The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-19

stuona Indebtedness aoat bearing interest against the
State When individuals draw checks upon banks where
they know funds Of theirs such checks are
promptly rejected The bulk of these canal drafts are
bought at heavy discount by the banks, and remain
bearing interest until such time the State shall make
provision for their redemption is not known how many
Of these drafts have been issued since the first OF January
whether the practice does vet continue Senator
W. A. Wheeler wants TO know something about the mat
ter proposed in this resolution adopted this morning.
Resolved That Auditor Of the Canal Department be
respectfully requested inform the Senate ., the earliest
he sce he NV ~
sent session Of the 1 on Of done
ard II so q what dates in what amounts BY what
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report "''> f''S''S 49,
Senator Ely introduced the following bill this morn
An in relation TO the Court Of Special Sessions in the
city OF New York.
Sec IN all isdemeanorsin the city and county Of
brought before the Committing shall elect 70 have
II said city and county ,ss:b the q section
sa M DC s cs to s re end s s &c
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for me s g. s ~ % s
and If The ACCUSED shall fail to appear pursuant
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for and other e. for
and signed BY said c sn Issued for
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In behalf q people Of a sss 10 any pend
n @ Sa city
said court It's discretion may by order in It's muuses
ns is. ssss ssss
whose favor the is made without exacng any
County Treasurr shall pay aathorissa re
csye the same ne sum q money 50 directed be paid which
Sec Fines imposed BY the Court OF Special Sessions shall
ing the court at the time the fine was imposed unless The per-
fined has served in prison day for each dollar Of the
Sec In all Of arrest for inoxIcaon dsorderly
6ayiO 70 impose aae exceeding dollars case
Tssss ss
ihsr terms Of imprisonment Without written consent
be BY them
courts whom said fines were and said clerks shall
with the Of the persons paying the same, and the
Sec g. Ali scs or parts Of ac inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed
The Lobby Committee have not been able 10 procure
witness for two or three days Those whom the Sergean
alarms has been after have either evaded him or refused
appear and testify what they know concerning the cor
ruptions attending the passage Of the Albany Bridge bill
The chairman Of the committee yesterday exercised the
authority vested in him, directing the Arms
70 bring them before the committee, willingly or not
York in search Of three certain gentlemen we'll known as
being connected with the lobby Many of the leading
Of the city Of Troy assisting the committee by
furnishing proof and Is more than whispered that dis
tingushed politician, member Of the Legislature of 1885,
will be conspcuousy handled aud his legislative conduct
brought before the committee before the close Of their
iabors. We have to believe that when this nvest
CATION closes, the most startling revelations will be made
will even exceed the exposure made in Congress by
The long mooted and oft repeated question of closing
the locks on the State canals seems TO be improving in ia
the session referred to the Standing Committee
Canals Messrs Prosser Mather and Loyeland The two
for the State to suspend navigation on Sundays but Mr.
Loveland, dsagreeng, reported bill directing the canal
locks to be closed on those days Senator Dven made
Ing that wio STATE adspssd prohibiting its citi.
zens from engaging in labor as business It remained
the canals lock tenders weigh masters collectors &C.
to labor the Sabbath It expected that Senators Ma
Their and Prosser will undertake reply to Mr.. Divens
forcibe remarks when the subject Ia resumed
Senator O. B. Wheeler stated to the Senate that he
seocs Hs reiterated the statement he made
few days since, charging that lobby man. and also
member Of the present Legislature, had offered large
amounts of money TO suppress the investigation being
proceeded with Mr. W. also stated that he believed the
object in nsttutng the select committee scheme of
the lobby in order to compel him TO dvuge the names Of
witnesses whom he intended TO examine prove
the Senate and enghen the people Of the State in relation
TO Of the transactions Of the contempbe lobby"
This select committee consists Of LOveand and Darling
republicans and Scott democrat Why the President Of
the Senate did select Senator Johnson give
Mr. o. B. Wheeler political friend on this select
mttee, was the subject Of considerable inquiry
On Wednesday morning three reports were made In the
Senate on the subject Of the Metropolitan police. Mr.
in favor Of the law It's The report Of the latter contains
long extracts from statements and statistics made by
OF all the officers employed the police establishment.
Mr.. Dven the other member Of the committee, Is Of
opinion that no efficient police can be secured until the
times Is the partisan character that ID given to depart
ments Of government, the duties Of which involve no
governmental principles but merely sanitary in which
every citizen is alike interested. He said, cit is to be
pecte and probably DESIRED that the country should be
divided into political parties being an honest difference
Of the party out Of power, in detecting the errors
Of the one in power; and caution on the
that win not bear criticism. But when parties
seek TO perpeuae their by making the department
Of municipal government subservient TO partisan dcta
on the influence must be- demoralising both on the do
partment and the government at large The provision Of
police TO secure obedience to law and preserve order
10 afford security 10 life and property and the discharge
Of these duties have legitimate connection with
political differences. Still, so potent is the power Of the
police organization in great ctes that while it is the
creature of one political party, II scarcely be
expected to be exercised independent Of party bias
Indeed, what led to the establishment of the Me-
tropoitan police was mainly the subserviency of the
police department Of the city Of New York to the wants Of
partisan schemes For that reason cannot favor the
return to the old system and while that the new
may be obnoxious TO the abuse, cannot for the
same reason agree to IT, The old police force Of New
York tho creation of the political majority
Of the city, the Metropolitan police s the creation Of the
political majority of the State think the latter less liza
BILE 10 abuse than the former the distance between the
sovereign power and the creation upon which is
cised is Increased STILL the objection applicable
to both systems differing only in degree To obvate this
objection and make the police entirely free from partisan
bias what the thing TO arrange that neither
pocal party could have ascendency In the depart
ment, introduced bill at the last session My views
have not changed since the introduction Of that measure
and introduced again, with the hope that may meet
with moro favor: respectfully differ with both Of my
comembers OF the committee" mr.. Diven's plan is 70
allow the people Of the city Of New York to elect the