaD Racks, \ J. Campbci introduced a bill proyidt re au that sho Dr¥ Dock, Bast Broadway and weit iy Co! pany i New Kare any ‘offend thei! tracks rene Sa river and Twenty- third street, with a dou if ack along the latter street, to Lexington aven ne to fixtieth street, Fifth avenue; also fro pemigials avenie al Forty-second street to Four venue; also from avenues B or D ti sh ahd along Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets to avenue A; also from avenue D to East river eagle tao street; also from avenue B along Twelfth street to Seventh avenue, thence to West Eleventh street, to Wash- ington street, to Christopher street, to North River; also from Washington street along Qhristopher to Sixth avenue to Twelfth street; along Seventh avenue to enth street; along Four- teenth street to Tenth avenue; along’Tench avenue to Twenty-third street; along the latter to North river; in Fourteenth stree Tenth avenue to First avenue. Also throug! along Ir’ Lexington avenue; along Twentieth and Ee tines fet'gcerit 6 Puan soe rs ‘rom Green wic mn street and North river, The Demecratic Cause Decide Against Changing the Time of Holding Elections. ALBANY, March 28—11 P. M. ‘The democratic members of both houses held a caucus to-night to consider Hardenbergh’s ELECTION BILL, and decided not to press it, Those who advocated its passage contended that {t would have the effect of making Congress show its hana anyhow if it de- sired to carry the elections by militery force, as it would vel DI; law by enact npan ner tev, a a what acest the exigencies of the case.” In other wo! the radi. cals would change the time for the eleot f Coy greene £0 08G ¥ ‘nis view was oppaeed by the majerity, on the ground that if the lenbu: Dill we assed 1t would be taken as @ sign of weake uess,on part of the democrats, 80 1s pretty ce! tha® we will hear no more of this measure, which has already had the effect of searing the re- publicans half out of their wits, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE Genate. ALBANY, March 98, 1871, BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. TWEED—To improve Mount Vernon avenue, in the village of Mount Vernon, Westcnester county; amending the charter of the Bowling Green Savings Bank. Passed, By Mr, CREAMER—Appropriating $16,800 to the Sixth regiment, National Guard, advanced by them for uniforms during the war. it, CHAPMAN—Requiring the Binghamton and Port B Dickinson Raliroad Company to use full of «certain quality, BILL8 REPORTED. Authorizing the Syracuse Northern Railroad Company to morteaze its real estate and personal property ; amending the charter of Rochester 60 as to provide Police Commission: amending the charter of the New York Colored Orphan Asylum; incorporating the Toussaint L'Ouverture College: incorporating the Enterprise Savings Bank of Cullege Point; incorporating the Greenwich Katiroad Equipment Company} incorporating the City Trust Company of New York | prov viding for the fmprovement of certain ‘streets in New York; providing for the proper drainage of lands within the cor porate limits of New York; making oP abst for canal a80c1 Expenses; authorizing the formation of ‘associations to carsy on tue business of marketing in New Yorks making avpee Priations to bay tno Princioal and interest of ‘the catal Web pen mation ot ar, Awa, the bil authorising the erection 7 religious corporations of schoolhouses ‘and louses for ti clergy was amended and passed, ”; WEI MESSAGr. The Governor sent_in Of the bill for closing the County Clerk's and Sherif's offices in New York on sertars holidays on the ground’ that there a walclent clerial force 0 Keep them open, and the publig interest requ! th ahould be kept open. isi cama AMENDMBN' TO TRE Gale OF THE CITY OF NEW ‘The Senate then went into Committee of the Whole on th bill making amendments to the charter of the city New Zork., A long debate ensued, participated in by Messrs. Tweed, Chapman, Creamer and Kenedy, when final motion of Mr, Chapman, the bill was amended b; vote of three-fourths of the Commissioners of Public asirge- ton to remove teachers, purchase schoolhouses, &c. Th bill was then reported tothe Senate and ordered (o's third reading, after renewed efforts on the part of the opponents to have it smended by striking out all relative to public instruc. Mion and other amendments offered in Commitiee of the Recess till balf-past seven P, M. sit Eveni Sensi CHANGE AND GRADR OF STREETS, Mr. TWRED introduced a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works, New York, to change tI le of streets embraces in tho’ area bouuded by Shafts Theecker, Qhagl snd the Bowery, This bilf was subse: ued ed. The bill to Incorporate the Fxcelslor §; ° pauy, Kew York, wos reported Prey On BKIDGE OVER LAKE CHAMPLAIN, ene soe tind mo fyeg ene TS Spent most of the disc 0 repeal fe to the Whiteball and Plattsbu ro ae bolic over Pro Railroad plain. Pe pias 4 A A Po x 5 Mr. Monear inireadcea CDR thst aos aningr- taing the sale of a portion of Bromest 6 » kooky, which authorizes the gale of the lands recently in dispute. Mr. TweED offered a Concurrent resolutt fon authorizin, Post No. 4, Grand Army of the Republic, to use regiment: fings in ihe Military Bureau on the Ith of May, whlch was julring ® reed to. = “ithe Senate adjourned. Se a AfbaNy, Match 28, 1871, : UILLG visser. Incorporating the Sesarity Deposit Company of New Yorg; incorporating The New York Financial Association; incorporating the Manhattan Indemnity and Loan Company of AY York ; to enable the Loages of the Knights of Pythias to hold real estate; incorporating the Flushing Water Com- any ; Incorporating the Society of the Sisters of St. Joseph Intite city of Tro Rroviding for the Improvement and Tegue lation of several parks in New York city. ‘THE VIADUCT RAILROAD BILL—AN EXCITIN ‘Mr. FREAR moved to lay the present order of DEpars. usiness on the table in order to take up the report of the Committee of the Whole on the Viaduct Rallroad’ bill, which hed Deen iald onthe tablé. Agreed “ beli for to. ‘The question ng on granting leave to sit fn, ft was carried, and the House then went into Committee of Whole, Mr. Campbell in the chair. med Mr. Weep renewed bis amendments made last nf, adding the Governor to the commission to determine the pla: and profiles, and also to add the county judges of the goun- tien urough which the road shail: run; Mr. FIELDS sald the effect would be a commission of one who would have absolute power to decide the route of the ad, Inasmuch as he would have the casting vote, Though e nd the highest respect for the Governor he was opposed to placing him on the commission. If the present commis sioners are competent atall they are competent to decide the route through which the road shall p: ‘Mr. Woop did not believe in allowing th Public Works to override the Governor, to allow him to pass upon a pian to id @ road to od all throngh the State, amendments, the joner of oppaned