The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-06
AFFAIRS I'm ALBANY.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
RELATIVE TO
NEW YORK CITY MATTERS.
Passage of the Chief of Police Bill by
the Assembly.
Bill Authorizing tho Mayor to Investigate
the Origin Of Fires,

SPECIAL coRnzsPosDKScs OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
LEGISLATIVE BUsINEss-0MNIBUssEs- sU-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF NEW YORK JUSTICES
--BRo0KLYN AND WILLIAMSBURG CONSOLIDATION
THE ORIGIN OF FIRES, ETC.
ALBANY April 4, 1854.
The mammoth omnibus bill which passed through the
Senate yesterday this morning reconsdered On mo-
ton of Mr. Brooks and the tenth section stricken
and another inserted putting in the individual liability
clause. This will render the law Intellectual very few
of the wealthy omnibus propretors will risk their for
tunes in such BILL It is said that clause was advocated
by the propretors Of the railroad lines
in order to defeat the consolidation of the stage
in the city of New York.
The bill allowing any person other than Overseers Of
the Poor to prosecute for violation the license laws
came up for third reading when it met with such de-
termned opposition to induce its friends consent
to lay aside for another day. Senators seem to have
debated the temperance question sufficiently for one ses
sion.
At twelve O'Clock the Senate proceeded to the Assem-
bly, Chamber in body for the purpose of going into
joint ballot to elect Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, as provided by bill passed few days since
Arriving in the Chamber the members of the House re-
ceived the Senate standing. After being seated tho
Lieut. Governor presiding both bodies stated that
the two houses had met for the above Senator
Crosby moved that two teers from the Senate and
from the House, be appointed to receive and count
the ballots Mr. Crosby of the Senate and Mr. Gibbs of
the House, selected The President of the Senate
then requested the members Of both houses to prepare
their ballots and also directed the Clerk of the Senate
40 O ERE to vote
deposited their ballots the Speaker directed the Clerk
Of the House to read the list of members of that body
who also voted When the name of Mr.. Aitken was
called, he stated that as he had no candidate nor
preference he declined to vote. The result was
e s hs
s. s. Randall AZ, and two or three scattering-the
democrats voting for Mr. Randall though whig The
Lieutenant Governor declared Mr. Rice elected the joint
meeting dissolved and the Senate retired to their cham
Der 1t is now given as q reason why Mr. Randall
defeated in the whg was on account Of his ultra
Maine liquor law opinions
bill slipped through the House yesterday increasing
the salaries of the District Justices in the city of New
York from two to three thousand dollars In the after
Mr.. Ward moved a reconsideration of that vote.
Mr. Cummings stated that the provision in the bill in
Of the New York delegation Mr. Conklng stated that
at proper time he intended to introduce resolution to
investigate the matter and ascertain possible who
took the liberty of making that change in the bill The
bill reconsidered, and the extra thousand will un-
qusstionably be stricken str out;
burg and Bushwick, passed the House. This morning,
Mr. Backus, whig, Of Brooklyn and moved recon-
scheme he said for the benefit Of the democratic party
He said it would be uniting with orderly, sober, and
spectacle citizens living in Brooklyn Germans living in
the suburbs who opposed to all Maine laws and all
Sunday laws. He was answered by Mr.. Bergen who
quoted from the whig papers of Brooklyn that nine
tenths OF the citizens in favor OF consolidation Mr.
Backus failed in making it political question, and his
motion to reconsider lost the wings not taking the
responsibility of defeating 1t.
Spencer to authorize the Mayor of the city Of New York
to inquire into the origin nd Of res is of much
importance that is believed proper to place an early
copy before the citizens Of that city II is follows
See % Il hs the dIy q Mayor the time be-
to ssSe seSsins the before @ him
pose into the origin Of the
Ing such %,S1r nb.y Of
chief clerk and who sha hold their places
s ThS the Ss
Mayor the city Of New York and who shall keep
'S Be
Sec 5, The said Mayor shall have tho power
pei the attendance Of witnesses in any proceedings before
e@ Of 'A'
Sec The evidence taken shall be reduced to writing
rasss ss1 ,eS
The chief cisri and placed on se and The
Of " on '9 tn
prs
ssssssory thereto with such ars the said
q .. for which the said Mayor
commit and let to bail ash possessed by the police justices
sec The said Mayor shall have the same power to issue
process for the Of any person or persons
sorry thereto alleged committed the city
New York as now possessed by the police justices of
q part a
of arrest and examination Of offenders their commitment
for trial. and letting them ball. shall apply to the said
upon
Such chief clerk M shall receive for his services the
receive for his services the Of fifteen hundred dollars
Tie salary of said chief clerk and assistant clerk
shall be paid from the he city qnarery payments
Supervisors Of the e. said city Of New York are hereby ,uhO
usd for the proper performance Of the duties hereby i'm
for IT. o
bo furnished BY the Board Of Supervisors and at the
Sec. The fees shall allowed officers for
for like in the police courts the city Of
Sss sse e fse ea a report
the first Monday Of April July October and January IN
sna ss a
IN s e M S IN hs %
ment Of a brought before Film for their
person choosing examine any Of said records shall have
Sec IS The said Mayor shall detail such policemen as may
be required to attend to and serve required BY this
Sec. a. Upon any proceedings examination arrest
s virtue act any rs having an
on the property DESTROYED BY such hre appear
that may be produced such also any
having any interest in policy Of nsurance issued
may sIpssr sstoinsy, shall have the
like right TO examine ana said Witnesses
Sec. Is. This act shall take effect Immediately.
GRAND RAILROAD LAND MONOPOLY PRoJECT-THE
BILL RELATIVE TO A STATE PAPEr,-BRooKLyN
AND WILLIAMSBURG CONSOLIDATION THE NEW
YORK CHIEF OF P0LICE-THE STATE PRISONS, ETC.
ALBANY, April 5, 1854
In the Senate, this morning, effort made to
produce 'more speedy action" upon the bill gerrman
dercd through the House. allowing the Sackets Harbor
and Saratoga Railroad Company to change the route Of
their road Quite smart breeze sprang up and after
considerable debate the bill was finally committed to the
Committee Of the Whole. This measure has kept in
ploy the strongest most persevering and presumptve
lobby that has been here for many years. indeed it is
questionable whether the members of any legislature
were ever importuned with half the mpudence and
brazen assurance that the present members have been
since the first day of January until this moment The bi
IL taken up during the remaining six days of the session.
will be closely scrutnzed in the Senate by Messrs Dick
inson and others, who fully understand the whole