The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-31


THE POLICE CLERKS OF NEW YoRK-PRoPOsED MoDI-
FICATIoN OF THE Law RHLATIvE TO PASSENGER
SHIPS ARRIVAL OF A SWARM OF NEW YORK OFF,
GALS RoGUERY ON FOoT-THE DEAF AND DUMB
PUPILS, ETC., ETC.
ALBANY, March 80, 1856.
The New York Police Clerks bill is now in Committee
of the Whole Of the Senate. Senator Barr submitted
minority report against this morning. he says: The
bill proposes to give to the Board Of Aldermen Of the
city Of New York the control of police clerks and to
take away the power heretofore vested in the Mayor to
control said appointments and, in addition the opera
ton of the bill win be to declare void two appointments
of clerks of police made by the present Mayor" Al
though the salaries of these clerks moderate the du
ties Of great Importance in the administration of
criminal justice in the city Of New York. they prepare
the adavits and papers upon which mplaints
tered against OFFENDERS and upon which the Grand Jury
are put in possession Of facts relating to criminal
offences These duties require superior degree of in
tegence and character and the appontees have been
heretofore under the control Of the Mayor and have
been found to possess these requstes The Mayor is
tie head of the police department and made respo asble
for the due administration of the laws relating to the
police Of the city To take away the control of those who
to aid him, and upon whom he must depend
is virtually to make the Mayor subordinate to the
Board Of Aldermen, and render him powerless as the
executive head IL the present Mayor, by his course
has rendered it necessary to his power TO
transfer 1t to Others then IL will be proper withdraw
the trust but he has not then this invidious attack
upon him ought not TO be suffered. These clerkships
very few, and If transferred to the council
they will be appointed from political considerations
than personal fitness; they appointed by the
Mayor, with due responsibility for their acts.
senator Spencer introduced this bill this norningt
An Act for the relief Of ship eoasgnees and
ecmahder Of vessels arrirug at tie port of Nep
Sec That the first and second sections Of an act entitled
an &C. for The Of emil arriving
are
See q This act shall take effect immediately
The administration has not decided yet whether to
continue the effort to impose tolls railroads Ano
Their caucus is being held this evening with closed
DOORS On Monday the FINAL decision will pe made.
The sections which Senator Spencers above bill pro.
poses to repeal of sufficient importance justify
insertion here. The first and seconi ctions OF the
act Of April IL, 1858, are thus
Sec. l. The owner Tners consgnee consignees,
ship or vessel arriving At the port Of New Yers With
passengers emgratpg 10 the United States shall land
all such passengers some one of the public wharves
OF tine city OF New YORK, excepting, however, such
wharves a. are owned or routed by or Uader the
control of any steamboat railroad, forwarding
2. No owner or owners consignees, master, com.
msnder or persons having charge of any such ship
vessel shall order, permit or allow, any such passen
at Quarantine elsewhere excepting for the purpose
of the Quarantine regulations IA TO health, shall
behalf Of connected with any steamboat railroad
or Forwarding company or line, or emisrant board
ing house, TO solicit or book such
sengers te enter go on board such ship or ves-
sci prior to the landing of such passengers as Ia pro-
viced for in the hrst section Of this act "
The act July 81 1858, thus amends the above sec.
ton proposed 10 be repealed by Mr.. spencer's bll-
sSec No owner o: owners copsgnee or con sig nees
master commander person having charge OF any such
ship vessel shah order any such passengers to be
taken or removed from such ship vessel at Quaran
tine or elsewhere, excepting for the purpose Of usran
tine regulations 10 heath, snail give orders or
permit or allow any person bshAlf Of or
connected with any steamboat, railroad or forwarding
company or line emisrant boarding house, to solicit
or book any passengers TO enter go board such
ship vessel prior 10 the landing of such
as Is provided fer In the first section Of this act
Now, the bill above quoted has not asked for
by any petitioners any notice given that Il would be
presented and from the fact that IL Is introduced
at the very heel of the session. Ia there not 10 in
What necessity exists for the constant attendance In
the Hobbies here OF large mbers Of New York city
officials Here J. W. Allen and George H. Purssr,
OF the tax commissioners ofoe John Hone, Of the
ceiver's Office Charles MsNeal and James Fury, Of the
street commissioners Office, James Dewey, from
and lamps who refused 20 give two thousand dollars for
the canal appraisers Office John Doane from the regis
and several other lcoupclmen; aldermen G. Tucker,
waleman and other aldermen. Now as nearly all those
loungng about the hobbies Of the Legislature Office
holders, and under pay Of the city government the
question ar es what right have they 70 spend their
time htref Mr.. Comptroller Fagg should be made
quainted With the fact that many city officers spend
their lime Albany, instead Of attending 10 their duties
at homo. Who psysf
Private bs are running rapidly through the grinding
The exhibition Of the pupils Of the Deaf and Dumb
In RI tuition witnessed n crowd last