nulfalo fommist he wi The question being put on Mr, Chair decided they were lost, Mr. WRED called for a count. Mr. HivoAMAN remarked that the gentleman from Clin« ton conld not get his finger in this bill, however much he might desire to, He hoped the amendments would be voted down. To obtain an abiding place in this bill he has offered Amendment after amendment, which amount to nothing, ‘and only tend to embarrass action. Mr. Weep sald when he asked for an abiding of {t—for he had no desire to be In the bill or any place fn the biil—it would be time to twit bim of other of the Of thering. Buthe only desired to prot the State, He wished no quarrel, but if they crowded Im far enough he would not be backward, Hp ha fan amendment ‘last night whlch was declared lost gentle. men know whether it was or nol He had sent another amendment to the desk this morning and {t war garbled, He didn’t care whether the bill was perfocted or not. If they would persist in passing the bf'l as it is let them do so. A count being had the amendment was declared lost—yeas 44, nays 45. Mr W ment of The ¢ challenged the count and asked the appotnt- ers to retake the count. e CHAIR sald he was under the {mpreasion that the gentlenign from Citnton was out of order aad refused to recognize him, and, further, that there was no ruie to permit tint to be challenged. Witrp jnststed upon his motion and called upon the House to sustain him, making several ineffectual eforis 10 Dqreongnized by the Chair, r. FAFLDS aaked thal the Speaker resume the chair and dissolve the Committee of t! ole, ‘The SPEAKER reaumed the , when Mr. Campbell satd the committee was dissolved on account of disorder created therein by unpariiamentary abd ungentlemauly conduct of the gentleman from Clinton. Mr, WERD rose to @ question of privil fe anid he op- posed the amendment in good faith. Hie Lelievad a majority Bethe members voted ip favor of his motion, and belleviug as he did, he felt it his duty to challenge the count. Mr, ALVonD thought the first question to be settled wi iether the gentleman from Clinton was right or wrong. He thought he should have appealed from the decision of har, ‘Mr. Waep stated that the Ohefrman refused to entertain motion from bin, my ir, ALVORD atat were numerous lente fo ghallenging the nated and be shonedt the ent foman bad le amistake in not uppealing from the decision of tho ‘hair. The SPEAKER gaid he would decide that the object would be attained by Mr. Weed now appealing from the decision of are Fuune aid be could but one inaten 1, Fusing raid be could remember of but one instance ber wi nge Of @ count was allo es Wevs'asd Aivono' tated tey knew of several fs ae parend that the count should be’retaken, and 4 ¥ luty of {nto Committee of the Whole, Mr. the mew! fea © result shower , then ptaled the question, and appointed ord ag téllers, stating that it was nde" youd chunyo nad Mr, Weed'p to amendments agalp lost, Mr, ALVORP then moved mend 60 as to prerent the bonding of any othér counties than the county of Westches- ter, and confin road outside of New York to that county. Mr. SORIPNER tald be, could not clearly understand why there should bé such discrimination against Westchester dance with the gentleman's Ir. ED ed to get in all the amendments to the bill We coal i the gentleman coula get Weat- chester excluded he would go with him, ‘Mr. SORIBNER ald this bill introduces @ new principle in allowing jtho Supervisor to bond tho county without limit, Fhe county of Westchester does not need an elevated roa this time, and he doubted whether any man living would ever fee this road built to the borders of Westchester county. To talk of ;bonding Westchester is as ‘unjust as to talk of bond- ing Niagara county, and he hoped that the amendment as it stands woula not prevail. Mr. GLEASON offered an amendment that before any county shall issue any bonds they shall rst obtain the consent ofa majority of the Taxpayers i that county. an? ORIBNEB expressed himself satisfed with this change. Mr. GLEAGON said no railroad had been built in this Sta without first obtaining the consent of @ majority of the tax- ayers, and he was opposed 10 forcing this upob the county of Westel county, which was no ALY rs Mr. FIBLDS moved to progress the bill, with thé under- sanding that Mr, Aivord’s wumendments Would be inserted ta iota tho ne ‘Atvorn moved to alscharge the C he Hous EVORD, moved to atscharge the Com- Heo of the Wiole from the further consideration of the an it be orderest to a third reading and. recom- the Committee on Cities, with instructions to strike out or t night and insert the amehd- is amendment made nigh ment ropoged by him to-day, the bill to retain its place upon the calendat. ie a ere Mr. WEED moved to further instruct the committee to in- sert the amendment offered by him last night relative to the ‘organization and election of the Board of Directors, which was declared lost, and on that he would call the yeas aud bike DB moved the p yrestion, which was or- ing uesifon being op Ms héndment, "Se - ir, ALVORD aske: 16 exctiner ym worlog ind called aitention of 1 he fact that thi ie 5 gpetieman. from Clinton to filp bil followed thé example of many other acie of thie af, in naming directors who Were not stockholders, the only difference being in the tude of the corporation, He then withdrew his request and vot Mr. Weed’s amendment was loat—yeas 21, nays 98, ‘The bill was then reported from the committee ended by Mr. FREAR, who moved that it be now read a third time, et ‘on that motion moved the previous question, which was ordered, On the roll being called, Mr. SontBNRR asked to be ex- cused from voting, and stated that while he would probably Yote in favor of the bill, he wished to protest against the Way it ts pushed through under the previous question. The Dill interested him and interested his constituents, and it was unjust to shut out proper amendments by the trick of the previous question, He withdrew his request and voted "The SrRAKER sald there was no other way to decide the question than the way in which he decided it, He decided it {n accordance with parliamentary usage, The bill was then yeas, 110; naj Berry, Burns, Goodrich, Knapp, Lynde, ‘Weed, Winans. PASSAGE OF BILLS RESUMED, Incorporating a gas company in New York to lig portion of the ity lying north of Seventy-nin amending the act reli ing justices’ courts in the city of Troy, remoying the requirement that justices shail be coun- seliors at law an wing elther of the justices to ho arter of the Bowling Green Savi jank; amending an¢ consolidating the Famelawe erectin, the county of Canisteo from a part of Steuben county; in- ting the Citizens’ Savings Bank of 8; ‘THE BRIE DIRECTORS CLASSIFICATION OT, i bigeod (4 yesueas Pommiien,, gubearited a ma Teport, against ihe i Erie Directors Clasatigation act. “Mr. Weed aubmilted a minority report in favor of repeal. Mr. FLAGG moved that both reports be laid on the table