The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-04
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LOBBY PnE6sUxE-AODHRATE SUPPLY BILL--NEw
JUDICIAL DIs1RICrs-AN0rHgR JUDGE FOR NEW
YORK; NEW POLICE BILL-INAcrlON UPON THE
CHARTER AND TAX BILLS, ETC., ETC.
ALBANY, April 3, 1855.
As the approach Of the mnaon of the session
advances, SO the pressure of the lobby Increases
number of claim bills remsin urdspoaed Of many abso-
lutey nothing but schemes of plumber and robbery
Very little business accomplished In either house to-
day. The Senate passed few tils and the House was
engaged tn discussing the Supply BILL which il the an
nual receptacle for all Of claimants rejected
other attempts 1t is due to the Chairman Of the Com
mtee Of Ways and Means TO state that the bu this year
ia most economically reported more SO than any this
many year. shows that he had the courage to re-
sist the mpor tunies of the everlasting beggsrs CON
tnually proving about the Capitol " the House
seconds his views the State will saved many thousands
Of dollars through his mined resistance against tina
systemised treasury vi ferers
The committee in the ssna this morning laii before
that body bin recognizing the judicial Districts pro-
vided for the ion The bill leaves thu First
Fifth Seventh and Egh districts they The
ratio 406 $50 eacn district. The Second district s
proposed OF the counties OF Ksgs, Queens Suffolk Rich
mond, Manchester and Putnam, containing population
Of 4l9 6SSsurpus s3s. The third proposed Ia
cludes Rocklanu, Orange, Duchess, Col1mbiS Ulster
Greene, Albany ard Schoharie population AL $685. sur
plus 1898 The Fourth comprises the counties Of war.
REM si5a EN PrSnk s. Law
tady and Rensselaer, pulaon 4io 1885, surplus 30, o3o
The Sixth disric counties of Sullivan, Otsego ella
ware Madison Chesapgo, Broome Tioga, Cnemung
Tompstns, Cortland and Schuyler; population, 1868 4i
deficiency 1908. As This district stands there
deficiency OF b72. This bill throws the distrcts
In which they were cleo ed three judges and the act
takes phase the first day of January Mr. sickes
proposed an amendmens authorizing the eestion OF
another Supreme CURT Judge, which adopxd. This
gives the city six judges.
Mr.. Pettys Poice bill, introduced in the Senate this
morning, prsvites that James s. Libby, VIM. M. verm
Jyea, VIM. D. Andrews, Alex Spauldfng, Wna A. Mcn-
tyre and Isaac Day ton shall be Police Commits
giving them power to appoint all officers from Chief Of
Police down, their term TO the LIST day of
June next the present Chief and all others In ocs
to remain until others are appointed the term of Off
OF the two mssiopers first named expire the
fret Monday in June, 1885, term OF the two next named
TO expire IN 1850 and the term OF the Last named in 1851
but this shall not prevent their contnuancs in Office
until their duly qualified The said COM
mssi oners are TO be elected vacancies oc j. !;
vacancies to be filed by the Mayor and Common
Counsel. The commissioners all to hsye q
salary Of 81, 500 year. The bill constitutes the Mayor
the executive head of the Poce Department with DO yer
to suspend any member of the Depar ent and to give
Information to such delinquent, when The Board OF Com.
mssioners shall investigate the The bill repeats
sec lon first OF article three of the act relative 10 the
Police Department passed April 10 1863 and other
a,ts inconsi.ten with this act There hing
which requires explanation, bringing forward this i'm
portant measure just at he heel Of the session. Is there
time to discuss us provision in all their bearings before
the adjournment is it arranged to run it through
under whip and spur?
The amendments TO the charter have not BEEN tai en-
up either tbs tax bill. These are three important
measures viii 81 should have been disposed before the
arrival OF the short moments of the session.