The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-19
Shall the Power to Remove Heads OF
Departments DO Left In the
Hands Of tho Gsvernor3
The Rings and Combinations
Exposed.
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THE CODE OF PROCEDURE.
Bills Passed and Reported I'm
the Assembly. -,~
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Several 1gew City Railroads Re-
4 ported Favorably. 4
NEW YORK CITY MEASURES.
Important Project for Enlarging
the Canals,
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Bills Passed and Reported In
the Assembly. -,s
Several New City Railroads Re-
ported Favorably.


Albany March IS, 1894
ngADs DEPARTMENTS
Tho lawyers s continue 70 stir up the bill relative 70
the removal OF the heads Of departments the hsnds
committee First side and then the othcr
something to say on tho subject, until finally tho com
mittee must havo become disgusted with tho whole
affair But why all this commotionS WHY this per-
sisient effort at this time to change tho lon, standing
law on the point OF removing CITY and
county o0lcas9 Does IL not bear upon its
face evident design u well known tina, tho laws Of
the state give tho Governor power to remove county
officers, like shesils, treasurers &c, for saase Or In
other words charges are 10 be mad, to him at nvcs
gated under his authority found sufficient TO justify or
demand removal the Governor removes. T.s rae ap-
plies every county of tho State and in all hat h's
taken place here nothing has rauspired that viii justly
an exception this general rule 10 its Application 70 New
York city. In q measure like this u s best that
some person removed from tho int igues and
squabbles Of the numerous factions Of New York
city should DO vested with this power Of removal 70
prevent ito abuse. The present Mayor may not misuse
power OF that kind but who knows who his saccessor
will be9 He may no a man that woaId seize upon that
very power to secure The endor scment by city Of
ncia Of his corrupt schemes ,he ponay II removal
from Office they refuse. The safety OF the city depends
upon the power OF removal being in tho hands Of con
sentative party out OF the city Nor Ii tho movement OF
Judge Hilton TO place the power Of appointing commits
sioners investigate charges made 10 tho hands OF tho
Court of Common Pleas much Of Improvement over
question OF giving the Mayor power TO select three
men from the list grand jurors into the
charges. The Court OF Common Pleas tor nj
| years past has been one OF the INST c.cse
respocs fully eua to he Aldermanic "r.s a.;
| and beyond even the close corporation OF Tamnany
dozen rers Is kent from which appointments for
ferees are ways made and body Of Tint
taking bis seat the bench last January. H. in isc.,
has been broti Or inaw clerk brothers to broth In
law referees, and through tho whole chapter d,n
70 the minor Affairs lhis peculias aoi dos
impress person couversant with the act that al I'M
partial board commissioners VIII be appointed from
that source. No has THIS far IN this aaaiion given
any good why The power should be takon OF %
for years. He now has the powsr. .ud acts 300
IT, as shown BY tho casc Of the removal of FOOLS,
now be him. which he moved IN the momcat thai
the charges laid be'ore him. AMI h.s the reply
Of Boole in hs hands for examination u certainty "
from the very nature OF affairs, are mixed mp with the
wransss Of the local factions Why, then, mako New
York city exception to the general ruler
loyal IEAGrrRs AND TIE NATIONAL CusRp
Ny attention called - tho statement mlde yestcr
the military organization the state. rr mnent
publican and militia officer OF note states that the hoy al
caguers do not want the control 81 the militia, and that
they are simply politicians looking Office.
aud afraid into The militia tor fear TINT there NAV
be another rebel raid which will necessarily require h,
militia 10 turn out also that fight against regnenta
organizations oontro led by democrats merely ecr 10
DESTROY ana weaken the strcr.th ~ potlcak
opponents From this 1t would as Though III tits
commotion 10 political fight
CODE or PROCEDURE
There are Q large number Of bills here this winef
amending the Code Of Procedure The Efforts to patch up
add and modify this code arc more extensive hs year
than several years past. larger number % bills OF
this nd have been presented this winter than usual
The % axe o. b zoe s bsoss
hcM, and dispose OF tho different amendments ono way
MILITARY rRopnrr
The Assembly this morning concurred In the Senate
resouti allowing The trophies 10 me Bureau q Military
New YORK.
Nearly forty bills read the third time In the As
sembly this morning and p'sscd. They have now dis
psed o. al bills on that order 70 ne assembly, AIMING
village OF Eimra into city also the bill authorizing
the Now York snrmary 70 grant ana confer INC s %
lac orders Of cosnty judges The PHI along acts o.
town meeting. Il s ws
few days since, va, recoDsidered and p,ssed. The
balance Of the bills were for The relief Of somebody or
In relation 10 some division fence or sidewalk.
RErokryD ~ me AssENrLY.
large number Of bills were reported by the standing
committees Of tho Assembly. Among the lumber s
bill authorizing jobs T. Mills to construct and opersea
horse railroad in lieu Of stages on the Bulls He'd stage
lire route Tho bill TO construct railroad In BLOOMING
10 road and Eleventh avenus vas repaired adversely
ihe cross Town R,ilroad was reports back from tho
committee with the amendments asked for by the
friends Of tho measure PROVIDING tht AL the ten
per cent upon capital and SINKING fund for repairs
s,ruciou Of railroad IN certain streets from Thirty.
fourth TO nobokeu ferry reported favorabIy
also. Also the bill authorizing tho con.
struction Of railroad IN 1rxingt y avenue
and other the city Of New York and adverse
" T. the Christopher aud Houston Street Ferry Railroad
and iavorabiy ~ the yenate bill authorizing me Eric
Railroad n increase its capital sock ,.,
The bin relative the change ~ the mode o eecton
~ the Board ~ Education In New YORK was repTtcd
favorabIy batch of bills for canal msgos were sc
reportcd Two bills Incorporating the New YORK ans
yu Passenger and baggage we're reported
also tho bill inc rporaiiog the Manhatan ana
Long Island land improvement Comic ALSO the oh
AMENDING The charter Of the sixpenny Savings Bank
rRosrgDIvcs THE SENATE.
rbere was nothing 10 the Senate OF any great note
this morning The bill relative to building market In
tho Eighteenth was reported Adversely, snd the
question agreeing wNh the report Of the committee ad
" Great deal OF the time Of that body taken up 10
debating appropriations for the Oneida lake Canal
III 1HR KSiARGEwESr YHE cAutLs
The Canal BOARD held important meeting this after
noon hid under sidersticn the reply TO rcson
ou Of tho Assembly asking information re'atvc 10 the
on or the canals lengthy and able reply WIS
dra~n up, taking strung grounds 10 favor ~ Immediate
snsrgemcnt not only Tor the purpcee Of en-bl5g tho
lakes but 10 secure facilities the products OF the West
reach the The port nNes The sum necessary
to accomplish this work NJ eight millions and recon-
menss either submitting the question Of raising thas
money by bonds 70 the people, o. amending soe oo.nu
,au 20 as to apply surplus canal revenues ,-
Ihe report Is strong one, ard presents srvns 49,
IN favor Of the project u was strongly oppssu
Com,;roler Robinson. and defended oy WI s
largo mority Of the Board aad .as ~ y.son,sS
with but two votes M the negative " WV Y" p'es
10 the Assembly tomorrow, ana WI S,on go A.,
question ~ great agitation w .bh ocaJ III .nI,t IN
re II uar,ies and viii probably cause genera 49,
all the parties and bring nv Ha''
a "a ff,a IN