and be printed immediately. Cairied. BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. CAMPBELL introduced a bill authorizing the Dock and East Broadway Railroad Company to extend their tracks; Amending the act extending the Aire limite of Brooklyn ; regu. lating assessments for sireet improvements in the city of Troy. ME. Hrroumaw introduced a bill amending the charter of Shetpearance ano Ind sanity Company of New York, and Mf. WatNzIGHT a Dill incorporating the Grand Street Savings Bank, Brookiyn. BILLS REPORTED. Incorporating the New York Coal Exchange ; providing for enlarging the aracnal 9 road Company Recess unt hall-past seven P. M. Evening Session. BILLS REPORTED. Regulating winter freight tariffs on railroads, Ordering the construction of the Rondout and Oswego Rail- 9—Messra, und, Wade, all that street road. Compelling the Fighth Avenue Ratlroad Company, New York, fo remove their tracks from the sidewalks, ‘BILLS PASSED. Making provision for the payment of the Brooklyn fire- en. Incorporating the Nautilus Club of New York. Repealing the act authorizing a ferry across Lake Cham- plain at Rouse’s Point. Incorporating the New York Advertising Company. Providing for repairing sewers in New York. Amending the act to abate nuisances in New York and to correct abtises in relation to pavements by property holders, ‘Yo extend the distribution of Croton water in the city of New York, Providing for the completion of the pavement of Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. Providing redress for words imputing unchastity to wo- men. Incorporating the Harlem Literary Society. For the reilef of the vestry and church wardens of Holy Trinity church of Harlem, Tnereasing the Jurisiiction of the Court of Spectal Sessions in the city of New York. Changing the grade of Ninth avenue and adjoining streets in New York, ‘Amending the act relative to Surrogates’ bonds, ‘Authorizing the justices of the Supreme Court assigned.to hold general terms to fix times and places for holding the same, Prohibiting the throwing of offal or dead animals in the North and East rivers in New York and Raritan bay, Amending the charter of the city of ‘Tro; Mr. FLAgo reported a bill to repeal that part of the charter of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company which allows the company to lease railroads, Mr. BAKgR, of the commit- tq, dissented from the report Am ‘0 fending the charter of the Central Park Savings Bank. regulate the improvement of 185th street, New York. iding for the improvement of @ portion of Fourth ave- nue, New York. The Assembly then adjourned. THE ERIE CLASSIFICATION ACT. Reports of the Railroad Committee of the Assembly. THH MAJORITY REPORT. A The Old Classification Act Upheld—The Proposed Repeal Bill Adversely Reported—Precedents for the Classification Imposition—The Uni- form Legislation on the Budject thts out the Northern and Western Belt ‘Whore the Erie and B Hamify. eo IY ithe ALBANY, March 28, 1871. ‘Phe following is the majority report ef the Rail- road Committee onjthe bill to repeal the Erie Olassifi- cation act as made in the Assembly yesterday by Mr. Flagg:— To TAR ASSENBLY:—Your Committee on Raflroads, to which was referred an act entitled “An act to amend an act entitled ‘An act to amend peer 278 of the laws of 1868, en- titled an act in relation to the Erie, New York Central, Hud- son River and Harlem Railroad Companies’ ‘passed Ma, , 1889, and to provide for the election of directors of sal Erle Railway Company,” respectfully report :— ‘The committee hi from time to time, heard counsel for arties who desire assace of the bill and at whose sug- stion it was introduced, and has also heard parties opposed eto. The committes finds that the act which it fs now sought to repeal, generally known asthe Railroad Classification vill was passed in 1869, after great deitberation on the part of the Senate and Assembly, and at atime when the public Attention was largely directed to the condition and mi nee 0 ment of the three great trunk Unes of ratlway intended to affected by ft. The bill was in consideration in the Asem)! for several week: ed more than two-thirds of all 8, and. rei the rotes of that Body, and it passed the Senate by an almost unanimous vote. i, Tt is apparent that the object of the biil was to secure per- manenoy in the management of our great trunk lines of rail- way and to guard the companies against the danger of being controlled for the benefit of rivals to the injury of the inter- eats of the business public. ‘Among the arguments which have been presented to the committee no suggestions have been made which seem to be entitied to any weight against the principles of the bill. The opposition t@ it seems to be of @ personal character, founded upon personal hostility to the leading officers in the management of the Erie Rallway Company. The principle of the not new. It has had {ts place a our political system since the organization of the govern- ‘The reasons stated by Justice Story in his Commenta- ‘tution for {ts application to. the election of ators are cogent and explicit, and apply ree tothe management of corporations. lie “From this change of men there ‘must with equal says, section 71 Unavoidaoly arise a change of opinion, and, with this change ‘measures. cs Of opinion, a corresponding change’ of Now, experience demonstrates that a continual o! of good measures for good, fs consistent wit of prudence and every "prospect of muco human aiairs time In required to consol element of the beat concerted measures, and adjust the little interferences which are incidental to ail log- fsiation, Perpetual changes in public institutions not only Occasion intolerable controversies and sacrifices of private interests, but check the growth ol that steady industry and enterprise which by wise forecast lays uo the means of fu- ture prosperity. This principle has for many years been applied almost {n- riably to cdsporations in England and Seotiand. We have been referred to the act passed In England in 1845, known as “The Companies’ Clauses. Consoildation act,” and Dtitied “An act for consolidating m one ag Certain ‘proviy ge sions uenally f of companion f ‘@ public nature “Whereas it sundry proviston agement of joint at acts of Parliament, authorizing the execu ings of @ public nature by such companies, and that as well for the purpose of avoiding the neo:saity dt repealing such provisions In each of the ‘several relating to auch Unu- dertaking as for insuring greater uni(ormity in the pro- ng, {pemselven, May it therefore please your Ma- festy, that it may be enacted by the Queen's most excellent jajeaty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, i and temporal, and by the authonty of the aame, ck abiall Apply to ‘every Jolnt stock company which by any act which may be hereafter paused be incor. ra‘ed for the purpose of carrying on any undertaking, and ibis act shall be incorporated wit they shail