The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-19
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THE COMPTROLLER AND PosrAsss- SPIRITED DEBATE
report from the Comptroller, In answer to q resolu.
ton OF the House. reported that he has refused re-
fund to the Clerk moneys advanced By him for postage
stamps, but declares that he would do so First be-
cause postage stamps are currency second that he can
limited to IS per day He proceeds to say that h
has not paid the private portage OF the State officers aRd
their clerks nor has he refused to pay the official postage
Of MEMBERS because he has requested to de So
lie adds that Ii he were requested ne would have to
reuse until some law authorizing him to do So should
pointed out 70 him. lie denies also that there is any
contingent fund Of the House, and goes at length into
th. discussion Of the uad designated He also
10 The various made OF the fund and the gradual
increase OF expenditures within the last ten years
LIZ Moss (waig) OF Niagara, remarked tha. q. kin
dred subject had been referred to the Committee Of
Ways Means he moved the reference Of this report
to that committee.
MI MoNR.r, (whig) Of New York would preferI to
have this report digest whatever it is laid on the
tsble Hn deemed 1t very improper document In
this he may do the Oompro Ter I'M uce but hs deemed
II proper that something more than ordinary notice
should be taken OF this document He would take
early occasion to read IT. 30 that If it not what he
supposed 1t 70 be Gan nsue to the House, he should
tract the charge To enable him to examine It, he hoped
it would be omitted TO lie on the table He conceded
that the reference would be exceedingly proper bat he
wished, before expressing decided opinion, to see
whether this was or was not an insult to the House.
M JoBNsos (dem of Kings referred to the laws Of
last Session to show that $4,000 bad been appropriated
IS fund for this Legislature This the Comptroller
must have overlooked, AKA, in mis- opinion the subject
was Of sufficient Importance to justify formal report Of
tire Committee Of Ways aud Nj cans Afterwards this
report or a. much of az necessary, may bs printed
kr. CUSHING, (de.n) of Fompkins believed something
cue to the dignity Of the House lie did not beeye
the Comptroller intended any dsrepect the House. but
there was somethng in HE Communication which needed
elreidatcn He had been told out Of doors that thi.
was rather green Assembly This wss possibe, but
il YVES proper TO that the Assembly thus tar had
done nothing unusual. He agreed with the sentiments
Of the report but that is not the question The question
is what shall We do with the report, He dkea to be
snubeed IS much ss any man, and sshed to be called
green but the Comptroller is sso grsen he has
neen ia the ofce Of Comptroller bsfSse and hope he
nay never Be again for wAa to vote Tor him for
Mr. MmLrSrR, (whigl Of Monroe, said he had offered
The resolution about postage and that resolution had
passed notwithstanding the doubts OF the Comptrolls
tie deemed the interference Of the Comptroller quite
unnecessary The House could take care Of themselves
without his lecture.
Mr KrrEs (dem OF oi.ego, could nat concur Ia the
opinion that TIE Comptroller had ipsulted the House
The Comptroller had oBJ replied to the resolutions sent
him.
Mr.. BRADLEY, (vhia) OF Ceyusa-Did the House ask
the Comptroller TO ten them what they had been doing?
DR. KEiEs-The House asked the Comptroller Why he
did not pay for passage stamps, and he replies.
Dir. WALSH. (dem OF n. Y deemed the reply per,
fsey proper II there was any insult in the matter,
he House had fret in.uted the Comptroller. The
House had Assumed that ne paid his private postage
out tf tie treasury This he denies, and &C the same
ioSs bid, In this be did what t was bis duty to do
snd lie moved that the report be laid the table ami
printed.
Mr. Cu.Hrvc .sid the question was not whether the
Horse bad been guilty OF petit larceny under the
Of greenness but whether the Comptroller justified
y buDJect8
not referred to him. He would oxever persist in in
curing why the Comproers postage and not the post
sge Of the members Of the Assembly, paid. His
lar, distinctly fixed that Of the members and
be shculd present his postage bill II 1t not paid
by the Comptroller be could pay 1t himself In regard
TO printing the document he was opposed to it. until a.
tr 1t was examined
Mr.. VAN sAsroonp (dem Of Columbia was In favor
ofayng the report the table but he not clear
about printing It. He would his opinion upon
it. II there anything in It which was insulting he
would not 60 for printing IT, and he had hearing 1t
read thought it tanned improper expressions. Pos
sliy the Comptroller rritaed by the resolution sent
him; but high pubic cfhcer sheuld, possible keep
himself elevated above ordinary passions and be careful
lot 70 exhibit any tteness in his communications to
the Legislature Much that was in the report
rect Postage stamps the equivalent Of money; and
be did not deem proper for members to vote books for
Themselves For much that in the report he thanked
the Comptroller 1t contained good deal Of useful in.
formation Nevertheless ithere was one disrespectful
expression in the report he would oppose It's printing
II the motion proper he would the report
the table,
The motion was carried, by ayes "a, nays TO-
The majority vote embraces memberso Of both political
parties.
BILLS PAssED.
In relation to Macon and Hopkinson streets Brooklyn
In relation to common lands In Oyster Bay Queens
county.
10 alter the Commissioners map Of Brooklyn.
GRADES OF STREETS
The bill In relation to the grades Of certain streets in
New York was recommitted to the New York delegation
The Assembly then adjourned.