New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-01

BILLS PAssyD.
To amend the Revised Statutes relative 10 wife de-
tersi6n.
To incorporate the Masters Lodge Of Masons in Al
bany,
The bill 70 prohibit the publication Of tax sale 10
the State paper was lost
The Senae concurTed in the Assembly amendments |
to tbe Albany and Susquebanna Railroad bib, which
now goes 70 the Governor.
From Or Own Correspondent
ALBANY, March "a -,
The Jay.Gibbons case was the spe0 s -, So I'll
evening in The Assembly, but W 5000 rn,;i
Tuesday evening next, III aeco m; -, he aSssrcs oi
Mr. GibbOnss counsel, Mitch II Sanford. ESQ. Whose
Illness prevented his pre- -rs- and whose death Is
announced in the papers S,e-dsy.
rAsssoE SEw-YoRK BILLS.
Supervisors of -cv1YoYE 70 take lands for a new
oo nI <Niug the consent Of the State to the
gurchase oy dke General Government Of a cite for
roston''' tsd incorporating the Metropolitan Cab
INVESTIGATING TnE COMMON COUNCIL.
81 Aianierre offered a resolution appointing
reCt commttee-consieting OF the Senators from the
INtb, Vth, With aud WIN Senatorial Dstricts-to
investigate the charges made against the Mayor and
Commonalty Of the City Of Eew-York, during the
years 1850 and 1861 with power TO send for persons
and papers said committee 20 report at the next ses-
son. and the expense 20 be borne by the City OF New
York This action based on the petition Of james
OReily, Owen Finn, and some one hundred others,
asking for an investigation into the street-eIeanng
contracts.
Mr.. ManerTe withdrew his resolution, which was
Immediately renewedby Mr. Spinoa, and after some fl
busterng and various attempts 10 amend was adopted,
applying finally to ocal dereiction by all NewYork
City oficias.
Mr.. Connolly asked TO be excused from vo:ng-and
said that he should vote in the affirmative several
friends of bic in the Common Council had asked for
this investigation in order to yindicate themselves.
He withdrew his request, and voted for the resolu-
ton.
OFFICERS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY.
MIR. Bell from the Joint Committee Of the Senate
and Assembly reported to-day bill as the result OF
their abors, fixing the number and compensation Of
the officers Of either House. Toe number, while
greater than those fixed by the law of 1885, il below
The actual number employed for several years.
The salaries OF the Clerks Assistant and Journal
Clerks and Sergesnts-stAms Of each House are fixed
at about the average Of the past few years. while the
other officers are confined 10 the amount heretofore
fixed by law which works reduction, at least of the
amount of extras heretofore appropriated The most
radical change in the compensation features OF the bill
is cutting OF from the Clerks OF either House the
$500 always voted for extra clerk hire and expressing
and $3.50 dollars each for ndexing the journals Of their
respective Houses, This latter, which is as much
part OF tie Clerks duty as any other has always been
paid for and at rate three or four tmes above what
ihose fonctionaee have generally paid elbsute for
doing the work. The $500 for extra engrossng and
clerk hire has generally been perfectly grauitous
steal" Sometimes portion has been paid out BY
but few dollars Of it passed into the hands OF
other parties, and in some cares not dollar has been
thus expended.
Another radical change is made by this bill. II Will
be observed that the Speaker and President Of the Sen
ate entirely relieved from the appointment Of any
Of the officers, exeep, Reporters, Messengers and
Pages All those heretofore appointed by those officers
are hereafter TO be elected OF appointed by the Clerks.
Mileage IL allowed 10 all the officers who are en-
titled but no stationery or fees extra compensation
of airy kind shall be paid them. This exclusion OF the
officers from stationery will effect saving o. more
than y, 600 in Legislative exPenses.
The number OF officers allowed by the bill is the
came in the Senate thoee now employed there,
oept the Keeper OF the ehamber, which, under the
now arrangement s made in each House of the
duties of the Jani,or. In the Assembly they the
same those employed, with the exception Of the
Keeper Of the Chamber, which ia abolished and the
assistant 10 the Journal Clerk.
Herewith you have the bill, as reported TO the
Senate:
AN ACT relative to Legislative Officers, Reporter, and En-
The People Of he State Of Nee Tork yssye.,.d ia Senate aad
ds,emhy do eAaet az foliop'
sECoS The officers Of the Senate shall consist clerk
assistant clerk journal clerk engosting clerk librarian,
rg,sp and assistant sergeant ssrm', who shall
keepers ard ptOr who hs also be keeps Of tie Sen
s sIe an s..t.nt ei journal eei an sBroHs
deputy clerk librarian, an assistant librarian segeAssi
assistant sergeant arms postmaster, an assistant
postmaster eight doortseper; and nItOr who shall sss be
Keeper Of The Assembly Chamber -, ..,--,-...,-
of the session or term for which he members
hereof been chosen nave the power,
their day TO elect the clerk the the assistant
serge ant the postmAser, and the doorkeepeTa
The CLERKS Of the Senate and Assembly sba
lively have the and IL shall be their duty 10 appoint the
Assistant Clerk, the Journal Clerk the EuUossng CLERK. the
Deputy Clerk the Librarian, the Assistant Librarian the Assist
ant Pornaste who shall also be Mall Messenger and the
Clerks Messenger. who shall also be Bsnk Messenger.
The President OF the Senate and Speaker Of the As
semb shan have the power respectively 70 appoint TIE Jtor
Pages for the Assembly Each officer and sppoinee
named in this shall hold his Office for the period for
which the members Of the House IN which be chosen,
foF good removed BY the House
from whom he receives bis sppontmeneTcept the Pages
JsnoT, who shall hold Office for session only
The officers named IN this shall receive the
herein named and other The CLERKS the Senate
the Assistant and Engong Clerks Of each House and the Dep
Clerk OF the Assembly each salary Of 800
the Journal Clerks each salary Of 600 the Ser
OF each House the Of 81 day which shs
IN serving the Postmaster Ii
braTAn and the Assistant Sergeant the Assistant Post
mater Assistant Librarian the DoorkeepeTs and
each House each the of % day. the Bsnk Aeense;s
salary Of 81 day the each House shall each receive
the sAlsry Q! 81 per day.
g. Tbe cek OF each House hereby authorized APP
point Assistant Engro,ng CLERK whose term OF service shs
the hsh In each year and who shall
receive salary OF hve dollars day during tie balance Of the
session..
SEC The Presden, Of the Senate shall have power to sp
point than reporters FOR daily neyspape and the
epeer Of the Assembly shall have the appoint
than heen reporters for daily each OF whom
sba be named and have seat assigned him BY the presiding
Officer Of Ae House Of which hes reporter The Cie ofesch
HoBse shA ssue his order for stationery in the pro
vded by and the Of March in each
said who shall have regularly served IN such
capacity from the Of the session 20 that tine
SIC The Clerks Assistant CLERKS Journal Clerks Ensoss-
ing Csrk ana Dep9,y Ieris aud Librarian LhTsisn
Postmaster Assistant Postmaster Sergeant Assist