be express! jerted in acta with respect to the constitution orporated for carrying on undertakings of bie to which is as follows: a spiritual at thi nel company cable eto reap el and such ciauses and provisions, as well as the clauses and provisions of e ot ot which shail be tucorporated with such act, ball, save as aforesaid, form Part of Haid aot and be construed together as forming clon 88 of the act provides as follows:—“Section 88, The directors appointed by the special act and continued in oflee an aforesaid, or the directors elected to supply the place of t ca] retiring as aforesaid, shal! bo subject to the provision ere! fons of directors retiring from oflice 1@ times and in the pine ed eee OF reducing the num- ry Pre tions Serene, he individual to retire being in each nce di ined by ballot ameng the direc 4 unless they a lve agree, that is to say: At the end of tho firal gearatler the frat slection of directors Fs if'no dumber" be prescribed, one-third of auch 3 of aucl Peden the determined by ‘ballot among the:r selves, un- ‘shall otherwise » Bhail go out Sf prtee. At the end of the second year the prescribed number, and if no oumber be ribad one-half of the remaining num- f to be dete: ned in iike manner, shall go out of offlee; at the end ot the third year the prescribed Bumber, and if po number be prescribed, the remainder of such directors shall go out of ofijoe, and in each instance the of the retiring directors shall b piled by an equal ai Deoguemt’ Year ‘ther oresentenl inary meet every subseq ar reacribec number, and {fo aumber be preseribed, Vone.hitd of the directors, being those who have been longest in oflce, aball go out of ofice and their places shall be supplied in like mapner, Nevertheless every director so retiring from ofice may be reelected im and after such re-electio: out by rotation, be co: always that if the preseribed number of directors to retire be some number not divisible by three, and the number of directors to retire be not prescribed, the directors shali in each case determiue what number of directors, as nearly one-thitd as may be, shall go out of office, so that the whole number shall go out of office in three years.” act with the same title was paesed for Scotland, and this section is incorporated in it, The advocates he bill before the committee, who cl: to represent the wishes of of the English stockholders Of the English Hallway Cempacy, ave not attempted to show to us that the operation of the classification section ove apt forth pet been disapproved in its practical work- ings th Great Britaid. jefore 1845 it had been usual to insert a classification pro- vision in private charters, and the act of 1845 was merely an approval and reaflirmance of {t by Parliament, and it is bo- Hevea has its piace in nearly every rajiroad charter in Eng- ut statute books from 1818 down to the present time con- tafn niany act $f peorporation embracing the principle of nomber of & new director ; p this classtiieation Tt was introduced in 1913 in the act providing for the incor- oration of religious societies (2 Revised Laws, p. 213) and luring the last wwenty years in more than oné hundred of the charters which havé been granted to corporations, em- bracing municipal, charitable and commercial objects, pro- vision has been made for classltying the trust yas mate S pene ary syatem, under the constitution of 1846, com- mended itself to the people by reason of the provision, and the late Constiiutional Convention, in reference to the judi- ciary organization, commenced anit continued { The impetus given to railroads by the great development of the national resources of the Northern States, and in- creased demand for transportation during seve yea: Prior to 1868, rendcroa appatent the necessity for covadiida- ion of interests and permanency of policy, and manage- ment In great trunk lines. SO we find the States of Pennsyl- vania, filinois, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsia and New York, most simultabeously adopting the principle of the eighty” eighth acctign of the English “Companies Clauses Consoi. dation aol,” and dividing the directors or the roads into Classes. On the 17th of March, 1869, the directors of the Hitteburg, Fort Wayne and Chicégo, Hallway Company, in thelr reposg to stockholders and bondholders of the ro forth the reasons in favor of classification, as follows With view to quiet the appretensions ‘of the very i class of stock and bond holders of this company, who held fornvesiment, and ‘not for speculation or other purpose and who desired some assurance of permanence {nth Polley and management of w property in which they desired a made low their Investments to remain, application bas been to the Legisiature of Pennsylvania to so modify the charter of the company as to give @ degree of permanence to the board by making t s continuing body; that ts, that the services of only s portion of the board should terminate at each succeastve annual election. The Legislature recognizin the principle as one famitar to the State as applied to munk fy moi \d eleemosynary corporations, and as wise in fuel f, nfed the ‘pplication by enacting a law in the form Suppletaeat 10 ey, ackentited “An act to provide for the Teorgamzation of the Plusburg, Fort Wayne and. Chicago ve + BPPTO' ch 81, A. D., 1860, to tide for a glasaiticauion of the Bourd of Director.” OTION 1. Be it enacted by Senate and House of saxives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly and tis hereby enacted by “the authority of the same, Board of Di Railway pro- ‘That it be lawful for the Directors of’ the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, by lot or otherwise, to so clasulf the ‘members thereof that one-fourth (as near as may be aball their official term as directors at the frat next election thereafter, and one-fourth al each sub- ent » and after delng 1 us clasaifled the stock od (oad bolders shall elest only the members of the Boar me e vacancies cre: the ex- Diratton ef tue period of services defined as aforesaid, Signed, John Clark, Speaker of the House of Representa- tives; Ruseell Everett, Speaker pro tem. of the Senate. pore the 80 day of February, Anno Domino, 1869,— They further state that, by virtue of the power conferred. in the second section of the law chartering the company, the Board hataccepted this modification of the charter, and filed the acceptance with the Sec ‘ot State ot the sev. eral States of Pennsylvania, Obio, Indiana and Iino, and acted under the same by classifying the Board of Diréctors into classes as follows:—First class—W. B. Ogden, Joho Sherman, Jesse L. Williams, whose term of servce expires at this election _§180%). Second class—Springer Hasburgh, Fhiney Hongland, RR. Sptingen, | whowe term, fol in 1870, awson, Kent Jarvis, L. H. Meyer, whose ‘at the annual élection in 1x71. Fourth . Lanier, J. Edgar Thompson, 8. J. ires at the annual election rs have been heard from 4 approval of this amend- pressed, and the Board could would’ collectively approve service expires at the annual election Giase—Jon B.D nqui ment of the charter had bee not doubt that the stockholde: Of the policy and wisdom of ft. We also set forth the acts passed in Tilinols, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin, ILLINOIS, An act to amend an act entitied “An act to frovide for a feneral system of Rallroad Incorporation,” approved NI. 