The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-12

State funds asked assist in supporting any of tho
charitable or benevolent institutions which happen 10 be
located In the city Of New York Brooklyn. Suca was
the this morning. when the Annual Appropriation bill
under consideration 10 the House. In IL there
item for few thousand doais the New York Hosptal
Several of the country mcnbcrs-Mr. GODDARD, OF St.
lawrence, and Mr. Bliss OF Chautsuquewerep particularly
hostile to giving dollar towards this charitable institu
ton. II due TO Messrs. Conkng Cover Spencer
Rutherford Of the city delegation, aud Gen. Duryea Of
Brooklyn, TO state that they ably, eloqlenty and ad
mrably sustained the appropriation contemplated.
Though that hospital is located la New York. still 1t
does not dispense onehaf its charities to residents
Of that city. The papers give daily accounts where
strangers from other portions OF the State and the
country are taken to the hospital stranger in the
city meeting with accident, or becoming suddenly
afflicted from any whatever is instantly carried
TO the hospital by the police other person. and
there provided with such aud attention few nsti
tuons afford Indeed private residences do not afford
the accommodations which nvalids ind at the hospital
is narrow, contracted, attempt at economy in
the country members Of the Legislature continually
opposing appropriations Of this character Where in the
wido world can rival institutions be found deaf
and dumb blind, eye and irhrmares, our asylums
and bospaIsS Nowhere. Then let our country cou
sns withdraw their jealous opposition aud let those ins
tons continue In their benevolent work.
Mr. Shepard, Chairman Of tho Committee on Ca ma in
the House. has thus far proved vigilant Waterman
claim bill unless he believed it was righteous one With
all his watchfnness, he may occasionally bc imposed
upon and think he the case Of clair ant for
Thousand dollars On account Of injuries sustained by
means OF the breaking down of a canal bridge The
same claim was presented TO the Legislature Of 1857,
passed the House, but defeated in the Senate on the
ground that The State not Responsible for any
which may OF the negligence of its
agents. This beng House and Senate the
claim nov up aresh, though the petition alters
the GATE CT the alleged accident just whole year. Mr.
ConkllDg discovered this dscr and attacked the
IN ad gh ,ii
bad passed through the Legislature, which had nvol
the State in thousands OF dollars. Mr. Conk us
deserves credit for arresting ths swindle small SC
Will he look TO larger nets?
We scarcely think the Legislature or Ne people ar,
pes tie payment of money directly from the State
treasury to Majors General of militia their staff
officers Bot II such the fact and in the appro
pration bi DOW under consideration iu the Assembly
the name of Major General Burnside of Otsego county
appears collecting large amount of money under
law Now, BURNSIDE s entitled to pay from the State
treasury every other of the remaining Majors General
commencing with Major General sanford of the First
Division, are equally entitled to the same. Why Burn
sides name alone has been inserted is somewhat mystic
roes Perhaps, il ne succeeds in this Appropriation bh
his military colleagues will appear ar med and equipped
for invasion of the State treasury through the supply
BILL the ne; with the smaes, meshes catching every
thing THAI escapes through The larger ruts.
While the bill amending the establishing regulations
for the Of New York the Senate this morning
Mir W. A. Wheeler, bcan, moved to strike out s10,
O00 which intended to be from the State trea
sury to pay the Pilot Commissioners, who appoi ae
by he Chamber of Commerce. II seems that in 1s47
soners the Of ten thousand dollars annually and that
in return they should pay INTO the treasury the fees aud
Enes received BY said commissioners. Dir. Wheeler
stated that the entire amount bus paid in during the past
year only three hundred dollars. Well might the
Chamber OF Commerce ask the Legislature to make such
exchange The committee finally agreed to repeal all
the OF 1857 and 1858 Ia relation tue Pilot Comms
soners This s a commcn;abe movement, notwithstand-
ing the opposition Of soue OF the rural Senators.
Senator Ely introduced bill TO quiet the title Of the
Mayor, Aldermen and COmmonaty Of the city Of New
York land known West Washington Market, in the
city Of New York, as follows
Sec The title the Mayor Aldermen and Comm onalty Of
the city of and The following described piece
Of land viz all that piece parcel Of land in
the city and lying the westerly de of
and north parallel line OF the souhery line Of
Dey street south Of the noery line OF Vesey street, Ia
the OF the city OF York, and which piece
parcel land about four hundred and eighty eeton West
street and extends westerly about four hundred and
eighty feet TO the piers the weserly end thereof
which particularly 6esianaed and des rbed
or diagram oored Yellow he In the Office of the secretary
State together with the ,ies aud water rights the west
erly side eo With the Is hereby declared
to- shall be deemed valid perfect In fee simple abso.
Lutte claim right Of the people of this Stat thereto
the contrary, in any wise, notwithstanding.
The other bill intro 1uced by Senator Ames in
structiDg the Attorney General to institute proceedings
against tho city title to those grounCs In the
bill as originally introduced the honorable Senator provi
ed that in case State declared the victor then tho
prorery to be cold and the av given to the canal fund.-
Ae has now dispensed with this RIDICULOUS feature.
why that the State has refused Tor ten years 10 ray
forC ,nf MI useda Sugf