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NEw YoRK LEeIsLATuRK-March N-The bill
releasing the lien OF the State upon the New York
and Ere Railway was up again in committee to-
day. The bill was committed TO a select commit
tee OF one from each Senate district, to amend and
report. The greater portion of the session of the
House was taken up in discussing the bill prevent
betting on elections. The bill proposes to punish
all parties to wager by hne and imprisonment, or
either. The majority of the House being Of OPT
MON that the punishment of betting by imprison-
iag the offenders would tend materially, not al
together, to stop the practice The bill through.
section was added, Furnishing parties offering to
make bets as guilty of msdemeanor. The provi-
sons of the bill are very stringent, and am fearful
they will defeat the working of it. The Senate
had short discussion on the bill to incorporate a
company to construct railway from New York to
Albany. An amendment confning the track of the
road to within two miles of the river was lost
With the view Of testing the sense Of the Senate a.
10 the proposed application OF the Harlem Co to
continue their road to Albany, Mr.. Faulkner offer
ed an amendment requiring this company to start
the line ef their road from the line dividing the
counties of Westchester and Putnam. II was not
disposed Of when the committee rose. bill
to empower the New York and Erie Railway to
extend branch track from Chester village to New
burgh was under debate in the Senate. II gave
rise TO an acrimonious debate between Senators
Denniston aud Scov, as to The position OF the tor
mer gentleman in days gone by in regard to this
New York and Erie Railway. Senators Mitchell
and Clark opposed the bill in the Senate to-day,
but il will probably pass The bill from the Assem-
bly, 10 incorporate the Brooklyn City Hospital was
tavorahlv reported today in tie Senate. LIVING
,fou's ALBANY Letter, March "a.