'Be it enacted by the people of the State of I11- nois, represented in the General Assembly, That it shail be lawful for any railroad organized and doing business,or which shall hereatter be organized uuder any law or laws of this State, by resolution of its board of directors or executive commitiee, to divide its board of directors into three classes numbered consecutively; the term of ofllce of the first class to expire on the day of the annual election cf said com- any, then next ensuing; the second class one year hereafter, and the third class two years thereafter. At each annual election, after such classification, the stockholders of such company shal! elect for term of three yeara a number of directors equal to the number in the class whose term ex- pires on the day of auch election. Ail other vacancies to bo led in accordance with the bylaw of sald company. SEC, 2. This act shall bea public act, and take eifect, and be in foree from and after its passage.’ F. Corwin, Speaker Gi the House of Representatives; J. Dougherty, Speaker of the Senate. Approved March 23, 1869 Join M. Falmer, jovernor. onto. An act for the better regulation of raflroad companies, and to protect the rights of minority stockholders, passed pril SEOTION 1. Be {t enacted by the General Assembly of tho State of Ohio, That it shail be lawful for the stockholders of any raliroad company, whether organized under general or special laws, whose rafiroad is wholly or partly within this State, at any regular or special meeting of such stockholders (and It special least thirty days notice suall be given by ublication), by an afirmatiy, te of the stockholders own- ST ASS stock of said company, to direct the exintin, of directors to 80 classify the members thereof, by lot or otherwise, that one-third thereof shall ter- minate thet; cial term as directors at the first annual election thereafter; and one-third atthe next annual elee- fion thereafter, andthe Fomuining third at the ner 1p onual election therontte 4} sa dat the ao regufr yl jon su ing such cl n of 6 di- rectors of ihetratdase hal abe ariee, Ne feim of the a nnn gectlon ne the ‘holders shali elect direc- {ors Yor tite to také th Places of those reliring and re; and all vacancies otherwise occurring in sald board shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law. ‘SEO. &. It shall be lawful for the stockholders of any rafl- road company whose railroad Js wholly or partly within ‘this State, at any regular election of directors thereuf, to 80 classify and e'ect sald directors that one-third thereof iL serve for one year, opethipd for two years iy f for three years, and ench augoveding ann ctl ereafter the stockholders shall elect directors to take the place of those whose term éxpires us above; and ho person al) pe lowed o vote for directors as aforesaid un! he jave been ad a Bin least “gr 5 prior to fa ‘ct ey any at least jays prior to said election, The re; step pf said as tobe made in the book kept at the Prpetpal after of ane company. bapa te £0. 8. a provisions of thié act shall poply. to railroad companies, if guch there Dg whos: bonduolders, or other creditors shall voté With thé Stockholders in the election o! directors, and in such case the vote necessary to direct th clasideation provided for in the first section of this act shall be the same as is now required to elect directors of such ore. 2 11 take effect and be in foree from and tng the Glassiticaiion of the Board of Dk izing the claasitication of the of Di- Hallroad Companies, Approved May 15, 1880. rectors of 1 SEOTION 1. Be it enacted by te Genera: Assemb!, ot the State of Indiana, that ft shail be lawful tor the board of directors of any, railway company, whose road passes through the State Into adjoining States, by lot or otherwise, to so classify the members thereof that one-fourth (as near ye) shall terminate thelr official terms as directors rat next anual election thereafter, and one-fourth ent election, and after being thus clasaiiied, ndholders shail elect only the number of the board of directors necessary to Gill the Tacancies created b ed as aforesa’ y Sc. 2. Whereas an emergency exists for the immediate taking elect of this act, therefore the same shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. WISCONBIN. ‘An. act to extend the terms of oflice of Directors of Railroad ‘Companies. The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Sen- ave and Assembly, do eunct as follow: SkOTION 1. The terms of ollice of roads or railroad companies of this in the mapner hereln provided, Ske. 2. Any railroad or raliway company, organized and doing business under any law or laws of this State, may, b; Fesolttion of its board of directors, divide ite board of” di- rectora {nto three classes, numbered cousecuiire which shall be composed as nearly as may be of on the directors—the term of oflice of .the first class to expire on the day of the aunual election of shld company then next en fulng; the second class one year thereatter, aod the third class two years thereafter. At each annual election the stockholders of such company shall elect, for a term of three yebrs, a number of directors equal to the number in the c ase whose term expires on the day of such election. All other vacancies Hehe filed 1m eccen lance with the by! 8 of said company. (Passed April, 1870. 5 Abit Yo amend the ehatier Gt tho Cb!eago and Northweat- ern Railroad Company, as to election of directors. The people of the ‘State of Wisconsin, represented in Sonate and Assembly, do euact as foliow SBOTION 1, The stock and bondholders of the Chicago and Northwemera Railroad Company are hereby autho directors of all rail- tate may be extended ‘any annual meeting to extend the term of office of the direc- tors of said company to three years in the mauner herein provided, SkO. present in person or by proxy duly authorized at’ such an- nual meeting skall accept this actas an amendment of the charter ot sald company, the sald stock and bond holders shail then proceed to elect by ballot six directors, who shall hold their ollices for three years, s!x directors who shall hold their ofices for two years, and tive directors wir aii hold their oilicea for one year, and the Board #> elected aro. hereby declared to ‘ve directors of sald com pany. At each annual election held Only so many directors shall be elected as will be necessary to nil the places of those whoue term of ollice shail expire gm that day, and that the term of oMice