The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-03
ALBANY, Dec. /, 1877.
Affairs in the Legisl0fure.

Affairs in the Legislature.
An important bill has lately been introduced
in the Senate by Col. Samuel Young. 1t is can
act in relation TO the general fund debit of the
State Of New York. OF the State debt, about
$500, 900 will be due on the LIST of january, 1913
There are no funds in the treasury to meet this
debt. The revenue from the public works of the
State during the last fiscal year, has been unusu-
ally large it has never been equalled but these
immense revenues have been or are being ex-
pended for the enlargement and completion of
the canals. We condemn men for expanding
sums for Injuries and superfuities, so long as
the obligations which they have previously in
Cured for Injuries, or for the common things of
life, are notlremOved; we may condemn the
as unwise and unsound.. The. State of New
York, proud of her superiority in point of popu-
lation and wealth, over her sister States Of the
American Union, shou d be the first to denounce
nit crime so unpardenable In the history OF
the world we have no evidence that any man or
nation ever reached that point when they were
no longer dependent upon their contemporaries.
a compromise with tie holders Of the stocks of
this State. 1t instructs the Comptroller to delay
the redemption ofthese stocks seven years longer,
or till 1855; the State, In the meantime, paying
the usual interest But if the creditors object to
such proposal, the Comptroller is then authoriz
ed TO pay the amount from the common school
fund, or from some other unappropriated fund,
the money so taken from the school fund to be
reimbursed from the sinking fund, a. soon as
possible.
This is the object of the bill reported by Mr..
Young; it will be speedily pushed forward.
In the House, to-day, the bill entitled can act
tain officers 10 the city and county of New
York." was had under discussion. In the de.
bate upon this bill, (Which herewith transmit
considerable excitement prevailed la the House
The bill has already passed the Senate, where il
originated. Since it came into the House, the
efforts of every member of the New York dele.
CATION Except Mr.. Walsh) have been untiring
TO have il amended, In some form, in order that il
Senate, where it was hoped the bill would be
still pending at the close of the session. Bu
these efforts of the New York delegation have
been utterly defeated, by the combined power OF
the majority, who refused to permit tho bill to be
amended in any way. Among the amer dments
was one proposed by. Mr.. Perkins, Of st. Law.
renee. He proposed, instead OF specifying the Sd
larry Of heSurrogate of the city and county of New
York, to authorize the Board of Supervisors to
fix the salary OF this officer at their regular meet
ing next preceding his elections; this proposition
was negatiyed, and the salary of the Surrogate
is fixed in the bill at $4,000 per annum.
An amendment 10 the bill, similar to the above,
was offered by Mr.. Sickles, to fix the salary of
the register OF tho CITY and county of New York.
The amendment Of Mr.. Sickles was opposed by
Mr.. Walsh and others-it was discussed with
some little acrimony on both sides, and perso-
nalites were notackipg. Mr.. Walsh was espe-
cially severe and especially eloquent. The amend
ment offered by Mr.. Slckles was rejected. At half
past four p. M, the House is still in session
upon this bill; without doubt it will pass precise
ly. In the shape in which / now transmit 1t in
printed form.
In The Senate, this morning, Mr.. Folsom intro
duced bill giving the right of action for DANA
ges TO friends Of persons killed by carelessness
in public eonveyances, &c. This bill will cause
railroad companies to take more effectual meA.
sures for the preservation Of human lives.
The following 10 a cory OF the important act,
entitled an act dcclarative of the interpreta-
ton TO be put upon certain parts of an act en-
titled an act to reduce several laws relating
particularly to the city of New York into one
aTbs People of the State Of New York. represented in
senate and Assembly, do enact a. folows--
act reduce several laws relating partc to the CITY
efNew York into act shall be construed to require
snd sc. CT thu Il. 1sy
mon sever. drains y.ults The ptohins paving 0,
Altering amending cleansing. and securing ofsny street
vault sink, or common sewer, the raising, reducing
e. Of .ns OF OF %
therein IN the said city before the said
shall b. fully made and completed.
~ This cot shall take eject immediately.
such IS the bill which was introduced into the
House by Mr.. Develin, of the New York dele
{ation and on motion of Mr.. Chat6eld, re-
rrtlea 70 that delegation to report complete.
Inc mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the
city Of New York have petiticned the LeQisla-
!urG iSr the passage Of such a law: They say
TO reduce the several laws relating m rt;cuI,yiv
10 the city ct New York, into one act, ;" provides
that an estimate and assessment shall be made nd
conecIeo, oeIore commencing any work-such as
and paving streets, &c. this your memorialists
deem to be impracticable, inasmuch as thew can.
not make an estimate Of work to be done where
they do not know whether the excavation
cannot be asoertained with sufficient accuracy
to lay an assessmenO whether the excavation "a
70 b rock or sand, and II tbs fact could be a..