The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-31
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THE PoLICB CLERKS OF NEW YoRK-PROPOsED MoDI-
FICATIoN OF THE Law RnLATIvE TO PASSENGER
SHIPS ARRIVAL OF SWARM OF NEW YORK OFF,
GALS RoGUERY ON FooT-THE DEAF AND DuAB
PUPILS, ETC., ETC.
ALBANY, March 80, 1855.
The New York Police Clerks bill is in Committee
of the Whole Of the Senate Senator Barr submitted
minority report against 1t 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 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 adavts and papers upon which complaints are en-
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
teGgence and character and the appontees have been
heretofore under the control Of the Mayor and have
been found to possess these requisites. The Mayor il
tie head Of the police department and made respo asbe
for the ADMINISTRATION of the laws rea ting to the
police Of the city To take away the control Of 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 If the present Mayor by his course,
has rendered it necessary TO weaken his power,
transfer 1t to Others then 1t viii Do proper 10 withdraw
the trust but IL he has then this nvdious attack
upon him ought not 10 be suffered These clerkships
very few and II transferred to the council
they will be appointed mors from political considerations
tban personal fitness; thew ara now apponted by Inc
Mayor, with due responsibility for their acts.
senator Spencer introduced this bill this nornngt-
An Act for The relief Of ship consioHccs and
eemIdhders Of passenger Vessels drrriug al the port Of Ne
That the and second sections entitled
an act for the protection Of em arrvnga
section Of act to amend the same passed July 81 1853
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect Immediately.
The administration has not decided yet whether to
Their caucus is being held this evening" with closed
DOORS On Monday the ansl decision win De made.
The sections which Senator spencers above bill pro.
poses TO repeal OF sufficient Importance justify
insertion here. The first and second sections of the
act Of April IL, 1858, are thus
Sec l. The owner or owners, consignee consignees
master commander any person having charge any
snip or vessel arriving AT the pert OF New YORK, With
passepgers engratpg to the United States shall land
OF the city Of New York, excepting however, such
vharvts a. are owned or rented by, Dader the
control OF any steamboat, or railroad or forwarding
company or line
2. No owner or owners, consignees, master, com
vessel shall order, permit or allow any such passen.
gers 10 be taken or moved from such ship vessel
at Quarantine or elsewhere excepting for the purpose
Of The Quarantine regulations IA 10 health, or shall
give orders permit allow any runner person on
behalf Of connected with any steamboat railroad
G nv iG ssn.s co%Pan n a or %nt board
sengers 10 enter on board such ship or ves-
sci prior the landing Of such passengers as ia pro
vided for in the first section of this act y
The act Of July 81 1853 thus amends the above sec.
ton proposed 10 be repealed by Mr. speneers BILL
''Sec No owner o: owners, cousignee or consqnees
master person having charge Of any such
ship vessel shah order any such passengers to be
taken removed from such ship or vessel at Quaran
tine or elsewhere excepting for the purpose Quaran-
tine regulations TO health, snail give orders or
permit or allow any person on bshalf or or
connected with any steamboat railroad or Forwarding
company or line, emsrant boarding house. TO solicit
or book any passengers 20 enter 20 board such
ship or vessel prior 70 the landing of such passengers
a. is provided fer In the first section Of this act
Now the bnl above quoted has not been asked for
by any petitioners ANY notice given that II would be
presented, and from the fact that IL Is introduced
At tie heel Of the session. there not
qure whether tire public interests require such repeaR
What necessity exists for the constant attendance In
the Hobbies here Of large mbers OF New York city
ofcialsY Here are j. W. Allen and George III Purssr,
Of the tax commissioners ooe; John Hone, of the
eever's Office Charles McNcsl and James Fury OF the
street commissioners Office James Dewey, from streets
and lamps who refused to give two thousand dollars for
the canal appraisers Office; john Doane from the regis
ter's Office councilman Conover president of the board
and several other coupcilmen; aldermen c. Tucker,
Waterman and other aldermen. Nov as nearly all those
loungns about the Hobbies Of the Legislature Office
holders, and under pay Of the city government, the
question aries, what right have they 70 spend their
time h.rei Mr.. Comptroller Flagg should be made &C.
quainted With the fact that many CITY officers spend
their lime Albany, instead Of attending their duties
Mt home. who psysS
Private bills running rapidly through the grinding
committees and both houses The lobby IL
The exhibition Of the pupils Of the Deaf and Dumb
Institutes was witnessed ~ large crowd last even.