of all directors elected atany annual mectlag after the annual mecting at which this act may be accepted whail be for three yearas and. autit their successors are ec} All lawa tneon- passage. Aithongh the question of the acceptonce of the provisions f the ‘statute reiative classification wi ft to the discretion of the directors of the reveral companies, the directors of the Erie Railway Company did no take any action open it until they had been directed to do ao by the stockhoider®. A} the regular annual mecting of the stockholders, held on the 12th’ of October, 1869, month after the py of the statute and after it ha’ been the subject of mueh discussion in thé newspapera of the day. the following resolutions were passed :— Resolved, That this corporation hei My eccepts the amend- meut to ite charter made by. an act of the Legisiature of the ‘State of New York entitled “An act to amend chapter 278 ol the laws of 1*#2, entitled ‘An act in relation to the Erie, New York Central, Hudson River and Harlem Railway Compa- nies," passed March 20, 149 (being chapter 916 of the esa Laws of 1869), whereby the directors of this corporation aro paboue tC clussity the members, #0 that as nearly a9 ma; ‘of the number aball go out of ollice at each au ctor Resolved, That the board of directors hereby elected be and are hereby required aud directed to claasity themselves any opposition pressed to meeting. Since that time abun- dant opportunty een alforded for the stockholders to Teconalder the subject, "Another annual meeting of ‘ihe jctober, 1870, and we are advised that no suggestion was then made calling for a repeal of the act; on the contrary, the following resolution was jopted':— Resolved, That the stockholders of the Erie Railroad’Com- \d_ ratify the classification of the board of ari t year, in pursuance of the instructions of @ meeting of the stockholiers of the com- pany held on the second of October, 1869. Np Yeason is suggested why the act should be repealed, ex- cept auch as ia Based upon the hostility of a portion of” the stockholders to some of tke members of the re went board of tors of the Erie Railway Company. T parties seem ing for the control of thir corporation, entertain. rent views as to the course which should be pursued in: ite agement, The persons urging the passage of thie Dill are understood to represent mainly stockholders re- siding in England, who have waived t reise of their own nte by submitting and placing their stock in the Krie ailway Company for management and control into the hands of » committee in London, whose interests cannot be supposed to harmonize so much with the necessity for ac- commodation to the business wants of our own citizens with schemes for affecting the price of the stock on the Lon- don or their interests in other conflicting railroad companies ith controversies of this character the Legis- lature can have nothing to do. It is & matter of public bistory that, for sorecal yhere before 1868, the road bed, tracks and rolling stock of this corporation bad been allowed to deteriorate #o that it was scarcely attempted by those in charge tomake schedule time with thelr trains. Accidents were of rent rence, and the travelling and bi 00 fi {t, while the earmnge of to the Sopkholders, Now nt condition, and we aré fot aware of any compl. being made that ‘dod for the Wansportation of pas manner, u tengere and freight in a suitable and prope wants of the publ tp this behalf fully met, Lees f the parties who have beh chosén directors by a ma- jority of the stockholders aro gulity of breaches of trust h efal capacity, the remedy 1s to be found in the inallother sinilar cascs. ‘The Legislature has to do with measures rather than men, It is in the op{nion of the undersigned inexpedient to enaet the bil! under consideration or to Intorfere w.th the act there- in referred to. Respectfully submitted, JOHN L. FLAGG, DAVID B. HILL, JOHN J. BLATR, JAMES IRV DOMINICK I, ROCHE, = JAMES M. NELSON ALBANY, 17, WSU «Commitee. —- THE MINORITY REPLRT. ‘The Classification Act Wrong in Principle= Rights of Stockholders to the Manngement of ‘their Property—The Sperdthri‘ts of Erie Wasting Their Earnings—Ivcrease of tho Funded Debt of the Road. Mr. Smith M, Weed presents a minority report, in whose recommendations Messrs. Littlejohn and Baker concur. This report recommends the passage of the bill repealing the Classification act, It ays that this act was an experl- ment, It was passed upon the assumption that it would give greater stability to railroad management, secure the ascendancy of better men and do away with clique: ‘This assumption has been proved by exnerience to be fatla- cious, Under the operation of this act the control of the Ene road, the only one which availed it been taken out of the hands of the real owners, who are etitioning for the repenl of the law. Men’ who aro th Fogislated into contro! without yearly accountability iunore the rights of the stockholders. Wether the principle be right or wrong the fact in, this particular caso is that a number of bold, reckless and un- scrupulous men have perpetuated thelr possession of the . ‘The feport then enters into an cxaminaifon of the management of the road, the {ssuing of pond: version tuto stock without warrant, and the use to which the proceeds have been put. ‘The capital stock has thus been ex- anded to #68,636,010, showing an increase in three years of ¢ total amount of the funded debt at the close 425,700. of 1870’ wae $23,898,800. ‘The argument that political and municipal corporations bave adopted the system of clasaiUcation is not in point, for they are not paraliel ci Nor does the passage of sitnilar laws by other States nt about the same time justiiy this eu & preconcerted plan. It was fmed and denied before the committee that thi tem was in operation in England. It 1s not {roportant to de- cide this question, ‘The earnings have increased in no. such ratio. In 1867 the total reoelpte were $14,317,213, and the total payments, other than for construction, were 13,263,318. In 1870 the receipts aud ‘the payments 816,471,489, showing that joss of $291,021 al 021, divided 'the stock thus fssued at done, ‘The amount has been in- $| Fi 3,000,000 to. , and has depreciated in value from seventy to eighty cents on @ dollar to twenty ‘The only conclusion that can be arrivod at is that the le of $58,000,000 have gone into opera houses or into Wail street. The report [esttaaded to argue that if the present directors of the road really e majority of the stock hey will hare no difiicul lecting. The effect of this unlawful issue of stock and this continned usurpation of authority upon our credit 1s advertea to and deplored. ‘The question as to whether the road is inanaged #0 as to accom- modate the public has nothing, in the opinion of the minor- ity, to do with the subje from $26, themselves THE BRGADWAY RAILROAD SCH 5) Its “Friends? Spouting Argumests in Its favor—Hard Knocks at A. T. Stewart= Resolutions and Addresses. Quite a large meeting was held at Irving Hall last evening of tne friends of the Broadway Underground Ratlway bill, which now awaits Governor Hoffman's decision as to a veto or otherwise. While, however, the “friends”? of the scheme put ina tolerably fair show in point of numbers, the callers and planners of this demonstration, if they are really many iu the city, were noticeably few last evening, there being only seven gentiemen on the platform. The meeting having been called to order by William R. Martin, Benjamin F. Beekman, was Be 3 THE CONNECTICUT ELECHON, Effect of Gumner’s Spoech—The Republicans Don’t Like It—The Democratic Rooster Taps His Wings~Probably a Large Vote on Moz. day, but a Small Majority—Richard O'Gorman on tho Rostrum. New [aven, Coni., March 28, 1871, Sumner’s St. Domingo oration in the Senate, Which appeared tn the HgkaLD to-day, has for @ time given anew tone to tho election prospects’ here. Indeed, for the moment the excitement has come to a dead stop. Things were going on hopefully on both sides for a very large vote in Connecticut on Monday next, and ani equal claim to victory was put in by republicans ana democrats alike. Indeed, it was thought that @ vote of twelve or thirteen more than last year would be called out, making the vote of 1870 fully 100,000 this year, This, I know, was the republican calculation, It seems to be accorded by re- publican politicians that Governor English will be re-elected, and W. H. Barnum for Congress in the Fourth (Bridgeport) district; but beyond this all ts! doubt, aud while the democrats are exuberant, the republicans only feebly boast that they will carry the other three Congressional districts ana a large majority of the twenty-one State Senators, Sum- ner’s speech on Grant, however, has staggered the faith of many an earnest republican; tor, they argae, what permanency can exist in a party the head of which is thas so terribly belabored by one of its own chosen leaders? They shiver under the denun- ciation of the President, and many a woeful counte- nance 1s seen here this afternoon about the repubit- can committee rooms and the republican newspaper ofMices, where the HERALD's report of the Senate proceedings of yesterday was eagerly read. In this Congressional district (the Second) a great deal of personality enters into the canvass, each can- didate, Kendrick (democrat), and Kellogg (republl- can), being accused of having belonged to the Know Nothing party. Postmaster Sperry, Mr. Gailagher and others are knocking their heads together in the controversy. It is curious to see the siupid, discreditable old issues of 1850 dragged up just now; but it only shows that there is @ close fignt between Kendrick and Kellogg, and that the Irish and German vote is essential to suc- cess. The fight assumes a very ugly shape, of which all parties should be ashamed, and they will be next ‘Tuesday. Amusing stories are in circulation that Tammany is resolved to buy up Connecticut, the figures rang- ing as high as $100,000 for the political virtue of the State. Tammany ts certainly going to work vigorously to secure deniweratic suc cess. Richard O'Gorman opens ie campaign in New Haven on Thursday night, and other orators will follow him, Nye, of Nevada, and Gen- eral Hawley are going over the ground in the repub- lican interest, The fizht on next Monday will be a lively one, but we must expect a close result, and,’ possibly, a rather insignificant majority, whichever ‘way it goes. Just now, forthe reasons above mene tioned, things lean ina@ favorable direction for the democrats, PROPOSED GERMiY PEACE CELEBRATION. ~ The Fourth Ward Gerinan Peace Association held oO meeting last evening at 445 Pearl street, George Reinhemer in the chair. The business of the meet~ ing was confined to receiving subscriptions from th members, which now amount to eighty dollars, and appointing a committee to confer with the executivd as to the necessary arrangements. The Walken< brueh Benevolent Society, numbering sixty men, will march with this association. j The Fifth Ward German Peace Association alsa met at 131 Franklin street, F. G. Gude in the chairs There was a large attendance of members. Sub- seriptions were tendered, making the amount now in the hands of the treasurer $209. A proposition to fit out a triumphal car not being seconded feil through. It was decided that merely the Germaa and American flags be borne, that each one wear a white rosette, and that no carriages or horses be allowed in the procession except for those who may, be unabie to march. ; A large meeting of ex-soldiers in the Prussian army was held last night at Twenty-cighth street, ta settle matters about their parading in uniform in the procession, §. Speigle was elected presidents It is expected that over one thousand men, all of whom have served in the Prussian army, will turd oe Further mectings will oe held at Dramatia al ij A large number of German Benefit Societi bled last night at Thirty-ninth street a ures to insure a good turnouton Easter Monday, Captain Bracks represented the Young Men’s Social Guard and said they would muster 200 with thett band. The delegates trom all tho socteties agreed ta do their, utmost to get upa gorgeous wud magnifl« cent procession. } ‘A meeting of delegates of the German organizas tions of the Ninth ward was held last night, Adam Knobloch, chairman, and Herman Schrocter secres tary, A resolution was passed that said organizad tions take part im the celebration on the 10th of April, in honor of the peace established between France and Germany, the members to turn out im dark clothing, with white belts, preceded by a fing band, ‘fhe chairman was appointed marshal, and V. Becker and E. Albrech assistant marshals, ! The German refugees of 118 and 49 met lust evend ing at 23 Third avenue and resolved fo partinlpaie, in the peace jubilee to be neld on Easter Monday. } At a meeling of the Americus Stamen, No. elected president, and the names of eighty-six vice presidents and eighteen secretaries having been endorsed Mr. WiLLIAM A. WHITLOCK addressed the meeting, Mr, Manin then introduced the following RESOLUTIONS. dat | 2, If a majority of such stock and bond holders | street, and under the guidance of Chiel Sullivan | | paid a visit to the engive houses of Nos. 15"? aud } "26," alter which they weut out riding in Central Park. They propose remaiuing here unul the end of the week a wil devote ttelr thie and attention to’ a Resolved, First, Th® by the discussion and investigations for ten years past on the subject of rapid trauait the people have reached positive convictions. Second, That Broadway is the natural thoroughfare in this nd, made so by the use of the public, and that the people have a right to ft. hird, hat the facilities of Broadway ought to be increased te accom the growing population by the applications of engineering science. Fourth, Lhet the tse of Broadway by the public is what aires ite great value, and that this increase of {ts accommo- on will increase its value, peli—that thie will benebt the owners of property on way. Siath-—That we belleve the underground rond to be prac- ornical “geventheThat the bill known as the Reach Transit, now before the Governor, best meets the requirements of the nestion; that it hag the best rowte, au adequate plan, and ‘meet and determine the question of capital ‘Bighth—That we regard this bill a8 the best practical solu- tion of the rapfa transit question Which lias ‘ever veeu pre. tented; that the question ought to be settled now, and tbat we ask the Governor to approve this pill. My, JOHN FoLRY was the next speaker, and, atnong other remarks relative to the steady pre durmg the last two years made by the friends of rapid transit, stated that a few weeks ago A. T. Stewart, in Conversation with hun, said; ‘Foley, I will spend TBN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in order to defeat the Broadway Underground Rail- Toad bill.’ The speaker then proceeded to make some remarks personal te elf, and compil- mented thé member's of the ona in view of Mr. Stewart's remark, as to theif honesty. Alter some remarks from Mr. Day the CHAIRMAN announced that on Thursday next, at two o'clock, the friends andopponents of the bill were to havea hearing before Governor Hoffman, aud h+ invited any gentieman who desired to join the Committee of Defence to give in tneir names. Several gentle- men in tne hall then expressed their willingness to attend, so that, with the “friends” who had already given their consent to go to Albany and the volun. teers of last evening, the committee to proceed te Albany, it is expected, Will number about fifty. The meeting tien adjourned. - A PHILADELPHIA FIRE DELLGALiON. Philadolphin Following the Lead of Now York iu the Path of Progress—A Committee of Inspection. The citizens of the ‘City of Brotherly Love," having grown tired at the lack of interest displayed by the members of the volunteer Fire Department in that clty, have determined to follow the example of New York aud other cities by avolishing the old department and organizing a paid one In its stead. A committee of twenty-five geatieman ar- rivea in this city on Monday evening from Phila- delphia, consisting of a delegation irom the Board of Common Council, the Fire Commissioners and the Chief Engineer of tne new Paid Fire Department, jor the purpuse of exain- ming into the working of ihe Depariment and of availing themseives of the experience of those persons who are at its head. Yesterday they visited and inspected headquart 4 in Mercer a thorough Knowledge of the manner of cou aud governing the Fire Department in t During their stay they will pay partic tote new system of fire alarm teiegraphs lace establlshed here. Every facility to acquire ia forma- tion Will be afforded them by the Fire Coumiissioners and others connectéd with the Metropolitan Depart i Mente N. 0. D. R., held lage evening at 39 avenue B, it waa agreed to join in the contemplated jubilee to celeé brate the return of peace in Europe, * NEW JERSEY LEGISL: TUE, Tae Govervor’s Veto Sustained on the Greens ville Commission—Farewell, Jersey City Charter—Rallroad Consolidation. \ There was a lively breeze in the House yesterday morning over the Governor's veto on the Greenville Cormissions Greenville 1s & township of Hudson county, adjacent tq Jersey City, and possesses strong powers of imitation 1m the aysteri of government by commissions, Last ycar a democratic Legislature passed an act creating 9 commis, sion for streets and public improvements, This year it iq proposed to turn out the Commissioners and suvstitute an-) other commission. The bill was thus a party ught; and it had one commendable feature—namely, that tne proposed, commission consists of threo men, including Mathew Arms strong, whose character 1s above reproach, Hut the Governor held fast to his friends and vetoed the bill, Yesterday morning the question, “Shall the bill puss notwithstanding the objecs tions of the Governor?” elicited @ lively debate, and a vol being taken the veto was sustained by 87 to 19. The majority Includes thirtesn republicans, who discarded all party cous siderations and sirengthened’ tho hands of ihe Executives wpgrges ther might haye overruled the veto, 4 result had such & depressing effect on the Bumsted braas band, who were on the Uptoe of expectation, waiting for the ce.cbration of the passage of, the Jersey Cit} charter over the Governor's veto, that they cleared out of the House pell-mell, the dram major alone remaining ‘o take counsel, ith the horn blower, Bumsted Jooked pats and sickly and took himself to the Trentoa House, where he occupied) imself with a soliloquy over his blighted expectations, Ne Nevrark Horn haa deserto} the band and the Moumoath Jorber leads an opposition. The republican members froin Newark are almost unanimous in support of the Governor's veto, that the sted charter may be safely set dowa among the things that were. The Newark men prononnce the whole scheme an infamous business, whlch, If passed ‘ould entomb the republican party both ia Jersey City and fewark at the next election. 1 In the afternoon session of the Senate the supplement to’ the act granting certain powers to the Erle iailway Com pany was ordered toa third reading | ‘The act to confirm the Consoli lation of the New Jersey, the Hudson and Delaware, the New Jersey Western and the Sussex Valley railroads wag yaased. ' Pithe bill Incorporating the, Cavan Point Dock Company, ranting authori:y to take 9,200 acres of lana by condemna fon or purchase on the Hudson river or New Yorke Bay, came up fi the House, and was defeated on the question or dering it to a third reading. Both houses then went into night session. HOW 01D HE GET iT? A Broker Arraigned at the Tombs on 2 Charge of Receiving a Stolen Bond. The residence of Charles H. Going, 1soth street, near Fifth avenue, was robbed on the night of the goth of January last of a gold watch, several arvicles of jewelry and a United States ten-forty coupon bond of the value of $1,000, The loss of the bond was advertised by Mr. Going, and on tue 1th of February he re« ceived a letter from tne Secretary of the ASULY at Washington to the effect that the stolen bond had been received 1n the Treasury Department trom the National Currency Bank of New York for exchange Mr. Go- that Mew into registered stock of the United Srates. the ascertained the: ing galied at bank and stated that ae Mr. Leigiion st Wut aumbert, aud Mr, Lame he had got it from a mao named bridge, wud found. an “ that a oud fora the thieg who had st ay a chaege to What effect was preferred i the Tombs Pollce Cours, beiore Justice Dowling, who committe. Lambert for trial i defanit of $5009 bail, Lembert Is a broker, and says he Vougut tae Load ia the usual business Way.

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